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  • 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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  • Prof Patty
  • October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

Who can be president? According to the movies, it’s still White men

By Shelly Tan Sept. 30, 2020 It’s been 12 years since Barack Obama was elected as the nation’s first Black president and four years since Hillary Clinton became the first major party

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NY Times

  • Democrats Release New Epstein Photos Documenting Ties to Trump, Clinton and Others
  • A Trickle of Aid Reaches a Captured, War-Ravaged City in Sudan
  • Trump Commuted David Gentile’s Sentence. His Victims Are Seething.
  • A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
  • Businesses Are Cashing In on Trump’s Tax Cuts

NPR

  • Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap
  • For 50 years, Rockalina the turtle lived on a kitchen floor. Now she has a new friend
  • An exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a volcanoes-Black Death link
  • Forget flowers: These ancient plants attract pollinators by getting hot
  • Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

The Progressive

  • Living in Dangerous Times
  • Go Ahead, Be a Socialist
  • States Should Reject Federal School Voucher Scheme
  • Lanes of Resistance
  • The Hidden Dangers of Meta’s Partnership Offer to Schools

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FactCheck.org

  • FactChecking Trump’s Economic Speech
  • Trump Confirms His Disparaging Remark About ‘Shithole Countries’ at Immigration Meeting
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  • 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

  • Rumor claims Massachusetts millionaires tax raised $1.5B. The real number is higher
  • 8 rumors we've investigated about relationship between Trump and FIFA
  • Could 'Trump Gold Card' visas bring in president's predicted profits? What we know
  • How to spot suspicious health supplements and avoid getting scammed
  • FIFA didn't revoke Trump's peace prize after board members launched investigation

Tradeoffs

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  • 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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