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Conservatives Have Been Having a 93-year long Hissy-Fit
By ThoughtCriminal - 24 sec ago - Last reply 24 sec ago

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Todd Blanche Suggests DOJ May Not Release Full Epstein Files By Friday Deadline ("more over the next couple of weeks")
By Miles Archer - 4 min ago - Last reply 31 sec ago

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Maples"Whatever you do, do not let her (14 year old daughter) around any of these men,especially my husband."
By Swede - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 38 sec ago

Latest Breaking News
'Internal debacle': GOP lawmakers furious that Mike Johnson 'got outplayed' by Democrats
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 1 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Congress leaves for Christmas, closes the books on 2025
By BumRushDaShow - 24 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

Writing
AI and Chatbots as Story Elements -- "Vince Gilligan has licked that cupcake"
By GreatGazoo - 2 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

Environment & Energy
Global Temperature in 2025, 2026, 2027 - James Hansen et. al
By OKIsItJustMe - 2 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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Do you put too much pressure on yourself during the holidays? I do.
By MissMillie - 1 hr ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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Couple Finds A Doberman Puppy On Their Way To A Hike
By catbyte - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 min ago

General Discussion
A question, for those old enough to remember and make the the comparison
By indusurb - 44 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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Trump would like to rename the San Andreas Fault to Joe Biden's fault.
By tblue37 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 2 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Exclusive: Frustration mounts at Justice Department as it races to redact some Epstein files, sources say
By demmiblue - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

General Discussion
NY Fed President Williams says some 'technical factors' distorted November's CPI reading downward
By UpInArms - 1 hr ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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Trump is trying hard to stay awake during the marijana event in the Oval office......
By riversedge - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Ukraine attacks Russian 'shadow' tanker off Libyan coast
By muriel_volestrangler - 1 hr ago - Last reply 4 min ago

General Discussion
Joe Kennedy III: The Kennedy Center is a living memorial to a fallen president and named for President Kennedy by
By highplainsdem - 75 replies @ 4 min ago (Milestone)

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Joe Kennedy III: The Kennedy Center is a living memorial to a fallen president and named for President Kennedy by
By highplainsdem - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 4 min ago

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Maples"Whatever you do, do not let her (14 year old daughter) around any of these men,especially my husband."
By Swede - 75 replies @ 4 min ago (Milestone)

Music Appreciation
What is the background music? Tia.
By cbabe - 4 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

General Discussion
Trump Refused to Bow Head During Fallen Soldier Transfer
By LetMyPeopleVote - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 4 min ago

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Postimages hosting is slow or dead this morning. Images may not show up. (posted here for general interest)
By usonian - 4 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

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Nearing the End of His Life, Donald Trump Is Laying Waste to Everything He Can.
By MineralMan - 1 hr ago - Last reply 4 min ago

General Discussion
Unknown Ground
By orangecrush - 5 min ago - Last reply 5 min ago

Photography
Friday Sunrise/Sunset -- Some photos from the new farm, some from the old farm.
By George McGovern - 5 min ago - Last reply 5 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Epstein files to be released after months of delays from Trump officials
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 5 min ago

General Discussion
Pod Save America: DESPERATE Trump FLAILS In Awful Prime Time Address
By marmar - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 5 min ago

North Carolina
Trump hopes NC speech will bolster his standing on US economy
By littlemissmartypants - 24 min ago - Last reply 6 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
The White House ballroom will never be built
By marmar - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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***Wordle Spoiler 12/19***
By ._. - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 6 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Epstein's Brother Blows Up White House's Story on Trump's Innocence
By Uncle Joe - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 7 min ago

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Cable News Clips
Top U.S. & World Headlines -- December 19, 2025
By Uncle Joe - 7 min ago - Last reply 7 min ago

General Discussion
Anyone that would throw away a friendship for a sleazeball scumbag....
By kentuck - 8 min ago - Last reply 8 min ago

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Scams, Scams, everywhere are Scams.....
By getagrip_already - 1 hr ago - Last reply 9 min ago

Cable News Clips
Doctors in Jail? Hospitals Stripped of Fed Funding? The Criminalization of Trans Youth Healthcare
By Uncle Joe - 11 min ago - Last reply 11 min ago

General Discussion
Mark Hamill: Happy EPSTEIN Files Release Day Eve for all those who celebrate!!! 👍
By sheshe2 - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 12 min ago

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Kirk's widow endorses Vance as MAGA infighting rages
By mahatmakanejeeves - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 12 min ago

General Discussion
So the Brown University shooter and maybe the M.I.T. Professor was let in by Trump administration.
By Botany - 52 min ago - Last reply 14 min ago

Latest Breaking News
"It's a disgrace": Enraged Democrats vow to fight "Trump-Kennedy Center" renaming
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 15 min ago

General Discussion
For a White House that claims Trump is involved in every policy decision, there's a lot he doesn't know about...
By tblue37 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 15 min ago

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Why Was The Director Of MIT's Fusion Center Shot To Death?
By duckworth969 - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 16 min ago

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Claudio Manuel Neves-Valente Brown University suspect
By Historic NY - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 16 min ago

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Anniversaries and Posting Milestones (December 19, 2025)
By EarlG - 22 min ago - Last reply 17 min ago

General Discussion
Trump's pardons wipe out payments to defrauded victims
By dalton99a - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 17 min ago

General Discussion
AMOUNT of BULLSH*T and OBSTRUCTION Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna is willing to take from Bondi on Epstein files: NONE.
By Miles Archer - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 18 min ago

Health
HHS Cuts Children's Health Grants After Pediatric Association Criticizes RFK Jr.
By douglas9 - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 18 min ago

General Discussion
Friday's Condensed News Cartoons
By KS Toronado - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 19 min ago

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Maria Shriver: "Can we not see what is happening here? Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny."
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago - Last reply 21 min ago

Latest Breaking News
'The Titanic': 'The Ship be Sinking, It's Over'
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 22 min ago

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As a kid, were you Team Snowman, Team Snow Angel, Team Sled Riding or Team Snowball Fight. I am Team Sled Riding.
By debm55 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 22 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Pope Leo replaces Cardinal Dolan in shake-up of NY Catholic Church
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 23 min ago

Cable News Clips
'Did she understand?' Nicolle Wallace floored as Trump aide exposes herself to a subpoena
By LetMyPeopleVote - 41 min ago - Last reply 25 min ago

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Snowy Owl
By Donkees - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 25 min ago

General Discussion
Is he dead yet?
By Orrex - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 26 min ago

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No Friday Night drinking thread tonight. At least, not with me as host.
By Aristus - 1 hr ago - Last reply 27 min ago

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Would you want this job?
By RazorbackExpat - 1 hr ago - Last reply 27 min ago

Cooking & Baking
Wild Rice and Mushroom Casserole
By Celerity - 27 min ago - Last reply 27 min ago

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Wild Rice and Mushroom Casserole
By Celerity - 27 min ago - Last reply 27 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump's Health TAKES TURN FOR WORSE as HE SUFFERS ALONE - Meidas Touch
By Deep State Witch - 57 min ago - Last reply 28 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump Transport Goon's Nepo Baby Has TSA Meltdown
By BumRushDaShow - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 29 min ago

General Discussion
'Did she understand?' Nicolle Wallace floored as Trump aide exposes herself to a subpoena
By LetMyPeopleVote - 43 min ago - Last reply 30 min ago

General Discussion
Do people really think that the DOJ
By choie - 31 min ago - Last reply 31 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
When will the Epstein files be released -- and will they reveal anything new?
By Dulcinea - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 32 min ago

General Discussion
This Country Is Going To Hell
By gab13by13 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 33 min ago

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Trump move to dismantle climate agency blows up Senate funding deal.
By MarineCombatEngineer - 1 hr ago - Last reply 33 min ago

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Voices Muted! Well look at that the vote was NOT unanimous.
By sheshe2 - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 35 min ago

General Discussion
once hes gone
By moonshinegnomie - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 37 min ago

Sports
Crazy game in Seattle. Tied at 30, Seattle is back in it.
By yonder - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 37 min ago

General Discussion
How one anonymous tipster cracked the Brown University shooting case
By dalton99a - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 38 min ago

Weather Watchers
Epstein Moon today.
By usonian - 42 min ago - Last reply 38 min ago

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MaddowBlog-Trump's latest White House 'renovations' take a turn toward vandalism
By LetMyPeopleVote - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 39 min ago

General Discussion
Happy Holidays..one of our own needs some help
By Omaha Steve - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 41 min ago

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Trump's Top Aide Admits 'Score Settling' Driving DOJ's Political Prosecutions
By LetMyPeopleVote - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 43 min ago

Photography
Cooper's Hawk on Fence Rail
By mnhtnbb - 1 hr ago - Last reply 44 min ago

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Good morning my DU family,
By JMCKUSICK - 1 hr ago - Last reply 44 min ago

General Discussion
If the Epstein Files are a hoax
By purr-rat beauty - 1 hr ago - Last reply 45 min ago

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Trump Says White House Ballroom Will Now Cost $400 Million as Judge Allows Construction to Move Forward
By Eugene - 1 hr ago - Last reply 46 min ago

General Discussion
For Those Keeping Track...
By MayReasonRule - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 47 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
They graduated from Stanford. Due to AI, they can't find a job
By Zorro - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 47 min ago

General Discussion
Puka Nacua apologizes after promising he would do an antisemitic touchdown celebration: 'I had no idea'
By AZLD4Candidate - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 47 min ago

Pets
I made a new best friend yesterday.
By Duncanpup - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 48 min ago

Forum Spotlight: Foreign Affairs

China's Massive Bubble; China Enraged as US Approves Record Arms Deal For Taiwan; TikTok Deal - China Update
By TexasTowelie

Ukraine Hits Russian Tanker in the Mediterranean! Russian GRU General Andrey Averyanov On Board! - Suchomimus
By TexasTowelie

Russia's Point of No Return is Closer Than We Thought - Paul Warburg
By TexasTowelie

Latest Breaking News

Congress leaves for Christmas, closes the books on 2025
24 min ago - Roll Call

Ukraine attacks Russian 'shadow' tanker off Libyan coast
1 hr ago - The Guardian

'Indefensible': Trump-appointed judge rebukes ICE, threatens contempt for 'transgressions' in 'chillingly brutal' case
1 hr ago - Law & Crime

Coast Guard abruptly deletes swastika, noose entry from policy manual
2 hrs ago - Washington Post

South Africa defiant after US threatens 'consequences' over refugee centre raid
2 hrs ago - BBC

'Internal debacle': GOP lawmakers furious that Mike Johnson 'got outplayed' by Democrats
2 hrs ago - Raw Story

Epstein files to be released after months of delays from Trump officials
3 hrs ago - The Guardian

Exclusive: HHS planning to overhaul childhood vaccine schedule to recommend fewer shots, source says
3 hrs ago - CNN Health

Head of workplace rights agency urges white men to report discrimination
4 hrs ago - AP

Louvre reopens fully after staff vote to suspend strike
4 hrs ago - ABC 13 News-AP

'The Titanic': 'The Ship be Sinking, It's Over'
4 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Trump Transport Goon's Nepo Baby Has TSA Meltdown
5 hrs ago - Daily Beast

Trump DOJ plagued by 'unprecedented errors' -- more than 1 out of 5 of its DC criminal cases are getting tossed
5 hrs ago - msn/MEDIAite

They quit government to protest Trump. Now they are running for Congress to stop him.
6 hrs ago - Reuters

"It's a disgrace": Enraged Democrats vow to fight "Trump-Kennedy Center" renaming
7 hrs ago - msn/Axios

Ukraine deal: EU leaders agree €90bn loan, but without use of frozen Russian assets
7 hrs ago - The Guardian

White House official whines that non-Fox networks didn't show Trumps slides during address:We spent so much time on them
7 hrs ago - The Independent

US suspends green card lottery scheme after Brown shooting
7 hrs ago - BBC

Senate nears 'minibus' deal to largely fund government, thwarting shutdown threat
7 hrs ago - The Hill

Judges amazed by Peter Navarro's contempt appeal and hold lawyer's feet to fire as Trump DOJ sits this one out
8 hrs ago - Law & Crime

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of felony obstruction
11 hrs ago - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Man suspected in shooting at Brown University has been found dead in New Hampshire, AP source says
14 hrs ago - Los Angeles Times

Authorities set to address media as police believe they have identified Brown University suspect
14 hrs ago - CNN.com

Trump will use military housing money for $1,776 Pentagon bonuses
14 hrs ago - msn/Washington Post

Cybersecurity Staff Plead Guilty for Moonlighting as Hackers
15 hrs ago - Bloomberg

Sarah McBride Lobbied Some Republicans to Vote Against an Anti-Trans Bill
15 hrs ago - NOTUS.org

Jack Smith didn't invoke Fifth Amendment during 8 hours of testimony, GOP committee chairman says
15 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Trump team is pushing to yank American citizenship from more foreign-born people
16 hrs ago - The Independent

Kennedy Center board member was forcefully muted for name change vote: 'Not unanimous!'
17 hrs ago - Raw Story

TikTok Says It Signed Agreements for New US Joint Venture
17 hrs ago - Bloomberg

Jeffries: Dems expect DOJ to comply with law to release Epstein files
17 hrs ago - The Hill

NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle and Family Killed in Jet Crash, N.C. Congressman Says
18 hrs ago - Wall Street Journal

Feds will have Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 off
18 hrs ago - Government Executive

Longtime Washington Congressman Dan Newhouse will not seek re-election in 2026
18 hrs ago - KOMO-TV Seattle, WA

Brown mass shooting and MIT professor murder may be linked: Sources
19 hrs ago - ABC News

Exclusive: Frustration mounts at Justice Department as it races to redact some Epstein files, sources say
19 hrs ago - CNN

Democrats push for last-minute vote on extending health care subsidies before deadline
19 hrs ago - CBS News

U.S. to meet with Russian, Ukrainian teams in coming days for new peace talks
20 hrs ago - NBC News/Reuters

Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House Says
21 hrs ago - CNBC

Pope Leo replaces Cardinal Dolan in shake-up of NY Catholic Church
22 hrs ago - USA Today

Deaths reported after business jet crashed at an airport in North Carolina
23 hrs ago - AP News

More photos from Epstein's estate released by House Democrats as deadline to release DOJ files looms
23 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
Yesterday - AP

CDC officials urge US flu vaccination after record child deaths last year
Yesterday - The Guardian

US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion
Yesterday - AP

Republicans redrew a North Carolina district held by a GOP incumbent.A war veteran Democrat is looking to take advantage
Yesterday - CBS News

November consumer prices rose at a 2.7% annual rate, lower than expected, delayed data shows
Yesterday - CNBC

Prosecutors tried and failed to add 3rd felony charge against Letitia James, court docs show
Yesterday - Politico

House Republicans Call Early Christmas Break Before Epstein Files Release
Yesterday - Newsweek

Trump's social media business is merging with a nuclear fusion company
Yesterday - CNN Business

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