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Lisa Kay Musil

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Born in NE. Married to Jeff. Have a boatload of adult children and currently living on an acreage in AL. I digitize patterns for embroidery machines and sell them on Etsy. https://sunshinemusildigidez.etsy.com Also working on a trilogy. With dragons.

  1. You know, this is a good point. You don't see other electeds or even presidents getting nearly as much VERY SPECIAL BOY HAS SPECIAL FEELINGS coverage. A reflection of how well he has manipulated media and habituated their coverage through his own rhetoric.

    I would submit that Trump's putative emotions are not newsworthy, and that Times reporters should spend less time reporting on whether he is angry or fuming or happy. The important thing is the weak job numbers, not Trump's feelings about them.

    Still Fuming Over a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Finds Some Numbers He Likes
President Trump promoted his own version of reality in the Oval Office after firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics last week.
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  2. It is interesting that GOP is so worried about losing the House they are willing to go nuclear on mid-decade gerrymandering but aren't willing to consider the alternative of maybe shifting away from policies that are deeply unpopular.

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  3. Senior adviser in the office of the deputy attorney general:

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  4. "Educators have voiced alarms about the tone and accuracy of some of PragerU's videos, such as one that features an animated Christopher Columbus saying: "'Being taken as a slave is better than being killed, no? I don't see the problem.'"

    Despite the suggestive sound of its name, PragerU is a content creator, not a university. Its short, well-produced videos appeal to college students and young people. And it has big plans to grow.

    PragerU is a conservative video giant. Here's why it's trying to get into schools

    Despite the suggestive sound of its name, PragerU is a content creator, not a university. Its short, well-produced videos appeal to college students and young people. And it has big plans to grow.

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  5. no more educational material for your children. just poisonous right wing slop.

    The White House has a preferred alternative to PBS: PragerU, a nonprofit organization that specializes in creating right-leaning educational short videos for adults and children. . It may already be in countless classrooms. www.vox.com/today-explai...

    How the right-wing network PragerU could fill the void left by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s defunding.

    The White House has a preferred alternative to PBS. It may already be in countless classrooms.

    How the right-wing network PragerU could fill the void left by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s defunding.

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  6. Reports suggest UnitedHealth gave BONUSES to nursing homes for sending fewer people to the hospital, even if they were sick.

    Senator Ron Wyden and I are pressing for answers. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

    U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren are launching an investigation into UnitedHealth Group related to allegations that the company secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to cut hospital transfers of sick residents.

    US Senators Wyden, Warren launch probe into UnitedHealth's nursing home practices

    U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren are launching an investigation into UnitedHealth Group related to allegations that the company secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to cut hospital transfers of sick residents.

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