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"Bleach blonde, bad built, butch body"
By RandySF - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 15 sec ago

General Discussion
'HOW DARE YOU!' All Hell Breaks Lose in Committee Hearing as Marjorie Taylor Greene Brawls with AOC and Jasmine Crockett
By RandySF - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 23 sec ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump Lawyer goes OFF-THE-RAILS in SCREAMING RAGE During Trial - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 28 sec ago

Women's Rights & Issues
Nigerian activists condemn mass 'forced marriages' of 100 girls and young women
By Eugene - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 1 min ago

General Discussion
Sharon Stone and Liam Neeson Call for Kevin Spacey's Return to Acting: 'He Is a Genius' and 'Our Industry Needs Him and
By demmiblue - 8 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

Environment & Energy
New Law Makes It Illegal To Say Climate Change Is Real - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

General Discussion
We are watching history in the making: the GOP is breaking apart.
By Irish_Dem - 1 hr ago - Last reply 4 min ago

General Discussion
Tornado Hits Houson 4 Dead
By ._. - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 4 min ago

General Discussion
We are watching history in the making: the GOP is breaking apart.
By Irish_Dem - 25 replies @ 5 min ago (Milestone)

Seniors
Is it better to take a nap at a certain time of day than to just take one whenever I feel like it?
By raccoon - 48 min ago - Last reply 5 min ago

General Discussion
BLANCHE: Some of the reporters you have a strong relationship Chris Cuomo, Katy Tur, Maggie Haberman (EDITED)
By demmiblue - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 6 min ago

Cable News Clips
'Just disgusting': Joe reacts to report Justice Alito flew 'Stop the Steal' symbol on front lawn - Morning Joe - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 min ago - Last reply 6 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Medicare should include dental coverage, dentists tell U.S. Senate panel
By Omaha Steve - 32 min ago - Last reply 6 min ago

Photography
Only a few photos tonight . . . again, from RAW to jpeg. Enjoy! ♥
By CaliforniaPeggy - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 7 min ago

General Discussion
George Conway Speaking Directly in Camera to Trump: 'You Are a Wuss'
By babylonsister - 14 min ago - Last reply 9 min ago

Omaha Steve's Labor Group
Bimbo Bakeries announces closing of Bellevue bakery
By Omaha Steve - 39 min ago - Last reply 9 min ago

Science
Found at last: long-lost branch of the Nile that ran by the pyramids
By sl8 - 9 min ago - Last reply 9 min ago

General Discussion
Cohen testimony: Katie Tur and Maggie Habberman ran stories for him
By getagrip_already - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

Cable News Clips
Jeffries humiliates 'red tie brigade' backing the 'Insurrectionist in Chief' Trump at trial
By Uncle Joe - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

General Discussion
I don't understand the Cohen testimony concern
By Pototan - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 13 min ago

Cable News Clips
More GOP lawmakers show loyalty to Trump at his trial - Way Too Early - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 14 min ago - Last reply 14 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Trump, allies are laying the groundwork to contest potential election loss
By Dulcinea - 15 min ago - Last reply 15 min ago

General Discussion
NETANYAHU'S WAR ON TRUTH Israel's Ruthless Propaganda Campaign to Dehumanize Palestinians
By TeamProg - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 15 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Biden signs sweeping aviation safety, reform bill into law
By BumRushDaShow - 15 min ago - Last reply 15 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
All Republicans MUST attend Trump's criminal trial and yell at media. These are the rules.
By Dulcinea - 18 min ago - Last reply 16 min ago

Non-Fiction
Recycled sewage, public health and the memory of the world: Books in brief (Nature)
By sl8 - 17 min ago - Last reply 17 min ago

General Discussion
Who was old enough to vote for Jimmy Carter
By LetMyPeopleVote - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 17 min ago

Latest Breaking News
OpenAI strikes deal to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT
By Mr. Sparkle - 18 min ago - Last reply 18 min ago

General Discussion
What are your opinions on Trump being convicted?
By Septua - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 20 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Democrats want more answers from Justice Clarence Thomas about $267,000 loan for RV
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 20 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
SLURRING Trump SCREWS HIMSELF Leaving Trial - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 min ago - Last reply 21 min ago

Birders
Blue-winged Warbler in the North Woods, NYC Central Park
By Donkees - 21 min ago - Last reply 21 min ago

General Discussion
The Loathsomeness of Trump World
By babylonsister - 22 min ago - Last reply 22 min ago

General Discussion
What is political leadership?
By Irish_Dem - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 22 min ago

Civil Liberties
Opinion This Alabama AG won't stop at the state line to prosecute abortion
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 23 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
How to Use Free Satellite Imagery to Monitor the Expansion of West Bank Settlements (bellingcat)
By sl8 - 25 min ago - Last reply 25 min ago

Music Appreciation
Robert Fripp has a birthday today.
By Dyedinthewoolliberal - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 28 min ago

Science
Newfound 'glitch' in Einstein's relativity could rewrite the rules of the universe, study suggests
By Judi Lynn - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 29 min ago

The DU Lounge
***Spoiler Wordle 5/17***
By ._. - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 29 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Top Democrat Jerry Nadler slams GOP's silence on "the mounting evidence that Trump is mentally incompetent" - Daily Kos
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 30 min ago

General Discussion
Jacobin: Wall Street Is Buying Up Entire Neighborhoods
By DBoon - 8 hrs ago - Last reply 32 min ago

Latest Breaking News
U.S. military says aid is now being delivered into Gaza over a floating pier
By BumRushDaShow - 55 min ago - Last reply 33 min ago

Music Appreciation
On this day, May 16, 1919, Liberace was born.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 14 hrs ago - Last reply 34 min ago

General Discussion
Twitter is now fully changing to url x.com so unless the DU software's updated, tweets may soon no longer display on DU
By Celerity - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 38 min ago

General Discussion
Trump lawyer's 'meaningless' grilling of witness had 'little bearing on the facts': expert
By Tom of Temecula - 44 min ago - Last reply 40 min ago

General Discussion
In the Lattimer vs Bowman contest... things are heating up (so to speak).
By Oopsie Daisy - 40 min ago - Last reply 40 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Supreme Court lets CFPB funding stand (Amy Howe/SCOTUSblog)
By sl8 - 41 min ago - Last reply 41 min ago

Birders
Scarlet Tanager in Tulip Tree, NYC Central Park
By Donkees - 1 hr ago - Last reply 42 min ago

West Virginia
WV candidate Skaff bitten by copperheads
By Marthe48 - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 42 min ago

General Discussion
Say what you want about the British Political System
By malaise - 1 hr ago - Last reply 43 min ago

General Discussion
Why did it take 3 1/2 yrs for NYT to print pic of Alito's upside down flag on his house?
By deminks - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 45 min ago

The DU Lounge
TCM tonight
By elleng - 45 min ago - Last reply 45 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Fight erupts at insane House hearing - Brian Tyler Cohen
By TexasTowelie - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 46 min ago

Latest Breaking News
A 'Stop The Steal' Symbol Was Displayed At Alito's House In 2021
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago - Last reply 48 min ago

American History
On this day, May 17, 1954, Brown v. Board of Education was decided.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 56 min ago - Last reply 49 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Former McCain, Sinema backers to host fundraiser for Gallego
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 49 min ago

Movies
On this day, May 17, 1999, Henry Jones died.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 52 min ago - Last reply 52 min ago

General Discussion
The 7 October Hamas attack opened a space - and antisemitism filled it. British Jews are living with the consequences
By Behind the Aegis - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 54 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Pennsylvania man charged with threatening Biden in online video
By BumRushDaShow - 11 hrs ago - Last reply 57 min ago

California
The moment Irvine SWAT swoops down on suspect in killing of UPS driver
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Cooking & Baking
Breakfast Friday 17 May 2024
By irisblue - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Environment & Energy
A half-million school buses across US could become EV battery powerhouse feeding energy back onto the grid
By usonian - 9 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
'Stand Back And Stand By': Matt Gaetz Parrots Trump's Call To Violent Extremists At His Trial
By BumRushDaShow - 14 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Katy Tur. Remember when trump used to call on her by name...
By IcyPeas - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

The DU Lounge
Just a few daunting little tasks.
By Not Heidi - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift
By Nevilledog - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Arab League Calls for U.N. Peacekeepers in Gaza and the West Bank
By Tetrachloride - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
The 'unmistakable sign' Alvin Bragg believes Trump trial is a slam dunk
By Tom of Temecula - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Music Appreciation
On this day, May 17, 1949, Keith (James Keefer), who gave us "98.6," was born.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about Haley voters, a retreat, and Trump....
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
What is fair regarding transgender athletes?
By SarahD - 14 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Environment & Energy
Chairman Whitehouse Opens Budget Hearing on Climate Change and the Costs to National Security - Senator Whitehouse
By Rhiannon12866 - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
You raised $606.00 on May 15, 2024 DU for Biden-Harris 2024
By Omaha Steve - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Morehouse Threatens to Cut Biden's Commencement Speech Short
By Behind the Aegis - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Are to bootlickers at the Mango Messiahs hearing
By DemMedic - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Birders
Say WHAT???
By elleng - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, May 17, 2024
By Rhiannon12866 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Will Ukraine Fire US Weapons Into Russian Territory? w/ Phil Ittner - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Justice Dept. makes arrests in North Korean identity theft scheme involving thousands of IT workers
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Republicans are already trying to undermine the 2024 election
By Nevilledog - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Forum Spotlight: Foreign Affairs

16 May: Russians are finished! Ukrainians exhaust Russian forces and take ground! - Reporting from Ukraine
By TexasTowelie

Top NATO commander: Russia's offensive won't succeed
By BootinUp

EU Flags, Riot Gear - Eastern Express - TVP World
By TexasTowelie

Latest Breaking News

Biden signs sweeping aviation safety, reform bill into law
15 min ago - NBC News/Reuters

OpenAI strikes deal to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT
18 min ago - Reuters

Medicare should include dental coverage, dentists tell U.S. Senate panel
32 min ago - Nebraska Examiner

U.S. military says aid is now being delivered into Gaza over a floating pier
55 min ago - NPR/AP

A 'Stop The Steal' Symbol Was Displayed At Alito's House In 2021
1 hr ago - Huff Post

Arab League Calls for U.N. Peacekeepers in Gaza and the West Bank
1 hr ago - New York Times

Justice Dept. makes arrests in North Korean identity theft scheme involving thousands of IT workers
1 hr ago - AP

Former McCain, Sinema backers to host fundraiser for Gallego
2 hrs ago - The Hill

Democrats want more answers from Justice Clarence Thomas about $267,000 loan for RV
2 hrs ago - USA Today

Oil, gas groups sue to block US rule raising drilling fees on public lands
3 hrs ago - Reuters

4 dead after severe storms rip through Houston; nearly 1M without power
8 hrs ago - Houston Chronicle

FBI reportedly seized control of criminal hacker forum, BreachForums
11 hrs ago - Scripps News

WP EXCLUSIVE: Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show
11 hrs ago - Washington Post

Pennsylvania man charged with threatening Biden in online video
11 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Actors Hit AI Startup With Class Action Lawsuit Over Voice Theft
11 hrs ago - Hollywood Reporter

CDC Will No Longer Supply Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Uninsured Adults
11 hrs ago - Daily Beast

Florida Democrat launches group to fight conservative takeover of school boards
12 hrs ago - Politico

Serbia Approves Contract With Jared Kushner for Hotel Complex
12 hrs ago - New York Times

America runs on Rudy: Bankrupt mayor launches bizarre coffee venture as he's crippled by $148m debt
13 hrs ago - UK Independent

House passes bill to prevent Biden from withholding weapons to Israel as GOP ramps up pressure on Democrats
14 hrs ago - CNN Politics

'Stand Back And Stand By': Matt Gaetz Parrots Trump's Call To Violent Extremists At His Trial
14 hrs ago - Huff Post

U.S. to end coal leasing in nation's largest coal-producing region The Biden administration's decision ends new leasing
15 hrs ago - Washington Post

Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020
15 hrs ago - Texas Tribune

Biden commemorates Brown v. Board of Education anniversary with White House meeting
16 hrs ago - Reuters

House Judiciary votes to hold Garland in contempt
16 hrs ago - The Hill

Greg Steube has achieved a rare feat: Successfully forcing a bill to the House floor
17 hrs ago - Politico

Biden hails 'monumental' steps toward easing marijuana rules as rescheduling process moves ahead
18 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Sony Music Warns Companies to Stop Training AI on Its Artists' Content
19 hrs ago - Bloomberg

Harris accepts CBS News' vice presidential debate invitation
19 hrs ago - CBS News

Supreme Court rules Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding structure is legal
21 hrs ago - CNBC

Israel has no plan for Gaza after Hamas rule, the Israeli defense chief says
21 hrs ago - NPR

US-built floating pier that will allow delivery of humanitarian aid has been anchored in Gaza
22 hrs ago - CNN Politics

University of California Workers Authorize Union to Call for Strike Over Protest Crackdowns
22 hrs ago - NYT

White House says Hur tapes are privileged as Congress moves to hold Garland in contempt
22 hrs ago - Washington Post

Oversight delays Garland contempt hearing for members to attend Trump trial
23 hrs ago - The Hill

Trump appeals gag order in New York "hush money" trial
23 hrs ago - CBS News/AP

Dutch Right-Wing Parties Reach Preliminary Deal to Form a Government
Yesterday - New York Times

New York Times reporters rally against top editor's "dismissive" comments
Yesterday - Salon

Judge rubbishes Peter Navarro's effort to get out of prison early by requesting to add 30 days of supervised release
Yesterday - Law & Crime

Maryland parents can't opt kids out of LGBTQ book curriculum, court rules
Yesterday - NBC News/Reuters

Biden administration, Texas duel in US appeals court over floating migrant barrier
Yesterday - Reuters

Belbek Airfield Arsenal Hit: Russian Bomber Weapons Depot Reportedly Damaged
Yesterday - Kyiv Post

Slovakia PM Robert Fico not in life-threatening condition - deputy PM
Yesterday - BBC

California university president put on leave for 'insubordination' after meeting Gaza protesters' demands
Yesterday - Politico

Microsoft Asks Hundreds of China-Based AI Staff to Consider Relocating Amid U.S.-China Tensions
Yesterday - Wall Street Journal

North Carolina lawmakers push bill to ban most public mask wearing, citing crime
Wednesday - ABC News

DeSantis signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser state priority
Wednesday - ABC News

Durbin says he's open to reinstating rule that could slow judicial confirmations
Wednesday - Politico

CDC launches new dashboard to track bird flu outbreak in your area
Wednesday - UK Independent

Judge Merchan "visibly annoyed" by Trump's courthouse entourage of Republican politicians
Wednesday - Salon

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