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Barbra Streisand says Michael Jackson’s accusers were ‘thrilled to be there’ and his ‘sexual needs were his sexual needs’
Barbra Streisand is under fire for comments she made about two men accusing Michael Jackson of sexually assaulting them as children.The legendary singer and actress said that Wade Robson and James Safechuck — whose allegations against the late King...
Amazon.com: Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference (9781622181063): Stephen Trzeciak, Anthony Mazzarelli, Cory Booker: Books
Amazon.com: Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference (9781622181063): Stephen Trzeciak, Anthony Mazzarelli, Cory Booker: Books
GoFundMe Bans Anti-Vaxxers Who Raise Money to Spread Misinformation
Activists have raised more than $170,000 for their anti-science message.
Progressive professors want a blacklist of Quillette writers
Dr. Katja Thieme, a professor of English at the University of British Columbia, took to Twitter recently to enact her
Until Honeymoon We Do Part
First the wedding, now for some me time! They’re called solomoons — couples taking separate trips after the ceremony.
Quebec City mosque shooter feels ‘very bad’ about New Zealand massacre, says his lawyer | The Star
The response comes after a photo on a now-deleted Twitter account that may be linked to the accused New Zealand shooter shows assault-rifle magazines, one of which has Bissonnette’s name on it.
The first male bees spotted babysitting are mostly stepdads
Some male bees guard young that are likely not their own while mom looks for pollen, a study finds.
What Prayer Is Good For — and the Evidence for It
For most believers, prayer isn’t a substitute for data-based solutions. It complements other thoughtful action.
DeKalb’s Confederate monument to receive contextualizing marker
The DeKalb County commission has approved adding a marker to the 111-year-old Confederate monument in Decatur Square that identifies it as a symbol of racism and white supremacy.
Childhood bullying involvement predicts low-grade systemic inflammation into adulthood
Bullying is a common childhood experience that affects children at all income levels and racial/ethnic groups. Being a bully victim has long-term adverse consequences on physical and mental health and financial functioning, but bullies themselves...
Alzheimer’s protein higher in women, may mean higher risk of symptoms
Why are women more likely than men to develop Alzheimer’s? An NIA-funded study adds to growing evidence of sex differences by showing higher levels of tau, an Alzheimer’s-related protein, in the brains of older women.
In unearthed audio, Tucker Carlson makes numerous misogynistic and perverted comments
During interviews on Bubba The Love Sponge, Carlson said he "love[s]" the idea of young girls sexually experimenting, used sexist terms to refer to a number of women, and defended statutory rape
Exclusive poll: Young Americans are embracing socialism
More than half said they would rather live in a socialist country than a capitalist one.
Socialism Chic
“When Did Everyone Become a Socialist?” asks the cover story in last week’s New York magazine. “Everyone,” apparently, is the creative and activist class in New York and other metropolitan centers, where radical socialist blogging, journalism, and...
MarleneJ
[Anti-Socialist rhetoric from Republicans] “was meant to stigmatize Democrats; instead, it ended up weakening the stigma of those labels... When you cry wolf all the time, all you really do is normalize wolves.”
Another great piece, @CathyYoung63.
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Deep Dive: Data Privacy on Axios
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How AI Will Rewire Us
For better and for worse, robots will alter humans’ capacity for altruism, love, and friendship.
GOP senator: Trump's hush-money payoff is proof he 'loves his family'
Republicans have had some time to work on a defense of Trump's hush-money scandal. It doesn't appear to be going well.
Diversity Drift
9 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 14 Jonathan P. Feingold* I. Introduction Diversity may be under attack in the age of Trump, but higher education in America has its own diversity problem. If mission statements and strategic plans offer any guidance,...
Pelosi Defends Rep. Omar: She “Has A Different Experience In The Use Of Words”
Nancy Pelosi defended Rep. Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitism by saying she “has a different experience in the use of words” while speaking at the Economic Club in D...