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Author: Prof Patty

  • Prof Patty
  • October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

A Comparison I was Thinking About Today

I know this is a script and not real life.

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  • October 21, 2020

Fatal police shootings of mentally ill people are 39 percent more likely to take place in small and midsized areas

By Kimberly Kindy, Julie Tate, Jennifer Jenkins and Ted Mellnik Oct. 17, 2020 at 2:14 p.m. EDT The final moments of Stacy Kenny’s life are captured on a recorded 911

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  • October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

Monday Night Jazz

After the success of our virtual Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz (PMMNJ) concert series, the Hartford Jazz Society is proud to continue our virtual Monday Night Jazz concerts on a monthly ba

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

BLACK POETRY DAY

Black Poetry Day on October 17th honors past and present black poets. The day also commemorates the birth of the first published black male poet in the United States. Jupiter Hammon was born in Lon

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 20, 2020

The Search for the Five Women of Grace Baptist Church

By Rachel J. Pilgrim For 132 years, Grace Baptist congregants had been telling their founding story the same way: “In 1888, five Negro Baptist women, with great faith and courage, founded Grace B

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 20, 2020

I Dissent: A Conversation for Kids with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October 16, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon In honor of the life of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away one month ago, this post shares highlights from her 2017 vi

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  • October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

The Way I See It

I watched this last night and was reminded of what we used to have, without having to see what we have now. The children, Sandy Hook, our military dead., a loving family. My heart seized up. I coul

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  • October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

Unusual Symptoms of COVID-19 You Need to Know About

From nose to toes, doctors continue to discover uncommon signs of coronavirus infection by Rachel Nania, AARP, Updated October 9, 2020  Fever, cough and shortness of breath are not the on

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 20, 2020

Livestream from Roulette

Livestream from Roulette Roulette’s Fall 2020 season will be live-streamed from our stage and archived on our website. You can watch the archived streams from Vimeo below. Visit our calendar for

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 20, 2020

Uncle Ben’s Rebrands as Ben’s Original

By Mike Pomranz  September 23, 2020 In 2020, as the Black Lives Matter movement grew in prominence, America also further reckoned with brands considered to be culturally in

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 20, 2020

Social Security COLA Set at 1.3 Percent for 2021

Small boost to monthly benefits starting in January due to low inflation by John Waggoner, AARP, October 13, 2020 The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Oct. 13 that its annual

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  • October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

My Favorite Carrot Cake

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 

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  • October 20, 2020

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

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 an

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 20, 2020

The Best OPI Nail Colors for Fall 2020, Hands Down

By Kaitlyn Yarborough September 09, 2019 Look at slideshow HERE. My favorite is Red Heads Ahead.

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  • October 20, 2020

The Invention of Thanksgiving

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NY Times

  • Israel’s Elimination Project
  • Texas Republican’s Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation
  • Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an A.I. Slowdown
  • Kennedy Center Warns of Bankruptcy Unless Trump’s Name Is Added
  • The Bari Weiss Era of ‘60 Minutes’ Begins
https://youtu.be/rDZ_gaUQab4?si=a6n8K1_lMElicuaI

NPR

  • Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications
  • Actor Tatyana Ali is advocating for Black and Indigenous maternal health
  • This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records
  • A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived
  • Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured
https://youtu.be/XbnUHYxtYgI?si=2jfd6S2d_MdVaqlC

The Progressive

  • The 9/11 I Lived in Gaza
  • Does Soccer Still Explain the World?
  • We Must Rise To Meet the AI Threat
  • A ‘Gold Rush Moment’ for Private Education
  • In Lebanon, In Limbo
https://youtu.be/uD8jZQYslik?si=Kz8C1rm1giykowiP

FactCheck.org

  • FactChecking Day Two of the GOP Midterm Convention
  • FactChecking Trump’s Midterm Convention Speech
  • Ohio Democratic Ads Connect Husted to Bribery Scandal, Despite No Charges of Wrongdoing
  • Ad Attacking N.C. Republican Senate Candidate Uses His Own (Dated) Words Against Him
  • Ossoff Ad Takes Collins’ Quote Out of Context

Snopes.com

  • Claim
  • The truth behind story of Japanese teacher saving 30 children during Battle of Okinawa
  • AG Todd Blanche didn't say predators in Epstein files wouldn't be prosecuted
  • Does photo show experimental circular forest in Japan?
  • 18 rumors about mail-in ballots, examined
https://youtu.be/m0RArRK7wEA?si=xFo4EarSDzEbpLLe

Tradeoffs

  • As SNAP Shrinks, What's the Future of Food Aid in America?
  • Beyond Finger Pointing: The Fight to Lower Health Care Costs
  • The Cost of Cutting NIH Research: Voices from the Frontlines
  • Trump's Pick to Quiet HHS Chaos Heads to the Senate
  • ‘I Feel Unsafe Almost Everywhere’: How Trump Has Changed Life for One Transgender Teen
https://youtu.be/lY5V4hSLWY8?si=r3Oa5jmsQLTBq_2Q

RSS Letters From an American

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  • Self-inflicted Problems
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  • Trump’s Frantic Pace
  • In a Nutshell
  • Labor Day
  • What Will the Midterms Bring?
  • Nothing You Can Do Can Stop Us

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