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Women's Rights & Issues
India-China: The Return of Girls, baby girls are desirable once more
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 7 sec ago - Last reply 7 sec ago

General Discussion
Good evening from Tulsa, Oklahoma where Pete Buttigieg is holding a town hall tonight. Doors don't open for over an ho
By riversedge - 1 hr ago - Last reply 27 sec ago

Music Appreciation
John Hartford thread. This is as blue as the grass can be while actively smoking grass
By The Polack MSgt - 12 min ago - Last reply 32 sec ago

General Discussion
The Price of War
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 37 sec ago - Last reply 37 sec ago

General Discussion
On Tax Day, Mamdani Taxed the Rich
By Celerity - 33 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

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Cartoons 4/18/2026
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago - Last reply 2 min ago

General Discussion
I know your name.
By sheshe2 - 24 min ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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Tomorrow my wife and I are going to see a performance of Mozart's Requium.
By NNadir - 4 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

General Discussion
Sudan war 'being fought on women's bodies': Survivors detail sexual assault (trigger warning)
By niyad - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 4 min ago

Religion
Today's executive order signing attendees using Bible text to worship Trump as Jesus
By DUMember24 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 4 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump vs The Pope: This Fight Is Bigger Than You Think
By SamuelAdams - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 4 min ago

General Discussion
FBI's Kash Patel denies excess drinking amid officials' US security concerns
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 16 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

Cooking & Baking
What's for Dinner, Sat., April 18, 2026
By Emile - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 5 min ago

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SNL won't have new episodes again till 5/2, first of 3 new shows. May 16 finale will have Will Ferrell & Paul McCartney.
By highplainsdem - 6 min ago - Last reply 6 min ago

General Discussion
102 YR old Italian woman makes all of today's republicans look so very, very small
By 4bonhoffer - 7 min ago - Last reply 7 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Justice Department adds former Trump lawyer to investigation of Trump critic John Brennan
By BumRushDaShow - 7 min ago - Last reply 7 min ago

General Discussion
Anyone else following the beagle rescue happening in Wisconsin?
By hamsterjill - 7 min ago - Last reply 7 min ago

General Discussion
Florida Condo owners stuck with homes no one will buy as they wake up to grim repercussions of new laws
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 8 min ago

Latest Breaking News
At least six killed in Kyiv as gunman opens fire and takes hostages
By muriel_volestrangler - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 8 min ago

General Discussion
Platner is fundraising by dissing Democrats
By radical noodle - 39 min ago - Last reply 9 min ago

General Discussion
Bessent's Treasury quietly extended a license allowing Russian oil transactions for another month.
By applegrove - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 9 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trove of documents shed rare light on Supreme Court's secretive affair with poison
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 10 min ago

General Discussion
Patel goes for the GOTCHA! own the media sick burn but comes off more like a little crybaby who needs a drink
By Miles Archer - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 10 min ago

General Discussion
MAD magazine comments on Trump's subservience to Putin, 2019
By DBoon - 10 min ago - Last reply 10 min ago

Latest Breaking News
US issues sanctions waiver on Russian oil sales again
By muriel_volestrangler - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
'Cases that stay with you forever': They see women killed by violence, and this is what they want you to know
By canetoad - 11 min ago - Last reply 11 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump greeted by empty seats at Arizona rally leaving supporters 'totally shocked': report
By BumRushDaShow - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago - Last reply 12 min ago

Latest Breaking News
White House insists Trump has 'done more for American tourism than anyone' after drop in global visitors
By BumRushDaShow - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 13 min ago

Environment & Energy
Real world numbers from the grand renewable energy experiment are not promising.
By hunter - 51 min ago - Last reply 13 min ago

General Discussion
What a disaster.
By Swede - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 13 min ago

General Discussion
BREAKINGNEWS: The Alantic Reporter that broke open the story regarding FBI Director Kash Patel @S_Fitzpatrick says
By riversedge - 1 hr ago - Last reply 15 min ago

General Discussion
Lawyer who led losing effort to overturn 2020 election will oversee probe of ex-CIA director
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 24 min ago - Last reply 15 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump to join public Bible reading as Pope Leo clash simmers
By BumRushDaShow - 58 min ago - Last reply 16 min ago

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Our News Media (as illustrated by Mad Magazine)
By IcyPeas - 50 min ago - Last reply 16 min ago

General Discussion
Let me make this pellucidly clear - what real life has taught me
By malaise - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 16 min ago

General Discussion
Poor "Shrub" Bush...it's slipping away...
By Pesky1 - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 17 min ago

Weather Watchers
Two BIG Storms Are About To Collide - Ryan Hall Update and Forecast...
By 2naSalit - 1 hr ago - Last reply 17 min ago

General Discussion
Bad day yesterday. After we left for Austin for my wife's appointment, where we were told she has a small ...
By marble falls - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 18 min ago

Latest Breaking News
GOP activists giving up hope on the party's future due to Trump's war: report
By BumRushDaShow - 30 min ago - Last reply 19 min ago

General Discussion
Come on. You KNOW why Trump inspired the Iranians to re-close the Strait of Hormuz
By jmowreader - 46 min ago - Last reply 20 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Scoop: Trump convenes Iran situation room meeting amid renewed Hormuz crisis
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago - Last reply 20 min ago

Asian Group
How do Japanese People Flirt?
By YoshidaYui - 22 min ago - Last reply 22 min ago

General Discussion
Golly isn't it amazing
By moniss - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 23 min ago

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Ode to Cuddles
By JMCKUSICK - 1 hr ago - Last reply 25 min ago

General Discussion
Obama and Mamdani with preschoolers:
By applegrove - 1 hr ago - Last reply 26 min ago

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Mom needed a break....(Click on link)
By red dog 1 - 27 min ago - Last reply 27 min ago

General Discussion
Tokyo:
By applegrove - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 31 min ago

General Discussion
Organized Money: How AIPAC Tries to Dominate the Business of Politics
By Celerity - 49 min ago - Last reply 33 min ago

General Discussion
Ossoff: The SEC better find out who placed these trades...
By Swede - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 34 min ago

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Baby Goats
By red dog 1 - 36 min ago - Last reply 34 min ago

General Discussion
Obama and Mamdani read a book to ALa class about the importance of community-Then they sing "Wheels on the bus".
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 35 min ago

General Discussion
Ukraine Has Written Off the United States
By littlemissmartypants - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 37 min ago

General Discussion
Florida Condo owners stuck with homes no one will buy as they wake up to grim repercussions of new laws
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 50 replies @ 39 min ago (Milestone)

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Friday Night Vodka Buzz. Ask me anything.
By Aristus - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 43 min ago

Foreign Affairs
From January. Why tech billionaires are quietly bankrolling Europe's far-right Pinch Point - Al Jazeera
By AStern - 43 min ago - Last reply 43 min ago

General Discussion
Is he dead yet?
By Orrex - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 44 min ago

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Probably 2 of the funniest movies I've ever seen:
By MarineCombatEngineer - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 45 min ago

General Discussion
TRUMP hasn't "accepted" his 2020 loss. Why the F*CK would we even CONSIDER him "accepting" loss in IRAN?
By Miles Archer - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 46 min ago

General Discussion
Timothy Snyder: It's as if the Iran war was fought to sustain the Russian economy.
By highplainsdem - 1 hr ago - Last reply 47 min ago

General Discussion
David Hogg celebrated Mary Peltola's 2024 loss but he wants to give Marjorie Taylor Greene 'a chance'.
By RandySF - 75 replies @ 47 min ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
They dressed like a bear and damaged a Rolls-Royce in an audacious insurance scheme
By Zorro - 1 hr ago - Last reply 47 min ago

Economy
Actual factory output is up sharply and may be picking up speed, even though factory jobs have slid steadily.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 47 min ago

TV Chat
This Actress Destroyed Every Autism Clich Acting Breakdown The Back Focus
By ihaveaquestion - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 48 min ago

General Discussion
Pete Buttigieg [**Must Watch**] 23 minute video from Wichita, Kansas yesterday. ALSO....
By IcyPeas - 1 hr ago - Last reply 49 min ago

General Discussion
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Nowhere Near As Good At Bullsh*tting As He Thinks He Is
By erronis - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 49 min ago

American History
Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago - Last reply 49 min ago

General Discussion
Bad day yesterday. After we left for Austin for my wife's appointment, where we were told she has a small ...
By marble falls - 25 replies @ 51 min ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Harris got a million more popular votes in 2024 than idiot got in 2020
By lindysalsagal - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 51 min ago

Music Appreciation
America - Ventura Highway (Musikladen, 1975)
By Uncle Joe - 52 min ago - Last reply 52 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
The Story of Woody Guthrie's Fight with Trump & a Ukulele Play-Along
By red dog 1 - 54 min ago - Last reply 54 min ago

General Discussion
How believable are the polling numbers being reported?
By lees1975 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 56 min ago

General Discussion
Can't even surrender right
By struggle4progress - 57 min ago - Last reply 57 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Native American Group Slams NFL's Washington Commanders for 'Inappropriate' New Logo: 'We Are Not Your Mascot'
By BumRushDaShow - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 57 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
asked ChatGPT wut
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago - Last reply 57 min ago

General Discussion
The Worst Justice in Modern Supreme Court History
By red dog 1 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 57 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Jeff Tiedrich - this week in stupid: April 18 edition
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago - Last reply 58 min ago

Movies
Watching a written and directed film in 2020 by Jon Stewart, "Irresistible".......with Steve Carell.
By a kennedy - 58 min ago - Last reply 58 min ago

General Discussion
How Trump Undermines Trump by Robert Kuttner
By justaprogressive - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 59 min ago

Latest Breaking News
So many food service workers are being deported that restaurants are now begging lawmakers for help
By BumRushDaShow - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 59 min ago

Forum Spotlight: Science

People with dark personality traits are naturally inclined towards leadership roles, finds new study
By erronis

NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating
By mahatmakanejeeves

From Endless Frontier to Enemy of the People: The Assault on Public Science -- Lawfare
By erronis

Latest Breaking News

Justice Department adds former Trump lawyer to investigation of Trump critic John Brennan
7 min ago - CNN Politics

GOP activists giving up hope on the party's future due to Trump's war: report
30 min ago - Raw Story

Trump to join public Bible reading as Pope Leo clash simmers
58 min ago - The Hill

Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame
1 hr ago - Washington Post

Scoop: Trump convenes Iran situation room meeting amid renewed Hormuz crisis
1 hr ago - msn/Axios

ICE releases delayed detainee death reports as 2026 total rises to 17
2 hrs ago - NBC News

Calls for Met Gala boycott after Jeff Bezos foots the bill: 'Brought to you by worker exploitation'
2 hrs ago - The Independent

US Preparing to Board Iran-Linked Ships as Pressure on Tehran Builds--Report
3 hrs ago - Newsweek

Trove of documents shed rare light on Supreme Court's secretive affair with poison
3 hrs ago - msn/Alternet

In Virginia gerrymandering fight, Republicans claim Obama's with them. He isn't
4 hrs ago - Reuters

'Uniquely unfit': Alan Dershowitz's 'alternate universe of facts' conveniently ignores that he lost defamation case
4 hrs ago - Law & Crime

At least six killed in Kyiv as gunman opens fire and takes hostages
5 hrs ago - BBC

'Ignorance and cruelty': former USAID official details devastation inflicted by Doge cuts
5 hrs ago - The Guardian

Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine
6 hrs ago - AP

City Council Wrecked in Voter Bloodbath After Allowing New Data Center
6 hrs ago - Futurism

Appeals court allows all White House ballroom construction to resume
6 hrs ago - CBS News

Airline bankrupted by Trump's soaring fuel prices pleads for bailout
8 hrs ago - msn/Daily Beast

Trump greeted by empty seats at Arizona rally leaving supporters 'totally shocked': report
9 hrs ago - Raw Story

Kash Patel Says He's Suing Over Report Claiming He's Repeatedly Been Intoxicated in Public While FBI Director
10 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Justice Department Rebuffs French on X Probe, Musk Interview
10 hrs ago - The Wall Street Journal.

Trump NRA snub fuels questions about key GOP ally's influence
10 hrs ago - The Hill

Iran Says No Date Set for Next Round of Negotiations With US
11 hrs ago - US News & World Report/Reuters

American rejects merger talks with United Airlines
12 hrs ago - msn/Reuters

Iran mediators meet in Turkey to discuss peace push
12 hrs ago - msn/Axios

N.Y.C. Doormen and Building Owners Reach an Agreement to Avert a Strike
13 hrs ago - NYT

President's Trump Tower penthouse could be subject to new NYC tax
13 hrs ago - USA Today

Trump Officials Are 'Openly Discussing' Kash Patel's Replacement as FBI Director: Report
13 hrs ago - MEDIAite

US issues sanctions waiver on Russian oil sales again
13 hrs ago - MSN/France 24

Japan seals largest-ever defense contract with frigate sale to Australia
13 hrs ago - Japan Times

Supreme Court Justices Alito and Thomas not planning to retire this year, sources say
14 hrs ago - CBS News

EPA appoints industry players and academics to its Science Advisory Board
14 hrs ago - The Hill

Federal judge blocks politically fraught TV station merger
14 hrs ago - CNN

Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Iran reimposes restrictions
15 hrs ago - AP

So many food service workers are being deported that restaurants are now begging lawmakers for help
15 hrs ago - The Independent

US Navy surveillance drone flies mission along Cuba's coast
15 hrs ago - USA Today

Congress isn't doing enough to protect staff from sexual misconduct, lawmakers say
16 hrs ago - NBC News

White House insists Trump has 'done more for American tourism than anyone' after drop in global visitors
16 hrs ago - The Independent

Native American Group Slams NFL's Washington Commanders for 'Inappropriate' New Logo: 'We Are Not Your Mascot'
16 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media
20 hrs ago - NYT

Dairy Queen is putting an AI chatbot in its drive-thrus
20 hrs ago - TheVerge

Judge sides with Arizona election official in ruling that has implications for midterms voting
22 hrs ago - AP

DOJ removes top prosecutor who questioned case against former CIA Director John Brennan
23 hrs ago - MS NOW

A Trump pledge is falling flat as Ohio musical instrument plant closes
23 hrs ago - msn/Reuters

White House eyes alleged Utah scandal as GOP frets about redistricting loss
Yesterday - CBS News

RFK distances himself from measles outbreak, bashes Tylenol study
Yesterday - Roll Call

House Dem Asks General For Assurances If Trump Deploys Troops To Polling Places
Yesterday - MEDIAite

Democrats Eye Deep-Red Turf As Trump's Popularity Tumbles
Yesterday - Huff Post

Trump's legal fees slush fund is drying up
Yesterday - MS NOW News

The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
Yesterday - AP

Exclusive: Barack Obama calls for Virginians to vote 'Yes' in new video just days before crucial redistricting election
Yesterday - ABC News

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