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NYT > U.S. > Politics48 minutes ago

Pfizer and Moderna Are Expanding Vaccine Studies of Kids 5 to 11

It was unclear whether expanding the studies will have any impact on the timing of when vaccines could be authorized for children on an emergency basis. read more

 

It would be better if the studies were more advanced.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics58 minutes ago

V.A. Issues Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers, a First for a Federal Agency

Employees who provide direct patient care have eight weeks to get inoculated against the coronavirus or face penalties including possible removal. read more

 

These are VA empoyees.  

Vaccination can be a condition of employment. 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

Thomas Barrack, Trump Ally, Pleads Not Guilty

Earlier this week, Mr. Barrack was released on $250 million bond and ordered to wear a GPS location-monitoring bracelet at all times, according to a Justice Department spokesman. read more

 

He will be convicted.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

EPA to Revise Trump-era Rules on Wastewater From Coal Plants

The agency said the changes will prevent lead, selenium and other toxic pollutants from contaminating waterways. read more

 

The easy way is to ban the burning of coal in power plants.

Short of that there are water hyacinths.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichhornia_crassipes#Phytoremediation,_waste_water_treatment

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

EPA to Revise Trump-era Rules on Wastewater From Coal Plants

The agency said the changes will prevent lead, selenium and other toxic pollutants from contaminating waterways. read more

 

The easy way is to ban the burning of coal in power plants.

Short of that there are water hyacinths.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichhornia_crassipes#Phytoremediation,_waste_water_treatment

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

U.S. General Won’t Commit to Ending Airstrikes on Taliban

With the militants making advances across Afghanistan, the top American general there suggested that airstrikes may continue, even with the U.S. troop pullout largely completed. read more

 

The army has promises to keep.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/world/middleeast/iraq-video-fame-threats.html

 

Fame has problems.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago

Rep. Clay Higgins Says He and His Family Have Covid-19

Mr. Higgins, an outspoken coronavirus skeptic who has drafted a bill to make vaccine mandates a federal crime, made the announcement on Facebook over the weekend. read more

 

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/warmonger

 

It matters not how it became a disease.

It should be removed.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago

Biden’s China Strategy Meets Resistance at the Negotiating Table

Washington hopes to find areas of collaboration, while also confronting Beijing on disputed issues. But talks between the two sides began with harsh words from Chinese officials. read more

 

Biden negotiates.

China negotiates.

Soon there can be a resolution of conflict.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago

Jill Biden, Changing the Fashion Game at the Olympics

Cheering the American Olympians, the first lady broke with recent sartorial customs. read more

 

Jill Biden visited the Olimpics.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago

Lawmakers Race to Finalize Infrastructure Negotiations

Democratic negotiators and White House officials sent an offer Sunday night to Republicans with proposals to clear up the outstanding issues. read more

 

The infrastructure bill will be the Democratic program.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago

Lawmakers Race to Finalize Infrastructure Negotiations

Democratic negotiators and White House officials sent an offer Sunday night to Republicans with proposals to clear up the outstanding issues. read more

 

The infrastructure bill will be the Democratic program.

 

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Ian Welsh6 hours ago

Rationality Is Not A Way Out Of Group Action Problems like Climate Change and Covid

[image: Story 458485909] *One:* “The system is interdependent and what I do is damaging it, but it doesn’t matter because I will die before it breaks in a way that hurts me.” This is rational. Rational thinking will not get you out of issues like climate change. Rational thought is a means, not an end. *Two:* The system is interdependent and what I do is damaging it, but by doing so I am becoming more powerful, rich, or otherwise benefiting. If I was not damaging it I would not benefit as much, and might even suffer. A lot of people worship rationality in our society. We think that... read more

 

Ian Welsh keeps thinking and making good points.

Think all the way through a proposition.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago

Group Backed by LeBron James Pushes for Criminal Justice Reform

The campaign, called Protect Our People, kicked off Monday with an episode of the HBO series “The Shop,” which is produced by LeBron James and his friend and business partner, Maverick Carter. read more

 

If the thought is not heard it will be repeated in a louder fashion.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago

FTX and Binance, Cryptocurrency Leaders, Move to Curb High Risk Trades

The moves would reduce the size of the bets that investors can make by drastically cutting the maximum leverage offered. read more

 

Dice games are not wealth.

Financial bubbles are only a game. 

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago

How the Pandemic Took a Toll on Low-Income College Students

Many students who could qualify for help, who are disproportionately Black and Hispanic, seem to be responding to the economic uncertainties by taking newly abundant jobs. read more

 

For the low income group education is about income.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago

Why Top Democrats Are Listening to Eric Adams Right Now

Some prominent Democrats think their party’s nominee for mayor of New York offers a template for how to address issues of public safety. read more

 

Let there be results before wholesale adoption becomes the rule.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago

In Louisiana, Public Health Workers Combat Vaccine Misinformation

Facing deep mistrust stoked by rampant conspiracy theories, local health officials are fighting for influence when the only sure strategy for beating back the virus is getting more people vaccinated. read more

 

Vaccination works.  Start there.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago

Pelosi Appoints Kinzinger to Panel Scrutinizing Jan. 6

The selection of Representative Adam Kinzinger for the special committee adds a second Republican who has been an unsparing critic of former President Donald J. Trump. read more

 

Pelosi will pick partisans.

 

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Ian Welsh1 day ago

Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – July 25, 2021

[image: Story 458278434] Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – July 25, 2021 by Tony Wikrent *The Pandemic* US sees COVID-19 cases surge by 224% in last three weeks as CDC director says the Indian ‘Delta’ variant now makes up 83% of all new infections [Daily Mail, via Naked Capitalism 7-21-2021] ‘I’m sorry, but it’s too late’: Alabama doctor on treating unvaccinated, dying COVID patients [AL.com, via Naked Capitalism 7-22-2021] In the United States, COVID is now a pandemic of the unvaccinated, according to the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Alabam... read more

 

Always worth attention.

 

 

 

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