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  • Prof Patty
  • October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Wednesday Jazz

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

The Real Face of Jesus

Advances in forensic science reveal the most famous face in history. BY MIKE FILLON APR 10, 2020 Originally published in December 2002, the Popular Mechanics article “The

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Chris Rock

Part of the reason we’re in the predicament we’re in is, the president’s a landlord. No one has less compassion for humans than a landlord. And we’re shocked he’s not engaged. Chris Rock<

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 7, 2020

Anti-Maskers

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

My quick iced tea

Take a 2-quart pitcher and put 1 cup of sugar (or 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup granulated artificial sweetener like Splenda), 1 thinly sliced lime, 4 or 5 sprigs of mint in the bottom, and muddle. If

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Judge Rules Tucker Carlson Is Not a Credible Source of News

By ELLIOT HANNON SEPT 25, 2020 A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a defamation case against self-styled Fox News instigator Tucker Carlson. Do Fox News viewers think Tucker C

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Academia

Interested in going back to college or uni? Need Money? Check out Academia and find humanities and social science grants and fellowships HERE. Don’t you want your PhD? We found 855 humanitie

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 7, 2020

Old Fashioned Southern Style Fig Preserves

An heirloom recipe handed down from my great aunt Corinne from Ozark, AL (1905-1997). From momlovesbaking.com Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes Total Time 1 hour 50 minut

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 7, 2020

Our 31 Best Fig Recipes

You know I love, love, love figs. Food & Wine has a plethora of fig recipes. 13 Fig Recipes to Make the Most While They’re Fresh & Ripe … 27 Best Fig Recipes from Figgy Toast

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

7 key takeaways from the Lindsey Graham, Jaime Harrison debate

Carol Motsinger Greenville News Oct. 4, 2020 Overall, decorum returned to the political debate stage on Saturday as Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jamie Harriso

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Trump returns to White House and removes mask despite having Covid

By Kevin Liptak and Maeve Reston, CNN Updated 7:40 PM ET, Mon October 5, 2020 (CNN) President Donald Trump staged a reckless departure from Walter Reed National Military Medical Ce

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 4, 2020October 4, 2020

Now what?

Google searches for “25th Amendment,” the part of the U.S. Constitution about the presidential line of succession, spiked shortly after Mr. Trump’s announcement. And legal experts h

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 4, 2020

Low Income People Hardest Hit by COVID-19

Economic fallout from COVID-19 continues to hit lower-income Americans the hardest About six months into the pandemic, many Americans continue to face deep financial hardship. Among lower-inco

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 4, 2020October 4, 2020

How did Various News Outlets Treat Trump Tax Return News?

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 4, 2020October 4, 2020

California Creates Reparations Proposals

California Becomes 1st U.S. State to Create Proposals for Reparations to Descendants of Enslaved People Read more at Good Black News.

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NY Times

  • Canadian Tourist Is Killed in Shooting at Mexico’s Pyramids
  • Japan to Sell More Weapons Abroad, Breaking With Postwar Pacifism
  • Blue Origin’s Failure May Hamstring NASA’s Moon Plans
  • Democrat Betty Yee Leaves the California Governor’s Race
  • Trump and Iran Face Off in Iran War Negotiations

NPR

  • A mine despoiled the beauty of the rainforest. This Goldman Prize winner took action
  • The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off
  • Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis
  • How a Japanese poet's diary helps scientists reconstruct solar cycles
  • This week in science: Small talk, more human lobster killing, and an ancient flood

The Progressive

  • On Chicago’s Trains, Homeless Outreach Workers Meet People Where They Are
  • Citizen Journalists Shine a Light on Gaza
  • Climate Education Makes Economic Sense
  • ICE Agents Hide Behind Masks; Jesse Jackson Remembered As Determined Leader
  • What’s Behind the Push to Make Schools Adopt the Science of Reading?

FactCheck.org

  • What Do We Know About ‘Birth Tourism’?
  • Elon Musk Amplifies Baseless Claim About COVID-19 Vaccine
  • An Attack Over ICE in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate Race
  • Politicians Say Glyphosate Weedkiller Causes Cancer But Evidence Not Clear-Cut
  • The U.S. Treasury Didn’t Declare the Country ‘Insolvent’

Snopes.com

  • Kash Patel faces claims of excessive drinking, absences. Here's what we know
  • Did Trump cancel $11M grant to Catholic charity to 'punish' Pope Leo XIV? What we know
  • Inspecting photos allegedly showing 'dismal' meals on US military ships in Middle East
  • Bill Gates has nothing to do with 'Brain Honey' or any other fake Alzheimer's cure
  • Did Ted Lieu expose Stephen Miller funneling $6.2B through Cayman Islands?

Tradeoffs

  • Should People Who Want GLP-1s Have to Work for Them?
  • High Health Care Costs Are Fueling a New Fight Over Old Laws
  • Trump's Pick to Quiet the Chaos at HHS
  • Generic Drugs Head to the Supreme Court
  • Inside the Urgent Care Boom

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