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  • Kintsugi
  • December 24, 2021

What I’m Reading This Month

I was listening to NPR and they had an interview with Hillary Clinton about the new book she co-wrote with Louise Penny. I also watched this interview. While I wasn’t particularly interested in t

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  • Prof Patty
  • August 13, 2021August 13, 2021

Looking for good books for teens? Here are some recent favorites:

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing (vols.1 and 2) by   M. T. Anderson Monster by Walter Dean Myers Pinned by Sharo

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  • Prof Patty
  • June 23, 2021June 23, 2021

Looking for Interesting Reading?

Want to learn more about African-American history? Think you know a lot and want to fill in some gaps? Need something to back up your wolf tickets at the barbershop? Here are some resources to help

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NY Times

  • F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary Resigns After Weeks of Pressure
  • Mysterious Meddling in Democratic Primaries Has G.O.P. Fingerprints
  • Wildfires Strike Florida, Georgia and America’s ‘Wood Basket’
  • Hegseth to Accompany Trump on Trip to China
  • Student Is Fatally Stabbed in University of Washington Housing Complex

NPR

  • 24 hours with 3 teenage birders: Welcome to the World Series of Birding
  • 'We're dry:' The new U.S. Wildland Fire Service prepares for extreme fire season
  • UFO files spanning decades are released by Defense Department
  • Rooted in nature, 'Silent Friend' will change the way you see the trees
  • David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday

The Progressive

  • Protect the Rights of Students with Disabilities
  • Rats, Ruins, and the Theft of Tranquility
  • Showing Up, Shutting It Down
  • Politesse for Modern Politics
  • La Follette’s Struggle to Oppose World War I

FactCheck.org

  • Republicans Repeat Problematic Estimate of Medication Abortion Harms
  • Kennedy Denies the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Spending Cuts to Medicaid
  • Democratic Ad Attacks Collins on Healthcare, Iran War
  • RFK Jr.’s Unsupported Claims About Tylenol-Autism Study He Called ‘Garbage’
  • Definition of ‘86’ at the Heart of Comey Indictment

Snopes.com

  • Did CDC fire cruise ship inspectors under RFK Jr. in 2025? We investigated
  • Does image show bald eagle attacking furry for defiling veterans memorial? Don't be fooled
  • Will Trump profit from Palm Beach airport being renamed after him? What we know
  • Is golden statue of Trump real? Yes, but posts got location wrong
  • Did Trump once post Mother's Day message about 'radical left fascists, Marxists and communists'?

Tradeoffs

  • Call to Mind: The Fifth Branch
  • Doctors Hated the No Surprises Act. Now Some Are Getting Rich Off of It.
  • New York Braces for Trump's Big Medicaid Shakeup
  • Should People Who Want GLP-1s Have to Work for Them?
  • High Health Care Costs Are Fueling a New Fight Over Old Laws
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