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Liberal YouTubers
Judge Luttig Issues DIRE WARNING to Supreme Court over trump Immunity- Popok Interview
By MagaSmash - 2 min ago
Judge Luttig Issues DIRE WARNING to Supreme Court over trump Immunity- Popok Interview
By MagaSmash - 2 min ago
Latest Breaking News
'Rest of life in prison': RNC official frets about 'decades' in jail in fake elector case
By riversedge - 4 min ago
'Rest of life in prison': RNC official frets about 'decades' in jail in fake elector case
By riversedge - 4 min ago
General Discussion
I'm getting super fed up with Israel/Palestine posts here
By SpankMe - 25 replies @ 7 min ago (Milestone)
I'm getting super fed up with Israel/Palestine posts here
By SpankMe - 25 replies @ 7 min ago (Milestone)
Latest Breaking News
House and Senate negotiate bill to help FAA add more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors
By BumRushDaShow - 8 min ago
House and Senate negotiate bill to help FAA add more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors
By BumRushDaShow - 8 min ago
General Discussion
Michigan AG executes search warrants on Google and X in ongoing 2020 fake electors probe
By RandySF - 9 min ago
Michigan AG executes search warrants on Google and X in ongoing 2020 fake electors probe
By RandySF - 9 min ago
General Discussion
I am a bit puzzled by the college campus protests
By RAB910 - 75 replies @ 17 min ago (Milestone)
I am a bit puzzled by the college campus protests
By RAB910 - 75 replies @ 17 min ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Michael Cohen is cashing in on the Trump trial with TikTok livestreams -- and it could be a problem
By Eugene - 17 min ago
Michael Cohen is cashing in on the Trump trial with TikTok livestreams -- and it could be a problem
By Eugene - 17 min ago
General Discussion
Scott Perry Distances Himself from His Own Abortion Bill
By applegrove - 18 min ago
Scott Perry Distances Himself from His Own Abortion Bill
By applegrove - 18 min ago
General Discussion
Are Arabs in Michigan really prepared to hand the presidency back to Donald Trump? In a word: yes.
By Coventina - 50 replies @ 19 min ago (Milestone)
Are Arabs in Michigan really prepared to hand the presidency back to Donald Trump? In a word: yes.
By Coventina - 50 replies @ 19 min ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Numerous officers struck by gunfire in North Carolina
By mercuryblues - 20 min ago
Numerous officers struck by gunfire in North Carolina
By mercuryblues - 20 min ago
Israel/Palestine
US determines 5 Israeli security units committed human rights violations before outbreak of Gaza war
By Eugene - 21 min ago
US determines 5 Israeli security units committed human rights violations before outbreak of Gaza war
By Eugene - 21 min ago
Classic Films
TCM May 2024 At a Glance - Star of the Month; Theodore Bikel, Betty Garrett tributes; Showcases for Gable, Sinatra,
By ificandream - 32 min ago
TCM May 2024 At a Glance - Star of the Month; Theodore Bikel, Betty Garrett tributes; Showcases for Gable, Sinatra,
By ificandream - 32 min ago
The DU Lounge
Can you imagine leaving your dog behind to drown? (Notice the rescuer is crying!):
By tblue37 - 37 min ago
Can you imagine leaving your dog behind to drown? (Notice the rescuer is crying!):
By tblue37 - 37 min ago
General Discussion
Hamas to consider ceasefire-hostage release proposal that Israeli sources say could avert Rafah invasion
By sarisataka - 38 min ago
Hamas to consider ceasefire-hostage release proposal that Israeli sources say could avert Rafah invasion
By sarisataka - 38 min ago
Latin America
How fentanyl laid waste to Guatemala's time-worn opium trade
By Judi Lynn - 44 min ago
How fentanyl laid waste to Guatemala's time-worn opium trade
By Judi Lynn - 44 min ago
General Discussion
Kimberley Gargoyle's new book drops: "The Princess and her Pup". The twitter comments are ruthless.
By jmbar2 - 46 min ago
Kimberley Gargoyle's new book drops: "The Princess and her Pup". The twitter comments are ruthless.
By jmbar2 - 46 min ago
Latin America
Ecuador: Victims Of Modern Slavery Must Have Remedy And Reparation In Ongoing Lawsuits, UN Experts Say
By Judi Lynn - 47 min ago
Ecuador: Victims Of Modern Slavery Must Have Remedy And Reparation In Ongoing Lawsuits, UN Experts Say
By Judi Lynn - 47 min ago
General Discussion
Isaac Chotiner: Elliott Abrams and the Contradictions of U.S. Human-Rights Policy
By Nevilledog - 51 min ago
Isaac Chotiner: Elliott Abrams and the Contradictions of U.S. Human-Rights Policy
By Nevilledog - 51 min ago
Latest Breaking News
Feds: Rioter Couple Raided Pelosi's Office, Stormed the Senate, Then Kicked a Cop in the Groin
By Zorro - 25 replies @ 52 min ago (Milestone)
Feds: Rioter Couple Raided Pelosi's Office, Stormed the Senate, Then Kicked a Cop in the Groin
By Zorro - 25 replies @ 52 min ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Taylor Swift Claims Record Top 14 Spots on Billboard Hot 100, Led by 'Fortnight' With Post Malone
By Tom of Temecula - 53 min ago
Taylor Swift Claims Record Top 14 Spots on Billboard Hot 100, Led by 'Fortnight' With Post Malone
By Tom of Temecula - 53 min ago
General Discussion
Joseph Pastucci: Pennsylvania Man Found Guilty of Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol
By Eugene - 54 min ago
Joseph Pastucci: Pennsylvania Man Found Guilty of Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol
By Eugene - 54 min ago
Latest Breaking News
"Unethical behavior": Sarah Huckabee Sanders knew about Trump hush payments, David Pecker testifies
By BumRushDaShow - 57 min ago
"Unethical behavior": Sarah Huckabee Sanders knew about Trump hush payments, David Pecker testifies
By BumRushDaShow - 57 min ago
General Discussion
Therese Borgerding: Ohio Woman Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By Eugene - 1 hr ago
Therese Borgerding: Ohio Woman Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By Eugene - 1 hr ago
Cable News Clips
NYC mayor on supporting peaceful protest, the city's 2025 budget
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
NYC mayor on supporting peaceful protest, the city's 2025 budget
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Universe, I am soooooo disappointed. The one thing I truly wanted
By niyad - 100 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Universe, I am soooooo disappointed. The one thing I truly wanted
By niyad - 100 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Cable News Clips
What two Congressmembers saw at Columbia University as pro-Palestinian protests escalate
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
What two Congressmembers saw at Columbia University as pro-Palestinian protests escalate
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Eric Trump on father's alertness: 'The whole world knows his toughness'
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
Eric Trump on father's alertness: 'The whole world knows his toughness'
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
West Virginia and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
By Nevilledog - 1 hr ago
West Virginia and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
By Nevilledog - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Formula 1: Miami Grand Prix sends cease and desist letter to prevent Donald Trump fundraiser during race
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
Formula 1: Miami Grand Prix sends cease and desist letter to prevent Donald Trump fundraiser during race
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Supreme Court Puppetmaster's Consulting Firm Clients Exposed in Leak
By Nevilledog - 1 hr ago
Supreme Court Puppetmaster's Consulting Firm Clients Exposed in Leak
By Nevilledog - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Beating cancer used to be bipartisan. What happened?
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
Beating cancer used to be bipartisan. What happened?
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
'Numerous' officers hurt in 'active' east Charlotte shooting, CMPD says
By Wicked Blue - 1 hr ago
'Numerous' officers hurt in 'active' east Charlotte shooting, CMPD says
By Wicked Blue - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Mike Luckovich- At S. Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's House
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago
Mike Luckovich- At S. Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's House
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago
Editorials & Other Articles
Hitler's Rise to Power and its Lessons for Today
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
Hitler's Rise to Power and its Lessons for Today
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
The DU Lounge
YouTube amateur political commentators seem to simply pirate the original content creator.
By Marcuse - 1 hr ago
YouTube amateur political commentators seem to simply pirate the original content creator.
By Marcuse - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Michael Steele responds to Trumps post on correspondents dinner.
By Swede - 50 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Michael Steele responds to Trumps post on correspondents dinner.
By Swede - 50 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Latin America
Indigenous Peruvian Leader Olivia Bisa Tirko on Calls for Citigroup to End Coal, Oil & Gas Financing
By Judi Lynn - 1 hr ago
Indigenous Peruvian Leader Olivia Bisa Tirko on Calls for Citigroup to End Coal, Oil & Gas Financing
By Judi Lynn - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
G7 agrees to shut down coal plants by 2035, UK minister says, in climate breakthrough
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago
G7 agrees to shut down coal plants by 2035, UK minister says, in climate breakthrough
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago
Editorials & Other Articles
Comment: Justice delayed, but will a Jan. 6 trial be denied?
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
Comment: Justice delayed, but will a Jan. 6 trial be denied?
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
**Peter Navarro's final attempt to get released from prison pending appeal rejected**
By hlthe2b - 1 hr ago
**Peter Navarro's final attempt to get released from prison pending appeal rejected**
By hlthe2b - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
Trump shoves Kari Lake out of Mar-a-Lago and frets she'll be electoral liability: report
By riversedge - 50 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Trump shoves Kari Lake out of Mar-a-Lago and frets she'll be electoral liability: report
By riversedge - 50 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
General Discussion
Message From a Gazan to Campus Protesters: You're Hurting the Palestinian Cause
By Deep State Witch - 1 hr ago
Message From a Gazan to Campus Protesters: You're Hurting the Palestinian Cause
By Deep State Witch - 1 hr ago
Washington
Heard of the Working Families Tax Credit? Neither have many local families
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
Heard of the Working Families Tax Credit? Neither have many local families
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
Are Arabs in Michigan really prepared to hand the presidency back to Donald Trump? In a word: yes.
By Coventina - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Are Arabs in Michigan really prepared to hand the presidency back to Donald Trump? In a word: yes.
By Coventina - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)
Editorials & Other Articles
PFAS/Forever Chems Increase Likelihood of Death by Cardiovasc Disease, More; Study, Toxic Water N. Italy
By appalachiablue - 1 hr ago
PFAS/Forever Chems Increase Likelihood of Death by Cardiovasc Disease, More; Study, Toxic Water N. Italy
By appalachiablue - 1 hr ago
Latin America
Indigenous Bolivians flee homes as backlash to mining protest turns explosive
By Judi Lynn - 1 hr ago
Indigenous Bolivians flee homes as backlash to mining protest turns explosive
By Judi Lynn - 1 hr ago
Latest Breaking News
Lawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News 'imminently'
By riversedge - 1 hr ago
Lawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News 'imminently'
By riversedge - 1 hr ago
General Discussion
HOUSE Democrats call on Columbia board to end protest encampment or resign
By ripcord - 1 hr ago
HOUSE Democrats call on Columbia board to end protest encampment or resign
By ripcord - 1 hr ago
Forum Spotlight: Science
Why dangerous bird flu is spreading faster and farther than first thought...A New Record Concentration for CO2, 427.98 ppm Has Been Set for the Mauna Loa CO2 Observatory's Weekly Average.
Rare dinosaur tracks are longest continuous set of sauropod footprints (EarthSky.org)
Latest Breaking News
'Rest of life in prison': RNC official frets about 'decades' in jail in fake elector case
4 min ago - msn
4 min ago - msn
House and Senate negotiate bill to help FAA add more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors
8 min ago - ABC News/AP
8 min ago - ABC News/AP
"Unethical behavior": Sarah Huckabee Sanders knew about Trump hush payments, David Pecker testifies
57 min ago - Salon
57 min ago - Salon
G7 agrees to shut down coal plants by 2035, UK minister says, in climate breakthrough
1 hr ago - CNN World
1 hr ago - CNN World
West Virginia and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
2 hrs ago - ABC News/AP
2 hrs ago - ABC News/AP
FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety
2 hrs ago - NBC News/AP
2 hrs ago - NBC News/AP
California is joining with a New Jersey company to buy a generic opioid overdose reversal drug
2 hrs ago - UK Independent
2 hrs ago - UK Independent
Hunter Biden demands that Fox News remove 'intimate' images from its platforms
3 hrs ago - CNN Politics
3 hrs ago - CNN Politics
Likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targets a container ship in the Red Sea
4 hrs ago - ABC News/AP
4 hrs ago - ABC News/AP
Trump shoves Kari Lake out of Mar-a-Lago and frets she'll be electoral liability: report
4 hrs ago - raw story
4 hrs ago - raw story
Cruz proposal for lawmakers facing threats to get special airport security escorts is blocked
5 hrs ago - The Hill
5 hrs ago - The Hill
Peter Navarro's get-out-of-jail request is again rejected by the Supreme Court
5 hrs ago - CNN Politics
5 hrs ago - CNN Politics
Philips settles suits over its DreamStation sleep apnea machines for $1.1 billion
6 hrs ago - CBS News/AFP
6 hrs ago - CBS News/AFP
Florida 'callously' strips healthcare from thousands of children despite new law
7 hrs ago - The Guardian
7 hrs ago - The Guardian
US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says
9 hrs ago - Business Insider
9 hrs ago - Business Insider
First container ship arrives at Port of Baltimore since Key Bridge collapse: 'Another milestone'
11 hrs ago - CBS News
11 hrs ago - CBS News
Israeli student elected by Columbia for role of student president as protests surge
16 hrs ago - The Jerusalem Post
16 hrs ago - The Jerusalem Post
Former Biden chief of staff says no 'big' strategy needed for Trump: He's 'busy taking himself down every day'
20 hrs ago - The Hill
20 hrs ago - The Hill
Biden reiterated 'clear position' on Rafah invasion in phone call with Netanyahu Sunday
20 hrs ago - CNN
20 hrs ago - CNN
CDC identifies 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles
21 hrs ago - ABC News/AP
21 hrs ago - ABC News/AP
'Physical altercations' during dueling pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel demonstrations on UCLA campus
21 hrs ago - ABC7 Los Angeles
21 hrs ago - ABC7 Los Angeles
Biden praises UAW-Daimler Truck agreement as a 'testament to the power of collective bargaining'
21 hrs ago - WRAL/CNN
21 hrs ago - WRAL/CNN
Maria Bartiromo questions Jim Jordan about 'congressional investigations that go nowhere'
22 hrs ago - The Hill
22 hrs ago - The Hill
Trump and DeSantis meet in Miami for first conversation since Florida governor dropped out of GOP primary
22 hrs ago - CNN Politics
22 hrs ago - CNN Politics
Green Party presidential candidate among those arrested as campus protests multiply
Yesterday - USA Today
Yesterday - USA Today
Sen. Graham calls on White House to normalize relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel
Yesterday - CNN
Yesterday - CNN
Niece of Israeli hostage says Biden administration has shown 'unwavering and relentless commitment' to her family
Yesterday - The Hill
Yesterday - The Hill
Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns before any Rafah move, says White House
Yesterday - Reuters
Yesterday - Reuters
Russian forces will likely make significant tactical gains in the coming weeks as Ukraine waits for US security assistan
Yesterday - Institute for the Study of War
Yesterday - Institute for the Study of War