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Latest Breaking News
High just got higher: Trump tariffs to raise prices for US cannabis users
By highplainsdem - 1 min ago

The DU Lounge
This is a major event, but I'll put it in the lounge nonetheless: 97 yo tortoise becomes oldest "first time Mom"
By hlthe2b - 4 min ago

Cable News Clips
Whoever thinks they're an economist in the WH should 'Resign in Disgrace': Expert slams tariffs
By MagaSmash - 7 min ago

Latest Breaking News
On top of layoffs, HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts
By highplainsdem - 7 min ago

General Discussion
He didn't say Thank You!
By sheshe2 - 7 min ago

General Discussion
Sen Blumenthal just said "coffee and bananas". The US is
By applegrove - 25 replies @ 8 min ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
All-time congressional records
By Celerity - 9 min ago

Latest Breaking News
A Pentagon inspector general announces investigation into Hegseth's use of Signal
By MayReasonRule - 11 min ago

General Discussion
More Tariffs/actions are coming next week from Trump
By Demovictory9 - 12 min ago

General Discussion
Frank Bruni on Trump.
By CaliforniaPeggy - 13 min ago

General Discussion
Eric Trump: Countries that rush to negotiate trade deal with US 'will win'
By applegrove - 13 min ago

General Discussion
Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for Jan. 6 actions
By eShirl - 16 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Trump administration is months away from direct payments to farmers, agriculture secretary says
By BumRushDaShow - 17 min ago

General Discussion
Trump is about grift, grievance, revenge, control, power.
By Irish_Dem - 19 min ago

General Discussion
T]It seems to me that to think about tariffs in a conventional, economics sort of way is to miss the mark
By Stinky The Clown - 24 min ago

General Discussion
The good economic news
By Johonny - 24 min ago

General Discussion
Elon's Edsel: Tesla Cybertruck Is The Auto Industry's Biggest Flop In Decades
By LetMyPeopleVote - 26 min ago

Ohio
OSU is running a depression study, they need 18-45 yr olds who are right handed
By irisblue - 28 min ago

General Discussion
Economist Says Trump Tariffs Will Kill Tiny African Nation
By applegrove - 28 min ago

General Discussion
Trump could have just taken credit for Biden's economy
By senseandsensibility - 28 min ago

General Discussion
Spurious News: Trump allows obscenities on television news broadcasts, almost immediately reverses
By jmowreader - 29 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
Let's talk about Trump, Russia's military call-up, and the what's next in Ukraine.... - Belle of the Ranch
By TexasTowelie - 30 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Storms kill 6 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this week
By Omaha Steve - 31 min ago

Music Appreciation
Mick Taylor with his band at Nightstage in Boston, October 27, 1989 - almost an hour of video
By highplainsdem - 32 min ago

Cannabis
High just got higher: Trump tariffs to raise prices for US cannabis users
By Eugene - 32 min ago

General Discussion
Pentagon inspector general opens investigation into Hegseth, Signal chat scandal
By LetMyPeopleVote - 35 min ago

Cooking & Baking
What's for Dinner, Thurs., April 3, 2025
By NJCher - 36 min ago

The DU Lounge
TCM NOW, Hot Millions Maggie Smith and Peter Ustinov
By elleng - 37 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
HOW TO DESTROY A DEMOCRACY (1952)
By MagaSmash - 37 min ago

General Discussion
Is the point of this to make heads of countries and CEO's grovel and negotiate? nt
By nature-lover - 38 min ago

General Discussion
Power
By H2O Man - 41 min ago

General Discussion
MaddowBlog-Trump's pitch on tariffs was built on a foundation of strange lies
By LetMyPeopleVote - 41 min ago

General Discussion
Maga The Jim Jones followers
By Beachnutt - 42 min ago

Editorials & Other Articles
Tariffs a gift for Chinese leader
By BlueWavePsych - 44 min ago

General Discussion
Trump's tariffs are so far-reaching they include several remote, uninhabited islands
By Peacetrain - 44 min ago

Disability
Disability Advocates Sue Social Security and DOGE To Stop Service Cuts
By appalachiablue - 45 min ago

General Discussion
Why China sees an opening in Donald Trump's global tariff war
By BlueWavePsych - 46 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Danish PM tells US 'you cannot annex another country' on visit to Greenland
By BumRushDaShow - 47 min ago

General Discussion
04/04 Mike Luckovich: The new guy
By LetMyPeopleVote - 50 min ago

Latest Breaking News
Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to lead Medicaid and Medicare
By LetMyPeopleVote - 51 min ago

Mental Health Support
Ohio State is running a study on depression. Target group rt handed 18-45, maybe $ as well
By irisblue - 52 min ago

Liberal YouTubers
BOMBSHELL: US Food System On Brink Of COLLAPSE - Kyle Kulinski. Bees
By MagaSmash - 52 min ago

General Discussion
Trump Informs Nation They Better Start Liking Those Little Canned Wieners (satire)
By milestogo - 53 min ago

General Discussion
The tariffs are about power, control, extortion.
By Irish_Dem - 53 min ago

General Discussion
Tornado warning just issued south of Nashville area
By SheltieLover - 55 min ago

General Discussion
The Economist weighs in on Trump's economic insanity.... DailyKos
By IrishBubbaLiberal - 55 min ago

General Discussion
Just saw where Mark Cuban is telling people
By leftyladyfrommo - 75 replies @ 56 min ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
Can they make the lies a little less obvious?
By EnergizedLib - 59 min ago

General Discussion
The "reverse tariffs": A sham and a scam: Status Kuo
By lindysalsagal - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
I have always loved and admired Dan Rather
By question everything - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Our Next Chant
By bdamomma - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
2073
By LPBBEAR - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Elie Mystal Talks 'Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America' Trump, Voter 'Fraud' + More
By In It to Win It - 1 hr ago

Economy
STOCK MARKET WATCH: Friday, 4 April 2025
By Tansy_Gold - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
How tariffs work, a refresher.
By surfered - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Axios: Trump's war on lawyers and judges draws rebuke from dozens of advocacy groups
By Dennis Donovan - 1 hr ago

Economy
Bill Gross advises caution amid US stock selloff due to tariff concerns - Bloomberg
By Mike 03 - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
I don't see how Trump will ever recover from the tariffs. They are his tariffs. He owns them. It is his economy.
By Doodley - 1 hr ago

Foreign Affairs
China and Russia: Friends Forever? - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
What Does America Do When Tr**p's Tariff's Backfire And Fail.......
By global1 - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
There is one good thing about all this....
By Happy Hoosier - 1 hr ago

Cable News Clips
Tariffs will cause 'massive shock' to U.S. cost of living and will reshape global trade: Expert
By MagaSmash - 1 hr ago

Personal Finance and Investing
Our quarterly reports, once we get them are meaningless
By question everything - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
Newsmax Crashes & Burns In Apparent Pump and Dump Scheme - The Logical Leftist
By TexasTowelie - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Rural Urban Bridge Initiative - RUBI - thought some of you might be interested
By Red Mountain - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Kyle Griffin: French President Emmanuel Macron has called for companies to stop investing in the U.S. for now.
By Dennis Donovan - 1 hr ago

Liberal YouTubers
FAFO, America!! - (part 1)
By MagaSmash - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Krugman: Trump's tariffs are a disaster. His policy process is worse.
By dalton99a - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Not President Motherfucker Krasnov trying to explain his fuck up with a word salad
By Aviation Pro - 1 hr ago

Sports
Houston fans have perfect plan to keep Ted Cruz away from Final Four
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Moody's Economics: Trump's tariffs are going to send the US into recession
By Quixote1818 - 1 hr ago

Texas
Houston fans have perfect plan to keep Ted Cruz away from Final Four
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago

Music Appreciation
Asian Kung Fu Generation : Rewrite
By YoshidaYui - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Why Some People Follow Authoritarian Leaders--And The Key to Stopping It
By applegrove - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
What will Trump do when his tariffs backfire?
By marmar - 25 replies @ 1 hr ago (Milestone)

General Discussion
He's going to get us all killed.
By DemocratSinceBirth - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Just look at the IMPRESSIVE MAP of the April 5th "Hands Off!" protests!!!
By FelineOverlord - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Judge 'looks very likely' to hold Trump officials in contempt: legal expert
By LetMyPeopleVote - 1 hr ago

General Discussion
Let's say you're a manufacturer outside the US.
By spooky3 - 1 hr ago

Latest Breaking News
Gov. Tim Walz Tears Into Trump's 'Stuck in the '80s' Trade War
By BumRushDaShow - 1 hr ago

Forum Spotlight: Foreign Affairs

China and Russia: Friends Forever? - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD
By TexasTowelie

"You find a man who goes to war. He dies, and you get 8 million" - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD
By TexasTowelie

USA & Global Markets Crash - Joe Blogs
By TexasTowelie

Latest Breaking News

High just got higher: Trump tariffs to raise prices for US cannabis users
1 min ago - Reuters

On top of layoffs, HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts
7 min ago - NPR

A Pentagon inspector general announces investigation into Hegseth's use of Signal
11 min ago - NPR

Trump administration is months away from direct payments to farmers, agriculture secretary says
17 min ago - Reuters

Storms kill 6 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this week
31 min ago - AP

Danish PM tells US 'you cannot annex another country' on visit to Greenland
47 min ago - The Guardian

Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to lead Medicaid and Medicare
51 min ago - NBC

Gov. Tim Walz Tears Into Trump's 'Stuck in the '80s' Trade War
1 hr ago - Huff Post

Judge Boasberg says he's contemplating 'contempt proceedings' over Trump deportations
1 hr ago - ABC News via yahoo!News

Trump ordered to pay legal bill of UK firm he sued over Russia dossier
1 hr ago - AP

Trump and Elon Musk to blame for '2020-style layoffs' in breaking news report: CNN analyst
2 hrs ago - Raw Story

Canada slaps matching 25% tariff on U.S.-made vehicles in latest response to Trump's trade war
2 hrs ago - cbc.ca

Pentagon watchdog launches probe of Hegseth Signal messages
2 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Small-cap benchmark Russell 2000 becomes first major U.S. stock measure to enter bear market
3 hrs ago - CNBC

Senators Maria Cantwell, Chuck Grassley introduce bipartisan bill to check Trump's power to unilaterally set tariffs
3 hrs ago - The Cascadia Advocate

France's Macron calls for suspension of investment in US after tariffs
3 hrs ago - Reuters

Nebraska's Dan Osborn exploring midterm bid against U.S. Sen Pete Ricketts
4 hrs ago - Nebraska Examiner

Stellantis Lays Off Hundreds of Workers in US over Trump Tariffs: Reports
4 hrs ago - Newsweek

Republicans panic over Trump tariffs: Last time "we lost the House and the Senate for 60 years"
4 hrs ago - Salon

HHS guts the teams that fulfill public records requests for health agencies
4 hrs ago - NPR, National Public Radio

Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools
5 hrs ago - New York Times

Multiple firings on Trump's National Security Council after Loomer visit
5 hrs ago - Axios

Dow drops 1,500 points, S&P 500 loses 4% as stock market rout on Trump's tariffs worsens: Live updates
6 hrs ago - NBC NY

Speaker Johnson scrambles for solutions to parental proxy voting impasse
6 hrs ago - The Hill

EU, China and Canada warn U.S. of countermeasures, as trade war heats up
7 hrs ago - Axios

Eight OPEC+ producers accelerate crude oil output hikes, pushing oil prices 6% lower
8 hrs ago - CNBC

US announced job cuts surge in March on Doge hit, recruitment firm Challenger says
8 hrs ago - Reuters, via Yahoo! Finance

Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week as labor market continues to show strength
8 hrs ago - Associated Press, via Yahoo! Finance

Trump Tariffs Set to Wipe Out Nearly $2 Trillion From US Stocks
8 hrs ago - Bloomberg

High-stakes hearing set for Trump administration to argue that it didn't violate a judge's order with deportation flight
9 hrs ago - CNN Politics

Senator Raises Alarm Over People Not Receiving Social Security
9 hrs ago - Newsweek

Netanyahu jets to Orbn's Hungary, a safe haven from his international arrest warrant
9 hrs ago - CNN

Danish prime minister visits Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory
9 hrs ago - ap

Musk's cuts at US Social Security agency are illegal, lawsuit claims
9 hrs ago - Reuters

US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens
10 hrs ago - AP

GOP senator defends telling man who said he was fired from HHS he 'probably deserved' it
10 hrs ago - ABC News

Eric Adams ditches Democratic primary, will run for reelection as independent
10 hrs ago - Politico

White House reviewing TikTok proposal to lease algorithm from China
11 hrs ago - NPR

U.S. House Dems say NOAA cuts will harm weather forecasting, fisheries, Navy operations
11 hrs ago - Nebraska Examiner

'Sit Back, Take It': Trump Treasury Secretary Warns Tariffed Countries Not To Retaliate
11 hrs ago - MEDIAite

Hakeem Jeffries threatens lawsuit over delayed Texas special election
11 hrs ago - NBC News

GOP Poised To Confirm Anti-Voting Rights Extremist To Lead DOJ's Civil Rights Division
12 hrs ago - Huff Post

"Delay and deny" care to 9/11 survivors. Trump HHS cuts World Trade Center Program staff
12 hrs ago - USA Today

Senate Democrats unconvinced on GOP push to curtail injunctions
13 hrs ago - Roll Call

Senate Republicans release budget blueprint with new tax cuts and a $5 trillion debt limit hike
13 hrs ago - NBC News

FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say
14 hrs ago - CBS News

Volkswagen to introduce 'import fee' on tariff-hit cars, WSJ reports
16 hrs ago - WSJ via Yahoo Finance

Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins
18 hrs ago - Wired

Trump Used Phony Numbers To Justify His Massive Tariffs
20 hrs ago - Mediaite.com

Head of DC's African American museum on leave as Trump targets Smithsonian
21 hrs ago - The Guardian

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