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IT Unemployment Hits 6% ***THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF US TECH WORKERS!!!***
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The Six Triple Eight
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Latest Breaking News
Homelessness rates jumped by double-digits in 2024 as Americans battled to afford housing
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Eggs, cheese, dairy, meat ..
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Editorials & Other Articles
Today's Tiedrich rant: hey MAGA - President Musk wants immigrants to take your jobs
By FakeNoose - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 43 sec ago

Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith
I found the "deep state" in the book of Romans. Who is going to tell MAGA?
By Dem4life1970 - 57 sec ago - Last reply 57 sec ago

Astrology, Spirituality & Alternative Healing
Astrodienst Newsletter for January
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I negotiated for a living. What Trump is doing is not negotiating
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Happy Birthday!
By nocoincidences - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 1 min ago

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Is catfish tasty and good for you?
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Conservatives are finding out in real time that Elon Musk was always lying about "free speech" on Twitter
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H5N1 bird flu advice and info video from a UK doctor.
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What is still on your bucket list that you would like to do? Mine is snow skiing.
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South Korea's parliament voted to impeach
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idiocracy, kakistocracy, autocracy, oligarchy, plutocracy - what would you call the US government after January 20th?
By Stargleamer - 53 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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So when Trump bans birthright citizenship will he go by the mother?
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'You're not going to stop us': Trump border czar repeats threats to arrest Democrats
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Movies
A Complete Unknown
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One of the things that pisses me off the most
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Here's how Trump could soon screw millions of Medicare recipients--again
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Child rape is illegal and should be punished even if it is a republican president or congressman.
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Mental Health Support
my new lack of sadness depression
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Latest Breaking News
No 'price tag' for mass deportations, says incoming border czar
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MSNBC: Why we 'Democracy Defenders' are demanding information about DOGE
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Music Appreciation
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Allman Brothers Band
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Cenk & Brian Tyler Cohen SPAR over Cenk's MAGA outreach
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Cartoons 12-27-2024
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Throwing a Subversive Monkey Wrench into the House Speakership Race?
By MineralMan - 46 min ago - Last reply 9 min ago

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"Oh, I thought that he was under house arrest... I don't follow politics."
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Continuing the discussion about adding a couple of new forums to DU
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Our cooking or baking mistakes we can laugh at now.
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Hallmark Christmas Movie Gone Bad
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The definitive geology of the Waterpocket Fold...
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Science
Geoffrey Hinton upgrades the possibilty of AI causing our extinction in 30 years
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Washington
Snohomish County recycler faces $3.4M fine from state
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Vivek Ramaswamy Dragged After Wild Rant on How American Workers Suck
By Zorro - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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Primitive Mega Structure Discovered In Montana - Advanced Civilization And Technology
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WaPo: Beyond excessive force: How police abuse women, the poor, the homeless
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Liberal YouTubers
Trump Voters STRUGGLE to Grapple with the Consequences of Their Actions
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Happy Birthday to Anthony Fauci
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Judd Legum: This level of wealth concentration is indefensible
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Had a panic attack driving
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I Am Exasperated
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DU women: why are bras so expensive? $80 for my old favorite Mary of Sweden bras!
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Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say
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Greenland only has a population of 56,000. If Trump attacks, can they defend themselves?
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Wong Kim Arc decision by U.S. Supreme Court and 14th amendment
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Lloyd's List: Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with spying equipment'
By Dennis Donovan - 54 min ago - Last reply 19 min ago

Cable News Clips
Uproar breaking out inside MAGA-world over H-1B visas and foreign workers
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 20 min ago

Latest Breaking News
US holiday retail sales stronger than last year, Mastercard says
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NYT: Video Shows Prison Officers' Fatal Assault of Inmate in 'Shocking' Detail
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If you could spend New Years Eve any city in the world, including the US. where would it be? Mine would be Paris.
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Tom Homan Demands $86 BILLION Down Payment For Deportations
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Katie Phang says Jack Smith report imminent.
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If a person cannot read or write cursive, are they "functionally illiterate?"
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Installing WIndows 11 on Unsupported Hardware
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Did Hamas get the results they wanted
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Germany's president dissolves parliament, sets national election for Feb. 23
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Mental Health Support
Reviewing my past with my father
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The E.P.A. Promotes Toxic Fertilizer. 3M Told It of Risks Years Ago.
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ProPublica: What I Learned Reporting in Cities That Take Belongings From Homeless People
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US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people
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Editorials & Other Articles
Cat dies of bird flu after eating contaminated cat food, company issues recall
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GOP trifecta to feature legislative attacks on voting rights
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Black Forest: The Danube's Sacred Origin
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Two of my favorite people
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Weird News
Md. man charged after pouring whiskey into holy water during Christmas Eve service, deputies say
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Latest Breaking News
Trump border czar floats halfway houses for children of migrants
By BumRushDaShow - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 46 min ago

Humor
It is to laugh - Funnier than Panama or Greenland
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MaddowBlog: With a week to go, Speaker Johnson's prospects aren't improving
By Dennis Donovan - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 52 min ago

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Why?
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Pets
Merlin spent the day stalking and attacking me, but now he wants to snuggle??? Well, OK.
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Atheists & Agnostics
Brian Johnson of AC/DC is an Atheist
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Latest Breaking News
Chuck Schumer says Biden-appointed judges will be bulwark against Trump
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Before all the "drone" sightings, there was a flurry of airship sightings - in 1897
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Sooooo. ..is anything being done about possible vaccine for H5N1?
By niyad - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Costco egg recall may cause 'serious' illness or death, FDA says as it raises risk level
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Jewish Group
President Biden's last Hanukkah message
By Mosby - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

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German President dissolves Parliament ahead of snap elections
By malaise - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

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Denial of Care
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Colleges advise some international students to return to U.S. before Trump takes office - PBS NewsHour
By Rhiannon12866

Uproar breaking out inside MAGA-world over H-1B visas and foreign workers
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

'I don't think that'll fly': Fmr. HUD Secretary rips Trump border czar spin on 'humane' detentions - MSNBC Reports
By Rhiannon12866

Latest Breaking News

Tom Homan Demands $86 BILLION Down Payment For Deportations
1 hr ago - crooksandliars.com

Homelessness rates jumped by double-digits in 2024 as Americans battled to afford housing
1 hr ago - USA Today

GOP trifecta to feature legislative attacks on voting rights
1 hr ago - Raw Story

Costco egg recall may cause 'serious' illness or death, FDA says as it raises risk level
2 hrs ago - today

The E.P.A. Promotes Toxic Fertilizer. 3M Told It of Risks Years Ago.
2 hrs ago - New York Times

Germany's president dissolves parliament, sets national election for Feb. 23
3 hrs ago - ABC News/AP

Buoys in the Rio Grande could change southern border, SIUE researchers find
3 hrs ago - St. Louis Public Radio

Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in 2024
4 hrs ago - AP

Corporate Transparency Act Blocked by US Appeals Court Again
4 hrs ago - Bloomberg Law

Estonia navy to protect undersea power link after main cable damaged
4 hrs ago - BBC

Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says
5 hrs ago - Reuters

South Korean interim president impeached just 2 weeks after former leader ousted
6 hrs ago - NBC News

Ministers Joly, LeBlanc to meet Trump aides in Florida over tariff risks
6 hrs ago - CBC/Reuters

FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos-free
7 hrs ago - AP

Chuck Schumer says Biden-appointed judges will be bulwark against Trump
8 hrs ago - The Guardian

New York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change under new law
9 hrs ago - Spectrum News NY1/AP

No 'price tag' for mass deportations, says incoming border czar
10 hrs ago - Yahoo News!/The Hill

Israel's attorney general orders investigation into claims Netanyahu's wife harassed opponents
10 hrs ago - CBS News/AP

Trump border czar floats halfway houses for children of migrants
16 hrs ago - The Hill

Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez, citing 'emotional toll,' seeks sentencing delay in wake of wife's trial
16 hrs ago - AP

Study reveals pollutants in smoke-affected homes linger for weeks
16 hrs ago - Scripps News

UN voices alarm after WHO chief caught up in deadly Israeli strike on Yemen airport
16 hrs ago - The Guardian

Japan seeks better ties with China ahead of second Trump term
16 hrs ago - VOA

Treasury delays deadline for small businesses to file new form to avoid risk of fines for noncompliance
16 hrs ago - NBC News/CNBC

Marianne Williamson enters the race for DNC chair: We need to 'create the energy' to counter Trump
16 hrs ago - The Independent

Guatemala open to accepting Trump's Central American deportees, sources say
17 hrs ago - USA Today

Geoffrey Deuel, Who Played Billy the Kid in 'Chisum,' Dies at 81
17 hrs ago - Hollywood Reporter

Nippon Steel pushes deadline to close U.S. Steel deal as Biden decision looms
17 hrs ago - Reuters

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues NCAA over transgender athletes' participation in women's college sports
18 hrs ago - Nebraska Examiner

US Applications for Unemployment Benefits Hold Steady, but Continuing Claims Rise to 3-Year High
18 hrs ago - US News and World Report/AP

House Democrat Shreds Trump On CNN for 'Ridiculous Carnival Barker Threats' to Buy Greenland and Seize Panama Canal
19 hrs ago - MEDIAite

'A place to heal': Native tribes urge Biden to protect sacred lands before leaving White House
19 hrs ago - The Guardian

Finland seizes ship carrying Russian oil after undersea cable cut
20 hrs ago - the hill

Biden heads to St. Croix for final holiday as president
20 hrs ago - CBS News

Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck Azerbaijan plane that crashed: US official
21 hrs ago - ABC News

US holiday retail sales stronger than last year, Mastercard says
21 hrs ago - Reuters

21 States To Raise Minimum Wage For 2025
22 hrs ago - Huff Post

Anxious about a looming TikTok ban, some American creators look to other platforms
23 hrs ago - NBC News

'It's a scary time': US universities urge international students to return to campus before Trump inauguration
Yesterday - CNN US

Rushdie's Satanic Verses returns to Indian bookshops after 36 years
Yesterday - The Guardian

JAL's systems back to normal after cyberattack delayed flights
Yesterday - Reuters

Trump's top border adviser says he will bring back family detention
Yesterday - Washington Post

Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine's orders
Yesterday - AP

S. Korean opposition submits motion to impeach the country's acting president
Yesterday - ABC News/AP

Biden pledges more U.S. arms to Ukraine after Russia's Christmas attack
Yesterday - Axios

US officials use National Menorah Lighting to promote peace, unity
Yesterday - The Hill

Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia hit by outage, prompting investigation
Yesterday - AP

NATO Nation Scrambles Fighter Jets After Russian Missile Strikes
Yesterday - Newsweek

Trump picks ambassador to Panama, knocks Central American country and China in Christmas messages
Yesterday - USA Today

Syria Says 14 Security Personnel Killed in Ambush by Assad Loyalists
Yesterday - BBC

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