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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Biden Wants to Embrace Power Lines. Some Americans Disagree.The president and energy companies want new transmission lines to carry
electricity from solar and wind farms. Some environmentalists and
homeowners are pushing for smaller, more local systems. read more
Power lines are the better choice.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
After Marathon Hearings, Texas Republicans Advance Voting MeasureA Republican-backed bill to overhaul the state’s voting system cleared two
key committees in the Legislature on Sunday after a marathon session of
testimony in the House that lasted nearly 24 hours. read more
Texas must allow voting.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago
Voters Chose Boring Over Bombast. They Got Biden’s Penchant for Pontificating.Even the president labeled a speech boring recently, an admission that
highlights a tendency toward delivering minutiae-filled discourse over
scaling oratorical heights. read more
Oratorical heights are not timely.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
Janet Yellen Warns That Coronavirus Variants Threaten Global RecoveryAt the end of a gathering of the finance ministers of the Group of 20
nations, the U.S. Treasury secretary called for an acceleration of vaccine
distribution worldwide. read more
Janet Yellen is correct.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
Texas Man Who Waited Hours to Vote Is Arrested on Charges of Illegal VotingHervis Rogers was ineligible to cast a ballot in the 2020 presidential
primary because he was still on parole, according to the state’s attorney
general. He now faces four decades in prison. read more
Texas is crazy.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
Athan Theoharis, Chronicler of F.B.I. Abuses, Dies at 84He found his way through the formerly unobtainable files of J. Edgar
Hoover, whom he called “an insubordinate bureaucrat in charge of a lawless
organization.” read more
Publicity is the best memorial.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
How Did Allison Highwolf Die? Distrust Fuels a Mystery in Indian Country.When a Northern Cheyenne family questioned their daughter’s untimely death,
official indifference deepened their pain — and their suspicions. read more
Accidental death seems likely.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Haiti’s Troop Request Presents Hard Choice for BidenPentagon officials noted that the request was broad and did not specify the
number or types of forces needed. read more
The man on the white horse did not arrive.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
The Big Question of the 2022 Midterms: How Will the Suburbs Swing?Democrats and Republicans are already jockeying for a crucial voting bloc
that soured on Donald Trump, tilted to Joe Biden and now holds the key to
the second half of the president’s term. read more
HIV stopped suburban swinging.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Global Tax Overhaul Gains Steam as G20 Backs New LeviesThe approach marks a reversal of years of economic policies that embraced
low taxes as a way for countries to attract investment and fuel growth. read more
All governments want more money.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Global Tax Overhaul Gains Steam as G20 Backs New LeviesThe approach marks a reversal of years of economic policies that embraced
low taxes as a way for countries to attract investment and fuel growth. read more
All governments want more money.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden Warns Putin to Act Against Russian Ransomware GroupMr. Biden’s phone call appeared to be a pointed ultimatum to stop the
hackers, who have attacked computer networks in the United States with
relative impunity. read more
Short of an act of war action must be virtual.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Open Thread[image: Story 452603104]
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negotiations first.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Biden Administration Punts on Due Process Rights for Guantánamo DetaineesAn anticipated brief, filed under seal, is said to take no position on
whether the Constitution’s due process clause protects detainees. read more
Send them home with an appology.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Texas Democrats Weigh Options for Blocking Voting Bill, Including FlightSome Democrats want to flee the state to deny Republicans a quorum and
prevent a vote on stringent new restrictions on voting. Others want to
fight on procedural grounds. read more
Texas must allow registered voters to vote.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Biden Fires Andrew Saul, head of Social Security AdministrationAndrew Saul, a Trump holdover, drew Democrats’ ire and has vowed to fight
his dismissal. read more
Andrew Saul has no grounds to appeal his dismissal.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Oath Keepers Leader Sits for F.B.I. Questioning Against Legal AdviceIn a bold move, Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the right-wing
militia group, sat for an interview with federal agents after they seized
his phone in May. read more
Stewart Rhodes is a fool.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Biden Urges Putin to Take Action AgainstPresident Biden warned that the United States reserves the right to respond
against hackers who launch attacks from inside Russia. read more
Action will be taken by Putin or Biden.
Better it is Putin.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
F.D.A. Seeks Investigation of Its Own Alzheimer’s Drug ApprovalThe agency’s acting head said a review should look into whether any
interactions between agency staff and the drug developer, Biogen, broke
F.D.A. rules. read more
The drug should not have been approved.
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
Hot Enough To Die[image: Story 452339846]
So, the temperatures in the Pacific Northwest probably cooked around a
billion sea animals.
Dead.
A billion.
The town of Lytton, which reached Canada’s hottest ever temperature, later
burned down: 90% of the buildings gone. (Back in the 80s I drove thru
Lytton a few times, can’t say I know it, but I spent a lot of time in the
country around it.)
We’ve already hit high enough temperatures to kill some animals outright.
Humans can get there as well: it’s known as the wet bulb temperature.
The *wet-bulb temperature* (WBT) is the temperature read by a thermo... read more
The presentation is dramatic.
The problem is real.
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