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Month: March 2021

  • Prof Patty
  • March 9, 2021March 9, 2021

Police response to mental health calls

From the Daily Skimm 2/24/21 This past year has exacerbated calls for an end to police brutality and for the key changes that are necessary to make that happen. But two cases ar

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  • Prof Patty
  • March 9, 2021November 5, 2025

Today’s recipe: Rice Pudding

Since I’m still a bit unsteady, I talked my Honey through making rice pudding for breakfast. It really is very easy, although you need to pay attention to it. short-grained whit

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  • Prof Patty
  • March 9, 2021

Can You Freeze Milk?

Have you ever wondered if something could be frozen and still taste good after? I have, particularly when going out of town and having things in my fridge that would spoil before I got back. So her

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  • Prof Patty
  • March 9, 2021

26 Things You’re Probably Doing That Nurses Wouldn’t

Sunny Sea Gold and Ariel Wodarcyk Updated: Feb. 10, 2021 Nurses spend their work lives caring for the sick—you’d better believe they know how to keep from getting sick themselves! Here are som

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NY Times

  • 13 Holiday Gifts that Cost (Almost) Nothing
  • Ford Will Take $19.5 Billion Hit as It Rolls Back E.V. Plans
  • How the Winklevoss Twins Won Big in Trump’s Pro-Crypto Washington
  • Anthony Geary, Luke on ‘General Hospital,’ Dies at 78
  • Trump’s Dated Strategy Is Putting Us on a Path to World War III

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

  • Crackdown on the Unhoused Violates U.N. Declaration, Activists Say
  • The Progressive’s Favorite Books of 2025
  • Living in Dangerous Times
  • Go Ahead, Be a Socialist
  • States Should Reject Federal School Voucher Scheme

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FactCheck.org

  • FactChecking Trump’s Economic Speech
  • Trump Confirms His Disparaging Remark About ‘Shithole Countries’ at Immigration Meeting
  • Probing Trump’s Verbal Attack on Somalis
  • Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration
  • Vaccine Panel, Voting to Change Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns, Shares Misleading Information

Snopes.com

  • Unraveling baseless rumor Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick is transgender
  • Ben Shapiro didn't say full release of Epstein files would destroy Trump's presidency
  • Beware this video claiming to show US troops seizing oil ship near Venezuela
  • Trump post said Rob Reiner died from 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'
  • 25 rumors about the FBI, investigated

Tradeoffs

  • One Scientist's Mission to Change How We Prevent Overdoses
  • A New Kind of Primary Care Comes to America
  • One Economist’s Plan to Blow Up America’s Health Insurance System
  • Homeless Camp Sweeps Can Harm Health. Some Cities Are Trying a New Way.
  • Rising Costs, Fewer Choices: What’s Up with Medicare Drug Plans?

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