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Hands Off! Protests throughout the USA! See the link and be there! Sat. April 5th.
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Civil Liberties
Hands Off! Protests throughout the USA! See the link and be there! Sat. April 5th.
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Environment & Energy
NWS: Potential of historic, widespread, catastrophic and nonstop heavy rainfall threatens the central US through Sunday.
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth
After a Slow Start, High-Speed Rail Might Finally Arrive in America
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Congress
GOP senators push ahead on Trump's tax cuts package and delay big decisions for later
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Single Payer Health Systems
Ridiculous medical bill alert - $874 because holding a nurse's hand is "physical therapy", 12k (!) for changed sheets
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Israel/Palestine
Beirut strike foiled joint Hezbollah-Hamas plot to kill hundreds of Israelis overseas, authorities say
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National Security & Defense
Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say
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Georgia Democrat Lucy McBath suspends 2026 run for governor, citing her husband's cancer
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Disability
The US Right Is Coming for Disabled People, Dismantling Disability Rights, Education. Threat to All Civil Liberties
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Social Security & Medicare
"New Social Security Rule STARTS April 14 - What YOU NEED TO DO!" -- what to make of it
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Drug Policy
SAMHSA: The fate of addiction treatment hangs in the balance with Kennedy's HHS overhaul
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Pro-Choice
A bill proposing a near-total abortion ban causes an uproar at Georgia's Capitol
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Gun Control & RKBA
Mike Johnson Advises Cowardly GOP Lawmakers to Avoid Answering Angry Constituents Face to Face
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Election Reform
Presidents' Day and the Legacy of Exclusion: Why Women Still Struggle for the Oval Office
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Race & Ethnicity
Inside Britain's Fascist Fight Clubs: Secret Footage Shows Far-Right Group Preparing for 'Race War'
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