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Can You Trust What You Can't See? know your facts Nov 29, 2023

It depends. Maybe on a personal level, but I'm not feeling very trusting of institutions. It seems more lies are being exposed every day. I saw an article about a week ago that didn’t seem to...

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Watermelon - A Symbol of Resistance and Propaganda know your facts Nov 22, 2023

Watermelon is popular on social media right now, being used as a symbol of resistance for Palestinians and being called out for being a symbol that stereotypes Black Americans as lazy, unclean, and...

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Be Thankful for Learning the Facts know your facts Nov 15, 2023

Next week is Thanksgiving, an official USian holiday with political origins. While most of us are taught to celebrate with food, gratitude, and football games, for many indigenous people,...

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Thank You for Voting! know your facts Nov 08, 2023

Here's a quick review of election day results across the United States:

Democrats turned out again! Despite some shady actions to reduce voter turnout or even block folks from voting, Democrats...

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Illinois Is the First State in the US to End Cash Bail know your facts Sep 20, 2023

The US and the Philippines are the only two countries in the world that use the bail bonds system to ensure defendants show up for trial. Nearly 70% of the US jail population is made up of pretrial...

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Texas Schools Trade Books for Discipline know your facts Aug 02, 2023

In June the Texas Education Agency (TEA) took over the Houston Independent School District (ISD), replacing elected school board members with state appointed managers. Those managers hold immense...

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Naked Power Grabs and Not Working Together know your facts Jul 19, 2023

Easing His Way Into More Authority

In June 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the re-establishment of the Florida State Guard, which he touted as an emergency-focused civilian volunteer force....

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Has the Supreme Court Ever Decided Your Rights? know your facts Jul 12, 2023

I saw a meme online that said, “If you've never had a Supreme Court case decide if you have the same rights as others, you have privilege.” I started thinking about the hundreds of...

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SCOTUS Undoing 50 Years of Progress know your facts Jul 05, 2023

Last week I wrote about two US Supreme Court decisions that validated fair elections and human rights. They struck down the theory of the independent state legislature, which would allow states to...

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Recent SCOTUS Decisions in Support of Fairness know your facts Jun 28, 2023

Against Authoritarian Elections

After a congressional map was struck down at the state level for being too skewed towards Republicans, the North Carolina GOP brought the case to the US Supreme...

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I'd Rather Have Progress Than a Holiday know your facts Jun 14, 2023

I have conflicting emotions about Juneteenth as a US national holiday. I’m happy for people to have the day off and for more people to learn what Juneteenth is and why it’s important....

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It's All About Control, Not Protection know your facts Jun 07, 2023

Whether it's banning trans existence or outlawing a woman's right to choose, people who support scapegoating one segment of society say they are doing it to protect some vulnerable community like...

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