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RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago - Last reply 42 sec ago

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Anniversaries and Posting Milestones (May 7, 2026)
By EarlG - 54 sec ago - Last reply 54 sec ago

Music Appreciation
Eagles - Those Shoes
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Well today I saw regular unleaded gas at $5 per gallon for the first time ever
By BeneteauBum - 24 min ago - Last reply 57 sec ago

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Robert Reich: We are witnessing what happens to a person who is consumed with the need to dominate but cannot.
By Miles Archer - 37 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Police wrongly raided my home. It's not an isolated mistake
By Jilly_in_VA - 37 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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The Trump-Epstein Readi "most visitors to the reading room won't be allowed to page through the documents."
By riversedge - 1 hr ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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I am, way too seriously, considering buying this fairy wand credit card holder thingie
By Nittersing - 1 hr ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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Must be quite a shock to see this vulgar return of overt white racism
By malaise - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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Does anyone think Rubio's visit to Rome
By vapor2 - 9 min ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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"Am I an idiot" question....regarding auto accident and insurance
By Bettie - 1 hr ago - Last reply 4 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Federal and State Officials Consider Closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
By BumRushDaShow - 28 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Undeterred by polls and courts, Trump honors ballroom donors at White House
By demmiblue - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 5 min ago

Cable News Clips
India's Modi Gov't Purged Millions of Muslim Voters Before Elections in "Direct Attack" on Democracy
By Uncle Joe - 5 min ago - Last reply 5 min ago

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Klippenstein: Insane Pre-Crime Strategy Unveiled for Leftist "Extremists"
By Nevilledog - 1 hr ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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Landslide causes tsunami in Alaska
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Thursday's Condensed News Cartoons
By KS Toronado - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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China just announced it will not recognise or enforce US sanctions. Translation: go fuck yourself, Donald.
By Amaryllis - 1 hr ago - Last reply 6 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court is not political
By BumRushDaShow - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 7 min ago

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Trump's big PGA event was a flop, and I love that. He doesn't even talk about his big event because it was a flop.
By Swede - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 7 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Republicans who slammed Biden's gas prices are preaching patience for Trump
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 8 min ago

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U.S. so-called "negotiators" are incompetent liars.
By pat_k - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 8 min ago

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'Wow!' Trump Posts Chart Boasting That His War Against Iran Has So Far Been Shorter Than WWII, Vietnam
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 9 min ago

Photography
Autumn Colors in a Blackwater Swamp
By Bo Zarts - 1 hr ago - Last reply 9 min ago

Baseball
CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!! CUBS WIN!!
By MIButterfly - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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Re Covid booster, I want to thank everyone here...
By ananda - 48 min ago - Last reply 12 min ago

Football
Sources: Rodgers to visit Steelers, likely to play for team in '26
By Auggie - 12 min ago - Last reply 12 min ago

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Just had another Covid booster
By spooky3 - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 14 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
'A Eulogy for the Worst That Has Ever Drawn Breath'
By sop - 1 hr ago - Last reply 14 min ago

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Trump's new 'gargantuan shakedown' may be the last straw for voters: expert
By turbinetree - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 15 min ago

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'Past his prime' GOP senator Grassley caught up in FBI lawsuit: report
By turbinetree - 29 min ago - Last reply 16 min ago

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Well, that was a barrel of fun.
By LuckyCharms - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 16 min ago

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Trump's big PGA event was a flop, and I love that. He doesn't even talk about his big event because it was a flop.
By Swede - 25 replies @ 17 min ago (Milestone)

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John Roberts: Wahh! Wahh! You People Don't Understand Us!
By turbinetree - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 18 min ago

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The Ballroom funding perfectly explained ✅
By underpants - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 19 min ago

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Trump wants to paint the Eisenhower office building white. Now a key federal agency considers it
By dalton99a - 1 hr ago - Last reply 20 min ago

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Is he dead yet?
By Orrex - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 20 min ago

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So now we know why Trump is desperate for his underground bunker.
By Baitball Blogger - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 21 min ago

Economy
Jet-Fuel Prices Are Spiking and Trump's Advisers Are Worried
By mahatmakanejeeves - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 23 min ago

Weather Watchers
Avalanche in Tracy Arm, Alaska in August 2025 triggers second highest tsunami in recorded history
By Beringia - 1 hr ago - Last reply 24 min ago

Environment & Energy
Norway Prepares To Meet A Climate-Shattered Future By . . . Extending Natural Gas Production Until 2048!!!
By hatrack - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 24 min ago

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So what will the Pope say to little Marco?
By milestogo - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 25 min ago

Environment & Energy
Brilliant idea for ocean based power generation on front page of the Financial Times yesterday
By Pluvious - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 26 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Rubio meets Pope Leo after weeks of tensions with Trump
By BumRushDaShow - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 30 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Data Suggests Struggle in Cockpit Before Deadly China Eastern Plane Crash
By mahatmakanejeeves - 58 min ago - Last reply 30 min ago

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Spelling Police ALERT
By orangecrush - 50 min ago - Last reply 31 min ago

General Discussion
Krasnov Is Reinstating The Obama/Iran Nuclear Agreement - With His Name On it
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Emu's can be real jerks
By Figarosmom - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 33 min ago

Poetry
Hard Truth
By The Madcap - 33 min ago - Last reply 33 min ago

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Apocalypse, for the true believers, is the most desirable outcome
By rampartd - 38 min ago - Last reply 34 min ago

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Must be quite a shock to see this vulgar return of overt white racism
By malaise - 50 replies @ 36 min ago (Milestone)

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Trump re-brands his 9-week Iran war as a 6-week "excursion" because we're supposed to be incapable of fact checking
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago - Last reply 37 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Low US hotel bookings paint grim hospitality picture at the World Cup
By BlueWavePsych - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 37 min ago

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Shell Reports Nearly $7 Billion Profit Amid 'Unprecedented Disruption'
By dalton99a - 1 hr ago - Last reply 38 min ago

Cable News Clips
Gaza Faces Public Health Collapse Amid Rat Infestation & Disease as Israel Blocks Reconstruction
By Uncle Joe - 38 min ago - Last reply 38 min ago

Latest Breaking News
DOJ probing $2.6 billion in oil trades related to Iran war, sources say
By lostincalifornia - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 43 min ago

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Odds of a 'super El Nino' increase, adding to fears of extreme weather around the world
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 44 min ago

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Kash Patel's Personalized Bourbon Stash
By riversedge - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 46 min ago

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For my 12,000 posting milestone (with a song)
By Niagara - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 46 min ago

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John Roberts Is George Wallace With A Harvard Law Degree - Crooks & Liars
By justaprogressive - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 47 min ago

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Ex-FBI agents say Grassley played improper role in their firings
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 47 min ago

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Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court is not political
By BumRushDaShow - 50 replies @ 48 min ago (Milestone)

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Good morning my DU family,
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MI-SEN: Stabenow backing Stevens in Democratic Michigan Senate primary
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"This is an administration all about lowering energy prices, and an incredibly successful record in doing that"
By demmiblue - 1 hr ago - Last reply 49 min ago

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So now we know why Trump is desperate for his underground bunker.
By Baitball Blogger - 25 replies @ 50 min ago (Milestone)

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The Bulwark: Trump Picked a Fight With the Pope--and LOST
By marmar - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 52 min ago

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CA Gov candidate says he will have ICE arrested along with Stephen Miller if elected.
By Jacson6 - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 54 min ago

Photography
***SUBMISSIONS Thread for MAY PHOTO CONTEST: I CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT THIS SHOT!***
By CaliforniaPeggy - 25 replies @ 54 min ago (Milestone)

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Effin evil - graphic - those Gaza prison camps
By malaise - 1 hr ago - Last reply 56 min ago

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Remember when Susan Collins called the cops
By Emile - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Cable News Clips
Top U.S. & World Headlines -- May 7, 2026
By Uncle Joe - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

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MaddowBlog-Kash Patel's personally branded liquor bottles create new challenge for FBI director
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Health
Utah becomes center of latest measles outbreak in US
By nitpicked - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

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Are we sitting ducks for a Hantavirus epidemic? (POLL) (Poll)
By orangecrush - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

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Kash Patel's Personalized Bourbon Stash (gift link)
By LetMyPeopleVote - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Environment & Energy
Odds Improve For The El Nino Currently Building In The Pacific To Be The Hottest Ever Recorded
By hatrack - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

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Putin hiding in underground bunkers 'for weeks' to avoid assassination, leaked report claims
By AZLD4Candidate - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

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🚨 180 Days Until Election Day! Link To 2026 Calendar and Election Information 🚨
By Wednesdays - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump's border czar threatens to flood New York with ICE: 'More agents than you've ever seen before'
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Forum Spotlight: Foreign Affairs

The UAE's OPEC Exit Is About Much More Than Just Oil - The Global Gambit - Pyotr Kurzin
By TexasTowelie

The Iran War Is Rewiring the Region. The UAE Quits OPEC. - Good Times Bad Times (The 20s Report)
By TexasTowelie

The Situation in Moscow is Crazy Right Now - Paul Warburg
By TexasTowelie

Latest Breaking News

Federal and State Officials Consider Closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
28 min ago - New York Times

Data Suggests Struggle in Cockpit Before Deadly China Eastern Plane Crash
58 min ago - New York Times

Trump's border czar threatens to flood New York with ICE: 'More agents than you've ever seen before'
1 hr ago - The Independent

Republicans who slammed Biden's gas prices are preaching patience for Trump
2 hrs ago - MS NOW News

Ex-FBI agents say Grassley played improper role in their firings
3 hrs ago - The Hill

Rubio meets Pope Leo after weeks of tensions with Trump
4 hrs ago - CNN Politics

DOJ probing $2.6 billion in oil trades related to Iran war, sources say
4 hrs ago - ABC News

Undeterred by polls and courts, Trump honors ballroom donors at White House
4 hrs ago - WaPo

'Wow!' Trump Posts Chart Boasting That His War Against Iran Has So Far Been Shorter Than WWII, Vietnam
4 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Unions, MTA resume talks as LIRR strike threat looms on May 16
4 hrs ago - ABC 7 NY

Challenger Report: April Job Cuts Rise 38% from March; YTD Cuts Down 50%
5 hrs ago - Challenger, Gray & Christmas

Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court is not political
5 hrs ago - AP

UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds
5 hrs ago - The Guardian/AP

Another federal appeals court rejects ICE's mandatory detention policy
6 hrs ago - Politico

Odds of a 'super El Nino' increase, adding to fears of extreme weather around the world
7 hrs ago - NBC News

'Not the president's consigliere': Obama slams Trump over DOJ directives
7 hrs ago - USA Today

ACLU urges full court of appeals to revive Judge Boasberg's 'courageous' contempt inquiry into deportation flights
8 hrs ago - Law & Crime

Cory Booker's Senate campaign hit by hacker who stole thousands: report
8 hrs ago - Raw Story

Lutnick's testimony in Epstein probe earns harsh criticism from House Democrats
8 hrs ago - CBS News

Trump met with Chevron and ExxonMobil on Tuesday to discuss Venezuela
9 hrs ago - Reuters

Kristi Noem Stooge's Congressional Bid Fails Spectacularly
10 hrs ago - independent.com

Dept. of Justice investigating Fairfax County's top attorney over handling of cases involving immigrants [Virginia]
10 hrs ago - WTOP

Ukraine rejects Russia's 'Victory Day' truce after Moscow violates Kyiv's ceasefire
11 hrs ago - Kyiv Independent

Trump counterterrorism strategy targets 'violent left-wing extremists' with 'transgender ideology'
14 hrs ago - Politico

Trump's abrupt U-turn on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz came after backlash from allies
15 hrs ago - NBC

Poland could host US troops Trump pulled from Germany, Nawrocki says
16 hrs ago - Politico (EU)

Judge denies Fulton County's request to return 2020 ballots seized by FBI
16 hrs ago - CBS News

Justice Department agrees to return Rep. Andy Ogles' phone, signaling end of campaign finance probe
17 hrs ago - AP

'Another layer of suppression': Groups ask 11th Circuit to fast-track their appeal of Judge Cannon's order burying Mar-a
17 hrs ago - msn.com

Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine more effective than standard shot in late-stage trial
17 hrs ago - NBC News

Possible Epstein Suicide Note Is Released
17 hrs ago - NYT

Kash Patel's Personalized Bourbon Stash
17 hrs ago - the atlantic

Trump Official Drops Odd Boast About Economy: 'Credit Card Spending Is Through the Roof!'
17 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Breakthru Beverage Teamsters in Illinois Launch ULP Strike
18 hrs ago - Teamsters

Supreme Court shuts down last-ditch effort to rein in landmark voting ruling
18 hrs ago - Courthouse News Service

GOP Ballroom and ICE Bill Would Add $72 Billion To Deficit
19 hrs ago - Huff Post

Anthropic, SpaceX announce compute deal that includes space development
19 hrs ago - CNBC

Trump Official Insists Fed Governor Lisa Cook Will Be Indicted 'No Matter What the Supreme Court Does'
19 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo is not running in the Preakness
19 hrs ago - Associated Press, via WTOP

Georgia officials knew chemicals from carpet mills were polluting local water. The people did not
19 hrs ago - Atlanta Journal-Constitution and ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trump's third surgeon general pick is deleting old posts critical of president's agenda and fitness
20 hrs ago - The Independent

GOP opposition grows to moving third reconciliation package on Trump agenda
20 hrs ago - The Hill

Hantavirus Case in Switzerland Spurs Race to Trace Contacts
20 hrs ago - Wall Street Journal

US fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war
20 hrs ago - Associated Press

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

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

Brookfield Zoo, workers reach contract agreement to end strike
21 hrs ago - Chicago Business

ICE plans to scrap shortened training program for new immigration officers
21 hrs ago - Washington Post

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

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

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