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Protesters, tribes and gators aren’t thrilled about Florida’s newest swamp detention site Published June 28, 2025 4:03PM (EDT) Ron DeSantis | Prison Cellhouse interior (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) A legal and environmental firestorm is growing around Florida’s controversial migrant detention center — dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — under construction atContinue Reading

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From Skeptical Inquirer: “Have you ever wondered why even smart people fall for hoaxes, pseudoscience, and conspiracy theories? Or why giving people facts doesn’t change their minds? This presentation explores how our brains and social circles can make us vulnerable to false or misleading information and how curiosity and skepticismContinue Reading

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What does George’s story tell us about the US justice system and the ways it continues to fail African-Americans?, What does George’s story tell us about the US justice system and the ways it continues to fail African-Americans? In 1944, amid the harsh glare of Jim Crow, 14-year-old George StinneyContinue Reading

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Traitor 47 erupted Friday after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared victory over Israel. In a defiant video statement released Thursday, Khamenei said that the United States had been dealt a “severe slap” and that Israel would have been “completely destroyed” if the U.S. had not stepped into theContinue Reading

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Founded in 2006, LSD was the latest pro-democracy party to hold street protests amid national security crackdown., Founded in 2006, LSD was the latest pro-democracy party to hold street protests amid a national security crackdown. The League of Social Democrats (LSD), the last remaining active pro-democracy party in China-ruled HongContinue Reading