If only everyone brought facts into the shower the way you do

Satisfying story but it could have been so much more. SHOW US THE PIECE

It’s a reference to her song, Army of Me. Great song

Not the intent of this post but that’s a great indirect recommendation for Consider Phlebas, I just placed a hold at my library for it.

The Expanse series might be a good fit, it’s pretty PG-13 if memory serves, and the narrator is excellent.

If someone is politically engaged enough to get arrested at a political protest, it seems like a reasonable assumption that they would be registered to vote

How to radicalize a lot of smart people in a very short period of time

Can you narrow it down to a specific country? Licensure and regulation will likely vary on a per-country basis. Assuming you’re not in the US based on the global availability stipulation, but if you are, psychologytoday.com is a good place to start.

Maybe OP was stuck behind the paywall

Duolingo is great as far as a free learning option. There are ads that you can pay to remove.

The Knockout is a great detective/organized crime story. It’s on the longer side, but the pacing is consistent throughout and the time spent developing characters is justified by high quality writing.

Are you able to structure your day so that when you wake up you immediately go to work? That way when you finish work, you have the rest of the day to shift gears and more fully engage with any hobbies or other non work things that you want to pursue