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Have You Heard

• The Impact of HBCU-Trained Teachers on Black Student Achievement

  TweetBlack students who are taught by teachers who attended an Historically Black College or University or HBCU fare better than their peers. That’s what Lavar Edmonds found as he dug into a trove of data from North Carolina schools. More...

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• Democracy and Public Education: A Future in Peril

  TweetIn state after state, GOP lawmakers are privatizing education and curbing democracy by changing the rules about how votes are cast and counted. Which raises an urgent question. Why are the same states that are rolling back democracy...

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• College Behind Bars: the Case for Higher Education in Prison

  TweetIt’s the episode we’ve been looking forward to all year! Meet the winner of the 2021 Have You Heard Graduate Student Research Contest: Patrick Conway. When you listen to this episode, you’ll understand exactly why Patrick claimed...

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Chicago Boyz

• The Past of the Future

  Collectible trading cards, portraying the future, from 1930 Germany. (via Ace) Some other predictions about the future… From France in 1910 From Germany circa 1900 From Seagram’s (!) in the mid-1940s From Ladies’ Home Journal in 1900...

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• Random Pic

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• Nationalism vs Racism?

  Claire Lehmann argues that nationalism is the antidote to racism.

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• 2017 Movie About Creating Medical Tyranny

  Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease Re-Posted Aug 28, 2021 by Martin Armstrong There was a 2017 movie entitled UNLOCKED where Michael Douglas plays a government Deep State operative who deliberately attempts to unleash a deadly virus...

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• BigTech – Replacing Banks

  Armstrong Economics Blog/Banking Crisis Re-Posted Aug 29, 2021 by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Can you explain how using Jack Dorsey’s financial tools are another way Americans are surrendering their freedoms.Although the transaction...

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• Fake News – Russia & Corruption in USA

  Armstrong Economics Blog/Corruption Re-Posted Aug 29, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

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The BRAD BLOG

• Sunday 'FDA' Toons

  Please support the work of editorial cartoonists here. * * * Perry Dorrell blogs as PDiddie at Brains and Eggs, usually on topics concerning the strange brew of Texas politics. He's also on Twitter @PDiddie...

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• California Recall 'Another Example of Republicans Using Legal Means to Subvert Democracy': 'BradCast' 8/27/2021

  It's been a while since one of our favorite BradCast guests has joined us, and so we've got a lot to catch up with her on today, starting with the GOP's latest attempt to use "legal means to subvert democracy," as she describes it, out here in California...

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• Accountability Rising for Trump's Failed Attempt to Steal the 2020 Election: 'BradCast' 8/26/2021

  Donald Trump tried to steal the 2020 election. We really must stop describing his efforts and those by his supporters as "questioning the results" or "claiming fraud" or "trying to overturn the election." The fact is, Trump tried to steal it...

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• Sunday funnies

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• Sunday musical offering

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• Caturday funnies — good old days edition

  For bonus points, see if you can spot the celebrity.

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BlackListed News

• Hipster Climate Change Protesters Dumped 120 TONS Of Rubbish In London

  As police stand by and allow hipster ‘protesters’ under the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ banner to bring London to a standstill again, it has been revealed that during protests two years ago, the climate change obsessed extremists dumped...

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• "Backdoor Gun Control" - How Biden Banning Russian Ammo Will Make Range Ammo "Hard To Come By"

  The folks at Baltimore-based The Machine Gun Nest (TMGN) explained how the latest Russian-made ammo ban is likely a "backdoor gun control" measure by the Biden administration to make it more difficult for Americans to procure cheap...

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• Chicago Judge Strips Mother Of Parental Rights For Being Unvaccinated

  A few weeks ago, we shared the story of a 21-year-old man from Ohio who, after being arrested for fentanyl possession, was legally required by the judge overseeing his case to get vaccinated as a condition of his probation...

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Research Digest

• We Think Anger Is A Sign Of Guilt — But It May Actually Be A Better Sign Of Innocence

  By Emma Young. Study suggests we shouldn't use someone’s anger level in response to an accusation as a sign of guilt.

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• “Claim Your Dose”: How Text-Message Reminders Can Increase Uptake Of COVID-19 Vaccines

  By Emma L. Barratt. Reminder messages intended to induce a feeling of ownership over vaccines increased booking and vaccination rates.

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• Women And Early Career Academics Experience Imposter Syndrome In Fields That Emphasise Natural Brilliance

  By Emily Reynolds. Women, but not men, report greater feelings of imposter syndrome in fields perceived to be oriented towards natural brilliance rather than hard work.

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Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places

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  Vic's Ice Cream Parlor in Sacramento, California

  Tucked away in the tree-lined Land Park neighborhood of Sacramento, Vic's has been a community favorite for generations. Opened in 1947, this ice cream parlor and diner retains its original post-war atmosphere. When you take a seat at the...

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  Monumento a la Costurera (Monument to the Seamstress) in Mexico City, Mexico

  Mexico City's Colonia Obrera carries its reputation right in its name. This colonia (neighborhood) is named after the obreros, a catch-all word that is somewhat concurrent with the "blue-collar worker" in English. Mexican obrero groups...

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  The Epic Landscape Art of Tiny Inakadate, Japan

  Stalks of green, yellow, creamy white, pale red, and deep purple bend gently in the breeze. I’m standing in a lush, midsummer rice paddy, but the intelligent design of these colorful crops becomes apparent only when I ascend the nearby observation...

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Accidental Deliberations

• On history repeating

  With the Libs floundering in an election campaign where they considered themselves entitled to waltz into power and the NDP making a push toward the top of the party standings, commentators haven't been able to avoid some comparison to 2011...

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• Saturday Morning Links

  Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Crawford Kilian takes note of new research showing that the Delta variant of COVID-19 produces more severe outcomes (including increased hospitalization rates) even taking into account its...

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• #Elxn44 Roundup

  The latest from Canada's federal election campaign.- The Maple examines how the timing and format of the campaign chosen by Justin Trudeau could hardly have been designed for lower expected turnout. - PressProgress looks into the background...

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