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Liberal YouTubers A Night of Helping Frogs and Salamanders - Senator Bernie Sanders 119,799 158

Cable News Clips Senator Duckworth Rips Trump for Holding Housing Bill Hostage - The Weeknight - MS NOW 74,868 100

Environment & Energy S. Australian Marine Site Sees 1,000s (Sometimes100X More) Of Giant Cuttlefish Most Years; In 2026, "A Few Dozen" 191,100 551

Omaha Steve's Labor Group Unionized BP oil refinery workers picket at Chicago HQ for end of 100-day lockout 18,130 261

Health Hydration vs. Dehydration 39,487 272

Foreign Affairs Netherlands SLAMS US Congress - Touch ASML and Entire Chip Supply Chain DIES - House of El 57,769 221

Race & Ethnicity In an era in which Supreme Court Injustices can act as if racism is a thing of the past. . . 1,309 83

Media Katie Couric: REGIME CHANGE: Katie's One-on-One with Maggie Haberman 5,575 138

National Security & Defense Food insecurity skyrockets among military families, MFAN survey finds 17,761 139

Activist Headquarters Russell Vought just rewrote the rules for $1.1 trillion in federal money 5,167 255

Economy VW weighs up to 100,000 job cuts, four plant closures in biggest overhaul yet, sources say 102,206 393

Cannabis 50 insane facts about WEED 12,376 314

Gun Control & RKBA Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii gun restriction 214,070 369

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Why America Can't Build Anything Anymore 4,885 102

LGBT Civil Rights and Activism In About-Face, Trump Administration Drops Opposition to Africa's Antigay Laws 2,091 168

Civil Liberties A Free Tool Is Helping Drivers Dodge Automatic License Plate Readers 6,739 245

Women's Rights & Issues I had my baby abroad, and this is what the U.S. is getting wrong 17,223 279

Veterans VA Audit Reveals Taxpayers on Hook For Up to $1.7B in Errors: Watchdog (Community Care) 12,503 163

Israel/Palestine UN commission of inquiry says Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children 145,690 236

Education 1,700 Free Online Courses from Top Universities (From Open Culture) PLUS 200 Free Textbooks (WAIT, even more. See below) 15,418 251

Campaigns Jasmine Clark, microbiologist headed to Congress 8,459 140

Single Payer Health Systems US to Germany: Yeah, your people aren't paying enough for prescription drugs 1,138 93

Religion I attended the funeral today of a successful local restauranteur in our little beach town. 328,485 318

Disability ProPublica wants to hear about your experience... 1,885 108

Election Reform Akayla Gardner on MS NOW 3,127 190

Social Security & Medicare Social Security Crisis, A Town Elon Musk Cut Off From Social Security: More Perfect Union 2,133 137

Pro-Choice More Than Half of States Now Cover Doula Care Under Medicaid 3,827 134

Poverty On poor people using SNAP benefits for simple pleasures. . . 1,332 111

Occupy Underground Indiana's lt governor says you have his permission to hate Islam. Maybe hate they are #4 in foreclosure rates instead? 11,235 318

Drug Policy Is pot legal in the US? Kind of, sort of ... not really. 3,618 119

Gun Control Reform Activism Trump and protection from shooters: arm himself like teachers are told to do 14,586 196

Congress GUARD Act: A bill that bans kids from using AI chatbots is gaining momentum 5,229 117

Democrats SCOTUS 8,016 160

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