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Remember That Thing You Liked When You Were A Kid?

Games ADONAI - June 22, 2011 9

I could tell my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio. ~Rodney Dangerfield I wanna talk a little nostalgia in this...

PlanetPOV Political Easter Egg Hunt

Games AdLib - April 4, 2010 12

Happy Easter to all! While you were sleeping all snug in your beds last night, The Easter Planet was hiding political Easter eggs in this...

PWND: A Brief History of Video Games

Games ADONAI - October 17, 2011 15

Prose is an art form, movies and acting in general are art forms, so is music, painting, graphics, sculpture, and so on. Some might...

Senate of Kings: Can voters ever really claim their democratic power?

Games nellie - November 23, 2009 35

I was struck by a clip of Joe Lieberman during his most recent campaign for the senate. I heard the clip on Randi...

Time For A Lighthearted Piece

Games Nirek - November 8, 2014 43

Test yourself. Can you think of other words in our (not hour) language that either are spelled the same but mean something else? Or spelled differently but pronounced the same?

HuffNo Friday Trivia Challenges

Games AdLib - November 6, 2009 154

Putting the day's frustration behind me, I am kicking off a Friday night trivia game thread which I hope you'll all feel free to...

Selling Gingerbread

Games whatsthatsound - September 18, 2010 90

Here we are now, entertain us! - Nirvana, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Just look at Bob and Judy, they're happy as can be inventing situations, putting them...

Super Bowl Sunday

Games javaz - February 1, 2010 30

The official Super Bowl Sunday began January 15th, 1967 when the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs. The NFL had full control of...

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jjgravitas on The Game The Right Is Playing With Religion: “I was raised as a Catholic, but by the time I became an adult I had decided that religion was…” Jan 19, 19:53
twilson117 on I Believe in God, But I Hate Religion Part 2: “Nonpartay, I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. Your response to Handyman was interesting and funny. It…” Dec 10, 17:55

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Justices Grant DOGE Access to Social Security Data and Let the Team Shield Records

As Elon Musk leaves Washington, the team he formed to ferret out waste and abuse won dual victories in the Supreme Court. [...]

Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P. Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner

The warm welcome for a technology executive whose purchases of the president’s digital coin won him a White House tour illustrates inconsistencies in the administration’s views toward visitors from China. [...]

Documentary Series Goes Inside Trump’s Bubble

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Democrats Threaten Trump Prosecutor Picks, Pointing to Past Vance Blockade

The top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee said Vice President JD Vance had set a precedent for derailing U.S. attorney candidates during his time in the Senate. [...]

Buildup to a Meltdown: How the Trump-Musk Alliance Collapsed

President Trump’s decision to pull a close associate of Elon Musk’s out of the running to lead NASA helped doom an extraordinary partnership. [...]

Trump Has Options to Punish Musk Even if His Federal Contracts Continue

The president could tighten federal oversight of the tech titan’s businesses, even if heavy reliance by the Pentagon and NASA on them makes terminating Mr. Musk’s contracts less feasible. [...]

Coal and Gas Plants Kept Open Under Trump’s Energy Emergency

The grid operators that draw power from the plants said they never asked for them to remain open, and consumers may have to absorb extra costs. [...]

Trump Approves Expansion of Scandal-Hit Coal Mine

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D.C. Hosts WorldPride Parade in the Shadow of Trump

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How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

Politics of the Day

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US brings man mistakenly deported to El Salvador back to face charges

Salvadoran Kilmar Ábrego García, whose case became a political flashpoint, has been charged with human trafficking by US officials. [...]

Russia launches 'massive' strikes days after Ukrainian drone attack

Russia's drone and missile attack on Kyiv and other parts on Friday leaves at least three dead. [...]

Netanyahu confirms Israel arming clans opposed to Hamas in Gaza

Israel has been criticised for giving weapons to a group of "criminals and felons". [...]

Proud Boys sue US government for $100m over Jan 6 prosecutions

Leaders of the far-right group, who were convicted and later pardoned, allege their constitutional rights were violated. [...]

Boy fell to death after slip at Cliffs of Moher - inquest

At the coroner's court in County Clare, a French tourist describes seeing the 12-year-old boy from China fall over the edge. [...]

Norwegian doctor jailed for raping patients

Arne Bye is sentenced to 21 years in prison for abusing his position to conduct inappropriate exams. [...]

Wagner to withdraw from Mali after 'completing mission'

The Russian mercenary group is leaving amid an uptick in deadly Islamist insurgent attacks. [...]

Raids across Canary Islands in major cocaine gang bust

Police say smugglers used a network of speedboats to ferry drugs from South America to the Spanish islands. [...]

Police search for Washington man accused of killing his 3 daughters

Travis Decker is believed to be using his outdoor survival skills to hide in a remote part of Washington state. [...]

North Korea refloats warship after failed launch

The failed launch drew harsh criticism from Kim Jong Un and led to the arrest of four officials. [...]

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Remember That Thing You Liked When You Were A Kid?

PlanetPOV Political Easter Egg Hunt

PWND: A Brief History of Video Games

Senate of Kings: Can voters ever really claim their democratic power?

Time For A Lighthearted Piece

HuffNo Friday Trivia Challenges

Selling Gingerbread

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