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Five Takeaways From the Developing Space War Between China and the U.S.
William J. Broad, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 26 minutes ago
The Biden administration is inheriting the menace of Chinese antisatellite
arms as well as an innovative way of trying to defuse the escalating threat.
There is no way to "Beat the Chinese" by direct action.
The U.S. can destroy their orbital projects as they can destroy ours.
Cyber war will continue and everyone will harden their systems. Running backups that are air gapped and encrypted. The U.S. must support the laboratories and development shops. Know that if it can be done here soon it can be done there.
Diplomacy must manage the direct action groups.
William J. Broad has a simplistic view of all the world. It is all dynamic.
"One must run as fast as one can tostay in the same place."
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How Space Became the Next ‘Great Power’ Contest Between the U.S. and China
William J. Broad, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 27 minutes ago
The Biden administration faces not only waves of Chinese antisatellite
weapons but a history of jumbled responses to the intensifying threat.
Treat the diplomatic corps as the professionals they are.
Talk with the Chinese and deal with them as a fellow sovereign nation.
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How Alvin the Beagle Helped Usher In a Democratic Senate
Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Senator Raphael Warnock was sworn in this week as Georgia’s first Black
senator, and he arrived with a canny canine assist.
Beagles are an excellent breed. Have one if you wish. I have no objection.
I still don't want to be owned by a dog.
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Son Tipped Off F.B.I. About His Father, Who Is Charged in Capitol Riot
Bryan Pietsch, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
“I put my emotions behind me to do what I thought was right,” said Jackson
Reffitt, who weeks before the siege alerted the F.B.I. that his father was
planning “something big.”
Divisions Harden in Senate as It Prepares to Receive Impeachment Article
Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Mitt Romney indicated that he believed the charge against former President
Donald J. Trump was impeachable, while Marco Rubio called a trial “stupid.”
Trump is guilty but conviction will require seven more votes than Shumer can count on.
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How Democrats Planned for Doomsday
Alexander Burns, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
A huge coalition of activist groups had been working together since the
spring to make sure that Joe Biden won and that the “election stayed won”
amid Donald Trump’s subterfuge.
The Democrats nearly lost the down ballot election.
They did not but They are not in a strong position.
There is work to be done for 2022.
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Fauci on What Working for Trump Was Really Like
Donald G. McNeil Jr., NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
From denialism to death threats, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci describes a fraught
year as an adviser to President Donald J. Trump on the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dr. Fauci reports that Trump did not work with him.
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Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen
Erica L. Green, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Firmly linking teen suicides to school closings is difficult, but rising
mental health emergencies and suicide rates point to the toll the pandemic
lockdown is taking.
Social support for children is necessary.
At this time of covid-19 it should not be in large groups.
Keep the schools closed but keep the social functions.
There are no economies of scale beyond remote instruction.
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – January 24, 2021
Tony Wikrent, Ian Welsh - 8 hours ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – January 24, 2021 by Tony Wikrent The
Biden Transition and the Fight for Real Hope and Change This Time The Biden
Recovery Plan and the Disarray of Economic Theory: The pandemic had one
good effect. It sidelined a lot of bad economic thinking. Robert Kuttner,
January 19, 2021 [The American Prospect] […]
Biden seems to be doing the right things.
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Forget ‘Dry January’ and Other New Year’s Resolutions
Maria Cramer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
It seems a long time since we pledged to drink less, eat better, exercise
more, cut spending and stop doom-scrolling. Be gentle on yourself: It’s
been a tough month.
There are reasons to do these projects one day at a time.
Persistance wins with the proper theory.
AA does not reject the fallen. They can try again and again.
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Pennsylvania Lawmaker Played Key Role in Trump’s Plot to Oust Acting Attorney General
Katie Benner and Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
The congressman’s involvement underlined how far the former president was
willing to go to overturn the election, and Democratic lawmakers have begun
calling for investigations into those efforts.
There is a group of "true believers"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True-believer_syndrome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True_Believer
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Arizona G.O.P. Censures Three Top Members Criticized by Trump Loyalists
Hank Stephenson and Jennifer Medina, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
The party rebuked Gov. Doug Ducey, former Senator Jeff Flake and Cindy
McCain, all of whom have been criticized by some Trump supporters as
insufficiently loyal to the former president.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy
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Biden Administration Removes Trump Allies From U.S.-Funded News Outlets
Pranshu Verma, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
The Trump administration had been accused of trying to turn the federally
funded news agencies into partisan mouthpieces for his presidency.
These persons should never have been appointed.
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Man Threatened to Assassinate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Officials Say
Michael Levenson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
Garret Miller, who was among those who stormed the Capitol, also threatened
the officer who fatally shot a Trump supporter, saying he would “hug his
neck with a nice rope,” prosecutors said.
His actions are enough to hold and try him.
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The Trump Presidency Is Now History. So How Will It Rank?
Sarah Lyall, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
As scholars consider the legacy of Donald J. Trump, it appears that even
the woefully inadequate James Buchanan has some serious competition.
Trump ranks below Andrew Jackson and contests with Andrew Johnson for the bottom.
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Is President Biden Ready for the New Senate?
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Mr. Biden, a man of old Washington, might be in for a rude awakening.
Joe Biden is probably ready for the snake pit.
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Open Thread
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 1 day ago
Feel free to use to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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How Doug Ducey, Arizona’s Republican Governor, Views His Party After Trump
Jennifer Medina, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Mr. Ducey, who is facing censure by his state party on Saturday, says the
divisions within the Republican Party are nothing new.
The Trump party should not caucus with the conservatives.
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10 Republicans Voted to Impeach Trump. The Backlash Has Been Swift.
Reid J. Epstein and Katie Glueck, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The House Republicans who voted to charge President Donald J. Trump with
inciting the Capitol riot are facing a fleet of primary challengers,
censures and other rebukes from their party.
Apostacy is not tollerated among the orthodox.
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Who is Jonathan Braun? Trump's Last Minute Pardon Still Faces Accusations of Violence
Michael S. Schmidt, Maggie Haberman and William K. Rashbaum, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Jonathan Braun’s 10-year sentence for running a drug ring was commuted by
the departing president. The White House did not mention that he faces
separate accusations of violence.
Jonathan Braun is a client of Alan Dershowitz who defended Trump in his first impeachment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Dershowitz
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