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🚨 Your 2026 Primary and Midterm Election Guide: Calendar, Activist Links, and Donation Links 🚨 30 Wednesdays Jan 12 Monday 48 8652

Current DU Act Blue Fundraisers for Congress, and more [View all] 147 Omaha Steve Apr 2024 Mar 24 106 121646

So Kushner and Vance are going to Pakistan for talks 7 Beachnutt 19 min ago 13 sec ago 2 141

If you read ONE thing today, make it this one: 20 634-5789 8 hrs ago 20 sec ago 187 4182

I am terrified. [View all] 79 redstatebluegirl 21 hrs ago 41 sec ago 85 3011

'The 19th Amendment was a bad idea': The far-right's wish list for extreme voter suppression 43 RandySF 13 hrs ago 53 sec ago 24 1013

Scotland temporarily ran entirely on wind power as turbines generated over 200 percent of national electricity demand. 17 Swede 4 hrs ago 1 min ago 31 427

Yesterday I blasted Wesley Clark for his support of trump's war 1 senseandsensibility 4 min ago 1 min ago 1 80

How do other democratic nations remove unfit leaders? 4 Wicked Blue 29 min ago 1 min ago 2 136

Xelenskyy Nominated for Peace Prize! 8 ihaveaquestion 44 min ago 1 min ago 18 226

"Madman theory" -idea you can win negotiations by making your opponents afraid you'll do something crazy if they don't 3 Amaryllis 11 min ago 1 min ago 1 78

WH response to George Clooney speaking out against war crimes 3 BlueWaveNeverEnd 10 min ago 1 min ago 2 136

Brian Beutler: Republicans Chose Armageddon Over Checking Trump--They Just Got Lucky 0 highplainsdem 1 min ago 1 min ago 0 12

I have been walking around with a deep sadness today 28 gopiscrap 21 hrs ago 1 min ago 269 4528

What Maga Calls America First 6 bigtree 5 hrs ago 2 min ago 19 414

That's Two Surrenders Now For Trump 5 Coolgoober 3 hrs ago 2 min ago 15 335

Spare a thought for the people of Lebanon 14 malaise 2 hrs ago 3 min ago 75 853

Pete Hegseth faced Pentagon revolt before the Iran ceasefire announced: insiders 6 turbinetree 2 hrs ago 5 min ago 48 1303

HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP'S THREAT TO KILL A WHOLE CIVILIZATION [View all] 70 Just_Vote_Dem 23 hrs ago 5 min ago 325 7302

Trump says US will be 'hangin' around' Strait of Hormuz: 'Big money' to be made 11 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 54 min ago 6 min ago 7 260

Markey: They were planning an actual genocide -- a destruction of a civilization. That's why Trump should be impeached. 2 highplainsdem 2 hrs ago 7 min ago 16 221

Leavitt on Trump "eliminating" Iran: "It's insulting to insinuate Iran somehow has moral high ground over the USA" 5 Miles Archer 26 min ago 7 min ago 3 173

Just heard on MS NOW - 38 Grim Chieftain 2 hrs ago 7 min ago 111 3332

The Rude Pundit: It Should Be a Bigger Story That the President of the United States Is Fucking Insane 5 babylonsister 2 hrs ago 8 min ago 56 1146

'A wow moment': Democrats make big gains in key battlegrounds 27 EarlG 4 hrs ago 8 min ago 96 1856

How Much Did Eric and Jr. Make 2 lame54 1 hr ago 11 min ago 8 237

I don't EVER want to hear a Conservative rant about how weak President Carter was towards Iran. 2 Chasstev365 19 min ago 11 min ago 6 111

Reports That the Strait Has Been Closed Again Over IDF Attacks on Lebanon 7 ruet 1 hr ago 12 min ago 15 377

DOJ says House Oversight's subpoena 'no longer obligates' Bondi testimony in Epstein matter 8 LetMyPeopleVote 2 hrs ago 12 min ago 10 309

Missed Morning Joe today. Anybody on worth watching? 4 CTyankee 1 hr ago 12 min ago 0 195

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ART OF THE DE....oops, scratch that. "Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again despite Trump's ceasefire deal" 4 Miles Archer 1 hr ago 13 min ago 7 207

Aaron Rupar: A commenter notes that "Trump managed to be both Hitler and Chamberlain in the same negotiation. An 1 highplainsdem 20 min ago 13 min ago 3 96

The biggest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince a bunch 12 Gaugamela 1 hr ago 16 min ago 15 472

Stunning Fact - Iran's GDP per capita has increased a total of 43% during the 47 year regime of the ayatollahs... 5 PeaceWave 2 hrs ago 18 min ago 4 315

I would like to emphasize 1 PCIntern 28 min ago 18 min ago 9 179

There is a tsunami of bullshit currently emanating from Karoline Leavitt's mouth. 4 OGBuzz 45 min ago 23 min ago 9 312

Grampy salivates over concept of plan to charge Hormuz tolls in "joint venture" with Iran..."It's a beautiful thing." 17 Miles Archer 5 hrs ago 23 min ago 19 1057

Excellent reasons why the Democratic party should no longer support Israel 6 Eddie Haskell 60 2 hrs ago 25 min ago 9 490

Ron Johnson (R) weighs in on trump's latest tweet. He sounds a little spooked [View all] 64 senseandsensibility Yesterday 26 min ago 227 7367

Is the Strait of Schroedinger open or closed now? 18 Ocelot II 1 hr ago 26 min ago 39 902

Hey Hegseth, just put up numbers of how many enemy you killed every day. We know you want to. 0 RoeVWade 27 min ago 27 min ago 1 96

Paula Poundstone - trump just wanted attention , i heard she begged 3 Figarosmom 1 hr ago 28 min ago 7 301

White House wants FIFA to change transgender policy, with Women's World Cup guarantees on the line 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 40 min ago 31 min ago 0 127

This was the first ship-to-ship communications ever to take place in space. #NASA (ISS to Artemis) 12 Swede 5 hrs ago 31 min ago 18 343

DeSantis pushes redistricting as Democratic wins shake GOP outlook 0 In It to Win It 33 min ago 33 min ago 3 119

'Trump always chickens out'? NOT THIS TIME..... I don't think we should use that term tonight-- 34 Jack Valentino 14 hrs ago 34 min ago 30 1592

Right now...in the Strait of Hormuz. ($2M toll/ship) Thanks to Trump. 2 underpants 1 hr ago 36 min ago 11 295

Senator Chuck Schumer: Trump is a military moron. 29 Passages 5 hrs ago 41 min ago 81 2213

C'mon, Do We Really Trust Trump? 4 Coolgoober 2 hrs ago 43 min ago 3 235

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here: 21 demmiblue 5 hrs ago 45 min ago 165 3573

The Bulwark: Trump Knows His Election Order is Illegal. That's the Point! (w/ Andrew Weissmann) 2 marmar 3 hrs ago 47 min ago 3 340

Why MAGA men actually loathe tradwives 10 marmar 3 hrs ago 48 min ago 31 846

The true lunacy is the world breathing a sigh of relief with this psychopath still in office. 7 pat_k 15 hrs ago 48 min ago 35 641

France moves 129 tonnes of gold from the New York Federal Reserve 14 BlueWaveNeverEnd 9 hrs ago 51 min ago 33 2098

the war is far from done 1 Javaman 52 min ago 51 min ago 6 198

Will Bunch: If there is a hell, Hegseth just purchased a one-way no-return ticket. 19 highplainsdem 4 hrs ago 52 min ago 53 1302

Mueller, She Wrote: Ceasefire's going about as well as a Trump casino. 1 highplainsdem 2 hrs ago 55 min ago 18 272

"I am, and it is, and no, they don't" 1 mahatmakanejeeves 59 min ago 55 min ago 11 266

Never seen a U.S. president 'order' the press to retract a report before 13 bigtree 4 hrs ago 56 min ago 59 1688

The end of the Trump presidency 30 Henry203 5 hrs ago 56 min ago 73 2829

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Sam Altman May Control Our Future--Can He Be Trusted? (Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 4/6) 6 highplainsdem 1 hr ago 57 min ago 9 197

The Next Level LIVE: Trump Extends Civilian Annihilation Threat For Two Weeks The Bulwark 0 ihaveaquestion 57 min ago 57 min ago 1 145

Is he dead yet? 18 Orrex 7 hrs ago 58 min ago 61 745

Three Missing Words in Ceasefire Plan Could Make a Fool of Trump 4 Javaman 6 hrs ago 1 hr ago 10 576

"In a more civilized society these two people could never appear in public again." 3 mahatmakanejeeves 2 hrs ago 1 hr ago 14 428

MI-SEN: A Rising Democratic Star Is Ready for New Leadership -- Without Chuck Schumer 1 RandySF 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 11 268

Two men, crying in space. 6 Swede 4 hrs ago 1 hr ago 126 2168

I'm not a psychologist but I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that the remaining hard-core Trump [View all] 66 artemisia1 Monday 1 hr ago 140 5118

So let me get this strait 39 angrychair 18 hrs ago 1 hr ago 113 2562

What's taco going to do now ? 13 Beachnutt 2 hrs ago 1 hr ago 11 436

The ChatGPT Symptom Spiral: Be careful asking chatbots about your health. (Sage Lazarro, The Atlantic, 4/6) 4 highplainsdem 1 hr ago 1 hr ago 2 194

***Breaking News*** Iran Says Strait Is Still Closed 21 DemocratSinceBirth 3 hrs ago 1 hr ago 16 899

Did Iranian Civilians Form Rings Around Power Plants & Stand Across Bridges Last Night 17 gab13by13 4 hrs ago 1 hr ago 2 557

How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran (NYT) 9 dalton99a 18 hrs ago 1 hr ago 11 340

Message from my union just now. Crazy shit! 9 MerryBlooms 21 hrs ago 1 hr ago 10 889

We wouldn't even consider scaring a christian country with annihilation: This is religious 4 lindysalsagal 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 9 229

Well, my tax refund is $1,000 more than last year... 13 Septua 4 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 7 602

How many of you think Trump knew about this agreement yesterday morning... 6 LAS14 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 11 396

You raised $160.00 on April 7, 2026 @ ActBlue 1 Omaha Steve 5 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 2 62

Do you know this man? 4 werdna 4 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 1 552

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