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Big Tech consistently shortchanges non-English language content on fact-checking, so news consumers are forced to take matters into their own hands. We can help: @AAAJ_AAJC and our media literacy team present "Digital Health and Connection" on 12/2: https://bit.ly/3xbvAjy.

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Good night, Stephen Sondheim. Thank you for showing us there’s a place for us. Wishing you peace and quiet and open air.
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This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, PEN America is proud to present a reading list highlighting books that spotlight Native American writers and their experiences and celebrate Indigenous histories and cultures. https://bit.ly/3165xib

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