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Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Challenging Biden's Victory
Adam Liptak, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 54 minutes ago
The suit, filed directly in the Supreme Court, sought to bar Georgia,
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from casting their electoral votes for
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
I am relieved.
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F.D.A. Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer's Covid Vaccine
Katie Thomas, Noah Weiland and Sharon LaFraniere, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 54 minutes ago
The blessing of these experts means that the agency will likely OK the
vaccine’s use, paving the way for health care workers to begin getting
shots next week.t a guess
Only one more year of the Covid-19 pandemic at a guess.
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Congress, Paralyzed on a Stimulus Deal, Gives Itself Another Week to Strike One
Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The Senate cleared a weeklong stopgap spending bill to buy time for an
elusive pandemic aid bill, but negotiators remained short of an agreement.
A week of partisan torture.
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Material From Giuliani Spurred a Separate Justice Dept. Pursuit of Hunter Biden
Adam Goldman, Katie Benner and Ben Protess, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The inquiry, based out of Pittsburgh, was run parallel to an investigation
in Delaware and raised alarms among F.B.I. agents about politicization.
The justice Dept. snark hunt will end suddenly.
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Brian Kemp Cast His Lot With Trump, and Has Now Paid the Price
Richard Fausset and Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Mr. Kemp rose to Georgia’s governorship with the help of President Trump,
but his refusal to try to overturn the state’s election results has drawn
Mr. Trump’s ire — and may affect his political future
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Senate Sends Military Bill to Trump’s Desk, Spurning His Veto Threat
Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The move raised the prospect of a legislative showdown in the president’s
final weeks in office on the bill that authorizes pay for the troops.
Fort Drum, I am told, has snow nine months a year. It was up graded to train troops for Korea.
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Trump slams the F.D.A. ahead of expected vaccine authorization.
Sharon LaFraniere, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Trump is a sadist.
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Disney Setting A Precedent For Not Paying Writers Copy right is strong and tested.
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 8 hours ago
Back when the original Star Wars came out, an author named Alan Dean Foster
wrote the novelization as a ghost-writer, and wrote the first other Star
Wars novel, “A Splinter In The Minds Eye.” Disney isn’t paying him for
those novelizations any more (authors of books which do well get payments
long after the initial […]
The GNU General Public License v3.0 - GNU Project - Free ...
https://www.gnu.org › licenses › gpl-3.0.en.html
The GNU General Public License is a free, copyleft license for software and other kinds of works. The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed to take away your freedom to share and change the works.
Disney ows Alan Dean Foster or his heirs.
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Pentagon Weighs Sharp Drawback in Support for C.I.A.
Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
A broad review of the military’s support for the agency is underway,
including pulling back personnel and rethinking support for C.I.A.
operations around the world.
Trump lives in a fantasy.
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Biden Clashes With the Left
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
Democrats are trying to work out their differences as Biden prepares to
take office. It’s Friday, and this is your politics tip sheet.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/11/us/joe-biden-trump
Not worth a comment. The left automatically fights.
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Experts Debate the Prospects for Bipartisan Deals
Ephrat Livni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
A group of experts gathered to debate the prospects for compromise in an
era of partisanship.
There is not much of a prospect of a deal.
12
States Overpaid Unemployment Benefits and Want Money Back
Gillian Friedman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
A pandemic relief program allows no forgiveness of overpayments, even when
recipients are not at fault and the funds are already spent.
The money belongs to the states. They will have it.
13
A Single Senator Dashes Hopes for Latino and Women’s Museums — For Now
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, blocked the creation of Smithsonian
museums honoring women and Latinos, warning they would worsen societal
divides.
The Republican senators drew straws.
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Investigation of His Son Is Likely to Hang Over Biden as He Takes Office
Peter Baker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
Unless the Trump Justice Department clears Hunter Biden, the new president
will confront the prospect of his own administration handling an inquiry
that could expose his son to criminal prosecution.
Trump has found presidential clemmancy useful. Biden can do the same.
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Biden Names Susan Rice, Denis McDonough to Key Jobs
Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
Susan Rice, who was President Barack Obama’s national security adviser,
will lead the Domestic Policy Council. Denis McDonough, Mr. Obama’s chief
of staff, was nominated secretary of veterans affairs.
Good people for the positions.
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Stimulus Deal Falters as McConnell Signals Republican Resistance
Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
Aides to the senate majority leader privately warned that most Republicans
would be unlikely to support an emerging compromise on liability
protections and state and local funding.
If it is not for Kentucky only McConnell will object.
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Student Loan Cancellation Sets Up Clash Between Biden and the Left
Erica L. Green, Luke Broadwater and Stacy Cowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Democratic leaders are pressing the president-elect to cancel $50,000 in
debt per student borrower by fast executive action, but he wants Congress
to pass more modest relief.
A dramatic gesture that would crash the banks and make people who paid on time unhappy.
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Barr Plans to Finish Term Despite Wanting to Leave Early
Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The attorney general had weighed whether to step down by the end of the
year, potentially avoiding a contentious transition.
Barr wants the penshion.
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Open Thread
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 1 day ago
Had some computer issues today, so no post. Feel free to use comments to
discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. I’m doing my annual fundraiser.
If you like my writing and can afford to, please consider giving.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Mnuchin Grilled Over Whether Relief Money Was Politicized
Alan Rappeport and Jeanna Smialek, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The Treasury secretary defended a loan to a struggling trucking company and
his decision to end emergency lending.
Mnuchin does not understand finance. He is purely political.
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