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Liberal YouTubers Let's talk about Trump, manufacturing, trucks, and nine months of contraction.... - Belle of the Ranch 98,195 152

Environment & Energy A consortium of Midwest utilities consider a new nuclear build in Nebraska. 186,746 550

Foreign Affairs China's 'Hilarious' Condom Move; China's 100 Trillion Crisis; Japan-China; Russia-China - China Update 53,695 216

Cannabis What to know when the ban on most US hemp products goes into effect - Nov 2026 12,282 311

Economy This week's (December 1 - December 5) and next week's (December 8 - December 12) major U.S. economic reports 101,330 390

Cable News Clips Ex-JAG Officer: Hegseth not being in room for strikes is hard to believe - CNN 61,653 95

Omaha Steve's Labor Group Nebraska Supreme Court considers state bargaining, remote work dispute 17,767 261

National Security & Defense Sabrina Carpenter and Franklin the Turtle in tiff with Trump administration over use of work 17,241 137

Health Anyone out there that was diagnosed with cataracts of PSC 38,339 270

Veterans MALS-36 Commander Relieved of Command Duties 12,298 161

Civil Liberties The Rise of the Anti-Trump Jury. Juries Can Stop Trump, Too 6,344 242

Drug Policy Trump's pardon of Honduras's ex-president shows counter-drug effort is 'based on lies and hypocrisy' 3,607 118

Israel/Palestine Italian, Canadian foreign nationals robbed, beaten in settler attack in Jericho 145,312 234

Activist Headquarters TODAY "All in for Aftyn" Virtual Phonebank (6pm ET). (From Indivisible) 4,713 253

Education Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost 15,362 249

Media AI's Job Shake-Up Is Accelerating. Is It Time For Universal Basic Income, UBI? ⏰ CNN 5,384 136

Religion Yes, American Christianity Is Cruel On Purpose 328,270 316

Pro-Choice Upon the demise of Robert Dear: to quote Darrow, 3,810 134

Women's Rights & Issues Upon the demise of Robert Dear: to quote Darrow, 16,904 273

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Where Train Dreams Meet Reality in Texas 4,714 98

Democrats Say what you want about Trump (Go ahead, I'll wait... 7,978 160

Social Security & Medicare I had a completely frazzled day of MA surprises... 2,046 133

Single Payer Health Systems Some respite from the extremism of absurd medical bills - Michigan lawmakers introducing legislation aimed at reducing 1,104 92

LGBT Civil Rights and Activism Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died 2,064 166

Gun Control & RKBA St. Paul passes assault weapon ban, gun rights groups file lawsuit in response 214,056 369

Campaigns Give now to help Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher DEFEAT Lauren Boebert and flip this seat blue! 8,399 138

Occupy Underground Deadline Legal Blog-Not guilty verdict in ICE case sends stark message to Trump DOJ's political prosecutions 11,123 317

Election Reform Iris DeMent: Wasteland of the Free 3,110 189

Disability CDC Removes Disability As Reasonable Accomodation for Remote Wk, Backtracks, Union Pressure AFGE 1,848 107

Congress House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk 5,203 116

Race & Ethnicity 'Binary thinking': Why Zohran Mamdani's African identity doesn't fit US racial boxes 1,300 83

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 1,316 109

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