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Cable News Clips "King of the North": New Book Examines MLK's Fight Against Police Brutality & Racism Outside Dixie 48,939 88

Civil Liberties Bill Burr on ICE 5,592 237

Liberal YouTubers Bruce Springsteen - My City Of Ruins 74,787 139

Israel/Palestine Iran-backed Palestinian faction chiefs leave Syria amid pressure from new regime -- sources 143,567 226

Environment & Energy NOAA's 2025 Atlantic hurricane season forecast predicts above-normal number of storms 182,768 549

Economy This week's (May 19 - May 25) and this week's (May 26 - May 30 ) major U.S. economic reports 100,544 387

Foreign Affairs It's Over: The West Just United Against China; Chinese Economy; US-China Tech War - China Update 49,744 211

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Amtrak state-sponsored services set ridership records in April 4,488 98

Omaha Steve's Labor Group Pensions Are Dead? Not For These Iowa Workers 17,216 256

Health searching for hints about a skin sensation 37,289 266

Religion Separation of Church and State Evaporating in the Military 327,960 315

Media Chicago Sun-Times Sunday insert contains 10 AI-generated fake books in summer reading list 5,216 136

LGBT Civil Rights and Activism Article: Act of Genius: Trans Women Go Topless in Protest at Scottish Parliament 2,001 166

Congress GOP Senator Forced to Step in After RFK Jr. Loses His Cool in Hearing 5,142 114

Campaigns Scorned Elon Turns Off Republicans' Cash Gusher for Midterms 8,381 138

National Security & Defense Racist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions 16,774 135

Veterans The moment you as a private standing in line at the range OSUT infantry training realize you should have not enlisted. 12,074 160

Activist Headquarters There currently are 900 NO KINGS Protests 4,210 239

Education Republican Plan to Tax Elite Colleges Could Hit in Unexpected Places 15,231 248

Democrats Maddow Blog-Trump wants investigations into Springsteen, Beyonc, Oprah and Bono 7,950 158

Cannabis A marijuana tax is now funding $750 no-strings-attached monthly payments to families in New Mexico 12,073 310

Single Payer Health Systems What exactly are medical bills paying for anyway? Not information security by the looks of it. 1,032 91

Race & Ethnicity What is The Reality of Polynesian Genetic Origins (being half native Hawaiian I found this fascinating) 1,279 81

Gun Control & RKBA US appeals court upholds federal ban on felons owning guns 213,985 368

Drug Policy New bill aims to allow research to catch up with US's increasing cannabis consumption 3,605 118

Pro-Choice Our Periods Are Not Your Population Solution 3,765 134

Social Security & Medicare Scam alert. 1,922 128

Disability Disability Advocates Sue Social Security and DOGE To Stop Service Cuts 1,809 107

Occupy Underground Time to check in with the richest Americans vs the poorest Americans 11,102 314

Election Reform Presidents' Day and the Legacy of Exclusion: Why Women Still Struggle for the Oval Office 3,095 187

Gun Control Reform Activism Sandy Hook Promise Prevents A Mass School Shooting In Indiana 14,558 195

Poverty One-of-a-kind hospice for the homeless is focus of new documentary - ABC News 1,313 109

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