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'Total outrage': White House condemns Israeli settlers' attack on Gaza aid trucks
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Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about why they're going back up north....
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Today's Tiedrich rant: the Dipshit Brigade comes to town to carry water for Donald Trump
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"Unbuild Walls": Detention Watch's Silky Shah on Debunking Immigration Myths & Embracing Abolition
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Civil Liberties
Justices Jackson, Sotomayor call out Supreme Court for rejecting due process appeal
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Education
New research finds children perform better at handwriting than typing despite screen time - ABC News (Australia)
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National Security & Defense
Biden blocks Chinese-backed crypto mining firm from land ownership near Wyoming missile base
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Religion
A high school artist called out Christian bigotry. Her school board is furious. - Friendly Atheist
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Labor News & Commentary May 9, 2024 next week's vote at Mercedes Benz in Alabama, & more
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107 Yr Old WW2 Vet, Merch Mariner Headed to D-Day 80th Anniv, France 🇫🇷 June 6, 2024; Longevity
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Poverty
Mich: Homeless Woman Living Inside Rooftop Store Sign, with Computer, Coffee Maker
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Gun Control Reform Activism
Statement of President Joe Biden on 25 Years since the Columbine mass school shooting
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LGBT Civil Rights and Activism
Houthi court sentences 9 men to death by cruxifiction and stoning for sodomy.
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Race & Ethnicity
Utah women's basketball team switches hotels in Idaho during NCAA tourney after racist incidents
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Drug Policy
Mexico's president says he won't fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a 'Mexico First' policy
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Election Reform
I suggest voting machines are suspect and there's a good argument for hand counting.
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