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Year: 2021

  • Kintsugi
  • March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

These two big banks are refusing to get stimulus checks to Americans as quickly as possible (do you bank at either one? – wcw)

Bob Brigham and Raw Story March 14, 2021 President Joe Biden declared “help is here” during a Friday address in the Rose Garden on the coronavirus relief legislation he has signe

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

GOP Sen. Johnson says Capitol rioters didn’t scare him — but might have had they been Black Lives Matter protesters

By Amy B Wang March 14, 2021 at 11:01 a.m. EDT Several Democrats have called on Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to step down after he said he didn’t feel threatened in the Jan. 6 insurrection

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  • 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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  • Kintsugi
  • March 13, 2021March 13, 2021

What is Buddhism?

Buddhism is a non-theistic religion (no belief in a creator god), also considered a philosophy and a moral discipline, originating in India in the 6th and 5th cen

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 13, 2021March 13, 2021

Shaker Lemon Pie

Take 3 lemons which are heavy and juicy for their size. Scrub them thoroughly. Do not peel. Slice them see-through thin. Don’t use the little pointy ends. A good way to get really thin slices is

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 13, 2021March 13, 2021

Extra-Creamy Scrambled Eggs

By J. Kenji López-Alt INGREDIENTS 2 teaspoons potato starch, tapioca starch, or cornstarch 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes 4 eggs (see Note)  P

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

Online Classes: Teach the Black Freedom Struggle

The classes are held at least once a month on Mondays at 4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET for 90 minutes. In each session, the historian is interviewed by a teacher and breakout rooms allow participants (in

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  • 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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  • Kintsugi
  • February 27, 2021November 5, 2025

DARKWATER: Voices from Within the Veil by W.E.B. DU BOIS

These are the things of which men think, who live: of their own selves and the dwelling place of their fathers; of their neighbors; of work and service; of rule and reason and women and children; o

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NY Times

  • Donate This Holiday Season: The World’s Poorest Need Your Help
  • Arctic Report Card Marks Record Temperatures and Rainfall in Arctic
  • Trinidad and Tobago Sides With U.S. in Battle Against Venezuela, Military Tool Suggests
  • Rob Reiner Gave Us Great Reasons to Go to the Movies
  • Europe May Roll Back Combustion Engine Ban

NPR

  • New report finds the Arctic continues to warm faster than the planet as a whole
  • 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

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

  • Did Leavitt say Trump 'doesn't care if you're black, brown, yellow or normal'? Here's the truth
  • What Trump has said about Project 2025 over the years: A timeline
  • These Project 2025 creators are now shaping Trump admin policies
  • How Trump policies align with Project 2025 on immigration, federal reform and more
  • 'Absolute horror': What Rob Reiner said about Charlie Kirk's death

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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