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ProPublica
The Black American Amputation Epidemic
ProPublica
20+ min · · Black patients were losing limbs at triple the rate of others. The doctor put up billboards in the Mississippi Delta. Amputation Prevention Institute, they read. He could save their limbs, if it… · Shared by 243, including Rick Powell, Alice Wong 王美華, Memen Isimo, Lisa Suennen, Virginia Hughes, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Jason Stanley
This profile of a Nigerian-born cardiovascular specialist fighting to save the limbs of poor black folks in the Mississippi delta is the best thing I read all week.
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ProPublica
What Happened When A White Cop Decided Not to Shoot a Black Man
ProPublica
20+ min · · A shocking story of police and lethal force. Just not the one you might expect. · Shared by 51, including Aleksandra Wisniewska, Mathew Ingram, Liliane Ferrari ™, Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Neil Lee, Rick Powell
Not your usual police-violence story.
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CNN
Former CDC director: There's a long war ahead and our Covid-19 response must adapt
CNN
8 min · · Different times call for different measures. When Covid-19 hit China, I was concerned, as were many public health professionals, about what could happen and urged rapid action to understand more and… · Shared by 29, including Rick Powell, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Christopher Mims 🤌, Amesh Adalja, Noah Smith
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Bon Appétit
26 Creative Lentil Recipes That Go Way Beyond Soup
Bon Appétit
· From soups to salads, here are our favorite recipes to cook with a pantry staple, lentils. · Shared by 9, including Rick Powell
I've been thinking a lot lately how to use all the lentils I have. Maybe you have, too.
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ProPublica
Two Coasts. One Virus. How New York Suffered Nearly 10 Times the Number of Deaths as California.
ProPublica
20+ min · · California’s governor and San Francisco’s mayor worked together to act early in confronting the COVID threat. For Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio, it was a different story, and 27,000 New Yorkers have… · Shared by 138, including Marcel Salathé, Bjorn Larsen, John Nosta, Eric Topol, dj patil, Joscha Bach, Rasu Shrestha MD MBA, Brent Toderian, Noah Smith, Liv 😷, Matthew Herper, Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange, Charles Duhigg, Rick Powell, Dr. Simon A. Rego, Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Ken Norton, Jeff Richards
Are you as sick as I am of hearing what heroes the Dem leaders are in New York? There are good reasons for your skepticism.
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The Guardian
Homophobic crimes rise by more than a third in France
The Guardian
2 min · · Figures released on eve of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia show 36% leap in offences · Shared by 11, including Rick Powell
Right-wing social violence is on the rise worldwide.
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ProPublica
“Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread
ProPublica
5 min · · Conspiratorial videos and websites about COVID-19 are going viral. Here’s how one of the authors of “The Conspiracy Theory Handbook” says you can fight back. One big takeaway: Focus your efforts on… · Shared by 36, including Dr. Marshall Shepherd, ExApologist, Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🥼🤹🦟🧀, Rick Powell, Yvette d’Entremont (@thescibabe.bsky.social), Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after
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The Intercept
NYT Critique of Ronan Farrow Describes Pathology of “Resistance Journalism”
The Intercept
11+ min · · The ex-Buzzfeed editor’s criticisms of Farrow are debatable, but his diagnosis of what is destroying U.S. journalism is dead-on. · Shared by 15, including Glenn Greenwald, Rick Powell
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Open Culture
“Prince and the Revolution: Live,” the Historic 1985 Concert Is Streaming Online
Open Culture
1 min · · A quick heads up. The Prince Estate has released Prince and the Revolution: Live, a historic concert captured at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY on March 30, 1985. Streaming to support the COVID-19… · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell
An exciting blast from the past!
10
First Things
Queer Times | Carl R. Trueman
First Things
4 min · · The LGBTQ debate is about the radical abolition of metaphysics and metanarratives and any notion of cultural stability that might rest thereupon. · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell
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IndieWire
The 14 Best Queer International Films of 2018
IndieWire
· Although many are still seeking distribution, these foreign films prove LGBTQ stories don't have to skimp on quality. · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
Finally, because gay-themed movies are my beat, here's a short but valuable list. I'm especially grateful for the inclusion of Retablo, a shattering and emotional film from Peru.
See you next Sunday!