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Inspiration for this New Year . . .
By CaliforniaPeggy - 13 min ago - Last reply 2 sec ago

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Jeez! This song is incredibly depressing if you catch the drift of the lyrics, but the instrumentation
By LuckyCharms - 48 sec ago - Last reply 48 sec ago

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This Had To Be The Quietest New Year's In My 78 Years Of Life......i
By global1 - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 1 min ago

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Happy New Year DU!
By EarlG - 1 min ago - Last reply 1 min ago

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Viewers Slam Fox News Host for Attacking Biden's Holiday Vacation
By SocialDemocrat61 - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 1 min ago

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"Did you develop evidence that Trump was responsible for the violence on January 6th?"
By deminks - 21 hrs ago - Last reply 1 min ago

Music Appreciation
King Crimson - Starless
By marble falls - 31 min ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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I was thinking about New Year's Eve 1999 last night. I spent the whole night at Walmart's World HQs awaiting the
By sinkingfeeling - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 2 min ago

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BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: (* VIDEO added)
By demmiblue - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

Latest Breaking News
White House announces Washington Monument illumination to kick off America's 250th celebration
By BumRushDaShow - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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Massive Fire at Swiss ski resort
By malaise - 7 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

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When tRump kicks the bucket and goes to hell, what song do you want on a loop for him in Hell----Disco Inferno
By debm55 - 22 hrs ago - Last reply 3 min ago

Music Appreciation
Pantera - Planet Caravan
By marble falls - 4 min ago - Last reply 4 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump is reconstituting the Fine Arts panel set to review his ballroom
By mahatmakanejeeves - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 6 min ago

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I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!!!!
By Faux pas - 20 hrs ago - Last reply 7 min ago

Latest Breaking News
As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
By demmiblue - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 7 min ago

Latest Breaking News
As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
By demmiblue - 25 replies @ 7 min ago (Milestone)

Music Appreciation
Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1983 a Merman I Should Turn To Be
By marble falls - 9 min ago - Last reply 8 min ago

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Quite the amazing New Year's Eve show in China... (aerial drones)
By Pluvious - 40 min ago - Last reply 8 min ago

General Discussion
'I don't think we should have billionaires': Mayor Zohran Mamdani in his own words
By duckworth969 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 8 min ago

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My arch-conservative uncle strikes again
By gulliver - 39 min ago - Last reply 10 min ago

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10 years ago, that incel that smeared the daycare centers in Minnesota
By maxrandb - 10 min ago - Last reply 10 min ago

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Kinda sad the weather for the Rose Parade is not the best......
By a kennedy - 1 hr ago - Last reply 11 min ago

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USPS updated its postmark rules. Here's what that means for your mail (Snopes)
By duckworth969 - 35 min ago - Last reply 11 min ago

Music Appreciation
King Crimson - I Talk to the Wind
By marble falls - 11 min ago - Last reply 11 min ago

General Discussion
Here's everything Elon Musk promised in 2025 - and failed to deliver
By edhopper - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 11 min ago

Latest Breaking News
'Something's Wrong There': Nancy Pelosi Sounds Alarm On Trump's 'Mental Incapacity'
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago - Last reply 12 min ago

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ABC7NY LIVE 1PM: Zohran Mamdani's Inauguration Ceremony
By Donkees - 49 min ago - Last reply 12 min ago

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Ukraine brilliantly owns Putin. Fakes death of leader to collect $500,000 Russian bounty.
By jmbar2 - 35 min ago - Last reply 13 min ago

Pennsylvania
Every year on this day, January 1, New Year's Day, the Mummers Parade is held in Philadelphia.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 14 min ago - Last reply 14 min ago

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Oh bloody hell, it's snowing again.
By Ocelot II - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 16 min ago

General Discussion
The Minnesota Tribune went to the "fake daycare" in MN and this is what they found.
By Jacson6 - 33 min ago - Last reply 17 min ago

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Let's hear it for multiculturalism
By KT2000 - 12 hrs ago - Last reply 17 min ago

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Nick Shirley's daycare fraud claims debunked by local news station, with timestamped security video disproving
By Celerity - 4 hrs ago - Last reply 17 min ago

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BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: (* VIDEO added)
By demmiblue - 50 replies @ 18 min ago (Milestone)

Activist Headquarters
Talk me down, please.
By Timeflyer - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 18 min ago

Music Appreciation
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
By marble falls - 19 min ago - Last reply 19 min ago

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China just turned the night sky into a masterpiece of precision and intelligence. 🌌
By riversedge - 1 hr ago - Last reply 20 min ago

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The plot to redraw America - POLITICO
By In It to Win It - 1 hr ago - Last reply 20 min ago

Music Appreciation
On this day, January 1, 1953, Hank Williams was found dead in the back seat of a car.
By mahatmakanejeeves - 28 min ago - Last reply 20 min ago

Science
My wife noted something about the "Science on Saturday" series we attend every winter.
By NNadir - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 20 min ago

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Anybody know anything about Nick Shirley?
By orangecrush - 31 min ago - Last reply 21 min ago

Music Appreciation
Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine
By marble falls - 23 min ago - Last reply 23 min ago

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This right here folks is what's wrong with modern day Religion
By samplegirl - 1 hr ago - Last reply 24 min ago

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2026's looking bright so far even where the sun don't shine ☀️
By underpants - 1 hr ago - Last reply 25 min ago

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What is your most memorable childhood prank
By malaise - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 27 min ago

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Giving thanks for a new year, for every sign of hope we've seen, and for DU
By highplainsdem - 48 min ago - Last reply 28 min ago

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Trump's staff has "counseled him to try to keep his eyes open during public events"
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago - Last reply 28 min ago

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Dubai New Year celebration - absolutely stunning
By berniesandersmittens - 1 hr ago - Last reply 31 min ago

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I'm not upset that Trump keeps falling asleep; I'm pissed that he keeps waking up.
By tblue37 - 10 hrs ago - Last reply 32 min ago

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Effin illegal
By malaise - 1 hr ago - Last reply 33 min ago

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MAGAS Are Besides Themselves Because Zohran Mamdani Took the Oath of Office on The Koran
By DemocratSinceBirth - 1 hr ago - Last reply 35 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as tensions grow amid peace talks
By Omaha Steve - 46 min ago - Last reply 36 min ago

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Is he dead yet?
By Orrex - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 37 min ago

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So I was at the grocer's today and
By moniss - 15 hrs ago - Last reply 39 min ago

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"Americans who rely on Obamacare are hoping Congress might be able to address the skyrocketing premiums"
By Miles Archer - 1 hr ago - Last reply 39 min ago

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***Wordle 1,657 * SPOILERS***
By 2naSalit - 6 hrs ago - Last reply 39 min ago

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Good morning my DU family,
By JMCKUSICK - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 40 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Tax Strike Rally Planned Nationwide For Jan 3: 'We Want Our Money Back'
By BumRushDaShow - 23 hrs ago - Last reply 40 min ago

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Democratic firebrand Jennifer Welch just delivered the MOST DAMNING indictment of MAGA culture that you'll ever hear!
By Wicked Blue - 14 hrs ago - Last reply 41 min ago

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Awards to the Trump Administration for Meritorious Achievement in Grifting
By surfered - 41 min ago - Last reply 41 min ago

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Does anyone know why the Jack Smith deposition was released?
By Tumbulu - 14 hrs ago - Last reply 41 min ago

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New Years Day News Cartoons
By KS Toronado - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 41 min ago

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Federal ruling blocks Hawaii's climate change tourist tax on cruise ships
By BumRushDaShow - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 43 min ago

Humor
New Years Day News Cartoons
By KS Toronado - 5 hrs ago - Last reply 44 min ago

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HAPPY NEW YEAR to all DUers!
By Dulcinea - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 45 min ago

Foreign Affairs
Who Secretly Destroyed Two Russian Nuclear Reactors? - William Spaniel
By TexasTowelie - 49 min ago - Last reply 49 min ago

General Discussion
Nick Shirley's daycare fraud claims debunked by local news station, with timestamped security video disproving
By Celerity - 25 replies @ 50 min ago (Milestone)

Liberal YouTubers
How to MRI. - Sarah Cooper
By MagaSmash - 14 hrs ago - Last reply 51 min ago

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It took the Roberts Court 20 years to dismantle a century of progress -- The Hill
By erronis - 2 hrs ago - Last reply 52 min ago

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Let's talk about Trump's New Year explaining why he didn't get a peace prize.... - Belle of the Ranch
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago - Last reply 54 min ago

Cooking & Baking
Family recipes dragged out for New Years.
By Old Crank - 1 hr ago - Last reply 55 min ago

Health
Just got my refill of a high blood pressure pills, and they're a different shape AND color.....is this normal?
By a kennedy - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 56 min ago

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LA Teen Embarrassed by Elon's 'Crazy' Public Lusting Over Her
By duckworth969 - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
D.C. Plastic Surgeon EXPOSES Trump's MAGA Patients - Really American
By Rhiannon12866 - 14 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

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"They joined what they joined."
By AverageOldGuy - 16 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

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London outdoes EVERYBODY this puts Paris and Dubai to shame
By justaprogressive - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Cable News Clips
Dozens presumed dead in New Year catastrophe at ski resort - CNN
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

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Why did the football coach get mad at the vending machine? He wanted his quarter back
By debm55 - 3 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Chief Justice says Constitution remains 'firm and unshaken' with major Supreme Court rulings ahead
By SouthBayDem - 13 hrs ago - Last reply 1 hr ago

Forum Spotlight: Health

Just got my refill of a high blood pressure pills, and they're a different shape AND color.....is this normal?
By a kennedy

Drugmakers hike US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Trump - Reuters
By TexasTowelie

'She has no expertise': the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Heg's tenure at the FDA
By cbabe

Latest Breaking News

Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as tensions grow amid peace talks
46 min ago - AP

'Something's Wrong There': Nancy Pelosi Sounds Alarm On Trump's 'Mental Incapacity'
1 hr ago - Huff Post

Trump is reconstituting the Fine Arts panel set to review his ballroom
2 hrs ago - Washington Post

White House announces Washington Monument illumination to kick off America's 250th celebration
2 hrs ago - ABC News

As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
3 hrs ago - WSJ

Federal ruling blocks Hawaii's climate change tourist tax on cruise ships
3 hrs ago - AP

A Happy MAGA New Year! Trump and allies party down at Mar-a-Lago as polls plummet
4 hrs ago - The Independent

USDA details $12 billion farm aid package favoring rice, cotton; soy farmers warn of strain
5 hrs ago - Reuters

Judge voids decision to end legal status of 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua
6 hrs ago - CBS News

Court allows Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding cuts in multiple states
6 hrs ago - The Hill

Hackers replaced Silicon Valley crosswalks messages with Elon Musk's voice after exposing 'weak password,' report says
7 hrs ago - The Independent

Zohran Mamdani Is Sworn In as Mayor of New York City
8 hrs ago - New York Times

Several' people killed after explosion in Swiss ski resort bar, police say
10 hrs ago - BBC

'She has no expertise': the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Heg's tenure at the FDA
12 hrs ago - The Guardian

U.S. finds Ukraine did not try to kill Putin in alleged drone strike, source says
12 hrs ago - NBC News

Chief Justice says Constitution remains 'firm and unshaken' with major Supreme Court rulings ahead
13 hrs ago - Associated Press

Georgia Judge Dismisses Racketeering Charges Against 'Cop City' Activists
15 hrs ago - New York Times

Trump administration tightens US childcare reporting requirements, no funds frozen in Minnesota
16 hrs ago - Reuters

Iran protesters try to break into government building as unrest continues
16 hrs ago - BBC

Appeals Court Orders End to Trump's Command of California National Guard
16 hrs ago - NYT

Trump sent Mar-a-Lago masseuses on Epstein house calls: report
16 hrs ago - Salon

Marla Maples warned Trump something was 'off' with Epstein, new report reveals, before he was kicked out of Mar-a-Lago
17 hrs ago - The Independent

Ohio Republicans introduce bill to rename part of I-70 after President Trump
18 hrs ago - Scripps News

Trump admin terminates lease with National Links Trust for DC golf courses
18 hrs ago - The Hill

Trump Says Construction of His 'Triumphal Arch' Will Begin 'Sometime in the Next Two Months'
19 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
19 hrs ago - AP

US justice department reportedly reviewing more than 5m pages of Epstein files
19 hrs ago - The Guardian

Oil tanker pursued by US now has a Russian flag painted on its side
20 hrs ago - CNN Politics

House Judiciary Committee releases video and transcript of Jack Smith deposition
20 hrs ago - CNN

NASA's Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
21 hrs ago - NYT

Big cities ramp up security ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations
21 hrs ago - NBC News

Venezuela Detains Americans Amid Growing U.S. Pressure
22 hrs ago - NYT

California delays yanking 17,000 commercial driver's licenses despite feds' threat
22 hrs ago - CBS News/AP

Finnish police seize ship suspected of sabotaging undersea cable
23 hrs ago - BBC

Tax Strike Rally Planned Nationwide For Jan 3: 'We Want Our Money Back'
23 hrs ago - Newsweek

Farmers are about to pay a lot more for health insurance
Yesterday - NPR

ICE plans $100 million 'wartime recruitment' push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
Yesterday - WaPo

Former Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona announces dementia diagnosis, plans to step back from public life
Yesterday - NBC News

Pam Bondi Deletes Post That Accidentally Praised Joe Biden
Yesterday - Newsweek

Trump family business delays launch of $499 gold smartphone
Yesterday - The Guardian

UnitedHealth drops 1 million seniors, the biggest Medicare purge in two decades.
Yesterday - Penny Gem

Donald Trump Attacks Kennedy Family on Truth Social Hours After Death of JFK's Granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg
Yesterday - People

Lauren Boebert says Trump just 'retaliated' against her for her Epstein vote
Yesterday - Raw Story

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hits back as Trump administration freezes state's child care funds amid fraud claims
Yesterday - The Independent

Kennedy Center changed board rules months before vote to add Trump's name
Yesterday - Washington Post

Democrat Renee Hardman wins Iowa state Senate seat, blocking GOP from reclaiming a supermajority
Yesterday - AP

Fed policymakers judged 'ample' levels of reserves warranted bill-buying, minutes show
Yesterday - Reuters

New ad attacks GOP over ACA enhanced subsidy lapse
Yesterday - The Hill

Postmark change could impact getting ballots, bills in on time
Yesterday - msn/USA Today

Trump's equal opportunity agency wants to talk to white men about discrimination they have faced
Yesterday - The Independent

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