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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 minutes ago
The Supreme Court’s Newest Justices Produce Some Unexpected ResultsIn the term so far, including two major decisions on Thursday, the court’s
expanded conservative majority is fractured and its liberals are often on
the winning side. read more
Conflicting standards of two different social structures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality
Separation of church and state must be applied.
The city of Philadelphia must not contract with the Catholic church.
The Supreme court should not have taken the case.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics29 minutes ago
Biden Likely to Fall Just Shy of His July 4 Vaccination GoalPresident Biden set a deadline of having 70 percent of U.S. adults partly
vaccinated against the coronavirus by July 4, but on Friday he trumpeted a
different milestone: 300 million shots in his first 150 days in office. read more
If the public wont accept the vaccine there is nothing public health should do.
Vaccines should remain available.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics37 minutes ago
Joe Manchin and the Magic 50th Vote for Democrats’ Voting Rights BillDemocrats know that their election overhaul has no chance as long as the
filibuster exists, but they are eager to show that all that stands in its
way are Republicans. read more
Compromise has been sought and refused.
The filabuster rule will become much more demanding.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
A Millennial Economist Helps Power a Tax Evasion ‘Brain Trust’Natasha Sarin, a protégé of Larry Summers, is taking a leading role
developing tax policy at the Treasury Department — to some progressive
Democrats’ chagrin. read more
First do the research then write the policy.
This is a social engineering project that has been long neglected.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Trump endorses Kelly Tshibaka, Murkowski’s challenger in Alaska’s Senate race.Donald J. Trump has been following the race closely, his advisers said,
hoping to unseat Senator Lisa Murkowski after she voted to convict him in
his second impeachment trial. read more
Donald Trump has a strong ulterior motive.
It is not beneficial to Alaska.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Katie Hobbs and Kyrsten Sinema Illustrate a Voting Rights DivideMs. Hobbs, the Arizona secretary of state, saw her star rise as she fought
Republicans’ election falsehoods. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a fellow
Democrat, insists on a bipartisan approach to voting rights. read more
There is no aristocracy.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
No, there is no evidence that the F.B.I. organized the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.The term “unindicted co-conspirators” generally refers to individuals for
whom there is insufficient evidence to bring charges or who have cut a
deal. “Legally, it wouldn’t make sense to call informants co-conspirators,”
said one legal expert. read more
More FUD
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Congress Rushes to Help Afghans Seeking Visas for Helping U.S.With President Biden planning to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by
September, a bipartisan coalition in Congress is rushing to bring Afghans
facing retribution to the United States. read more
The Trump administration was disasterously slow to rescue Afghans as was Bush.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Biden’s First Task at HUD: Rebuilding Trump-Depleted RanksAn exodus of top-level officials during the previous administration has
left the Department of Housing and Urban Development short of expertise
even as its role expands. read more
Republicans have faith in zero sum economics.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Report Finds Higher Sexual Assault Risk at Fort HoodResearchers found that the total sexual assault risk to Army women at Fort
Hood during 2018 was 8.4 percent, compared with a 5.8 percent risk for all
women in the Army. read more
Sex is what people do when not eating or sleeping.
The military does not recruit monks and nuns.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Republicans Wave the White Flag on Health Care (for Now)The Supreme Court’s latest ruling moved the country’s debate over health
policy into a new phase. Tough questions await both parties. read more
I have not detected this "white"flag.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Two More Guantánamo Detainees Are Cleared for Transfer to Other NationsThe decision brings to 11 the number who have been approved to be sent
elsewhere, but the Biden administration has yet to name a point person to
negotiate transfers with other governments. read more
Shut down this war crime.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
High Hopes for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid Vaccine Have Fizzled in the U.S.Production problems and a brief pause on its use kept the one-dose vaccine
from becoming the game changer that health officials across the country
believed it would be. read more
People are automatically suspicious of name changes
and hear doubts much more easily than reassurances.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Biden Signs Law Making Juneteenth a Federal HolidayThe law went into effect immediately, making Friday the first federal
Juneteenth holiday in American history. read more
A celebration of the thirteenth amendment is good on any day.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
Democrats Float $6 Trillion Plan Amid Talks on Narrower Infrastructure DealDemocrats are considering moving unilaterally on a sweeping economic
package even as bipartisan talks continue on a smaller infrastructure bill. read more
A big enough bill is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
Democrats Float $6 Trillion Plan Amid Talks on Narrower Infrastructure DealDemocrats are considering moving unilaterally on a sweeping economic
package even as bipartisan talks continue on a smaller infrastructure bill. read more
A big enough bill is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago
Is the U.S. in Crisis? Republicans Want Voters to Think So.Looking ahead to the midterms, the G.O.P. is pushing a message that the
country is in peril on numerous fronts. read more
Crises make bad decisions easy.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Types Of Enlightenment: Part 1 1/2 – World As SelfIn my first post on the type of enlightenment where one experiences the
world as self I noted that of the types I will cover, this is one I had no
taste of. That changed after I wrote it, albeit for only a few hours, so I
thought I’d write a follow-up post. In many […] read more
"Be here now" works for me.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Types Of Enlightenment: Part 1 1/2 – World As Self[image: Story 443044754]
In my first post on the type of enlightenment where one experiences the
world as self I noted that of the types I will cover, this is one I had no
taste of. That changed after I wrote it, albeit for only a few hours, so I
thought I’d write a follow-up post.
In many spiritual circles there is a distrust for intellectual inquiry.
Words, it is true, cannot adequately describe enlightnment states (or much
else, really.)
This distrust is not universal, however. There is a role for intellectual
understanding when one combines it with meditative investigation. I... read more
https://www.ianwelsh.net/open-thread-108/
Things start with negotiation.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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