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FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war:
By surfered - 40 min ago - Last reply 18 sec ago

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This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take "Anti-Communist" Classes
By Ranting Randy - 1 hr ago - Last reply 21 sec ago

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I just sold my homing pigeon on ebay...
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LOL! Sen. Foghorn Leghorn Beclowns Himself Attacking CATO Scholar #CrooksAndLiars
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I don't know what shoes NYPD Chief Aaron Edwards was wearing while leaping a fence and running into harm's way, but...
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TX-SEN: 'I Approve This Message': James Talarico Turns GOP Attack Into 1 Holy Failure
By RandySF - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 47 sec ago

Cable News Clips
Trump dances 'YMCA,' pals around with Jake Paul on Day 12 of war - All In - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 min ago - Last reply 50 sec ago

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LA-05: A Police Report About a House Candidate (R) Surprised the White House
By RandySF - 25 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

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NC-SEN, NC-01: Links between convicted sex offender, state GOP leadership may complicate candidacies
By RandySF - 12 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

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Got the text I've been waiting for.
By boonecreek - 9 min ago - Last reply 5 min ago

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Pentagon bars press photographers over 'unflattering' Hegseth photos
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 33 min ago - Last reply 6 min ago

Classical Music
Dawn Avery's 'We Enter Together' performed by Wilhelmina Smith, violoncello
By sprinkleeninow - 6 min ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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Gas prices in your area...have you seen an increase
By kimbutgar - 1 hr ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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Gas prices are high in the US because our own oil companies are selling US oil on the open market instead
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'Which Way Is Iran?' Asks Pantsless, Sword-Wielding Trump Wandering On Side Of Freeway
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10 Pictures of Pete Hegseth From the 'Unflattering' Batch the Pentagon Reportedly Doesn't Want You to See
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"guilty" 19 straight times
By DoBW - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 9 min ago

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Trump blaming Hegseth, Rubio, Jared and others for the attack on Iran
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 1 hr ago - Last reply 9 min ago

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Why authorities are finally searching Epstein's ranch in New Mexico
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 10 min ago

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This is Huxley. He likes people.
By Figarosmom - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 10 min ago

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Dem walks back support for MAGA voter suppression law and admits key claim 'just not true'
By RandySF - 28 min ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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Did RFK Jr. hurt himself he-manning?
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🚨 BREAKING: Two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf are on fire after reportedly being attacked by Iran.
By riversedge - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 12 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Cost of Trump's War in Iran Could Cover Health Care for Millions of Americans - Senator Elizabeth Warren
By Rhiannon12866 - 12 min ago - Last reply 12 min ago

Cable News Clips
'Show guts': Trump whines over shipping companies fears to travel through Strait of Hormuz - Deadline - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 12 min ago

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Stryker (Medical Technology) headquarters in Portage Michigan closes amid cyber attack affecting global systems UPDATED
By usonian - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 13 min ago

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Wait for the surprise..
By red dog 1 - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 13 min ago

California
California could be attacked by drones because of Iran war, memo warns. Officials downplay threat
By BigmanPigman - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 13 min ago

Music Appreciation
The Kinks: Some Mother's Son
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"They gave me a list of names and said, 'Sir, you can pick the name you like, sir,'" Trump recalled...
By Miles Archer - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 15 min ago

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I love DU.
By MIButterfly - 53 min ago - Last reply 15 min ago

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I just discovered that the green leaves on strawberries are edible
By Bluestocking - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 17 min ago

Music Appreciation
No Fair - Wipers
By BootinUp - 17 min ago - Last reply 17 min ago

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ICE has been hacked, exposing every company that is helping them. Activists are taking action to pressure them.
By jmbar2 - 18 min ago - Last reply 18 min ago

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CBS is at it again today
By SpankMe - 1 hr ago - Last reply 18 min ago

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SHOCK Military Report: U.S. BOMBED Iran School & Trump BLAMED Iran for It - Talking Feds
By Rhiannon12866 - 19 min ago - Last reply 19 min ago

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I don't know about anyone else but I could live the rest of my life
By MIButterfly - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 19 min ago

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I have repurposed an old Vietnam war protest chant, for modern times.
By Ocelot II - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 20 min ago

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US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for now
By surfered - 1 hr ago - Last reply 21 min ago

Cable News Clips
Epstein death expose timeline: Trump DOJ faces new questions (Melber Report, Part 2) - The Beat - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 43 min ago - Last reply 22 min ago

Artists
Tonight's Watercolor Wednesday
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Americans are pulling money out of their 401(k) funds at record rates
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 23 min ago

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Never thought of this.
By kairos12 - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 24 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Noem aide Corey Lewandowski told coworkers he could do 'whatever' he wanted because Trump would pardon him: report
By highplainsdem - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 24 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
The Strait of Hormuz: Why This 21-Mile Chokepoint Could Hit Your Grocery Bill Next
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago - Last reply 25 min ago

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Let me make this pellucidly clear
By malaise - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 27 min ago

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2016 Trump Campaign - Jefferey Epstein - Russia - Israel
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Music Appreciation
Taking Too Long - Wipers
By BootinUp - 28 min ago - Last reply 28 min ago

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MAGA Rips Into Graham's Wish to Send American 'Sons and Daughters' to War
By vanessa_ca - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 28 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump official rips Americans who care about public land: 'Financially illiterate'
By riversedge - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 30 min ago

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🚨BREAKING: US STOCK FUTURES ARE FALLING AS THE IRAN WAR CONTINUES---& Rising OIL.......
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 30 min ago

Classic Films
TCM Schedule Sat. 3/14/25: The Pride of the Yankees, The Great Dictator, A Day at the Races, It Happened One Night
By ificandream - 30 min ago - Last reply 30 min ago

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Epstein crisis & 'Warmonger' Trump's 'killer robot' AI: War blowback with Ari, Jason & Ish - The Beat - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 30 min ago - Last reply 30 min ago

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Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. troops in Kuwait was far more devastating than previously disclosed.
By red dog 1 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 35 min ago

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Detailed update about the maritime situiton in the Straight of Hormuz
By Renew Deal - 1 hr ago - Last reply 35 min ago

Cable News Clips
Sen. Slotkin: No winning Iran war if we 'don't totally know what the objectives were' - ABC News
By TexasTowelie - 48 min ago - Last reply 35 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Iran Warns Oil Could Hit $200 per Barrel as Hormuz Threat Escalates
By people - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 35 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Who's Running Iran Now? - Senator Adam Schiff
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So, tattoos...
By mr715 - 37 min ago - Last reply 37 min ago

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Cats being cats
By Figarosmom - 1 hr ago - Last reply 37 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Zelenskyy to Trump: Put more pressure on Putin, 'not on me'
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 37 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Iran-linked hackers hit medical giant Stryker in retaliatory cyberattack
By littlemissmartypants - 37 min ago - Last reply 37 min ago

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🚨 237 Days Until Election Day! Link To 2026 Calendar and Election Information 🚨
By Wednesdays - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 38 min ago

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Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI 'Expert Review' Feature
By highplainsdem - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 40 min ago

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It's TREASON not sedition
By 4bonhoffer - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 41 min ago

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Pentagon bars press photographers over 'unflattering' Hegseth photos
By mahatmakanejeeves - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 41 min ago

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Robert Arnold - the SAVE ACT would be the death of MAGA
By Figarosmom - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 43 min ago

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One of the less covered stories in the war today: Citibank abandons its Mideast HQ
By Prairie Gates - 45 min ago - Last reply 45 min ago

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Trump: My uncle was the longest serving professor at MIT. That means I have much better blood.
By riversedge - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 45 min ago

Music Appreciation
Listen to the first 30 seconds of this:
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Cable News Clips
NEW Epstein death expose: See damning timeline confronting Trump DOJ (Melber Report) - The Beat - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 48 min ago - Last reply 48 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Staggering Revelations in the Epstein Files! - Glenn Kirschner
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 52 min ago

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"I got you."
By Niagara - 1 hr ago - Last reply 52 min ago

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The Idiot made a yuge mess of the traffic in much of the greater Cincinnati Area today.
By Norbert - 53 min ago - Last reply 53 min ago

Cable News Clips
Sen. Baldwin on war: 'There was no imminent threat requiring our military action' - ABC News
By TexasTowelie - 53 min ago - Last reply 53 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Iran war: Trump will release 172 million barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 54 min ago

Latest Breaking News
US spent $5 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of attacks on Iran, docs show
By vanessa_ca - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 54 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Three ships in Strait of Hormuz hit by 'unknown projectiles'
By blue-wave - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 57 min ago

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It's TREASON not sedition
By 4bonhoffer - 25 replies @ 57 min ago (Milestone)

Cable News Clips
'The government is not eager to talk about this': Early report finds U.S at fault in school bombing - Deadline - MS NOW
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 58 min ago

Forum Spotlight: Science

Why street layouts may matter for aging brains: Brain scans link walkability to memory
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Open 3D Human Organ Atlas lets users explore anatomy in unprecedented detail
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The Most Isolated Tribe On Earth Has DNA That Changes Human History
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Latest Breaking News

Iran-linked hackers hit medical giant Stryker in retaliatory cyberattack
37 min ago - Al Jazeera, Reuters, The Associated Press

This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take "Anti-Communist" Classes
1 hr ago - truthout.org

US struggles to evacuate American personnel from facilities under fire in Iraq:
2 hrs ago - abc news

Zelenskyy to Trump: Put more pressure on Putin, 'not on me'
2 hrs ago - Politico (EU)

Cornyn backs ending filibuster as he courts Trump's endorsement
2 hrs ago - Politico

Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court
3 hrs ago - AP

Iran war: Trump will release 172 million barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
3 hrs ago - CNBC

Noem aide Corey Lewandowski told coworkers he could do 'whatever' he wanted because Trump would pardon him: report
3 hrs ago - Independent

White South African 'Refugees' Choose to Head Home Instead of Living Under Trump
3 hrs ago - Daily Beast

Trump asks Supreme Court to let protections for Haitians expire
4 hrs ago - CNN Politics

'Happy (and safe) shooting!' AI chatbots helped teen users plan violence in hundreds of tests
4 hrs ago - CNN

US vaccine panel retreats from mRNA Covid review ahead of midterms
4 hrs ago - The Guardian

Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI 'Expert Review' Feature
4 hrs ago - Wired

Trump official rips Americans who care about public land: 'Financially illiterate'
5 hrs ago - raw story

Virginia's former first lady to run for Congress in newly drawn district
5 hrs ago - NBC News/AP

Tops shooter denied motion to move trial out of Buffalo
5 hrs ago - Buffalo/Toronto Public Media

Trump admin sued over mandatory 'fishing expedition' survey forcing schools to turn over 'sensitive student data'
5 hrs ago - Law & Crime

Trump forces MAGA reps to pay to party at his posh resort: 'Nothing was on the House'
6 hrs ago - Raw Story

Starmer overruled warning of 'reputational risk' over Mandelson appointment, files show
6 hrs ago - The Guardian

Iran cannot participate in World Cup, minister says
6 hrs ago - Reuters

Republicans block Democratic bill to fund DHS agencies other than ICE, CBP
6 hrs ago - The Hill

Spain permanently withdraws ambassador as rift with Israel deepens
7 hrs ago - Reuters

US spent $5 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of attacks on Iran, docs show
7 hrs ago - The Independent

Strikes on Iran Damage Cultural Heritage Sites, Infuriating Iranians
7 hrs ago - NYT

Trump DOJ seeks control over search of Washington Post reporter's devices
7 hrs ago - MS NOW News

Trump to invoke emergency law for California oil producer Sable, Bloomberg News reports
7 hrs ago - Reuters

Key oversight helping keep student loan records accurate has stopped, a watchdog says
7 hrs ago - NPR

Dems call for probe into 'troubling pattern' of legal wins for Pam Bondi's brother
8 hrs ago - ABC News

Three ships in Strait of Hormuz hit by 'unknown projectiles'
8 hrs ago - BBC

Iran Warns Oil Could Hit $200 per Barrel as Hormuz Threat Escalates
9 hrs ago - OilPrice.com

Trump visits Ohio and Kentucky to downplay war's effect on economy and target a top GOP antagonist
9 hrs ago - AP

Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds
10 hrs ago - CBS News

Pentagon bars press photographers over 'unflattering' Hegseth photos
11 hrs ago - Washington Post

DHS Seeks Access to Massive Employment, Salary and Family Database Legally Restricted to Use in Child Support Cases
11 hrs ago - ProPublica

Trump administration to restore Global Entry program as DHS shutdown impacts travel
11 hrs ago - CNN US

Castle Rock woman gets 3 years of prison time for voter fraud
12 hrs ago - The Denver Post

IEA agrees to release 400 million barrels of oil to address Iran war supply disruption
12 hrs ago - CNBC

Exclusive: Shell declares force majeure to clients who buy Qatari LNG, sources say
12 hrs ago - Reuters

Baldwin pushes for commission to select new U.S. attorney after Schimel's term expires
12 hrs ago - Wisconsin Examiner

James Comer Says Trump DOJ Asked New Mexico Officials to End Jeffrey Epstein Investigation
13 hrs ago - MEDIAite

House Oversight Committee to depose Epstein's longtime accountant
13 hrs ago - ABC News

Trump nominee for State Department role drops out after his race comments jeopardized confirmation
13 hrs ago - Reuters

Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show
14 hrs ago - Reuters

Consumer prices rose 2.4% annually in February, as expected
14 hrs ago - CNBC

House Republicans confront Iran war and gas prices as they struggle to push economic agenda
14 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Natomas Unified School District teachers officially begin first-ever strike, some parents raise concerns
15 hrs ago - KCRA

Jan. 6 police responders ask judge to let lawsuit over plaque in Capitol proceed
15 hrs ago - CBS News

GOP Loses Carroll County Seat in Special Election Upset
15 hrs ago - New Hampshire Journal

Pete Hegseth's Defense Department blew $22M on steak and lobster in a single month, watchdog claims
15 hrs ago - msn/MEDIAite

Judge denies restraining order for conservative media figures who sought press passes
16 hrs ago - AP

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