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"BUT IS THE SPIDER OK?" Pudgy Teen Rambo Rittenhouse hospitalized after spider bite. CANDLELIGHT VIGIL! POOR KYLE!
By Miles Archer - 9 min ago - Last reply 3 sec ago

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The First Nude: "Most know my husband as the strong commander in chief, but his empathy transcends the role..."
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago - Last reply 5 sec ago

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Said it before. Will say it again: There is NO WAY OUT with the Felon in the WH
By pat_k - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 7 sec ago

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Assaults on Jews Reach 46-Year High
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 35 sec ago

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White House Insists Iran War Is Over, Even While Missiles Fly
By Coventina - 46 sec ago - Last reply 46 sec ago

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When you were a child or teen, what fast food place did you like to go to? I honestly did not go as my parents did not
By debm55 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 50 sec ago

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Katie Phang visits newly opened Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room
By red dog 1 - 1 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

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US fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

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Walgreens shuts hundreds of stores as protests grow
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 49 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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Holy shit this is real (2026 Freedom 250 Grand Prix One Nation T-Shirt):
By demmiblue - 46 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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Sen. Warren:"The Trump administration is raising your costs and celebrating it on live TV"
By senseandsensibility - 13 min ago - Last reply 3 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported, satellite images show
By Zorro - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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They're Still Trying To Kill You
By babylonsister - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

Environment & Energy
Brilliant idea for ocean based power generation on front page of the Financial Times yesterday
By Pluvious - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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Trump Sparks Social Media Backlash After Telling a Little Girl She Is too Short For Volleyball
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago - Last reply 4 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Epstein-linked billionaire accused of rape privately reached out to federal judge to defend his 'good name'
By BumRushDaShow - 34 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

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For my 12,000 posting milestone (with a song)
By Niagara - 28 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

Washington
Federal Way Councilmember Frames Pedestrian Safety Crisis as Needing 'Darwinian' Solution
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 4 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Borowitz - Is Trump Like Napoleon?
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 7 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

General Discussion
I believe one of several reasons why TSF is
By no_hypocrisy - 50 min ago - Last reply 5 min ago

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Questions swirl as Fox News reporter arrives just in time for secret FBI raid on key Dem
By turbinetree - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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FBI raids the office of Virginia Democrat who pushed for redistricting
By New Breed Leader - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 7 min ago

Latest Breaking News
South Korea suspends review of Trump's call to participate in 'Project Freedom'
By BumRushDaShow - 7 min ago - Last reply 7 min ago

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Reasons I'm optimistic (and reasons I'm not)
By EnergizedLib - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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Anniversaries and Posting Milestones (May 6, 2026)
By EarlG - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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CNN's Trump-Fluffing Scott Jennings Scorched By Former Colleague
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 53 min ago - Last reply 12 min ago

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Uggh... Now those damned Carshield (car warranty scam) commercials feature Stephen A Smith*
By hlthe2b - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 12 min ago

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Their new contract requires the airport to purchase Trump merchandise from Trump's own licensor
By applegrove - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 13 min ago

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Horse with a sense of humor..
By red dog 1 - 24 min ago - Last reply 13 min ago

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New satellite analysis reveals massive damage US military sites suffered from airstrikes
By turbinetree - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 14 min ago

Virginia
Per Meidas Touch, Sen Louise Lucas' office was raided by the FBI this morning
By PunkinPi - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 14 min ago

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Crude Oil Is Down 9% Today
By gab13by13 - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 14 min ago

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Price Of Regular Gas Today
By gab13by13 - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 15 min ago

Public Transportation and Smart Growth
Amtrak Ads Are Going Full Luxury Car
By mahatmakanejeeves - 15 min ago - Last reply 15 min ago

Virginia
L. Louise Lucas raid by the FBI
By rogue emissary - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 16 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Virginia lawmaker's office raided in FBI probe
By AverageOldGuy - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 17 min ago

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Short term pain for long term gain is real
By orangecrush - 36 min ago - Last reply 17 min ago

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MaddowBlog-Trump's FBI faces difficult questions following raid on Virginia Democrat's office
By LetMyPeopleVote - 18 min ago - Last reply 18 min ago

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Samuel Alito Had No Answers For Ketanji Brown Jackson's Latest Dissent
By erronis - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 18 min ago

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We Tried to Detect Bots in 500 Comments. We Found a More Interesting Problem.
By usonian - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 19 min ago

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Roy Cooper for US Senate: $71 million
By Omaha Steve - 19 min ago - Last reply 19 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Donald Trump Moves to Freeze Paying $83 Million to E. Jean Carroll
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 23 min ago

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Their new contract requires the airport to purchase Trump merchandise from Trump's own licensor
By applegrove - 50 replies @ 23 min ago (Milestone)

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Congrats to Scrivner7 for 60,000 posts!
By SheltieLover - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 24 min ago

Latest Breaking News
GOP Megadonor Throws in the Towel on Republicans Holding House in Midterms: 'Almost a Certainty' That Dems Win
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 24 min ago

Latest Breaking News
US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago - Last reply 27 min ago

General Discussion
Jeff & Lauren Sanchez were the lead sponsors and honorary chairs of the Met Gala
By mahatmakanejeeves - 32 min ago - Last reply 27 min ago

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Republicans fall one vote short on bill to criminalize blowing whistles to warn of ICE
By cbabe - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 27 min ago

Foreign Affairs
FSB vs Army Just Exploded - Jason Jay Smart
By TexasTowelie - 27 min ago - Last reply 27 min ago

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When you were a child or teen, what fast food place did you like to go to? I honestly did not go as my parents did not
By debm55 - 25 replies @ 28 min ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
He is panicking again! Don't know what he is doing or how to handle Iran!
By imanamerican63 - 34 min ago - Last reply 28 min ago

Foreign Affairs
Ukrainians push hard: Russians retreat in all 3 directions - RFU News
By TexasTowelie - 32 min ago - Last reply 32 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
MAGA Fox host Visibly Stunned as Trump F**ks Himself - Pondering Politics
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago - Last reply 33 min ago

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Trump, My military blockade on Iran is the "greatest military maneuver in history"
By Botany - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 34 min ago

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'Party of Fiscal Responsibility'
By bigtree - 34 min ago - Last reply 34 min ago

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Trump gets revenge on Republicans who won't kiss his ass in Tuesday's Indiana and Ohio primaries
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago - Last reply 35 min ago

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The Alabama House voted 75-29 to pass legislation that could change the state's congressional map
By In It to Win It - 39 min ago - Last reply 35 min ago

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The Shocking Palantir Manifesto: A Guide to Post-Democracy Technofascism
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 35 min ago - Last reply 35 min ago

Cable News Clips
Trump-Backed Candidates Win Big in Midwest Primaries - TODAY
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 35 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Had Enough? Lincoln Project
By MagaSmash - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 36 min ago

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What the fuck is going on with that rats nest on his fucking head?
By Aviation Pro - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 36 min ago

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CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87
By demmiblue - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 36 min ago

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Greg Palast: Trump, Sinatra, and My Partner
By red dog 1 - 36 min ago - Last reply 36 min ago

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🚨 181 Days Until Election Day! Link To 2026 Calendar and Election Information 🚨
By Wednesdays - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 39 min ago

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If Iran gives a billion dollars to a Trump family member or friend
By Dr. T - 1 hr ago - Last reply 39 min ago

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See! The economy is booming! Americans are spending more on gas and everything!!
By chowder66 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 42 min ago

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*****BREAKING NEWS***** Ted Turner Has Passed
By DemocratSinceBirth - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 42 min ago

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So I guess yesterday's Iran drama and chaos worked
By senseandsensibility - 1 hr ago - Last reply 43 min ago

Latest Breaking News
FBI investigating leaks to journalist who wrote explosive article on Kash Patel: Sources
By LetMyPeopleVote - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 43 min ago

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Wednesday's Condensed News Cartoons
By KS Toronado - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 43 min ago

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Obama lives rent-free in Trump's empty skull.
By red dog 1 - 57 min ago - Last reply 44 min ago

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I just witnessed domestic violence. No one is hurt. I'm processing.
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What Is Happening At DU
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In case you had ANY DOUBTS about PLUMBER NEPO BABY and NOEM WITH A PENIS Markwayne Mullin being a snake...
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago - Last reply 45 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Brookfield Zoo, workers reach contract agreement to end strike
By Omaha Steve - 48 min ago - Last reply 48 min ago

Latest Breaking News
ICE plans to scrap shortened training program for new immigration officers
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago - Last reply 50 min ago

General Discussion
A political cartoon that drives home Trump's "ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME" approach to shootings
By Miles Archer - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 50 min ago

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Does anyone remember what "normal" was like?
By kentuck - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 50 min ago

Latest Breaking News
CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87
By BumRushDaShow - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 51 min ago

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He's back: Biden returns to the campaign conversation
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago - Last reply 51 min ago

Forum Spotlight: Photography

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Strikes a Pose
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Shadow has issued a formal apology on behalf of her assistant - her dad.
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Yesterday's garden crawl
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Latest Breaking News

South Korea suspends review of Trump's call to participate in 'Project Freedom'
7 min ago - msn/Reuters

Epstein-linked billionaire accused of rape privately reached out to federal judge to defend his 'good name'
34 min ago - The Guardian

Brookfield Zoo, workers reach contract agreement to end strike
48 min ago - Chicago Business

ICE plans to scrap shortened training program for new immigration officers
1 hr ago - Washington Post

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific
1 hr ago - Associated Press, via WTOP

South Carolina joins Southern redistricting push after US Supreme Court ruling on minority districts
1 hr ago - AP

Donald Trump Moves to Freeze Paying $83 Million to E. Jean Carroll
3 hrs ago - Newsweek

Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported, satellite images show
3 hrs ago - Washington Post

NATO Must Spend 5% of GDP on Defence by 2030, Poland Says
3 hrs ago - US News & World Report/Reuters

Virginia lawmaker's office raided in FBI probe
4 hrs ago - Washington DC FOX News

CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87
5 hrs ago - CNN US

FBI investigating leaks to journalist who wrote explosive article on Kash Patel: Sources
5 hrs ago - MS NOW

Russia snubs Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire, firing dozens of drones
5 hrs ago - AP

Exclusive: U.S. and Iran closing in on one-page memo to end war, officials say
6 hrs ago - Axios

Iran foreign minister meets Chinese counterpart a week before Trump's Beijing trip
6 hrs ago - Reuters

Japan's SDF fires anti-ship missiles for first time in Philippine military drills
6 hrs ago - Japan Times

Private payrolls rose by 109,000 in April, topping expectations, ADP says
7 hrs ago - CNBC

Cassidy calls for expedited abortion pill review as primary nears
7 hrs ago - Roll Call

Corewell Health nurses in Southeast Michigan vote to authorize strike as contract talks stall
7 hrs ago - WXYZ

Gasoline costs 50% more in the US than it did before the Iran war
8 hrs ago - AP

Trump to meet with Brazil's Lula Thursday for economic talks
8 hrs ago - msn/Bloomberg

Howard Lutnick faces congressional showdown after Epstein files revealed island visit
9 hrs ago - NBC News

Defiant border czar brushes away MAGA critics, says 'mass deportations are coming'
9 hrs ago - msn/CNN Politics

Michigan Democrats keep control of state Senate in election win that offers clues about midterms
9 hrs ago - Associated Press

Ohio set for marquee races in the fall. US Senate contest seen as crucial for control of the chamber
9 hrs ago - Associated Press

Rubio says War Powers Act '100 percent unconstitutional'
10 hrs ago - The Hill

Trump-backed candidates win majority of Republican primary races for Indiana Senate
10 hrs ago - Associated Press

Second judge rules Trump administration can't review reporter's devices
10 hrs ago - USA Today

Appeals court split on ICE's mandatory detention policy
10 hrs ago - Politico

US and Bahrain push UN-backed action for Hormuz as Washington seeks maritime coalition
11 hrs ago - msn/Reuters

'Get the children away': Outrage breaks out over Trump's startling remarks around kids
11 hrs ago - Raw Story

Arlington political activist who protested outside Stephen Miller's home won't face state charges
12 hrs ago - CBS News

Trump DOJ Sues to Overturn Assault Weapons Ban In City Plagued By Mass Shootings
12 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Most Trump-Backed Challengers Beat Indiana Incumbents Who Bucked Trump
13 hrs ago - New York Times

Spring plans meet snow in Denver as a late storm could be the season's biggest
15 hrs ago - AP

RFK Jr. unveils campaign for 'deprescribing' antidepressants
18 hrs ago - The Hill

Newly released documents reveal more than $300,000 in taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlements involving lawmakers
19 hrs ago - CNN

State moves forward with foreign service officer layoffs in blow to civil service
19 hrs ago - The Hill

U.S. job openings were unchanged at 6.9 million in March but hiring improved
19 hrs ago - AP

Ohio U.S. Senate special primary results
19 hrs ago - AP

FDA authorizes first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in US amid political pressure
19 hrs ago - Reuters

Chisago County accuses union of unfair labor practice after strike
19 hrs ago - KARE11

Amsterdam bans advertising for meat and fossil fuels in public places to discourage high-carbon lifestyle
20 hrs ago - CBS News

Trump pauses U.S. bid to guide ships out of Strait of Hormuz, cites Iran deal progress
20 hrs ago - CNBC

GOP Megadonor Throws in the Towel on Republicans Holding House in Midterms: 'Almost a Certainty' That Dems Win
20 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Voting rights groups sue as Louisiana suspends congressional primaries
21 hrs ago - Courthouse News Service

Companies could ditch quarterly earnings for semiannual reports under new SEC plan
21 hrs ago - msn/Barron's

Plantiff in Case That Destroyed Voting Rights Act Exposed as Jan. 6er
21 hrs ago - Democracy Docket

New York Times sued by US employment agency over diversity, hiring
21 hrs ago - Reuters

Zambia blasts the US over a $2 billion health deal in exchange for critical minerals
22 hrs ago - ABC News/AP

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