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Congrats to Cha for 320,000 Posts! (Original Post) SheltieLover Yesterday OP
Thanks to Cha for demonstrating bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1
Wow, Mahaalo, bucolic_frolic. Cha Yesterday #36
Congrats. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #2
Mahalo, sinkingfeeling... It's been Cha Yesterday #38
Cha rocks! UpInArms Yesterday #3
Mahalo, UpnArms! Cha Yesterday #39
Congrats Cha!!! Bev54 Yesterday #4
I'm Happy you saw it too Bev... Cha Yesterday #40
Wow! Congrats! Solly Mack Yesterday #5
Mahalo, Solly Mack! Cha Yesterday #41
Congratulations to Cha for 320,000 posts LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #6
Mahalo LMPV! Cha Yesterday #43
Wow, Cha! Truly amazing! hlthe2b Yesterday #7
It's Crazy! It's what I do Cha 23 hrs ago #44
Woo hoo! mzmolly Yesterday #8
Aloha, mzmolly! Cha 23 hrs ago #45
Congratulations Cha! sheshe2 Yesterday #9
Mahalo, she! Cha 23 hrs ago #46
Thank you, Cha. sheshe2 23 hrs ago #47
That's almost as many times that Trump has lied. twodogsbarking Yesterday #10
lol! Not even close. Cha 23 hrs ago #49
You could be correct. That's only about ten per day, every day for 79 years. twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #66
lol.. Wow, you did the math.. Cha 20 hrs ago #67
Good posts too! KT2000 Yesterday #11
Oh Mahalo, KT2000! Cha 23 hrs ago #51
Congratulations you posting Demon!!! chowder66 Yesterday #12
Lol.. that's about the size of it, Chowder! Cha 23 hrs ago #53
I doubt I'll ever be able to retire, hence the low post count. chowder66 22 hrs ago #57
Aww... Well I like Cha 22 hrs ago #60
how sweet. thanks!! chowder66 22 hrs ago #63
WOOT! CONGRATS BumRushDaShow Yesterday #13
Mahalo, BRDS! Cha 22 hrs ago #58
Whoa! 320,000 Posts??? PatSeg Yesterday #14
And, Crazy! Being on DU for 24 years Cha 20 hrs ago #69
I've been here 22 years, PatSeg 20 hrs ago #70
Good on you, Pat.. 22 years! Cha 20 hrs ago #71
Really? PatSeg 18 hrs ago #72
Aww.. about your friends who have passed Cha 15 hrs ago #74
I can think of two friends PatSeg 7 hrs ago #107
💗💐💗 blm Yesterday #15
lol! I see what you did there, blm 💙 ☮️ Cha 15 hrs ago #75
😉🫶🏽 blm 3 hrs ago #111
Woot! TBF Yesterday #16
Yay! Aloha, TBF! Cha 15 hrs ago #76
While also serving on the MIR Team.. surfered Yesterday #17
Yes, We keep busy on DU Cha 15 hrs ago #77
Congrats Cha jfz9580m Yesterday #18
Well, some news for you, jfz9580m... Cha 15 hrs ago #78
Well I never jfz9580m 14 hrs ago #85
No worries.. Cha is short for Cha 14 hrs ago #87
Here you go friend......... KS Toronado Yesterday #19
Sweet! Mahalo, KS! ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜 Cha 15 hrs ago #80
WOW! Congrats JMCKUSICK Yesterday #20
Mahalo, John! Cha 15 hrs ago #81
Get the to the greatest page. irisblue Yesterday #21
Mahalo, irisblue!💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜 Cha 14 hrs ago #82
Wow! Great job, Cha! Thanks, SheltieLover! spooky3 Yesterday #22
And, Mahalo to you, Spooky! Cha 14 hrs ago #83
WOW! Awesome! Wicked Blue Yesterday #23
Mahalo, Wicked Blue! Cha 14 hrs ago #84
;) ffr Yesterday #24
Mahalo, ffr.. Same to you! Cha 14 hrs ago #86
No big deal. I should catch up sometime in the year 2479!! AZ8theist Yesterday #25
Lol, it's not a Cha 14 hrs ago #88
Congratulations, Cha Niagara Yesterday #26
Mahalo, Niagara! Cha 14 hrs ago #89
Oh, Cha. You're welcome and thank you Niagara 5 hrs ago #109
Congratulations, Cha! greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #27
Mahalo, greatauntoftriplets! Cha 13 hrs ago #90
What an accomplishment! SergeStorms Yesterday #28
Almost 2 1/2 Decades Well Spent, Serge! Cha 13 hrs ago #91
I've been here for quite a while myself. SergeStorms 5 hrs ago #108
Congratulations Cha! n/t livetohike Yesterday #29
Mahalo, livtohike! Cha 13 hrs ago #92
Go Cha Go! applegrove Yesterday #30
Mahalo, apple! Cha 13 hrs ago #93
What the Heck! Lol! Cha Yesterday #31
... yellow dahlia Yesterday #33
Mahalo, yellow dahlia Cha Yesterday #35
YW, Cha! SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #59
It's so Reciprocated, Sheltie! Cha 22 hrs ago #61
TY, Cha! SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #62
You do, indeed ROCK, Cha! MontanaMama Yesterday #32
Mahalo, MontanaMama! Cha 20 hrs ago #68
Congrats!! And you still have fingers!? Ha ha heh. Keep on plugging away!! SWBTATTReg Yesterday #34
LOL, SWBTATTReg! Cha 13 hrs ago #94
Congratulations, Cha! highplainsdem Yesterday #37
Mahalo, highplainsdem! Cha 12 hrs ago #95
Congrats! murielm99 Yesterday #42
Mahalo, muriel! Cha 12 hrs ago #96
WTG GIRL!!!! Certainly have been a source for news, opinions and stories. Fla Dem 23 hrs ago #48
Mahalo, Fla Dem!💙 Cha 12 hrs ago #97
Holy moly, that's a lot. Keep on rocking, Cha. Congratulations! LoisB 23 hrs ago #50
Mahalo, LoisB! Cha 11 hrs ago #98
Oh my goodness,.... magicarpet 23 hrs ago #52
LOL... yeah, I be Chatting away Cha 11 hrs ago #99
Congratulations to Cha wendyb-NC 23 hrs ago #54
Aww.. Mahalo, Wendyb-NC! Cha 11 hrs ago #100
Cha is wonderful !!! fierywoman 23 hrs ago #55
Mahalo, fierywoman... Backatcha! Cha 11 hrs ago #101
Wow. Congratulations 🎈 underpants 23 hrs ago #56
Mahalo, underpants! Oh Good.. a Balloon! Cha 11 hrs ago #102
Unreal Number ProfessorGAC 21 hrs ago #64
Mahalo, Professor GAC! You just reminded Cha 11 hrs ago #103
And definitely worth reading! JohnnyLib2 21 hrs ago #65
Mahalo, JohnnyLib2! Cha 10 hrs ago #104
One of my all time favorite DUers. lpbk2713 17 hrs ago #73
Mahalo, lpbk2713🌻💙 Cha 10 hrs ago #105
Nicely done! Permanut 15 hrs ago #79
lol Permanut! I guess I've Cha 10 hrs ago #106
Cheers! Dark n Stormy Knight 4 hrs ago #110
We can rely on Cha for inserting the right comment into a discussion question everything 3 hrs ago #112

Bev54

(13,499 posts)
4. Congrats Cha!!!
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 01:10 PM
Yesterday

Happy I saw this, haven’t been on so much lately, so I tend to miss a lot.

Cha

(320,089 posts)
46. Mahalo, she!
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 05:22 PM
23 hrs ago

And, for Leonardo DiCaprio!

It's been really important for my sanity, hanging out with all of you Dems on DU for years!

Thank you for all you DO on DU!

Cha

(320,089 posts)
53. Lol.. that's about the size of it, Chowder!
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 05:48 PM
23 hrs ago
It's what happened when I retired in 2010.

Great to be here with all of you Dems!

Cha

(320,089 posts)
60. Aww... Well I like
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 06:09 PM
22 hrs ago

to read your posts when you Do.

Good luck! 💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

Cha

(320,089 posts)
58. Mahalo, BRDS!
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 06:03 PM
22 hrs ago

So nice to be here with all of you, and all you Do on DU... It's Amazing & Awesome! For Decades, Dedication extraordinaire!

Cha

(320,089 posts)
69. And, Crazy! Being on DU for 24 years
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 08:14 PM
20 hrs ago

did that to me.

Mahalo, Pat. Good to be here with you and all our DUers over the years!

PatSeg

(53,342 posts)
70. I've been here 22 years,
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 08:41 PM
20 hrs ago

but I've never been as prolific as you, every impressive.

Yes, a very long time. It is reassuring that some things are still somewhat consistent, like your friendly Mahalo greetings.

Cha

(320,089 posts)
71. Good on you, Pat.. 22 years!
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 09:00 PM
20 hrs ago

This has been a "consistency" in our lives. And a very positive one.

The reason I got a computer back in 2002 was to get on DU. I read about it in Nation Mag as an alternative news source, and couldn't wait to get on.

And here are.. Mahao, Pat!


PatSeg

(53,342 posts)
72. Really?
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 10:29 PM
18 hrs ago

What an interesting history! I was getting desperate after the 2000 election, just trying to find any reasonable political news and opinion. Hard to believe now how little there was at the time. Apparently, a lot of liberals were quite inactive (or perhaps underground?).

After 9/11, practically everything was ultra conservative, because no one in the media wanted to be perceived as "unpatriotic". I finally found a few openminded sites online and it was Democratic Underground that stuck over the years. I was a reader/lurker for a couple years before I finally signed up. I still have quite a few friends that I met here years ago and a few who have passed away.

Cha

(320,089 posts)
74. Aww.. about your friends who have passed
Fri May 1, 2026, 01:18 AM
15 hrs ago

away. 💔💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

I have a close cyber buddy on DU who passed away unexpectedly in 2023. Her name is Me. 💔💙 She's in our Memorials. I think of her every day, along with my other loved ones.

I enjoyed reading about your history of funding DU. This is such a unique, special spot in the Universe.



PatSeg

(53,342 posts)
107. I can think of two friends
Fri May 1, 2026, 09:28 AM
7 hrs ago

who were part of our Joe Biden group both here and on Facebook. "Gateley" passed in 2021 and "Froward" (Fred Dupper) died suddenly in his forties from a tooth infection. Fred hadn't been on DU for quite some time though.

Yes, DU is a special spot, especially considering how so many often impersonal social media platforms have become dominant. I am sometimes surprised that DU has endured as well as it has.

Cha

(320,089 posts)
75. lol! I see what you did there, blm 💙 ☮️
Fri May 1, 2026, 01:25 AM
15 hrs ago

And, Thank You.. backatcha.

🌻🕯️🕊️💜

Cha

(320,089 posts)
76. Yay! Aloha, TBF!
Fri May 1, 2026, 01:31 AM
15 hrs ago

Great to be with all of you for so long.. Fighting the Good Fight!

Cha

(320,089 posts)
77. Yes, We keep busy on DU
Fri May 1, 2026, 01:40 AM
15 hrs ago

Fighting for Democracy and keeping the trolls at bay.

Mahao, surfered!🌻🕯️🕊️💜

jfz9580m

(17,600 posts)
18. Congrats Cha
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 02:38 PM
Yesterday

320,000 ?! He must be a morning DUer. I rarely see his posts, though I know Cha’s favorite emoticon - in fact, I think of it as Cha’s emoticon.

Cha

(320,089 posts)
78. Well, some news for you, jfz9580m...
Fri May 1, 2026, 01:52 AM
15 hrs ago

I'm female, too. And, I post a lot late for the East Coast, anyway, since I'm on the Island of Kauai.

There is a bit of going on here with all the evil Nazis over-taking the US government.

Nice to meet you

jfz9580m

(17,600 posts)
85. Well I never
Fri May 1, 2026, 02:19 AM
14 hrs ago


Lol..I thought you were male for some reason.
Yup. Certainly a lot of nazis..

Nice to meet you as well..
.

Cha

(320,089 posts)
80. Sweet! Mahalo, KS! ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜
Fri May 1, 2026, 01:58 AM
15 hrs ago

I love Snoopy. He's so Cute!

I hope you are hanging in there.. We Miss You! ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

AZ8theist

(7,534 posts)
25. No big deal. I should catch up sometime in the year 2479!!
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 03:25 PM
Yesterday

Congrats!!!

Well done.....well done!


Cha

(320,089 posts)
89. Mahalo, Niagara!
Fri May 1, 2026, 02:36 AM
14 hrs ago

Thank You for all of your hard work on DU, too. We all do such an amazing job here. to keep this Democratic Party Going!

Cha

(320,089 posts)
90. Mahalo, greatauntoftriplets!
Fri May 1, 2026, 03:18 AM
13 hrs ago

it's been an honor and an inspiration fighting for our Democracy with you and DU all these years.

💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

SergeStorms

(20,736 posts)
28. What an accomplishment!
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 03:41 PM
Yesterday
Well done, and thank you for helping we "slackers" to stay Informed. 😉

Cha

(320,089 posts)
91. Almost 2 1/2 Decades Well Spent, Serge!
Fri May 1, 2026, 03:29 AM
13 hrs ago

Mahalo for your postings on DU, too! I just happened to be addicted ever since I started in 2002.

An addiction that saves my sanity.. not too shabby.

💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

SergeStorms

(20,736 posts)
108. I've been here for quite a while myself.
Fri May 1, 2026, 11:15 AM
5 hrs ago

I've changed my screen name several times, once after an ill-advised, self-imposed tombstoning during the Hillary/Barack wars of '07, where I lost 35K+ posts. I had to come crawling back on my hands and knees with a check in my hand to get reinstated after that one, but I couldn't bear being without DU. I've never come near your level off proficiency, though, Cha. 😉

You 'da queen of DU, Cha!

Cha

(320,089 posts)
31. What the Heck! Lol!
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 03:58 PM
Yesterday

Aloha! I know it's crazy, but I love this place...and you all!

DU is my 2nd home, and I want to Thank EarlG & Elad for making it happen, Skinner, too, back in the day.. and Us!..

Mahalo for the Party, Sheltie💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

Cha

(320,089 posts)
94. LOL, SWBTATTReg!
Fri May 1, 2026, 03:54 AM
13 hrs ago

Spread out over 24 years. I'm good.

Mahalo! You carry on, too! 💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

Cha

(320,089 posts)
97. Mahalo, Fla Dem!💙
Fri May 1, 2026, 04:57 AM
12 hrs ago

Always great to see you!

Ah yes, the "opinions.

Aloha! 💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

Cha

(320,089 posts)
99. LOL... yeah, I be Chatting away
Fri May 1, 2026, 05:22 AM
11 hrs ago

for 24 freaking years, about Politics! :

Mahalo, magiccarpet! 💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

Cha

(320,089 posts)
100. Aww.. Mahalo, Wendyb-NC!
Fri May 1, 2026, 05:34 AM
11 hrs ago

I love North Carolina.. used to live in Asheville in the '70s. One of my sisters and her family live there now.

It's a beautiful state except for the fascist part. Glad you have a Dem Gov Josh Stein.

💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

Cha

(320,089 posts)
102. Mahalo, underpants! Oh Good.. a Balloon!
Fri May 1, 2026, 05:47 AM
11 hrs ago

I love🎈🎈TY.

💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

ProfessorGAC

(77,086 posts)
64. Unreal Number
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 07:20 PM
21 hrs ago

Nearly a quarter million more than me, and I thought I had a lot! And, I've been here a year longer than her.
I must be a slacker!
Congrats to Cha.

Cha

(320,089 posts)
103. Mahalo, Professor GAC! You just reminded
Fri May 1, 2026, 05:58 AM
11 hrs ago

me that I was gone for 2 years.. from 2010 to 2012.. ooops! lol

There was too much Pres Obama hate going on, so I went to the Obama Diaries, and came back when DU started Private Groups. Worked pretty good.

You have other things going on like sub-teaching. 💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

Cha

(320,089 posts)
106. lol Permanut! I guess I've
Fri May 1, 2026, 06:18 AM
10 hrs ago

been trying by thanking everyone in this Thread.

Mahalo! 💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

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