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Technology
Twitter adds a warning label fact-checking Trump’s false voting claims
TechCrunch - Taylor Hatmaker
On the heels of a furor over his tweets accusing MSNBC host Joe Scarborough of murder, Twitter has quietly begun to fact-check the president. A new warning label encouraging Twitter users to “Get the about
21 hours ago
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Joe Biden
Why Donald Trump's wild weekend can't be normalized
CNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
(CNN) — On Friday morning, Joe Biden said something dumb -- and offensive. "Well I tell you what, if you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black," Biden told tha
2 days ago
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Politics
Trump Golfs While More Americans Die
Rolling Stone - Peter Wade
President Trump, who has faced mounting criticism for his administration’s mishandling of the coronavirus crisis and his lack of empathy throughout, …
3 days ago
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Solved a seasonal cough by using a warm humidifier.
How humidity may affect COVID-19 outcome
Medical News Today - Ana Sandoiu
April 2
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I agree with professor Garmulewicz,a mindset shift needs to happen. In the meantime, I will continue to use myccorrhiza in my garden and welcome fungi in the wood chips compost.
Environment
Why People Think Mushrooms Could Save The World
HuffPost - Olivia Boyd
May 1
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U.S. Politics
A historian explains why the anti-Trump ‘Mourning in America’ ad could seal Trump’s fate in November
alternet.org - History News Network
The promise of American greatness knew no bounds in “Morning in America,” the iconic ad created by the group of political consultants and advertising …
4 days ago
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Neanderthals
Only competition with humans can explain the sudden extinction of Neanderthals, computer model shows
zmescience.com - Tibi Puiu
The plot thickens.
5 days ago
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Can We Survive Extreme Heat?
getpocket.com
On a scorching day in downtown Phoenix, when the temperature soars to 115°F or higher, heat becomes a lethal force. Sunshine assaults you, forcing …
May 14
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Politics
The System Failed the Test of Trump
The Atlantic - David Frum
The story of recent years is of institutions that were unable to constrain the presidency. Have you ever known anyone swindled by a scam? It’s remarkable how determined they remain to defend the swindler,
6 days ago
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Opinion
Column: If Donald Trump’s followers want to take hydroxychloroquine, who are we to stop them?
Chicago Tribune - Dahleen Glanton
As soon as Donald Trump announced that he is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off the coronavirus, it is likely that somebody, somewhere in America immediately began trying to figure out how they could
6 days ago
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Politics
Twitter's Jack Dorsey Is Giving Andrew Yang $5 Million to Build the Case for a Universal Basic Income
Rolling Stone - Andy Kroll
Jack Dorsey, the billionaire CEO of Twitter and mobile-payment company Square, is giving $5 million to Humanity Forward, a group launched by former …
6 days ago
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Pandemics
A Vision of Our Post-Lockdown Future - Issue 85: Reopening
nautil.us - Barclay Bram
Xu Jiao was anxious to get back in the gym. Living in Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, she had gone through two months of lockdown. …
6 days ago
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Politics
Trump Is Treating Michigan the Way He Treated Ukraine. Well Done, Senate Republicans
Rolling Stone - Ryan Bort
A few weeks before President Trump was impeached last December for attempting to blackmail Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden, Stanford law …
6 days ago
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Mental Health
This may be Donald Trump's most damaging legacy
CNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
(CNN) — On Tuesday, President Donald Trump was asked to respond to critical comments made by Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding his decision to take hydroxychloroquine. "Pelosi is a sick woman," Trump responded.
6 days ago
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No better time to read Ryan Holoday
Monsters
Can You Be Still? -
ryanholiday.net
May 19
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Alex Jones
The Conspiracy Theorists Are Winning
The Atlantic - Jeffrey Goldberg
America is losing its grip on Enlightenment values and reality itself. Friday prayers at the Mustafa Mahmoud Mosque, Cairo, September 21, 2001. Two thousand worshippers, some tense, some angry, some oblivious
May 13
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Rudy Giuliani
What Happened to America's Mayor?
Rolling Stone - Seth Hettena
This story appears in the June 2020 print edition of Rolling Stone. Not long ago, Rudy Giuliani was traveling in a car across New York City with Jon …
May 17
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It’s true. Why I still books and less social media.
College & University
A Commencement Address Too Honest to Deliver in Person
The Atlantic - David Brooks
May 13
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The book was a tremendous help for me. Can’t praise enough.
Self-improvement
Rethinking Fear
fs.blog - Vicky Cosenzo
May 9
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Investing
Don’t Try to Prepare for the Next Black Swan. You Can’t.
The Wall Street Journal. - Jon Sindreu
In the age of Covid-19, companies that amassed cash buffers and investors who insured against a market drop are looking smart. The risk is they start believing they can predict the unpredictable. Covid-19
April 24
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Employment
Reopening the Coronavirus-Era Office: One-Person Elevators, No Cafeterias
The Wall Street Journal. - Chip Cutter
Companies, in adapting the workplace for Covid-19, are reversing a push to cram workers into tighter spaces Welcome back to work. The corporate cafeteria is closed. The coffee makers are unplugged. And
May 11
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Opinion
A surprising way you may risk getting Covid-19
CNN - Opinion by Kent Sepkowitz
(CNN) — Much of what we understand about the transmission of infectious diseases is derived from odd outbreaks in far-flung places. For example, we learned more about measles from its rapid spread on isolated
May 16
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Donald Trump
'It eats him alive inside': Trump's latest attack shows endless obsession with Obama
Guardian US - David Smith in Washington
Trump has a problem where I think he’s just jealous of the fact that Obama is still so admired Tara Setmayer “This obsession, of course, is absolutely rooted in racism. The 2016 rally chants of “Lock up!”
May 16
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Politics
Trump’s Attack On China Could Ruin His Re-Election Bid
Forbes - Yuwa Hedrick-Wong
First came the shock. By mid-May about a quarter of American workers had applied for unemployment benefits. COVID-19 and the great lockdown for suppressing it is doing serious damage to the economy. It
May 17
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U.S. Politics
Premier medical journal blasts the Trump administration in a stunning editorial — and calls for a new president
alternet.org - Alex Henderson
The coronavirus pandemic reached a grim milestone this week: worldwide, more than 300,000 people have died from COVID-19 — and over 86,200 of them …
May 15
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Prosthetics
Prominent medical journal issues rare call to vote out Trump
MSNBC - MSNBC.com
The Lancet medical journal blasted the president’s efforts to fight the coronavirus. They took a step further telling voters to ‘put a president in …
May 15
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Politics
Trump says coronavirus testing ‘overrated,’ claims fewer cases if no testing
MarketWatch - Mike Murphy
President Donald Trump speaks following a tour of medical supply distributor Owens and Minor Inc. in Allentown, Pa., on Thursday. While health …
May 15
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Liberal View
‘Never heard of this’: MSNBC wonders why White House never mentioned their so-called ‘pandemic playbook’ before today
Raw Story - Sarah K. Burris
The White House has finally crafted a pandemic playbook, according to Kayleigh McEnany, who announced it on the lawn Thursday. But over the past …
May 14
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Donald Trump
Lindsey Graham shoots down Trump's call for Obama to testify over Michael Flynn
Axios - Fadel Allassan
Senate Judiciary Chair Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) responded to President Trump's tweet calling for Graham to compel former President Obama to testify …
May 14
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News
New US coronavirus hotspots appear in Republican heartlands
The Guardian - Nina Lakhani
New coronavirus hotspots are emerging in Republican heartland communities across multiple states, contradicting Donald Trump’s claims that infection rates are declining across the nation. At a fraught
May 13