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Liberal YouTubers Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 4/21/2026 113,192 155

Foreign Affairs Russia is pursuing an insane new plan...it involves Belarus - Paul Warburg 56,505 221

Cable News Clips Trump praises "brilliant" companies for not pursuing tariff refunds - The 11th Hour - MS NOW 71,179 99

Environment & Energy 'Important threshold crossed' as renewables meet world's energy demands and fossil power drops 189,014 551

Health New Drugs for Pancreatic Cancer Show Remarkable Promise for Deadly Disease 39,093 272

Omaha Steve's Labor Group San Francisco Teamsters Win $5 Million in Court Decision Against AAA 17,993 261

Economy Another grotesque stock market manipulation today 101,972 393

Women's Rights & Issues More than half of girls are scared of adulthood. As a mom, I get it -- and I refuse to let that be the end of the story. 17,106 276

Civil Liberties She raised concerns about her company's contracts with ICE. Then she lost her job 6,678 244

Campaigns "The Number One Prospect": Why We Should All Have Our Eyes on Sen. Jon Ossoff 8,425 139

Activist Headquarters Indivisible updates + actions: ICE camps & economic disruption on May Day MAYDAY! MAYDAY! 5,101 256

Cannabis Happy 4-20 12,354 312

Disability Trump's Dyslexia Barbs Stir Anguish & Anger, Perpetuating A Myth About The Learning Disability, CA Gov. Newsom 1,874 107

Religion Today's executive order signing attendees using Bible text to worship Trump as Jesus 328,450 318

Pro-Choice 'The Other Roe' Film Shines a Light on Forgotten Abortion-Rights Case Doe v. Bolton 3,821 134

Single Payer Health Systems Unacceptable 1,130 92

National Security & Defense Two Americans sentenced to prison for North Korean tech worker scheme 17,641 139

Congress Parents Decide Act: US bill would mandate operating system-level age verification 5,227 117

Public Transportation and Smart Growth The Unfortunately Accurate map about American Infrastructure 4,812 102

Occupy Underground These utility bills are almost as bad as the job market: NC families struggle as temps and utility bills soar 11,216 318

Media Jessica Tarlov 5,495 138

Drug Policy Ambien as a schedule IV drug 3,617 118

Education Textbook titan McGraw Hill on ransomware crew's reading list after 13.5M records exposed 15,387 250

Israel/Palestine Israeli settlers block Palestinian kids' path to school with tear gas and barbed wire 145,507 235

Democrats SCOTUS 8,016 160

LGBT Civil Rights and Activism Republican lawmaker intentionally misgenders Sarah McBride -- so she misgenders him back 2,074 167

Social Security & Medicare Anyone here been on SSDI and then signed up for SSA retirement? 2,124 137

Veterans VA Claims Are Moving Faster, But Some Veterans Still Wait Months for Decisions. Here's Why. 12,481 163

Election Reform What Happens If They Don't Accept the Election? 3,117 190

Gun Control Reform Activism Virginia makes headway on gun control: 14,563 196

Gun Control & RKBA Philadelphia sues Glock, says gunmaker's firearms are too easy to make fully automatic 214,064 369

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

Poverty Christmas in Appalachia, The Permanently Poor - A CBS News Special Report, 1964 1,320 110

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