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  • Prof Patty
  • November 14, 2020November 14, 2020

Fact-Checked on Facebook and Twitter, Conservatives Switch Their Apps

By Mike Isaac and Kellen Browning Nov. 11, 2020 Millions of people have migrated away from Facebook and Twitter since the election. As the companies have clamped down on mi

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

Trumpism Is the New McCarthyism

I’ve been thinking about how much the past 3.5 years reminded me of the assent of the dangerous demagogue Senator Joseph McCarthy. This is why it is really important to know your history. I’ll

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NY Times

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  • Judge Orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Release From ICE Detention
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  • Pakistan’s Ex-Spy Chief Sentenced to Prison After Court-Martial

NPR

  • Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire
  • Oldest evidence of human fire-making unearthed in Britain
  • What to know about death cap mushrooms, blamed for poisonings in California
  • Black bear populations are bouncing back. Here's how these Texas towns are coping
  • How many species are on Earth?

The Progressive

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FactCheck.org

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Snopes.com

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  • Photos show Epstein's Manhattan townhouse and Trump's Oval Office with similar gold decor

Tradeoffs

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