Pro and Con

Progressives and Conservatives: Here is a place where you can meet, argue, discuss, throw imaginary tantrums, ask questions of each other and share a virtual beer or coffee together.

Simple rules: attack ideas, not people. Be honest. Let others be honest. Be a gracious guest. Try to learn something. Be informative. Don't jerk your knees. Assume that the people who disagree with you are intelligent, but they just need more information to be Truly Enlightened.

If you want to know how to do things like post pictures or links, see the Nuts and Bolts thread here. Feel free to contribute to that.

And have fun.

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TopicTopicMessagesLast Message 
Sudan97 unread / 97margd, Today 6:21am
Donald Trump: mentally, physically, temperamentally compromised #7129 unread / 129margd, Today 3:38am
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 (33)143 unread / 143margd, Today 2:55am
Israel #1079 unread / 79davidgn, Today 2:21am
Chief Justice in a Pickle -- What To Do with Clarence Thomas?48 unread / 48kiparsky, Yesterday 6:51pm
Journalism: a dangerous job, and oft well done (2024)56 unread / 56John5918, Yesterday 2:02pm
Invasive Species, Fellow Travelers, Zoonoses112 unread / 112margd, Yesterday 7:19am
Quotations 483 unread / 83John5918, Yesterday 12:35am
Dealing with the dishonorable and the inconvenient (4)52 unread / 52John5918, Yesterday 12:07am
Humor from Both Sides of the Aisle (3)63 unread / 632wonderY, Thursday 9:34pm
Russia: international moves, W responses, Putin...Ukraine...China...Africa...internal devts. 1748 unread / 48davidgn, Thursday 9:09pm
Climate change issues, prevention, adaptation 1224 unread / 24kiparsky, Thursday 2:40pm
Presidential relatives: Jared Kushner, Hunter Biden, et al.2 unread / 2margd, Thursday 8:22am
2024 Presidential Election ~ 486 unread / 86margd, Thursday 8:05am
China: S China Sea, Silk Road, trade agreements, Africa, S Pacific, Arctic, Antarctic, deep ocean, Huawei, etc.75 unread / 75John5918, Thursday 12:30am
Childbirth, contraception and abortion 410 unread / 10margd, Wednesday 10:38am
"Too Fat" Part Four!...22 unread / 22margd, Wednesday 4:35am
Vaccination, Choice, Public Health Options 5125 unread / 125margd, Tuesday 9:59am
Those dang "RINOs"! - speaking out against another Trump term6 unread / 62wonderY, Monday 5:50pm
Alito, US Supreme Court Justice6 unread / 6margd, Monday 8:47am
Mass Shootings...contd....of course (8)7 unread / 7margd, Monday 8:10am
Tracking Trump's Criminal Liability Post-Presidency 5101 unread / 101margd, Monday 7:15am
Constitution and Norms under Attack: Military, Judiciary, Administration, Congress, International 466 unread / 66margd, Sunday 4:25am
Gerrymandering and other voting rights issues (2)118 unread / 118margd, Sunday 4:00am
Police suppression of protests: BLM, Gaza...76 unread / 76krazy4katz, May 31
Blockbuster ~ Trump exposé by ex-Apprentice producer2 unread / 2Molly3028, May 30
Childbirth, contraception and abortion 3153 unread / 153margd, May 30
The Kavanaugh circus, Ring #2150 unread / 150margd, May 30
How to Democracy60 unread / 60margd, May 29
Tale of Three 2020's GOP Women12 unread / 12Molly3028, May 28
Big Pharma99 unread / 99margd, May 26
The Democrats' Achilles Heel.33 unread / 33kiparsky, May 21
Book Banning56 unread / 56aspirit, May 20
Narendra Modi And The "New" India?...20 unread / 20margd, May 19
Barron Trump is Officially Fair Game!6 unread / 6theretiredlibrarian, May 18
Is the Second Amendment only for conservatives?2 unread / 2mikevail, May 17
Climate change issues, prevention, adaptation 11151 unread / 151margd, May 15
U.S. House leadership debacle going forward78 unread / 78margd, May 14
NATO10 unread / 10margd, May 14
Black in America, V148 unread / 1482wonderY, May 10
Israel #9156 unread / 156John5918, May 6
Factors of inequality151 unread / 151lumfoo, May 2
Russia: international moves, W responses, Putin...Ukraine...China...internal devts. 16151 unread / 151margd, April 29
Extinction countdown 3, unfortunately98 unread / 98margd, April 29
May democracy and freedom reign30 unread / 30margd, April 20
Anthropocene...could be a short epoch?7 unread / 7margd, April 18
Something, anything GOOD 283 unread / 83margd, April 12
Happy National (USA) Library Week3 unread / 32wonderY, April 11
NO Labels39 unread / 39JGL53, April 7
The Pretense of "Thinking Differently": Latest Euphemism for Conspiracy Theorists85 unread / 85margd, March 31
Red State grift17 unread / 172wonderY, March 28
What Happens To a Dead Elephant? 233 unread / 33Molly3028, March 19
Could this actually happen???2 unread / 2aspirit, March 14
COVID-19 - social and political fallout (9)81 unread / 81margd, March 2
Israel #8158 unread / 158davidgn, March 2
The Senate absent Mitch's leadership2 unread / 2slester, March 1
Notre Dame de Paris est en feu295 unread / 295John5918, February 29
2024 Presidential Election ~ 3158 unread / 158kiparsky, February 28
The Bidens Busted...35 unread / 35Matke, February 25
The End is Near for the Trump Run!1 unread / 1Molly3028, February 25
They actually said that out loud!27 unread / 272wonderY, February 22
January 6, 2021 Insurrection 319 unread / 192wonderY, February 13
Tucker Carlson123 unread / 123Molly3028, February 7
Mass Shootings...contd....of course (7)158 unread / 158John5918, February 6
Domestic Terrorism, Fascism (4)125 unread / 125margd, January 31
Ideological Cleansing in Red-State America2 unread / 2lriley, January 27
Trump the Nobel contender: North Korea70 unread / 70margd, January 24
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 (29...)155 unread / 155margd, January 24
Brexit! Part 5123 unread / 123John5918, January 22
Rudy, Rudy, Rudy! - Giuliani’s Clown Act121 unread / 121margd, January 22
Tracking Trump's Criminal Liability Post-Presidency 4154 unread / 154DrT, January 17
Israel #7201 unread / 201Doug1943, January 15
Russia: international moves, W responses, Putin...Ukraine...China...internal devts. 15164 unread / 164John5918, January 13
Continuing Resolution - or how long will it take to approve a budget? Congressional shenanigans16 unread / 16Molly3028, January 12
Attempted genocide of transgender people154 unread / 154pnppl, January 10
Something about which Progressives and Conservatives can agree.4 unread / 4Doug1943, January 9
Journalism: a dangerous job, and oft well done (2023)120 unread / 120davidgn, January 7
Who killed Epstein?89 unread / 89lriley, January 6
Elon Musk and all his stuff2 unread / 2librorumamans, December 2023
Israel #6158 unread / 158margd, December 2023
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 (22)152 unread / 152margd, December 2023
Global Violent Deaths1 unread / 1John5918, December 2023
2024 Presidential Election ~ 2151 unread / 151Molly3028, December 2023
"A Problem Like Syria" -- Part Two...112 unread / 112margd, November 2023
Trump War on Science?50 unread / 50margd, November 2023
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 (32)151 unread / 151margd, November 2023
Israel #5176 unread / 176cindydavid4, November 2023
The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America15 unread / 15lriley, November 2023
Moral means of land conquest9 unread / 9reading_fox, November 2023
Climate change issues, prevention, adaptation 10151 unread / 151margd, November 2023
Invasive Species, Fellow Travelers, Zoonoses151 unread / 151margd, November 2023
Refugees1 unread / 1margd, November 2023
Israel #4159 unread / 159margd, October 2023
Cassidy Hutchison's book revelations13 unread / 13Molly3028, October 2023
DOCUMENTING Election and Voter Fraud 222 unread / 22margd, October 2023
Breitbart Watch103 unread / 1032wonderY, October 2023
"Too Fat" Part Three!...153 unread / 153margd, October 2023
Russia: international moves, W responses, Putin...Ukraine...China...internal devts. 14154 unread / 154margd, October 2023
Israel #3159 unread / 159John5918, October 2023
Homelessness in the United States4 unread / 42wonderY, October 2023
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