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Cable News Clips
'Transparency demands the full release of the [Epstein] files': Rep. Ro Khanna - ABC News
By TexasTowelie - 37 sec ago

General Discussion
Trump's Behavior
By surfered - 4 min ago

General Discussion
Federal Appeals Court Upheld West Virginia Ban on Medication Abortion. Now What?
By cbabe - 7 min ago

The DU Lounge
Joey "The Lips": 🎺
By Floyd R. Turbo - 11 min ago

General Discussion
Trump's joint presser just now with Ursula von der Leyen was the most batshit crazy thing I have seen in ages
By Celerity - 13 min ago

The DU Lounge
What are some of your telltale signs that it's gonna be a bad winter...? Do they even matter anymore...?
By FirstLight - 14 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump team's 'pocket rescission' idea runs into GOP opposition
By BumRushDaShow - 14 min ago

Movies
On this day, July 27, 1940, the animated short "A Wild Hare" was released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 14 min ago

General Discussion
Ali Velshi - 'Wow ... That was Batshit Crazy' after listening to the rump press conference in Scotland ...
By cliffside - 16 min ago

Foreign Affairs
Breaking News: Did Sabotage Just Happen in Russia? - Silicon Curtain
By TexasTowelie - 23 min ago

The DU Lounge
Remember then?
By Floyd R. Turbo - 23 min ago

General Discussion
Moment Israeli army intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship Handala
By Uncle Joe - 26 min ago

Cable News Clips
Senator Chris Murphy: It's time for the left to offer solutions that are as big as the problems
By Passages - 28 min ago

General Discussion
Trump's imaginary numbers, from $1.99 gas to 1,500 percent price cuts
By Celerity - 31 min ago

General Discussion
'He Sucks': Trump's Hateful Behavior Explained
By babylonsister - 39 min ago

General Discussion
Desperate Palestinians jostle for food at charity kitchen in Gaza
By Uncle Joe - 41 min ago

General Discussion
The Clowns Are Already Here
By MineralMan - 43 min ago

General Discussion
Children of Single Mothers:
By Mr.Bee - 49 min ago

Artists
Can I keep him, please?
By Diamond_Dog - 25 replies @ 50 min ago (Milestone)

Israel/Palestine
His name is Mohammad Al-Motawaq. He is 18 months old. And he is starving in Gaza
By David__77 - 1 hr ago

American History
On this day, July 27, 1969, Gary Alan Hinman was killed. It was the first of the Manson Family slayings.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago

Classic Films
TCM Schedule for Saturday, Aug. 2: Summer Under the Stars: Christopher Plummer: The Sound of Music, Inside Daisy Clover
By ificandream - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
And the liar$ keep on lying (Faux)
By Justice matters. - 1 hr ago

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A Moral Question ❤️ 🐱🐶 🐱🐶 🧡
By justaprogressive - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Italy's Garden of Monsters
By ZDU - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Another whistleblower claims that top DOJ official suggested department could ignore court orders
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
It's never been scarier to be a judge
By marmar - 1 hr ago

Cannabis
Amazing grow...
By MiHale - 1 hr ago

Music Appreciation
Oasis's 2nd Wembley concert last night got attention for video of the fans from the stage, as the band really rocked
By highplainsdem - 1 hr ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Fareed Zakaria: There is a larger problem for Trump in the Epstein chaos
By Eugene - 1 hr ago

Music Appreciation
On this day, July 27, 1942, Bobbie Lee Gentry was born.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago

Environment & Energy
Fires In Greece Burn Half The Island Of Kythera, Continue In Evia And The Peloponnese; Foreign Fire Services Assisting
By hatrack - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Help Me - Did Krasnov send Patriot Missile Systems to Ukraine
By gab13by13 - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Beto O'Rourke has advice for Dems. What do you think of it?
By senseandsensibility - 50 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

Environment & Energy
UK's Shit-Dispensing, Uh, Water Company CEOs' Pay Rose An Avg Of 5% Last Year, To $1 Million+ Per Annum
By hatrack - 1 hr ago

Sports
Trump's demand for Washington NFL team name change ignores years of psychological data, experts say
By Eugene - 1 hr ago

Race & Ethnicity
Trump's demand for Washington NFL team name change ignores years of psychological data, experts say
By Eugene - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
You know what's wrong with the Epstein files situation? They're acting like it's a national security issue.
By RoeVWade - 1 hr ago

American History
On this day, July 27, 1974, the House Judiciary Committee voted 27-11 for Nixon's impeachment.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 1 hr ago

Foreign Affairs
Ukrainian drones target St Petersburg as Putin attends scaled-down Navy Day
By Eugene - 1 hr ago

Environment & Energy
1000s Of Tons Of Invasive Brown Algae Buries Beaches In Spain, Around Strait Of Gibraltar
By hatrack - 1 hr ago

The DU Lounge
11 Memes and a pic
By Marthe48 - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Trump Floats Prosecuting Oprah as Latest Epstein Distraction Tactic
By Eugene - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Its hard to believe that anyone did not know that TSF was a sleaze about sex.
By milestogo - 1 hr ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Trump administration pushes states to exclude immigrant students from in-state tuition
By Eugene - 1 hr ago

Cooking & Baking
Grecian Meatballs/Macaroni with Beef and Cheese 🌞
By justaprogressive - 1 hr ago

Israel/Palestine
3 IDF soldiers dismissed and jailed for refusing to return to Gaza fighting
By David__77 - 1 hr ago

Fiction
What Fiction are you reading this week, July 27, 2025?
By hermetic - 1 hr ago

The DU Lounge
This Otter Hops Into Kayak Every Morning Just to Say "Hello"
By catbyte - 1 hr ago

Environment & Energy
Extra-Trumpy MD County Got Flooded (Again) But No FEMA: They Feel SCROTUS "Turned His Back On Them"
By hatrack - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Lovett Explains The Insane Trump Epstein Files Scandal - Lovett or Leave It
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
CNN put together a supercut of Pam Bondi being for releasing Epstein files before she suddenly turned against it
By riversedge - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
CAM (Combat Antisemitism Movement) weekly antisemitism report: 250% surge in Holocaust denial
By Beastly Boy - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Photos: Dan Osborn launches 2026 US Senate campaign in Omaha
By Omaha Steve - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
We Found One Of Jeffrey Epstein's Black Books Years Before The Recent 'Epstein Files' Controversy
By Uncle Joe - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Chris Matthews Bluntly Declares: 'The Country is Moving Towards Trump!'
By CatWoman - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

Latest Breaking News
Safeway strike averted as unions reach tentative agreement with grocer
By ificandream - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Kentucky's campaign to improve rural cancer care is a national model. Federal cuts threaten its progress
By lostincalifornia - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Israel begins daily pause in fighting in 3 Gaza areas to allow 'minimal' aid as hunger grows
By David__77 - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
The Dean Obeidallah Show - What Just Happened?! with Pete Dominick, Nataly Aukar & Carolina Hidalgo
By ihaveaquestion - 1 hr ago

Israel/Palestine
An Environmental Crisis Haunts the Ruins of Gaza
By lostincalifornia - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Scottish newspaper's "welcome" to Trump. :)
By ificandream - 1 hr ago

Cooking & Baking
It's Sunday: Time for Cookies! Ukrainian Plum Butter/ Kumquat Thumbprint! 🌞
By justaprogressive - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Graham is getting MAJOR pushback on MTP
By Norbert - 1 hr ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Congress Is Surrendering Its Last Real Power
By lostincalifornia - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Pedro Molina cartoon - It's getting harder to make it fit
By surfered - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
'Not my lane': Watch Mike Johnson squirm out of question on Ghislaine Maxwell pardon
By turbinetree - 2 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Gary Numan - Are 'Friends' Electric (Live at OVO Arena Wembley, 2022)
By BootinUp - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
A person detained in the Everglades was handcuffed and left outdoors in the sun as punishment
By Swede - 2 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
Exactly what you'd expect from a kitty on the golf course
By True Dough - 2 hrs ago

Israel/Palestine
Israel Eases Gaza Aid Curbs, Hoping to Defuse Hunger Outcry.
By lostincalifornia - 2 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
Tiny Kitten Kept Hiding Until Siblings Showed Her The Ropes
By catbyte - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
IMPEACH
By Coolgoober - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
'Allow children to do it': Fox News host calls to replace immigrants with child labor
By turbinetree - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
What Will It Cost to Renovate the 'Free' Air Force One? Don't Ask.
By dalton99a - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Hmm. So it looks as if it might cost something close to $1 billion to turn Qatar's gift plane into Trump's Air Force One
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Let's talk about Trump vs Elon: Elon rejecting truce edition.... - Belle of the Ranch
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago

Pets
I couldn't find Dunc the golden retriever.
By Duncanpup - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
rip pbs.
By AllaN01Bear - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Can We Blame Red State Voters Yet? - Francesca Fiorentini
By In It to Win It - 2 hrs ago

Forum Spotlight: Poetry

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the bittersweet
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before everything fell apart
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Latest Breaking News

Trump team's 'pocket rescission' idea runs into GOP opposition
14 min ago - The Hill

Another whistleblower claims that top DOJ official suggested department could ignore court orders
1 hr ago - CNN Politics

Safeway strike averted as unions reach tentative agreement with grocer
1 hr ago - San Francisco Chronicle

Threat of US-EU trade war looms as Trump and top European official plan talks in Scotland
2 hrs ago - AP

Israel begins a limited pause in fighting in 3 Gaza areas as concerns over hunger mount
2 hrs ago - AP

South Carolina Democrats will fight to keep 'first in the nation' primary status in 2028
3 hrs ago - NBC News

Democrats desperately look for a redistricting edge in California, New York and Maryland
4 hrs ago - Politico

Govs. Walz, Kelly to leave National Governors Association citing lack of bipartisan initiatives: Sources
5 hrs ago - ABC News

A man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart is in Michigan authorities' custody
5 hrs ago - AP

'NO PRO FORMA SESSIONS': Trump Heats Up Recess Battle With Mike Lee, Thomas Massie Accusations Against GOP Leaders
6 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Trump is trying to 'rig' the next election with a blatant 'power grab': lawmaker
7 hrs ago - Raw Story

US pauses visa processing at embassy in Niger, State Dept says
8 hrs ago - Reuters

Bongino vows to uncover 'truth' in cryptic message: 'We cannot run a Republic like this'
9 hrs ago - The Hill

San Francisco says Trump admin is 'ignoring' injunction by again trying to limit funds with new language
9 hrs ago - Law & Crime

District judge rejects SCOTUS rulings and rubbishes Trump admins attempt to pause reinstatement of fired Biden appointee
15 hrs ago - Law & Crime

Trump Is Days Away From Securing His Questionable Air Force One Jet From Qatar
16 hrs ago - Huff Post

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
16 hrs ago - NYT

ICE targets Los Angeles homeless shelter
17 hrs ago - NBC News

UK condemns Hong Kong cash offer for help in arresting activists
17 hrs ago - BBC

Canadian wildfires prompt New York air quality alert
17 hrs ago - BBC

Hundreds protest Trump's visit to Scotland as US president hits the golf course under heavy security
17 hrs ago - The Independent

Mary Trump makes final pitch to judge to compel her uncle to hand over Fred Trump estate 'valuation' docs
18 hrs ago - Law & Crime

Doge reportedly using AI tool to create 'delete list' of federal regulations
19 hrs ago - The Guardian

Donald Trump Hit By Legal Roadblock
19 hrs ago - Newsweek

Hegseth team told to stop polygraph tests after complaint to White House
20 hrs ago - Washington Post

Insurance giant says most US customer data stolen in cyber-attack
20 hrs ago - BBC

Gabbard and White House 'lying' about intel on Russian interference in 2016, ex-CIA official says
21 hrs ago - NBC News

Hegseth hit with 'rare intervention' as Pentagon generals grow tired of his act: NYT
22 hrs ago - Raw Story

Bowen: Air dropping aid is an act of desperation that won't end hunger in Gaza
22 hrs ago - BBC

Confusion over prescription transfers as Rite Aid stores begin to close
23 hrs ago - Scripps News

'Pro-China' politicians survive Taiwan vote to kick them out
23 hrs ago - BBC

Top State Dept. official who once attended conference with White nationalists picked to lead US Institute of Peace
Yesterday - CNN Politics

Fenway Park concession workers go on strike before Red Sox' weekend games
Yesterday - NBC Boston

Demoralized' Little League Team Shut Out of World Series by Trump's Travel Ban
Yesterday - Daily Beast

Israeli gunfire and strikes kill at least 25 in Gaza as many of the dead sought aid
Yesterday - AP

Newsom calls GOP's push to redraw TX congressional maps an 'existential crisis to democracy'
Yesterday - KGO-TV San Francisco

Northern Virginia VCU student denied diploma after participating in pro-Palestinian protests
Yesterday - WTOP

'Stay out of it': Ex-top Republican lawmaker rips Trump's bid to 'rig' midterms
Yesterday - Raw Story

Democrats ramp up town hall offensive in GOP districts with focus on Epstein
Yesterday - The Hill

Women legislators fight for 'potty parity'
Yesterday - ABC News/AP

Exclusive: Trump Cuts to Hit Rural America Like 'a Tsunami,' Democrat Warns
Yesterday - Newsweek

Dr. Phil launching new media network of 'citizen journalists' after his first one goes bankrupt
Yesterday - The Independent

More than 20% of NASA's workforce requests to leave agency
Yesterday - CBS News

Kennedy considering firing members of preventive services task force
Yesterday - NBC News

Trump says surprise rebate checks could be coming thanks to tariff revenue
Yesterday - Staten Island Advance/SiLive

Meta will cease political ads in European Union by fall, blaming bloc's new rules
Yesterday - NY Daily News/AP

Scoop: Democrats think they can get their hands on Epstein's birthday book
Yesterday - msn/Axios

Democrats and advocates criticize Trump's executive order on homelessness
Yesterday - AP

Liberal media watchdog weighs shutting down as it 'scrambles' to fend off MAGA assault
Yesterday - Raw Story

Trump official says administration will change visa, citizenship tests
Yesterday - The Hill

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