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Vermont
A lawmaker was caught on tape dumping water into her colleague's bag.
By sl8 - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

Latin America
Brazil's Lula stands by finance minister but rejects spending cuts targeting the poor
By Judi Lynn - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

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NASA's animation of how a black hole would shred a star (52 seconds)
By Bucky - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
In apparent random shooting, man opens fire at Michigan splashpad, injuring 9-10 people
By Takket - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

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'Aced it!' Trump mocked as he forgets name of doctor who gave him dementia test
By Tom of Temecula - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Blue Oyster Cult - Veteran of the Psychic Wars (Live 1981)
By Mousetoescamper - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
IDF identifies terror launches from humanitarian shelters in Gaza Strip
By Beastly Boy - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Cars are half as colorful as they were 20 years ago
By ZonkerHarris - 75 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

Latest Breaking News
Top ISIS leader in Somalia was target of US airstrike
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

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Why would terrorists need to come to America?
By Pototan - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 3 hrs ago

EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques
Historic writer's desk could be 'knackered' old fake
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Latest Breaking News
Schumer calls for bill to ban bump stocks after Supreme Court ruling
By BumRushDaShow - 25 replies @ 4 hrs ago (Milestone)

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Just lost my cat.
By shrike3 - 50 replies @ 4 hrs ago (Milestone)

Latest Breaking News
Indiana Republicans upset Mike Braun's choice for lieutenant governor, backing far-right pick
By SouthBayDem - 25 replies @ 4 hrs ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Biden says the next president may get to name two Supreme Court justices
By In It to Win It - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
The 25th Annual LGBTQ+ Gala with President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden on June 28 in NYC!
By brooklynite - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

Jewish Group
(Jewish Group) Jewish Students Told 'Go Back to Poland' at Campus Rallies
By Behind the Aegis - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

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Why Tropical Cyclone Size Matters: A Comparison of Hurricanes Charley (2004) & Ian (2022)
By malaise - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

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Biden's Green Factory Push Is Benefiting Republican States
By In It to Win It - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

Pets
The new chairs
By KS Toronado - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
When you can hear every word, thank the sound mixers
By sl8 - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

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I'm 63 and just had my second date with a woman I met in the eighth grade. I think bad timing kept us from
By brewens - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
OMG (The Convicted Felon's electric shark boat rant meme)
By scipan - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

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Post a line from a movie & see if anyone knows the movie without using Google
By red dog 1 - 175 replies @ 4 hrs ago (Milestone)

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A boy was in tears because he didn't have PJs for Pajamas Day. His bus driver came to the rescue
By sheshe2 - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

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I'm so glad youtube.com seems to be working tonight...
By wcmagumba - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
A Swiss museum will remove 5 paintings potentially looted by Nazis
By sl8 - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Rep. Jamie Raskin: Congressional Republicans are bowing down to 'one billionaire sugar daddy' - The Weekend - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
Corporations selling Medicare Advantage are swindling American Taxpayers
By surfered - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 4 hrs ago

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Fauci Speaks His Mind on Trump's Rages and Their 'Complicated' Relationship
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 5 hrs ago

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When and how will the rethugs launch their next coup?
By captain queeg - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 5 hrs ago

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A Hollywood Heavyweight Is Biden's Secret Weapon Against Trump
By littlemissmartypants - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 5 hrs ago

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Metropolitan Diary
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Music Appreciation
Everything I Own, David Gates & Ken Boothe versions
By sl8 - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 5 hrs ago

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The current conversation going on in Heaven right now
By Bucky - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 5 hrs ago

Environment & Energy
Singapore rushes to clean-up oil slick after boat hits stationary fuel supply ship
By sl8 - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 5 hrs ago

National Security & Defense
Improving Warfighter Alertness Safely Without Off-Target Effects
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Latin America
Why banana brand Chiquita was found liable for deaths in the Colombia's Civil War
By Judi Lynn - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 5 hrs ago

General Discussion
So now all the billionaires and foreign powers know the supreme court is for sale
By mucifer - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 6 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
IS group detainees killed after taking hostages in Russian prison, say authorities
By sl8 - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 6 hrs ago

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Cassowary (or velociraptor?) chasing a car:
By tblue37 - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 6 hrs ago

Latin America
'I'm Going to Promote a Symphony' of Languages Says Indigenous Writer and New Member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
By Judi Lynn - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 6 hrs ago

Latin America
Tensions Rise with U.S. Submarine's Arrival in Cuban Waters
By Judi Lynn - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 6 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Do you find the 21st century overstimulating? Try 'longstorming'
By Celerity - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 6 hrs ago

General Discussion
Pooty Poot offers truce if Ukraine exits Russian-claimed areas and drops NATO bid. Kyiv rejects
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 6 hrs ago

General Discussion
Anti-Israel hostility is making deeply needed Pride events less safe for Jews like us
By Behind the Aegis - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 6 hrs ago

Wisconsin
BOOM: Audio involving Senator Ron Johnson is being investigated by prosecutors. 7:41 PM · Jan 2, 2024
By riversedge - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 7 hrs ago

Latin America
Milei and Lula's frosty relationship was in full display at G7
By Judi Lynn - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 7 hrs ago

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Just had a raccoon follow me...
By skypilot - 14 hrs ago - Last reply 7 hrs ago

Pets
LilGlad update,
By kozar - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 7 hrs ago

General Discussion
RNC Gets Fact Checked Back To The Stone Age Over Fake Biden Video
By Tom of Temecula - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 7 hrs ago

Latin America
Chile to join humanitarian demining in Ukraine
By Judi Lynn - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 7 hrs ago

General Discussion
France elections: unpopular ex-president Franois Hollande to run for parliament again
By RandySF - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 8 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Raskin hits Republicans for bowing to 'sugar daddy' Trump after Capitol visit
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 8 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Northeast and Midwest prepare for dangerously hot temperatures and heat dome
By brooklynite - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 8 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Al Franken: WaPo Op-Ed Columnist Catherine Rampell
By Rhiannon12866 - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 8 hrs ago

Latin America
Outraged Brazilian women stage protests against bill to equate late abortions with homicide
By Judi Lynn - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 8 hrs ago

General Discussion
@JoeBiden: Had a great time catching up with a few good friends.
By In It to Win It - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 9 hrs ago

Civil Liberties
Missouri woman's murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it
By mahatmakanejeeves - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 9 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Some black men 'identify with' how Trump feels about judicial system treatment: political analyst - MSNBC Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 9 hrs ago

General Discussion
Trump: I think Biden should take a cognitive test. My doctor Ronny Johnson. Ronny Johnson, do you know him?
By applegrove - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 9 hrs ago

Virginia
Bear struck by car and killed on I-395 near Pentagon in Arlington
By mahatmakanejeeves - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 9 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
LEAKED Videos of GOP Candidates in Key State Becomes NIGHTMARE For Them - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 9 hrs ago

North Carolina
Notice of Meeting The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting at 11 a.m. Monday, June 17, 2024.
By littlemissmartypants - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 9 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
President Biden holds star-studded fundraising event in Downtown Los Angeles - KCAL News
By Rhiannon12866 - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 9 hrs ago

Pennsylvania
Central Pa. man dies 38 years after strangers beat him with baseball bat
By mahatmakanejeeves - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 9 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Ukraine peace summit gets underway with over 90 countries - DW News
By Rhiannon12866 - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 9 hrs ago

General Discussion
Heatwave Video: World Environment Day 2024, American Museum of Natural History, New York
By DJ Porkchop - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 10 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump Judge CUTS DOWN Trans Rights in the South - Talking Feds
By Rhiannon12866 - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 10 hrs ago

General Discussion
A great postcard from local Dems was in my mailbox today
By happybird - 25 replies @ 10 hrs ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
If President Biden loses NC it won't be for lack of investment
By dsc - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 10 hrs ago

Cooking & Baking
What's for Dinner, Sat., June 15, 2024
By NJCher - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 10 hrs ago

General Discussion
CNN Will Share Debate Feed with Rivals
By applegrove - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 10 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
"Planetarium" by Ai Otsuka
By YoshidaYui - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 10 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump QUICKLY Reminds Ted Cruz of His HUMILIATING Past - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 10 hrs ago

General Discussion
Should Biden confront Trump in the debates about his narcissism?
By Quixote1818 - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 10 hrs ago

General Discussion
UK anti-abortion campaigners running against MPs who back decriminalisation
By RandySF - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 10 hrs ago

General Discussion
Voter advocacy groups ask DOJ to step in as Texas allows some ballots to be identified
By RandySF - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 10 hrs ago

Asian Group
Do As Infinity / 冒険者たち
By YoshidaYui - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 10 hrs ago

General Discussion
NY-16: Rep. Bowman, Latimer encourage voters to cast ballots early
By RandySF - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 10 hrs ago

Forum Spotlight: Cable News Clips

Ukraine peace summit gets underway with over 90 countries - DW News
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How Russia is trying to sabotage the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland - DW News
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Milwaukee Mayor: Trump insulting the city isn't a smart political strategy - PoliticsNation - MSNBC
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Latest Breaking News

Bipartisan prior authorization legislation introduced
Thursday - Roll Call

US expands Russia sanctions, targets chips sent via China
Thursday - Reuters

Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans at an Atlanta concert to incite a race war, feds say
Thursday - NBC News

Ex-employees sue Elon Musk and SpaceX, claiming illegal firings after they called out alleged gender bias and harassment
Wednesday - CNN

U.S. Travelers Can Renew Their Passports Online Starting Today
Wednesday - Wall Street Journal (gift link)

Donald Trump never paid $380,000 a British court said he owed over the 'golden showers' dossier, former spy says
Wednesday - Business Insider

Federal judge blocks rule closing 'gun-show loophole' in 4 states
Wednesday - The Hill

House GOP votes to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt
Wednesday - CNN

Democrats to force vote for protections for IVF as election-year messaging heats up
Wednesday - NBC News

Appeals court rejects DeSantis push for executive privilege
Wednesday - politico

G7 agrees on transfer of $50 billion in profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
Wednesday - Kyiv Independent

Senate Democrats Launch Probe Of Foreign Payments To Jared Kushner's Firm
Wednesday - Huff Post

ACLU and migrant rights groups sue over Biden's asylum crackdown
Wednesday - CBS News

House Republicans vote to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress
Wednesday - US News and World Report/Reuters

Southern Baptist Convention votes to oppose in vitro fertilization
Wednesday - Washington Post

Union Pacific train derails, spills synthetic rubber into creek in southeast Nebraska
Wednesday - Omaha World Herald

Sen. John Fetterman 'at fault' for recent car accident, police report reveals
Wednesday - USA TODAY

France's rightwing Les Republicains vote out leader Eric Ciotti over election pact with far right
Wednesday - France 24

DOJ memo says Garland cannot be prosecuted for contempt over Biden-Hur audio
Wednesday - The Hill

Blinken expresses frustration at changes to Gaza ceasefire deal requested by Hamas
Wednesday - CNN

Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit brought by survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre
Wednesday - CNN US

Fed holds interest rates steady, as officials eye one cut this year
Wednesday - Washington Post

Howard Fineman, political correspondent with analytical eye, dies at 75
Wednesday - Washington Post

Kari Lake continues losing streak as appeals court confirms she is not, in fact, the real governor of Arizona
Wednesday - Law & Crime

Southern Baptists reject ban on women pastors in historic vote
Wednesday - USA Today

US health dept says UnitedHealth can notify patients of data breach
Wednesday - Reuters

Texas Warned It Could Lose Millions in Federal Funding
Wednesday - Newsweek

Francoise Hardy, French pop singer and fashion muse, dies aged 80
Wednesday - The Guardian

As Baltimore shipping channel reopens, DOT estimates at least $1.7 billion to rebuild bridge
Wednesday - ABC News

Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the NBA logo, dies at 86
Wednesday - AP

Biden heads to Italy to pitch world leaders on more cash for Ukraine
Wednesday - NBC News

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he will block Democrats' effort to unanimously pass Supreme Court ethics bill
Wednesday - Yahoo! News/NBC News

Consumer prices unchanged in May and up 3.3% from a year ago
Wednesday - CNBC

'We're not backing down': US grocery workers take on Kroger with strike vote
Wednesday - the Guardian

Florida school board bans book about book bannings
Wednesday - raw story

MORE Secret Audio Captures Justice Samuel Alito Railing Against ProPublica
Wednesday - Daily Beast

US will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system after Kyiv's desperate calls for air defenses
Wednesday - AP

DeSantis' Anti-Transgender Bill Struck Down In Federal Court
Wednesday - crooksandliars.com

Pair of U.S. House Dems add to chorus calling for Alito, Thomas recusals
Wednesday - Nebraska Examiner

Steve Bannon asks appeals court to allow him to remain out of prison while he fights contempt of Congress conviction
Wednesday - NBC News

Federal Appeals Court Upholds California Law Banning Gun Shows at County Fairs
Wednesday - US News and World Report/AP

Toxic gas in Louisiana air far exceeds safe levels, EPA estimates, US study finds
Wednesday - Reuters

Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions
Wednesday - AP

House GOP backs off abortion riders in funding bill
Wednesday - The Hill

Capitol rioter who wanted to 'do a f***ing rebellion' convicted of assaulting police, other felonies
Wednesday - WUSA9 Washington D.C.

Biden touts administration's gun control record, again pushes for assault weapons ban
Wednesday - ABC News

North Dakota passes ballot measure that imposes age limit on congressional candidates
Wednesday - Bismarck Tribune

Bipartisan U.S. House caucus planning for post-war Middle East
Tuesday - Nebraska Examiner

Former Trump attorney in Wisconsin suspended from state judicial ethics panel
Tuesday - AP

Four more states join US monopoly lawsuit against Apple
Tuesday - Reuters

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