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Apr 4, 2021Apr 2021

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LINKReligion is a driving force behind the gender wage gap, study finds

I can't say this surprises me too much. New research published in the Academy of Management Journal indicates that religion perpetuates the gender wage gap. The findings provide evidence that men tend to earn significantly more than women in societies with heightened religiosity. “Management researchers have called religion ‘a benign and positive force in business.’ Because of that, we are seeing these policies that let religion in, but when you look at the management literature ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Apr 4, 2021Apr 2021

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Simpatico sim-PA-də-koh Part of speech: adjective Origin: Italian and Spanish, 1860s 1: (of a person) likable and easy to get along with. 2: Having or characterized by shared attributes or interests; compatible. Examples of Simpatico in a ...

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Apr 4, 2021Apr 2021

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LINKHow to Fix the Financial Gymnastics of Police Misconduct Settlements - Lawfare

This is fascinating! On March 12, the City of Minneapolis agreed to pay George Floyd’s family $27 million for his wrongful death via the knee of a police officer. Despite being the largest pretrial civil rights settlement, it is only a fraction of the taxpayer money spent on settling police brutality. From 2015 to 2019, more than $2 billion, mostly taxpayer money, was used on civilian payouts for police misconduct in only the 20 largest police departments. Derek Chauvin, the police ...

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Apr 4, 2021Apr 2021

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LINKBidenomics, explained

“When the formula stops working, you change the formula.” — Arin Hanson “The era of ‘big government is over’ is over.” — James Medlock I know this post has a very Vox-like title, but in fact I’m not going to go through Biden’s new infrastructure plan point by point and tell you what’s in it. if you want that, you can check out the actual Vox explainer, or the always-excellent writeup by the WaPo’s Jeff Stein et al. You can also check out Brad DeLong’s thoughts and...

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Apr 3, 2021Apr 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 04/02/2021

I spent all day writing only to emerge tonight to a flood of news. Some of it is tragic but seems random: a man apparently drove a car into a barricade near the White House, injuring two Capitol Police officers before hitting the barrier. ............ Other news seems to be about rebuilding the nation from the troubles of the previous administration: President Joe Biden had a 30-40 minute phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which Biden reaffirmed U.S. support for ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Apr 3, 2021Apr 2021

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Bobtail BAHB-teyl Part of speech: noun Origin: Middle English, mid 16th century 1: A docked tail of a horse or dog. 2: Cut short; abbreviated. Examples of Bobtail in a sentence "NOUN: The Australian Sheepdog has a natural, genetic bobtail." ...

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Apr 2, 2021Apr 2021

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LINKAnti-Vaxxers Are Asking People To Stop Calling Them Anti-Vaxxers Because It's "Highly Offensive" | IFLScience

A group of anti-vaxxers is asking the media to stop referring to them as anti-vaxxers (even though that's literally what they are), and people have been less than enthusiastic in accepting their suggested replacement. This week, the anti-vaxxer group Crazymothers (no, we're not even remotely kidding) posted the request to their Twitter and Instagram pages. "Dear Media," the open letter read. "Please retire the use of the term 'Anti-vaxxer.' It is derogatory, inflammatory, and marginalizes...

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Apr 2, 2021Apr 2021

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LINKPaul Gosar's Siblings Say He's Responsible For Capitol Riot In New Ad VIDEO

Representative Paul Gosar, a Republican from Arizona, is in hot water after an advertisement run by the Republican Accountability Project pointed him out as one of the instigators of the deadly Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021. Particularly damning are the assertions y three of Gosar's siblings. They outright condemn their brother for his actions and demand accountability from him. His siblings previously criticized Gosar for his White supremacist and White nationalist views. ...

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Apr 2, 2021Apr 2021

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LINKAlabama to keep ban on school yoga as conservatives say they fear rise in Hinduism | The Independent

Seriously, there are some freaky people in Alabama, maybe too many cousins marrying. If you do yoga it leads you to Hinduism. Well, I failed that one, I got into yoga as I got away from the church. I love guided meditations.... SMH. ------------- A ban on yoga in Alabama public schools is expected to stay a little longer as conservative groups raised objections to a bill that would have reversed the current restrictions. At a public hearing on Wednesday, representatives from two ...

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Apr 2, 2021Apr 2021

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LINKThe GOP (Rightly) Fears America’s Churchless Majority

For the first time on record, a majority of U.S. adults do not belong to a church, synagogue, or mosque. Since 1939, Gallup has been surveying Americans on their religious affiliations. From that year until the turn of the millennium, church membership in the U.S. never dipped below 68 percent. But over the past two decades, that figure has steadily declined — and now, the emerging churchless majority has arrived.

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Apr 2, 2021Apr 2021

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Northeaster north-EES-tər Part of speech: noun Origin: American English, late th century 1: a storm or wind blowing from the northeast, especially in New England Examples of Northeaster in a sentence "Even though the northeaster knocked down a...

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Apr 2, 2021Apr 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 04/01/2021

The efforts of Republican state legislators in 43 states to suppress voting have made the rubber of Republicans politics meet the road of reality. Republicans are pushing the idea that it is imperative to pass laws to protect the sanctity of the vote because their supporters are concerned that the 2020 election was stolen. But, as observers have pointed out, if they want to reassure their voters that the election was clean, the way to do it would be to tell them the truth: the election ...

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Apr 2, 2021Apr 2021

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LINKIf you lost your job recently, you're eligible for 6 months of free health insurance — Ask a Manager

I have been stresssing about not having health insurance, I missed the news that COBRA is free for 6 months.

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Apr 1, 2021Apr 2021

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LINKForeign billionaire conspired to violate election law in straw donor scheme • OpenSecrets

A Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire agreed to the U.S. government $1.8 million to resolve allegations that he conspired to violate federal election laws in a “straw donor” scheme to route illegal foreign contributions to U.S. presidential and congressional candidates, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Gilbert Chagoury, a foreign national prohibited by federal law from making contributions to political groups or campaigns to influence U.S. elections, routed approximately $180,000 to...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Apr 1, 2021Apr 2021

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Waggish WAG-ish Part of speech: adjective Origin: Middle English, 1580s 1: Humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner. Examples of Waggish in a sentence "This book appeals to readers with a particularly waggish nature." "While ...

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Apr 1, 2021Apr 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/31/2021

President Joe Biden today unveiled a new $2 trillion infrastructure proposal titled The American Jobs Plan. The statement introducing the plan notes that the United States currently ranks 13th in the world for the quality of our infrastructure, and that our public domestic investment as a share of the economy has fallen more than 40% since the 1960s. It calls attention to the fact that our roads and bridges are crumbling and that our electrical grid keeps failing. Too few people have access to ...

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Mar 31, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKMajor U.S. companies take aim at Georgia’s new voting restrictions

Business executives across the United States are calling out efforts to restrict voting access after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law that opponents say would disproportionately disenfranchise people of color. Among the overhaul of state elections, the bill includes a restriction on drop boxes, makes it a crime to provide food or water to voters lined up outside polling stations, requires mandatory proof of identity for absentee voting and creates greater legislative control over how ...

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Mar 31, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKDelta Reverses Course as Companies Put on Notice: Stand for Voting Rights or Pay a Price - News & Guts Media

Lack CEOs have joined the chorus of voices calling for corporate condemnation of the new Georgia law that curbs voting opportunities, and at least one major company has received the message. On Wednesday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian wrote to employees, “I need to make it crystal clear that the final bill is unacceptable and does not match Delta’s values.” Delta, among the largest employers in Georgia, was criticized last week for a tepid response to the bill’s passage. The New York Times ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Mar 31, 2021Mar 2021

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Quark kwɑrk Part of speech: noun Origin: German, 20th century 1: Any of a number of subatomic particles carrying a fractional electric charge, postulated as building blocks of the hadrons. 2: A type of low-fat curd cheese. Examples of Quark in a...

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Mar 31, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKWhat’s the Equality Act and How Can You Make a Difference? - TheHumanist.com

Legislation that protects LGBTQ+ people in America is long overdue. The lack of federally mandated protections leave those who seek justice for discrimination very few options, especially since many states throughout the country do not explicitly have those protections in their laws. Already passed in the United States House of Representatives, the Equality Act will ensure those vital federal protections for the LGBTQ+ community by amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to add gender identity and...

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Mar 31, 2021Mar 2021

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Sprachgefühl SHPRAK-ɡə-fool Part of speech: noun Origin: German, unknown 1: the essential character of a language 2: Intuitive feeling for the natural idiom of a language. Examples of Sprachgefühl in a sentence "All the flashcards in the ...

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Mar 31, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/30/2021

It feels like the banking under the Republican Party from the Trump years is starting to erode. The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, sparked a nationwide fight over police brutality against Black people, with Trump supporters coalescing around the reactionary “Blue Lives Matter” flag. But today’s trial of former law enforcement officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd produced damning evidence from six witnesses, who said they were traumatized by what ...

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Mar 30, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKWhy indoor spaces are still prime COVID hotspots

Risks shoot up when virus particles accumulate in buildings, but it’s not clear how best to improve ventilation. When Lidia Morawska leaves home, she takes with her a slick, shoe-sized device that provides some sobering insights about the restaurants and offices she visits. Outside these buildings, her carbon dioxide monitor reads just above 400 parts per million (p.p.m.). But indoors is a different story. Even in a seemingly spacious, high-ceilinged restaurant, the number sometimes ...

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Mar 30, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKDave Ramsey's Company Fired 12 Employees for Premarital Sex

Financial adviser and public personality Dave Ramsey reportedly disciplined at least a dozen former employees for engaging in premarital or extramarital sex, leading to their respective departures from his consulting company, Ramsey Solutions. The Tennessee-based corporation is at the center of a federal lawsuit, originally brought by Caitlin O'Connor, a former administrative assistant who worked at Ramsey Solutions for years before her termination last June. O'Connor alleged that the company...

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Mar 30, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKWhy the latest shifts in American religiosity are so important

The number of Americans attending religious services and prioritizing faith is dropping. The societal impact is likely to be significant. March 30, 2021, 9:38 AM CDT By Steve Benen Nearly halfway through Donald Trump's term, then-Vice President Mike Pence delivered a commencement at Hillsdale College, a conservative Christian college in Michigan of notable significance in Republican politics, with a specific message about religion. Faith in America, Pence said, is becoming more robust. ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Mar 30, 2021Mar 2021

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Pleonasm 1. The use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one's eyes), either as a fault of style or for emphasis.

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Mar 30, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/29/2021

Today Derek Chauvin’s trial for the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, began in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The death of Mr. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, under the knee of police officer Chauvin, who is 45 and white, sparked dramatic civil unrest in the United States. The murder was captured on video onlookers who tried to intervene as Floyd cried for help, said he couldn’t breathe, called for his , and then died. Today, prosecutors showed a 9-minute 29-second video of the murder, ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Mar 30, 2021Mar 2021

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Amuse-gueule ah-mooz-GUHL Part of speech: noun Origin: French, unknown 1: a small savory item of food served as an appetizer before a meal. Examples of Amuse-gueule in a sentence "Can peanut butter and jelly bites really be considered ...

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Mar 29, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKU.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time

OMDawg!! This is good news!! WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans' membership in houses of worship continued to decline last year, dropping below 50% for the first time in Gallup's eight-decade trend. In 2020, 47% of Americans said they belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque, down from 50% in 20 and 70% in 1999. U.S. church membership was 73% when Gallup first measured it in 1937 and remained near 70% for the next six decades, before beginning a steady decline around the turn of the 21st ...

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Feline Fanatics

Mar 29, 2021Mar 2021

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Because s/he is beautiful, and it seems like spring today.

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Mar 29, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/28/2021

Since the Civil War, voter suppression in America has had a unique cast. The Civil War brought two great innovations to the United States that would mix together to shape our politics from 1865 onward: First, the Republicans under Abraham Lincoln created our first national system of taxation, including the income tax. For the first time in our history, having a say in society meant having a say in how other people’s money was spent. Second, the Republicans gave Black Americans a say ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Mar 29, 2021Mar 2021

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Obnubilate ahb-NOO-bə-layt Part of speech: verb Origin: Latin, late 16th century 1: darken, dim, or cover with or as if with a cloud; obscure Examples of Obnubilate in a sentence "The overcast skies didn’t obnubilate the car’s newly ...

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Mar 28, 2021Mar 2021

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Billet-doux bill-ay-DOO Part of speech: noun Origin: French, late 17th century 1: A love letter. Examples of Billet-doux in a sentence "I saved every billet-doux I exchanged with my college girlfriend." "She left only a box of billets-doux ...

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Mar 28, 2021Mar 2021

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Asterism AST-uh-riz-əm Part of speech: noun Origin: Greek, late 16th century 1: a prominent pattern or group of stars, typically having a popular name but smaller than a constellation 2: A group of three asterisks (⁂) drawing attention to ...

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Mar 27, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKPagan Employee Sues Panera Bread Citing Religious Discrimination by Her Managers | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

Well, crap. I liked eating at Panera... Tammy McCoy began working at a Panera in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania in late 2019. As far as she knows, she did a good job. She also happens to be a Pagan, but that should have been irrelevant in the workplace. It’s not like she was asking for any kind of special treatment. But according to a federal lawsuit she just filed against the company, she was taking a break during a shift last May along with General Manager Lori Dubs and Assistant General...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Mar 27, 2021Mar 2021

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Nodus NO-dəs Part of speech: noun Origin: Late Middle English, late 14th century 1: a problem, difficulty, or complication Examples of Nodus in a sentence "The team hadn’t expected to encounter a nodus this early into the project." ...

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Mar 27, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/26/2021

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed his state’s new voter suppression law last night in a carefully staged photo op. As journalist Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Inquirer pointed out, Kemp sat at a polished table, with six white men around him, under a painting of the Callaway Plantation on which more than 100 Black people had been enslaved. As the men bore witness to the signing, Representative Park Cannon, a Black female lawmaker, was arrested and dragged away from the governor’s office....

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Mar 26, 2021Mar 2021

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Coeval koh-EE-vəl Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, early 17th century 1: a person of roughly the same age as oneself; a contemporary Examples of Coeval in a sentence "It was hard to believe that level-headed Margaret is a coeval to ...

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Mar 26, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKCatholic church opposed suicide hotline because it included support for LGBTQ people / LGBTQ Nation

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops also opposes the Violence Against Woman Act and providing broader public accommodations protections for people of color for the same reason. “All persons must be protected from violence, but codifying the classifications ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity’ as contained in S. 47 is problematic,” the bishops admitted in a statement. The men also refuse to consider providing broader public accommodations protections for women, people of ...

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Mar 25, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKClosing web browser windows doesn't close connections

Not the most technically sophisticated amongst us, does turning off the computer stop this? Closing web browser windows doesn't close connections March 17 2021 by Jeff Johnson Support this blog: StopTheMadness, Link Unshortener, Underpass, PayPal.Me Months ago I noticed something strange in the Little Snitch Network Monitor: Safari was still connecting to web sites after every window had been closed. At the time, I thought this was just a Safari bug. I brought the issue to the attention ...

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Mar 25, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKHow To Make Job Interviews Less Horrible : Planet Money : NPR

Since I am job searching I found this very interesting. That interview for the job often doesn't end up hiring the right candidate because of human "noise".

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Mar 25, 2021Mar 2021

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Sheepshank SHEEP-shangk Part of speech: noun Origin: Unknown, mid 17th century 1: a kind of knot used to shorten a rope temporarily Examples of Sheepshank in a sentence "Killian was glad he remembered a few knots, like a sheepshank, from his ...

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Mar 25, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/24/2021

Last night, federal prosecutors filed a motion revealing that a leader of the paramilitary group the Oath Keepers claimed to be coordinating with the Proud Boys and another far-right group before the January 6 insurrection. After former President Donald Trump tweeted that his supporters should travel to Washington, D.C., on January 6 for a rally that “will be wild!,” Kelly Meggs, a member of the Oath Keepers, wrote on Facebook: “He wants us to make it WILD that’s what he’s saying. ...

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Politics

Mar 24, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKBiden prepared to chuck filibuster in bid to reshape America, quickly - Axios

President Biden recently held an undisclosed East Room session with historians that included discussion of how big is too big — and how fast is too fast — to jam through once-in-a-lifetime historic changes to America. Why it matters ... The historians’ views were very much in sync with his own: It is time to go even bigger and faster than anyone expected. If that means chucking the filibuster and bipartisanship, so be it. Four things are pushing Biden to jam through what could amount...

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Trump Pinata

Mar 24, 2021Mar 2021

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Appropriated from FB.

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Mar 24, 2021Mar 2021

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Leitmotif LAYT-mo-teef Part of speech: noun Origin: German, late 19th century 1: a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation Examples of Leitmotif in a sentence ...

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Mar 24, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/23/2021

Posted in it's entirety, I think this is an important read. Ten more people in Boulder, Colorado, died yesterday, shot by a man with a gun, just days after we lost 8 others in Atlanta, Georgia, shot by a man with a gun. In 2017, after the murder of 58 people in Las Vegas, political personality Bill O’Reilly said that such mass casualties were “the price of freedom.” But his is a very recent interpretation of guns and their meaning in America. The Second Amendment to the ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Mar 23, 2021Mar 2021

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Lagomorph LA-gə-morf Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, 1880s 1: a mammal of the order Lagomorpha; a hare, rabbit, or pika. Examples of Lagomorph in a sentence "The professor clarified that he only studied lagomorphs, not other rodents." ...

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Mar 23, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKMy boss offered me money to film a sex tape with two coworkers — Ask a Manager

I read AskAManager every day, and have read it for about 6 years. Today made my jaw drop! A reader writes: So…I’ll just come out and say that I know this it totally inappropriate, to say the least, and I need to find a new job ASAP. What I’m looking for is advice on how to cope with this in the meantime, and how to salvage my career moving forward. I’ve worked for a small trucking company owned a very, very wealthy man for the past two years. This company is more of a hobby ...

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Mar 23, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/22/2021

The Biden administration has been quite open about its belief that we are in a global war to reestablish the security of democracy in the face of rising authoritarianism. On February 4, President Biden said in a speech at the State Department that American diplomacy must be “rooted in America’s most cherished democratic values: defending freedom, championing opportunity, upholding universal rights, respecting the rule of law, and treating every person with dignity.” Secretary of State ...

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Mar 22, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKFFRF cheers appeals court decision against praying Wash. coach - Freedom From Religion Foundation

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is applauding a ruling against a praying football coach. A three-judge panel at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled in favor of Washington’s Bremerton School District, which did not renew the coach’s contract after he refused to stop praying on the job. Joe Kennedy had been singled out for praise by then-President Trump, including in a speech from the Oval Office on Religious Freedom Day and has been a darling of Christian ...

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Mar 22, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKThe man behind an Instagram account showing pastors’ wealth - The Washington Post

Preachers and their $5,000 sneakers: Why one man started an Instagram account showing churches’ wealth. By Sarah Pulliam Bailey March 22, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. CDT From his couch in Dallas, Ben Kirby began asking questions about the lifestyles of the rich and famous pastors when he was watching some worship songs on YouTube on a Sunday morning in 2019. While listening to a song by Elevation Worship, a megachurch based in Charlotte, the evangelical churchgoer noticed the lead singer’s ...

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Mar 22, 2021Mar 2021

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Auspice AHS-pəs Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, mid 16th century 1: a divine or prophetic token Examples of Auspice in a sentence "The swallow sighting was a favorable auspice." "Gregory was superstitious about all kinds of auspices and ...

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Mar 22, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/21/2021

As the Biden administration sets out to restore a government that can regulate business to level the playing field in the United States between workers and employers, address inequality, and combat climate change, Republicans are turning to the courts to stop him. Republican attorneys general have already launched a number of lawsuits challenging various of the new administration’s policies. Twenty-one states are suing Biden for revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline to cross the ...

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Mar 21, 2021Mar 2021

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Quiddity KWID-ə-dee Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, 14th century 1: The inherent nature or essence of someone or something. 2: A distinctive feature; a peculiarity. Examples of Quiddity in a sentence "Her love of singing is as much a ...

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Mar 21, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKDon’t Discount Evangelicalism as a Factor in Racist Murder of Asian Spa Workers in Georgia | Religion Dispatches

Today, America is still reeling from the news of the mass murder of eight people at massage parlors in Georgia. Many are rightly calling the shooting spree an act of white supremacist terrorism, as the victims targeted were Asian women. The moment I read that the man who confessed to the murders was the son of a youth pastor who told police he had a “sex addiction,” however, it struck me that we must not ignore the specifically evangelical Protestant contours of this story.

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Mar 21, 2021Mar 2021

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In Deleted Sermon, Georgia Shooter’s Pastor Said “Radical Feminism” Was Satanic | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

Crabapple First Baptist Church announced this week that they were going to officially kick Robert Aaron Long, the Georgia spa shooter who murdered eight people, out of their congregation. They explained that despite celebrating his baptism in 2018 (in a now-deleted Facebook post), they could “no longer affirm that he is truly a regenerate believer in Jesus Christ.” In other words, he had betrayed Jesus. The statement itself seemed fairly comprehensive. The church admitted Long’s family ...

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Mar 20, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/19/2021

When I see Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL), and other voices from our right wing, siding with Russian President Vladimir Putin in his demand that President Joe Biden debate him or pretending that the January 6 attack on the Capitol wasn’t a big deal, or Republicans voting to overturn a legitimate election or trying to keep Americans from voting, sometimes I despair of our democracy. But a poll released by the Pew Research Center yesterday shows that these Republicans are out of step with ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Mar 20, 2021Mar 2021

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Vernal VER-nl Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, mid 16th century 1: of, in, or appropriate to spring Examples of Vernal in a sentence "Justine paused her hike to admire the vernal forest view." "I have a particular affection for ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Mar 19, 2021Mar 2021

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Twig twig Part of speech: verb Origin: Unknown, mid 18th century 1: (as verb) understand or realize something Examples of Twig in a sentence "Tyson suddenly twigged that he had forgotten his report in the car." "After the appraisal that the ...

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Mar 19, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/18/2021

On Tuesday, in Georgia, a gunman murdered 1 man and 7 women, at three spas, and wounded another man. All three of the businesses were operating legally, according to Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and had not previously come to the attention of the Atlanta Police Department, although all three had been reviewed by an erotic review site. The man apprehended for the murders was 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long, who is described as deeply religious. Six of the women killed were of Asian descent....

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Posts

Mar 18, 2021Mar 2021

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Lizzyblog If I were a betting person I'd bet this is a scammer or a lost Xian. No bio, no pic. She has made one post: I noticed the term Blessed immediately. Oy. Long Beach, CA, claims to be a widow, no given. Has now ...

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Watchers

Mar 18, 2021Mar 2021

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Lizzyblog If I were a betting person I'd bet this is a scammer or a lost Xian. No bio, no pic. She has made one post: I noticed the term Blessed immediately. Oy. Long Beach, CA, claims to be a widow, no age given. ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Mar 18, 2021Mar 2021

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Schuss shoos Part of speech: noun Origin: German, 1930s 1: A straight downhill run on skis. Examples of Schuss in a sentence "While a schuss is inviting to experienced skiers, beginners are advised to steer clear." "Harold impressed ...

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Mar 18, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/17/2021

Today the House of Representatives approved awarding Congressional Gold Medals to members of the Capitol Police for their defense of the Capitol on January 6. Four hundred and thirteen members voted in favor, and 12 Republicans opposed the measure. A number of party members took offense at the language in the bill, which referred to the Capitol as “the temple of our American Democracy” and called the rioters “a mob of insurrectionists.” Part of their objection comes from their ...

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Mar 17, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/16/2021

Today, I’m watching some stories that have immediate significance, but also indicate larger trends. First, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has asked the Justice Department, now overseen by Attorney General Merrick Garland, to look into the unusual circumstances through which Brett Kavanaugh’s large debts disappeared before his nomination to the Supreme Court. While this question is important to understanding Kavanaugh’s position on our Supreme Court, it is more than that: it is part ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Mar 17, 2021Mar 2021

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Chartreuse shar-TROOS Part of speech: noun Origin: French, late 19th century 1: A pale green or yellow liqueur made from brandy and aromatic herbs. 2: A pale yellow or green color resembling the liqueur chartreuse. Examples of Chartreuse in a ...

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Mar 17, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKThe Secular Communities Survey

WELCOME TO THE SECULAR COMMUNITIES SURVEY! The Secular Communities Survey is the largest-ever study of the community life of secular and nonreligious people in the United States. The survey also measures people’s political views and their degree of civic engagement. SURVEY OPEN MARCH 1 to APRIL 11, 2021 Please participate!

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Mar 17, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKA New String of State Bills Could Give Religious Organizations Blanket Immunity from Any Wrongdoing

New legislation in states across the country could shield religious organizations from all civil and criminal liability. Religious exemptions on steroids: That’s the only way to describe legislation being considered this week by lawmakers in Arizona, South Carolina, and Montana. Under the guise of protecting the ability to worship during emergency disasters, these bills could give religious organizations blanket immunity from all civil and criminal liability — as long as they claim to be ...

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Mar 16, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLinking Evangelical Subculture and Phallically Insecure Masculinity Using Google Searches for Male Enhancement

Numerous studies document the connection between American evangelicalism and male insecurity stemming from essentialist, phallocentric conceptions of masculinity. Yet data have often been confined to individuals’ responses in surveys or qualitative interviews. This limits our understanding because individuals may lie about the most personal sources of insecurity (even to themselves) and such data are difficult to aggregate to broader subcultural influences. Building on a moral communities’ ...

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Mar 16, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKMajor Hack of Camera Company Offers Four Key Lessons on Surveillance from News & Commentary | American Civil Liberties Union

This is very concerning: We learned last week that a group of hackers gained access to cameras installed by a surveillance camera company, and said they were able to access live feeds from 150,000 cameras inside schools, hospitals, gyms, police stations, prisons, offices, and women’s health clinics. Some of the video footage — showing patients in their hospital rooms, for example — was extremely privacy-violating. The company, Verkada, does not merely sell security cameras; it also ...

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Mar 16, 2021Mar 2021

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Pleonasm PLEE-ə-naz-əm Part of speech: noun Origin: Greek, mid 16th century 1: The use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one's eyes), either as a fault of style or for emphasis. Examples of Pleonasm in a sentence...

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Mar 16, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/15/2021

Tonight, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM) as Secretary of the Interior Department. An impressive woman in her own right, Haaland embodies the determination of the new administration to use the government for the good of all Americans, rather than for special interests. This makes her a threat to business-as-usual on issues of both race and the economy. Her confirmation vote was 50-41; only four Republicans voted in favor of her appointment. Haaland is ...

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Mar 15, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKTrump’s pandemic Day of Prayer: Nothing fails like prayer - Freedom From Religion Foundation

One year ago today, President Donald Trump declared a national day of prayer to stop the pandemic and called on the country to “pray for God’s healing hand to be placed on the people of our nation.” More than 540,000 Americans died in that interval. That’s more than one American, every minute, for a year. By March 14, 2020, about 57 Americans had died from the coronavirus, according to the World Meters numbers. Exactly one year later, 547,234 Americans are dead. The Johns Hopkins ...

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Mar 15, 2021Mar 2021

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Today would have been Ruth Bader Ginsburg's birthday. I was also my mother's birthday, she would have been 94 today. And it is my daughter's birthday as well, she is proud to have shared a birthday with RBG, and with her grandmother that she never ...

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Mar 15, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/14/2021

By the time most of you will read this it will be March 15, which is too important a day to ignore. As the man who taught me to use a chainsaw said, it is immortalized by Shakespeare’s famous warning: “Cedar! Beware the adze of March!” He put it that way because the importance of March 15 is, of course, that it is the day in 1820 that Maine, the Pine Tree State, joined the Union. Maine statehood had national repercussions. The inhabitants of this northern part of Massachusetts had ...

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Mar 15, 2021Mar 2021

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Horology hə-RAH-lə-jee Part of speech: noun Origin: Greek, early 19th century 1: The study and measurement of time. 2: The art of making clocks and watches. Examples of Horology in a sentence "Modern technologies, such as atomic clocks, have ...

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Mar 14, 2021Mar 2021

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Epergne ə-PERN Part of speech: noun Origin: French, early 18th century 1: An ornamental centerpiece for a dining table, typically used for holding fruit or flowers. Examples of Epergne in a sentence "You can find a traditional epergne of ...

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Mar 14, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKAmend: The Fight for America Reminds America of its Promise - TheHumanist.com

“What do you think about when you think of America?” actor Will Smith poses this question at the beginning of his six-part Netflix documentary Amend: The Fight for America (released last month). We hear “This Land is Your Land” sung as we see images of the Statue of Liberty, fireworks, baseball, apple pie, the moon landing, etc. Then we dive into the heart of the series by learning about the history and impact of the Fourteenth Amendment, and how people struggle to be recognized by the ...

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Mar 14, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/13/2021

Republican pundits and lawmakers are, once again, warning of an immigration crisis at our southern border. Texas governor Greg Abbott says that if coronavirus spreads further in his state, it will not be because of his order to get rid of masks and business restrictions, but because President Biden is admitting undocumented immigrants who carry the virus. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is also talking up the immigration issue, suggesting (falsely) that the American Rescue Plan would send $1400 of ...

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Mar 14, 2021Mar 2021

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Pandowdy pan-DOW-dee Part of speech: noun Origin: North American English, mid 19th century 1: A kind of spiced apple pie baked in a deep dish. Examples of Pandowdy in a sentence "Aunt Grace always brings a pandowdy to our annual family ...

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Mar 13, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKAHA News: How Grief Rewires the Brain and Can Affect Health – and What to Do About It - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

WEDNESDAY, March 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Grief is a common, if not universal, human experience. But that doesn't make it simple. It's psychological, but it affects people physically. It's a matter of science, but scientists who discuss it can sound poetic. Dr. Katherine Shear, professor of psychiatry at Columbia University School of Social Work in New York, calls grief "the form that love takes when someone we love dies." COVID-19 has both brought grief and disrupted ...

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Mar 13, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/12/2021

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus crisis a global pandemic. A year later, almost 30 million of us have been infected with the novel coronavirus, and we have lost more than 530,000 of us to Covid-19. Our economy has buckled. The horror of the past year, exacerbated by the former president’s reluctance to use the government to combat the pandemic, has revealed what seem to be two different camps in America today. On the one hand is a Democratic ...

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Mar 13, 2021Mar 2021

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Notional NO-shə-nel Part of speech: adjective Origin: Late Middle English, late 16th century 1: Existing only in theory or as a suggestion or idea. 2: Existing only in the imagination. Examples of Notional in a sentence "The contractor ...

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Mar 12, 2021Mar 2021

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Chinook tshə-NOOK Part of speech: noun Origin: Salish, Unknown 1: A warm dry wind which blows down the east side of the Rocky Mountains at the end of winter. 2: A large North Pacific salmon that is an important commercial food fish. Examples ...

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Mar 12, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKObamacare’s About to Get a Lot More Affordable. These Maps Show How.

For this year and next, the stimulus bill boosts subsidies for nearly all those buying their own coverage, making insurance free for more people and giving higher-income people discounts for the first time. The American Rescue Plan broadens the subsidies available under the Affordable Care Act for comprehensive health insurance — increasing them for people who are already eligible, and providing new assistance for people with incomes previously too high to qualify. The top set of maps, ...

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Mar 11, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKFor Democracy to Stay, The Filibuster Must Go

What happens when the biggest election reform in half a century runs into one of the most formidable barriers to American governance? March , 2021 It is hard to imagine a more fitting job for Congress than for members to join together to pass a broadly popular law that makes democracy safer, stronger and more accessible to all Americans. Last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1. The , a similar version of which the House passed in 2019, is a comprehensive and desperately ...

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Mar 11, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/10/2021

Today was a big day for the United States of America. The House of Representatives passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, accepting the changes to the measure that the Senate had added. This bill marks a sea change in our government. Rather than focusing on dismantling the federal government and turning individuals loose to act as they wish, Congress has returned to the principles of the nation before 1981, using the federal government to support ordinary Americans. With its expansion...

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Mar 11, 2021Mar 2021

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Pictograph PIK-tə-graf Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, mid 19th century 1: A pictorial symbol for a word or phrase. Pictographs were used as the earliest known form of writing, with examples discovered in Egypt and Mesopotamia from before 3000...

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Mar 11, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKWill There Be a Trump Presidential Library? Don’t Count On It. - POLITICO

For months, as the end of Donald Trump’s term approached, historians and journalists have been playing a speculation game: What will Donald Trump’s presidential library be like? “A shrine to his ego,” predicted a historian in the Washington Post. Others imagine a theme park, or a “full MAGA” exercise in rebranding his presidency. One report said he’s trying to raise an astonishing $2 billion to build it. Here’s another, more likely possibility: There won’t be one. ...

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Mar 11, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKMaryland Musician Who Converts White Supremacists Reflects on Capitol Riot – NBC4 Washington

"They think their world is coming to an end, they're being erased," Daryl Davis said. "That's why they came to the Capitol." Daryl Davis' home is filled with music and memories of playing with rock 'n' roll royalty such as Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis. But Davis' home is also filled with Ku Klux Klan robes and other memories of his nearly 40 years of working to convince white supremacists to renounce racism. Davis has helped to convert more than 200 former white supremacists, ...

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Mar 11, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKWhite nationalists use Christian symbols to send messages to racists

WASHINGTON – A screaming man with his fist raised, a Byzantine cross emblazoned in red on his T-shirt. A white flag with a lone green pine tree and the words "An Appeal to Heaven" fluttering over the angry crowd. The Christian flag whipping in the wind from a parked pickup. Those images on display at the Jan. 5-6 rally and riot in Washington, D.C., have raised concerns that some of former President Donald Trump's most ardent and dangerous supporters, including groups such as the Proud Boys,...

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Mar 11, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKThe Confederacy was a con job on whites. And still is.

By Frank Hyman I’ve lived 55 years in the South, and I grew up liking the Confederate flag. I haven’t flown one for many decades, but for a reason that might surprise you. I know the South well. We lived wherever the Marine Corps stationed my father: Georgia, Virginia, the Carolinas. As a child, my favorite uncle wasn’t in the military, but he did pack a . 45 caliber Thompson submachine gun in his trunk. He was a leader in the Ku Klux Klan. Despite my role models, as a kid I was an ...

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Mar 10, 2021Mar 2021

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LINK I’ve lived 55 years in the South, and I grew up liking the Confederate flag. I haven’t flown one for many decades, but for a reason that might surprise you. I know the South well. We lived wherever the Marine Corps stationed ...

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Mar 10, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKDem House Member Publishes Evidence Against GOP Colleagues - News & Guts Media

Rep. Zoe Lofgren has the receipts. Late last month, the California Democrat released a 1,939 page report documenting the public statements and social media posts of Republican House members who voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election. In a foreword to the report, Rep. Lofgren explained that it may lay the groundwork for possible disciplinary action against some of her GOP colleagues, including expulsion from Congress: Like former President Trump, any elected Member of ...

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Mar 10, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/09/2021

The only big thing I see today is that Bob Smietana of the Religion News Service broke the story that evangelical Beth Moore, a hugely popular leader, has left the Southern Baptist Church. A survivor of sexual assault, Moore objected to her denomination’s support for Trump in light of the Access Hollywood tapes in which he boasted of sexual assault. She has increasingly parted ways with church leaders and now has announced that she is leaving the denomination. Her departure could lead a number...

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Mar 10, 2021Mar 2021

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Cynosure SY-nə-shur Part of speech: noun Origin: French, late 16th century 1: A person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration. Examples of Cynosure in a sentence "The prince was the cynosure of the coronation." "The song ...

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Mar 9, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKStudy investigates American atheists’ stigmatization, psychological well-being | CYFS | Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools | University of Nebraska–Lincoln

The religiously unaffiliated, including atheists, are the fastest-growing (non)religious population in the United States. But the social stigma associated with atheism leaves this population vulnerable to isolation and poor mental health outcomes. Dena Abbott, assistant professor of counseling psychology, is using a one-year Research Council grant to investigate the psychological well-being of two groups of atheists — rural-residing and woman-identified atheists — in the context of ...

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Mar 9, 2021Mar 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 03/08/2021

Lots of stuff simmering, but nothing you can’t miss if you want to take a break from the news today. There are two stories I’m following. The first is the fight between former president Trump and the Republican National Committee (RNC). Last Friday, Trump’s lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to the RNC, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and the National Republican Congressional Committee—the three biggest Republican fundraising bodies—demanding they stop using his...

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Mar 9, 2021Mar 2021

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Limn lim Part of speech: verb Origin: Late Middle English, unknown 1: Depict or describe in painting or words. 2: Suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light. Examples of Limn in a sentence "One of her greatest talents as a ...

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