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Some sad news about DUer yellerpup
By EarlG - 13 hrs ago - 86 replies

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Indiana Republican Blasts 'Snowflakes' Upset With His AI Santa Beatdown
By BumRushDaShow - 19 hrs ago - 66 replies

Latest Breaking News
New Medicare Program: Full List of Services That Will Need Prior Approval
By BumRushDaShow - 11 hrs ago - 61 replies

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Trump Seems to Be Having a Bad End of the Year
By MineralMan - 12 hrs ago - 56 replies

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"YOU ARE A CHARLATAN" - Tina Peters sentencing.
By orangecrush - 14 hrs ago - 55 replies

Photography
Some photos from our Christmas Day in Oxnard, CA with our families . . .
By CaliforniaPeggy - 8 hrs ago - 49 replies

General Discussion
Is he dead yet?
By Orrex - 18 hrs ago - 44 replies

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Just for fun - what song will you be singing
By Grim Chieftain - 12 hrs ago - 43 replies

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Grand jury declines to indict man in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University
By Zorro - 15 hrs ago - 43 replies

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Caroline Leavett is with child
By CatWoman - 9 hrs ago - 41 replies

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WTF? We've bombed Nigeria?
By babylonsister - 17 hrs ago - 39 replies

Latest Breaking News
'Enjoy what may be your last Christmas!' Trump attacks 'sleazebags' in dark holiday screed
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - 34 replies

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The Antichrist is using this Holy season to dump/redact his pedophile crime files, bomb Nigeria, blow up
By AnotherMother4Peace - 12 hrs ago - 33 replies

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One of the women involved in the Pee Tape is apparently named in the Epstein files
By Blumancru - 14 hrs ago - 30 replies

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Person arrested in Mount Horeb after using fraudulent $100 bill with Trump's face on it
By Ellipsis - 4 hrs ago - 27 replies

Latest Breaking News
Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 5 hrs ago - 27 replies

Automobile Enthusiasts
Which side is your gas tank filler on? Don't look back.
By usonian - 4 hrs ago - 24 replies

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163 years ago today, the largest mass execution in the U.S. took place. Ordered by Abraham Lincoln.
By WhiskeyGrinder - 16 hrs ago - 24 replies

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A note of caution on Epstein victim claims
By jmbar2 - 13 hrs ago - 23 replies

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After all the attacks on the LGBTQIA community
By xmas74 - 15 hrs ago - 23 replies

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Look at what Trump has done to the Oval Office - it's even worse than we thought.
By Ocelot II - 15 hrs ago - 23 replies

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Another Biden family Christmas pic
By dweller - 10 hrs ago - 22 replies

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I can bomb anywhere on the planet for any resource or reason
By malaise - 16 hrs ago - 22 replies

The DU Lounge
After 13 years of no alcohol...
By LuckyCharms - 3 hrs ago - 21 replies

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Trump Posts Every Two Minutes in Crazed Early Morning Spree
By Zorro - 13 hrs ago - 20 replies

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Two people I love very much, 20 years ago, at Christmas.
By NNadir - 13 hrs ago - 19 replies

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Don Winslow: "THIS is how you deal with ICE!!"
By Pluvious - 13 hrs ago - 19 replies

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White House to present plans for Trump's East Wing ballroom in January
By BumRushDaShow - 16 hrs ago - 19 replies

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Trumps Right eye is not normal.......
By riversedge - 17 hrs ago - 19 replies

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***Wordle 1,651 *Spoilers***
By 2naSalit - 19 hrs ago - 19 replies

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Social Security Could Be Under Threat From AI
By BumRushDaShow - 7 hrs ago - 18 replies

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JD Vance is living in an alternate Reality
By Coldwater - 18 hrs ago - 18 replies

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Bankruptcies hit US spirit makers as Americans drink and spend less
By BumRushDaShow - 21 hrs ago - 18 replies

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US 'unchurching':
By applegrove - 2 hrs ago - 16 replies

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Tina Peters DEMANDS Colorado free her per Trump's ORDERS!
By orangecrush - 10 hrs ago - 16 replies

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Join The Pool:
By lastlib - 10 hrs ago - 16 replies

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Can a President, who is a convicted felon, give a legal pardon to anyone?
By kentuck - 14 hrs ago - 16 replies

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Say tRump resigns or is Impeached.....
By FarPoint - 19 hrs ago - 16 replies

Latest Breaking News
'Bomb fell and burst into many pieces': Jabo village residents describe US attack
By Auggie - 17 hrs ago - 15 replies

Cooking & Baking
Breakfast Friday 26 December 2025
By Emile - 19 hrs ago - 15 replies

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Next Democratic president should give Republicans 'a taste of their own medicine'! (AlterNet)
By Jack Valentino - 3 hrs ago - 14 replies

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What do you expect to change if Democrats win back the Congress and the White House in 2028?
By kentuck - 7 hrs ago - 14 replies

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Our Daughter-n-law gave us the best gifts ever today.
By AverageOldGuy - 10 hrs ago - 14 replies

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Tina Peters arrest bodycam - "Let It Be"
By orangecrush - 14 hrs ago - 14 replies

Latest Breaking News
Zelensky says he plans to meet Trump in Florida for peace talks Sunday
By BumRushDaShow - 15 hrs ago - 14 replies

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Days Before He Died by Suicide, Jeffrey Epstein Gave Specific Reason for Why He Would Never Take His Own Life
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 5 hrs ago - 13 replies

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Didn't tsf declare today a Fed holiday with no USPS service?
By SheltieLover - 14 hrs ago - 13 replies

Editorials & Other Articles
Chinese billionaire who has fathered more than 100 children hopes to have dozens of U.S.-born boys to one day take over
By riversedge - 16 hrs ago - 13 replies

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Mandatory Friday Mike Malloy thread! TGIF!
By ralps - 4 hrs ago - 12 replies

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Seth Abramson on Bluesky - We Jews have heard this canary sing before.
By Swede - 6 hrs ago - 12 replies

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On J. D. Vance critisizing Jasmine Crocket for not being authentic:
By applegrove - 6 hrs ago - 12 replies

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The Streisand effect
By Coldwater - 18 hrs ago - 12 replies

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ICE detain man outside grocery store and divvy up his groceries for themselves
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 6 hrs ago - 11 replies

Latest Breaking News
The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew
By BumRushDaShow - 10 hrs ago - 11 replies

General Discussion
'Nothing nuttier': Joe Rogan agrees Trump 'losing it' after his Presidential Walk of Fame
By LetMyPeopleVote - 12 hrs ago - 11 replies

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Friday's Condensed News Cartoons
By KS Toronado - 18 hrs ago - 11 replies

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Republican lawmaker shredded for posting AI images of himself beating up Santa on Christmas morning
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 5 hrs ago - 10 replies

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FINALLY!!!!!!!!
By RandySF - 6 hrs ago - 10 replies

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The Storm
By H2O Man - 6 hrs ago - 10 replies

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How Democrats Break Through in 2026
By applegrove - 13 hrs ago - 10 replies

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How High a Body Count Does Trump Think He Needs
By MineralMan - 15 hrs ago - 10 replies

Photography
Sunrises/Sunsets Friday Features
By George McGovern - 15 hrs ago - 10 replies

Music Appreciation
Eleanor "Nora Jackson- A really great tune, with others on YouTube. No info anywhere about her. Is this AI? Who is she?
By NBachers - 19 hrs ago - 10 replies

Pets
Back-to-back Martinis
By MIButterfly - 4 hrs ago - 9 replies

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Trump Says He'll Decide Terms of Ukraine Peace Deal
By applegrove - 6 hrs ago - 9 replies

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Bari Weiss' load of bollocks
By marmar - 8 hrs ago - 9 replies

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Carol of the Bells in Kyiv subway
By Tanuki - 9 hrs ago - 9 replies

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On Christmas Day, My Wife and I Watched "The American President."
By MineralMan - 12 hrs ago - 9 replies

Latest Breaking News
Trump Says 'Housing First' Failed the Homeless. Here's What the Evidence Says.
By BumRushDaShow - 22 hrs ago - 9 replies

Latest Breaking News
Cops ask federal judge to compel Capitol architect to 'follow the law' and install years-delayed Jan. 6 memorial plaque
By BumRushDaShow - 8 hrs ago - 8 replies

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Canks' latest shiny object: marble armrests at the Kennedy Center
By demmiblue - 9 hrs ago - 8 replies

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Will Trump do his little dance on New Year's Eve?
By 11 Bravo - 9 hrs ago - 8 replies

Latest Breaking News
Aluminum salts emerge as likely target as health officials scrutinize childhood vaccines
By BumRushDaShow - 9 hrs ago - 8 replies

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The Hidden Costs of Coding With Generative AI (MIT Sloan Management Review, August 18, 2025)
By highplainsdem - 10 hrs ago - 8 replies

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Tonight Jane Fonda and the Committee for the First Amendment issued this statement on Paramount/Warner Bros.
By LetMyPeopleVote - 12 hrs ago - 8 replies

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Countries With the Highest Percentage of Male Population World Bank (like below)
By Ping Tung - 13 hrs ago - 8 replies

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Putin's 'Keeper of Secrets' Dies Suddenly After Firing
By Zorro - 13 hrs ago - 8 replies

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An 11-year-old girl using Character AI got a "Mafia Husband" chatbot companion and a chatbot role-playing suicide
By highplainsdem - 15 hrs ago - 8 replies

Computer Help and Support
Argh. MS wanted to update and when I did, it made everything MS/Bing. I reinstalled mozilla and duckduckgo ...
By marble falls - 16 hrs ago - 8 replies

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Good morning my DU family,
By JMCKUSICK - 18 hrs ago - 8 replies

Forum Spotlight: Humor

Steve Martin's Holiday Wish - SNL 1986
By BootinUp

Funny one from substack
By BootinUp

It is to laugh - While I'm on the subject of holidays...
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Latest Breaking News

Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador demand justice after US judge ruling
2 hrs ago - AP

Latino Border Patrol Agents Deny They're Arresting Their 'Own Kind' in CNN Segment
4 hrs ago - MEDIAite

ICE To Get New Technology To Track Illegal Migrants: Report
5 hrs ago - Newsweek

Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building
5 hrs ago - AP

Vermont's climate superfund law pushes forward as federal lawsuits seek to block it
5 hrs ago - AP

Kash Patel Says FBI Closing the Hoover Building, Which He Once Promised to Make a 'Deep State Museum'
6 hrs ago - Mediaite

Virginia offshore wind developer sues over Trump administration order halting projects
6 hrs ago - CNBC/AP

Federal judge stops DOJ's efforts to get UPMC Children's to turn over patient info on gender-affirming care
6 hrs ago - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Former IRS worker says months after retiring, she's still waiting for money she's owed
6 hrs ago - Scripps News

Social Security Could Be Under Threat From AI
7 hrs ago - Newsweek

Lawmakers push to reimburse food stamp benefits lost to theft
7 hrs ago - Roll Call

Cops ask federal judge to compel Capitol architect to 'follow the law' and install years-delayed Jan. 6 memorial plaque
8 hrs ago - Law & Crime

Canada making border crossing change that will impact Americans
8 hrs ago - msn/Newsweek

Texas, Florida lead GOP battle against Muslim advocacy groups
9 hrs ago - The Hill

Aluminum salts emerge as likely target as health officials scrutinize childhood vaccines
9 hrs ago - NBC News

The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew
10 hrs ago - NPR

China sanctions 20 US defense companies and 10 executives over massive arms sales to Taiwan
10 hrs ago - AP

Billboards telling troops to obey only lawful orders go up near Florida military base
10 hrs ago - The Independent

New Medicare Program: Full List of Services That Will Need Prior Approval
11 hrs ago - Newsweek

As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say they're losing key witnesses in criminal cases
11 hrs ago - Salon

US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner
12 hrs ago - The Guardian/US

Deal to extend ObamaCare subsidies faces uphill battle despite GOP optimism
12 hrs ago - The Hill

Times Square to feature patriotic crystal ball for New Year's Eve, kicking off US's 250th birthday
12 hrs ago - AP

Amid a battery boom, graphite mining gets a fresh look in the US
14 hrs ago - AP

Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces
14 hrs ago - AP

Zelensky says he plans to meet Trump in Florida for peace talks Sunday
15 hrs ago - CNN World

White House to present plans for Trump's East Wing ballroom in January
16 hrs ago - Reuters

South Korea prosecutor seeks 10-year jail term for ex-president Yoon
16 hrs ago - Reuters

'Bomb fell and burst into many pieces': Jabo village residents describe US attack
17 hrs ago - ALJAZEERA

British campaigner launches legal challenge against Trump administration after deportation threat
18 hrs ago - The Guardian

At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan
18 hrs ago - AP

Zelenskyy says meeting with Trump to happen 'in the near future'
18 hrs ago - ABC News/AP

Indiana Republican Blasts 'Snowflakes' Upset With His AI Santa Beatdown
19 hrs ago - Huff Post

'Enjoy what may be your last Christmas!' Trump attacks 'sleazebags' in dark holiday screed
20 hrs ago - Raw Story

Bankruptcies hit US spirit makers as Americans drink and spend less
21 hrs ago - USA Today

After 20 years of Florida's gift ban, some would like to make a return
21 hrs ago - Politico

Trump Says 'Housing First' Failed the Homeless. Here's What the Evidence Says.
22 hrs ago - New York Times

Russian court sentences pro-war activist and Putin critic to 6 years in prison
Thursday - AP

Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations
Thursday - AP

'We're being blindsided': Federal charity drive suffers historic losses under Trump
Thursday - Raw Story

As Trump pushed mines to increase production, protections for black lung victims stalled
Thursday - WFPL Louisville, KY/NPR

Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
Thursday - AP

Some Republicans are fighting to end Trump administration's decision to cap loans for nursing students
Thursday - The Independent

Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
Thursday - AP

Gavin Newsom drops Christmas troll of Trump with video mocking Epstein files redactions
Thursday - Independent

3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank
Thursday - AP

'We'd Be Cooked': GOP Strategists Fear Trump-Backed MyPillow CEO Could Doom Minnesota Election
Thursday - MEDIAite

Just 38 bills were passed by Congress this year as Trump consolidates power in Washington
Thursday - The Independent

US labor unions gear up to fight against Trump's 'Billionaire First' agenda
Thursday - The Guardian

Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack
Thursday - AP

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