Sunday, July 25, 2021

@12:55, , 7/23/21

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How Veterans Are Working to Get Afghan Partners in War to the US
Through WhatsApp and Facebook messages, Afghans who served as interpreters are asking former colleagues in America to get them out as the Taliban close in. read more
 
There has been enough time to rescue the Afghan colaberators.
The Military commanders did not want to rescue them.
 
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Justice Dept. Seeks to Curb Illegal Gun Trafficking
Five strike forces across the country will work with local law enforcement to fight violent crime. read more
 
A big organization beats a small one every time.
Divide and conquor also works.
 
4
‘Not Out of the Woods’: C.D.C. Issues Warning to the Unvaccinated
The renewed sense of urgency was aimed at millions of people who have not yet been vaccinated and therefore are most likely to be infected. read more
 
Restarting the economy now is an error. 

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6 Months After Capitol Riot, Capitol Police Get New Chief
He will take over a 2,000-member force that has been hollowed out by a flood of departures since the riot. read more
 
A necessary action.
 
6
Representative Hank Johnson Arrested During Capitol Protest
His arrest comes one week after that of Representative Joyce Beatty by U.S. Capitol Police. Both Democrats were demonstrating for voting rights. read more
 
Civil disobedience needs arrests to function.
 
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Democrats’ Divide on Voting Rights Widens as Biden Faces Pressure
The president is increasingly at odds with leaders of the voting rights movement, who see a contrast between his soaring language and his willingness to push Congress to pass federal legislation. read more
 
The President does not command congress.
"The presidency is a bully pulpit"
Congress is jammed and can do only minor busimess.
 
8
Mississippi Asks Supreme Court to Overrule Roe v. Wade
The case, to be argued in the fall, will give the court’s newly expanded conservative majority its first chance to consider the future of abortion rights. read more
 
The Constitutiom says what the Supreme court decides it says.
Congress gets to change the Constitution by amendments.
This case should  not be heard.

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‘Not Out of the Woods’: C.D.C. Issues Blunt New Warning on Virus
The renewed sense of urgency was aimed at millions of people who have not yet been vaccinated and therefore are most likely to be infected. read more
 
The C.D.C. is correct,
 
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Details on F.B.I. Inquiry Into Kavanaugh Draw Fire From Democrats
The F.B.I. said some of the 4,500 tips it received about Justice Brett Kavanaugh were given to the Trump White House, leading some Democrats to call the process a sham. read more
 
Mitch McConnell was wrong.
 
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Jerry Lewis, Master of the Congressional Earmark, Dies at 86
A powerful legislator, he became chairman of the House Appropriations Committee in 2005 but faced scrutiny from the Justice Department for his ties to a lobbyist. read more
 
Everyone gets old.
 
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‘I’ll Never Forget You’: Veterans Work to Get Afghan Partners in War to the U.S.
Through WhatsApp and Facebook messages, Afghans who served as interpreters are asking former colleagues in America to get them out as the Taliban close in. read more
 
Afghan colaborators are out of time.
 
13
The West Is Burning. Covid Is Surging. U.S. Politics Are Stagnant.
Despite raging crises, the gears of government seem as stuck as ever, partly because Americans interpret the events “from the framework they started with,” as one political scientist put it. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change#/media/File:Global_Temperature_And_Forces.svg
 
The use of fossil carbon must stop now. 

14
U.S. Sanctions Cuba for Crackdowns on Protesters
Among those facing the human rights sanctions are Cuba’s defense minister and special forces troops who swept up protesters in a wave of arrests larger than any other crackdown over the last few years, if not decades. read more
 
Cuba is a sovereign nation.
 
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C.I.A. Outlines Plan to Confront 'Havana Syndrome'
The C.I.A. is stepping up efforts to confront the cause and effects of mysterious sonic incidents that have injured U.S. officials. read more
 
I am surprised.
Radient energy is easily detected.
 
There was a report from an epidemiologist that traced Covid-19 to the "wet market".

17
Pelosi Weighs Adding Kinzinger to Jan. 6 Inquiry
The speaker has already given one of the eight Democratic seats on the panel to Representative Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming. read more
 
It is always a good idea to look bipartisan.
 
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C.D.C. Director Warns U.S. at ‘Another Pivotal Point’ in Pandemic
Still, new cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain at a fraction from their previous devastating peaks, and vaccines remain effective against the worst outcomes of Covid-19 including from the Delta variant. read more
 
Covid-19 is not gone.

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House Republicans Use Vaccine Press Conference to Bash Democrats
The increased spread of the virus has prompted the G.O.P. to change its tone and confront the is reluctance among its constituents to take the Covid-19 vaccine. read more
 
The problem is the virus.
There is nothing to be done about origins.
 
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Abby Finkenauer Challenges Grassley for Iowa Senate Seat
Abby Finkenauer, a 32-year-old former congresswoman, is jumping into next year’s race against Senator Charles E. Grassley, the Republican incumbent. read more
 
Excuse her dust.
It is time for a change.
 
AND

It is cheaper to keep them in a box and let them appeal if they can find grounds.

The justice system has been shown to be error prone.


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