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Day: March 14, 2021

  • Prof Patty
  • March 14, 2021March 14, 2021

Today in History: Survivors of Amistad Mutiny Released

The Supreme Court issued a ruling on March 9, 1841, freeing the remaining thirty-five survivors of the Amistad mutiny. Although seven of the nine justices on the court hail

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  • Prof Patty
  • March 14, 2021March 14, 2021

Cancel Culture? WHAT?

There is no such thing as cancel culture. I don’t know how this dog-whistle changed meanings, but everything I have heard and can see suggests that complaints about “cancel culture” are used

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  • Prof Patty
  • March 14, 2021March 14, 2021

Someone Finally Got Piers Morgan to Shut Up

(I can’t abide the man -WCW) By Bridget Read Piers Morgan, a bloviated “crusty tea and crumpet ass” bigot with a history of terrible opinions and a penchant for never shutting up a

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  • Prof Patty
  • March 14, 2021

10 Things You Should Never Put in the Dishwasher

By Corey Williams  Sharp knives Non-stick pots and pans Cast iron pots and pans Wooden anything (cutting boards, spoons, etc.) Read more HERE

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NY Times

  • Inside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry
  • Gunshots at Brown University, Then 12 Hours of Lockdown and Fear
  • Man Tackled and Disarmed One of the Bondi Beach Gunmen, Video Shows
  • The Bondi Beach Shooting Is What ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Looks Like
  • Syrian Who Killed U.S. Soldiers Was Member of Security Forces, Officials Say

NPR

  • Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
  • A new study reveals an unprecedented discovery of new species
  • Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame
  • Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap
  • For 50 years, Rockalina the turtle lived on a kitchen floor. Now she has a new friend

The Progressive

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