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Tag: trump

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

Debate?

It is what it is because you are who you are. Joe Biden Proud Boys, stand back and stand by. Donald Trump The main takeaway is that the debate didn’t alter the race. UBS’s Paul Donovan wro

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

Trump Revelations

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

The latest kerfuffle

Why should I go to that cemetery ( Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris)? It’s filled with losers. Donald J Trump (Speaking to President Trump) You have sacrificed nothing and no one. Kh

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

Trump’s Deliberate Deception

Woodward quoted Dan Coats, Trump’s former director of national intelligence, saying: “To him, a lie is not a lie. It’s just what he thinks. He doesn’t know the difference between the t

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 7, 2020

Fact-checking Trump’s lies is essential. It’s also increasingly fruitless.

By Margaret Sullivan  Media columnist August 29, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. EDT Daniel Dale met President Trump’s convention speech with a tirade of truth Thursday night — a tour de force of fact-chec

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

New York Magazine: Round Two

On the cover of New York Magazine’s August 17-30, 2020 issue, Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi takes readers inside Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, which is current

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  • Prof Patty
  • August 18, 2020

A small, enduring bloc

By David Leonhardt Since taking office, President Trump has lost support among most major demographic groups: women and men, older and younger voters, college graduates and non-graduates. But

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NY Times

  • Iran Convulsed in Second Night of Nationwide Protests
  • Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
  • I.C.C. Judges Denounce Effect of Trump’s Sanctions
  • Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry Woes
  • After President’s Capture, U.S. and Venezuela Explore Restoring Diplomatic Ties

NPR

  • This week in science: elephant trunks, butterfly migration and a hot galaxy cluster
  • A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at the space station a month early
  • These dogs can learn new words just by eavesdropping
  • How large is Greenland, really? Your map may be deceiving you
  • Sick young ants send out a 'kill me' scent to prevent deadly epidemics

The Progressive

  • A Victory from Below
  • The Cursed Island
  • A Family’s Story of Displacement and Survival in Gaza
  • A Palestinian Family’s Intergenerational Saga
  • The Case of Free Speech v. Trump

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FactCheck.org

  • Politicians Reach Different Conclusions on Minnesota Shooting Video
  • Trump Waters Down Colorado’s Population Trend
  • Exploring the Legality Questions About Venezuela Military Strike
  • Makary, RFK Jr. Exaggerate Chronic Disease Benefits of Menopausal Hormone Therapy
  • Trump’s Native-Born Job-Creation Claim Based on Questionable Figures

Snopes.com

  • Image claiming to show Renee Nicole Good's car aimed at ICE officer isn't what it seems
  • 'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings said he'd vote for 2028 candidate who would prosecute Trump 'regime'
  • ICE shooting of Renee Good was 1st recorded Minneapolis homicide of 2026
  • Beware rumor Denmark renamed Greenland 'Epstein Island' to stop Trump from talking about it
  • ICE agent who shot Renee Good isn't named Steve Grove

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