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Dear Dr. Laura Schlesinger....
By orangecrush - 21 hrs ago - 249 recs

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A botched DUI arrest reveals a 'dirty little secret' about policing
By Jilly_in_VA - 18 hrs ago - 174 recs

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Dear Justice Roberts
By babylonsister - 16 hrs ago - 164 recs

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James Talarico:
By applegrove - 13 hrs ago - 108 recs

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Now hear this!
By surfered - 15 hrs ago - 93 recs

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Von Trapp family pulls out of Freedom 250 concert
By 303squadron - 22 hrs ago - 85 recs

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Springsteen Center to launch with America 250 concerts Featuring: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Stevie Van Zandt, Gar
By Nanjeanne - 9 hrs ago - 83 recs

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It's the Second Time he has done this for our State! Thank You Stephen Colbert....
By sheshe2 - 8 hrs ago - 69 recs

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Stephen Miller's Wife Doxed This Young Dem. Then the MAGA Rage Hit.
By dalton99a - 22 hrs ago - 69 recs

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Trump admin panics in fair talent search as artists bail: 'We can't just have Kid Rock'
By LetMyPeopleVote - 18 hrs ago - 67 recs

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The dump trump saga
By DoBW - 12 hrs ago - 65 recs

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Elizabeth Warren explains how Grampy's stock market antics are more than just simple "insider trading."
By Miles Archer - 16 hrs ago - 63 recs

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The real reason trump endorsed Paxton
By senseandsensibility - 17 hrs ago - 63 recs

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Don't sign up for Medicare Advantage when you turn 65:
By applegrove - 8 hrs ago - 62 recs

Latest Breaking News
Trump furiously demands judge who blocked renovation project be criminally charged
By riversedge - 13 hrs ago - 62 recs

General Discussion
Democrats' mean tweets trigger Fox News
By marmar - 20 hrs ago - 59 recs

Photography
Photo of photographer Lee Miller, a member of the London War Correspondents Corps
By littlemissmartypants - 23 hrs ago - 57 recs

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The judge who ordered that UNSIGHTLY GRAFFITI off of the Kennedy Center SPANKS Grampy 5 times in 2 paragraphs.
By Miles Archer - 10 hrs ago - 54 recs

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Governor Newsom Press Office: Time to evict!
By highplainsdem - 11 hrs ago - 54 recs

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Really, he's not batsh*t certified f*cking insane: Here's Trump's solution for the artists bailing on CircleJerk 250
By Miles Archer - 19 hrs ago - 51 recs

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Iran rejects deal. Attacks Kuwaiti base, Americans injured
By SamuelTheThird - 20 hrs ago - 51 recs

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The piece of shit president attacks the Kennedy Center judge and his wife
By dalton99a - 17 hrs ago - 47 recs

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Headsup for the Blue Moon which is also
By malaise - 16 hrs ago - 45 recs

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What the 250th anniversary of our country could be for those too young to remember 1976
By senseandsensibility - 13 hrs ago - 44 recs

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Spoiled butthurt little rich boy Trump says 'no interest' in Kennedy Center overhaul after judge orders his name removed
By Miles Archer - 19 hrs ago - 43 recs

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One quibble with the nation's 250th birthday, it's not July 4th 2026
By Uncle Joe - 11 hrs ago - 41 recs

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Matt Walsh says he's not gonna perform at Trump's 250 Celebration.
By Swede - 13 hrs ago - 41 recs

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The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger...
By littlemissmartypants - 15 hrs ago - 41 recs

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Singular 😂😂😂😂
By underpants - 20 hrs ago - 41 recs

Latest Breaking News
Platner's Texts With Women Concerned Campaign as Senate Race Took Off
By demmiblue - 15 hrs ago - 40 recs

Latest Breaking News
Trump's Vance Mockery Exposed in White House Leaks
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 10 hrs ago - 37 recs

The DU Lounge
My nephew is a teacher
By Marthe48 - 22 hrs ago - 37 recs

General Discussion
It blows my mind!
By kentuck - 21 hrs ago - 35 recs

Cable News Clips
Ali Velshi escorted away by police as he reports on protest outside NJ ICE facility - MS NOW Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago - 34 recs

General Discussion
Trump's biggest fans reject his 'lame and boring' new proposal: 'This is so egotistical'
By LetMyPeopleVote - 12 hrs ago - 34 recs

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Pig Stops Highway Traffic To Save Her Own Life
By catbyte - 18 hrs ago - 33 recs

The DU Lounge
Elephant Solved the Problem Immediately
By catbyte - 19 hrs ago - 33 recs

General Discussion
MAGA forced this:
By applegrove - 13 hrs ago - 30 recs

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Tesla Insiders Admit Self-Driving Is a Complete Disaster
By highplainsdem - 15 hrs ago - 30 recs

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The bully rich kid who no one liked stood alone at his party
By Chasstev365 - 17 hrs ago - 30 recs

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The story about Pam Bondi having thyroid cancer is not good.
By imanamerican63 - 22 hrs ago - 29 recs

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Joyce White Vance: Trump's Past Is Catching Up With Him
By sheshe2 - 7 hrs ago - 28 recs

The DU Lounge
Walking backwards aids with neuralplasticity.
By Prairie_Seagull - 13 hrs ago - 28 recs

The DU Lounge
Woman who rescued injured crow keeps getting 'thank-you gifts' from birds
By catbyte - 21 hrs ago - 28 recs

General Discussion
MAGA Fan Ticked Off By $640 Trump Watching Missing 'T'
By LilElf70 - 9 hrs ago - 27 recs

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As the 250 event collapses, Trump called himself "the no 1 attraction anywhere in the world"
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 17 hrs ago - 27 recs

Liberal YouTubers
REAL DOCTOR reviews Trump's medical chart, blood test results, and imaging
By MagaSmash - 23 hrs ago - 27 recs

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Ali Velshi is escorted away by police while reporting on a protest outside of a New Jersey ICE facility
By Miles Archer - 8 hrs ago - 24 recs

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The untold parts of a story
By moniss - 13 hrs ago - 24 recs

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Hey Doc! Are you nutzzzzz????
By imanamerican63 - 22 hrs ago - 24 recs

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I have the PERFECT solution for trump concerning the Kennedy Center!
By 70sEraVet - 17 hrs ago - 22 recs

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What daily life looks like in collapsing Cuba
By Jilly_in_VA - 18 hrs ago - 22 recs

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Within your financial capabilities
By kairos12 - 20 hrs ago - 22 recs

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Legal AF: Judge ORDERS Trump to ANSWER to FRAUD CHARGES!!!
By marmar - 20 hrs ago - 22 recs

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Cats making friends
By Figarosmom - 7 hrs ago - 21 recs

General Discussion
In a time when we have a President who refuses to take responsibility for anything, I thought I would like to
By flashman13 - 9 hrs ago - 21 recs

Latest Breaking News
There are no Supreme Court vacancies, but some judges are acting like there might be
By cliffside - 13 hrs ago - 21 recs

Civil Liberties
Trump Gets a Lesson in History-and the First Amendment
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago - 20 recs

General Discussion
Cartoons 5/30/2026
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 16 hrs ago - 20 recs

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"Give me the bat, Wendy"...President Jack Torrance sh*t-posts 50 times during "Executive Time" at the Overlook Hotel
By Miles Archer - 2 hrs ago - 18 recs

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Cat hater RVer finds a kitten in the desert- you can guess what happens
By Figarosmom - 9 hrs ago - 18 recs

Latest Breaking News
Canada's broader citizenship rules draw strong American interest, data shows
By riversedge - 16 hrs ago - 18 recs

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Nancy Mace does not seem to be coping well
By senseandsensibility - 17 hrs ago - 18 recs

Science
This Battery Doesn't Need Lithium and It Just Hit Mass Production
By Uncle Joe - 18 hrs ago - 18 recs

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These people are full of crap.
By Dunc - 22 hrs ago - 18 recs

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Debbie Wasserman-Schultz warned by Florida Democratic Black Caucus
By TVguyCards - 23 hrs ago - 18 recs

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a message from Graham Platner's wife Amy
By eShirl - 8 hrs ago - 16 recs

Cable News Clips
Why is there a UFC cage on the White House lawn?
By IronLionZion - 18 hrs ago - 16 recs

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Damn! There is no cure!
By imanamerican63 - 21 hrs ago - 16 recs

The DU Lounge
If you think you're having a bad day...
By True Dough - 22 hrs ago - 16 recs

Latest Breaking News
As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to eating wild animals
By littlemissmartypants - 23 hrs ago - 16 recs

LGBT
A twist on how to celebrate Pride Month
By littlemissmartypants - 2 hrs ago - 15 recs

General Discussion
More people are okay with Pope criticism of Trump than not:
By applegrove - 8 hrs ago - 15 recs

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In case you missed it re Erika Kirk
By valleyrogue - 19 hrs ago - 15 recs

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The decisions she's made have consequences. Platner on Collin's remarks
By Emile - 1 hr ago - 14 recs

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Road rage:
By applegrove - 13 hrs ago - 14 recs

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And now the news...
By surfered - 15 hrs ago - 14 recs

Editorials & Other Articles
Rick Wilson - The Trump Face Tattoo
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 17 hrs ago - 14 recs

General Discussion
As stars drop, Trump floats canceling Freedom 250 concert to give his own speech
By RandySF - 17 hrs ago - 14 recs

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With their cult leader in obvious and severe cognitive decline MAGAts are back to....
By OGBuzz - 18 hrs ago - 14 recs

Forum Spotlight: Foreign Affairs

Inside the Ebola Epicenter, the Virus Rages With Little to Stop It
By mahatmakanejeeves

Major Aukus switch to buy only secondhand subs from US means 'significant' cost savings, Marles says
By Eugene

Bad day for Chechens: 2 bases destroyed, hundreds dead, many surrender and switch sides - RFU News
By 2naSalit

Latest Breaking News

The Home-Insurance Coin Flip: Nearly Half of Claims Result in Zero Payout
2 hrs ago - The Wall Street Journal.

Concerns mount that Belarus could be a launchpad for a new Russian offensive in Ukraine
7 hrs ago - AP

China factory activity stalls in May as demand weakens
9 hrs ago - Reuters

PECO union "overwhelmingly" votes to authorize strike as contract negotiations continue
9 hrs ago - CBS News

Trump's Vance Mockery Exposed in White House Leaks
10 hrs ago - Daily Beast

Trump to headline 'Great American State Fair' for nation's 250th anniversary after artists drop out
10 hrs ago - AP

Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal
13 hrs ago - Politico

Trump furiously demands judge who blocked renovation project be criminally charged
13 hrs ago - raw story

There are no Supreme Court vacancies, but some judges are acting like there might be
13 hrs ago - WaPo

Iran Strike on Kuwait Injures Americans, Hits Reaper Drones Amid Peace Deal Deadlock
14 hrs ago - timesnewnews

Platner's Texts With Women Concerned Campaign as Senate Race Took Off
15 hrs ago - NYT

Canada's broader citizenship rules draw strong American interest, data shows
16 hrs ago - yahoo.com

US says it disabled another commercial ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran
17 hrs ago - AP

Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump
19 hrs ago - The Guardian

Google employee charged with using confidential search data to make $1.2 million on Polymarket
21 hrs ago - AP

Russian spies are aggressively seeking Western technology as sanctions bite, officials say
22 hrs ago - AP

As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to eating wild animals
23 hrs ago - AP

Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing
23 hrs ago - AP

Kellogg's to lay off 451 Omaha employees as it prepares to permanently close plant
Yesterday - Omaha World Herald

Vermont is first state to ban toxic herbicide paraquat, as others may follow
Yesterday - Nebraska Examiner

White House Releases Results of Trump's Latest Physical Exam
Yesterday - New York Times

Another No-Bid Contract, This Time For Gold-Plated Horses
Yesterday - crooksandliars.com

Pentagon recruiting troops to watch White House UFC fights, memos show
Yesterday - WaPo

US Department of Labor finalizes rule protecting union workers
Friday - U.S. Department of Labor

Kenyan court blocks U.S. plan to open Ebola quarantine center to treat Americans
Friday - PBS NEWSHOUR

State Police will take over operations outside Delaney Hall, create 'peaceful protest zones,' N.J. governor says
Friday - NJ.com

Lead federal prosecutor in James Comey seashells photo case steps aside
Friday - NBC News

Longtime '60 Minutes' Correspondent Says Trump Has 'Executed' Program
Friday - Huffington Post

3 climbers who fell near treacherous pass on Alaska's Mount McKinley are dead, 1 rescued
Friday - AP News

No tax charges filed in Southern Poverty Law Center probe, after IRS lawyers determined informant program legally struct
Friday - cbs

Judge Reopens Trump I.R.S. Suit, Questioning 'Weaponization' Fund
Friday - NYT

US says it has seized $1 billion in crypto assets from Iran
Friday - Reuters/Times of Israel

Postal Service proposes requiring states to provide mail-in ballot voter lists
Friday - CNBC

US judge orders removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center
Friday - Reuters

UN adds Israel and Russia to blacklist for sexual violence in conflict
Friday - The Guardian

ICE agent arrested over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota
Friday - The Guardian

Vietnam moves its dead to make way for Trump golf course, report says
Friday - The Independent

4 Climbers Stranded After Fall at 18,200 Feet on America's Tallest Mountain, Rescue Mission Underway
Friday - People

White House moves to give political appointees more power over federal grants
Friday - AP

Emerging US-Iran MoU said to reference possible $300B postwar 'investment fund' to aid Tehran's reconstruction
Friday - The Times of Israel

Pam Bondi throws acting AG Todd Blanche under the bus over Epstein files in Congress testimony
Friday - The Independent

Vomiting virus is spreading across most of the U.S.
Friday - nbc

Bus hits cars in Virginia, killing 5 people and injuring 34, state police say
Friday - AP

Pam Bondi testifies behind closed doors in House committee's Epstein probe
Friday - CBS News

Rescuers unite in Laos to free 5 villagers trapped in a flooded cave and find 2 still missing
Friday - AP

Federal judge halts work on Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund'
Friday - CNN

Federal judge had sex in chambers with police officer and lied about it, investigation found
Friday - AP

Pregnant woman and son from Ghana have been detained for more than a week at Dulles Airport, attorneys say
Friday - CNN

Complaints about U.S. Senate candidates who hinted at helping Osborn sent to Nebraska AG
Friday - Nebraska Examiner

US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and start new nuclear talks
Friday - AP

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