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Tag: loser

  • Prof Patty
  • November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

The Etiquette of Defeat: What Donald Trump Can Learn From History’s Biggest Losers

BY DANIEL MENDELSOHN  NOV 17, 2020 “I concede nothing.” With those three words, tweeted out nearly two weeks after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, which handed him a decisiv

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https://youtu.be/2S2L4e914po?si=YmVt_MwoVlBysYzK

NY Times

  • Canada’s 24 Sussex Drive Is a Dump. Mark Carney Is Going to Fix It Up.
  • Americans Are Feeling Better About the Economy, Consumer Survey Shows
  • In Europe, Tesla Sales Are Rising Despite Views on Elon Musk
  • John Bolton, Former Trump Adviser, Pleads Guilty in Classified Information Case
  • How Trump’s Political Agenda Is Shaped by His Own Obsessions
https://youtu.be/ZALIdsv_3cg?si=FZBaK7cjVEztCJnB

NPR

  • What made the deadly Venezuelan earthquakes different
  • This week in science: Exoplanetary salt clouds, ancient families and laughter's origin
  • A volunteer otter watcher helped make a scientific discovery
  • Leading Lebanese conservationist dies after an Israeli airstrike on her home
  • Butterflies may hold clues to longer lives
https://youtu.be/7aGbj3LAHsI?si=Iso1GGmZlbrOj5nO

The Progressive

  • Gluttons for Punishment
  • Trump Rule Changes Would Kneecap Head Start
  • Palestinians in Gaza Are Waiting for Godot
  • ‘We’re Still Here, and We Are Part of This History’
  • Everyone Is Welcome at Babe’s
https://youtu.be/oKbsiNd4Q-Y?si=MF6Eq8qv49QiZkTB

FactCheck.org

  • Trump’s Unsupported Claims About Reflection Pool Vandalism
  • How Trump’s Preliminary Deal with Iran Compares with His Rhetoric
  • No Evidence for Trump’s Right to Try Claim
  • The Shaky Assumptions Behind Trump’s Over $500 Billion in Projected Drug Savings
  • Trump Makes Unsupported Claims About Drug Flows
https://youtu.be/FA8AZSMEOD0?si=uBmpaQx4ZdqASMpy

Snopes.com

  • Does image show barbed wire fencing, guard towers around reflecting pool? Don't be fooled
  • Darializa Avila Chevalier once tweeted that she wiped her hands on American flag
  • Comedian Nate Bargatze's photos with Trump allies fuel claims about his political views
  • Image of alleged 'pedos' billboard in Texas is fake. We found the real one
  • Posts sharing James Talarico quote about hating Christianity omit context
https://youtu.be/OFkeKKszXTw?si=y7SJCxWT57VseByL

Tradeoffs

  • With Millions Expected to Lose Coverage, States Look for New Ways to Prevent Medical Debt
  • Medicaid Overhaul Complicates States’ Plans to Bring Care Into Jails and Prisons
  • Where Did the No Surprises Act Go Wrong? And Can It Be Fixed?
  • Mental Health Courts Offer People Facing Prison an Imperfect Alternative
  • A Closer Look at a Widely Despised Health Insurance Policy
https://youtu.be/JbpcNGe1IoY?si=OKq0SBDBFxiyWQAo

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