jrpegan

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flipped into Biology
Immune System
26 Fascinating Facts About the Human Body
mentalfloss.com - BY Meredith Danko
You may not think about it very often, but there's so much to learn about the human body. For instance, did you know that people are actually covered …
2 days ago
jrpegan
flipped into The World At Large
U.S. Politics
Trump to attend Elon Musk's SpaceX launch in Florida next week
POLITICO - By GARY FINEOUT and ANITA KUMAR
The president and vice president will travel to Florida to witness the first launch of NASA astronauts on a private spacecraft. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump plans to travel to Kennedy Space
2 days ago
jrpegan
flipped into Law & the Constitution
U.S. Politics
Trump's drive against watchdogs faces constitutional reckoning
POLITICO - By KYLE CHENEY
The inspector general system is being tested like never before in the Trump era. President Donald Trump’s campaign against the watchdogs monitoring his administration could soon get a huge boost from Supreme
19 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into Law & the Constitution
U.S. Politics
Rick Scott says the Bill of Rights trumps all
POLITICO - By ELEANOR MUELLER
“I have the right to worship at a church service if I want to do it, I don’t believe they have a right to stop me,” Florida’s former governor said. "It doesn't matter what a governor says or president
15 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into War, Terrorism & the Military
U.S. Politics
American nationalists’ European vacation
POLITICO - By MARK SCOTT
U.S. groups have targeted European elections to try out online misinformation tactics ahead of the 2020 presidential election. LONDON — America’s far-right online activists have found a playground abroad.
15 hours ago
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flipped into College Admissions and Graduation
Dianne Marshall
facebook.com
Now
jrpegan
flipped into 2016: THE RISE OF NEO-NATIVISM
News (U.S.)
When Sarah Palin nuked Greenland and the president drank bleach: Who's to blame for this timeline?
Salon - Andrew O'Hehir
Sarah Palin nuked Greenland and the president guzzled Clorox: Who's to blame for this timeline? A few years ago, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson hosted a debate at the Hayden Planetarium in New York
14 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into Education, College & the Neuroscience of Learning
Pets
A Kentucky school surprised a little girl by including a photo of her service dog in the yearbook
CNN - By Alaa Elassar, CNN
Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. (CNN) — An elementary school in Kentucky saved a
1 day ago
jrpegan
flipped into Pandemic - Covid-19, Reason, Fear & Balance
Science
Contact tracing for COVID-19 will be the most complex health investigation ever
National Geographic - Craig Welch
To halt the spread of the deadly virus, health experts say states need to hire contact tracers to quickly hunt down everyone who’s been exposed. On August 3, 1900, a woman who sold fish along the River
13 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into History
Conspiracies
What we can learn from conspiracy theories - BBC Future
BBC Future - Zaria Gorvett
From political upheavals to anxieties about sex, technology and women, it turns out conspiracy theories can tell us a lot about what’s going on in our societies – and how to fix them. The Romans viewed
Now
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flipped into War, Terrorism & the Military
Hong Kong
Canada, and the world, must stand up to China’s latest attack on Hong Kong
The Globe and Mail - The Editorial Board
Having suffered a setback last year in its attempt to impose an extradition law on Hong Kong, China’s ruling party has cooked up a new recipe for putting the semi-autonomous territory under the thumb its
7 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into The Idiocracy: Corruption, Trump, GOP & Fundamentalism
Tech Industry
US poll says only 1 in 4 Republican voters disbelieve Bill Gates coronavirus conspiracy | ZDNet
ZDNet - Chris Duckett
Half of all Fox News viewers believe Gates wants to implant a microchip as part of a vaccination program. If you thought having one in eight …
4 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into Law & Politics
Politics
Mail-in Voting Triggers an Unhinged Trump Rant
Rolling Stone - Peter Wade
Seemingly terrified of losing his reelection bid at least in part due to mail-in voting, President Trump continued to be dishonest about the …
5 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into The Idiocracy: Corruption, Trump, GOP & Fundamentalism
California Politics
Republican groups sue California over expanded mail-in voting
NBC News - By Tim Stelloh
The Republican National Committee and other GOP groups filed a lawsuit against California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday, arguing a move to expand mail-in voting during the pandemic is illegal. The suit,
3 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into Life Design
Privacy
Forget Curtains — This Window Film Gives You Privacy Without Blocking Out Natural Light
Bustle - Jenny White
If the windows at home leave you feeling exposed, you'll be glad to know that the best window films for privacy are easy to install using static …
10 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into The Idiocracy: Corruption, Trump, GOP & Fundamentalism
News
White House Press Secretary: Golf Is Inappropriate While U.S. Mourns (But Not For Trump)
HuffPost - Mary Papenfuss
Kayleigh McEnany was talking about Barack Obama, not Donald Trump. And she was referring to the death of journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, when Obama was an Illinois state senator. White House press secretary
10 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into The World At Large
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
New York 'Times' Dedicates Entire Sunday Front Page to Many of Those Lost, as the U.S. Approaches 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths
TIME - Tara Law
The New York Times dedicated its entire Sunday front page to listing some of the names of people who have died from COVID-19 as the United States’ death toll nears 100,000. The paper, which calls the tragedy
15 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into The Idiocracy: Corruption, Trump, GOP & Fundamentalism
Dianne Marshall
facebook.com
3 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into 1,000 Words: Images & Music
Twilight, moonlight & nature
facebook.com
Twilight, moonlight & nature, New City, New York. 115,491 likes · 25,180 talking about this. Welcome to enjoy of twilight, moon and nature plain pics …
3 hours ago
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flipped into 1,000 Words: Images & Music
Twilight, moonlight & nature
facebook.com
Twilight, moonlight & nature, New City, New York. 115,491 likes · 25,180 talking about this. Welcome to enjoy of twilight, moon and nature plain pics …
3 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into Non Sequiter
Political Humor
Fauci Urges Trump to Remain on Golf Course Until Pandemic Is Over
The New Yorker - Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Sharply disagreeing with critics of Donald J. Trump’s weekend visit to the Trump National Golf Club, Dr. Anthony Fauci has urged Trump to remain on the golf course until
13 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into All Things Internet
Technology
Hackers release a new jailbreak that unlocks every iPhone – TechCrunch
TechCrunch - Zack Whittaker
A renowned iPhone hacking team has released a new “jailbreak” tool that unlocks every iPhone, even the most recent models running the latest iOS 13.5. For as long as Apple has kept up its “walled garden”
1 day ago
jrpegan
flipped into 2016: THE RISE OF NEO-NATIVISM
Business
US unemployment rate skyrockets to 14.7%, the worst since the Great Depression
ABC News - Catherine Thorbecke
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses across the country to shutter. The U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, pushing …
May 8
jrpegan
flipped into The Idiocracy: Corruption, Trump, GOP & Fundamentalism
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
A second hairstylist who worked while symptomatic potentially exposed 56 clients to Covid-19, officials say
CNN - By Faith Karimi, CNN
(CNN) — Two Missouri hairstylists potentially exposed 140 clients to coronavirus when they worked for up to eight days this month while symptomatic, health officials said. The Springfield-Greene Health
1 day ago
jrpegan
flipped into Pandemic - Covid-19, Reason, Fear & Balance
News
The US government gave hydroxychloroquine to 1,300 veterans infected with COVID-19, despite evidence that the drug is ineffective
Business Insider - Katie Canales
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has given the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to 1,300 people infected with the coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, despite evidence that the medication not
15 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into 2016: THE RISE OF NEO-NATIVISM
African-American News
Trump Promotes Posts From Racist and Sexist Twitter Feed
The New York Times - Annie Karni
WASHINGTON — On a weekend when the nation was bracing for the approaching toll of 100,000 lives lost to the coronavirus and honoring the many more people who have died in wars, President Trump amplified
1 day ago
jrpegan
flipped into 2016: THE RISE OF NEO-NATIVISM
U.S. Politics
Trump Spends Weekend Golfing, Getting In Touch With His Inner Alex Jones, Calling Women Fat Skanks
wonkette.com - Robyn Pennacchia
Donald Trump had a big, big weekend. He started it by going golfing, which you will recall is a thing he was very mad at Obama for doing during the …
11 hours ago
jrpegan
flipped into The World At Large
Can universities keep foreign students if only online?
universityworldnews.com
Before COVID-19 struck, around five million students were undertaking degrees outside their home country. Travel restrictions and social isolation …
1 day ago
jrpegan
flipped into The World At Large
China pivot towards Europe in HE, research ties expected
universityworldnews.com
The COVID-19 crisis and pre-existing China-United States tensions exacerbated during the pandemic will mean a rebalancing of cross-border academic …
4 days ago
jrpegan
flipped into Ecos Millenium
Amazon sells tiny houses for your backyard, and they're selling out fast
intheknow.com - By Madison Alcedo
Our team is dedicated to finding and telling you more about the products and deals we love. If you love them too and decide to purchase through the …
4 days ago