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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Rising From Pandemic, New York Seeks a New Mayor to Face Looming CrisesEric 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Departure of U.S. Contractors Poses Problems for Afghan MilitaryIt 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
NYT > U.S. > Politics7 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 unbelieving Afghans must be rescued.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago
Champ, Presidential Pet German Shepherd, Dies at 13Champ, 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago
For Biden, Iranian Hard-liner May Be Best Path to Restoring Nuclear DealThe 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
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Negotiations first.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Lynch 2 Members of CongressKenneth 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over ElectionsIn 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over ElectionsIn 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
U.S. Is Working to Send Doses Abroad by Replacing AstraZeneca Shots With OthersProduction 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours 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
Biden is keeping his promise. Stop whining and get a vaccine.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
With Vaccination Goal in Doubt, Biden Warns of Variant’s ThreatSpeaking 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Eyeing One Big Economic Bill, Democrats Face Myriad ChallengesWith 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
The Supreme Court’s Newest Justices Produce Some Unexpected ResultsThe dust has not settled.
The Supreme court seems to be intact.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day 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
"Only death and taxes are inevitable."
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day 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
Trump is not yet in prison.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day 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
Fiction should have no place in the news.
It belongs on the editorial page.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day 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
Biden is begining at the edge of the problem.
He must continue to the core.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day 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 perceived no sign of said "white flag".
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Ian Welsh2 days 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
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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