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Latest Breaking News
'Not a damned penny!' 'Abandoned' Texas flood survivors prepare to clash with officials
By BumRushDaShow - 50 replies @ 2 min ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Just a very, very quick update on my absence from DU.
By MarineCombatEngineer - 7 min ago

General Discussion
A White Nationalist Now Runs The U.S. Institute Of Peace
By MayReasonRule - 8 min ago

California
Best Burritos Tour - (BART-able) BAY AREA
By YoshidaYui - 13 min ago

Latest Breaking News
'Good riddance': Top Baptist leader forced out by MAGA for not being 'aligned with Trump'
By BumRushDaShow - 24 min ago

General Discussion
He'll Scrawl Some Words Across A Page And Sign It Kiss My Grits
By MayReasonRule - 32 min ago

Environment & Energy
"Farce" - Climate Scientists Assess Shitstain Climate Report: "An AI Chatbot Trained On Top 10 Climate Denier Websites"
By hatrack - 33 min ago

Personal Finance and Investing
The Great Rotation: Why Money is Moving to Safety
By bucolic_frolic - 34 min ago

American History
Joan Anderson, Unsung Heroine of Hula Hoop History, Dies at 101
By mahatmakanejeeves - 35 min ago

Latest Breaking News
9th Circuit keeps freeze on Southern California ICE patrols
By Zorro - 43 min ago

Environment & Energy
Self-Termination The Likely Outcome For "Goliath" Societies Where Inequality Reigns - Think Rome, Han China, And Us
By hatrack - 46 min ago

Florida
DeSantis won't fine former Temple Terrace mayor over bogus bio
By Zorro - 48 min ago

Environment & Energy
3 Straight Weeks Above 30C In Finland: Scandinavian Heatwave Unprecedent In 60+ Years Of Weather Records
By hatrack - 52 min ago

General Discussion
My Congressman (Flood) is having a town hall Monday afternoon
By Omaha Steve - 54 min ago

Activist Headquarters
Meet the ICE Chaser, Angelica Vargas
By littlemissmartypants - 54 min ago

The DU Lounge
***Wordle Spoiler 8/2***
By ._. - 55 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Dept. official
By BumRushDaShow - 55 min ago

General Discussion
I wish I lived in a red state!
By LAS14 - 56 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
After Skydance Doesn't Deny 'Side Deal' With Trump as Part of CBS Settlement, Sen. Warren Repeats Call for Investigation
By Dulcinea - 56 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Epstein files controversy consuming Capitol Hill has fueled less fire at first lawmaker town halls of summer recess
By Dulcinea - 59 min ago

Foreign Affairs
Grand Betrayal: China Attempts to Weaken Russia. Putin Non-Responsive. 30,000 Men - The Russian Dude
By TexasTowelie - 59 min ago

Environment & Energy
Bureau Of Livestock And Mining Eliminates Public Comment On New Oil & Gas Leasing Rules
By hatrack - 1 hr ago

Latin America
Mexican Man Framed Over Death Threat Against Donald Trump Granted Bond
By Judi Lynn - 1 hr ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Trump Appointment Maneuver Risks Thousands of Criminal Cases
By Passages - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Bad and dishonest chyron
By SocialDemocrat61 - 1 hr ago

Editorials & Other Articles
COVID Contrarians Are Wrong About Sweden
By Passages - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Those Lips, the Way They Move': Trump Gushes Over His Press Secretary's Looks
By LilElf70 - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Senate passes first funding package ahead of shutdown cliff
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago

New York
New York becomes latest state to offer free phone calls in prisons
By douglas9 - 1 hr ago

Latin America
ICE arrested him in S.F. after 29 years. He returned to a Mexico he no longer remembers.
By Judi Lynn - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
I'm so sick of this bulls**t that the Grand Obnoxious Predators are the party of the rich
By Montauk6 - 1 hr ago

Latin America
Brazilians burn Trump effigies as tariffs spark anger
By Judi Lynn - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Postcards to Swing States needs your help!
By Dulcinea - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
PBS Explainer (for those who are worried that PBS is all of a sudden going to "go black")
By demmiblue - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Is he dead yet?
By Orrex - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Pfizer CEO attending $25 million fundraiser at Trump's golf club after president demands drug price cuts, sources say
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Are we headed for 1970s stagflation? Sure looks like it.
By yellowcanine - 1 hr ago

Foreign Affairs
China is Turning on Russia - Paul Warburg
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Cornell Close to White House Settlement of Up to $100 Million
By douglas9 - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Fuck Donald tRump--the Crime Minister -- Day 194 thread
By lastlib - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Ex-CIA Whistleblower: "The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won"
By liberalla - 150 replies @ 2 hrs ago (Milestone)

Latin America
El Faro (El Salvador) : Of Dictatorships and Decent Citizens: Wir Haben Es Nicht Gewusst
By Judi Lynn - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Is a GoFundMe Campaign Appropriate for the Mauna Loa Observatory's Hilo Office?
By MrWowWow - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Recommend to me by a friend.
By Duncanpup - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Little story...
By 634-5789 - 2 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
Fighting Two Wars: The Backlash of the Anti-Corruption Fallout in Ukraine - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Court allows Trump to end union bargaining for federal workers
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago

Latin America
Violent Deaths in Brazil Hit Record Low, but Police Lethality Remains High Homicides continue downward trend since 2018
By Judi Lynn - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
'DEPORT TRUMP' Goes VIRAL As His Immigrant Heritage Resurfaces - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Gaza "Hunger Games"
By DoBW - 2 hrs ago

Latin America
El Folha, Brazil: 57% Say Trump Is Wrong to Link Tariff Hike to Bolsonaro Trial
By Judi Lynn - 2 hrs ago

Latin America
Brazil's Supreme Court stands firm on Bolsonaro trial despite foreign pressure
By Judi Lynn - 2 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
What the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Shutting Down Means for PBS And NPR
By sl8 - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Donald Trump's Big Dumb Ballroom - The Bulwark
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Appeals court keeps in place restrictions on immigration stops in L.A. based on language and job
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
We can only hope that Ken Burns has been secretly working on a documentary
By no_hypocrisy - 2 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
Ukraine Builds Its Own "Surovikin Line" to Stop the Russians - Good Times Bad Times (The 20s Report)
By TexasTowelie - 2 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop the Rain - Bass Cover
By George McGovern - 2 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump's CORRUPT SCHEME Just BLEW UP - Talking Feds
By Rhiannon12866 - 2 hrs ago

General Discussion
Watch these episodes while you can.
By no_hypocrisy - 2 hrs ago

Omaha Steve's Labor Group
Appeals Court Allows Trump Order That Ends Union Protections for Federal Workers
By douglas9 - 2 hrs ago

Latin America
El Salvador opens path for its president to stay in power indefinitely. Why critics aren't surprised
By Judi Lynn - 2 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop the Rain - Bass Cover
By George McGovern - 3 hrs ago

General Discussion
Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) --dragged at his own town hall.
By Swede - 25 replies @ 3 hrs ago (Milestone)

Liberal YouTubers
Trump Wakes Up to DISASTER News as PLAN BACKFIRES - Legal AF
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
US judge rejects states' bid to block Trump diversity research funding cuts
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago

Latin America
Colombian ex-President lvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery
By Judi Lynn - 3 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
***Wordle 1,505 SPOILERS***
By 2naSalit - 3 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Schiff Goes Live on MSNBC to Blast Trump for Terrible Jobs Report - Deadline - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Student debt forgiveness for ICE agents, but not for nurses or teachers is more proof that the US is a fascist police st
By riversedge - 3 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
'Horror and outrage': Epstein victims slam Trump after Maxwell moved to minimum security prison - The 11th Hour - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Repealing rule to curb greenhouse gas emissions will increase gas prices, Trump administration's own analysis finds
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
Good morning my humorous DU family,
By JMCKUSICK - 3 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Why one firing could be worse for the economy than historically bad jobs numbers - The 11th Hour - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Stiffed by Tesla: The car company owes small businesses millions in unpaid bills - CNN
By TexasTowelie - 3 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Trump Voters FAFO - Aug 1, 2025 - Raw News And Politics
By Rhiannon12866 - 3 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
Putin appears to shrug off Trump deadline on Ukraine - Reuters
By TexasTowelie - 4 hrs ago

General Discussion
Suffolk county police dog jumps out of car and starts rampaging
By Demovictory9 - 4 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
It's Trump's economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs
By Dulcinea - 4 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Stock markets drop as Trump unleashes new round of global tariffs
By Dulcinea - 4 hrs ago

Forum Spotlight: Latin America

Mexican Man Framed Over Death Threat Against Donald Trump Granted Bond
By Judi Lynn

ICE arrested him in S.F. after 29 years. He returned to a Mexico he no longer remembers.
By Judi Lynn

Brazilians burn Trump effigies as tariffs spark anger
By Judi Lynn

Latest Breaking News

'Good riddance': Top Baptist leader forced out by MAGA for not being 'aligned with Trump'
24 min ago - Raw Story

9th Circuit keeps freeze on Southern California ICE patrols
43 min ago - Los Angeles Times

Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Dept. official
55 min ago - NBC News

Senate passes first funding package ahead of shutdown cliff
1 hr ago - Politico

Pfizer CEO attending $25 million fundraiser at Trump's golf club after president demands drug price cuts, sources say
1 hr ago - CBS News

Court allows Trump to end union bargaining for federal workers
2 hrs ago - Aol/Reuters

Appeals court keeps in place restrictions on immigration stops in L.A. based on language and job
2 hrs ago - NBC News

US judge rejects states' bid to block Trump diversity research funding cuts
3 hrs ago - Reuters

Repealing rule to curb greenhouse gas emissions will increase gas prices, Trump administration's own analysis finds
3 hrs ago - CBS News

Democrats blast GOP-proposed Texas congressional maps in redistricting showdown
4 hrs ago - ABC News

'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions
4 hrs ago - NBC News

Senate strikes deal to approve funding bills ahead of August recess
5 hrs ago - The Hill

Less staff, even less trust: Some states say they can't rely on Trump's DHS for election security
6 hrs ago - NBC News

Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Dept. official
11 hrs ago - nbc

AI is leading to thousands of job losses, report finds
12 hrs ago - CBS News

Comer agrees to postpone Maxwell's testimony to House on Epstein
12 hrs ago - The Hill

Federal judge will decide whether Trump ally Alina Habba can lead prosecutions in New Jersey
13 hrs ago - Politico

'Shoot the messenger': Democrats condemn Trump's call to fire BLS chief
13 hrs ago - Politico

US Cancels Environmental Review, Grants for Long-Stalled High-Speed Rail Project
13 hrs ago - US News and World Report/Reuters

Justice Department ups the incentive for companies to rat out their own employees
14 hrs ago - Business Insider

Trump Envoy in Gaza Surveys Aid Efforts Firsthand
14 hrs ago - NYT

Today is the last day for many Education Department workers. Here's what they did
14 hrs ago - npr

Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash case
14 hrs ago - AP

Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a 'farce' full of misinformation
14 hrs ago - msn.com

Exclusive: US plans to fund deportations from Costa Rica, document shows
14 hrs ago - Reuters

Senate delays August recess for now as Trump presses for more confirmations
15 hrs ago - AP

More than a dozen states sue Trump administration to block trans care investigations
16 hrs ago - NBC News

Suspect at large after multiple people shot at business in western Montana: ATF
16 hrs ago - abc news

An FDA panel spread misinformation about SSRI use in pregnancy, alarming doctors
16 hrs ago - NPR

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to federal prison camp in Texas
16 hrs ago - CNN

Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA hit with accusations it violated election law
17 hrs ago - Raw Story

Federal Reserve Governor Kugler, part of the committee that sets interest rates, is resigning
17 hrs ago - CNBC

Justice Department fired official whose husband operated controversial ICEBlock app
17 hrs ago - CBS News

Donald Trump used registered sex offender to announce return of fitness test for kids
17 hrs ago - Penn Live

Gavin Newsom may call special election to redraw California congressional maps
18 hrs ago - The Guardian

Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets
18 hrs ago - CNBC

Trump Orders Subs Closer to Russia in Rare Nuclear Threat
18 hrs ago - New York Times (gift article/no paywall)

Americans are still waiting on Trump's pledge of IVF treatment for all
19 hrs ago - CBS News

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down following Trump budget cuts
19 hrs ago - USA Today

Nearly 150,000 Federal Workers Have Left Under Trump, New Analysis Shows
19 hrs ago - HuffPost

The FBI Redacted Trump's Name in Epstein Files
19 hrs ago - Bloomberg

Judge pauses expedited deportations of migrants granted humanitarian parole
19 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Wall St selloff sparked by tariff onslaught, weak payrolls
20 hrs ago - Reuters

Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to Minimum-Security Women's Prison in Texas
20 hrs ago - NYT

Switzerland's tariff shock: The 39% U.S. hit no one saw coming
20 hrs ago - cnbc.com

'Rage Against the Regime' protests planned against Trump
20 hrs ago - USA Today

'You're not the right fit for us anymore': GOP lawmaker runs into buzzsaw at town hall
22 hrs ago - Raw Story

Google loses appeal in antitrust battle with Fortnite maker
22 hrs ago - AP

Hurricane plan for Florida's Alligator Alcatraz heavily redacted, raising concerns
23 hrs ago - CBS News

Medicare, Medicaid plans to experiment with covering weight loss drugs
23 hrs ago - Washington Post

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