Travis Sky Ingersoll

I'm a Social Work professor at West Chester University (PA). My Flipboard magazines were created as resources for the courses I teach.

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Geek
A Neptune-Like Planet Has Been Spotted in a Place Where It's Not Supposed to Exist
Gizmodo - George Dvorsky
An international team of astronomers is reporting the discovery of a Neptune-like planet located some 920 light-years from Earth. Dubbed the …
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Picnics
White Woman Pulls Gun On Black Couple Trying To Have A Picnic
Essence - Yesha Callahan
During the Memorial Day weekend, Franklin and Jessica Richardson wanted to spend their Sunday together by having a picnic at Oktibbeha County Lake in …
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Science
Potential Exomoon Discovery Sparks Debate
The Atlantic - Marina Koren
For the first time, astronomers thought they’d discovered a moon in another solar system. But others weren’t sure it actually existed. This might offend some astronomers, but exoplanets are kind of old
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Ancient Rome
Daily Life in Ancient Rome
ancient.eu - Mark Cartwright
The daily life of Roman citizens, at least in the big cities, was anything but dull. Assuming one could get away from one's civic duties and …
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NASA
NASA Curiosity rover's latest clay discovery hints at ancient lakes
slashgear.com - Brittany A. Roston
NASA has announced that its Curiosity rover confirmed the presence of clay in the Martian region it is exploring. That area, which is called the …
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Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay Set Donald Trump Straight After He Pretended To Have Amnesia About His Part In The 1994 Crime Bill
Essence - Tanya A. Christian
Donald Trump may not have voted for the bill that disproportionately affected African-American communities, but he helped it come to pass. If you …
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Success
10 habits that will dramatically improve your life
Ladders - Travis Bradberry
10 rules to stop chasing the things that you think will make you happy, and start realizing that your peace and happiness are entirely up to you. In …
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Joe Biden
Joe Biden’s plan to triple spending on low-income schools, explained
Vox - Libby Nelson
Former Vice President Joe Biden just announced his first detailed policy proposal of the 2020 campaign: an education plan that calls for a big increase in federal spending on schools and districts serving
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Abortion
Justice Clarence Thomas Likens Some Abortions to Eugenics in 20-Page Supreme Court Opinion
TIME - Abby Vesoulis
The Supreme Court confronted a restrictive Indiana abortion law on Tuesday by upholding one portion of it and punting another. The portion it upheld, which was previously barred by the the U.S. Court Appeals
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Asteroids
Two Asteroids Just Shot Past Earth, Coming As Close As Nine Times The Distance To The Moon
The Inquisitr - Alexandra Lozovschi
A pair of asteroids swooped past our planet today on what astronomers refer to as a “close Earth approach.” Classified as near-Earth objects (NEOs), …
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Mexico City
Attempt to legalize abortion, gay marriage fails in Mexican Congress
catholicnewsagency.com - CNA Editor
Mexico City, Mexico, May 28, 2019 / 01:56 pm (CNA).- The portion of a constitutional reform initiative seeking to legalize abortion and same-sex …
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Gillette
Dad teaches transgender son to shave in Gillette ad
wtsp.com - Author: Tegna
Shaving for the first time is a big moment in every man's life. Toronto artist Samson Bonkeabantu Brown shared that milestone for him in a very …
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Abortion
Trump Tried To Let Health Care Providers Refuse To Provide Transgender Care And Abortions — Now He’s Getting Sued
buzzfeednews.com - Ema O'Connor
Health care groups are suing the Trump administration arguing that the rule could create a “chilling effect” that would greatly decrease access to …
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Supernovae
Supernovae Bombardments Likely Spurred Proto-Humans To Walk On Two Legs
Forbes - Bruce Dorminey
Wildfires triggered by lightning from the aftereffects of a series of nearby ancient supernovae may have caused proto-humans to walk on two feet, say researchers. The idea is that these Hominins would
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MacKenzie Bezos
MacKenzie Bezos Pledges To Give More Than Half Of Her Billions To Charity
NPR - Bill Chappell
MacKenzie Bezos, who received more than $35 billion in her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has signed the Giving Pledge, making a commitment to give more than half her fortune to charity or philanthropic
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Prenatal Development
Supreme Court upholds Indiana abortion law requiring fetal remains be buried or cremated
NBC News - Pete Williams
The justices left lower court rulings intact that invalidated a broader measure that would prevent a woman from having an abortion based on gender, race or disability. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on
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Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas Are Officially at War Over Abortion
thecut.com - Irin Carmon
The lace gloves are off; by the cramped standards of Supreme Court decorum, Ruth Bader Ginsburg might as well have smacked Clarence Thomas across the …
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Weird
Why Are Two Stars in Our Galaxy Suddenly Acting Very Strange?
space.com - Rafi Letzter
There's a binary star system out there in the Milky Way, and it's acting very weird. "AG Draconis," as astronomers call it, is made up of two stars: a …
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Science
Navy pilots spotted UFOs flying at hypersonic speeds: report
Fox News - New York Post
Some US Navy pilots reported spotting UFOs while training over the East Coast in 2014 and 2015, they said in a recent New York Times report. The pilots told the paper they saw “strange objects” with “no
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Wonders of the World
Study reveals the Great Pyramid of Giza can focus electromagnetic energy
phys.org - Anastasia Komarova
An international research group has applied methods of theoretical physics to investigate the electromagnetic response of the Great Pyramid to radio …
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U.S. Politics
Supreme Court bypasses main issue in ruling on Indiana abortion law
POLITICO - By ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN and RACHANA PRADHAN
The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an Indiana law barring abortions based on a fetus' sex, race or disability, while allowing a separate state measure requiring fetal remains to be buried or cremated
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Gillette
A Gillette Ad Showing A Father Teaching His Trans Son To Shave Has Twitter Crying
UPROXX - Matt Prigge
Just as no one ever expected Wendy’s to be weirdly good at Twitter, few expected Gillette — a company that makes those macho gadgets known as razor blades — to be woke. Earlier this year, Gillette earned
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Success
Morning ritual: The 7 steps that will make you happy all day
Ladders - Eric Barker
We read a lot about this or that morning ritual that will make you productive. But what about one that makes you happy? Here’s what you need to …
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Galaxies
Scientists Discover The Loneliest, Most Isolated Galaxy In The Entire Universe
Forbes - Ethan Siegel
Our corner of the Universe was gifted with a plethora of bright, nearby galaxies to light our way through the cosmos. The spirals and ellipticals in our backyard showed us, a century ago, that the Milky
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NASA
We’re building that lunar gateway, and this is exactly how NASA is going to do it
SYFY WIRE - Elizabeth Rayne
NASA’s Artemis mission (not to mention missions that eventually use the moon as a launch pad to Mars) isn’t going to be possible without the Lunar …
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University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Offers New Online Database of Court Cases of Enslaved People Seeking Their Freedom
goodblacknews.org
According to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln …
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Social Work
Woman, 40, Charged with Sexually Assaulting, Murdering 70-Year-Old Female 'Acquaintance'
People - Steve Helling
Caroline Beckert, 40, allegedly sexually assaulted the elderly woman with an umbrella during the killing On Thursday evening, a woman called 911 in Old Bridge, New Jersey, claiming she had killed someone.
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Anger
This One Practice Can Shut Down Any Fight In Your Relationship
mindbodygreen.com - By Frankie Bashan
Mindfulness seems to be popping up everywhere these days. In therapy, it can be used as a technique to help patients be aware of what is going on …
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Starlink
SpaceX's Starlink Could Change The Night Sky Forever, And Astronomers Are Not Happy
Forbes - Jonathan O'Callaghan
On Thursday, May 23, Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched its first 60 Starlink satellites, a planned mega constellation of satellites designed to beam internet from space to the world. But since emerged
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Me Too Movement
Vera Lui scarred for life after #MeToo nightmare – ‘it will always be ingrained in my mind’
scmp.com - Chan Kin-wa
Hurdler’s former school coach acquitted in sexual assault case but Lui ‘will not be able to erase the memory of it’.