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What Happened to the Defund the Police Movement? (2022) - Two years after George Floyd's murder, what's changed for police in America? Federal lawmakers couldn't pass a reform bill, and the few cities that initially defunded their police departments have since increased their budgets. [00:12:13] (youtube.com)
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How a "Faith Healer" Scammed America (2020) Peter Popoff built a televangelist empire off claiming to heal the ailments of devout Christians. Though exposed by James Randi back in the 1980s, he has resurfaced to try his same old tricks on members of the black community [00:22:29]Religion/Atheism (youtube.com)
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College Inc. (2022) - The documentary investigates the promise and explosive growth of the for-profit higher education industry. Exploring tensions between the industry and critics who charge the for-profits with churning out worthless degrees that leave students with a mountain of debt. [00:54:31]Education (youtu.be)
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) - Examines the spectacular rise and fall of this Houston, Texas-based firm, which made its top officers wealthy beyond their wildest dreams, and all by engaging in business practices alleged to have been little more than a complex shell game. [01:49:19] (youtube.com)
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Bigger Than Enron (2002) - How the corporate watchdogs -- the bankers, lawyers, regulators, politicians, and above all, the accountants -- failed to prevent Enron and other scandals from happening. Explores how the system of controls was eroded and corrupted by conflicts of interest. [00:51:30] (youtube.com)
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Unidentified (2020) - In South America, Lue Elizondo uncovers exclusive video of a glowing UAP recorded recently by an airline pilot at 35k ft & investigates possible connections to secret tech related to the USSR, plus a shocking aerial battle between a jet fighter pilot. [00:14:49]Mysterious (v.redd.it)
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The Ukrainian game devs trying to survive Russia’s invasion (2022) - People Make Games meet some of the Ukrainian game developers living through the invasion of their home, from a refugee who escaped into Western Europe, to a fresh recruit in the Territorial Defence. [00:21:54] (youtube.com)
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Juvenile Liaison (1976) - Banned for 15 years and referred to as 'The Film the Police Arrested', Broomfield's scathing account of the Lancashire Police Force Liaison Division's handling of young, sometimes pre-teen, petty offenders is both devastating and deeply moving. [01:41:00] (youtube.com)
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