October 2020

2 cups shredded carrots 8 oz crushed pineapple, drained 3/4 cup sweetened, shredded coconut 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans 3/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 4 large eggs, room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla paste 2 cups all-purpose flour or 2 1/2 cups cake flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon…

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Isabel Wilkerson writes in chapter 8, “Hitler had made it to the chancellery in a brokered deal that conservative elites agreed to only because they were convinced they could hold him in check and make use of him for their own political aims.” Wilkerson continues, “By the time they recognized their fatal miscalculation, it was…

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When political leaders suggest basic precautions appear unmanly, men are less likely to follow health and safety advice, experts say. By Daniel Victor Oct. 10, 2020 On Tuesday, and not for the first time, Joseph R. Biden Jr. described President Trump’s reluctant attitude toward wearing masks as “macho.” Tomi Lahren, a conservative commentator and Fox Nation…

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I loved “The West Wing” as much as an almost-non-TV person could love anything on that amazingly difficult medium. I liked it for its snappy writing, the multiple storylines, the characters. I actually used to put a reminder on my calendar to watch because I’ve never been able to remember when anything comes on or…

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October 12 is Columbus Day for some, Indigenous People’s Day for others. Early in the morning of October 12, 1492, a sailor on board the Pinta sighted land, beginning a new era of European exploration and expansion. The next day, the ninety crew members of Columbus’ three-ship fleet ventured onto the Bahamian island that he named San Salvador (now…

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