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A dire health threat to the former president in 2015 put the spotlight on a pathbreaking immune therapy.
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The Time Jimmy Carter Played White Supremacists for FoolsJimmy Carter did many great things as president, most of which were not appreciated at the time. His I-do-what-I-want attitude didn’t make him the most loved, but it did allow him to follow his morals—and troll the hell out of white supremacists. “The general perception is bad president, great former president and I think that’s horribly oversimplified and in some ways is just wrong,” says jonathanalter, author of ‘His Very Best Jimmy Carter, a Life,’ on this episode of The New Abnormal podcast. He was terrible. He lost 44 states to Reagan!
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Firm of NYC homeless boss Joslyn Carter’s sister lands $1.7B in shelter contractsThe firm of NYC Homeless Service Administrator Joslyn Carter’s sister has been awarded 17 contracts with her agency valued at a staggering $1.7 billion, according to data compiled by city Com… Hahahahahaha! Is this supposed to be surprising? 🥴 If it looks unethical, it is unethical. Coincidence, I am sure
