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Latest Breaking News
House Intel Democrats launch probe into Trump revocation of security clearances
By BumRushDaShow - 17 min ago
House Intel Democrats launch probe into Trump revocation of security clearances
By BumRushDaShow - 17 min ago
General Discussion
Daily Kos article. On Trump walking back war declaration, and blue states banding together.
By Duncanpup - 22 min ago
Daily Kos article. On Trump walking back war declaration, and blue states banding together.
By Duncanpup - 22 min ago
General Discussion
Russian troops have destroyed the 5th hospital in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region. Doctors have saved the lives of many w
By riversedge - 24 min ago
Russian troops have destroyed the 5th hospital in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region. Doctors have saved the lives of many w
By riversedge - 24 min ago
General Discussion
Q: Do you maintain that you did not write a letter for Jeffrey Epstein's Birthday?
By riversedge - 33 min ago
Q: Do you maintain that you did not write a letter for Jeffrey Epstein's Birthday?
By riversedge - 33 min ago
General Discussion
I think the WH or his family should pre-schedule Trump for 3 hour nap times like toddlers have each day..........
By riversedge - 38 min ago
I think the WH or his family should pre-schedule Trump for 3 hour nap times like toddlers have each day..........
By riversedge - 38 min ago
Latest Breaking News
Mike Johnson's Slim House GOP Majority Expected to Shrink This Week
By BumRushDaShow - 51 min ago
Mike Johnson's Slim House GOP Majority Expected to Shrink This Week
By BumRushDaShow - 51 min ago
Liberal YouTubers
RFK Jr. Buries Crucial Cancer Study - Raw News And Politics
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
RFK Jr. Buries Crucial Cancer Study - Raw News And Politics
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump Gets TROLLED After Taking Credit For Biden Infrastructure - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
Trump Gets TROLLED After Taking Credit For Biden Infrastructure - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
Foreign Affairs
Police shoot dead fugitive father and find his three children missing for years in wilderness
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago
Police shoot dead fugitive father and find his three children missing for years in wilderness
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump WASTES BILLIONS as Power Plays HUMILIATE him - Mary Trump Media
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
Trump WASTES BILLIONS as Power Plays HUMILIATE him - Mary Trump Media
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
The wreckage Merrick Garland leaves behind
By Nevilledog - 125 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
The wreckage Merrick Garland leaves behind
By Nevilledog - 125 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Liberal YouTubers
🚨Trump gets GUTS RIPPED OUT by Appeals Court in FINAL ORDER - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
🚨Trump gets GUTS RIPPED OUT by Appeals Court in FINAL ORDER - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
Federal agents to 'flood the zone' after Supreme Court opens door for racial profiling in Los Angeles immigration raids
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago
Federal agents to 'flood the zone' after Supreme Court opens door for racial profiling in Los Angeles immigration raids
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump claims to have ended 7 wars as Russia bombs Kiev in weekend strikes. - FIVE MINUTE NEWS
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
Trump claims to have ended 7 wars as Russia bombs Kiev in weekend strikes. - FIVE MINUTE NEWS
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump crashes & burns in disaster remarks - Another Day - Brian Tyler Cohen
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago
Trump crashes & burns in disaster remarks - Another Day - Brian Tyler Cohen
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago
Cable News Clips
'Nonsensical.' Bessent repeats claim that Americans will not pay for tariffs - The 11th Hour - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
'Nonsensical.' Bessent repeats claim that Americans will not pay for tariffs - The 11th Hour - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
Cable News Clips
'Worse and worse': Epstein story keeps snowballing on Trump administration - The 11th Hour - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
'Worse and worse': Epstein story keeps snowballing on Trump administration - The 11th Hour - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
***VIDEO ***Hawk's podcast - another MAGA arrested for sexual assualt to a minor
By Figarosmom - 1 hr ago
***VIDEO ***Hawk's podcast - another MAGA arrested for sexual assualt to a minor
By Figarosmom - 1 hr ago
Cable News Clips
Stacey Abrams: "We Are in the Midst of an Authoritarian Regime" - Amanpour and Company PBS
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
Stacey Abrams: "We Are in the Midst of an Authoritarian Regime" - Amanpour and Company PBS
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
Democrats seek to capitalize on climbing energy bills
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago
Democrats seek to capitalize on climbing energy bills
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago
Editorials & Other Articles
A Silent Truth Hidden in the Farm Economy: Farmer Suicides Are on the Rise :candle:
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago
A Silent Truth Hidden in the Farm Economy: Farmer Suicides Are on the Rise :candle:
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
FURIOUS Vets DROP THE HAMMER on Trump FOR ERASING IT ALL - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago
FURIOUS Vets DROP THE HAMMER on Trump FOR ERASING IT ALL - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
***VIDEO ***Josh Helfgott- wasn't allowed to say gay in his graduation speech in Florida
By Figarosmom - 2 hrs ago
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***VIDEO ***Josh Helfgott- wasn't allowed to say gay in his graduation speech in Florida
By Figarosmom - 2 hrs ago
General Discussion
McGovern: Over and over again I heard from farmers about how they are bracing for these drastic snap cuts. Why? Because
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago
McGovern: Over and over again I heard from farmers about how they are bracing for these drastic snap cuts. Why? Because
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Putin has found NATO's weakest spot: preparing a strike! SHOCKING statement about Taurus for Ukraine - War & Politics 24
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago
Putin has found NATO's weakest spot: preparing a strike! SHOCKING statement about Taurus for Ukraine - War & Politics 24
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago
American History
Michael Seltzer, Who Raised Millions to Fight AIDS, Dies at 78
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago
Michael Seltzer, Who Raised Millions to Fight AIDS, Dies at 78
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
Sotomayor Scorches Supreme Court's Racial Profiling Ruling In Blistering Dissent
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago
Sotomayor Scorches Supreme Court's Racial Profiling Ruling In Blistering Dissent
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Trump Can't Lie His Way Out of the Epstein Files - CNN The Source
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Trump Can't Lie His Way Out of the Epstein Files - CNN The Source
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
House Democratic Leaders Hold News Conference on New January 6th Committee
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago
House Democratic Leaders Hold News Conference on New January 6th Committee
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump FACES NIGHTMARE SCENARIO as BIGGEST FEAR IS HERE - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago
Trump FACES NIGHTMARE SCENARIO as BIGGEST FEAR IS HERE - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Durbin Condemns Trump's Vile, Fearmongering Social Post About Mass Deportations in Chicago - Senator Dick Durbin
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago
Durbin Condemns Trump's Vile, Fearmongering Social Post About Mass Deportations in Chicago - Senator Dick Durbin
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Trump's poor choice of health secretary bites him as states step up to lead instead - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago
Trump's poor choice of health secretary bites him as states step up to lead instead - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
Putin Cornered as Ukraine Strikes Deep Russia - Jason Jay Smart
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago
Putin Cornered as Ukraine Strikes Deep Russia - Jason Jay Smart
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Maddow: Trump busted by his own distinct signature, sinks to new depths of historic disgrace - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago
Maddow: Trump busted by his own distinct signature, sinks to new depths of historic disgrace - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump CRASHES OUT as D.C. Files BOMBSHELL SUIT - Talking Feds
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago
Trump CRASHES OUT as D.C. Files BOMBSHELL SUIT - Talking Feds
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago
General Discussion
Florida actually banned dictionaries and encyclopedias?!!!
By iemanja - 4 hrs ago
Florida actually banned dictionaries and encyclopedias?!!!
By iemanja - 4 hrs ago
Music Appreciation
Lady Gaga Performs "Vanish Into You" On Stephen Colbert Late Show (09/09/25)
By Tactical Peek - 4 hrs ago
Lady Gaga Performs "Vanish Into You" On Stephen Colbert Late Show (09/09/25)
By Tactical Peek - 4 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
The Weeknight debates looming govt shutdown: Democrats must stand as the opposition - The Weeknight - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago
The Weeknight debates looming govt shutdown: Democrats must stand as the opposition - The Weeknight - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
Russia's 'imperialist plan' is only beginning, Merz says
By littlemissmartypants - 4 hrs ago
Russia's 'imperialist plan' is only beginning, Merz says
By littlemissmartypants - 4 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump TURNS On RFK Jr. After Expressing SECOND Thoughts - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago
Trump TURNS On RFK Jr. After Expressing SECOND Thoughts - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago
General Discussion
Ann Coulter got called out all night long at Rob Lowe's roast ... it was excoriating
By live love laugh - 4 hrs ago
Ann Coulter got called out all night long at Rob Lowe's roast ... it was excoriating
By live love laugh - 4 hrs ago
General Discussion
Newsom Christens Trump's Rose Garden With Brutal New Name
By Jilly_in_VA - 50 replies @ 4 hrs ago (Milestone)
Newsom Christens Trump's Rose Garden With Brutal New Name
By Jilly_in_VA - 50 replies @ 4 hrs ago (Milestone)
Editorials & Other Articles
The School Shooting Industry Is Worth Billions - and It Keeps Growing: NPR
By appalachiablue - 4 hrs ago
The School Shooting Industry Is Worth Billions - and It Keeps Growing: NPR
By appalachiablue - 4 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump DOJ Asks Judge To Conceal Names Of Accused Epstein Co Conspirators - Raw News And Politics
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago
Trump DOJ Asks Judge To Conceal Names Of Accused Epstein Co Conspirators - Raw News And Politics
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Speaker Johnson PANICS as His Trump Cover Story CRUMBLES - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago
Speaker Johnson PANICS as His Trump Cover Story CRUMBLES - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump CRUMBLES as Resistance MOVEMENT SURGES - Mary Trump Media
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago
Trump CRUMBLES as Resistance MOVEMENT SURGES - Mary Trump Media
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Trump Gets CRUSHED as SCHEME gets Smoked Out by Federal Judge - Legal AF
By Rhiannon12866 - 5 hrs ago
Trump Gets CRUSHED as SCHEME gets Smoked Out by Federal Judge - Legal AF
By Rhiannon12866 - 5 hrs ago
Foreign Affairs
Belarus to release hundreds of political prisoners - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago
Belarus to release hundreds of political prisoners - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago
Iowa
100 years ago, central Iowans embraced gender-nonconforming immigrant and fortune teller Heroda Kaiji
By progressoid - 5 hrs ago
100 years ago, central Iowans embraced gender-nonconforming immigrant and fortune teller Heroda Kaiji
By progressoid - 5 hrs ago
Music Appreciation
younger days were louder days for The North Mississippi All Stars
By The Polack MSgt - 5 hrs ago
younger days were louder days for The North Mississippi All Stars
By The Polack MSgt - 5 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Lawrence shares a note Trump sent him comparing its signature to the Epstein birthday note signature - The Last Word
By Rhiannon12866 - 5 hrs ago
Lawrence shares a note Trump sent him comparing its signature to the Epstein birthday note signature - The Last Word
By Rhiannon12866 - 5 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Spike Lee - "Highest 2 Lowest," Growing Up in Brooklyn & The NY Knicks - The Daily Show
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago
Spike Lee - "Highest 2 Lowest," Growing Up in Brooklyn & The NY Knicks - The Daily Show
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
Rep. Moulton: Trump Gave No Warning Before Venezuela Boat Strike - The Weekend: Primetime - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 5 hrs ago
Rep. Moulton: Trump Gave No Warning Before Venezuela Boat Strike - The Weekend: Primetime - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 5 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
If Trump Isn't Dying, Why Is He Being Treated Like a Make-A-Wish Kid? - The Daily Show
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago
If Trump Isn't Dying, Why Is He Being Treated Like a Make-A-Wish Kid? - The Daily Show
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago
Liberal YouTubers
Kimmel: Trump Threatens Chicago, His Alleged Creepy Note to Epstein Released & the Department of War!
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago
Kimmel: Trump Threatens Chicago, His Alleged Creepy Note to Epstein Released & the Department of War!
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago
General Discussion
***VIDEO - Jolly Good Ginger - reporting on whats happening with the guard
By Figarosmom - 6 hrs ago
***VIDEO - Jolly Good Ginger - reporting on whats happening with the guard
By Figarosmom - 6 hrs ago
Cable News Clips
'The sit-in is not over': Missouri Democrats fight GOP redistricting push - The Weeknight - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago
'The sit-in is not over': Missouri Democrats fight GOP redistricting push - The Weeknight - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago
General Discussion
***VIDEO *** Hawk's podcast - they csll trump a racist i think he's worse than that
By Figarosmom - 6 hrs ago
***VIDEO *** Hawk's podcast - they csll trump a racist i think he's worse than that
By Figarosmom - 6 hrs ago
Latest Breaking News
North Korea conducts its final ground test of a solid-fuel engine for long-range missiles
By Omaha Steve - 6 hrs ago
North Korea conducts its final ground test of a solid-fuel engine for long-range missiles
By Omaha Steve - 6 hrs ago
Forum Spotlight: Foreign Affairs
Police shoot dead fugitive father and find his three children missing for years in wildernessPutin Cornered as Ukraine Strikes Deep Russia - Jason Jay Smart
Russia's 'imperialist plan' is only beginning, Merz says
Latest Breaking News
House Intel Democrats launch probe into Trump revocation of security clearances
17 min ago - The Hill
17 min ago - The Hill
Federal agents to 'flood the zone' after Supreme Court opens door for racial profiling in Los Angeles immigration raids
1 hr ago - The Independent
1 hr ago - The Independent
Sotomayor Scorches Supreme Court's Racial Profiling Ruling In Blistering Dissent
2 hrs ago - Huff Post
2 hrs ago - Huff Post
North Korea conducts its final ground test of a solid-fuel engine for long-range missiles
6 hrs ago - AP
6 hrs ago - AP
Mike Johnson claimed Trump was anti-Epstein informant, then retreated amid criticism
10 hrs ago - The Guardian
10 hrs ago - The Guardian
Florida surgeon general says decision to end school vaccine requirements wasn't based on data
10 hrs ago - CBS News
10 hrs ago - CBS News
Train slams into double-decker bus in Mexico, killing at least 8 people and injuring dozens
10 hrs ago - Associated Press, via CBS News
10 hrs ago - Associated Press, via CBS News
Major jobs revision Tuesday could show the labor market is weaker than previously thought
11 hrs ago - CBSNews
11 hrs ago - CBSNews
Banksy mural of judge beating protester at Royal Courts of Justice in London to be removed
11 hrs ago - CBS News/AP
11 hrs ago - CBS News/AP
'We will not let our history be erased:' Civil Rights vets share lessons with educators
11 hrs ago - USA Today
11 hrs ago - USA Today
Drug dealer whose sentence was commuted by Trump found guilty of violating terms of his release
12 hrs ago - AP News
12 hrs ago - AP News
Appeals court rejects states' challenge to mass firings of probationary workers
12 hrs ago - CBS News
12 hrs ago - CBS News
Jury selection begins in the trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida
13 hrs ago - AP
13 hrs ago - AP
'No Kings' Unveils a Big New Trump Protest, and the Stakes Couldn't Be Higher
14 hrs ago - Rolling Stone
14 hrs ago - Rolling Stone
Paramount Taps Kenneth Weinstein, Former Trump Adviser, as CBS News Ombudsman
14 hrs ago - variety.com
14 hrs ago - variety.com
Trump vows to protect prayer in public schools with new Department of Education guidance
15 hrs ago - USA Today
15 hrs ago - USA Today
Noem says roundup of Koreans at Hyundai plant in Georgia won't deter investment in the US
16 hrs ago - AP
16 hrs ago - AP
New York Attorney General joins landmark legal battle over out-of-state abortion provider
17 hrs ago - NBC News
17 hrs ago - NBC News
Trump Asks SCOTUS For Emergency Order To Keep Billions Of Dollars In Foreign Aid Frozen
18 hrs ago - Huff Post/AP
18 hrs ago - Huff Post/AP
Trump loses bid to overturn $83.3 million judgment in E. Jean Carroll defamation case
19 hrs ago - CNBC
19 hrs ago - CNBC
In the fallout from Trump's health funding cuts, states face tough budget decisions
20 hrs ago - CBS News
20 hrs ago - CBS News
Wildfire veterans furious at DHS claim that raided crews were not firefighters
21 hrs ago - Nebraska Examiner
21 hrs ago - Nebraska Examiner
Howard Stern Trolls Viewers With Gag That Andy Cohen Had Taken Over His SiriusXM Slot
21 hrs ago - Variety
21 hrs ago - Variety
'They stormed the place, detaining everyone': Latinos recount huge ICE raid at Hyundai plant
22 hrs ago - CNN US
22 hrs ago - CNN US
Jack Schlossberg, grandson of JFK, takes first step toward running for Congress
Yesterday - The Independent
Yesterday - The Independent