Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 minutes ago
New York Mayor’s Race in Chaos After Elections Board Pulls Back Results
The extraordinary sequence of events seeded further confusion about the outcome, and threw the closely watched Democratic primary contest into a new period of uncertainty. read more
 
The machine does not like change.
It requires thought.
 
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NYT > U.S. > Politics45 minutes ago
Privacy Watchdog's Report on N.S.A. System Fell Short, Members Say
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board spent more than six years scrutinizing the surveillance-related system, called XKeyscore. Its report is classified. read more
 
The NSA does not do privacy.
They oppose civil liberties.
 
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NYT > U.S. > Politics57 minutes ago
Rep. James Clyburn Opposes Sanders Ally in Special Election
The decision by Representative James Clyburn to oppose an outspoken ally of Senator Bernie Sanders in a special election in Cleveland highlights the generational and ideological gulf in the Democratic Party. read more
 
The centerist immage has been important to the Democratic party.
 
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House Votes to Purge Confederate Statues From the Capitol
The bill would direct congressional officials to remove statues of Confederate leaders from public view in the Capitol, the latest bid to do away with prominent symbols of racism. read more
 
Reconstruction must be resurrected. 

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Supreme Court Rejects Request to Lift Federal Ban on Evictions
The C.D.C. had imposed an eviction moratorium, saying it was needed to address the coronavirus pandemic. read more
 
Under emergency conditions (pandemic) the CDC has the power to stop financial contracts.
 
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N.J. attorney general is appointed director of enforcement at the S.E.C.
The new director, Gurbir Grewal, has overseen a number of high-profile securities fraud cases, including a 2015 case involving the hacking of thousands of company news releases so a gang of criminals could engage in insider trading. read more
 
Republicans are kicking enforcers upstairs again.
 
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Biden Kicks Off Sales Tour to Salvage Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
An event in rural Wisconsin was meant to show liberals that the agreement was sufficiently ambitious — while assuring moderates that the president remained committed to the deal. read more
 
Joe Manchin needs to be convinced the Trump Republicans are his enemy.
They are not the loyal opposition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyal_opposition 

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No. 3 House Democrat Steps Into Ohio Race to Head Off a Sanders Acolyte
The decision by Representative James Clyburn to oppose an outspoken ally of Senator Bernie Sanders in a special election in Cleveland highlights the generational and ideological gulf in the Democratic Party. read more
 
The Republican party is the party of business
Business deeply fears communists.
Communism is intentionally confused with socialism.
The other name of democratic socialism is democratic government. 
The Trump Republican party is antidemocratic.

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Multi-Sided Civil War Could Grip Afghanistan, U.S. General Warns
“Civil war is certainly a path that can be visualized,” said Gen. Austin S. Miller, commander of the U.S.-led forces. “That should be a concern for the world.” read more
 
The U.S. installed government is weak and will not survive.
The Taliban will fight it out with ISIS with Russian aide.
Iran or Saudi will back the Taliban.
The Taliban may split between Pakistan and Iran and Saudi.
 
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The War on History Is a War on Democracy
A scholar of totalitarianism argues that new laws restricting the discussion of race in American schools have dire precedents in Europe. read more
 
He argues well but starts his argument later than he should.
The root is the idea that some people are less than human and thus undeserving of respect.
Respect of person, property or thought. 

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House Passes Bill to Speed Visas for Afghans Imperiled for Aiding U.S.
The legislation would scrap a requirement that Afghans applying for Special Immigrant Visas undergo a medical examination in the country, allowing them to do so after entering the United States. read more
 
The house understands the Afghans problem.
 
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Biden Heads to Wisconsin to Sell His Infrastructure Deal
The president cast the deal as the largest federal infrastructure effort since President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill creating the interstate highway system 65 years ago. read more
 
The U.S. infrastructure needs attention.
All of it.
 
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As the U.S. Pulls Out of Afghanistan, Kabul’s Airport Is a Final Stand
With the main allied military air base about to close, negotiations are underway with Turkey about continuing to secure the civilian airport as the Taliban advance across the country. read more
 
It will be a good trick to get the Turks to play rear guard.
I think they are smarter than that.
 
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Wisconsin G.O.P. Wrestles With Just How Much to Indulge Trump
The former president set off infighting among state Republicans by saying they were not working hard enough to challenge the 2020 results, accusing them of covering up “election corruption.” read more
 
Trump has nothing to lose in Wisconsin. 

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House to Vote on Speeding Visas for Afghans Who Helped U.S.
The vote comes as the United States and other countries prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan. read more
 
Make it happen.
 
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Pelosi May Pick Republican to Join Jan. 6 Inquiry Committee
Speaker Pelosi and her leadership team expect the select committee measure to pass this week with almost all Democratic votes. read more
 
Practical politics.
 
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Ian Welsh15 hours ago
Reminder: Prepare For The Forest Fire/Smoke Season
[image: Story 447924097] These temperatures from the West coast of Canada last weekend were absolutely insane. I grew up in Western BC, Vancouver and Victoria, in the 70s and 80s. These temperatures are crazy. Victoria, in particular (bottom right) is (or was) noted for mild temperatures. Hardly anyone has air conditioners. My parents retired there, and I visited regularly right up to about 2010. It was retirement paradise. Anyway, if you live in the West of Canada or the US (and the West now extends far past the coast, almost to the mid line, in many cases) please be sure to buy... read more
 
Get a respirator mask.
The smoke will be bad.
 
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As Infrastructure Deal Gathers Steam, Democratic Cracks Begin to Show
House progressives say they can bring down the bipartisan bill if they do not get their priorities too, but as White House lobbying steps up, other Democrats have different ideas. read more
 
Pick the low hanging fruit first.
 
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Biden Faces Intense Cross Currents in Iran Policy
The airstrikes the president ordered on Iranian-backed militias show how he has to navigate between using force and pursuing diplomacy to revive the nuclear deal. read more
 
The military and Iran have different interests.  Make them happy.  
Keep talking.
 
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House Passes Bills to Bolster Scientific Research
The legislation would invest in traditional research and development, clashing with a broad Senate measure that focuses on cutting-edge technology to compete with China. read more
 
The broad based effort is the cutting edge.  Supporting the base is supporting all.
trying to bet on only winners is a sure way to lose your stake.
Be the house.  The house wins most bets.
 
 
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