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Nov 14 2022
Perspectives Blog
Inoculate Yourself Against Election Misinformation Campaigns – 3 Essential Reads
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Jeff Inglis, Freelance Editor. This piece was published before the midterm elections, but it's important to stay vigilant in spotting misinformation throughout the year.
As the midterm elections approach, Americans are already being subjected to misinformation campaigns, often
"The Conversation" Contributor
Apr 22 2022
Opinion
There’s No Such Thing as a Value-Neutral Education
The public schools are meant to serve — whom?
Writing in the New York Times, Frank Bruni thinks he has an answer: “all of us.”
“The schools . . . exist for all of us,” Bruni writes, “to reflect and inculcate democratic values and ecumenical virtues that have nothing to do with any one parent’s ideology, religion or lack thereof.”
This is naïve and ahistorical.
The
Kevin D. Williamson
May 26 2022
News
School Shooting
“A teenage gunman murdered at least 19 children and two teachers after storming into a Texas elementary school on Tuesday.” (Reuters)
“Democrats and some Republicans in the U.S. Senate discussed tightening reviews of gun buyers following the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade, although members of both parties acknowledged action was unlikely.” (Reuters)
The left is
The Flip Side
May 13 2022
News
Abortion-Pill Providers Prepare to Reach Patients in Restrictive States
Providers of abortion pills in the U.S. and abroad are preparing for a surge of patients from states that are expected to restrict access if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
As many as 26 states are expected to ban or restrict access to abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, as a draft opinion leaked this month suggested it may. Abortion-rights advocates expect patients in
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 10 2022
News
Trump endorsed 5 candidates in Tuesday’s primaries. Here are the winners.
Donald Trump’s pick to be the next governor of Wisconsin won his primary last night — but the former president struck out, narrowly, in an attempt to take down the most powerful Republican legislator in the state.
While Adam Steen failed to defeat Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who won by a few percentage points, Trump picked candidates in a handful of other major races
Politico
Jul 16 2022
News
Hilcorp, Exxon and Conoco Top Greenhouse Gas Emitters, Environmental Groups Say
Hilcorp Energy Co., Exxon Mobil Corp., Conoco, Phillips and Occidental Petroleum Corp. are the U.S. oil-and-gas industry’s top emitters of planet-warming greenhouse gases, according to a new report based on federal data.
The four companies are also the top emitters of methane, according to the report Thursday by environmental nonprofits Ceres and the Clean Air Task Force. Methane has
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jul 05 2022
Fact Check
Fact Check: Is Mississippi Planning to Use Dogs to Detect Pregnant Women?
A tweet sent on July 1, 2022, from comedian Chip Franklin claimed that Mississippi lawmakers have discussed using dogs at airports to detect pregnant women.
The tweet, which has had more than 40,000 engagements since it was posted, spread quickly elsewhere on Twitter too.
Mississippi is among the 13 states which enacted trigger laws after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade
Newsweek
Aug 10 2022
News
Republican Brad Finstad wins special election for Minnesota House seat
Republican Brad Finstad won a special election to fill the remainder of late U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn's term in southern Minnesota's 1st Congressional District, the Associated Press reports.
The big picture: Finstad, a former legislator and USDA rural development director, defeated Democratic nominee and former Hormel CEO Jeff Ettinger.
Background: Hagedorn, a two-term GOP
Axios
Feb 02 2022
News
Biden sending 3,000 more troops to Eastern Europe as Russia threat looms
The Biden administration will deploy 3,000 forces to Eastern and Central Europe to bolster the “deterrence and defensive posture” of NATO amid the backdrop of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Press secretary John Kirby announced that 1,000 US troops based in Germany will be shifted to Romania, joining 900 US forces already there. Of the remaining 2,
New York Post (News)
Jul 23 2022
News
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon found guilty for refusing to testify to Jan. 6 panel
Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon has been convicted for refusing to testify and provide documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
A federal court jury in Washington deliberated for less than three hours before finding Bannon guilty Friday afternoon on two counts of contempt of Congress, which the Justice Department brought last
Politico