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Music Appreciation
Midnight Oil - Short Memory
By Mousetoescamper - 10 sec ago - Last reply 10 sec ago

General Discussion
Rep Ocasio-Cortez: It's a massive, illegal power grab that the House and Senate have a sworn duty to stop.
By Dennis Donovan - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 11 sec ago

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I hadn't noticed but the Shingrix vaccine
By moniss - 11 min ago - Last reply 25 sec ago

Cable News Clips
Trump's attempt to freeze federal grants and loans leads to confusion and clarifications - PBS NewsHour
By Rhiannon12866 - 25 sec ago - Last reply 25 sec ago

Latest Breaking News
'Trump Plunged the Country Into Chaos!' Schumer Rages At Spending Freeze -- Calls it 'Project 2025 By a Different Name'
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago - Last reply 29 sec ago

General Discussion
How Trump's illegal shutdown screws veterans, seniors, and kids - Dailykos
By B.See - 5 min ago - Last reply 39 sec ago

Latest Breaking News
ICE to conduct major immigration operations in three cities per week
By BumRushDaShow - 54 min ago - Last reply 49 sec ago

Latest Breaking News
Republican attorneys general pressure Costco to drop DEI policies
By BumRushDaShow - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 50 sec ago

Latest Breaking News
Scoop: Pete Buttigieg taking "serious look" at Michigan Senate race in 2026
By highplainsdem - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 55 sec ago

General Discussion
CBS58 Meteorologist Sam Kuffel's Firing Sparks Divided Reactions on Social Media
By erronis - 23 min ago - Last reply 57 sec ago

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Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of government
By dalton99a - 11 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

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MAGAt at the grocery store today
By KS Toronado - 57 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

Photography
Here's my photos from today at the Manhattan Beach Farmer's Market! Enjoy, dear friends!
By CaliforniaPeggy - 1 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

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Caroline Kennedy warning to Senate: Bobby Jr is a predator, unqualified
By deminks - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 1 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Statement from Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)
By ultralite001 - 1 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump Signs Order Aimed At Banning Gender Transitions For Everyone Under 19
By Wicked Blue - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 min ago

Maryland
Neo-Nazi leader on trial in Maryland for alleged terrorist plot to destroy Baltimore-area power grid
By mahatmakanejeeves - 8 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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DUers are asking "what can we do?" Here's an answer
By senseandsensibility - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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every federal employee should start to gum up the works
By moonshinegnomie - 1 hr ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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From Malcolm Nance on Bsky
By HAB911 - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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God: Let Denmark cook.
By highplainsdem - 11 min ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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DUers are asking "what can we do?" Here's an answer
By senseandsensibility - 25 replies @ 4 min ago (Milestone)

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Watch Ari tonight
By malaise - 1 hr ago - Last reply 4 min ago

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Indivisible just sent email with action items to do right now and more info on funding freeze:
By Amaryllis - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 4 min ago

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Do you like my shirt?
By Croney - 1 hr ago - Last reply 5 min ago

Music Appreciation
Henry Mancini - Charade
By rogerballard - 5 min ago - Last reply 5 min ago

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Pete Buttigieg is "taking a serious look" at 2026 Michigan Senate race
By tulipsandroses - 8 min ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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Cheese, glorious cheese! alone, w crackers, bread, meals. Your favorites! 😄
By electric_blue68 - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 6 min ago

General Discussion
At this point will RUMP even
By bluestarone - 22 min ago - Last reply 6 min ago

Latest Trump BS
Trump threatens exile for Americans who are 'repeat offenders' and 'violent criminals'
By Eugene - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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dear du members. i will bee off line utill i can get my wilress set up and running. i am restricted to my reclining cha
By AllaN01Bear - 34 min ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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What happens to us when trump shuts down all news including Democratic Underground? He Will!
By rich7862 - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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This is what love at first sight looks like
By red dog 1 - 6 min ago - Last reply 6 min ago

Cable News Clips
Caroline Kennedy: RFK Jr. is a 'predator' who encouraged family 'down the path of substance abuse' - Deadline - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 7 min ago - Last reply 7 min ago

General Discussion
I would like to know exactly what underlies the Trump/GOP obsession with DEI.
By Ocelot II - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 7 min ago

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Rep Ocasio-Cortez: It's a massive, illegal power grab that the House and Senate have a sworn duty to stop.
By Dennis Donovan - 25 replies @ 8 min ago (Milestone)

Latest Breaking News
Republican congressman suggests some children receiving free school lunches should work at McDonald's instead
By Wicked Blue - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 8 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Let's talk about the word "Woke" and why i hate it
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 8 min ago - Last reply 8 min ago

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Here's an example of a productive action that Democrats in the Senate should take.
By Wiz Imp - 56 min ago - Last reply 9 min ago

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Raw Story: 'This woman is embarrassing': Trump press secretary mocked over latest claim
By Dennis Donovan - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 9 min ago

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When uncle lynx comes to visit
By red dog 1 - 9 min ago - Last reply 9 min ago

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I called the Hospital about my upcoming Bypass surgery 2-21-25
By JMCKUSICK - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 10 min ago

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BREAKING: KAMALA ROBBED OF 3,565,000 VOTES
By Galraedia - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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Trump's "Mandate" Vanishes As His Approval Ratings Plummets In A Week
By applegrove - 11 min ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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Didn't know where to post this re: BlueSky and Mark Cuban
By IrishBubbaLiberal - 1 hr ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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Close family member's scholarship grant was shut down today by Trump.
By Irish_Dem - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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Close family member's scholarship grant was shut down today by Trump.
By Irish_Dem - 25 replies @ 11 min ago (Milestone)

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Lock him the fuck up
By malaise - 1 hr ago - Last reply 11 min ago

Music Appreciation
Ani DiFranco - Pulse (1998)
By Celerity - 11 min ago - Last reply 11 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump signs 4 new executive orders, transforming military
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 12 min ago

General Discussion
A judge put a freeze on Trump's order to freeze federal grants!
By imanamerican63 - 20 min ago - Last reply 13 min ago

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"We are their bosses. They are on our payroll. Never forget that. Don't act otherwise."
By babylonsister - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 15 min ago

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Are laws even operative anymore?
By markpkessinger - 27 min ago - Last reply 16 min ago

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Colombia backed Trump down, got him to accept their demands
By bigtree - 1 hr ago - Last reply 16 min ago

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Newsweek: Man Arrested at US Capitol Targeted Mike Johnson, Pete Hegseth
By Dennis Donovan - 45 min ago - Last reply 17 min ago

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What happens
By angrychair - 1 hr ago - Last reply 18 min ago

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German Chancellor calls Elon Musk's comments
By applegrove - 18 min ago - Last reply 18 min ago

Cable News Clips
BREAKING: Federal judge pauses Trump's budget freeze - Deadline - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 25 min ago - Last reply 18 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Congressman Demands Fellow Lawmakers Stand Up To Trump: 'This Is A 5 Alarm F-ing Fire'
By Wicked Blue - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 18 min ago

General Discussion
Jim Acosta just released his first Substack: "Welcome to my new venture! I'm going independent, at least for now."
By highplainsdem - 28 min ago - Last reply 19 min ago

Cable News Clips
Judge blocks Trump administration's federal funding freeze - KVUE
By TexasTowelie - 39 min ago - Last reply 19 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump Administration to offer all 2 million federal employees a buyout to resign
By wishstar - 1 hr ago - Last reply 19 min ago

Latest Breaking News
White House tells federal workers they can quit now, get paid through September
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 39 min ago - Last reply 19 min ago

General Discussion
The backlash is starting already
By malaise - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 19 min ago

Cable News Clips
Nicolle on Trump's funding stunt: 'This is about you, your drugs, your childcare, your food stamps' - Deadline - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 20 min ago - Last reply 20 min ago

California
Is secession on the table for CA?
By Dennis Donovan - 33 min ago - Last reply 20 min ago

Latest Breaking News
House Democrats launch review of firing of former special counsel Jack Smith's team
By BumRushDaShow - 28 min ago - Last reply 20 min ago

Non-Fiction
They Knew: how a culture of conspiracy keeps America complacent/Sarah Kendzior
By cbabe - 21 min ago - Last reply 21 min ago

General Discussion
The 50-Year-Old Law Trump Is Challenging To Create Chaos
By LiberalArkie - 51 min ago - Last reply 21 min ago

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Medicaid Payment System Turned Off
By applegrove - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 24 min ago

Cable News Clips
Sen. Tim Kaine BLASTS funding freeze: 'We're not going to rest until we get this turned around' - Deadline - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 30 min ago - Last reply 25 min ago

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I Went Grocery Shopping Today Looking For A Fight
By gab13by13 - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 25 min ago

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When I was a child, my Mother told me that anyone
By Colgate 64 - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 25 min ago

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Democracy Forward seems to be doing the work- I plan to donate this evening
By Iris - 1 hr ago - Last reply 26 min ago

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Maximilien Robespierre
By Yavin4 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 26 min ago

Cooking & Baking
What's for Dinner, Tues., Jan. 28, 2025
By NJCher - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 26 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Sean Duffy is confirmed by the Senate to lead the Transportation Department
By nitpicked - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 28 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Final report on foreign interference
By nbsmom - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 29 min ago

General Discussion
Federal judge has ordered a pause
By mwmisses4289 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 29 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Caroline Kennedy calls cousin RFK Jr a predator ahead of confirmation hearing
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 30 min ago

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TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 29: Birthday Tribute: Director Ernst Lubitsch/Cyd Charisse
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Watched this movie for free on Tubi called the Underground 1941
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2025 Robert Osborne Award Recipient and First TCM Festival Tribute Announced (TCM press release issued 1/27/25)
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Latest Breaking News

Statement from Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)
1 min ago - KVAL CBS-13

House Democrats launch review of firing of former special counsel Jack Smith's team
28 min ago - CBS News

White House tells federal workers they can quit now, get paid through September
39 min ago - Washington Post

ICE to conduct major immigration operations in three cities per week
54 min ago - NBC News

Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management
1 hr ago - Wired

'Trump Plunged the Country Into Chaos!' Schumer Rages At Spending Freeze -- Calls it 'Project 2025 By a Different Name'
1 hr ago - MEDIAite

Trump Administration to offer all 2 million federal employees a buyout to resign
1 hr ago - NBC News

Trump Signs Order Aimed At Banning Gender Transitions For Everyone Under 19
1 hr ago - AP

Senate Democrats block GOP's ICC sanctions bill
1 hr ago - The Hill

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
1 hr ago - AP

Fears for 'security of Jews worldwide' in wake of Elon Musk AfD speech
1 hr ago - The Guardian

Caroline Kennedy calls cousin RFK Jr a predator ahead of confirmation hearing
2 hrs ago - guardian

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
2 hrs ago - AP

Idaho Republican lawmakers call on Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling
2 hrs ago - The Independent

Trump's $3T grant freeze sparks outrage. States are suing to stop it.
2 hrs ago - NJ.com

Transgender service members challenge Trump's military ban
2 hrs ago - NBC News

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joins immigration enforcement operations in NYC
3 hrs ago - ABC News

Democrats question legality of Trump freeze on federal grants
3 hrs ago - The Hill

Congressman Demands Fellow Lawmakers Stand Up To Trump: 'This Is A 5 Alarm F-ing Fire'
3 hrs ago - HuffPost

Rand Paul to oppose Trump Labor nominee
4 hrs ago - The Hill

Medicaid portals down in all 50 states after Trump funding freeze, Sen. Wyden says
4 hrs ago - CNBC

Trump signs 4 new executive orders, transforming military
4 hrs ago - The Hill

Letitia James Calls Out Trump's Funding Move: 'Reckless and Dangerous'
4 hrs ago - Newsweek

Black-owned brands urge US consumers not to boycott Target over end of diversity efforts
5 hrs ago - Reuters

Republican congressman suggests some children receiving free school lunches should work at McDonald's instead
5 hrs ago - NBC

White House to give press credentials to any content creators who make 'legitimate' news content
5 hrs ago - The Guardian

Trump funding freeze challenged in lawsuit by nonprofits, small business group
6 hrs ago - CNBC

Sean Duffy is confirmed by the Senate to lead the Transportation Department
6 hrs ago - AP

Elon Musk's X begins its push into financial services with Visa deal
6 hrs ago - CNBC

US consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group
6 hrs ago - Associated Press

Trump fires US labor board member, hobbling agency amid legal battles
6 hrs ago - Reuters

Scoop: Pete Buttigieg taking "serious look" at Michigan Senate race in 2026
6 hrs ago - Axios

Oklahoma parents enrolling kids in school might have to prove kids' citizenship status
6 hrs ago - CBS News/AP

Final report on foreign interference
7 hrs ago - CPAC airing live on YouTube

Exclusive-US military aircraft with deported migrants lands in Guatemala, officials say
8 hrs ago - msn/Reuters

Violent Jan 6 rioter pardoned by Donald Trump being sought on charges of child sex solicitation
8 hrs ago - The Independent

Bird Flu Enters The Next Dangerous And Worrisome Phase
8 hrs ago - crooksandliars.com

Sunnyside leaders say ICE detentions raised fear in community
8 hrs ago - SEattle Times

Trump Fires Labor Board Prosecutor Who Drew Backlash From Corporations
8 hrs ago - New York Times

Carroll pushes back on Trump claim immunity extends to $83M defamation verdict
9 hrs ago - The Hill

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov for U.S. government agencies
9 hrs ago - CNBC

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters will not run for reelection, opening a key Senate seat
9 hrs ago - AP

Trump's copper, aluminium tariffs may raise costs for U.S. consumers
10 hrs ago - Reuters

Coalition of Jewish groups say they're leaving X over Musk's behavior
10 hrs ago - Axios

East Palestine reaches settlement with Norfolk Southern over 2023 derailment
10 hrs ago - ABC News

Center City Whole Foods workers vote in favor of unionizing
11 hrs ago - WHYY Philadelphia/NPR

After 'confusion' over Trump team's directives, critical NIH research will continue for now
11 hrs ago - Yahoo! News/NBC News

Republican attorneys general pressure Costco to drop DEI policies
12 hrs ago - USA Today

Lawsuit alleges new Trump administration email system for federal employees raises privacy concerns
12 hrs ago - CNN

Scoop: Top House Dems plot first big battle with Trump
12 hrs ago - Axios

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