Friday, June 4, 2021

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2 hours ago
After a Fiery N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate, Who’s Ahead? Who Knows?
With the campaign in its homestretch, candidates took turns attacking one another, but largely failed to distinguish themselves in a crowded and still undecided race. read more
 
 The unselected Democrat is ahead. 
There is a primary election in the offing.
 
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Government Report Finds No Evidence U.F.O.s Were Alien Spacecraft
A new report concedes that much about the observed phenomena remains difficult to explain, including their acceleration, as well as ability to change direction and submerge. read more
 
Time travel is still impossible.
There is no need to worry about space aliens. 

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Louis DeJoy Investigated Over Possible Campaign Finance Violations
The Justice Department is examining Louis DeJoy’s role in political donations made by employees of a company that he ran. read more
 
DeJoy should be gone.  I care not how.
 
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Facebook Plans to End Hands-Off Approach to Politicians’ Posts
The social network, under pressure since barring former President Donald J. Trump, will no longer automatically give world leaders special treatment. read more
 
Facebook is either a journal or a pipe.
Their business model must change.
 
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White House Warns Companies to Act Now on Ransomware Defenses
An open letter urged them to take many of the defensive steps that the federal government requires of its agencies and contractors. read more
 
There is no barrier but the operating system.
 
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Judge Permits Information From C.I.A. Torture in Terror Case
Defense lawyers said it was the first publicly known time that prosecutors had been allowed to use information gained from torture in the proceedings at Guantánamo Bay. read more
 
The C.I.A. has no soul to benefit from confession.
These prisoners should be freed with an apology.
 
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Pence Calls Systemic Racism A ‘Left-Wing Myth'
Mike Pence also distanced himself from President Donald J. Trump, saying of the Capitol attack, “I don’t know if we’ll ever see eye-to-eye on that day.” read more
 
Pence is pleading guilty.
 
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Biden Expands Trum-Era Ban on Chinese Firms Linked to Military
The new order includes firms engaged in making and deploying the surveillance technology used against Muslim minorities and dissidents around the globe. read more
 
Biden is being cautious.
Software is worthy of caution.
 
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Biden Narrows Infrastructure Proposal to Win Republican Support
The president offered new concessions this week, including dropping his plan to reverse some of the 2017 tax cuts, as he tries to win support from Senate Republicans. read more
 
This is not a winning strategy.
 
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Biden Narrows Infrastructure Request, but Hurdles Remain for Bipartisan Deal
The president offered new concessions this week, including dropping his plan to reverse some of the 2017 tax cuts, as he tries to win support from Senate Republicans. read more
 
The Republicans "just say no."
 
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U.S. Covid Vaccine Donations Will Go to 'Wide Range' of Nations
Latin America, South and Southeast Asia and Africa will be among the recipients of an initial 25 million excess doses that the Biden administration is sharing this month. read more
 
It is a far, far better thing being done now.
 
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Biden Bans Investment in Chinese Firms Linked to Surveillance
The new order, which initially lists 59 Chinese firms, substantially expands an order issued in November by President Donald J. Trump. read more
 
Trump was sometimes correct by accident.
 
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First U.S. Vaccine Donations Will Go to ‘Wide Range’ of Nations in Need
Latin America, South and Southeast Asia and Africa will be among the recipients of an initial 25 million excess doses that the Biden administration is sharing this month. read more
 
There is a large need and a small supply.
 
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White House Outlines Plan to Send 25 Million Vaccine Shots Abroad
Three-quarters will go to the Covax effort and the rest reserved for “immediate needs and to help with surges” in places like India and Gaza. read more 
 
The number is small  compared to the need.

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VP Kamala Harris Asked to Lead on Voting Rights, and It's a Challenge
Her new role comes as the Senate enters a crucial month in the Democratic drive to enact the most extensive elections overhaul in a generation. read more
 
The federal government is growing again.
 
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Postmaster General DeJoy Under Investigation by Justice Dept.
Investigators are examining whether donations from employees at his former company violated campaign finance laws. read more
 
DeJoy will soon be gone.
 
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George P. Bush, Jeb's Son, Runs For Texas Attorney General
The younger Mr. Bush is taking on Ken Paxton, who filed an unsuccessful lawsuiest contesting election results in four states that the former president lost in 2020. read more
 
For politics look to the Bushes.
 
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Queen Elizabeth Will Meet Biden at Her Castle Later this Month
The meeting will be on June 13, part of President Biden’s first presidential trip abroad. read more
 
Queen Elizabeth may live that long.
 
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Harris Asked to Lead on Voting Rights, and It's a Challenge
Her new role comes as the Senate enters a crucial month in the Democratic drive to enact the most extensive elections overhaul in a generation. read more
 
Voting  rights are center stage after decades of preparation.

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Biden to Meet Queen Elizabeth During Trip to Europe
The meeting will be on June 13, part of President Biden’s first presidential trip abroad. read more
 
The legitimacy of the English Crown is unquestioned.
 
 
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