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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 28, 2021Feb 2021

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Loggia LOH-djə Part of speech: noun Origin: Italian, mid 18th century 1: A gallery or room with one or more open sides, especially one that forms part of a house and has one side open to the garden. 2: An open-sided extension to a house. ...
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Feb 27, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/26/2021
There are a number of very different stories swirling out there this Friday. I have been trying to make sense of them and will tell you what I see, with the warning that I could very easily be wrong, so ignore at will. One of today’s biggest stories is that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence today released its assessment of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Khashoggi was a Saudi Arabian journalist whose ...
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Trump Pinata
Feb 27, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKTrump’s Tax Returns Aren’t the Only Crucial Records Prosecutors Will Get
When New York prosecutors finally get to examine the federal tax returns of former President Donald J. Trump, they will discover a veritable how-to guide for getting rich while losing millions of dollars and paying little to no income taxes. Whether they find evidence of crimes, however, will also depend on other information not found in the actual returns. The United States Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., to obtain eight ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 27, 2021Feb 2021

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Peripeteia per-ə-pə-TEE-yə Part of speech: noun Origin: Greek, late 16th century 1: A sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances, especially in reference to fictional narrative. Examples of Peripeteia in a sentence "The Prince and...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 26, 2021Feb 2021

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Accouchement ə-KOOSH-mənt Part of speech: noun Origin: French, late 18th century 1: The process of giving birth to a baby. Examples of Accouchement in a sentence "It took the entire zoo team to assist the elephant during her accouchement." ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 26, 2021Feb 2021

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Charivari shee-və-REE Part of speech: noun Origin: French, mid 17th century 1: (historical) A noisy mock serenade performed by a group of people to celebrate a marriage or mock an unpopular person. 2: A series of discordant noises. Examples of ...
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Trump Pinata
Feb 26, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKManhattan district attorney obtains Trump's long-sought tax records
Washington — The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has obtained former President Donald Trump's tax records, executing a subpoena for the long-sought documents after the Supreme Court declined to shield them from investigators earlier this week. Danny Frost, a spokesman for District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., confirmed that prosecutors had taken possession of the tax records on Monday, the same day the Supreme Court rejected Mr. Trump's last-ditch legal effort to block prosecutors from ...
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Feb 26, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 00/25/2021
There are lots of stories in the news tonight, but most of them seem like preludes. What happened today will eventually be overridden by the stories’ outcomes. So, for example, we learned that former president Trump’s accountants, Mazars USA, turned over Trump’s financial information to the Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday. This got a lot of headlines, but we had a pretty good sense they would turn over the information just as soon as the Supreme Court said they must, so...
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Feb 25, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/24/2021
At 4:42 p.m., exactly a year ago, then-President Trump tweeted: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!” On February 7, Trump had told journalist Bob Woodward something very different. “This is deadly stuff,” he said. The coronavirus is “more deadly than your, you know, your, even your strenuous flus.”...
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Feb 24, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKThese Online Learning Platforms Offer a Surprising Lack of Church-State Separation | Religion & Politics
This is sadly not surprising. Parents should be aware.
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Feb 24, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/23/2021
Someone asked me today why former president Trump seems still to get more news coverage than President Biden. My answer was that Trump is still a powerful force and explodes into the news because he is so unpredictable, while Biden is behaving like presidents always did before Trump, holding meetings and letting Congress get on with its own business, which is much less immediately newsworthy for all that it matters in the longer term. I am reminded of the 2012 Calvin and Hobbes cartoon by ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 24, 2021Feb 2021

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Gullah GUH-luh Part of speech: noun Origin: American English, unknown 1: A member of a black cultural community living on the coast of South Carolina and nearby islands. 2: The Creole language of the Gullah, having an English base with elements ...
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Feb 23, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/22/2021
Today the United States passed the heartbreaking marker of 500,000 official deaths from COVID-19. President Biden held a ceremony tonight to remember those lost, saying "On this solemn occasion, we reflect on their loss and on their loved ones left behind. We, as a Nation, must remember them so we can begin to heal, to unite, and find purpose as one Nation to defeat this pandemic." The South Portico of the White House was illuminated with 500 candles—one for every thousand lives lost—and the...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 23, 2021Feb 2021

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Hew hyoo Part of speech: verb Origin: Old English, unknown 1: Chop or cut (something, especially wood or coal) with an axe, pick, or other tool. 2: Make or shape (something) by cutting or chopping a material such as wood or stone. Examples of ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 22, 2021Feb 2021

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Forsooth fer-SOOTH Part of speech: adverb Origin: Old English, unknown 1: Indeed (often used ironically or to express surprise or indignation) Examples of Forsooth in a sentence "Forsooth, I believed you were telling the truth from the ...
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Feb 22, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/21/2021
On ABC’s This Week this morning, Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) refused to admit that Democrat Joe Biden had legitimately won the 2020 presidential election.
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 21, 2021Feb 2021

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Labile LAY-bihl Part of speech: adjective Origin: Late Middle English, unknown 1: (technical) Liable to change; easily altered 2: Of or characterized by emotions that are easily aroused or freely expressed, and that tend to alter quickly and ...
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Feb 20, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKThe Satanic Temple Sues Texas Over Abortion Regulations It Argues Infringe On Members' Religious Beliefs | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station
An anonymous member of The Satanic Temple, which is a self-described national atheistic religious group based in Massachusetts, recently sued Texas health officials in federal court. The plaintiff, who according to the lawsuit lives “at least 100 miles from the nearest abortion clinic” in Houston, is challenging the state’s mandatory sonogram requirement for an abortion, as well as the mandatory 24-hour waiting period following the sonogram. Lucien Greaves, the co-founder and ...
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Feb 20, 2021Feb 2021

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Aposematic ap-ə-sə-MAD-ik Part of speech: adjective Origin: Greek, late 19th century 1: (of coloration or markings) serving to warn or repel predators. 2 : (of an animal) having aposematic coloration or markings. Examples of Aposematic in a ...
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Feb 20, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/19/2021
Speaking virtually today to the Munich Security Conference, the world’s largest gathering to discuss international security policy, President Biden promised that “America is back.” He assured the world that the U.S. will work with our European partners. We are, he said, committed to NATO, which the previous president tried to undermine, and we will honor Article 5 of that compact, which says that an attack on any one NATO ally will be considered an attack on all of them. He noted that ...
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Feb 19, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/18/2021
Today felt like a breather between the real, final end of the Trump presidency and the ramping up of the Biden years. The Senate acquitted Trump of incitement of insurrection on Saturday. In response, the former president issued a statement reiterating all his lies in the months since the election. Then, last Tuesday, he lambasted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for blaming him for the insurrection. McConnell, clearly the winner in this exchange, didn’t even bother to answer. ...
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Politics
Feb 19, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKHolocaust Expert: The GOP’s Embrace of an Anti-Semitic Lawmaker Won’t End Well | Beth Stoneburner | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
The term “deplorable” is too kind to describe GOP figurehead Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Historian Deborah Lipstadt, who studies Jewish history and the Holocaust, says that the Republican Party’s refusal to condemn Greene’s embrace of conspiracy theories (including her anti-Semitic beliefs) is a frightening omen:
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Feb 18, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKTens of Thousands of Texas Homes May Be Worthless Soon.
If you live in Texas I had pity on you before the freeze. Now, holy cow, you may be well and properly screwed.
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 18, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by HippieChick58
Pukka PUH-kuh Part of speech: adjective Origin: Hindi, late 17th century 1: (British informal) Genuine. 2: Of or appropriate to high or respectable society. Examples of Pukka in a sentence "The clerk bit down on the gold coin to make sure it ...
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Feb 18, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American - 02/17/2021
The crisis in Texas continues, with almost 2 million people still without power in frigid temperatures. Pipes are bursting in homes, pulling down ceilings and flooding living spaces, while 7 million Texans are under a water boil advisory. Tim Boyd, the mayor of Colorado City, Texas, put on Facebook: “The City and County, along with power providers or any other service owes you NOTHING! I’m sick and tired of people looking for a damn handout!... If you are sitting at home in the cold ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 17, 2021Feb 2021

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Hinterland HINT-ər-land Part of speech: noun Origin: German, late 19th century 1: The often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks. 2: An area lying beyond what is visible or known. Examples of Hinterland in a sentence ...
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Feb 17, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/16/2021
Today has good news!! History was in the news today in three very different ways. First up is the deep freeze in Texas, which overwhelmed the power grid and knocked out electricity for more than 3.5 million people, leaving them without heat. It has taken the lives of at least 23 people. ------ Second, there was an interesting development today with regard to the January 6 insurrection. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS), in his personal capacity, not as a member of Congress, sued...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 16, 2021Feb 2021

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Transmogrify trans-MAH-ɡrə-fai Part of speech: verb Origin: Unknown, mid 17th century 1: Transform in a surprising or magical manner. Examples of Transmogrify in a sentence "The fairy godmother plans to transmogrify Cinderella from peasant to...
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Feb 16, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/15/2021
Monday federal holidays generally mean that not much gets done. Today was a bit of an exception, since we are dealing with the fallout from the Senate’s refusal to convict former president Trump for the January 6 insurrection. For the Republicans, that acquittal simply makes the split in the party worse. First of all, it puts the Republicans at odds with the majority of Americans. According to a new ABC/Ipsos poll, 58% of us think Trump should have been convicted, and more than ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 15, 2021Feb 2021

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Stochastic stə-KAS-tik Part of speech: adjective Origin: Greek, mid 17th century 1: Randomly determined; having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analyzed statistically but may not be predicted precisely. Examples of ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 14, 2021Feb 2021

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Quisquous KWIS-kwəs Part of speech: adjective Origin: Unknown, 17th century 1: Difficult to deal with or settle; perplexing; (of a person) of dubious character. Examples of Quisquous in a sentence "I wanted to trust him, but also knew that he...
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Feb 14, 2021Feb 2021

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LINK‘It just symbolizes everything’: Bidens bring presidential PDA back to the White House - POLITICO
They seem so natural and warm, a great and welcome relief from the previous occupants of the WH.
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Feb 14, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by HippieChick58
LINKEveryone calm down - Palmer Report
Everyone calm down. While we don’t know why witnesses weren’t called, we know that the Democrats didn’t “cave.” They’re not hapless idiots. They’re savvy fighters, and they must have had a damn good reason for this. Stop blindly attacking them and let this play out. For instance, the Washington DC Attorney General let it be known last night that he’s looking to criminally charge Trump for the insurrection. That’s infinitely more important than impeachment. Perhaps he asked ...
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Feb 14, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/13/2021
Today the Senate acquitted former president Donald Trump of the charge of inciting an insurrection. Fifty-seven senators said he was guilty; 43 said he was not guilty. An impeachment conviction requires a two-thirds majority of the Senate, so he was acquitted, but not before seven members of his own party voted to convict him. The only real surprise today was this morning, when five Republicans joined 50 Democrats to vote in favor of calling witnesses. That vote came after Representative ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 14, 2021Feb 2021

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Appropriate for Valentine's Day. 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 billets-doux I exchanged with my college girlfriend." ...
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Feb 13, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKWomen in Congress on the Capitol riot: 23 lawmakers on what happened to them during the insurrection
On January 6, a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and temporarily halted the certification of the legitimate results of the 2020 election. The president, at a rally that day, had encouraged thousands of his supporters to “take back our country.” In the Capitol, rioters fought with police, smashed windows and ransacked offices. The insurrection left 140 police officers injured and at least five people dead. This week, the story is being told again at the ...
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Feb 13, 2021Feb 2021

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Gallinaceous gal-ə-NAY-shəs Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, late 18th century 1: Relating to birds of an order (Galliformes) which includes domestic poultry and game birds. Examples of Gallinaceous in a sentence "The farm was home ...
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Feb 13, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/12/2021
Today was the the fourth day of former president Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. The president’s legal team attempted to answer the arguments of the House impeachment managers, who outlined the horrific events of January 6, 2021, when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol while a joint session of Congress was counting the certified electoral votes to make Democrat Joe Biden president and blamed the former president for inciting the insurrectionists. The House impeachment ...
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Feb 12, 2021Feb 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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Feb 12, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 01/11/2021
The House impeachment managers have given Republican senators multiple ways to justify a vote for conviction to their constituents. They have shown how Trump began to incite violence even before the election, in plain sight, and how that led to an assault on the Capitol that came close to costing the lives of our elected officials, including Vice President Mike Pence—a Republican—and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the two people next in line for the presidency if Trump were to be removed from ...
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Feb 11, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKFFRF urges Biden admin. to drop SBA church funding - Freedom From Religion Foundation
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is formally asking the Biden administration not to adopt Trump-era regulations allowing for the unprecedented funneling of taxpayer money to religious institutions. The national state/church watchdog is conveying its formal objections to the public bailouts of churches during the pandemic to the Small Business Administration during the public comment period ending this Friday, Feb. 12.
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Feb 11, 2021Feb 2021

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Feb 11, 2021Feb 2021

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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 11, 2021Feb 2021

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Fey fei Part of speech: adjective Origin: Middle English, 9th century 1: Giving an impression of vague unworldliness. 2: Having supernatural powers of clairvoyance. Examples of Fey in a sentence "The meadow looked almost fey in the moonlight."...
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Feb 11, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/10/2021
“This case is much worse than someone who falsely shouts fire in a crowded theater. It’s more like a case where the town fire chief, who’s paid to put out fires, sends a mob not to yell fire in a crowded theater, but to actually set the theater on fire.” This was how lead House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin (D-MD) explained Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection to the senators trying the former president Trump for inciting that insurrection. Over the course of today, the ...
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Feb 10, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKEx-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder And 8 Others Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis : NPR
The Michigan Attorney General's Office Thursday announced criminal charges for eight former state officials, including the state's former Gov. Rick Snyder, along with one current official, for their alleged roles in the Flint water crisis. Together the group face 42 counts related to the drinking water catastrophe roughly seven years ago. The crimes range from perjury to misconduct in office to involuntary manslaughter. The drinking water debacle is linked to at least 12 deaths and at ...
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Feb 10, 2021Feb 2021

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Cosmopolis kahz-MAHP-ə-ləs Part of speech: noun Origin: Greek, mid 19th century 1: A city inhabited by people from many different countries. Examples of Cosmopolis in a sentence "When it comes to the nickname "Capital of the World," no ...
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Feb 10, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/09/2021
Today began the second impeachment trial for former president Donald J. Trump, this time for incitement of insurrection against the American government. Still, the people who are really on trial are the 50 Republican senators judging Trump’s guilt. The impeachment trial today covered whether it is constitutional to try a former official. This angle was designed to get Republican senators off the hook: if not, they could avoid voting on the article of impeachment. The proceedings went ...
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Feb 9, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKIn Georgia scandal, Trump's troubles are just getting started
Trump told Georgia's Secretary of State he wanted someone to "find" votes to flip the state in his favor. Now that same office is investigating Trump.
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Feb 9, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKThis Supreme Court’s Religious Liberty Approach Would Be Silly, If The Consequences Were Not So Dire | Above the Law
Last Friday the Supreme Court issued another so-called shadow docket ruling in South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom. In a split decision, the Supreme Court enjoined enforcement of California’s total ban on indoor worship services in areas of the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 infection (Tier I). Yet, the court left in place California’s 25% capacity limits, as well as the ban on singing and chanting in indoor church services in Tier I designated areas. Although striking ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 9, 2021Feb 2021

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Paladin PAL-ə-dn Part of speech: noun Origin: French, late 16th century 1: Any of the twelve peers of Charlemagne's court, of whom the Count Palatine was the chief. 2: A knight renowned for heroism and chivalry. Examples of Paladin in a sentence...
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Feb 9, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/08/2021
The news today centers on the Senate impeachment trial for the former president, which begins tomorrow, and the Democrats’ maneuvering to pass a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Both of these issues deal with vital immediate questions. Will there be consequences for Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election, a refusal that led to a coup attempt? And will the government help out those suffering from the economic dislocation caused by the pandemic? Behind those ...
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Feb 8, 2021Feb 2021

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LINK700 Historians Publish Damning Letter Urging The House To Impeach Trump On Wednesday
Topline: More than 700 historians have published a scathing open letter urging the House to impeach President Donald Trump, as lawmakers gear up for a historic vote to charge him with abuse of power and obstruction of congress on Wednesday. Invoking the words of Alexander Hamilton, the letter said that Trump fits the description of what the founding father called an unscrupulous demagogue who is “unprincipled in private life, desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of ...
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Feb 8, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKTexas Pastors Call Kamala Harris a 'Jezebel'
White conservative America sure had a lot to say about Rev. Jeremiah Wright—and by extension, the Black church—and his “God damn America” sermon. White people across the nation got all in their star-spangled feelings when they got a glimpse of how pastors in Black churches can be too radical for their delicate sensibility. All I remember thinking was: “Shiiiet, I can only imagine the wild shit white pastors say in their sermons.” According to reports by Raw Story and Baptist News,...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 8, 2021Feb 2021

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Gelid JEL-id Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, early 17th century 1: Icy; extremely cold. Examples of Gelid in a sentence "Chicago is gelid in the winter." "Greta called in sick to avoid having to navigate the gelid roads."
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Feb 8, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/07/21
Pundits are saying that the Senate will vote to acquit former president Donald Trump at the end of his second impeachment trial, set to start on Tuesday. I’m not so sure. After the January 6 attack on the Capitol, the House of Representatives passed an article of impeachment against Trump for “incitement of insurrection.” The article accuses the former president of engaging in high crimes and misdemeanors “by inciting violence against the Government of the United States.” It ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 7, 2021Feb 2021

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Lagom LAH-gawm Part of speech: noun Origin: Swedish, early 19th century 1: The principle of living a balanced, moderately paced, low-fuss life. Examples of Lagom in a sentence "My resolution for next year is to slow down and embrace the ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 7, 2021Feb 2021

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Rupestrian roo-PES-tree-ən Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, late 18th century 1: (of art) done on rock or cave walls. Examples of Rupestrian in a sentence "Archeologists were excited to discover rupestrian markings inside the cave." ...
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Feb 6, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKJosh Hawley's Future as Senator—Or President? - The Atlantic
Hawley’s combination of conservative politics, news-anchor gravitas, apparent ambition, and Ivy League success made him a target of liberal hatred from the moment he arrived in the Senate. But lately, all that Hawley specialness has attracted a special kind of rage from his former allies in the conservative world, too. On January 6, a violent mob stormed the Capitol to stop the certification of Electoral College votes. Five people died, including a Capitol Police officer, Brian Sicknick. When ...
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Feb 6, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKDoctors: Plan to wear a mask for a while
As more people get vaccinated against COVID-19, doctors say masks won't be going away anytime soon. Even if you've had the virus, you could be infected with a new variant of coronavirus. So plan to wear a mask for a while, and wear one that works. "If you can see light coming through it, it's time to get rid of it," said Dr. John Lowe. He's an infectious disease expert with UNMC. He says you should replace fabric masks from several months ago. And reminds us that disposable ...
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Feb 6, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/05/21
Yet another Friday without a news dump from the federal government (woo hoo!) means that I have the room to highlight something really interesting that was buried in President Biden’s speech at the State Department yesterday afternoon. Not surprisingly, Biden announced a return to a more traditional foreign policy than his predecessor’s. But he did more than that: he tied foreign policy to domestic interests in a way that echoed Republican president Theodore Roosevelt when he helped to ...
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Feb 5, 2021Feb 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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Feb 5, 2021Feb 2021

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Burgher BER-ger Part of speech: noun Origin: Middle Dutch, 15th century 1: A citizen of a town or city, typically a member of the wealthy bourgeoisie. Examples of Burgher in a sentence "I'm not just a citizen of this town; I consider myself a ...
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Feb 5, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKThey Stormed the Capitol. Their Apps Tracked Them.
Feb. 5, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET In 2019, a source came to us with a digital file containing the precise locations of more than 12 million individual smartphones for several months in 2016 and 2017. The data is supposed to be anonymous, but it isn’t. We found celebrities, Pentagon officials and average Americans. It became clear that this data — collected by smartphone apps and then fed into a dizzyingly complex digital advertising ecosystem — was a liability to national security, to free ...
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Feb 5, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/04/2021
Today Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) proposed giving at least $3000 annually per child to American families. This suggestion is coming from a man who, when he ran as the Republican candidate for president in 2012, famously echoed what was then Republican orthodoxy. He was caught on tape saying that “there are 47 percent of the people who… are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are ...
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Feb 4, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 02/03/2021
While Republican lawmakers continue to grab headlines with outrageous behavior and obstructionism, President Biden has been derailing them in the only way no one has tried yet: ignoring them and governing. Only two weeks into his administration, this approach appears to be enormously effective. The two Republican factions continue to compete for control of the party. That struggle has been personified this week by the relative standing of new Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and ...
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Uncommon words and their meanings.
Feb 3, 2021Feb 2021

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Annalist AN-ə-ləst Part of speech: noun Origin: Unknown, 17th century 1: A person who writes annals. Examples of Annalist in a sentence "Our community's history has been preserved through written records maintained by annalists." "Timothy ...
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Feb 3, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKTwo-thirds of one London Orthodox Jewish community has had Covid | Financial Times
Atheists have had the lowest death rate.
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Feb 3, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKTaking the white Christian nationalist symbols at the Capitol riot seriously
Today, on the same day that the remains of Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, killed in the January 6 insurrection, lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda, the House impeachment managers filed their trial brief for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump. The charge is that he incited the insurrection attempt of January 6, 2021, in which a mob stormed the Capitol to stop the counting of the certified electoral ballots for the 2020 election. Led by ...
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Feb 2, 2021Feb 2021

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LINKUPDATE. Baby dies in Romania after being immersed in baptism ⋆ Universul.net
I cannot imagine the pain these parents are going through, however.... where was the common sense? The baby was a preemie, and even church guidelines say newborns should only be sprinkled not immersed. Who the hell immerses babies in the name of an imaginary god? Xians do stupid things.
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Feb 2, 2021Feb 2021

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Glyptic GLIP-tik Part of speech: adjective Origin: French, early 19th century 1: Of or concerning carving or engraving. Examples of Glyptic in a sentence "While she struggled with painting, Dylan excelled in the glyptic arts." "The table was ...
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LINKLetters From An American 02/01/2021
Today’s two big domestic stories are developments that will help to determine the future of our democracy: President Biden’s insistence on a major new coronavirus relief bill and Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection. President Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion economic relief bill, called American Rescue Plan, to get the country over the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. This is a bold move that rests on the idea that the government must help to manage the economy. ...
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Redivivus red-ə-VI-vus Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, late 16th century 1: Come back to life; reborn. Examples of Redivivus in a sentence "The reenactor was so good at his role that critics said he was George Washington redivivus."...
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Jan 31, 2021Jan 2021

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Ratiocinate rash-ee-OH-sin-ate Part of speech: verb Origin: Latin, mid 17th century 1: Form judgments by a process of logic. 2: Reason. Examples of Ratiocinate in a sentence "To solve the murder-mystery game, you must ratiocinate through all ...
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LINKSome Southern Baptist pastors are calling Kamala Harris 'Jezebel.' What do they mean?
Southern Baptist pastors are sharply critical of Vice President Kamala Harris. Now some are taking their insults to biblical proportions. (RNS) — It didn’t take long after the inauguration of the nation’s first woman vice president for some pastors in the Southern Baptist Convention to start comparing her to the Bible’s most nefarious woman. Two days, to be exact. On Jan. 22, Tom Buck, pastor of First Baptist Church of Lindale, Texas, equated Kamala Harris with the biblical ...
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LINKPreacher: God Anointed Trump, Therefore Biden is an “Illegal Counterfeit” | Beth Stoneburner | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
SMH, there is nothing in the Constitution of the US of A of any blessing of any deity for holding the office of president. MAGA cultist and right-wing preacher Lance Wallnau, who recently said he cured Rush Limbaugh‘s terminal lung cancer with his prayers, now says Joe Biden will never be a legitimate president. Never mind that Biden was elected fairly and squarely. Wallnau insists God’s anointing still rests on Donald Trump. Dream on ahole and STFU.
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Nictate NIK-tayt Part of speech: verb Origin: Latin, late 17th century 1: Blink. Examples of Nictate in a sentence "You must resist the urge to nictate to win a staring contest." "The doctor instructed me to nictate after using the antibiotic...
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Littérateur lid-ər-ə-TER Part of speech: noun Origin: French, early 19th century 1: A person who is interested in and knowledgeable about literature. Examples of Littérateur in a sentence "She considered herself a littérateur and enjoyed...
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Salmagundi sal-mə-GUHN-dee Part of speech: noun Origin: French, unknown 1: A dish of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, and seasoning. 2: A general mixture; a miscellaneous collection. Examples of Salmagundi in a sentence "Order the ...
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Jan 30, 2021Jan 2021

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LINKLetters From An American 01/29/21
Pressed again today to speak about Republican congress members who are in the news for their antisocial behavior, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki refused to comment. “We don’t want to elevate conspiracy theories further in the briefing room, so I’m going to leave it at that,” she said. The White House has also declined to comment on Congress, taking the constitutional position that the president should stay in the executive branch’s lane and let the legislative branch handle ...
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Jan 30, 2021Jan 2021

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LINKNebraska priest at Jan. 6 D.C. rally said he performed exorcism at U.S. Capitol | Omaha State and Regional News | omaha.com
This priest is serving close to where I grew up. He makes me happy to be from there... far from there. A Nebraska priest who was in Washington, D.C., at a Jan. 6 rally in support of then-President Donald Trump told a videographer that he had performed an exorcism at the U.S. Capitol because a demon is “dissolving the country.” The Rev. David Fulton, a pastor at St. Michael in Central City and St. Peter in Fullerton, was featured in a video shot by Eddie Becker on YouTube called ...
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Jan 29, 2021Jan 2021

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LINKNational High School Ethics Bowl
If you have or know HS students, this looks awesome! The National High School Ethics Bowl and the regional ethics bowls it supports are competitive yet collaborative events in which students discuss real-life ethical issues. In each round of competition, teams take turns analyzing cases about complex ethical dilemmas and responding to questions and comments from the other team and from a panel of judges. An ethics bowl differs from a debate competition in that students are not assigned ...
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Jan 29, 2021Jan 2021

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LINKI Grew Up Evangelical and the Christian Nationalist Insurrection Did Not Surprise Me | Religion Dispatches
On Wednesday, January 6, I, like almost everyone else in America, watched as a mob of predominantly white domestic terrorists stormed the Capitol, in an attempt to prevent the Senate from certifying the electoral college vote in favor of Joseph Biden, a claim that, at its core, is based on the idea that voter fraud was committed by Black and Brown voters. Many of the insurgents bore flags specifically referencing Christianity. There were the Jesus 2020 flags, which resemble Trump banners; flags ...
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Jan 29, 2021Jan 2021

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Toxophilite tak-SAH-fə-lahyt Part of speech: noun Origin: Greek, late 18th century 1: A student or lover of archery. Examples of Toxophilite in a sentence "Therese qualified for the Olympics after a decade as a toxophilite." "I was a ...
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LINKLetters From An American 01/28/21
It has been just three weeks and a day since a crazed mob, egged on by the former president and his supporters, stormed the U.S. Capitol to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election. They smashed into the building, carrying handcuffs and searching for our elected officials, whom they threatened to harm. They killed one police officer and wounded 140 more. Our vice president, senators, and representatives, along with all their staff, had to be evacuated to secure quarters, and then to hide, while...
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Jan 28, 2021Jan 2021

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LINKFFRF: Shame on Christian Nationalist disruptors inside Congress - Freedom From Religion Foundation
The Christian Nationalists, neo-Nazis, racists and anti-government militia who attacked the U.S. Capitol and our democracy on Jan. 6 have been roundly denounced. But the Freedom From Religion Foundation believes it is also important to call to account the Christian Nationalist views of most of the 147 disruptors inside Congress who voted later that night to deny the will of the voters. More than a quarter of the members of Congress taking shelter for their lives while a seditious mob rampaged...
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LINKLetters From An American 01/27/21
The contours of politics today look much like they did yesterday. President Biden is forging ahead through executive actions—today pausing oil and gas leases while switching the government to electric vehicles— while the two factions in the Republican Party claw for supremacy. Dead center of both of these political fights is the future of this country. Will Trump and his supporters seize control of the government—by means legal or illegal—or will the country steer itself back to the ...
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Orchidaceous or-kə-DAY-shəs Part of speech: adjective Origin: Latin, mid 19th century 1: Flashy, showy, as if an orchid. Examples of Orchidaceous in a sentence "The singer's outfit was colorful, shiny, and downright orchidaceous." "My ...
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LINKLetters From An American 01/26/2021
We are now a week into the Biden administration, and President Biden has set some clear and surprisingly dominant markers at the beginning of his presidency. He has kept firmly to his constitutional responsibilities in what appears to be an attempt to remind Americans of the official roles in our democracy. He has deliberately refused to intrude on the Department of Justice, saying he would leave up to it which cases to pursue. When a reporter asked Press Secretary Jen Psaki whether Biden ...
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Jan 27, 2021Jan 2021

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Adumbrate ə-DUM-brayt Part of speech: verb Origin: Latin, late 16th century 1: Report or represent in outline. 2: Foreshadow or symbolize. Examples of Adumbrate in a sentence "Mark adumbrated his findings in an engaging presentation." "When ...
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LINKBiden orders DOJ to end private prison contracts as part of racial equity push PUBLISHED TUE, JAN 26 20219:12 AM ESTUPDATED T
To me this is crucial! President Joe Biden ordered his Department of Justice on Tuesday to phase out its contracts with private prisons, one of multiple new planks of Biden’s broad-focused racial justice agenda. Biden signed four additional executive actions after laying out his racial equity plan at the White House. The actions are aimed at combating discriminatory housing practices, reforming the prison system, respecting sovereignty of Tribal governments and fighting xenophobia ...
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Jan 26, 2021Jan 2021

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LINKJudge: Charges still stand against pastor Tony Spell for violating COVID-19 crowd limits | WJTV
Somewhere in the buybull it says while you're on this earth you are to follow the laws of man. Somehow so many of these morons overlook that. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) — The Central pastor whose crowded gatherings have openly defied COVID-19-related capacity limits faced another setback in a Baton Rouge court Monday. District Judge Eboni Johnson-Rose denied Pastor Tony Spell’s motion to dismiss six criminal counts against him. The charges stem from services at Life ...
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Pollicitation pə-lis-ə-TAY-shən Part of speech: noun Origin: Late Middle English, unknown 1: The action of promising; a promise; a document conveying a promise. 2: Also Civil Law: a promise not yet formally accepted, and therefore in certain ...
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Jan 25, 2021Jan 2021

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LINKOmaha FBI agents arrest founder of WalkAway Campaign for actions during U.S. Capitol attack
Looks like they got an insurrectionist not too far from me. I hope he burns.
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Jan 25, 2021Jan 2021

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Mama and babies.
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Jan 25, 2021Jan 2021

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Dido DAI-do Part of speech: noun Origin: Unknown, early 19th century 1: A mischievous trick or prank. Examples of Dido in a sentence "The senior class had been planning their end-of-year dido for months." "A good dido will leave everyone ...
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Jan 24, 2021Jan 2021

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LINKFauci on What Working for Trump Was Really Like
Good read! From denialism to death threats, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci describes a fraught year as an adviser to President Donald J. Trump on the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Jan 24, 2021Jan 2021

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LINKDouglas Emhoff: I Might Be the First Second Gentleman, But I Don't Want to Be the Last | GQ
This brought me to tears, so very poignant, so touching, so hopeful, and such a breath of fresh air!
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Jan 24, 2021Jan 2021

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Nisus NAI-səs Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, late 17th century 1: Effort, endeavor. 2: Especially impulse, tendency. Examples of Nisus in a sentence "He put a lot of nisus into completing his final project a week before the due date." ...
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LINKCOVID-19 will likely be with us forever. Here's how we'll live with it.
Eventually, the virus could become a much milder illness—but for now, vaccination and surveillance are critical to end the pandemic phase. AS COVID-19 CONTINUES to run its course, the likeliest long-term outcome is that the virus SARS-CoV-2 becomes endemic in large swaths of the world, constantly circulating among the human population but causing fewer cases of severe disease. Eventually—years or even decades in the future—COVID-19 could transition into a mild childhood illness, like ...
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"Sister Quilt" made for daughter. 3 quilts made at the same time, all the same fabrics and same type of blocks, just different layout and different color bindings. Completed 2018
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Quilt on my bed made 2016. Wall painted ombre shades of pink, also in 2016
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