Sunday, May 2, 2021

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Blinken Will Visit Ukraine in Show of Support Against Russia
Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 minutes ago
The secretary of state will first meet with British officials and other American allies in London.
 
Put Ukraine in NATO.
 
2
F.B.I. Surveillance in Spying and Terrorism Cases Plummet
Charlie Savage, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
But the F.B.I. is still using residual authority to obtain business records under a partly expired Patriot Act provision, a new report showed.
 
Trump's FBI was trying for a purge.
 
3
Pence Speaks Fondly of Trump in First Speech of Biden Era
Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The former vice president credited the Trump administration with “four years of consequence, four years of results and four years of promises made and promises kept.”
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades
I knew there had been many but so many. 
 
There were twelve with Papal sanction.
There is no reason for another Crusade.
 
4
Pro-Biden Group to Begin Ad Campaign Promoting His Agenda in Swing States
Jonathan Martin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Building Back Together will highlight the president’s coronavirus response and his economic plan and will contrast his measured approach to his bombastic predecessor’s.
 
Heard immunity leaves too many dead and crippled.

5
Biden's Speech Calls for U.S. to Take On China and Russia
David E. Sanger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Competition with China and containment of Russia were the subtext of the president’s call for action. But casting the struggle as “democracy versus autocracy” oversimplifies what lies ahead.
 
Diplomacy works better than force.
Let Ukraine join NATO.
Taiwan will not get through the General Assembly.
They should buy their sovereignty.
 
6
Firing of U.S. Ambassador Is at Center of Giuliani Investigation
Ben Protess, William K. Rashbaum and Kenneth P. Vogel, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Prosecutors want to scrutinize Rudolph W. Giuliani’s communications with Ukrainian officials about the ouster of the ambassador, Marie L. Yovanovitch.
 
Rudolf Giuliani will go to federal prison 

7
Idaho Lawmaker Accused of Raping an Intern Resigns
Neil Vigdor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Aaron von Ehlinger, a Republican state representative from Lewiston, has denied sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman after the two had dinner in March.

Being A Republican is no longer a Get Out of Jail Free card.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wag_the_Dog

8
Biden Invites South Korea’s President to White House in May
Madeleine Ngo, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
President Moon Jae-in of South Korea has urged President Biden to kick-start negotiations with North Korea, calling denuclearization a “matter of survival” for South Korea.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Security_Area
 
9
Florida Voting Rights: Republican Bill Adds New Limits
Patricia Mazzei and Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
The bill, which Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign, is the latest Republican effort to restrict voting after the 2020 election. It will make Florida the first major swing state won by Donald Trump to pass such a law.
 
The Supreme Court is important.
Pack it.

10
Biden, in Georgia to Promote Economic Agenda, Visits Carter
Jim Tankersley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
A day after his first address to Congress, President Biden met with former President Jimmy Carter and held a drive-in rally for his 100th day in office.
 
Good idea.
 
11
Senate Passes $35 Billion Water Bill, but Bigger Infrastructure Fights Loom
Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
The lopsided vote was a reminder that bipartisan cooperation on public works projects is possible, but lawmakers in both parties said the spirit of compromise could be fleeting.
 
Work that is required.
 
12
How Is the G.O.P. Angling to Attack Biden?
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
As Republicans search for a winning message, they’re trying out strategies both old and new.
 
The necessary work of government must be funded.
The numbers are surprising in their size but are not excesseve for a population of some 350,000,000.
 
13
Chuck Schumer Looks to Bring Biden's Vision to Life
Carl Hulse, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
The Senate majority leader, marking his own 100 days in charge, is responsible for turning sweeping Democratic plans into law. It’s a tall order.
 
The funding is not excessive.  
None may claim a lion's share.

14
A Sharp Divide at the Supreme Court Over a One-Letter Word
Adam Liptak, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
In an immigration ruling that scrambled the usual alliances, the justices differed over the significance of the article “a.”
 
The law must mean what it says or congress should change the words.
 
15
Biden says he was not told the F.B.I. planned to search Giuliani’s office and home.
Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
President Biden, who has vowed to restore the independence of the Justice Department, said in an interview with NBC that it was “not the role of the president to say who should be prosecuted.”
 
Prosecution is the realm of the atourny general.
 
16
In Bipartisan Vote, Senate Approves Water Legislation
Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
Lawmakers in both parties insisted it was a sign of the potential for bipartisan cooperation on infrastructure.
 
A person can live thirty days without food and only three days without water.
 
17
Senators Propose Removing Commanders From Military Sexual Assault Cases
Jennifer Steinhauer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, has pushed for the legislation for years and finally has bipartisan support for the bill.
 
The command structure cannot do justice in sexual assault cases.
 
18
No, Other People’s Covid Vaccines Can’t Disrupt Your Menstrual Cycle
Maggie Astor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
You can’t experience effects from being near someone who is vaccinated, because it is biologically impossible for the vaccine material to be transmitted from person to person.
 
I need more evidence.
 
19
The Senate begins considering a diverse slate of Biden’s judicial nominees.
Carl Hulse, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
 
It is the Senates duty to advise and concent.
 
20
Biden is transforming what it means to be a Democrat.
Lisa Lerer and Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
 
There is no rigorus definition of Democrat.
 The compliment of Republican is not enough.
 
 
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