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Fetterman urges Democrats to talk like 'regular' people instead of talking about 'oligarchs'
By Celerity - 16 hrs ago - 95 replies
Fetterman urges Democrats to talk like 'regular' people instead of talking about 'oligarchs'
By Celerity - 16 hrs ago - 95 replies
General Discussion
Republicans have figured it out. Democrats have not.
By Self Esteem - 12 hrs ago - 65 replies
Republicans have figured it out. Democrats have not.
By Self Esteem - 12 hrs ago - 65 replies
General Discussion
Newsom explains why he had MAGA podcast guests...
By Snark Twain - 22 hrs ago - 65 replies
Newsom explains why he had MAGA podcast guests...
By Snark Twain - 22 hrs ago - 65 replies
General Discussion
Dem Sen Heard Yelling: 'This Will Not Be A Normal Shutdown'
By Just_Vote_Dem - 15 hrs ago - 60 replies
Dem Sen Heard Yelling: 'This Will Not Be A Normal Shutdown'
By Just_Vote_Dem - 15 hrs ago - 60 replies
General Discussion
77 million Americans should be ashamed
By liberalmediaaddict - 17 hrs ago - 59 replies
77 million Americans should be ashamed
By liberalmediaaddict - 17 hrs ago - 59 replies
General Discussion
Republicans don't grasp what's about to hit them
By Tom Rinaldo - 17 hrs ago - 58 replies
Republicans don't grasp what's about to hit them
By Tom Rinaldo - 17 hrs ago - 58 replies
General Discussion
Adam Schiff: My Vote on the GOP spending bill. -You definitely want to read this.
By Amaryllis - 12 hrs ago - 56 replies
Adam Schiff: My Vote on the GOP spending bill. -You definitely want to read this.
By Amaryllis - 12 hrs ago - 56 replies
General Discussion
Aaron Rupar: This is a Hitler-screaming-in-his-bunker-at-generals level of lunacy
By Dennis Donovan - 21 hrs ago - 55 replies
Aaron Rupar: This is a Hitler-screaming-in-his-bunker-at-generals level of lunacy
By Dennis Donovan - 21 hrs ago - 55 replies
General Discussion
This is coming from an old guy of 69 (me). Why did we let our Dem leaders get so old, so out of touch?
By NewHendoLib - 8 hrs ago - 52 replies
This is coming from an old guy of 69 (me). Why did we let our Dem leaders get so old, so out of touch?
By NewHendoLib - 8 hrs ago - 52 replies
General Discussion
Mediaite: Fetterman Urges Senate Democrats to Make a Deal to Avoid Plunging 'The Country Into Chaos'
By Dennis Donovan - 17 hrs ago - 49 replies
Mediaite: Fetterman Urges Senate Democrats to Make a Deal to Avoid Plunging 'The Country Into Chaos'
By Dennis Donovan - 17 hrs ago - 49 replies
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What is your favorite way to prepare potatoes? Mine are Potato Pancakes. How about you?
By debm55 - 16 hrs ago - 46 replies
What is your favorite way to prepare potatoes? Mine are Potato Pancakes. How about you?
By debm55 - 16 hrs ago - 46 replies
Latest Breaking News
Sen. Deb Fischer offers up 'canned food' as alternate to USDA food bank cuts
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 46 replies
Sen. Deb Fischer offers up 'canned food' as alternate to USDA food bank cuts
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 46 replies
Latest Breaking News
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end birthright citizenship
By BumRushDaShow - 15 hrs ago - 45 replies
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end birthright citizenship
By BumRushDaShow - 15 hrs ago - 45 replies
General Discussion
It's on Schumer. It's on establishment Dems
By Bobstandard - 9 hrs ago - 44 replies
It's on Schumer. It's on establishment Dems
By Bobstandard - 9 hrs ago - 44 replies
Latest Breaking News
Schumer says he plans to support the GOP funding bill, lowering odds of a shutdown
By liberalgunwilltravel - 11 hrs ago - 39 replies
Schumer says he plans to support the GOP funding bill, lowering odds of a shutdown
By liberalgunwilltravel - 11 hrs ago - 39 replies
Latest Breaking News
Trump threatens 200% tariff on E.U. booze over tax on U.S. whiskey
By LetMyPeopleVote - 22 hrs ago - 39 replies
Trump threatens 200% tariff on E.U. booze over tax on U.S. whiskey
By LetMyPeopleVote - 22 hrs ago - 39 replies
General Discussion
Schumer is getting disemboweled on Bluesky.
By madaboutharry - 7 hrs ago - 37 replies
Schumer is getting disemboweled on Bluesky.
By madaboutharry - 7 hrs ago - 37 replies
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Have you ever visited Ireland? If so what was your favorite part?
By debm55 - 20 hrs ago - 36 replies
Have you ever visited Ireland? If so what was your favorite part?
By debm55 - 20 hrs ago - 36 replies
Latest Breaking News
Russia says it does not want a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine
By LetMyPeopleVote - 22 hrs ago - 36 replies
Russia says it does not want a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine
By LetMyPeopleVote - 22 hrs ago - 36 replies
General Discussion
The ADL and the Heritage Foundation are helping to silence dissent in America
By Eko - 11 hrs ago - 34 replies
The ADL and the Heritage Foundation are helping to silence dissent in America
By Eko - 11 hrs ago - 34 replies
General Discussion
These attacks on Schumer are over the top
By DemocratSinceBirth - 7 hrs ago - 33 replies
These attacks on Schumer are over the top
By DemocratSinceBirth - 7 hrs ago - 33 replies
General Discussion
Schumer just wrote a NY Times opinion piece explaining his actions - link
By Alhena - 9 hrs ago - 33 replies
Schumer just wrote a NY Times opinion piece explaining his actions - link
By Alhena - 9 hrs ago - 33 replies
General Discussion
NEW Quinnipiac Poll Brings More BAD News For Trump
By bigtree - 13 hrs ago - 33 replies
NEW Quinnipiac Poll Brings More BAD News For Trump
By bigtree - 13 hrs ago - 33 replies
General Discussion
Post one more time for those that may have missed it
By Beachnutt - 14 hrs ago - 33 replies
Post one more time for those that may have missed it
By Beachnutt - 14 hrs ago - 33 replies
Latest Breaking News
NASA, Yale, and Stanford Scientists Consider 'Scientific Exile,' French University Says
By highplainsdem - 19 hrs ago - 33 replies
NASA, Yale, and Stanford Scientists Consider 'Scientific Exile,' French University Says
By highplainsdem - 19 hrs ago - 33 replies
Latest Breaking News
Marco Rubio humiliated by tiny red carpet rolled out as he lands in Canada for G7
By riversedge - 11 hrs ago - 30 replies
Marco Rubio humiliated by tiny red carpet rolled out as he lands in Canada for G7
By riversedge - 11 hrs ago - 30 replies
General Discussion
Jewish protesters flood Trump Tower to demand activist Mahmoud Khalil's release
By vanessa_ca - 16 hrs ago - 30 replies
Jewish protesters flood Trump Tower to demand activist Mahmoud Khalil's release
By vanessa_ca - 16 hrs ago - 30 replies
General Discussion
Schumer indicates Democrats will vote to keep government open
By Eko - 11 hrs ago - 29 replies
Schumer indicates Democrats will vote to keep government open
By Eko - 11 hrs ago - 29 replies
General Discussion
The Dems are now allowing the passage of Trump's Enabling Act.
By edhopper - 11 hrs ago - 29 replies
The Dems are now allowing the passage of Trump's Enabling Act.
By edhopper - 11 hrs ago - 29 replies
Latest Breaking News
Democratic Rep. Ral M. Grijalva Of Arizona Dies From Complications From Cancer Treatment
By Historic NY - 13 hrs ago - 28 replies
Democratic Rep. Ral M. Grijalva Of Arizona Dies From Complications From Cancer Treatment
By Historic NY - 13 hrs ago - 28 replies
General Discussion
Tesla protestors: Target the dealerships, not the drivers!
By Aristus - 20 hrs ago - 28 replies
Tesla protestors: Target the dealerships, not the drivers!
By Aristus - 20 hrs ago - 28 replies
General Discussion
***BREAKING*** The Slobfather's Approval Falls To 42% In Highly Rated Quinnipiac Poll
By DemocratSinceBirth - 14 hrs ago - 25 replies
***BREAKING*** The Slobfather's Approval Falls To 42% In Highly Rated Quinnipiac Poll
By DemocratSinceBirth - 14 hrs ago - 25 replies
General Discussion
How does an out-of-power party get the government started again after it's vacated
By bigtree - 8 hrs ago - 24 replies
How does an out-of-power party get the government started again after it's vacated
By bigtree - 8 hrs ago - 24 replies
General Discussion
Vance got booed at the Kennedy Center
By LetMyPeopleVote - 9 hrs ago - 23 replies
Vance got booed at the Kennedy Center
By LetMyPeopleVote - 9 hrs ago - 23 replies
General Discussion
Elon Musk Retweet: "Hitler Didn't Murder Millions of People... Public Sector Workers Did"
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 9 hrs ago - 23 replies
Elon Musk Retweet: "Hitler Didn't Murder Millions of People... Public Sector Workers Did"
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 9 hrs ago - 23 replies
General Discussion
Maybe Schumer is right. With a shutdown dump could shut the Social Security admin down entirely.
By Eko - 10 hrs ago - 23 replies
Maybe Schumer is right. With a shutdown dump could shut the Social Security admin down entirely.
By Eko - 10 hrs ago - 23 replies
General Discussion
Looks like Schumer will be on MSNBC next, maybe he will explain what he meant by a shutdown would let dump cut more.
By Eko - 10 hrs ago - 23 replies
Looks like Schumer will be on MSNBC next, maybe he will explain what he meant by a shutdown would let dump cut more.
By Eko - 10 hrs ago - 23 replies
General Discussion
'I'm getting mad': Judge reams Trump lawyers and threatens mass rehiring over 'sham' docs
By LetMyPeopleVote - 14 hrs ago - 23 replies
'I'm getting mad': Judge reams Trump lawyers and threatens mass rehiring over 'sham' docs
By LetMyPeopleVote - 14 hrs ago - 23 replies
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A little bit of Irish food. Have you ever had Irish soda bread with corned beef and cabbage.?Edit, I make the brisket
By debm55 - 19 hrs ago - 23 replies
A little bit of Irish food. Have you ever had Irish soda bread with corned beef and cabbage.?Edit, I make the brisket
By debm55 - 19 hrs ago - 23 replies
General Discussion
"Those people are not attacking Tesla dealerships. They are tourists showing their love. I learnt that on Jan 6th, 2021"
By applegrove - 20 hrs ago - 23 replies
"Those people are not attacking Tesla dealerships. They are tourists showing their love. I learnt that on Jan 6th, 2021"
By applegrove - 20 hrs ago - 23 replies
General Discussion
No Dept. of Education? Now who is going to help all those special needs students and their parents who ...
By Botany - 22 hrs ago - 23 replies
No Dept. of Education? Now who is going to help all those special needs students and their parents who ...
By Botany - 22 hrs ago - 23 replies
General Discussion
AOC: I hope Senate Democrats understand there is nothing clever
By Passages - 18 hrs ago - 22 replies
AOC: I hope Senate Democrats understand there is nothing clever
By Passages - 18 hrs ago - 22 replies
Latest Breaking News
Tens of thousands of fired federal workers must be reinstated immediately, judge rules
By BumRushDaShow - 18 hrs ago - 21 replies
Tens of thousands of fired federal workers must be reinstated immediately, judge rules
By BumRushDaShow - 18 hrs ago - 21 replies
Latest Breaking News
Canadian entrepreneur detained by ICE and sent to Arizona facility in chains after visa was revoked, family says
By highplainsdem - 18 hrs ago - 21 replies
Canadian entrepreneur detained by ICE and sent to Arizona facility in chains after visa was revoked, family says
By highplainsdem - 18 hrs ago - 21 replies
General Discussion
JP Morgan Sees a Target Price for Tesla to Fall by Half Again.
By NNadir - 19 hrs ago - 21 replies
JP Morgan Sees a Target Price for Tesla to Fall by Half Again.
By NNadir - 19 hrs ago - 21 replies
General Discussion
Okay. I listened to Schumer. He is right that trump
By cachukis - 9 hrs ago - 19 replies
Okay. I listened to Schumer. He is right that trump
By cachukis - 9 hrs ago - 19 replies
General Discussion
Schumer on "All In" - if government is shut down President controls spending
By Earthrise - 10 hrs ago - 19 replies
Schumer on "All In" - if government is shut down President controls spending
By Earthrise - 10 hrs ago - 19 replies
Latest Breaking News
Trump pushes annexation of Greenland during meeting with NATO secretary
By BumRushDaShow - 16 hrs ago - 19 replies
Trump pushes annexation of Greenland during meeting with NATO secretary
By BumRushDaShow - 16 hrs ago - 19 replies
General Discussion
Sanders: Our job is to put the onus on the Republican president, the Republican House, the Republican Senate
By Nanjeanne - 7 hrs ago - 18 replies
Sanders: Our job is to put the onus on the Republican president, the Republican House, the Republican Senate
By Nanjeanne - 7 hrs ago - 18 replies
General Discussion
Trump family fortune began in a Canadian brothel-hotel
By malaise - 12 hrs ago - 18 replies
Trump family fortune began in a Canadian brothel-hotel
By malaise - 12 hrs ago - 18 replies
Latest Breaking News
Pete Buttigieg Declines to Run for Senate -- Because He's Eyeing the White House: Report
By BumRushDaShow - 21 hrs ago - 18 replies
Pete Buttigieg Declines to Run for Senate -- Because He's Eyeing the White House: Report
By BumRushDaShow - 21 hrs ago - 18 replies
General Discussion
Some DC insider types are saying Schumer avoided a political trap - link
By Alhena - 10 hrs ago - 17 replies
Some DC insider types are saying Schumer avoided a political trap - link
By Alhena - 10 hrs ago - 17 replies
Latest Breaking News
Portugal rules out buying F-35s because of Trump
By Mr. Sparkle - 10 hrs ago - 17 replies
Portugal rules out buying F-35s because of Trump
By Mr. Sparkle - 10 hrs ago - 17 replies
General Discussion
Is the cloture just on a temporary one month extension, or on the draconian CR?
By JohnSJ - 12 hrs ago - 17 replies
Is the cloture just on a temporary one month extension, or on the draconian CR?
By JohnSJ - 12 hrs ago - 17 replies
Economy
How often do stock market corrections occur (down more than 10% from recent high): Answer: every couple of years
By progree - 12 hrs ago - 17 replies
How often do stock market corrections occur (down more than 10% from recent high): Answer: every couple of years
By progree - 12 hrs ago - 17 replies
General Discussion
Buttigieg gives the clearest sign yet about his next steps
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 14 hrs ago - 17 replies
Buttigieg gives the clearest sign yet about his next steps
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 14 hrs ago - 17 replies
General Discussion
can schumer be removed as minority leader?
By moonshinegnomie - 6 hrs ago - 16 replies
can schumer be removed as minority leader?
By moonshinegnomie - 6 hrs ago - 16 replies
General Discussion
If Senate Democrats help pass this spending bill there will be hell to pay on election day.
By William769 - 14 hrs ago - 16 replies
If Senate Democrats help pass this spending bill there will be hell to pay on election day.
By William769 - 14 hrs ago - 16 replies
General Discussion
About Trump taking the Panama Canal by military force.
By Baitball Blogger - 14 hrs ago - 16 replies
About Trump taking the Panama Canal by military force.
By Baitball Blogger - 14 hrs ago - 16 replies
General Discussion
Trump Orders Military to Plan Invasion of Panama
By Mr.WeRP - 15 hrs ago - 16 replies
Trump Orders Military to Plan Invasion of Panama
By Mr.WeRP - 15 hrs ago - 16 replies
General Discussion
Trump on Greenland: "Denmark is very far away. A boat landed there 200 years ago or something and they say they have
By highplainsdem - 16 hrs ago - 16 replies
Trump on Greenland: "Denmark is very far away. A boat landed there 200 years ago or something and they say they have
By highplainsdem - 16 hrs ago - 16 replies
General Discussion
Tesla is losing favor among Democrats. But do pro-Musk Republicans want to buy EVs?
By IronLionZion - 17 hrs ago - 16 replies
Tesla is losing favor among Democrats. But do pro-Musk Republicans want to buy EVs?
By IronLionZion - 17 hrs ago - 16 replies
Latest Breaking News
Scoop: White House to pull CDC director nomination
By BumRushDaShow - 21 hrs ago - 16 replies
Scoop: White House to pull CDC director nomination
By BumRushDaShow - 21 hrs ago - 16 replies
General Discussion
Yesterday at the presser trmp blamed President Biden for the Stock Market.
By spanone - 17 hrs ago - 15 replies
Yesterday at the presser trmp blamed President Biden for the Stock Market.
By spanone - 17 hrs ago - 15 replies
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Geez 😡 The US keeps getting more and more backwards. 'Carded' for wine at age 70
By IrishBubbaLiberal - 17 hrs ago - 15 replies
Geez 😡 The US keeps getting more and more backwards. 'Carded' for wine at age 70
By IrishBubbaLiberal - 17 hrs ago - 15 replies
Forum Spotlight: Latin America
Gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon has done more damage to peatlands in the last two years than in the previous three deUS 'Black Hawk' Helicopter Crashes in Honduras
WATCH: ICE Violently Smashes Car Window, Detains Nicaraguan Man Married to U.S. Citizen on Their Way to Court
Latest Breaking News
Fear and resignation after 'world's most powerful company' pays Trump a $100 billion 'protection fee'
1 hr ago - CNN Business
1 hr ago - CNN Business
Second federal judge orders Trump administration to rehire fired probationary government workers
3 hrs ago - CBS News/AP
3 hrs ago - CBS News/AP
Passengers evacuate onto wing of American Airlines plane after engine catches fire at Denver airport
3 hrs ago - cnn
3 hrs ago - cnn
Elon Musk Hit With First Formal Conflict Of Interest Complaint Over FAA-Starlink Deal
5 hrs ago - Forbes
5 hrs ago - Forbes
Trump admin deports 10-year-old U.S. citizen recovering from brain cancer to Mexico
6 hrs ago - MSNBC
6 hrs ago - MSNBC
Pentagon leaker pleads guilty to obstructing justice, attacks Biden in defending his actions
9 hrs ago - AP
9 hrs ago - AP
Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department
10 hrs ago - AP
10 hrs ago - AP
Newsmax reached a 'confidential' settlement with Smartmatic last year. We now know how much the MAGA outlet paid
11 hrs ago - The Independent
11 hrs ago - The Independent
Schumer says he plans to support the GOP funding bill, lowering odds of a shutdown
11 hrs ago - Washington Post
11 hrs ago - Washington Post
Marco Rubio humiliated by tiny red carpet rolled out as he lands in Canada for G7
11 hrs ago - Irish Star
11 hrs ago - Irish Star
'Highly unusual': White House halts FBI background checks for senior staff, shifts them to Pentagon: Sources
12 hrs ago - ABC News
12 hrs ago - ABC News
Columbia University expels some students who seized building last year, suspends others
12 hrs ago - CBS News
12 hrs ago - CBS News
Democratic Rep. Ral M. Grijalva Of Arizona Dies From Complications From Cancer Treatment
13 hrs ago - Huff Post
13 hrs ago - Huff Post
Democrats Mock GOP Whining About 'Decorum' After Their Party 'Incited An Insurrection'
14 hrs ago - Huff Post
14 hrs ago - Huff Post
Nearly 100 protesters arrested after sit-in at Trump Tower in NYC to demand release of Mahmoud Khalil
14 hrs ago - NBC
14 hrs ago - NBC
Marjorie Taylor Greene Urges DOJ Probe Into Tesla Protests--A Possible House Rules Violation
14 hrs ago - Forbes
14 hrs ago - Forbes
'Where's Elon Musk?' Democratic Rep angrily calls out missing 'genius' at DOGE hearing
15 hrs ago - The Independent
15 hrs ago - The Independent
Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say
16 hrs ago - NBC News
16 hrs ago - NBC News
Judge orders Trump admin to hand over records detailing 'parameters of DOGE's and Musk's authority'
17 hrs ago - Law & Crime
17 hrs ago - Law & Crime
Top IRS lawyer pushed aside as DOGE seeks records and 20 percent staff cuts
18 hrs ago - Washington Post
18 hrs ago - Washington Post
Mahmoud Khalil and anonymous student plaintiffs sue Columbia University and the U.S. House Committee ...
18 hrs ago - Adam Steinbaugh, via Bluesky
18 hrs ago - Adam Steinbaugh, via Bluesky
Tens of thousands of fired federal workers must be reinstated immediately, judge rules
18 hrs ago - Politico
18 hrs ago - Politico
Canadian entrepreneur detained by ICE and sent to Arizona facility in chains after visa was revoked, family says
18 hrs ago - The Independent
18 hrs ago - The Independent
Democratic-led states sue Trump administration over dismantling of Education Department
18 hrs ago - CBS News
18 hrs ago - CBS News
Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells 'younger', study shows
18 hrs ago - The Guardian
18 hrs ago - The Guardian
Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz to appear in Omaha
19 hrs ago - Omaha World Herald
19 hrs ago - Omaha World Herald
Top House Judiciary Democrat seeks IG probe of D.C. U.S. attorney Martin
19 hrs ago - Washington Post
19 hrs ago - Washington Post