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Reading Time: 3 minutesPsychologists have explained quite a lot about Donald Trump’s political invincibility and the unconditional allegiance of his followers. One well-supported explanation is that the president keeps his base loyal by keeping them fearful. Through persistent fear-mongering, with scary messages like, “Illegal immigrants are murderers and rapists,” and “Islam hates us,” Trump gets to play the role of the great protector.

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June 17, 2019 Confluence

This woman crosses the border to purchase insulin to skyrocketing prices in the U.S.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 1 million Americans rely on insulin, but skyrocketing prices are forcing many to take extreme measures in order to get the life-saving drug.

We followed 29-year-old Paloma Kemak as she traveled across the U.S.-Mexico border to get the medication she needs to survive.

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June 13, 2019 Confluence

Conversations with a Doctor: Interview with Dr. Evelin Dacker – by Elle Stanger

Reading Time: 8 minutesDr. Evelin Dacker has been a healthcare provider for twenty-four years, and she has some big plans for the future of sexual health in America. Today, this sex-positive doc with a TEDx talk tells us why herpes is the new chicken pox, how sex-workers are healers, and why your doctor might be motivated to overprescribe.

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June 12, 2019 Confluence

FBI Officials Try to Explain to AOC Why American White Supremacists Are Not Charged as Terrorists

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAOC confronted this official about why the FBI doesn’t treat white supremacists the way it treats other terrorists (via NowThis Politics)

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June 12, 2019 Confluence

How Children Can Receive Free or Low-Cost Preventive Care

Reading Time: 2 minutesParents with low to moderate incomes (up to nearly $50,000, or even higher in some states) may be able to enroll their children in Medicaid or CHIP. There’s no special open enrollment period; you can enroll your children at any time during the year. To enroll your children, you can apply in-person with your state’s Medicaid or CHIP agency, visit the “Find Coverage for Your Family” section on InsureKidsNow.gov or call 1-877-KIDS-NOW (1-877-543-7669).

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June 10, 2019 Confluence

App lets Siri record police traffic stops + Instructions for setting it up

Reading Time: < 1 minute“Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over”: That’s all you have to say for your phone to start recording.

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June 10, 2019 Confluence

The Root: Help! Trump Spoke to CNBC and I Don’t Understand Anything He Just Said

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe president of the United States gave an interview to CNBC and he sounded like a man who doesn’t know what the hell is going on. But what was even more concerning is instead of his usual word-salad, this was more like a word Chipotle bowl that was dropped on the floor and then kicked around.

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June 5, 2019 Confluence

Rep. Rashida Tlaib Wipes Away Tears While Reading Anti-Muslim Death Threat

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRep. Rashida Tlaib broke into tears during a hearing on white supremacy while reading an Islamophobic death threat she received.

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June 3, 2019 Confluence

PRIDE: A STRAIGHT PERSON’S GUIDE TO NOT BEING THE WORST

Reading Time: 4 minutesImagine you lived in a world where your family, your faith, your community, your government and your society told you that there was something wrong with you. If you didn’t get fixed, you had no place, no acceptance, and you didn’t deserve love. In the last 20 years, our society has become more accepting, but those wounds on society do not heal overnight, they scar. At the core of Pride is one basic idea; that as LGBTQ people, we deserve love, we are not broken or shameful, we should be proud to be who we are. It never hurts to feel love from the straight people in our lives, that they are proud of us too.

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May 31, 2019 Confluence

Nancy Pelosi: What if the greatest democracy in history failed in the dark?

Reading Time: 4 minutesNancy Pelosi will make her place in history which hangs on one decision. She will either be the hero of a clap-back meme or the woman who made the decision to allow what belongs to the public into the light. That truth belongs to each and every one of us and it’s past time we had it.

Pelosi is one of the most powerful women on earth. Will she lead or will she continue to stonewall?

This is about transparency and Pelosi knows it. If she fails to proceed, she’s no less guilty of choking our democracy with lack of transparency than a President who’s guilty of Obstruction of Justice.