Just in case you can’t find the tweet that Trump, who got trolled for making a rookie error while bragging about his writing skill, deleted.

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Rob Rogers’ firing is a frightening omen

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Carolyn portrays Maria in West Side Story, Aug 9-12. #ifeelpretty #tonight #somewhere

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I’m honestly not sure where that came from.

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Nature walks 2012 and 2018.

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Journalists are vital to the health of a free nation. #firstamendnent #freepress

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When Perception Trumps Reality: Republicans aren’t nearly as rich as Democrats estimate. Democrats aren’t nearly as gay or atheistic as Republicans estimate.

Democrats wildly over-estimate the percentage of Republicans who make over 250k a year (estimated: 44%; actual: 2%). Republicans are almost as bad when it comes to predicting the percentage of Democrats who are LBG (estimated: 38%; actual: 6%) and atheist/agnostic (estimated: 36%; actual: 9%). Both groups were a little closer to the mark when asked…

Journalists play a vital role in a democracy. That sometimes includes serving the public by publishing facts and analysis that powerful people would rather stay secret. The free press matters. #heros

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Finished the girl's 10th grade homeschool evaluation with PA Homeschoolers Susan Richman.

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You Can Smell Trump’s Fear

Like all successful demagogues, Trump has a talent for identifying scapegoats. It is not hyperbole to say that he speaks of Latino immigrants in much the same way that European monsters once spoke of Jews. It is equally foolish, however, to look past a sign that all is not well in Trumpland and that the…

The girl told me to post this with the caption, “The Addams Family Goes to the Big League.”

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The spoils.

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Chess tournament final pairing. (He’s currently tied for 2nd.)

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Image: A man reads a newspaper on a subway car.

Americans grapple with recognizing facts in news stories: Pew survey

The more you identify with a particular point of view, the harder it is to recognize the difference between facts and opinions, and the easier it becomes to accept as “fact” an opinion that aligns with and affirms your world view. This is not something that only the “Liberal Elite Media” or the “Deplorable Right”…

Why liberal arts and the humanities are as important as engineering

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A tiny crying toddler and Donald J. Trump share the cover of the July 2 Time Magazine.

The crying Honduran girl on the cover of Time was not separated from her mother, father says

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Trump, halting his own policy: “I didn’t like sight of families being separated.”

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Summer project: learning the Unity gaming engine.

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My Father’s Day adventure included replacing the family gaming computer (a 2011 Mac Mini… don’t judge)

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