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The folders below will give you a ton of resources to help you while we are learning through digital platforms. The folders and the Google Doc with Useful Links are updated and added to all the time, so check back often!

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People you should follow:

@SparkNotes

@NPR

@MerriamWebster

@Snopes

@LATimes

See the link below for free access to the daily LA Times newspaper!

@MayorOfLA

This is the official Twitter account for Mayor Eric Garcetti

@RichardVladovic

This is the School Board Member that serves Jordan

@RepBarragan

This is Jordan's (44th District) Congressional Representative

@SenKamalaHarris

This is one of California's Senators

@SenFeinstein

This is one of California's Senators

@RepMaxineWaters

This is the 43rd (next to Jordan) District's Congressional Representative

@RepAdamSchiff

This is one of Los Angeles' Congressional Representatives

@TedLieu

This is one of Los Angeles' Congressional Representatives

@RepJimmyGomez

This is one of Los Angeles' Congressional Representatives

@RepKarenBass

This is one of Los Angeles' Congressional Representatives

@RepRoybalAllard

This is one of Los Angeles' Congressional Representatives

@POTUS

This is the official Twitter account for the Office of President

@POTUS44

This is the official Twitter account for former President Barack H. Obama

@UN

This is the official Twitter account for the United Nations

@GretaThunberg

@IAmKidPresident

@Mental_Floss

@Dog_Rates

@Dog_Feelings


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Podcasts You Should Be Playing

A political podcast for people not yet ready to give up or go insane.A no-bull**** conversation about politics hosted by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor that breaks down the week’s news and helps people figure out what matters and how to help.
*Episodes occasionally contain explicit language
What is really up with anti-vaxxers? Can crystals actually heal you? Is loneliness making us sick? And who does our healthcare system really serve? In a new ten-part series from Crooked Media called America Dissected, host Dr. Abdul El-Sayed goes beyond the headlines to explore what really matters for our health.
We got you covered: What A Day, a new daily podcast from your friends at Crooked Media, will cut through all the chaos and crimes to help you understand what matters and how you can fix it – all in just fifteen minutes.
A week in review recorded in front of a live audience. It’s great.Every Friday night, Jon and a panel of comedians, actors, journalists, and some of the many, many famous Friends of the Pod will break down the week’s biggest news and deal with whatever bull**** came flying over the transom in our broken, insane political nightmare factory.
*Episodes occasionally contain explicit language
Movies! Music! Terrible tweets by celebrities trying to seem engaged while bragging about their latest project! This show has it all, including comedians, journalists, actors, musicians, activists, politicians and more for a conversation at the intersection of pop culture and politics at a time when we’re all obsessing over both.
*Episodes occasionally contain explicit language
Political commentator and comedy writer Erin Ryan is joined by a bicoastal squad of opinionated, mouthy women to discuss news, politics, and cultural stories that affect women’s lives, from serious to absurd. Women: 51% of the population and 100% of this podcast.
*Episodes occasionally contain explicit language
Serial is a podcast from the creators of This American Life, hosted by Sarah Koenig. Serial tells one story — a true story — over the course of a season. Season 1 looks at what really happened with the murder of Hae Min Lee and whether her boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was really the one who did it. Season 2 dives into how Bowe Bergdahl was able to walk off his base in the middle of the desert without being seen, and what happened after. Season 3 dives deep into the criminal justice system through the lens of the Cleveland, Ohio courts.
*Episodes occasionally contain explicit language
John despises his Alabama town and decides to do something about it. He asks a reporter to investigate the son of a wealthy family who’s allegedly been bragging that he got away with murder. But then someone else ends up dead, sparking a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure, and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man’s life.
*Episodes contain explicit language
Slow Burn is a narrative podcast produced by Slate Plus, a division of Slate with the first two seasons hosted by Leon Neyfakh. The first season is about the Watergate scandal; the second is about the Impeachment of Bill Clinton, and the third season, hosted by Joel Anderson, explores what really happened with Biggie and Tupac.
Educating the public about common things and how they work.
Explaining the stuff that happened throughout history that you never learned in school.

History Vs.

A podcast about how your favorite historical figures faced off against their greatest foes.Our first season is all about President Theodore Roosevelt.

What Really Happened?

A documentary podcast series (co-produced) by Dwayne Johnson [yes, that Dwayne Johnson] and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions . . . will take listeners deep into the unknown side of historic news stories . . . trying to find out if what we think we know ever really even happened.

FREE Access to the LA Times eNewspaper: https://nieonline.com/latimes/enewspaper.cfm

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TEDTalk Tuesday Resources

Click on the presentations below to follow up on our weekly TEDTalks!

More on Andrew Stanton
More on Jane McGonigal
More on Charlie Todd
More on Shane Koyczan
TEDTalk: David Blaine
Even More on Jane McGonigal
More on Lucy Hone
More on Sarah Kay
More on Danielle Feinberg
More on Rob Legato
In Celebration of Black History Month
More on Chip Kidd
In Celebration of Women's History Month