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Old Guy Advice
By kozar - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago

Middle East
Iran's Israel strike coincided with crackdown on dissent at home, activists say
By Eugene - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
Russia - China & India Stop Buying Russian Coal After Sanctions despite Huge Increase in Demand - Joe Blogs
By TexasTowelie - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
What you missed on Day 5 of Trump's hush money trial - Morning Joe - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
Racism and Xenophobia Are Russia's Second Face: New Repressions Against Migrants Imposed - UATV English
By TexasTowelie - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago

Comic Books
Boomb Tube, The Week in Comic Book Television: 4/14-4/20/2024
By Javaman - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
On this day, April 23, 1976, the Ramones released "Ramones," their debut studio album.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago

Comic Books
The Rundown: April 23, 2024
By Javaman - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago

Latin America
Mexican National Guard arrests brother of Jalisco cartel leader
By Judi Lynn - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago

LGBT
Dominica High Court overturns ban on same-sex relations
By Eugene - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 16 hrs ago

Movies
On April 22, 1923, actress and model Bettie Page was born.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

American History
On this day, April 23, 1940, 209 people were killed in the Rhythm Club fire in Natchez.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
On this day, April 23, 1971, the Rolling Stones released "Sticky Fingers."
By mahatmakanejeeves - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

General Discussion
Biden's Schedule for Tuesday, April 23, 2024
By mahatmakanejeeves - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

Environment & Energy
Very bad news for Europe
By Brenda - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

American History
On this day, April 23, 1987, 28 construction workers died in the collapse of the L'Ambiance Plaza.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

General Discussion
Current Encampment list: Yale, Univ of Michigan, NYU, The New School, Tufts, MIT, Emerson, Rutgers, Columbia
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

Latin America
Site in the Backlands of Paraiba Brings Together an Unprecedented set of Dinosaur Footprints and Engravings
By Judi Lynn - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Russian media praises MTG for trying to derail Ukraine aid bill - CNN
By TexasTowelie - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

The DU Lounge
2024 European Seagull Screeching Championship
By sl8 - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
LIVE: TRUMP ON TRIAL - Day 6 - Meidas Touch - Scheduled Tuesday 4/23 8:30 AM ET
By Rhiannon12866 - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Did Trump Show America the Worst Side of Humanity? - Thom Hartmann
By Rhiannon12866 - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

General Discussion
Group launches campaign to oust 2 Arizona justices over abortion ruling
By RandySF - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

General Discussion
NV: Establishment-backed candidates have financial lead in key legislative primaries
By RandySF - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

Editorials & Other Articles
On This Day: Romans double-up on temples to Venus to promote harmony and cooperation - Apr. 23, 181 BC
By jgo - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

General Discussion
Meet General Shawn Harris, the Democrat who seeks to oust Marjorie Taylor Greene
By NNadir - 50 replies @ 17 hrs ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Politico: Dems to Biden: Go big on IVF
By brooklynite - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

General Discussion
Politico: The Pennsylvania House race testing the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war
By brooklynite - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

General Discussion
Politico: Xavier Becerra plots political future after Biden administration
By brooklynite - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Secret Russian documents reveal Putin's next plans. Ukrainians bypass Crimea. Kadyrov is very sick. - The Russian Dude
By TexasTowelie - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

Vermont
Scott signs law to eliminate 'victim blaming' loophole
By sl8 - 17 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

General Discussion
I went to the ATM today.
By PoindexterOglethorpe - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 17 hrs ago

Weather Watchers
Waxing Gibbous, 97% visible
By elleng - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago

General Discussion
AZ: Mohave County Supervisor asks judge to grant him immunity to scrap ballot machines
By RandySF - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago

General Discussion
Who among us, back in 2017, could have predicted that Donnie Two Scoops
By bucolic_frolic - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago

Virginia
Stoney drops out of governor's race to run for lieutenant governor
By PunkinPi - 18 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Bernie Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez boost Joe Biden's climate agenda on Earth Day
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
MTG says Johnson needs to "do the right thing" and resign, or be ousted
By BumRushDaShow - 50 replies @ 18 hrs ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Column: Republicans aren't protecting elections. They don't want democracy
By BlueWaveNeverEnd - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 18 hrs ago

General Discussion
Biden heads to Florida to hit Trump on abortion rights
By RandySF - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 19 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Judge QUICKLY Makes Move on Trump Bond - MeidasTouch
By Rhiannon12866 - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 19 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Your Funeral - I Wanna Be You (ft. video from A Clockwork Orange)
By Celerity - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 19 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Climate change a health risk for 70% of world's workers, UN warns
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 19 hrs ago

Birders
Mute Swan tending to her eggs. Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY
By Donkees - 19 hrs ago - Last reply 19 hrs ago

Latest Breaking News
Baltimore leaders accuse ship's owner and manager of negligence in Key Bridge collapse
By BumRushDaShow - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 20 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Trump on Trial: New York vs. Donald Trump - Day 5 HIGHLIGHTS - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 20 hrs ago

General Discussion
Pull My Finger POTUS - A doll ahead of its time
By Tom of Temecula - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 20 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
NO WAR under Trump? Former DHS staffer Miles Taylor exposes the truth. Anthony Davis reports. - FIVE MINUTE NEWS
By Rhiannon12866 - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 20 hrs ago

General Discussion
More pandas are coming to the US. This time to San Francisco, the first time since 1985
By RandySF - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 20 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
SCOTUS Kicks Lake And Finchem To The Curb - Raw News And Politics
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 21 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
After crippling weapons shortage, how significant is new US aid package? - DW News
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 21 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Life inside Ukraine's frontline towns - DW News
By Rhiannon12866 - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 21 hrs ago

Washington
6 pro-Palestinian protesters charged for January I-5 shutdown in Seattle
By Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 22 hrs ago

General Discussion
Last night Butler Lawn, Columbia University: "We have Zionists who have entered the camp"
By lapucelle - 25 replies @ 22 hrs ago (Milestone)

Liberal YouTubers
New Polls Suggest North Carolina In Play for Democrats in 2024 - Let's Talk Elections
By TexasTowelie - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 22 hrs ago

General Discussion
Ranked choice voting could be on the ballot for DC come November
By RandySF - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 22 hrs ago

General Discussion
New York Voters to Weigh In On Equal Protection Amendment This Fall
By RandySF - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 22 hrs ago

Cable News Clips
Opening statements in first Trump criminal trial - The 11th Hour - MSNBC
By Rhiannon12866 - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 22 hrs ago

General Discussion
Battle for high-profile attorney general's post headlines Pennsylvania primaries
By RandySF - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 22 hrs ago

General Discussion
Joe Biden has been invited to sdeliver the commencement address at Morehouse College
By rpannier - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 23 hrs ago

Music Appreciation
Anya Marina -- Satellite Heart (Young Shockolate Dubstep Remix) 2012
By Celerity - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 23 hrs ago

Georgia
Orange Crush supporters respond after recent remarks from Tybee's mayor scolding annual HBCU beach bash
By SunSeeker - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 23 hrs ago

Liberal YouTubers
Judge Cannon Makes RULING with HIDDEN Message - Meidas Touch
By Rhiannon12866 - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 23 hrs ago

Foreign Affairs
Congress Passes Massive Aid - Eastern Express - TVP World
By TexasTowelie - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 23 hrs ago

General Discussion
Anderson Cooper talks with Ronan Farrow who helped uncover "catch and kill"
By IcyPeas - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 23 hrs ago

Forum Spotlight: American History

Cherries Found in 18th C. Glass Bottles under Floor of Mt. Vernon, George Washington Home 🍒
By appalachiablue

On April 21 through April 23, 2020, there was an outbreak of tornadoes across Texas and Oklahoma.
By mahatmakanejeeves

On this day, April 23, 1945, the US Army's 90th Infantry Division liberated Flossenbrg concentration camp.
By mahatmakanejeeves

Latest Breaking News

Israel calls off school trips, puts forces on full alert amid Iran threat
Apr 13 - NBC News/Reuters

Biden cuts short weekend trip as Iran launches attack on Israel
Apr 13 - Politico

Swalwell mocks Trump, Johnson talk of election integrity: 'Absurd'
Apr 13 - The Hill

Democratic tech group aims to shake up Republican statehouses in 2024
Apr 13 - NBC News

Democrats investing more in Vargas during Bacon-Frei GOP primary fight in NE-02
Apr 13 - Nebraska Examiner

Iranian troops accused of seizing Israel-linked ship
Apr 13 - BBC

Maine lawmakers reject bill for lawsuits against gunmakers and advance others after mass shooting
Apr 13 - AP

Bridges reopen after 26 barges broke loose and floated down Ohio River, damaging a marina
Apr 13 - CNN

Planet Fitness outlets receive bomb threats after far right derides gym policy
Apr 13 - The Guardian

Audio recordings of James Crumbley's allegedly threatening jail calls released
Apr 13 - Detroit Free Press

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors, anti-abortion bills
Apr 13 - CBS News/AP

Arizona governor says local prosecutors can't bring charges in abortion cases
Apr 13 - KJZZ//NPR

DeSantis signs bills targeting civilian review boards, recording police up close
Apr 13 - OrlandoSentinal.com

US biotech executive sentenced to 7 years in jail for COVID test fraud
Apr 13 - Reuters

Sydney mall stabbings: Man shot and reports of fatalities at Westfield Bondi
Apr 13 - BBC

Kamala Harris hammers Trump on abortion in Arizona visit
Apr 13 - nbc news

Russian troops advance in Ukraine as Kyiv runs low on air defenses
Apr 12 - Washington Post

Kentucky GOP lawmakers remove Democratic governor's role in filling US Senate vacancies
Apr 12 - AP

Biden's message to Iran about retaliatory strike on Israel: 'Don't'
Apr 12 - ABC News

Biden hails work to reduce racial wealth gap as he seeks voter support
Apr 12 - Reuters

Judge rejects defense efforts to dismiss Hunter Biden's federal gun case
Apr 12 - Washington Post/AP

Roku says 576,000 accounts breached in cyberattack
Apr 12 - CNN Business

Trump says he would testify in upcoming hush money trial
Apr 12 - CNBC

Judge declines to delay Trump's NY hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity
Apr 12 - AP

Protester who threatened city council facing 18 felony counts
Apr 12 - KGET-TV

DragonFire: UK laser could be used against Russian drones on Ukraine front line
Apr 12 - BBC

House plans to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate on Tuesday
Apr 12 - Roll Call

Jill Biden calls Trump a 'bully' who is 'dangerous' to LGBTQ people
Apr 12 - ABC News

White Lives Matter Ohio sued after 2023 attack on church hosting drag event
Apr 12 - UK Independent

Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care
Apr 12 - AP

Jan. 6 committee chair rips Trump 'election integrity' event with Johnson
Apr 12 - The Hill

Florida blocks heat protections for workers right before summer
Apr 12 - NPR

U.S. Steel shareholders approve $14.9 bln buyout by Nippon Steel
Apr 12 - Reuters

Instead of passing Ukraine aid, the House is voting on bills to shield home appliances from government regulations
Apr 12 - Business Insider

Robert MacNeil, co-founder of NewsHour, dies at 93
Apr 12 - PBS News Hour

Driver Crashes Truck Into Texas Public Safety Dept., Causing Injuries, Officials Say
Apr 12 - NY Times

US finalizes higher fees for oil and gas companies on federal lands
Apr 12 - Reuters

Trump's co-defendants in classified documents case seeking to have charges dropped
Apr 12 - ABC News

Adobe's 'Ethical' Firefly AI Was Trained on Midjourney Images
Apr 12 - Bloomberg

Israel still blocking aid to Gaza as top US official says famine under way
Apr 12 - The Guardian

House approves bill renewing FISA spy program after GOP upheaval threatened passage
Apr 12 - CBS News

Amazon owes $525 million in cloud-storage patent fight, US jury says
Apr 12 - NBC News/Reuters

Ocasio-Cortez Never Steered Money to a Key Arm of Her Party. Until Now.
Apr 12 - New York Times

Trump's valet 'thought ex-president was hoarding hairspray' in boxes that contained secret papers
Apr 12 - UK Independent

Trump attorney who became a crucial witness against him has departed legal team
Apr 12 - CNN Politics

Colorado group says it has enough signatures for abortion rights ballot measure this fall
Apr 12 - CBS News

Biden to kick off Pennsylvania swing after tax day
Apr 12 - The Hill

Kamala Harris to tie Trump to Arizona's strict new abortion ban during campaign visit
Apr 12 - ABC News

House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid
Apr 12 - AP

Law enforcement will deploy robust security package around Trump for New York hush money trial
Apr 12 - CNN

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