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  • What makes Trump's tweets racist? A historian explains

    07/16/2019 8:02:38 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 69 replies
    CBS News ^ | 07/16/2019 | Jessica Kegu
    When President Trump tweeted on Sunday that "'Progressive' Democratic Congresswomen" — an apparent reference to Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley, who are all women of color — should "go back" to their countries, the backlash was swift. It also sparked another conversation: What makes something racist? Ibram Kendi, a professor and director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University, joined "CBS This Morning" to address that question from a historical perspective and discuss whether racist actions or words make someone a racist. Kendi explained the important historical context behind telling a person...
  • How Trump Handles Being Caught in a Lie and What You Should Do Instead [Barf-cola]

    03/20/2017 5:29:09 PM PDT · by Jyotishi · 31 replies
    Lifehacker ^ | Monday, March 20, 2017 | Kristin Wong
    Trump certainly isn't the first politician to lie, but he's made a reputation of it for a couple of reasons. One, he lies a lot. And two, when he's called out, he handles it poorly. Here are a few things you shouldn't do when you're called out in a lie, unless you want to make things worse. We've all lied about something and been called out on it. When I was 14, for example, I lied to my mom about wearing makeup. When she found my concealer, what did I do? I completely denied it was mine, which, of course,...