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Occupy Underground
Affordability Crisis: Utilities Pocket $244 Billion Profit As Energy Affordability Crisis Hits Americans
By ck4829 - 22 sec ago
Affordability Crisis: Utilities Pocket $244 Billion Profit As Energy Affordability Crisis Hits Americans
By ck4829 - 22 sec ago
Civil Liberties
Apple formally signs on with Big Brother (UK) "Face that telescreen OR ELSE"
By usonian - 7 min ago
Apple formally signs on with Big Brother (UK) "Face that telescreen OR ELSE"
By usonian - 7 min ago
General Discussion
Another email from the chickenhawk mango mussolini
By Shellback Squid - 7 min ago
Another email from the chickenhawk mango mussolini
By Shellback Squid - 7 min ago
Latest Breaking News
Means' surgeon general nomination is stalled as senators question her experience and vaccine stance
By BumRushDaShow - 9 min ago
Means' surgeon general nomination is stalled as senators question her experience and vaccine stance
By BumRushDaShow - 9 min ago
Cable News Clips
Pentagon Whistleblower Criticizes "Bloodthirst" of Iran War, Says Hegseth Is Enabling War Crimes
By Uncle Joe - 12 min ago
Pentagon Whistleblower Criticizes "Bloodthirst" of Iran War, Says Hegseth Is Enabling War Crimes
By Uncle Joe - 12 min ago
Latest Breaking News
Trump cuts exacerbate budget fights in red states
By BumRushDaShow - 13 min ago
Trump cuts exacerbate budget fights in red states
By BumRushDaShow - 13 min ago
American History
At 4:40 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 1911, a fire flared up at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 22 min ago
At 4:40 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 1911, a fire flared up at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 22 min ago
Liberal YouTubers
Let's talk about Trump blocking the DHS deal and then fumbling his own response.... - Belle of the Ranch
By TexasTowelie - 24 min ago
Let's talk about Trump blocking the DHS deal and then fumbling his own response.... - Belle of the Ranch
By TexasTowelie - 24 min ago
General Discussion
If he wants a ceasefire and they say no... we know who is winning the war. I think
By question everything - 29 min ago
If he wants a ceasefire and they say no... we know who is winning the war. I think
By question everything - 29 min ago
Science
Scientists Just Broke the Solar Power Limit Everyone Thought Was Absolute
By erronis - 30 min ago
Scientists Just Broke the Solar Power Limit Everyone Thought Was Absolute
By erronis - 30 min ago
General Discussion
Watching "Person of Interest" or news that Israel used surveillance cameras
By Swede - 30 min ago
Watching "Person of Interest" or news that Israel used surveillance cameras
By Swede - 30 min ago
General Discussion
So, What if Trump Is Just Working the Stock Market for Someone's Profit?
By MineralMan - 30 min ago
So, What if Trump Is Just Working the Stock Market for Someone's Profit?
By MineralMan - 30 min ago
Editorials & Other Articles
Trump just caved on one of his biggest power grabs
By riversedge - 33 min ago
Trump just caved on one of his biggest power grabs
By riversedge - 33 min ago
Foreign Affairs
Tensions Explode As China Embassy Attacked; Japan Tensions; Hong Kong Arrests - China Update
By TexasTowelie - 37 min ago
Tensions Explode As China Embassy Attacked; Japan Tensions; Hong Kong Arrests - China Update
By TexasTowelie - 37 min ago
General Discussion
Iran war latest: Tehran rejects US peace proposals, Iranian national newspaper mocks 'Pinocchio' Trump
By Celerity - 47 min ago
Iran war latest: Tehran rejects US peace proposals, Iranian national newspaper mocks 'Pinocchio' Trump
By Celerity - 47 min ago
General Discussion
Trump showed classified map to passengers on his plane in 2022, memo says
By demmiblue - 47 min ago
Trump showed classified map to passengers on his plane in 2022, memo says
By demmiblue - 47 min ago
General Discussion
Almost 4 years with no issues but tonight it's back.
By xmas74 - 50 replies @ 48 min ago (Milestone)
Almost 4 years with no issues but tonight it's back.
By xmas74 - 50 replies @ 48 min ago (Milestone)
Minnesota
Reported ICE presence at the Mall of America today [Wednesday, March 25]
By mahatmakanejeeves - 50 min ago
Reported ICE presence at the Mall of America today [Wednesday, March 25]
By mahatmakanejeeves - 50 min ago
General Discussion
Adam Schiff on ICE funding: "Business as usual right now is people getting killed in the streets. So I'm not for that"
By Miles Archer - 52 min ago
Adam Schiff on ICE funding: "Business as usual right now is people getting killed in the streets. So I'm not for that"
By Miles Archer - 52 min ago
General Discussion
Reported ICE presence at the Mall of America today [Wednesday, March 25]
By mahatmakanejeeves - 52 min ago
Reported ICE presence at the Mall of America today [Wednesday, March 25]
By mahatmakanejeeves - 52 min ago
General Discussion
MaddowBlog-Special elections in Florida, including Mar-a-Lago's district, spell trouble for GOP
By LetMyPeopleVote - 53 min ago
MaddowBlog-Special elections in Florida, including Mar-a-Lago's district, spell trouble for GOP
By LetMyPeopleVote - 53 min ago
Jewish Group
Senate candidate: Statement condemning synagogue attack was a 'risk' that worried his team.
By lapucelle - 54 min ago
Senate candidate: Statement condemning synagogue attack was a 'risk' that worried his team.
By lapucelle - 54 min ago
General Discussion
🚨 223 Days Until Election Day! Link To 2026 Calendar and Election Information 🚨
By Wednesdays - 56 min ago
🚨 223 Days Until Election Day! Link To 2026 Calendar and Election Information 🚨
By Wednesdays - 56 min ago
Cable News Clips
Bruce Springsteen Sings "Streets of Minneapolis" at Democracy Now!'s 30th Anniversary
By Uncle Joe - 57 min ago
Bruce Springsteen Sings "Streets of Minneapolis" at Democracy Now!'s 30th Anniversary
By Uncle Joe - 57 min ago
General Discussion
Speaking of untreated severe mental illness, there was this patient of mine:
By PCIntern - 58 min ago
Speaking of untreated severe mental illness, there was this patient of mine:
By PCIntern - 58 min ago
General Discussion
"FOX NEWS: Why isn't Trump involved in trying to end the government shutdown?"
By mahatmakanejeeves - 59 min ago
"FOX NEWS: Why isn't Trump involved in trying to end the government shutdown?"
By mahatmakanejeeves - 59 min ago
General Discussion
Politics Iran won't accept U.S. effort at ceasefire in war, state media reports
By nitpicked - 1 hr ago
Politics Iran won't accept U.S. effort at ceasefire in war, state media reports
By nitpicked - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
"Florida simply doesn't allow fraud. Why haven't other states tried that?"
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago
"Florida simply doesn't allow fraud. Why haven't other states tried that?"
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
MAGAt Moses Mikey: Trump's FL mail-in ballot was OK, because they don't allow fraud. That's not true in other parts.
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
MAGAt Moses Mikey: Trump's FL mail-in ballot was OK, because they don't allow fraud. That's not true in other parts.
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
C-SPAN caller to Rep. Sessions: Your party has given the power of the presidency to an insane, pedophelic serial killer
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
C-SPAN caller to Rep. Sessions: Your party has given the power of the presidency to an insane, pedophelic serial killer
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago
Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Mockery as ex-Trump Cabinet member stuck in 3-hour TSA line: 'Warms my heart'
By turbinetree - 1 hr ago
Mockery as ex-Trump Cabinet member stuck in 3-hour TSA line: 'Warms my heart'
By turbinetree - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Mockery as ex-Trump Cabinet member stuck in 3-hour TSA line: 'Warms my heart' (Bill Barr)
By cbabe - 1 hr ago
Mockery as ex-Trump Cabinet member stuck in 3-hour TSA line: 'Warms my heart' (Bill Barr)
By cbabe - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
Cook County state's attorney's office training new prosecutor task force to focus on CTA crimes
By blue-wave - 1 hr ago
Cook County state's attorney's office training new prosecutor task force to focus on CTA crimes
By blue-wave - 1 hr ago
The DU Lounge
Joke of the Day. Which superhero hits homeruns? Answer is Batman.
By debm55 - 1 hr ago
Joke of the Day. Which superhero hits homeruns? Answer is Batman.
By debm55 - 1 hr ago
Public Transportation and Smart Growth
Chicago: Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily release $2 billion in CTA Red Line funds
By marmar - 1 hr ago
Chicago: Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily release $2 billion in CTA Red Line funds
By marmar - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
'He liked the fear in our eyes,' Epstein survivors tell BBC
By demmiblue - 1 hr ago
'He liked the fear in our eyes,' Epstein survivors tell BBC
By demmiblue - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Reuters/Ipsos poll. Trump approval 36%. Cost of Living 25% 👀. Iran strikes 39% approve.
By underpants - 1 hr ago
Reuters/Ipsos poll. Trump approval 36%. Cost of Living 25% 👀. Iran strikes 39% approve.
By underpants - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Heather Cox Richardson: Spilling the Tea of a Corrupt Administration
By marmar - 1 hr ago
Heather Cox Richardson: Spilling the Tea of a Corrupt Administration
By marmar - 1 hr ago
National Security & Defense
Army raises enlistment age to 42, eases marijuana restrictions
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago
Army raises enlistment age to 42, eases marijuana restrictions
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago
Liberal YouTubers
Pod Save America: Trump FREAKS OUT as Iran War Rattles Economy
By marmar - 2 hrs ago
Pod Save America: Trump FREAKS OUT as Iran War Rattles Economy
By marmar - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin describing his daughter pleading with him not to spank her
By LiberalArkie - 2 hrs ago
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin describing his daughter pleading with him not to spank her
By LiberalArkie - 2 hrs ago
National Security & Defense
Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is in port in Diego Garcia.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago
Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is in port in Diego Garcia.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Rapin' Warmonger Grampy shares that his fellow sexual abuser Drunken Tattoo Pete had "fun" shooting down Iranian ships
By Miles Archer - 2 hrs ago
Rapin' Warmonger Grampy shares that his fellow sexual abuser Drunken Tattoo Pete had "fun" shooting down Iranian ships
By Miles Archer - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Newly released case records show Jack Smith found Trump had a business motive for keeping classified documents
By bigtree - 2 hrs ago
Newly released case records show Jack Smith found Trump had a business motive for keeping classified documents
By bigtree - 2 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Former Republican Governor
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago
Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Former Republican Governor
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
High Oil and Gas Prices Could Outlast Trump's War With Iran
By dalton99a - 2 hrs ago
High Oil and Gas Prices Could Outlast Trump's War With Iran
By dalton99a - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Iran Rejects Ceasefire Proposal, Calls US Talks 'Illogical'
By lostincalifornia - 2 hrs ago
Iran Rejects Ceasefire Proposal, Calls US Talks 'Illogical'
By lostincalifornia - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Bruce Springsteen will join Joan Baez, Jane Fonda, and Bernie Sanders at a No Kings rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, this w
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago
Bruce Springsteen will join Joan Baez, Jane Fonda, and Bernie Sanders at a No Kings rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, this w
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
Usher says he has nothing negative to say regarding Sean "Diddy" Combs, explaining his "experience was not what the....
By demmiblue - 2 hrs ago
Usher says he has nothing negative to say regarding Sean "Diddy" Combs, explaining his "experience was not what the....
By demmiblue - 2 hrs ago
Forum Spotlight: Activist Headquarters
Just a thought...Stop the terrible DHS funding deal. (INDIVISIBLE)
Indivisible updates + actions: No Kings on Saturday and T-rump's flailing
Latest Breaking News
Means' surgeon general nomination is stalled as senators question her experience and vaccine stance
9 min ago - AP
9 min ago - AP
Cook County state's attorney's office training new prosecutor task force to focus on CTA crimes
1 hr ago - Chicago Sun-Times
1 hr ago - Chicago Sun-Times
Trump's USDA cancels $300 million program that helped farmers buy or keep their land: report
2 hrs ago - The Independent
2 hrs ago - The Independent
Prosecutors examined whether Trump disclosed classified map on plane after leaving office
3 hrs ago - The Guardian
3 hrs ago - The Guardian
Edmond de Rothschild Paris offices raided in Epstein-linked probe into diplomat
3 hrs ago - Yahoo! News/Reuters
3 hrs ago - Yahoo! News/Reuters
IAEA calls for 'restraint' as Iran reports strike near Bushehr nuclear plant
4 hrs ago - msn/The Hill
4 hrs ago - msn/The Hill
Trump admin must restore $2B in CTA funding for Red Line, other projects, judge rules
4 hrs ago - WFLD-TV Chicago, IL
4 hrs ago - WFLD-TV Chicago, IL
US Settles Social Media Censorship Case, Bars Agencies From Threatening Penalties
5 hrs ago - USA Today/Reuters
5 hrs ago - USA Today/Reuters
Trump is expected to name a new CDC head. 'We don't need a TV personality,' one expert said.
6 hrs ago - NBC News
6 hrs ago - NBC News
Trump Reveals Pete Hegseth Was Disappointed by Iran Talks After SecDef Declares 'We Negotiate With Bombs!'
7 hrs ago - MEDIAite
7 hrs ago - MEDIAite
Federal prosecutors to get classified House documents in Brennan probe as decision on charges against former CIA chief n
10 hrs ago - CNN
10 hrs ago - CNN
Trump says he's 'pretty much not happy' with any deal to reopen DHS as negotiations continue
12 hrs ago - ABC News
12 hrs ago - ABC News
Democrat flips seat in special election for Florida district that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
15 hrs ago - AP
15 hrs ago - AP
Trump blocked from defunding groups that help human trafficking victims
15 hrs ago - Courthouse News Service
15 hrs ago - Courthouse News Service
Border Patrol leader shows no remorse for deportation raids as he readies for retirement: 'I wish I'd caught even more'
16 hrs ago - The Independent
16 hrs ago - The Independent
Democrat Torches Trump for Leaving America Vulnerable to Terrorism: 'Put a 22-Year-Old in Charge!'
16 hrs ago - MEDIAite
16 hrs ago - MEDIAite
Judge orders Trump administration to bring back DACA recipient deported to Mexico
17 hrs ago - Politico
17 hrs ago - Politico
Missouri Supreme Court upholds mid-decade congressional redistricting
17 hrs ago - KCTV-TV Kansas City, MO
17 hrs ago - KCTV-TV Kansas City, MO
North Carolina Senate leader, conservative architect Phil Berger concedes primary loss
17 hrs ago - AP News
17 hrs ago - AP News
Jury orders Meta to pay $375 million in New Mexico lawsuit over child sexual exploitation, user safety
18 hrs ago - NBC News
18 hrs ago - NBC News
New Covid variant has been identified and is already spreading in 25 states
19 hrs ago - The Independent
19 hrs ago - The Independent
Supreme Court Seems Open to Trump Request to Block Asylum Seekers at Border
19 hrs ago - New York Times
19 hrs ago - New York Times
GOP Senator Suggests Trump Might Flip-Flop 24 Hours After Defiantly Rejecting GOP Compromise to End Shutdown
20 hrs ago - MEDIAite
20 hrs ago - MEDIAite
Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
20 hrs ago - Associated Press
20 hrs ago - Associated Press
US Will Roll Out Pilot Surveys to Track Energy Use by Data Centers
21 hrs ago - US News & World Report/Reuters
21 hrs ago - US News & World Report/Reuters