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Economy U.S. tariff rate now at 22%, highest since 1910- Fitch 100,066 385

Liberal YouTubers Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 4/2/2025 67,979 137

Civil Liberties Trump Intends to Nominate Individuals to Key Posts at the Department of Justice 5,185 234

Cable News Clips Donald Trump fired the man who likely saved his life: Former medical official - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC 45,540 89

Israel/Palestine Netanyahu's Gaza War is 'Barbaric.' The U.S. Must End Our Complicity - Sen. Bernie Sanders 143,100 224

Foreign Affairs The Collapse of America's Arms Industry Has Already Begun - Paul Warburg 48,758 210

Environment & Energy Coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become massive gas-powered campus for AI, data centers 181,707 549

Congress Hakeem Jeffries threatens lawsuit over delayed Texas special election 5,099 114

Omaha Steve's Labor Group Richardson County Members Fight for Raises at Impasse Trial 16,960 256

Activist Headquarters Hands Off! Protests throughout the USA! See the link and be there! Sat. April 5th. 4,013 237

Public Transportation and Smart Growth After a Slow Start, High-Speed Rail Might Finally Arrive in America 4,446 98

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

Single Payer Health Systems Ridiculous medical bill alert - $874 because holding a nurse's hand is "physical therapy", 12k (!) for changed sheets 1,022 91

National Security & Defense Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say 16,624 135

Health Trump officials to cut Planned Parenthood family planning funds 36,997 265

Campaigns Georgia Democrat Lucy McBath suspends 2026 run for governor, citing her husband's cancer 8,375 139

Veterans Not Your Grandfather's Navy 12,019 160

Disability The US Right Is Coming for Disabled People, Dismantling Disability Rights, Education. Threat to All Civil Liberties 1,799 106

Social Security & Medicare "New Social Security Rule STARTS April 14 - What YOU NEED TO DO!" -- what to make of it 1,865 128

Religion Mayhew's sermon on the centenary of the execution of King Charles I 327,882 314

Drug Policy SAMHSA: The fate of addiction treatment hangs in the balance with Kennedy's HHS overhaul 3,603 118

Media 'Lying And Gaslighting': Elon Musk Torched After Unbelievable Claim About Trump 5,156 136

Pro-Choice A bill proposing a near-total abortion ban causes an uproar at Georgia's Capitol 3,761 135

Education USC enacts hiring freeze and makes cuts over Trump threats to funding 15,178 248

Democrats My first County Democratic Committee meeting 7,933 159

Gun Control & RKBA Mike Johnson Advises Cowardly GOP Lawmakers to Avoid Answering Angry Constituents Face to Face 213,968 368

Cannabis is Psilocybe cubensis growing and breeding "vaguely cannabis related..." 12,024 310

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

Race & Ethnicity Inside Britain's Fascist Fight Clubs: Secret Footage Shows Far-Right Group Preparing for 'Race War' 1,277 81

LGBT Civil Rights and Activism An educational tutorial - 1,965 166

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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