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2,546 groups in talk.*
Group Description Threads Posts ▾
talk.politics.europea 303 303
talk.bizarre.nice 63 297
talk.politics.middle-eastern 288 288
talk.religon.misc 287 287
talk.guns 1 286
talk.religion.scientology 36 283
talk.politics.misc" 283 283
talk.meow 38 272
talk.rumor 44 270
talk.politics.libertarianism 2 269
talk.philosophy.tech 25 264
talk.po 254 254
talk.bizarre.rabbit 47 253
talk.philosophy.debate 21 244
talk.general.specific 148 243
talk.religion.new-age 241 241
talk.politic.misc 2 238
talk.politics.rep 1 237
talk.origions 237 237
talk.politics.guns.alt.philosophy.objectivism 228 228
talk.politcs.mideast 226 226
talk.anarchy.rules 225 225
talk.politics.marxism 37 224
talk.philosophy.cosmology 3 218
talk.religion.jewish.orthodox 63 215
talk.politcs.medicine 214 214
talk.poli 214 214
talk.drugs.politics 1 210
talk.poIitics.misc 2 209
talk.religion.buddism 208 208
talk.politics.elections 11 201
talk.politics.israel 198 198
talk.politics.homosexuality 196 196
talk.gibberish.bill-palmer 17 196
talk.pol 192 192
talk.religion.christian.orthodox.misc 134 190
talk.religion.christian.protestant.methodist 113 188
talk.religion.christian.protestant.pentecostal 143 182
talk.religion.CHeeSe 181 181
talk.politics.natl-socialism 61 179
talk.religi 177 177
talk.religion.christian.coptic 53 177
talk.philosophy.epistemology 35 176
talk.religion.mis 23 175
talk.abort 172 172
talk.politics.taxation 79 170
talk.religio74n 168 168
talk.poltics.guns 7 167
talk.religion.christian.protestant.unitarian 84 164
talk.politics.socialism 163 163
talk.politics.economics 1 162
talk.politics.hongkong 27 160
talk.misc.rural 159 159
talk.politics.rent-control 34 159
talk.religion.jewish.reform 50 158
talk.athiesm 155 155
talk.politics.mics 1 151
talk.religion.buddhism.tibetan 151 151
talk.religion.jewish.conservative 50 151
talk.polit 150 150
talk.politics.mid-east 1 149
talk.potlics.misc 148 148
talk.politics.environment 3 147
talk.violence 146 146
talk.philosphy.humanism 145 145
talk.politics.jordan 54 145
talk.politics.crypt 1 144
talk.misc 1 143
talk.religion.christian.protestant.lutheran 103 140
talk.politics.media 139 139
talk.test 139 139
talk.ab 137 137
talk.religion. 134 134
talk.politics.republicans 131 131
talk.bizarre.funny 85 131
talk.religion.shamanism 128 128
talk.politcs.guns 1 127
talk.philiosophy.humanism 127 127
talk.politics.assassination 52 126
talk.politics.miscellaneous 1 126
talk.religion.eckankar 123 123
talk.politics.m 123 123
talk.drugs 121 121
talk.religion.jewish.orthodox.chassidic 60 120
talk.politics.democrats 120 120
talk.philoso 119 119
talk.religion.paganism 31 118
talk.philos 117 117
talk.politics.the 113 113
talk.orgins 4 113
talk.religion.christian.protestant.evangelical 48 110
talk.abortion.inequity 1 110
talk.religion.christian.protestant.mennonite 86 109
talk.politics.extremism 13 107
talk.religion.christian.protestant.charismatic 86 106
talk.cannabis.policy 37 106
talk.politic.china 1 103
talk.creation 102 102
talk.religon.newage 101 101
talk.environmental 100 100
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