Today, we had our first class of "Critical Thinking: Exploring the Science behind the News". This is why our class matters. We opened with this jaw-dropping example. Without reading further: how did the researchers study this? What is the science behind the news? 1/ (corrected)

Today Jesus & Mo grapple with modern bioethics: jesusandmo.net/comic/wing/

Ancient Native American burial site blasted for Trump border wall construction. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/a… via Google News

The rest of the world is watching America like America watched Tiger King.

Can Gut Microbes Predict COVID-19 Severity? Can we beat the grim odds? A healthy gut microbiome might improve COVID-19 outcomes. ow.ly/yh5O30qITTe Psychology Today

Who in their right mind ever thought it was??? smh CNN: Trump's response to protests knocked the US off its soapbox. Now the world is missing a moral leader. cnn.com/2020/06/06/pol…

We, the corporations.... AlterNet: Meet the hidden architect behind America’s racist economics. alternet.org/2020/06/meet-t…

Even the statement, “Let’s invite more Black people to the table,” implies ownership of the table and control of who is invited. Racism is about power.

The fragility of folks who won’t wear a mask is truly breathtaking. I lived for four years inside two internment camps, and I heard less bitching and whining there than I do today.

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Oh Georgia... #DefundthePolice: Cops detain beachgoer over her bikini yahoo.com/lifestyle/cops… via Google News

Davinci's Notebook, a chatroom in Virtual Places, which killed itself when it wanted to make it a paid service somewhere around the turn of the century. I used to be icerabbit on there. Golly, that was another lifetime...

Just one of the many Trump policies Biden is likely to consolidate.

Oh sure, mock a local black-owned business, why don't you? I'll take the person who actually cares about the *people* of Georgia any day over your self serving corrupt ass, thank you.

Sound on🔊: Nearly 500 people have tested positive for #COVID19 & 4 have died at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Stewart Detention Center in #Georgia. Jamaican immigrant Robert Lodge’s experience shows just how recklessly ICE has handled the virus. #ReleaseRobert #ShutDownStewart #FreeThemAll #AOD

Nothing I ever write about a vaccine or drug against Covid-19 will be as important as this point right here:

Words fail me: States Take Social Security Benefits Of Foster Care Children To Pay For Services. npr.org/2021/04/22/988… via Google News

Salon: It's time to consign the “selfish gene” to the history books. salon.com/2021/05/30/its… via Google News