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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MOM
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Rape women, that's okay you can be president, sell national secrets oh ya no problem you'll get
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I guess this why he's endearingly called, "Motherfucker."
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That thing's latest Mothers Day greeting.
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By Pluvious - 85 recs General Discussion
Now the crowd is up to 100 thousand!
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By BumRushDaShow - 105 recs General Discussion
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By LetMyPeopleVote - 47 recs The DU Lounge
For California Peggy (my big fat Greek dinner)
By DFW - 30 recs Liberal YouTubers
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This day has sucked.
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By Nevilledog - 10 recs General Discussion
Donald Trump goes after:
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Fake news: Trump rally crowd size and the Associated Press
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I think we really lost a lot of content in bending to those who dont like twitter
By mahina - 19 recs General Discussion
Martha Stewart went to jail for lying to the FBI
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By TexasTowelie - 9 recs General Discussion
Roger Stone & others post photo supposedly of crowd at Trump's NJ rally. It's of a 1994 Rod Stewart concert in Brazil.
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Happy Mother's day and sayin' hello
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By Duncanpup - 43 recs General Discussion
Trump dementia accelerating
By Tetrachloride - 75 recs General Discussion
Trump enablers are monsters in their own right
By Nevilledog - 15 recs General Discussion
Is this not illegal? Project 2025:
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Somehow I don't think this came out quite right
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By kairos12 - 5 recs General Discussion
To all mothers on Democratic Underground ...
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Bernie should run again
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By applegrove - 52 recs Jewish Group
Something many people seem to want to forget . . .
By Richard D - 11 recs General Discussion
Internet trolls Justice Clarence Thomas as he denounces 'nastiness and lies' he faced, calls Washington a 'hideous place
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 61 recs General Discussion
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By odiometus - 12 recs General Discussion
Protesters shout 'babykillers' at Jewish elementary school children
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Chris Murphy: If Biden can't please left or right on Israel, maybe that's a good thing
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About Edward VIII: Britain's Traitor King - on PBS this evening, repeat Wednesday May 15. Check local listings
By question everything - 13 recs General Discussion
Amid Scrutiny, Paul Manafort Leaves Republican Convention Role
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By BumRushDaShow - 58 recs General Discussion
Bernie Moreno's Immigrant Story Isn't What He Says
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Freshmen Democrats Work to Turn Biden Impeachment Effort on Its Head
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Trump appointee blasts Fifth Circuit over "landmines" in its recent decisions
By In It to Win It - 6 recs General Discussion
Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Barack Obama to headline Biden fundraiser
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Emmanuel Don't Do It 😂
By ItsjustMe - 5 recs General Discussion
"I know."
By senseandsensibility - 76 recs The DU Lounge
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By debm55 - 8 recs General Discussion
On this day, Biden honors moms with warm wishes. TSF? NO WAY! Not even a mention or forced-upon-him kind word!
By ffr - 17 recs Birders
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By Mousetoescamper - 7 recs General Discussion
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By TexasTowelie - 6 recs General Discussion
Changes in UN Gaza fatalities numbers due to reporting method - info - no flames please
By LeftInTX - 25 recs General Discussion
US said offering intel on Hamas leaders' whereabouts if Israel drops major Rafah op
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Bill Maher on CBS This Morning
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By TexasTowelie - 7 recs General Discussion
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METROPOLITAN DIARY
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Michael Moore supports Trump? Reuters calls bullshit
By AZLD4Candidate - 6 recs General Discussion
Before arrest in Russia, US soldier's relationship with Russian girlfriend turned bloody, wife says
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A tribe in Maine is using opioid settlement funds on a sweat lodge to treat addiction
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By Uncle Joe - 9 recs General Discussion
Biden's messaging...
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That thing's Mother's Day message.
By catbyte - 7 recs The DU Lounge
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By mysteryowl - 25 recs Editorials & Other Articles
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By FakeNoose - 54 recs The DU Lounge
FB is exhausting me
By XanaDUer2 - 8 recs Fiction
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Florida student openly admits to being 'anti-Jewish' at panel event
By Beastly Boy - 16 recs Latest Breaking News
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By no_hypocrisy - 15 recs General Discussion
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By dalton99a - 21 recs General Discussion
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Isn't this evidence proof of guilt?
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