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The Guardian nails it: White working class votes for white supremacists. Period.
By AverageOldGuy - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 5 sec ago

Latest Breaking News
Cyclist arrested at Reflecting Pool is former Olympian who denies vandalism claims
By BumRushDaShow - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 26 sec ago

General Discussion
"Revealed: Israel's curriculum for 'influencing public consciousness"
By moniss - 59 min ago - Last reply 38 sec ago

General Discussion
So what's so bad about using AI any way?
By werdna - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 51 sec ago

Photography
Reflection . . .
By CaliforniaPeggy - 12 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Sen. Lindsey Graham: "Let's try a diplomatic solution. I think it's going to fail."
By BumRushDaShow - 22 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

Foreign Affairs
Massive assault fails: Breaking down the largest Russian mechanized assault in months -RFU News
By 2naSalit - 2 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

General Discussion
🚨🚨 BREAKING: Iran's negotiators have LEFT the venue in protest of Trump's threats, per Tasnim. Trump is single-handed
By riversedge - 1 hr ago - Last reply 2 min ago

General Discussion
MAGA/ Making Algae Great Again.
By kairos12 - 2 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Texas Supreme Court denies request to save beach from SpaceX
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 2 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Senate's likely next No. 2 warns Trump if Democrats take the majority: 'It's going to be a fight' on key values
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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BREAKING: New footage emerged of VANDALS driving their SUVs on the newly finished pond sealant, effectively ruining it!
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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Trump hits new approval low in latest poll over handling of economy
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 9 min ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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Here's the Sunday LOL Animals!
By ralps - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

Humor
More Wisdom from Toons
By KS Toronado - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 4 min ago

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Memes and pics a la Sunday
By Marthe48 - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 4 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump threatens to charge US tolls in Strait of Hormuz if final Iran deal not reached in 60 days
By BumRushDaShow - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 4 min ago

General Discussion
White House puts RFK Jr. on road ahead of crucial midterms
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 46 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

Foreign Affairs
Putin Is Mortgaging Russia's Future to Pay for His War - Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦
By 2naSalit - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 5 min ago

Foreign Affairs
Crimea's 30-Day Siege. Collapse Just Began - Jason Jay Smart
By 2naSalit - 5 min ago - Last reply 5 min ago

General Discussion
Facebook
By Delarage - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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The Iranian Foreign Minister makes Vance wait, then when he arrives he refuses to shake Vance's hand or greet him. The U
By riversedge - 1 hr ago - Last reply 7 min ago

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Happy little algae
By Pinback - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 7 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Man falls to his death during rock concert at Madison Square Garden
By Omaha Steve - 1 hr ago - Last reply 8 min ago

General Discussion
Photo taken by the Reflecting Pool attacker & bicyclist David Hearn
By KS Toronado - 1 hr ago - Last reply 8 min ago

Fiction
What Fiction are you reading this week, June 21, 2026?
By hermetic - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 8 min ago

General Discussion
Trump doubles down on feud with Italian Prime Minister Meloni, insisting she asked for G7 photo
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 40 min ago - Last reply 9 min ago

General Discussion
SpaceX's plan: Put all the data centers in space, then profit
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 53 min ago - Last reply 9 min ago

General Discussion
The Guardian nails it: White working class votes for white supremacists. Period.
By AverageOldGuy - 75 replies @ 9 min ago (Milestone)

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All expenses paid for. If you could spend the summer anywhere in the world, where would you go? Me--Ireland. And you?
By debm55 - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 10 min ago

General Discussion
Hegseth Admits Grok Picked Bombing Targets, New Court Disclosure
By marble falls - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 10 min ago

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Unknown Revolutionary War soldier identified
By struggle4progress - 1 hr ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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Reflecting Pool proposal for 2029:
By Gaugamela - 11 min ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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🚨🚨 BREAKING: Iran's negotiators have LEFT the venue in protest of Trump's threats, per Tasnim.
By demmiblue - 1 hr ago - Last reply 11 min ago

General Discussion
Now it's Netanyahu talking
By dalton99a - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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Tom Cotton, the Senate's foremost Iran hawk, is in a Trump-induced jam
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 15 min ago - Last reply 12 min ago

General Discussion
The West Has Been Trying to Run the Middle East
By MineralMan - 1 hr ago - Last reply 13 min ago

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Name something useless you have in your garage? Me--The red Craftsman Tool Box. How about you? Yes, it's useless but
By debm55 - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 15 min ago

General Discussion
Starmer expected to announce departure on Monday as growing numbers of MPs back Burnham for PM
By Celerity - 1 hr ago - Last reply 19 min ago

Photography
Pretty skies. Last night after sunset and this morning before sunrise.
By George McGovern - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 21 min ago

General Discussion
According to many politicians our history with Iran begins in 1979? - CIA Confirms Role in 1953 Iran Coup
By cliffside - 14 hrs ago - Last reply 22 min ago

General Discussion
Best guess: Why is he hiding at camp David Medical? Strategy?
By lindysalsagal - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 22 min ago

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Mini Organ Made From Paper
By marble falls - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 23 min ago

Music Appreciation
You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) - Harry James 🎺
By appalachiablue - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 23 min ago

General Discussion
Ex-senior official suspects Trump to 'bury horrific' incident that killed children: report
By LetMyPeopleVote - 23 min ago - Last reply 23 min ago

General Discussion
If you didn't see it on ABC
By kairos12 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 23 min ago

Pets
My cat Holly is not a lap cat
By MIButterfly - 1 hr ago - Last reply 25 min ago

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Anyone believe this?
By senseandsensibility - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 25 min ago

General Discussion
So what's so bad about using AI any way?
By werdna - 50 replies @ 26 min ago (Milestone)

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After Years In A Cage, All This Frenchie Wants Is Her Dad
By catbyte - 27 min ago - Last reply 27 min ago

General Discussion
Billionaire tax makes it to ballot in California
By SamuelTheThird - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 28 min ago

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Is he dead yet?
By Orrex - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 29 min ago

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Welcome to Summer 2026
By LogDog75 - 31 min ago - Last reply 31 min ago

General Discussion
Maher on Obama Library: "Couldn't that money be better spent on something else? Who's going to go to this?"
By sheshe2 - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 32 min ago

Weather Watchers
DC-area forecast: A fine Father's Day as we watch Monday storm chances
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 33 min ago

General Discussion
#AlgaeGate
By JustKay - 1 hr ago - Last reply 33 min ago

Latest Breaking News
World's most sensitive radio telescope array set to be built in Nevada desert
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 33 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster's Clemency
By mahatmakanejeeves - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 35 min ago

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⚽️🩴🤣
By Floyd R. Turbo - 1 hr ago - Last reply 35 min ago

General Discussion
Women have a unique ability to balance logic w/ empathy. That makes women BETTER leaders.
By LiberalArkie - 52 min ago - Last reply 35 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Sen. Cory Booker says people should be 'very worried' about Trump and Israel upending peace in the Middle East
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago - Last reply 35 min ago

Movies
Die Another Day (2002) - Q's Gadgets scenes
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General Discussion
Trump will be ruining the annual 4th of July celebration on the National Mall, he announced a t-rump rally for it...
By wcmagumba - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 36 min ago

General Discussion
Algaezeera (Bluesky)
By orangecrush - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 37 min ago

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Anniversaries and Posting Milestones (June 21, 2026)
By EarlG - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 38 min ago

Connecticut
The Remains of 3 People Are Found in Foreclosed House After Its Sale
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago - Last reply 38 min ago

Music Appreciation
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare for the Common Man (Live at Olympic Stadium, Montreal, 1977)
By Glaisne - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 40 min ago

General Discussion
A collection of fun reflecting pool memes:
By Ocelot II - 25 replies @ 41 min ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Will Algaegate be Trump's (Green) Watergate?
By usonian - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 41 min ago

General Discussion
It's time for USONA, the United States of North America.
By usonian - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 42 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Europe swelters under heatwave, France restricts alcohol consumption
By BumRushDaShow - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 42 min ago

General Discussion
Have a laugh in these trying times...
By sir pball - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 42 min ago

Pennsylvania
Trump headed to Reading on Tuesday because I don't know why
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago - Last reply 44 min ago

General Discussion
*** JUNE PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS ***
By George McGovern - 14 hrs ago - Last reply 44 min ago

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All expenses paid for. If you could spend the summer anywhere in the world, where would you go? Me--Ireland. And you?
By debm55 - 50 replies @ 44 min ago (Milestone)

Foreign Affairs
Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago - Last reply 44 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Jamelle Bouie: Pete Hegseth is Trying to Resegregate the Military
By marmar - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 46 min ago

General Discussion
Yesterday, a protester projected images of Donald Trump with his friend Jeffrey Epstein on the tarp of the Kennedy cente
By riversedge - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 47 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Dwelling Within a Jennings's Apologia
By relogic - 50 min ago - Last reply 50 min ago

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Name an item that you've had in your frig. for 20+ years
By snot - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 50 min ago

Forum Spotlight: Science

A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading
By littlemissmartypants

The Refracting Pool
By LessAspin

Ancient DNA provides evidence of earliest known plague outbreak
By muriel_volestrangler

Latest Breaking News

Sen. Lindsey Graham: "Let's try a diplomatic solution. I think it's going to fail."
22 min ago - CBS News

Man falls to his death during rock concert at Madison Square Garden
1 hr ago - AP

Sen. Cory Booker says people should be 'very worried' about Trump and Israel upending peace in the Middle East
1 hr ago - NBC News

'We are going to fight': Hotel workers strike at Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown
2 hrs ago - 10 Philadelphia

Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world's largest ultramarathon
3 hrs ago - The Guardian

Senate's likely next No. 2 warns Trump if Democrats take the majority: 'It's going to be a fight' on key values
3 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster's Clemency
4 hrs ago - New York Times

World's most sensitive radio telescope array set to be built in Nevada desert
4 hrs ago - NBC News

Polymarket Accused of Using Fake Winning Bets to Fuel Viral Growth
4 hrs ago - Yahoo! Finance, based on The Wall Street Journal.

Canada's policies force asylum seekers into US to face deportation, critics say
5 hrs ago - The Guardian

Fuel sales halted in occupied Crimea as Ukraine targets oil facilities
6 hrs ago - BBC

U.S., Iran delegations set to begin hashing out a permanent peace
7 hrs ago - MS NOW News

Newsom declares state of emergency for commercial fire in L.A.'s Boyle Heights neighborhood
7 hrs ago - NBC News

Texas Supreme Court denies request to save beach from SpaceX
8 hrs ago - The Independent

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Expected to Resign Monday: Report
9 hrs ago - Newsweek

Black Democrats push back on Wasserman Schultz's bid in Florida's 20th District
9 hrs ago - The Hill

Senate panel considers vote to shield special education from RFK Jr.'s agency
10 hrs ago - USA Today

'It's not science, it's coercion': health experts decry RFK Jr order on hantavirus quarantine
11 hrs ago - The Guardian

Trump, Claiming Vandalism, Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained
12 hrs ago - New York Times

Extreme heat expected again at the Grand Canyon after 3 hikers die in heat-related incidents
14 hrs ago - AP

Counterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims
17 hrs ago - AP

Netanyahu will try and undermine Trump's Iran peace plan despite president's warnings: report
18 hrs ago - The Independent

They have all the power': investigation finds that 93% of ICE arrests targeted Latinos
18 hrs ago - The Guardian

Former judges implore current judge to assert her 'inherent authority' and reject Trump's 'laughable' defenses
19 hrs ago - Law & Crime

Europe swelters under heatwave, France restricts alcohol consumption
19 hrs ago - Reuters

BREAKING NEWS: JD Vance Departs To Switzerland For Iran Talks
20 hrs ago - Forbes Breaking News

Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine drone strike on refining facilities in Russia
20 hrs ago - USA Today

Trump threatens to charge US tolls in Strait of Hormuz if final Iran deal not reached in 60 days
21 hrs ago - AP

Vance Says He Expects to Leave in Couple of Days for Iran Talks
21 hrs ago - Bloomberg

Female FBI agent's career stalled out after rebuffing male coworker's drunken advances, lawsuit says
22 hrs ago - The Independent

Cyclist arrested at Reflecting Pool is former Olympian who denies vandalism claims
23 hrs ago - Washington Post

Trump envoys arrive in Switzerland for Iran talks planned for Sunday
Yesterday - msn/Axios

At least 12 shot after SUV pulls up and opens fire on a crowd, Chicago police say
Yesterday - AP

Trump loyalist Jim Jordan linked to group that received 'dark money' from ICE detention contractor
Yesterday - The Guardian

Democratic states scramble to prevent potential Trump administration interference in their elections
Yesterday - CNN Politics

New global order: AI CEOs as heads of nation-states
Yesterday - Axios

China's Ministry of State Security Accuses 'Spy Turtles and Spy Fish' of Stealing Sensitive Marine Data
Yesterday - Gizmodo

Gasps as Trump's birthday bash leaves White House grounds in 'terrible' condition
Yesterday - Raw Story

Kennedy Center refuses to take tarps off where Trump's name was removed
Yesterday - msn.com

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over ceasefire violations, Iranian media says after continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Yesterday - NBC News

President Trump blames vandals amid Reflecting Pool algae bloom
Yesterday - USA Today

Barack and Michelle Obama surprise first visitors to newly opened presidential center
Yesterday - AP

Dem senators call on FCC to pause Paramount-Warner Bros deal on national security grounds
Yesterday - The Hill

Israeli strikes kill 10 in Lebanon after truce, with prospect of U.S.-Iran talks unclear
Yesterday - Reuters

Planned Trump border wall near Texas national park could create flooding risk, suit says
Yesterday - The Independent

Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since the revolution
Yesterday - NBC News/AP

Kennedy Center says it isn't required to reschedule shows after judge blocks 2-year closure
Yesterday - Associated Press via WTOP

U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Trump Admin From Enacting New Plans To Slash Consumer Watchdog Staff
Yesterday - Huff Post/Reuters

Global framework for reparatory justice adopted at landmark conference in Ghana
Yesterday - The Guardian

'The World Woke Up': CEO of World's Largest Hedge Fund Warns Trump Stopping Global Investment In the US
Yesterday - MEDIAite

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