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General Discussion
FL: Seminole County advocates push for free postage on vote-by-mail ballots
By RandySF - 4 hrs ago - 1 recs
FL: Seminole County advocates push for free postage on vote-by-mail ballots
By RandySF - 4 hrs ago - 1 recs
General Discussion
Florida's 6-week abortion ban increases wait times in other states, study says
By RandySF - 5 hrs ago - 1 recs
Florida's 6-week abortion ban increases wait times in other states, study says
By RandySF - 5 hrs ago - 1 recs
General Discussion
NJ-09: NJ Rep. Pascrell (D) sees primary challenge from Khairullah, spotlighting their stances on Gaza war
By RandySF - 5 hrs ago - 1 recs
NJ-09: NJ Rep. Pascrell (D) sees primary challenge from Khairullah, spotlighting their stances on Gaza war
By RandySF - 5 hrs ago - 1 recs
Washington
Struggling Marysville schools dropped from insurance pool
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 6 hrs ago - 1 recs
Struggling Marysville schools dropped from insurance pool
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 6 hrs ago - 1 recs
Washington
Labor power backs a Republican for eastern Washington congressional seat
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 6 hrs ago - 1 recs
Labor power backs a Republican for eastern Washington congressional seat
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 6 hrs ago - 1 recs
General Discussion
Former Milwaukee County candidate (R) who was booted off of ballot now faces felony fraud charge
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago - 1 recs
Former Milwaukee County candidate (R) who was booted off of ballot now faces felony fraud charge
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago - 1 recs
LGBT Civil Rights and Activism
Ex-KKK leader's child comes out as transgender in new memoir
By WhiteTara - 6 hrs ago - 1 recs
Ex-KKK leader's child comes out as transgender in new memoir
By WhiteTara - 6 hrs ago - 1 recs
Economy
Activist Elliott takes $2.5 billion stake in Texas Instruments, urges company to improve free cash flow
By mahatmakanejeeves - 8 hrs ago - 1 recs
Activist Elliott takes $2.5 billion stake in Texas Instruments, urges company to improve free cash flow
By mahatmakanejeeves - 8 hrs ago - 1 recs
Comic Books
Boomb Tube, The Week in Comic Book Television: 5/19-5/25/2024
By Javaman - 12 hrs ago - 1 recs
Boomb Tube, The Week in Comic Book Television: 5/19-5/25/2024
By Javaman - 12 hrs ago - 1 recs
Comic Books
Mary Pope Osborne on Free Play, Reading, and Joy in "Magic Tree House"
By Javaman - 12 hrs ago - 1 recs
Mary Pope Osborne on Free Play, Reading, and Joy in "Magic Tree House"
By Javaman - 12 hrs ago - 1 recs
Sports
"Well isn't this special" and what age difference????....26 - 70
By a kennedy - 12 hrs ago - 1 recs
"Well isn't this special" and what age difference????....26 - 70
By a kennedy - 12 hrs ago - 1 recs
Movies
On this day, May 28, 1918, Edith Massey, actress in John Waters's films, was born.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 13 hrs ago - 1 recs
On this day, May 28, 1918, Edith Massey, actress in John Waters's films, was born.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 13 hrs ago - 1 recs
Music Appreciation
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats - Survivor (The Jinx - Robert Durst used this song in opening and closing)
By IcyPeas - 14 hrs ago - 1 recs
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats - Survivor (The Jinx - Robert Durst used this song in opening and closing)
By IcyPeas - 14 hrs ago - 1 recs
Cable News Clips
'Loves the attention': Trump campaign capitalizing on hush money trial ahead of closing arguments - MSNBC Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 19 hrs ago - 1 recs
'Loves the attention': Trump campaign capitalizing on hush money trial ahead of closing arguments - MSNBC Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 19 hrs ago - 1 recs
Music Appreciation
NRPS - Last Lonely Eagle - Live at Family Dog, San Francisco, CA, 8/28/1969)
By OAITW r.2.0 - 19 hrs ago - 1 recs
NRPS - Last Lonely Eagle - Live at Family Dog, San Francisco, CA, 8/28/1969)
By OAITW r.2.0 - 19 hrs ago - 1 recs
Environment & Energy
Daily Surface Air Temperature, Tropics (23.5S-23.5N, 0-360E)
By OKIsItJustMe - 19 hrs ago - 1 recs
Daily Surface Air Temperature, Tropics (23.5S-23.5N, 0-360E)
By OKIsItJustMe - 19 hrs ago - 1 recs
Cable News Clips
Hung jury would be 'victory' for Trump: Closing arguments set for tomorrow in hush money case - MSNBC Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 20 hrs ago - 1 recs
Hung jury would be 'victory' for Trump: Closing arguments set for tomorrow in hush money case - MSNBC Reports
By Rhiannon12866 - 20 hrs ago - 1 recs
Music Appreciation
Devo plus Megadeth equals Who's Buying Whipped Peace?
By AuntyGravity - 21 hrs ago - 1 recs
Devo plus Megadeth equals Who's Buying Whipped Peace?
By AuntyGravity - 21 hrs ago - 1 recs
Forum Spotlight: Gardening
I am Woman, Hear Me Roar (with a chainsaw)Berries (whose name i forget) coming to my yard (and house!!!)
Something jumped across the yard? Magnolia???
Latest Breaking News
Bankruptcy lawyers aggressively move to subpoena billionaire WABC owner who just fired Rudy Giuliani
Tuesday - Law & Crime
Tuesday - Law & Crime
Home Depot to pay $1.3 million for fire code violations after arson destroyed San Jose store
Tuesday - San Jose Mercury News
Tuesday - San Jose Mercury News
Ivan Boesky, Convicted in 1980s Insider-Trading Scandals, Dies at 87
Tuesday - Wall Street Journal (gift link)
Tuesday - Wall Street Journal (gift link)
Parson says MO shouldn't pay for damages from senators sued for false posts on KC shooting
May 20 - Kansas City Star
May 20 - Kansas City Star
EPA warns of increasing cyberattacks on water systems, urges utilities to take immediate action
May 20 - AP
May 20 - AP
DJT: Trump Media reports $770,500 revenue for first quarter, net loss of $327.6 million
May 20 - cnbc.com
May 20 - cnbc.com
Bankrupt Rudy Giuliani slashes price on Manhattan apartment as criminal charges and debt mount
May 20 - UK Independent
May 20 - UK Independent
BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, VW used parts made with Chinese forced labor, Senate report finds
May 20 - CBS News/AP
May 20 - CBS News/AP
FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg will resign following a scathing investigation that detailed a toxic workplace
May 20 - CNN Business
May 20 - CNN Business
Biden reelection campaign hires Nebraska organizers to keep Omaha electoral college vote
May 20 - Omaha World Herald
May 20 - Omaha World Herald
Exclusive: Donald Trump foreign policy advisers met Israeli PM Netanyahu, source says
May 20 - Reuters
May 20 - Reuters
'We could have burnt that place to the ground': Jan. 6 rioter who was willing to 'die or do 20 years' enters guilty plea
May 20 - Law & Crime
May 20 - Law & Crime
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
May 20 - ABC News/AP
May 20 - ABC News/AP
Supreme Court refuses to hear case from parents who objected to school's transgender support plans in DC suburbs
May 20 - CNN
May 20 - CNN
America's largest LGBTQ rights group plans $15 million swing state blitz to re-elect Biden
May 20 - NBC News
May 20 - NBC News
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
May 20 - ProPublica
May 20 - ProPublica
Almost 2 months after it destroyed Baltimore's Key Bridge, the Dali cargo ship has been moved
May 20 - CNN
May 20 - CNN
US Pediatricians Group Reverses Decades-Old Ban on Breastfeeding for Those With HIV
May 20 - US News and World Report/AP
May 20 - US News and World Report/AP
Biden on Trump's next Supreme Court pick: 'Do you think he'll put anybody who has a brain?'
May 20 - The Hill
May 20 - The Hill
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes over October 7 attack and Gaza
May 20 - CNN World
May 20 - CNN World
"No survivors" found at crash site of helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian agencies report
May 19 - CNN
May 19 - CNN