FAKE NEWS Is Going To Wreak Havoc On Society. We Are Not Prepared. Last month during ESPN’s hit documentary series The Last Dance, State Farm debuted a TV commercial that has become one of the most widely discussed ads in recent memory. It appeared to show footage from 1998 of an ESPN analyst making shockingly Read More…
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MARIJUANA
MARIJUANA Marijuana Laws by State What is Marijuana Decriminalization? Marijuana decriminalization eliminates criminal penalties, such as extended incarceration for possession of smaller amounts of cannabis. The typical penalties for people caught possessing marijuana within decriminalized limits (these limits may be anywhere from 10 to 100 grams depending on the state’s laws) are fines, usually a Read More…
Global Report – FL Among Top States For Mass Incarceration
Global report: FL among top states for mass incarceration. Florida and a dozen other states imprison people at the highest rates in the world, without demonstrating that incarceration reduces crime, says the Prison Policy Initiative, a non-partisan research and policy advocacy organization. Florida’s rate of incarceration in prisons and jails was 795 people per 100,000, Read More…
The Other Afghan Women
The Other Afghan Women: War what is it good for Absolutely Nothing. In the countryside, the endless killing of civilians turned women against the occupiers who claimed to be helping them. Late one afternoon this past August, Shakira heard banging on her front gate. In the Sangin Valley, which is in Helmand Province, in southern Read More…
Japan avoided a lockdown
Japan avoided a lockdown by telling everyone to steer clear of the 3 C’s. Here’s what that means. Many people predicted that Japan would be hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but the country has been relatively unscathed. People have posited several reasons for Japan’s success, including an existing culture of mask-wearing. Others have said Read More…
Haiti Earthquake
“Lots of homes are destroyed, people are dead and some are at the hospital,” Christella Saint Hilaire, who lives near the epicenter, told the AFP news agency. Haiti’s new prime minister, Ariel Henry, declared a state of emergency. He said on Twitter that the “violent quake” had caused loss of life and “enormous damage” in Read More…