#2020

It's very popular for jaded political insiders to say clever things like 'nothing has changed on child poverty'. Problem is, when you look at the facts, it ain't so. In
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March 16th, 2020 (Might as well keep busy)https://vimeo.com/398914874  March 17th, 2020 (Even a broken gutter is occasionally useful)https://vimeo.com/399551476  March 18th, 2020 (Internet feedback loop)https://vimeo.com/400108894  Mar
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Unemployment rate up to 27.1% in Q2:2020 from 23.1% in Q3:2018. Not as bad as expected on the surface, but the situation is much worse. Underemployment up to 28.6% from
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TESLA - TAKING A FRESH LOOK AT 2020The halting of vehicle and battery cell production at Fremont and GF1 in March 2020 and the prospect of an extended shutdown will
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I Got A Strange Letter In The Post (Part 1) #japanesehorror https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/22/i-got-a-strange-letter-in-the-post-part-1/ Hooooooooo boy. I hope you guys are ready for this one. It's a three parter that will be
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Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-task-forces-coronavirus-pandemic/2020/04/11/5cc5a30c-7a77-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-response.html
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LOOK: CMU's Interim Academic Guidelines During the COVID-19 Pandemic #1Classes for 2nd Semester, SY 2019-2020 has ended last April 30, 2020. #2Consistent with CHED COVID-19 Advisories, faculty members are required
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You ever do an interview and give a quote and don't remember it and then it gets written up and you're like "Wow, I said that?"My unfiltered feelings on the
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Ano ang For Later Release (FLR)?Total New Appro 2020 = 2.85T, of which:1.826T- comprehensively released1.024T- FLRThe compre released portion are allotments released to agencies at start of year. FLR are
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NEW story: In comments from late Feb. and March, Kayleigh McEnany repeatedly downplayed the coronavirus threat.Saying Trump had it "under control,” and “we will not see diseases like the coronavirus
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Our apology to JK Rowling over transphobia allegations. Read in full here: https://theday.co.uk/pdf/jkrowling-apology-2020-07.pdf The Day is an online daily newspaper used in schools. We encourage discussion and debate over challenging
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Millions of eligible voters won't vote in 2020. But millions who don't vote regularly will go out of their way to cast a ballot, too. Why do Americans vote, or
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Boris Johnson moved to intensive care after being admitted to hospital with persistent coronavirus symptoms https://www.itv.com/news/2020-04-06/prime-minister-boris-johnson-moved-to-intensive-care-after-being-admitted-to-hospital-with-coronavirus/ Do
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The President falsely claimed today that the media ignored the coronavirus in January & February. We have receipts: http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/13/world/cnn-coronavirus-coverage/index.html Top right corner of the CNN homepage on January 9th.
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New Domain!A thread http://derekschmitz.com/2020/11/23/new-domain/ Welcome to the brand new http://derekschmitz.com  domain! I've created this simple domain to allow people to more easily find my work here on the blog
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30% of Americans deserve to be bullied.https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/13/us/coronavirus-made-in-lab-poll-trnd/index.html Bats are edible. But how about you keep the focus on who is at fault for lying about important details early on in
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