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Cha

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19. That's Cool how you found out about DU...

Reply to applegrove (Reply #16)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 10:44 PM

Mar 2025

I was in NYC On New Year's Day 2001 with my sisters and their families and saw a Nation mag on the news stand.

They had an article about alternative news sources and Du was one of them. I bought a computer just for DU.. and learned to navigate it But it took awhile.. didn't join DU until July 2002.. and the rest is History!

Yeah DU is great.. No permanent trolls.

I didn't know I had a passion for politics, either. I just started paying attention because I wanted to make sure our SS was SAFE! Little did we know 2o something years Later!

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Got my Avatar back. Thanks EarlG. [View all] applegrove Mar 2025 OP

Yes, I love my Avatar.. I missed it! Cha Mar 2025 #1

Thanks for inspiring me to get my flag on. It was a painful applegrove Mar 2025 #2

Oh Nice... TY! And, your post is encouraging Cha Mar 2025 #3

I have to admit i saw this Canada will be annexed by the Trump long before applegrove Mar 2025 #4

Oh wow... good on you being able to Cha Mar 2025 #6

Yes. We can mix ourselves up to be the resistance applegrove Mar 2025 #8

Yes We Are! Grateful for DU All These Years to Cha Mar 2025 #13

Been 20 years on DU. Never been in a greater place in my adult life. here's to DU!!!! applegrove Mar 2025 #14

To DU! Been here 23 years.. Changed my life.. Cha Mar 2025 #15

I've learnt so much. Politics was a passion i didn't know I had. applegrove Mar 2025 #16

That's Cool how you found out about DU... Cha Mar 2025 #19

I will so lucky to live in this day and age. Lucky until applegrove Mar 2025 #21

Now I'm not seeing anyone's avatar. I was yesterday. sinkingfeeling Mar 2025 #5

I can see yours: Zelenskyy. Some of the avators applegrove Mar 2025 #7

I can see yours and mine but no one else's. Kaleva Mar 2025 #10

I don't see most of the avatars in this thread Kaleva Mar 2025 #9

They come and they go for me. I can see mine. applegrove Mar 2025 #11

Sinkingfeeling's is the one I see besides mine Kaleva Mar 2025 #12

I don't see any of them. Abolishinist Mar 2025 #17

OK, so I tried Firefox (without logging in) Abolishinist Mar 2025 #18

I can see yours Kaleva Mar 2025 #20

I miss My avatar, it's such an important message for me. William769 Mar 2025 #22

I see some avatars. Mine of course. But not all avatars applegrove Mar 2025 #23

Is mine showing? William769 Mar 2025 #24

Yes. A red ribbon. applegrove Mar 2025 #25

Yes. Thank you. William769 Mar 2025 #26