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Biden is out. Let me tell you what is going to happen next on DU. [View all]
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Kamala Harris is now the presumptive Democratic nominee -- what this means for DU [View all]
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IMPORTANT: At 9PM ET tonight (Monday, March 25) we will be making our second attempt at a required software update
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IMPORTANT: Today's update failed and we have had to restore a backup, but we did not lose data [View all]
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The DU4 beta is now open again, this time for all registered DU members [View all]
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The latest version of Democratic Underground, aka DU4, is now open for early access beta testing! [View all]
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It's the final day of the Summer Fund Drive -- last chance to use your stickies!
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We have made an adjustment to DU's "No bigotry/insensitivity" rule: please read [View all]
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