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Civil Liberties More lawless slaughter at sea by the Trump administration under the specious guise of counterterrorism. 6,533 245

Environment & Energy NOAA - Near-Earth Space Could Host 60,000 Satellites By 2040; Particles From Reentries Add 1.5C To Upper Atmosphere Temp 187,842 553

Omaha Steve's Labor Group First Recorded Strike in History 17,881 261

Liberal YouTubers This is What We're Dealing With. -Mark Romano 107,171 155

Israel/Palestine An Interesting Read on the Origins of the Palestinian-Isreali Conflict. 145,377 234

Foreign Affairs Putin Axes The Last Man Who Could Stop Him - Jason Jay Smart 55,260 219

Economy Justin Wolfers: Court Curbs Trump's Tariffs--Markets Cheer - Justin Wolfers 101,707 391

Cable News Clips Jon Meacham: Trump Introduced a Virus Into Democracy - Amanpour and Company PBS 67,058 97

National Security & Defense (Eastern Pacific) US military strike kills three in second alleged drug boat attack this week 17,347 139

Social Security & Medicare The Social Security Trust Fund 2,071 134

Public Transportation and Smart Growth In Praise of Urban Disorder 4,776 100

Veterans VA pauses new disability rule 2 days after announcing it 12,402 163

Health Personal Finance Guru Faces Down an Insurance Denial -- KFF News 38,810 272

Democrats The Democrat Pushing Mass Surveillance on Kids 7,984 160

Media How Close Can AI Get To Writing A Techdirt Post? 5,438 138

Activist Headquarters Our Solidarity in Action series is back! Celebrate Black history with learnings from great movement builders. 4,924 255

Occupy Underground Golden Age... for repos? Elizabeth Warren launches probe into booming car repossessions 11,131 317

LGBT Civil Rights and Activism Taylor Lorenz: AI Companies Are Funding Anti-LGBTQ Laws 2,068 166

Religion Found This Discussion on Reddit 328,360 317

Women's Rights & Issues Laura Flanders & Friends: Epstein, Trump & How Misogyny Fuels Fascism 17,013 275

Pro-Choice 'The Moral Property of Women': Mifepristone, Fibroids and the Stakes of Suppressed Science 3,816 134

Cannabis Fungus Found in Bat Poop Kills Two New York Men Who Used the Excrement to Help Grow Marijuana Plants {old news} 12,311 312

Gun Control Reform Activism Not all computer code protected as speech, US appeals court finds in ghost gun case 14,561 196

Single Payer Health Systems Let's check on that "Golden Age"... "Debt collection lawsuits are rising in U.S. states." Oh. 1,115 92

Gun Control & RKBA New Colorado red flag law expansion -- allowing more people to seek a gun-removal order -- clears first hurdle 214,062 369

Education Are America's Students Falling Behind? - PolyMatter 15,380 250

Race & Ethnicity Protective Fictions: James Baldwin's Warning and the Church of the Founders - Tad Stoermer 1,302 83

Congress "You Better BELIEVE That Accountability Is Coming" 5,216 116

Disability Autism Barbie 1,854 107

Drug Policy ibogaine: Conservative and Christian? US right champions psychedelic drugs 3,613 118

Election Reform One to share, Podcast from Christopher Titus 3,113 190

Poverty Christmas in Appalachia, The Permanently Poor - A CBS News Special Report, 1964 1,320 109

Campaigns Give now to help Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher DEFEAT Lauren Boebert and flip this seat blue! 8,399 138

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