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General Discussion
Okay, I'm just going to go ahead and say it
By Grim Chieftain - 100 replies @ 32 sec ago (Milestone)
Okay, I'm just going to go ahead and say it
By Grim Chieftain - 100 replies @ 32 sec ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Keystone Kash Blasted Over Floundering Guthrie Investigation
By babylonsister - 7 min ago
Keystone Kash Blasted Over Floundering Guthrie Investigation
By babylonsister - 7 min ago
Cable News Clips
One of the saddest performances in Capitol Hill history: Joe reacts to AG Bondi's hearing
By Uncle Joe - 8 min ago
One of the saddest performances in Capitol Hill history: Joe reacts to AG Bondi's hearing
By Uncle Joe - 8 min ago
Latest Breaking News
Israeli Soldiers Accused of Using Polymarket to Bet on Strikes
By demmiblue - 8 min ago
Israeli Soldiers Accused of Using Polymarket to Bet on Strikes
By demmiblue - 8 min ago
General Discussion
Assistant ICE field office supervisor in Cincinnati, 20-year ICE veteran, is in jail for trying to strangle his partner
By bigtree - 15 min ago
Assistant ICE field office supervisor in Cincinnati, 20-year ICE veteran, is in jail for trying to strangle his partner
By bigtree - 15 min ago
Editorials & Other Articles
Insolent, Shouty Brat Brings Burn Book To Congress
By Zorro - 16 min ago
Insolent, Shouty Brat Brings Burn Book To Congress
By Zorro - 16 min ago
General Discussion
Homan announces 700 immigration officers to immediately leave Minnesota
By dalton99a - 25 replies @ 17 min ago (Milestone)
Homan announces 700 immigration officers to immediately leave Minnesota
By dalton99a - 25 replies @ 17 min ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly? -- Margaret Sullivan
By erronis - 18 min ago
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly? -- Margaret Sullivan
By erronis - 18 min ago
General Discussion
C-SPAN, 9:00: Minnesota & Immigration Enforcement Officials Testify Before Senate Committee
By mahatmakanejeeves - 18 min ago
C-SPAN, 9:00: Minnesota & Immigration Enforcement Officials Testify Before Senate Committee
By mahatmakanejeeves - 18 min ago
General Discussion
Students, faculty mystified as NSF turns back applications for prestigious fellowship program
By lostincalifornia - 19 min ago
Students, faculty mystified as NSF turns back applications for prestigious fellowship program
By lostincalifornia - 19 min ago
General Discussion
With the failure to indict Kelly, does that also wipe away Hegseth's threat to "downgrade" his rank and pension?
By Miles Archer - 30 min ago
With the failure to indict Kelly, does that also wipe away Hegseth's threat to "downgrade" his rank and pension?
By Miles Archer - 30 min ago
General Discussion
Has anyone filled out their census form yet?
By kentuck - 25 replies @ 30 min ago (Milestone)
Has anyone filled out their census form yet?
By kentuck - 25 replies @ 30 min ago (Milestone)
Editorials & Other Articles
Medicaid work requirements will particularly hurt unpaid caregivers
By lostincalifornia - 32 min ago
Medicaid work requirements will particularly hurt unpaid caregivers
By lostincalifornia - 32 min ago
Editorials & Other Articles
The old Vinay Prasad never left. He just changed jobs
By lostincalifornia - 35 min ago
The old Vinay Prasad never left. He just changed jobs
By lostincalifornia - 35 min ago
Latest Breaking News
NY Giants Owner's Relationship with Epstein Was 'Singularly Focused' on Women: Report
By BumRushDaShow - 36 min ago
NY Giants Owner's Relationship with Epstein Was 'Singularly Focused' on Women: Report
By BumRushDaShow - 36 min ago
General Discussion
🚨 264 Days Until Election Day! Link To 2026 Calendar and Election Information 🚨
By Wednesdays - 41 min ago
🚨 264 Days Until Election Day! Link To 2026 Calendar and Election Information 🚨
By Wednesdays - 41 min ago
General Discussion
Happy Darwin's Birthday today. He would be 217 years old today if only he had evolved more!
By generalbetrayus - 43 min ago
Happy Darwin's Birthday today. He would be 217 years old today if only he had evolved more!
By generalbetrayus - 43 min ago
Cooking & Baking
Catalonia 13: BRA DE GITANO (ROLLED SPONGE CAKE) 🌞
By justaprogressive - 44 min ago
Catalonia 13: BRA DE GITANO (ROLLED SPONGE CAKE) 🌞
By justaprogressive - 44 min ago
General Discussion
US Home Resales Fall Most in Four Years Despite Lower Rates
By lostincalifornia - 46 min ago
US Home Resales Fall Most in Four Years Despite Lower Rates
By lostincalifornia - 46 min ago
Texas
Poll: Do you trust your elected leaders to spend your tax dollars wisely?
By UpInArms - 47 min ago
Poll: Do you trust your elected leaders to spend your tax dollars wisely?
By UpInArms - 47 min ago
General Discussion
Pam Bondi brought a thick binder to the Judiciary Committee that had Dem's search history of the Epstein files on it.
By bigtree - 48 min ago
Pam Bondi brought a thick binder to the Judiciary Committee that had Dem's search history of the Epstein files on it.
By bigtree - 48 min ago
Latest Breaking News
Trump directs Pentagon to purchase coal-fired electricity
By groundloop - 48 min ago
Trump directs Pentagon to purchase coal-fired electricity
By groundloop - 48 min ago
Latest Breaking News
Partial government shutdown looms as ICE negotiations stall
By Zorro - 49 min ago
Partial government shutdown looms as ICE negotiations stall
By Zorro - 49 min ago
General Discussion
Words of wisdom from my awesome son-in-law on Facebook this morning. My daughter is a very lucky woman.
By generalbetrayus - 53 min ago
Words of wisdom from my awesome son-in-law on Facebook this morning. My daughter is a very lucky woman.
By generalbetrayus - 53 min ago
Foreign Affairs
Russia's Ex-President Suddenly Declared 'New Conditions to End War'. Putin's So-Called Peace Formula - The Russian Dude
By TexasTowelie - 55 min ago
Russia's Ex-President Suddenly Declared 'New Conditions to End War'. Putin's So-Called Peace Formula - The Russian Dude
By TexasTowelie - 55 min ago
Liberal YouTubers
The U.S. Is Weird, But at Least We Don't Have French-Fried Beaches & Condom Taxes - The Daily Show
By TexasTowelie - 57 min ago
The U.S. Is Weird, But at Least We Don't Have French-Fried Beaches & Condom Taxes - The Daily Show
By TexasTowelie - 57 min ago
General Discussion
Deadline Legal Blog-Grand jury's refusal to indict Democrats joins a stunning pattern of DOJ rejections
By LetMyPeopleVote - 58 min ago
Deadline Legal Blog-Grand jury's refusal to indict Democrats joins a stunning pattern of DOJ rejections
By LetMyPeopleVote - 58 min ago
General Discussion
CBS producer resigns in lieu of following opinion blogger Bari Weiss' "vision" of being a 24/7 Trump fluffer
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
CBS producer resigns in lieu of following opinion blogger Bari Weiss' "vision" of being a 24/7 Trump fluffer
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
The Borowitz Report-Mark Kelly Records Video Telling Bartenders They Are Allowed to Refuse Hegseth's Orders
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago
The Borowitz Report-Mark Kelly Records Video Telling Bartenders They Are Allowed to Refuse Hegseth's Orders
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
OMG NO OMFG NO, ICE goons end their "Let's just shoot people in the face" surge in Minneapolis. NO! DEAR GOD NO!
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
OMG NO OMFG NO, ICE goons end their "Let's just shoot people in the face" surge in Minneapolis. NO! DEAR GOD NO!
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Plan To Grow Trump Concentration Camps To Hold 100K People
By turbinetree - 1 hr ago
Plan To Grow Trump Concentration Camps To Hold 100K People
By turbinetree - 1 hr ago
History of Feminism
Nick Fuentes: "The number one political enemy in America is women. ... They have to be imprisoned."
By irisblue - 1 hr ago
Nick Fuentes: "The number one political enemy in America is women. ... They have to be imprisoned."
By irisblue - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Trump Rebuked Over Canada Tariffs as Midterm Anxieties Grow
By lostincalifornia - 1 hr ago
Trump Rebuked Over Canada Tariffs as Midterm Anxieties Grow
By lostincalifornia - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
AG Pam Bondi, Trump's Feverish Dancing Monkey, Goes Viral
By turbinetree - 1 hr ago
AG Pam Bondi, Trump's Feverish Dancing Monkey, Goes Viral
By turbinetree - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Nick Fuentes: "The number one political enemy in America is women. ... They have to be imprisoned."
By irisblue - 1 hr ago
Nick Fuentes: "The number one political enemy in America is women. ... They have to be imprisoned."
By irisblue - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
Trump allows Democratic governors at White House meeting after initial snub
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Trump allows Democratic governors at White House meeting after initial snub
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Wire to wire the ❤️'s are on fire...Thank You for the heart...
By MiHale - 1 hr ago
Wire to wire the ❤️'s are on fire...Thank You for the heart...
By MiHale - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
'Surge operation concludes': Trump ends immigration crackdown in Minnesota
By turbinetree - 1 hr ago
'Surge operation concludes': Trump ends immigration crackdown in Minnesota
By turbinetree - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Have you ever had actual contact with a President OR Vice President (UPDATE)
By Omaha Steve - 1 hr ago
Have you ever had actual contact with a President OR Vice President (UPDATE)
By Omaha Steve - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Trump Sues BBC for $10 Billion Over Documentary Edit
By lostincalifornia - 1 hr ago
Trump Sues BBC for $10 Billion Over Documentary Edit
By lostincalifornia - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Trump's $10 Billion Suit Against BBC Set for February 2027 Trial
By lostincalifornia - 1 hr ago
Trump's $10 Billion Suit Against BBC Set for February 2027 Trial
By lostincalifornia - 1 hr ago
The DU Lounge
Where did you go for you first date with your SO? We went to Red Lobster. And you?
By debm55 - 1 hr ago
Where did you go for you first date with your SO? We went to Red Lobster. And you?
By debm55 - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Has any body language experts pitched in yet to break down Pam Bondi's
By Baitball Blogger - 1 hr ago
Has any body language experts pitched in yet to break down Pam Bondi's
By Baitball Blogger - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
US border czar says immigration crackdown in Minnesota will 'conclude'
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago
US border czar says immigration crackdown in Minnesota will 'conclude'
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
Trump receives shiny trophy as he's named 'Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal' by mining executives at White
By riversedge - 1 hr ago
Trump receives shiny trophy as he's named 'Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal' by mining executives at White
By riversedge - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Video of ICE shooting school teacher 5 times released
By womanofthehills - 1 hr ago
Video of ICE shooting school teacher 5 times released
By womanofthehills - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
More Epstein weirdness: his "sponsor" wrote a book on rape and enslavement of children
By UpInArms - 1 hr ago
More Epstein weirdness: his "sponsor" wrote a book on rape and enslavement of children
By UpInArms - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
House Republicans call to investigate Bad Bunny Super Bowl show over 'widespread twerking, grinding, pelvic thrusts'
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 1 hr ago
House Republicans call to investigate Bad Bunny Super Bowl show over 'widespread twerking, grinding, pelvic thrusts'
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
When Republicans tell you they consider women state-owned breeding livestock, believe them.
By CousinIT - 1 hr ago
When Republicans tell you they consider women state-owned breeding livestock, believe them.
By CousinIT - 1 hr ago
California
Chilean robbery crew used disguises, blowtorches and cellphone jammers to break into banks, ATMs
By Zorro - 1 hr ago
Chilean robbery crew used disguises, blowtorches and cellphone jammers to break into banks, ATMs
By Zorro - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
Suspect in Canada shooting is identified as an 18-year-old with history of police visits to her home
By Omaha Steve - 1 hr ago
Suspect in Canada shooting is identified as an 18-year-old with history of police visits to her home
By Omaha Steve - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
But WHO will buy the Proud Boys LUNCH? "DHS funding set to expire tomorrow as Congress remains deadlocked"
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
But WHO will buy the Proud Boys LUNCH? "DHS funding set to expire tomorrow as Congress remains deadlocked"
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Pam Bondi accused of using DOJ to spy on Congress: 'It's astounding
By B.See - 1 hr ago
Pam Bondi accused of using DOJ to spy on Congress: 'It's astounding
By B.See - 1 hr ago
Media
Jeff Bezos' Murder of the Washington Post - To the Contrary With Charlie Sykes
By ihaveaquestion - 1 hr ago
Jeff Bezos' Murder of the Washington Post - To the Contrary With Charlie Sykes
By ihaveaquestion - 1 hr ago
Liberal YouTubers
Pod Save America: Is Trump's FBI Botching the Nancy Guthrie Case?
By marmar - 1 hr ago
Pod Save America: Is Trump's FBI Botching the Nancy Guthrie Case?
By marmar - 1 hr ago
Forum Spotlight: Oklahoma
Voters approve two propositions for Spiro Public Schools in Feb. 10 electionOKC-area voters approve school proposals, city council members in Feb. election
The Will Rogers Experiment podcast - Election Tuesday, Crazy OK Legislator Bills, 2 Companies Leave OK, Bad Bunny
Latest Breaking News
NY Giants Owner's Relationship with Epstein Was 'Singularly Focused' on Women: Report
36 min ago - MEDIAite
36 min ago - MEDIAite
Trump receives shiny trophy as he's named 'Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal' by mining executives at White
1 hr ago - yahoo.com
1 hr ago - yahoo.com
Suspect in Canada shooting is identified as an 18-year-old with history of police visits to her home
1 hr ago - AP
1 hr ago - AP
Trump administration working to expand effort to strip citizenship from foreign-born Americans
2 hrs ago - NBC. News
2 hrs ago - NBC. News
Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal accuses DOJ of 'spying' on her search history from unredacted Epstein files review
2 hrs ago - ABC News
2 hrs ago - ABC News
'Very chilling': GOP senators slam Trump admin's bungled indictment attempt against Dems
4 hrs ago - Raw Story
4 hrs ago - Raw Story
MAGA civil war erupts with Steven Bannon and Roger Stone in online feud over Epstein
4 hrs ago - The Independent
4 hrs ago - The Independent
Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Heraskevych Disqualified at Olympics Over Helmet Honoring Fallen Athletes
4 hrs ago - Kyiv Post
4 hrs ago - Kyiv Post
Justice Department fires U.S. attorney in New York hours after judges picked him for the job
5 hrs ago - CBS News
5 hrs ago - CBS News
'Life is at risk:' Rep. Swalwell asks Pam Bondi to take threats against lawmakers seriously
5 hrs ago - Scripps News
5 hrs ago - Scripps News
Exclusive: Trump's 'Stop the Steal' lawyer pushed for voter fraud evidence from US intelligence agency
6 hrs ago - Reuters
6 hrs ago - Reuters
Red state elections chief smacks down Trump DOJ's demand to hand over voter rolls
6 hrs ago - Raw Story
6 hrs ago - Raw Story
Oil giant tells Trump it's 'too expensive' to reinvest in Venezuela despite president's urging
7 hrs ago - The Independent
7 hrs ago - The Independent
Democratic Sens. Kelly and Slotkin say they won't be intimidated after DOJ indictment fails
7 hrs ago - ABC News
7 hrs ago - ABC News
Protesters in multiple states press Target to oppose the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
8 hrs ago - AP
8 hrs ago - AP
Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser
11 hrs ago - NYTimes
11 hrs ago - NYTimes
Judge orders US to provide California ICE detainees with medical care, attorneys and blankets
12 hrs ago - Guardian/US
12 hrs ago - Guardian/US
Bondi Lies To Congress, Tells Them Maxwell Was Not Transferred To A 'Lower-Level Facility'
13 hrs ago - Huffington Post
13 hrs ago - Huffington Post
US Government Counter-Drone Testing Disrupted DC Flights in 2025
14 hrs ago - US News & World Report/Reuters
14 hrs ago - US News & World Report/Reuters
DOJ tried to wipe away major loss in lawsuit against 15 federal judges, but a court wasn't having it
15 hrs ago - Law & Crime
15 hrs ago - Law & Crime
Trump official allies with Europe's far right in attacks on migration and hate speech policies
17 hrs ago - The Guardian
17 hrs ago - The Guardian
Trump allows Democratic governors at White House meeting after initial snub
17 hrs ago - Washington Post
17 hrs ago - Washington Post
J.P. Cooney, ex-Trump prosecutor in Jack Smith's office, is running for Congress
18 hrs ago - NBC News
18 hrs ago - NBC News
Senate candidate Dan Osborn cancels D.C. fundraiser after a co-host's alleged Epstein ties surface
19 hrs ago - Nebraska Examiner
19 hrs ago - Nebraska Examiner
Airspace closure followed spat over drone-related tests and party balloon shoot-down, sources say
21 hrs ago - CBS News
21 hrs ago - CBS News
Top US medical body to review vaccine effectiveness as government 'abdicates' responsibility
21 hrs ago - The Guardian
21 hrs ago - The Guardian
With House GOP Majority Teetering on the Brink, Florida Congressman Plans to Retire Early: Report
21 hrs ago - Mediaite.com
21 hrs ago - Mediaite.com