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Tag: vote

  • Prof Patty
  • February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Want to thank Black women? Here’s how.

Christine Emba Jan 6, 2021 Stacey Abrams did it. The former lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate has turned Georgia, once reliably red, to blue. Due in large part to the tireless organizing of

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 13, 2020

The 5-Minute Fix

Some Democratic voters are nervous — and a number of Republican voters, alongside the president, are hopeful — that the results of the presidential election aren’t really the results and that

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 17, 2020October 17, 2020

Interactive Voting Guide

How to vote: The Times created an interactive guide to help you register and cast your ballot.

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020

Michelle Obama Urged Everyone to Vote

Michelle Obama Urged Everyone to Vote. Her Necklace Spelled It Out. By Vanessa Friedman Aug. 18, 2020 The necklace had been custom-ordered through ByChari, an independent, Black-owne

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

NY Times

  • Iran Found Trump’s Bone Spur
  • Riding High After I.P.O., SpaceX Will Buy A.I. Start-Up for $60 Billion
  • D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center
  • Claiming an Antifa Plot, U.S. Charges 15 in Minneapolis With Conspiracy
  • Trump Administration Shifts Special Education Programs to Health Department
https://youtu.be/ZALIdsv_3cg?si=FZBaK7cjVEztCJnB

NPR

  • In Albania, anger grows against the government for supporting a Kushner-linked luxury resort
  • Is a transparent fish the future of brain science? This center is betting on it
  • Why a brain research lab is switching from fruit flies to tiny fish
  • In Oregon, a newly discovered species of spider got its own name and naming ceremony
  • COMIC: How excessive heat kills and how to stay safe
https://youtu.be/7aGbj3LAHsI?si=Iso1GGmZlbrOj5nO

The Progressive

  • This July 4, Celebrate Our Interdependence
  • The New Jim Crow
  • Being a Queer Immigrant in a Time of White Christian Nationalism
  • Keeping Us Safe
  • The Anti-Defamation League Was Rotten From the Start
https://youtu.be/oKbsiNd4Q-Y?si=MF6Eq8qv49QiZkTB

FactCheck.org

  • Trump Makes Unsupported Claims About Drug Flows
  • Trump’s Inaccurate Anecdote on ‘Right to Repair’ Cars
  • Trump Exaggerates Previous Spending on Reflecting Pool
  • FactChecking Trump’s Contentious ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
  • Ohio Senate Candidates Spar Over Donations Tied, Loosely or Not, to Epstein
https://youtu.be/FA8AZSMEOD0?si=uBmpaQx4ZdqASMpy

Snopes.com

  • Did Eric Trump ask UFC commentator Daniel Cormier if any fights were 'rigged'? What we know
  • Pom Wonderful maker uses paraquat, a pesticide banned in 70-plus countries. Is it toxic?
  • Unpacking claim Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was caught on 'hot mic' dismissing data center concerns
  • Double rainbow formed over Kennedy Center on day Trump's name was scheduled to be removed
  • Does image show Texas Costco with all Muslim customers? Don't be fooled
https://youtu.be/OFkeKKszXTw?si=y7SJCxWT57VseByL

Tradeoffs

  • 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
  • Republicans Want to Change How You Buy Health Care
  • The U.S. Saved $1 Trillion on Health Care. Why Doesn't It Feel Like It?
https://youtu.be/JbpcNGe1IoY?si=OKq0SBDBFxiyWQAo

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