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boonecreek

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54. My brother.

Sun Jan 4, 2026, 11:52 PM

Jan 2026

Lefty defense worker. Back in early '03 he told me about DU. That was back in the days
of The Top Ten Conservative Idiots and the Plaid Adder. Only took me 21 years to register.

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How did you find your way to DU? I came from Huff Post. How about you? [View all] debm55 Jan 2026 OP

MSN Democrat group (chat room 2001) Emile Jan 2026 #1

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Same as you. drray23 Jan 2026 #2

I remember that. I was always. debm55 on HuffPost and here. Glad you are here. debm55 Jan 2026 #7

Somebody on National Zero made mention of a post on DU and I checked it out. Dorothy V Jan 2026 #4

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Bartcop. As much as he hated the Bush Crime Family, rsdsharp Jan 2026 #5

Bartcop, too Rastapopoulos Jan 2026 #12

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BARTCOP - God Rest his soul BOSSHOG Jan 2026 #6

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I crossed over from Firedog Lake on 2008. FalloutShelter Jan 2026 #8

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Saw Skinner & EarlG's DU sign on CSPAN during the abysmal inauguration Jan 20, 2001 hlthe2b Jan 2026 #9

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Thom Hartmann Sneederbunk Jan 2026 #10

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It was so long ago I don't remember how I found it. pandr32 Jan 2026 #11

Hey, that's exactly how i got here, too! Beartracks Jan 2026 #14

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And so are we, pandr32. debm55 Jan 2026 #21

My brother told me about it. murielm99 Jan 2026 #15

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got a tip from a friend at the county central committee meeting rurallib Jan 2026 #23

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I do not totally remember. MuseRider Jan 2026 #25

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HuffPost or Buzzflash. Can't remember surfered Jan 2026 #26

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BartCop...still miss him Hope22 Jan 2026 #28

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Bartcop Americanme Jan 2026 #31

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I came from Daily Kos OLDMDDEM Jan 2026 #32

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Back In '01... ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #36

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I got two things from BartCop... LakeVermilion Jan 2026 #37

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by accident . was afterr the gore v shrub debachle and here i am.:) AllaN01Bear Jan 2026 #38

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so am i. keeps me insane in a mostly red area. there are some who i can talk to safely here though. AllaN01Bear Jan 2026 #67

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From a link on Randi Rhodes message board Sedona Jan 2026 #39

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I heard Thom Hartmann mention it on his show LogDog75 Jan 2026 #40

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I have no clue! buzzycrumbhunger Jan 2026 #42

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Mike Malloy - he had a show on Twin Cities progressive talk radio AM 950 at the time (2004?) progree Jan 2026 #43

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I saw "top 10 conservative idiots" posted in a music forum - TBF Jan 2026 #45

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Luckily happened onto it from Common Dreams and Daily Kos. That was 20 some years ago KitFox Jan 2026 #46

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had only been on line for a short period Kali Jan 2026 #47

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Link from Americablog. PufPuf23 Jan 2026 #48

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Many years ago, I was posting on the now defunct EXCITE politics bulletin board site. Tikki Jan 2026 #49

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Found DU Twice. First was briefly.... electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #50

Not sure. Might have been Bartcop. Norrrm Jan 2026 #51

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Bartcop for me. He was pretty fucking awesome in the early internet. A daily read for me. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #52

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Maybe, DU found me! OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #104

Found DU Twice. First was briefly.... electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #53

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My brother. boonecreek Jan 2026 #54

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Smirking chimp diane in sf Jan 2026 #55

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A link in 2004 on Smirking Chimp to an essay here by H2O Man. tblue37 Jan 2026 #56

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Guess I'm an outlier TommyT139 Jan 2026 #57

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Was reading Smirking Chimp BunnyMcGee Jan 2026 #58

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The late Lynn Samuels website no_hypocrisy Jan 2026 #59

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Doing a search for more info about the Wisconsin Cloudhopper Jan 2026 #60

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It was either Bartcop or Smirking Chimp catbyte Jan 2026 #61

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Through RANDY RAINBOW some_of_us_are_sane Jan 2026 #69

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Probably bartcop... MiHale Jan 2026 #77

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Josh Marshall displacedvermoter Jan 2026 #83

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If I remember correctly, it was Bartcop for me as well. Borogove Jan 2026 #84

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Bartcop for me, too. Mad_Dem_X Jan 2026 #90

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Top Ten conservative idiots WestMichRad Jan 2026 #99

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Bushwatch (thought it could not get any worse). waterwatcher123 Jan 2026 #101

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Buzzflash The Blue Flower Jan 2026 #102

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I got here via an internet search using DuckDuckGo. Talitha Jan 2026 #103

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Top 10 Conservative Idiots posted on the newsgroups (early 2000s - joined in 2004) Eugene Jan 2026 #105

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I came over from a website known as "Smirking Chimp" where I was largely engaged... NNadir Jan 2026 #110

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Bartcop MustLoveBeagles Jan 2026 #113

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Bartcop. Such a long time ago. GP6971 Jan 2026 #115

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