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General Discussion
The hidden cost of letting AI choose your lunch (Business Insider, 6/20/2026)
By highplainsdem - 14 sec ago

General Discussion
Brutal new CBS poll: Was the War in Iran Worth It?
By senseandsensibility - 2 min ago

General Discussion
I just heard that he flew over the reflecting pool in MarineOne
By malaise - 2 min ago

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My blackmailer accepts PayPal. I think I got scammed by a small business.
By Scottie Mom - 2 min ago

Baseball
Cubs rained out today
By MIButterfly - 5 min ago

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How much do you have to be worth to be in the top x% of households? I wondered. I decided to ask Duck-Duck-Go.
By Wonder Why - 8 min ago

General Discussion
On Facebook, its AI is beginning to quote me sometimes.
By MineralMan - 11 min ago

General Discussion
Thinking of the women of Iran, enduring so much
By red dog 1 - 11 min ago

Washington
The WCN Takeover of Battle Ground, WA Unholy Ground
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 19 min ago

General Discussion
Remember when Anthropic said "No" to Kegsbreath's demand that they allow the DoD to use 'Claude' to kill autonomously?
By red dog 1 - 22 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Slotkin Moves To Block Troops At The Polls, Obama Leaves Trump Off The Guest List, and Public Pressure Forces The Regime
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 22 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Saturday (*Sunday) Covfefe: Unstitched
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 27 min ago

General Discussion
DACA renewal delays fuel worries Trump is quietly undermining 'Dreamers'
By In It to Win It - 33 min ago

Foreign Affairs
Bolivia's president declares state of emergency over blockade crisis
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 34 min ago

General Discussion
Billionaires or Democracy: Publishers Weekly Talks with Gil Duran
By highplainsdem - 36 min ago

General Discussion
Tourists Flock to Trump's Green Swamp to Witness Algae Mess
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 36 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Obama national security adviser Rice blasts 'flimsy' Iran agreement: 'So many concessions were granted'
By BumRushDaShow - 38 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
The Man Behind the Curtain
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 38 min ago

General Discussion
Oil Stockpiles Near Danger Zone
By SamuelTheThird - 40 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
The Super Grifter Responsible for the Iran Debacle
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 43 min ago

General Discussion
The Idiots Strike Back: Tehran Drift Edition
By red dog 1 - 44 min ago

General Discussion
I remember reading a few months back that the Iranians had said Trump needs to quit sending his real estate golf buddies
By Amaryllis - 44 min ago

General Discussion
Paula Poundstone - trumps interview with Axios was 50%him repeating himself
By Figarosmom - 46 min ago

General Discussion
It seems to me that trump is setting up JD and not even trying to hide it
By senseandsensibility - 51 min ago

General Discussion
White House delays release of US voting machine study as midterms near
By red dog 1 - 54 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Survivor testifies about "trauma and torture" at Epstein's Zorro Ranch
By Uncle Joe - 58 min ago

General Discussion
Tim Walz FTW
By highplainsdem - 59 min ago

General Discussion
🚨🚨 BREAKING: Iran's negotiators have LEFT the venue in protest of Trump's threats, per Tasnim. Trump is single-handed
By riversedge - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Iran stretched out negotiations with Carter
By SamuelTheThird - 1 hr ago

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Here's the Sunday LOL Animals!
By ralps - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

Civil Liberties
The NSA Is Coming to Town
By red dog 1 - 1 hr ago

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The one song I always sing on Fathers' Day
By malaise - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
AI taking all the jobs reminds me of these guys ...
By doublethink - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
CNN fact-checker spots Trump trend after latest lie: 'Nobody should be shocked'
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago

Health
Want to improve your agility? Try these exercises that combine speed and strength (NPR, 6/21/26)
By highplainsdem - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
It's always the Dems' fault one way or another according to the corporate media
By senseandsensibility - 1 hr ago

Washington
DNC Chair Ken Martin, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, and statewide elected officials headline Saturday evening rec
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago

Washington
Washington State Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad discusses 2026 priorities and her work with DNC Chair Ken Martin
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago

Ancient Wisdom and Pagan Spirituality
🌓⛅ The Oak King & The Holly King 🌓🌤️
By Niagara - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
A small conservative group rises in influence under Trump 2.0
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago

Foreign Affairs
Massive assault fails: Breaking down the largest Russian mechanized assault in months -RFU News
By 2naSalit - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
MAGA/ Making Algae Great Again.
By kairos12 - 1 hr ago

Foreign Affairs
Crimea's 30-Day Siege. Collapse Just Began - Jason Jay Smart
By 2naSalit - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Trump hits new approval low in latest poll over handling of economy
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
The Guardian nails it: White working class votes for white supremacists. Period.
By AverageOldGuy - 75 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Reflecting Pool proposal for 2029:
By Gaugamela - 1 hr ago

Photography
Reflection . . .
By CaliforniaPeggy - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Tom Cotton, the Senate's foremost Iran hawk, is in a Trump-induced jam
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Sen. Lindsey Graham: "Let's try a diplomatic solution. I think it's going to fail."
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Ex-senior official suspects Trump to 'bury horrific' incident that killed children: report
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
So what's so bad about using AI any way?
By werdna - 50 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

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After Years In A Cage, All This Frenchie Wants Is Her Dad
By catbyte - 1 hr ago

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Welcome to Summer 2026
By LogDog75 - 1 hr ago

Movies
Die Another Day (2002) - Q's Gadgets scenes
By BootinUp - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Trump doubles down on feud with Italian Prime Minister Meloni, insisting she asked for G7 photo
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
A collection of fun reflecting pool memes:
By Ocelot II - 25 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)

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All expenses paid for. If you could spend the summer anywhere in the world, where would you go? Me--Ireland. And you?
By debm55 - 50 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
White House puts RFK Jr. on road ahead of crucial midterms
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 2 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Dwelling Within a Jennings's Apologia
By relogic - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Women have a unique ability to balance logic w/ empathy. That makes women BETTER leaders.
By LiberalArkie - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
SpaceX's plan: Put all the data centers in space, then profit
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Americans Have Turned Against AI in Incredible Numbers (Futurism, 6/21/26)
By highplainsdem - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
"Revealed: Israel's curriculum for 'influencing public consciousness"
By moniss - 2 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Starmer expected to announce departure on Monday as growing numbers of MPs back Burnham for PM
By Celerity - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Lindsey threatens that his alpha male role model is going to kick some ass
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Man falls to his death during rock concert at Madison Square Garden
By Omaha Steve - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
🚨🚨 BREAKING: Iran's negotiators have LEFT the venue in protest of Trump's threats, per Tasnim. Trump is single-handed
By riversedge - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media (The Guardian, 6/21/26)
By highplainsdem - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
#AlgaeGate
By JustKay - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Unknown Revolutionary War soldier identified
By struggle4progress - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
The West Has Been Trying to Run the Middle East
By MineralMan - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Photo taken by the Reflecting Pool attacker & bicyclist David Hearn
By KS Toronado - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
John Roberts: Everything You Didn't Know About His Sh*tty Past - Hysteria
By 2naSalit - 2 hrs ago

Connecticut
The Remains of 3 People Are Found in Foreclosed House After Its Sale
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Grifter and draft dodger t-rump will speak on the 4th of July. Private "Bone Spurs" would have been a Royalist
By wcmagumba - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Black Rain in Moscow with Steve Schmidt and Ken Harbaugh - The Warning with Steve Schmidt
By 2naSalit - 3 hrs ago

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⚽️🩴🤣
By Floyd R. Turbo - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
🚨🚨 BREAKING: Iran's negotiators have LEFT the venue in protest of Trump's threats, per Tasnim.
By demmiblue - 3 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
US-IRAN NO DEAL CAST -DAY 115 w/Malcolm, Jacob & Wajeeh Malcolm Nance
By 2naSalit - 3 hrs ago

Forum Spotlight: Science

A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading
By littlemissmartypants

The Refracting Pool
By LessAspin

Ancient DNA provides evidence of earliest known plague outbreak
By muriel_volestrangler

Latest Breaking News

Obama national security adviser Rice blasts 'flimsy' Iran agreement: 'So many concessions were granted'
38 min ago - ABC News

Sen. Lindsey Graham: "Let's try a diplomatic solution. I think it's going to fail."
1 hr ago - CBS News

Man falls to his death during rock concert at Madison Square Garden
2 hrs ago - AP

Sen. Cory Booker says people should be 'very worried' about Trump and Israel upending peace in the Middle East
3 hrs ago - NBC News

'We are going to fight': Hotel workers strike at Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown
3 hrs ago - 10 Philadelphia

Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world's largest ultramarathon
4 hrs ago - The Guardian

Senate's likely next No. 2 warns Trump if Democrats take the majority: 'It's going to be a fight' on key values
4 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster's Clemency
5 hrs ago - New York Times

World's most sensitive radio telescope array set to be built in Nevada desert
5 hrs ago - NBC News

Polymarket Accused of Using Fake Winning Bets to Fuel Viral Growth
5 hrs ago - Yahoo! Finance, based on The Wall Street Journal.

Canada's policies force asylum seekers into US to face deportation, critics say
6 hrs ago - The Guardian

Fuel sales halted in occupied Crimea as Ukraine targets oil facilities
7 hrs ago - BBC

U.S., Iran delegations set to begin hashing out a permanent peace
8 hrs ago - MS NOW News

Newsom declares state of emergency for commercial fire in L.A.'s Boyle Heights neighborhood
9 hrs ago - NBC News

Texas Supreme Court denies request to save beach from SpaceX
10 hrs ago - The Independent

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Expected to Resign Monday: Report
10 hrs ago - Newsweek

Black Democrats push back on Wasserman Schultz's bid in Florida's 20th District
11 hrs ago - The Hill

Senate panel considers vote to shield special education from RFK Jr.'s agency
11 hrs ago - USA Today

'It's not science, it's coercion': health experts decry RFK Jr order on hantavirus quarantine
12 hrs ago - The Guardian

Trump, Claiming Vandalism, Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained
13 hrs ago - New York Times

Extreme heat expected again at the Grand Canyon after 3 hikers die in heat-related incidents
16 hrs ago - AP

Counterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims
18 hrs ago - AP

Netanyahu will try and undermine Trump's Iran peace plan despite president's warnings: report
19 hrs ago - The Independent

They have all the power': investigation finds that 93% of ICE arrests targeted Latinos
20 hrs ago - The Guardian

Former judges implore current judge to assert her 'inherent authority' and reject Trump's 'laughable' defenses
20 hrs ago - Law & Crime

Europe swelters under heatwave, France restricts alcohol consumption
21 hrs ago - Reuters

BREAKING NEWS: JD Vance Departs To Switzerland For Iran Talks
21 hrs ago - Forbes Breaking News

Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine drone strike on refining facilities in Russia
21 hrs ago - USA Today

Trump threatens to charge US tolls in Strait of Hormuz if final Iran deal not reached in 60 days
22 hrs ago - AP

Vance Says He Expects to Leave in Couple of Days for Iran Talks
23 hrs ago - Bloomberg

Female FBI agent's career stalled out after rebuffing male coworker's drunken advances, lawsuit says
Yesterday - The Independent

Cyclist arrested at Reflecting Pool is former Olympian who denies vandalism claims
Yesterday - Washington Post

Trump envoys arrive in Switzerland for Iran talks planned for Sunday
Yesterday - msn/Axios

At least 12 shot after SUV pulls up and opens fire on a crowd, Chicago police say
Yesterday - AP

Trump loyalist Jim Jordan linked to group that received 'dark money' from ICE detention contractor
Yesterday - The Guardian

Democratic states scramble to prevent potential Trump administration interference in their elections
Yesterday - CNN Politics

New global order: AI CEOs as heads of nation-states
Yesterday - Axios

China's Ministry of State Security Accuses 'Spy Turtles and Spy Fish' of Stealing Sensitive Marine Data
Yesterday - Gizmodo

Gasps as Trump's birthday bash leaves White House grounds in 'terrible' condition
Yesterday - Raw Story

Kennedy Center refuses to take tarps off where Trump's name was removed
Yesterday - msn.com

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over ceasefire violations, Iranian media says after continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Yesterday - NBC News

President Trump blames vandals amid Reflecting Pool algae bloom
Yesterday - USA Today

Barack and Michelle Obama surprise first visitors to newly opened presidential center
Yesterday - AP

Dem senators call on FCC to pause Paramount-Warner Bros deal on national security grounds
Yesterday - The Hill

Israeli strikes kill 10 in Lebanon after truce, with prospect of U.S.-Iran talks unclear
Yesterday - Reuters

Planned Trump border wall near Texas national park could create flooding risk, suit says
Yesterday - The Independent

Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since the revolution
Yesterday - NBC News/AP

Kennedy Center says it isn't required to reschedule shows after judge blocks 2-year closure
Yesterday - Associated Press via WTOP

U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Trump Admin From Enacting New Plans To Slash Consumer Watchdog Staff
Yesterday - Huff Post/Reuters

Global framework for reparatory justice adopted at landmark conference in Ghana
Yesterday - The Guardian

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