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RSN: Garrison Keillor | When Surgery Happens to You, It's Kindness You Remember



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Garrison Keillor | When Surgery Happens to You, It's Kindness You Remember 
Author and radio personality Garrison Keillor. (photo: NPR) 
Garrison Keillor, Portland Press Herald 
Keillor writes: "When you're in the hands of a large institution with a bar code for an ID, kindness feels like the key to civilization itself and the fulfillment of the word of the Lord." 
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44 States Say No to Trump: Resistance Grows as Trump's Election Commission Seeks Private Voter Data 
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! 
Goodman reports: "At least 44 states to date have said they will not comply with Kris Kobach's request." 
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A GOP Stunt Backfires, and Accidentally Reveals a Truth Republicans Want Hidden 
Greg Sargent, The Washington Post 
Sargent writes: "This is admittedly a simple and obvious point, yet the extraordinary lengths to which Republicans are going to obscure this basic reality continue to elude sufficient recognition." 
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She Took on Tesla for Discrimination. Now Others Are Speaking up. 'It's Too Big to Deny' 
Sam Levin, Guardian UK 
Levin writes: "Women have allegedly talked about feeling unsafe around male managers and facing sexist remarks from superiors. Women talked about being dismissed and talked over in meetings with no other female employees, and asked questions about diversity in hiring and the lack of women in leadership positions." 
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Virginia Set to Execute Man Using 'Potentially Tortuous' Drug Cocktail 
Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK 
Pilkington writes: "William Morva is set to be put to death on Thursday using a cocktail of three medical drugs. Two of the chemicals have been obtained from compounding pharmacies - private outlets that are not subject to the full regulatory regime followed by regular drug manufacturers." 
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Tariq Ali: US Concern for Democracy in Venezuela Is 'Laughable' 
Jordan Florit, teleSUR 
Florit writes: "Ali explained the new U.S. stance toward the region it once referred to as its backyard that is no longer a collection of 'Banana Republics.'" 
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Stephen Hawking Says Trump's Climate Change Denial Could 'Push Earth Over the Brink' 
Eleanor Sheehan, Fusion 
Sheehan writes: "Stephen Hawking has been a longtime critic of President Trump. In May, the revered physicist referred to Trump as a 'demagogue' who appealed to 'the lowest common denominator.' Of particular concern to Hawking is Trump's policy on climate change (or lack thereof)." 
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