Sunday, June 20, 2021

@21:30, , 6/19/21

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Rising From Pandemic, New York Seeks a New Mayor to Face Looming Crises
Eric Adams is considered the front-runner in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, but the race is fluid enough that another candidate may win. read more
 
Eric Adams is probably the winner.
 
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Departure of U.S. Contractors Poses Problems for Afghan Military
It is not just U.S. troops who are withdrawing from Afghanistan. Thousands of private contractors — who help keep the Afghan Air Force flying, among other tasks — are leaving as well. read more
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 unbelieving Afghans must be rescued.
 
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Champ, Presidential Pet German Shepherd, Dies at 13
Champ, who was the family’s cherished companion, “died peacefully at home,” President Biden and the first lady said. read more
 
There are other dogs that will find the prepared place in their lives.
All in good time.
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For Biden, Iranian Hard-liner May Be Best Path to Restoring Nuclear Deal
The next six weeks before a new government takes office in Tehran may be a unique window for clinching an agreement that Iran’s leadership has been delaying. read more
 
"Seize the day" 

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Ian Welsh8 hours ago
Open Thread
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Negotiations first.
Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best. 

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Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Lynch 2 Members of Congress
Kenneth R. Hubert, of Marionville, Mo., had threatened Representative Emanuel Cleaver II after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and Representative Steve Cohen in 2019, prosecutors said. read more
 
Charge him in traffic court.
 
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How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over Elections
In Georgia, Republicans are removing Democrats of color from local boards. In Arkansas, they have stripped election control from county authorities. And they are expanding their election power in many other states. read more
 
Put a justice department lawyer on the problem.
 
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How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over Elections
In Georgia, Republicans are removing Democrats of color from local boards. In Arkansas, they have stripped election control from county authorities. And they are expanding their election power in many other states. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
 
Justice must want to find a fix.
 
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U.S. Is Working to Send Doses Abroad by Replacing AstraZeneca Shots With Others
Production problems at an Emergent BioSolutions manufacturing plant put tens of millions of AstraZeneca doses under scrutiny, forcing the Biden administration to revise its plan for needy countries. read more
 
There are other vaccines.
Negotiate with the other authorities.
 
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Biden Likely to Fall Just Shy of His July 4 Vaccination Goal
President 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
 
Biden is keeping his promise.  Stop whining and get a vaccine.
 
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With Vaccination Goal in Doubt, Biden Warns of Variant’s Threat
Speaking at the White House, the president did not mention his goal of getting 70 percent of adults partly vaccinated by July 4 but trumpeted a different milestone: 300 million shots in his first 150 days in office. read more
 
Learning to think is a lifetime project.
 
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Eyeing One Big Economic Bill, Democrats Face Myriad Challenges
With bipartisan infrastructure talks coalescing around a plan that omits many of their top priorities, Democrats are vowing to push through their own package. It won’t be easy. read more
 
Debate continues.
 
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The Supreme Court’s Newest Justices Produce Some Unexpected Results

 
The dust has not settled.
The Supreme court seems to be intact.
 
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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
 
"Only death and taxes are inevitable." 

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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
 
Trump is not yet in prison.
 
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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
 
Fiction should have no place in the news.
It belongs on the editorial page.
 
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Biden’s First Task at HUD: Rebuilding Trump-Depleted Ranks
An 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
 
Biden is begining at the edge of the problem.
He must continue to the core.
 
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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 perceived no sign of said "white flag".
 
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
Types Of Enlightenment: Part 1 1/2 – World As Self
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 […] read more
 
Axiomatically: when I am gone the world will still be here.
 
Solipsism is unsatisfactory. 

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

People should reduce what pain they can.
 
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