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A human rights crisis has been unfolding in the Andaman Sea. 

A boat of 180 Rohingya Muslim refugees set sail at the end of November and disappeared, possibly sinking.

Most refugees are fleeing poor conditions at Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, the largest refugee camp in the world, after leaving their home country of Myanmar where Muslims are seen as illegal immigrants. 

Help fight the human rights crisis unfolding in the Indian Ocean and the Andaman Sea.

McCarthy Loses 11th Bid for Speaker, House Adjourns – Tell Your Reps How To Vote

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has lost his eleventh vote to become the GOP House Speaker. 

The winner of Speaker of the House must have a majority of votes. (218, though that number could change as "present" votes subtract from the total and lower the majority threshold.)

Do you want your reps voting for Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House Speaker?

Maine Lobster Industry Wins Reprieve From Regulations – A Major Loss for Environmentalists

Maine’s billion-dollar lobster industry won a reprieve from new federal fishing regulations, signifying a loss for environmental groups trying to protect the North Atlantic right whale population.

Conservation groups worry that this regulation delay could push the species past endangerment and toward extinction.

Should Maine lawmakers increase lobster industry regulations?

Six Curious Predictions From 1923 About Life in 2023

University of Calgary researcher Paul Fairie recently took to Twitter to share compiled newspaper clippings from 1923 that predicted what life would be like in 2023.

Here are six predictions from 1923 on what life will look like in 2023. 

Do you think people in 1923 accurately predicted what our modern world would look like?

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, In The End...

It's National Technology Day, a day to recognize how technology has changed the world. What's your favorite technological invention? 

—Jamie Epstein

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