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General Discussion
Shhh...don't tell anyone, but Newsom's approval rating has
By senseandsensibility - 15 hrs ago - 231 recs
Shhh...don't tell anyone, but Newsom's approval rating has
By senseandsensibility - 15 hrs ago - 231 recs
General Discussion
James Dobson is the reason I was beaten as a child.
By Coventina - 16 hrs ago - 163 recs
James Dobson is the reason I was beaten as a child.
By Coventina - 16 hrs ago - 163 recs
General Discussion
Mike Luckovich-National Guard troops protecting MAGA congressman from constituents
By LetMyPeopleVote - 21 hrs ago - 133 recs
Mike Luckovich-National Guard troops protecting MAGA congressman from constituents
By LetMyPeopleVote - 21 hrs ago - 133 recs
General Discussion
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure
By MayReasonRule - 14 hrs ago - 96 recs
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure
By MayReasonRule - 14 hrs ago - 96 recs
General Discussion
So I see the League of Women voters of California is telling people to vote no on redistricting.
By lostincalifornia - 20 hrs ago - 84 recs
So I see the League of Women voters of California is telling people to vote no on redistricting.
By lostincalifornia - 20 hrs ago - 84 recs
General Discussion
"Stop copying Trump, you sound like a deranged idiot."
By Swede - 18 hrs ago - 82 recs
"Stop copying Trump, you sound like a deranged idiot."
By Swede - 18 hrs ago - 82 recs
Latest Breaking News
Federal judge orders closure of Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration jail
By msongs - 12 hrs ago - 81 recs
Federal judge orders closure of Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration jail
By msongs - 12 hrs ago - 81 recs
General Discussion
I just met one of the dumbest Magats. His thought process actually scared me.
By Ohioboy - 13 hrs ago - 81 recs
I just met one of the dumbest Magats. His thought process actually scared me.
By Ohioboy - 13 hrs ago - 81 recs
General Discussion
Trump and Melania's Scammy Meme Coins Have Lost Almost All Value
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 20 hrs ago - 80 recs
Trump and Melania's Scammy Meme Coins Have Lost Almost All Value
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 20 hrs ago - 80 recs
General Discussion
NBC News: Gavin Newsom strikes a nerve-and seizes the spotlight-as he
By senseandsensibility - 18 hrs ago - 79 recs
NBC News: Gavin Newsom strikes a nerve-and seizes the spotlight-as he
By senseandsensibility - 18 hrs ago - 79 recs
Latest Breaking News
Alina Habba 'unlawfully' working as US attorney in New Jersey, judge rules
By LetMyPeopleVote - 19 hrs ago - 77 recs
Alina Habba 'unlawfully' working as US attorney in New Jersey, judge rules
By LetMyPeopleVote - 19 hrs ago - 77 recs
Photography
Scene seen and photographed by my cousin off the coast of Maine.
By George McGovern - 12 hrs ago - 72 recs
Scene seen and photographed by my cousin off the coast of Maine.
By George McGovern - 12 hrs ago - 72 recs
General Discussion
This is a good ad and every Dem running for office
By Figarosmom - 22 hrs ago - 62 recs
This is a good ad and every Dem running for office
By Figarosmom - 22 hrs ago - 62 recs
General Discussion
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
By muriel_volestrangler - 3 hrs ago - 61 recs
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
By muriel_volestrangler - 3 hrs ago - 61 recs
General Discussion
'Condescending P***k': JD Vance's Zelenskyy-Oval Office Anecdote Backfires Online
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 22 hrs ago - 59 recs
'Condescending P***k': JD Vance's Zelenskyy-Oval Office Anecdote Backfires Online
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 22 hrs ago - 59 recs
General Discussion
"My husband would never live there" - discussion with a magapublican
By JustAnotherGen - 2 hrs ago - 57 recs
"My husband would never live there" - discussion with a magapublican
By JustAnotherGen - 2 hrs ago - 57 recs
General Discussion
ICE agents in Lynwood, CA tried to break into a barbershop without a warrant. When the owner refused to open the door,
By riversedge - 9 hrs ago - 52 recs
ICE agents in Lynwood, CA tried to break into a barbershop without a warrant. When the owner refused to open the door,
By riversedge - 9 hrs ago - 52 recs
General Discussion
From Terry Moran's Substack: Trump has no shame. That is his secret power. He is, literally, shameless.
By Demovictory9 - 20 hrs ago - 50 recs
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From Terry Moran's Substack: Trump has no shame. That is his secret power. He is, literally, shameless.
By Demovictory9 - 20 hrs ago - 50 recs
LGBT
Rainbow crosswalk outside Florida Pulse nightclub where 49 LGBT+ people were killed is removed...
By Duncan Grant - 18 hrs ago - 48 recs
Rainbow crosswalk outside Florida Pulse nightclub where 49 LGBT+ people were killed is removed...
By Duncan Grant - 18 hrs ago - 48 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump threatens Colorado with 'harsh measures' unless far-right election conspiracy theorist released from prison
By BumRushDaShow - 16 hrs ago - 47 recs
Trump threatens Colorado with 'harsh measures' unless far-right election conspiracy theorist released from prison
By BumRushDaShow - 16 hrs ago - 47 recs
General Discussion
Heather Cox Richardson's RIGHT ON commentary
By ProudMNDemocrat - 21 hrs ago - 45 recs
Heather Cox Richardson's RIGHT ON commentary
By ProudMNDemocrat - 21 hrs ago - 45 recs
Gardening
So 2naSalit has moved here from Montana. She's liking Central Maine and is looking to relocate here.
By OAITW r.2.0 - 11 hrs ago - 43 recs
So 2naSalit has moved here from Montana. She's liking Central Maine and is looking to relocate here.
By OAITW r.2.0 - 11 hrs ago - 43 recs
Florida
The state of Florida painted over the Pulse Memorial site crosswalk in Orlando... and then people colored it back in.
By In It to Win It - 14 hrs ago - 39 recs
The state of Florida painted over the Pulse Memorial site crosswalk in Orlando... and then people colored it back in.
By In It to Win It - 14 hrs ago - 39 recs
General Discussion
Hmmm. .so cankles krasnov is "going out on patrol" tonight. Does anybody
By niyad - 19 hrs ago - 37 recs
Hmmm. .so cankles krasnov is "going out on patrol" tonight. Does anybody
By niyad - 19 hrs ago - 37 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump claims he knows 'more about grass than any human being' in another bizarre rant
By riversedge - 4 hrs ago - 35 recs
Trump claims he knows 'more about grass than any human being' in another bizarre rant
By riversedge - 4 hrs ago - 35 recs
General Discussion
Hey Gavin, I don't give shit about the 2028 nomination yet.
By speak easy - 11 hrs ago - 35 recs
Hey Gavin, I don't give shit about the 2028 nomination yet.
By speak easy - 11 hrs ago - 35 recs
General Discussion
Judge orders Alligator Alcatraz shut down in 60 days, says no more new detainees
By spanone - 12 hrs ago - 35 recs
Judge orders Alligator Alcatraz shut down in 60 days, says no more new detainees
By spanone - 12 hrs ago - 35 recs
General Discussion
Unfortunately, Trump's Operation Shiny Object Appears to have Worked
By Sam I Yam - 5 hrs ago - 34 recs
Unfortunately, Trump's Operation Shiny Object Appears to have Worked
By Sam I Yam - 5 hrs ago - 34 recs
The DU Lounge
Bird Couple Keeps Visiting Guy's Balcony For The Sweetest Reason
By catbyte - 17 hrs ago - 34 recs
Bird Couple Keeps Visiting Guy's Balcony For The Sweetest Reason
By catbyte - 17 hrs ago - 34 recs
Latest Breaking News
New marches take aim at unifying force 'dismantling' America with 'overlapping crises'
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - 31 recs
New marches take aim at unifying force 'dismantling' America with 'overlapping crises'
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - 31 recs
Foreign Affairs
There's Big Chatter of a Coup in Moscow - Paul Warburg
By TexasTowelie - 13 hrs ago - 31 recs
There's Big Chatter of a Coup in Moscow - Paul Warburg
By TexasTowelie - 13 hrs ago - 31 recs
Latin America
To my surprise, there is no Dance forum at DU. So here's a propper Mexican Polka
By Xipe Totec - 19 hrs ago - 31 recs
To my surprise, there is no Dance forum at DU. So here's a propper Mexican Polka
By Xipe Totec - 19 hrs ago - 31 recs
General Discussion
My internet was out all day so I watched local news for the first time in months. Found out that the orange hitler is
By ImNotGod - 8 hrs ago - 26 recs
My internet was out all day so I watched local news for the first time in months. Found out that the orange hitler is
By ImNotGod - 8 hrs ago - 26 recs
General Discussion
Charles T. Munger junior is an extremist right wing mega donor, behind the mailer sent out to millions
By lostincalifornia - 9 hrs ago - 25 recs
Charles T. Munger junior is an extremist right wing mega donor, behind the mailer sent out to millions
By lostincalifornia - 9 hrs ago - 25 recs
General Discussion
"The state immediately filed a notice to appeal the decision with the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals."
By Miles Archer - 12 hrs ago - 25 recs
"The state immediately filed a notice to appeal the decision with the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals."
By Miles Archer - 12 hrs ago - 25 recs
Outdoor Life
Man Leaves Camera in Cave for 10 Years--No One Prepared for What It Captured
By littlemissmartypants - 7 hrs ago - 21 recs
Man Leaves Camera in Cave for 10 Years--No One Prepared for What It Captured
By littlemissmartypants - 7 hrs ago - 21 recs
General Discussion
6 Airlines Pulling Out of the U.S. in 2025 - Tourists Abandon America as Airports Empty
By riversedge - 15 hrs ago - 21 recs
6 Airlines Pulling Out of the U.S. in 2025 - Tourists Abandon America as Airports Empty
By riversedge - 15 hrs ago - 21 recs
General Discussion
***August Photo Contest: Water***Preliminary Thread two of Three*** (Poll)
By Grumpy Old Guy - 15 hrs ago - 21 recs
***August Photo Contest: Water***Preliminary Thread two of Three*** (Poll)
By Grumpy Old Guy - 15 hrs ago - 21 recs
General Discussion
***August Photo Contest: Water***Preliminary Thread One of Three*** (Poll)
By Grumpy Old Guy - 15 hrs ago - 21 recs
***August Photo Contest: Water***Preliminary Thread One of Three*** (Poll)
By Grumpy Old Guy - 15 hrs ago - 21 recs
Latest Breaking News
African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size
By BumRushDaShow - 18 hrs ago - 21 recs
African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size
By BumRushDaShow - 18 hrs ago - 21 recs
Pets
I think I finally passed the test so Merlin has made his adoption of me, as his mom, official
By Siwsan - 1 hr ago - 20 recs
I think I finally passed the test so Merlin has made his adoption of me, as his mom, official
By Siwsan - 1 hr ago - 20 recs
Liberal YouTubers
Army Vet REVEALS Trump's ENDGAME with Troops - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago - 20 recs
Army Vet REVEALS Trump's ENDGAME with Troops - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago - 20 recs
Cable News Clips
Judge orders 'Alligator Alcatraz' to shut down in 60 days
By Uncle Joe - 10 hrs ago - 20 recs
Judge orders 'Alligator Alcatraz' to shut down in 60 days
By Uncle Joe - 10 hrs ago - 20 recs
General Discussion
Orlando recolours the Pulse rainbow crosswalk
By applegrove - 11 hrs ago - 20 recs
Orlando recolours the Pulse rainbow crosswalk
By applegrove - 11 hrs ago - 20 recs
General Discussion
MEDICARE...NOT Medicaid...faces $536 billion in cuts over nine years because of Trump's Big Bullsh*t Bill
By Miles Archer - 17 hrs ago - 20 recs
MEDICARE...NOT Medicaid...faces $536 billion in cuts over nine years because of Trump's Big Bullsh*t Bill
By Miles Archer - 17 hrs ago - 20 recs
Latest Breaking News
House Democrats launch investigation into Paramount merger and 'bribe' to Trump
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 20 recs
House Democrats launch investigation into Paramount merger and 'bribe' to Trump
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 20 recs
General Discussion
League Of Women Voters Opposes Redistricting Mailer is a FAKE!!!!!!
By AStern - 12 hrs ago - 19 recs
League Of Women Voters Opposes Redistricting Mailer is a FAKE!!!!!!
By AStern - 12 hrs ago - 19 recs
Photography
Today, I went to El Segundo's Farmer's Market . . .
By CaliforniaPeggy - 14 hrs ago - 19 recs
Today, I went to El Segundo's Farmer's Market . . .
By CaliforniaPeggy - 14 hrs ago - 19 recs
General Discussion
***August Photo Contest: Water***Preliminary Thread Three of Three*** (Poll)
By Grumpy Old Guy - 15 hrs ago - 19 recs
***August Photo Contest: Water***Preliminary Thread Three of Three*** (Poll)
By Grumpy Old Guy - 15 hrs ago - 19 recs
General Discussion
Alina Habba 'unlawfully' working as US attorney in New Jersey, judge rules
By LetMyPeopleVote - 19 hrs ago - 18 recs
Alina Habba 'unlawfully' working as US attorney in New Jersey, judge rules
By LetMyPeopleVote - 19 hrs ago - 18 recs
Latest Breaking News
Trump: I'm Going Out on Patrol With National Guard
By Smilo - 21 hrs ago - 18 recs
Trump: I'm Going Out on Patrol With National Guard
By Smilo - 21 hrs ago - 18 recs
General Discussion
Hey Bill Barr and other ex-Trumpian goons!
By imanamerican63 - 1 hr ago - 17 recs
Hey Bill Barr and other ex-Trumpian goons!
By imanamerican63 - 1 hr ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
WTF is going on with airplanes these days? A piece of a wing of a Delta flight from Orlando to Austin was flapping
By raccoon - 5 hrs ago - 17 recs
WTF is going on with airplanes these days? A piece of a wing of a Delta flight from Orlando to Austin was flapping
By raccoon - 5 hrs ago - 17 recs
General Discussion
I'm going to give props to Meidas Touch. They are now platforming Leaving MAGA
By tulipsandroses - 13 hrs ago - 17 recs
I'm going to give props to Meidas Touch. They are now platforming Leaving MAGA
By tulipsandroses - 13 hrs ago - 17 recs
Forum Spotlight: District of Columbia
Driver of National Guard vehicle gets red-light ticket after collisionDonald goes to the US Park Police headquarters and tells the same lies he's been telling for weeks.
Terrible Timing for a Polizei Car to be Tooling around Town...
Latest Breaking News
No new detainees can be brought to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' which a federal judge is effectively shutting down
1 hr ago - CNN
1 hr ago - CNN
Exclusive: Putin's demand to Ukraine: give up Donbas, no NATO and no Western troops, sources say
1 hr ago - Reuters
1 hr ago - Reuters
Planned Parenthood files legal challenge to protect Medicaid funding in South Carolina
2 hrs ago - NBC News
2 hrs ago - NBC News
Trump's education secretary Linda McMahon makes Long Island high school's mascot a 'top priority'
3 hrs ago - The Independent
3 hrs ago - The Independent
Missouri appears likely to redraw congressional map during Trump's redistricting push
3 hrs ago - CBS News
3 hrs ago - CBS News
Trump claims he knows 'more about grass than any human being' in another bizarre rant
4 hrs ago - indy100.com
4 hrs ago - indy100.com
New marches take aim at unifying force 'dismantling' America with 'overlapping crises'
4 hrs ago - Raw Story
4 hrs ago - Raw Story
SCOTUS 'shadow docket' rulings compel judge to deny preliminary injunction in Department of Education case
5 hrs ago - msn/Law & Crime
5 hrs ago - msn/Law & Crime
Boy, that escalated quickly: Trumpers run off Todd Gilbert from U.S. Attorney post
7 hrs ago - Augusta Free Press Waynesboro, VA
7 hrs ago - Augusta Free Press Waynesboro, VA
Exclusive: Trump weighs using $2 billion in CHIPS Act funding for critical minerals, sources say
7 hrs ago - Aol/Reuters
7 hrs ago - Aol/Reuters
Federal judge orders closure of Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration jail
12 hrs ago - yahoo news
12 hrs ago - yahoo news
Taking ICE to the skies: Noem wants a whole fleet of DHS owned planes to fly deportees back to their home countries
15 hrs ago - The Independent
15 hrs ago - The Independent
California Gov. Newsom signs legislation calling special election on redrawn congressional map
15 hrs ago - KRON-TV San Francisco, CA/AP
15 hrs ago - KRON-TV San Francisco, CA/AP
California approves special election to reshape congressional map in favor of Democrats
16 hrs ago - The Guardian
16 hrs ago - The Guardian
Trump threatens Colorado with 'harsh measures' unless far-right election conspiracy theorist released from prison
16 hrs ago - The Independent
16 hrs ago - The Independent
Exclusive: DOJ blocks use of justice grants for legal aid to migrants in US illegally, email shows
17 hrs ago - Reuters
17 hrs ago - Reuters
Police respond to a report of an active shooter at Villanova University
17 hrs ago - Associated Press, via WTOP
17 hrs ago - Associated Press, via WTOP
Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push
18 hrs ago - AP
18 hrs ago - AP
Trump administration reviewing all 55M people with US visas for potential deportable violations
18 hrs ago - AP
18 hrs ago - AP
California passes first of three bills to counter Texas in nationwide fight over election maps
19 hrs ago - Washington Post
19 hrs ago - Washington Post
House Democrats launch investigation into Paramount merger and 'bribe' to Trump
20 hrs ago - The Independent
20 hrs ago - The Independent
Gymnast who sparked FBI sex abuse inquiry into coach tells AP she's proud to come forward
21 hrs ago - AP
21 hrs ago - AP
Pentagon asks civilian employees to join 'volunteer force' to aid Ice deportations
22 hrs ago - The Guardian
22 hrs ago - The Guardian
California Democrats prepare to pass their redistricting plan after Texas House approves new maps
Yesterday - CNN Politics
Yesterday - CNN Politics
Former New York mayor adviser gave reporter cash in chip bag at campaign event
Yesterday - The Guardian
Yesterday - The Guardian
'Unacceptable': Outrage in TX as over 100 polling sites cut amid Trump attacks on voting
Yesterday - Raw Story/ProPublica
Yesterday - Raw Story/ProPublica