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cameronhoschar

Chicago's plan to reopen schools hits another barrier as union threatens strike - 3 views

www.foxnews.com/...schools-union-threatens-strike

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  • bigslide on 01 Feb 21
     
    I mean good for them. Tbh, we're in a pandemic.. in America. and here it's so bad. so many people are dying every minute because some people don't like to wear a mask. They think it's uncomfy and they can't be forced to do it. how selfish can you be??? anyways ya. Teachers really are dying so I see why they d o n t want to die.
Bryan Pregon

McConnell Votes To Dismiss Trump Impeachment Trial As Only Five Senate Republicans Side... - 10 views

www.forbes.com/...epublicans-side-with-democrats

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  • Bryan Pregon on 27 Jan 21
     
    This process took too long to complete before Trump left office. Now some feel that finishing the Senate trial is a waste of time. What do you think?
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  • brandonwch on 27 Jan 21
     
    McConnell is an utter ghoul. Trump, even in the long tradition of criminal presidents, is in a whole 'nother league, and absolutely should be tried for his many, many crimes. The idea that just because he's out of office shouldn't be a factor. That would be like saying a hitman shouldn't be tried for murder just because they quit.
  • owenjacobs on 27 Jan 21
     
    impeaching trump is only going to hurt the Biden admin, the first 100 days are they most important but now with the senate trial people are going to be more focused on that then the thing Biden is doing
  • ndvorak on 27 Jan 21
     
    If you label Trump as a criminal then you would have to label every other politician as one as well. The fact that he's not in office not only makes him a civilian but trying him at the federal level, just to block him from running again in 2024 is pointless and a waste of congressional time. As well as the American government needs to put the focus on other things than an ex-politician, let's start worrying about getting money to the American people and getting vaccines out.
  • noahsandbothe on 27 Jan 21
     
    If the Senate does not vote to impeach Donald Trump it will prove that a President has the power to do whatever he wants as long as his/her party is in the majority. Also, I know that if President Biden was to do the same thing and literally incite a riot on the Capitol then house republicans and republican voters would be calling for impeachment. No matter what party you are, doing what Former President Trump did is disgusting and justice has to be served.
  • cadenoles on 27 Jan 21
     
    Just like the last impeachment, this one is a waste of time. We need to focus on the US and not Impeaching Trump. Given the current situation, we do not have the time to impeach Trump. If we impeach him it's going to be another 3 months of wasted time just like the last impeachment.
  • joeypo10 on 27 Jan 21
     
    I feel like people tend to judge Trump on how he acts rather than what he has done. Yeah he acts childish but if he's done good things why cant he be credited for it.
  • eballenger on 27 Jan 21
     
    I think they should not try impeaching again because now that Trump is out of office they don't have to worry about whatever he does. America has several other huge problems and needs to focus all of its attention on getting life back to normal before worrying about a man that's not in any federal position.
  • brandonwch on 01 Feb 21
     
    Commenting of what ndvorak said here. I do, in fact, believe most politicians are criminals. Every politician that has not tried to use their powers to quell deaths during Covid, or tried to stop our shipments of weapons to Saudi Arabia, or tried to stop our use of drone warfare, they have blood on their hands.
jessicasolorio

3 million new Covid-19 infections were reported in November, as hospitalizations reach ... - 7 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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  • jessicasolorio on 23 Nov 20
     
    I can't imagine how many cases there are going to be in December when Christmas rolls around.
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  • trinitytallman on 23 Nov 20
     
    I think cases are going to rise very dramatically due to people getting together for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  • mmailey052 on 23 Nov 20
     
    I think that the cases are going to keep going up. People are still going to get together for Christmas and thanksgiving and it is going to go way up.
  • bayliegirres on 27 Nov 20
     
    Cases are going to keep going up over the holidays.
  • laurenhansen168 on 29 Nov 20
     
    people are still getting together in big groups for the holidays and the number of cases is going to rise more and more.
  • jcooley186 on 30 Nov 20
     
    I'm sure no matter how you look at it, the cases will drastically go up in December. Especially since Christmas is rolling around, we saw how many families and people still gathered together for Thanksgiving. It's not going to be any better for Christmas.
  • hharker376 on 30 Nov 20
     
    This is just going to get worse after black friday if nothing changes.
  • carmellahargens on 13 Jan 21
     
    thanksgiving and christmas are both holidays that are meant to be spent with your families so there was already no doubt that cases were going to go up. and same goes for black friday, you're shopping at multiple different stores in the span of two or three days
  • saralong057 on 14 Jan 21
     
    Many people are spending time with their families around this time so there was no doubt that cases would have gone up. I'm just surprised they went up so drastically and in such a short period.
  • hannahliwai on 27 Jan 21
     
    we all suspected the rate of infection would go up during the holidays. meeting with people from all over the country definitely increases the amount of exposure a family can receive. people can choose to connect virtually instead of in person. it's not the same, but it decreases the exposure
jessicasolorio

Amy Coney Barrett: what will she mean for women's rights? | Law | The Guardian - 3 views

www.theguardian.com/...urt-donald-trump-womens-rights

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  • jessicasolorio on 28 Sep 20
     
    I'm not surprised Trump decided Barrett was put for this spot. She's not preaching the same things Ginsburg did, Barrett's voice and privilege will not to justice for Ginsburg. That's honestly so disappointing.
  • carmellahargens on 13 Jan 21
     
    Barrett and Ginsburg are two totally different people and Trump had found that Barrett was best fit for this position. He has all of the power to do so and put whoever he feels has the best fit for this
  • ndvorak on 27 Jan 21
     
    Ginsburg's voice and impact on America are tremendous and forever will be as is any Justice to hold the position of the supreme court. Barrett like any justice does her job serving the court, it shouldn't be a battle upon if one justice is better than the other or if Barrett taking the seat of Ginsburg was too soon or disrespectful when in reality the seat was going to be taken one of these days. Barretts did her job and although it might not be as impactful as Ginsburg she's doing what she was sworn in to do, serve the country and the constitution to its highest level.
Bryan Pregon

State, local results differ in annual Youth Straw Poll | Education | nonpareilonline.com - 4 views

nonpareilonline.com/...68-5009-8ea7-8bda5608104b.html

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  • Bryan Pregon on 28 Oct 20
     
    Hey it's us... we're famous! It was interesting to see our numbers next to TJ as a city comparison. The state totals would seem to indicate a Trump win for Iowa, even though CB leans Biden. We will see soon who is right.
  • carmellahargens on 13 Jan 21
     
    i feel like a lot of people lean towards Biden more because of influence from social media. high school kids aren't actually doing their research and coming up with their own opinions
  • joeypo10 on 27 Jan 21
     
    I agree with Carmella because younger kids tend to believe anything they see without digging into the actual facts and doing their own research. Younger kids also tend to follow trends and supporting Biden was close to becoming a trend.
lhbdbbdb

President Trump fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper - CNNPolitics - 3 views

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  • carmellahargens on 13 Jan 21
     
    this was definitively a move that Trump should've made, whether you like him or not. Trump is in control and he has the power to do so. it is his government and he can do what he pleases
  • thomaschau on 27 Jan 21
     
    Sounds like you're describing a dictator.
Bryan Pregon

Biden's first executive orders will reverse Trump policies - The Washington Post - 1 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...b-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html

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  • thepriceisright on 27 Jan 21
     
    That was his campaign promise and it is good to see him follow through with it. Part of changing presidents (whether our last one liked it or not) is the next person fixes the errors that the last president made.
Bryan Pregon

CDC Study Shows Low COVID Spread in Schools | Newsmax.com - 3 views

www.newsmax.com/...1007316

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  • Bryan Pregon on 27 Jan 21
     
    This article discusses two CDC studies- one on low risk of school spread and one on high risk of sports spreading COVID. After reading, which do you agree more with?
jessicasolorio

Judge orders Trump administration to restore DACA - 9 views

www.politico.com/...ration-to-restore-daca-1341901

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  • jessicasolorio on 07 Dec 20
     
    I'm excited for everyone who is soon to pursue their dreams because of this order.
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  • hharker376 on 07 Dec 20
     
    DACA is an essential part to a lot of immigrant's lives and it is good that it is staying here for them and their future.
  • jcooley186 on 07 Dec 20
     
    It's super cool to see how many more opportunities will open up for people once DACA is restored.
  • laurenhansen168 on 07 Dec 20
     
    This is going to be a great oppurtunity for those who figure out their future and take on their dreams.
  • margaretgrover on 05 Jan 21
     
    I'm excited to see DACA back in place because it helps people with nowhere else to go achieve their dreams.
  • meganolson04 on 12 Jan 21
     
    I think restoring DACA is a great opportunity and it will help many people to achieve their goals and dreams.
  • elilusajo on 12 Jan 21
     
    I'm excited to see DACA back in place because it helps people achieve their dreams.
  • carmellahargens on 13 Jan 21
     
    I think restoring DACA is a open way for more opportunities and a way for people to find themselves
  • saralong057 on 14 Jan 21
     
    I think restoring DACA is and will be a great way for people to fulfill their dreams and allow them a better future.
mavalos442

'We Know We Are Asking A Lot.' Los Angeles County Announces New Stay-At-Home Order | Al... - 1 views

www.allsides.com/...-announces-new-stay-home-order

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  • carmellahargens on 13 Jan 21
     
    i feel like the government knows that staying inside or staying quarantined is hard, because they can barely do it themselves, so they are trying to take a lot of variables into consideration
lhbdbbdb

A COVID-19 vaccine will still save lives even if it's not 100% effective, experts say |... - 10 views

www.goodmorningamerica.com/...100-effective-experts-72053274

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  • xxchrysxx on 23 Nov 20
     
    I appreciate that the scientist is trying desperately to get a new vac. but even if it's not 100% it really all depends. Some people might refuse to even get the vac. and those people might get contagious and spread it. And if the vac. isn't 100% effective then I won't even matter if you go it or not. In this pandemic everything has been flipped upside down, we all need 100% accuracy to get rid of this thing.
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  • Michael Keller on 23 Nov 20
     
    I feel like we should have human lab rats for this stuff. Like if there's a mandate for vaccines, we should see what the effects are on people before we give it to the whole population.
  • jessicasolorio on 30 Nov 20
     
    I think there will be no easy way of getting rid of the virus because not everyone is going to trust the vaccine and not everyone is going to be on the same page. I can see this pandemic stretching far into next year which is so annoying and sad.
  • lennxbrown on 04 Jan 21
     
    If the vaccine isn't going to 100% protect you then why get it? It's starting to seem like the vaccine has the potential to cause more harm than good.
  • juliasmith384 on 04 Jan 21
     
    I have to agree with Lennx partly, why take the vaccine when it is giving people more issues, even though not all vaccines are 100% sure to protect you I I think they should have worked and studied the vaccine longer to make sure it was safer than it is. Also, I don´t think it should be allowed to required medical workers to take the vaccine to keep their job because since people are getting sick from the vaccine more medical workers have to stay home from getting sick and if all medical workers have to take the vaccine and they get sick there is going to be a lot less doctors and nurses working.
  • Bryan Pregon on 04 Jan 21
     
    Good discussion so far! I will be getting the vaccine as soon as I can for 2 reasons. One is that compared to the usual 50% effectiveness rate of yearly flu vaccines, 95% effectiveness of preventing COVID is REALLY good. Secondly, in order to get back to "normal" our population needs to hit 75-80% of people taking it for the "herd immunity" to kick in. Although the development of the vaccines was faster than usual, our best experts are endorsing them.
  • carmellahargens on 13 Jan 21
     
    it's very great that we are coming out with a vaccine. I still don't believe that they were able to come out with this so quickly considering that they still haven't perfected the flu vaccine. not saying that it would be 100% perfect, but it's taken them 100's of years to do so
jessicasolorio

'I concede NOTHING!' Trump says shortly after appearing to acknowledge Biden won the el... - 5 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...acknowledge-biden-won-election

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  • jessicasolorio on 16 Nov 20
     
    It's unprofessional for Trump to have such awful sportsmanship towards his opponents and childish of him to make false claims continuously causing unnecessary commotion unless he gets his way.
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  • jcollins438 on 16 Nov 20
     
    I think eventually he will give up and admit biden won.
  • hharker376 on 17 Nov 20
     
    It is very childish of him to make these statements and he should just give up.
  • mmailey052 on 17 Nov 20
     
    This is very childish even though multiple news stations have said that Biden has won he needs to just give up and admit his defeat.
  • cmacias539 on 18 Nov 20
     
    I think he needs to carry himself differently, that is not how a leader would act, crying on Twitter. If he thinks the election was rigged then he should move in silence while he takes things to court, instead of doing the most.
  • olijohnson on 23 Nov 20
     
    I am not saying I am for or against Trump, but he needs to act like an adult and maybe people will vote if he ever runs again
  • lennxbrown on 11 Jan 21
     
    I think eventually you have to admit you lost. Whether or not he believes the election was rigged there simply isn't enough proof that has been brought forward.
  • carmellahargens on 13 Jan 21
     
    whether you vote for Trump or not I still believe that he should have more sportsmanship because this isn't his first go around. admitting that he lost is definitely a big step because that could mean failure in his eyes and he doesn't want to disappoint people, so I definitely applaud him for standing his ground with his beliefs
Michael Keller

Biden seeks to close any path for Trump win in race's final days | AllSides - 4 views

www.allsides.com/...ath-trump-win-races-final-days

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  • Michael Keller on 26 Oct 20
     
    Biden might actually win, It appears the odds are stacked against Trump
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  • xxchrysxx on 02 Nov 20
     
    It looks as though it's going to be a close race between the two. Biden is in the lead by a few so he might just win by a hair.
  • bayliegirres on 07 Nov 20
     
    It was pretty close at first but Biden is definitely going to pull through and win.
  • laurenhansen168 on 09 Nov 20
     
    There is no way Trump is going to win, Biden is definitely winning.
  • eoneal271 on 09 Nov 20
     
    It's pretty crazy how the red states flipped I was definitely more interested in the presidential election than the last one.
  • mmailey052 on 09 Nov 20
     
    I was not expecting some of the states that were red to flip to blue as they did, I was more into seeing who was winning in this election because of how close the race was.
  • lennxbrown on 11 Jan 21
     
    I wasn't expecting so many red states to flip. I see why Trump says it's rigged, however, can he find proof?
  • carmellahargens on 13 Jan 21
     
    there was a lot of events that I didn't expect nor intend on happening, I believe that both parties at this time are just in it to win it
jsachs097

US Covid hospitalizations at record high as Fauci warns 'it will likely get worse' | Al... - 1 views

www.allsides.com/...warns-it-will-likely-get-worse

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  • kaeleem on 12 Jan 21
     
    I feel like people are just ignoring the fact the hospitals are stopping some people from coming in because so many people are dying in them right now
Michael Keller

Trump Acknowledges The Supreme Court - 3 views

www.cnbc.com/...ledges-the-supreme-court-.html

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  • Michael Keller on 30 Nov 20
     
    I dunno, I believe it'd be nice if Trump won but the case probably won't make it to the Supreme court due to lack of evidence
  • gozzello162 on 11 Jan 21
     
    There isn't any substantial evidence to say that this election was ever fraudulent and I don't think that even if this makes it to the courts that they will find anything or rule in Trumps favor regardless of how they feel about the election
  • kaeleem on 11 Jan 21
     
    Still, to today, there is no evidence of fraud
jessicasolorio

Joe Biden and climate change: 10 executive actions President-elect Biden is planning - Vox - 5 views

www.vox.com/...n-climate-change-senate-runoff

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  • jessicasolorio on 09 Nov 20
     
    Thankful Biden is aware of the danger we put our environment in and I think it's a smart way to spend government money and use his power.
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  • scarney230 on 09 Nov 20
     
    i am so glad biden is looking into and wanting to clean energy, carbon neutrality by the middle of the century, and massive federal investment to drive these changes. i think that is great and we need change is this environment
  • eoneal271 on 16 Nov 20
     
    I think that it is a good thing Biden is going to rejoin the Paris climate agreement again. It will only help this country become cleaner.
  • jcooley186 on 16 Nov 20
     
    I'm happy that Biden is going to be looking more into climate change and implementing more things to help keep our planet healthy.
  • lennxbrown on 11 Jan 21
     
    I'm also happy Biden is going to focus on the environment more. I just hope he can stay alive long enough to do so.
jsachs097

Several Counties Defy Orders As California Placed on Lockdown - 2 views

www.allsides.com/...ern-california-placed-lockdown

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  • gozzello162 on 11 Jan 21
     
    I just don't understand why people can't understand. We all want the same thing which is for corona virius to be over. We could do that if we followed the guidelines but then being told to do so is something they consider a "violation of rights." I don't know how they expect it to go away
  • hharker376 on 11 Jan 21
     
    This pandemic could have been ended a long time ago if people decided to listen and stay home.
Michael Keller

Trump Twist - 3 views

www.allsides.com/...l-find-votes-overturn-election

Government Election

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  • Michael Keller on 04 Jan 21
     
    It would be strange to see but it could be plausible, Trump isn't exactly safe with his words and what he does, so it wouldn't be that far off to maybe assume that he might be trying to find votes that don't exist.
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  • xxchrysxx on 04 Jan 21
     
    There are many things Trump has tried to convince people. It is very unlikely that there is voting fraud by millions of thousands. It is going to take more than just saying that to make it true. He needs to find evidence that this has been proven true. If there is then I could see his point, but without it, it makes it hard to believe.
  • margaretgrover on 05 Jan 21
     
    Trump has lost and he needs to accept that. There is no evidence of voting fraud in the thousands and millions, and the votes he needed aren't just magically going to appear. Without concrete proof, this is just an adult throwing a temper tantrum.
  • lennxbrown on 11 Jan 21
     
    This is possible but at some point, you have to give up. There is no proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the election was rigged so maybe its time to stop trying.
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