Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick Steer Texas Far to the Right
Different in style and background, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have come together, for different reasons, to push an uncompromising conservative agenda. read more
 
The conservative agenda is a fantasy.
Texas is crazy.
 
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Olivia Rodrigo at the White House: What She Wore and Why
We spoke to the pop star’s stylists about the vintage Chanel she wore to meet the Bidens at the White House. read more
 
Jessica Testa does not understand.
I can't help her.
 

2022 Midterm Elections: Democrats See Early Edge in Senate Map
Early fund-raising has given Democrats cause for optimism in key states as Republicans split over how closely to align with Donald Trump’s preferences. read more
 
The Trump party will not win in 2022.
 
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Democrats See Early Edge in 2022 Senate Map
Early fund-raising has given Democrats cause for optimism in key states as Republicans split over how closely to align with Donald Trump’s preferences. read more
 
The Democrats are not exhausted.
 
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How Republican Coronavirus Vaccine Opposition Got to This Point
In recent months, Republican skepticism of Covid vaccines and their rollout has grown louder: One recent poll found that 47 percent said they weren’t likely to get vaccinated. read more
 
There seems to be a desire to believe the Democratic party wrong on all points.
 
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How Republican Vaccine Opposition Got to This Point
In recent months, Republican skepticism of Covid vaccines and their rollout has grown louder: One recent poll found that 47 percent said they weren’t likely to get vaccinated. read more
 
There seems to be a desire to believe the Democratic party wrong on all points.
 

Ian Welsh16 hours ago
Open Thread
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Everything starts with negotiations
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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‘Rogue’ U.S. Agency Used Racial Profiling to Investigate Commerce Dept. Employees, Report Says
An obscure federal office operated for more than a decade as an “unaccountable police force” inside the Commerce Department, using extreme and unauthorized tactics. read more
 
Preventing witch hunting is part of the rule of law.

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William H. Regnery II, 80, Dies; Bankrolled the Rise of the Alt-Right
The reclusive heir to a Midwestern textile fortune, he sought, through funding and organizing, to upgrade and update white supremacy. read more
 
We must not blame all of the insanity on the Koch brothers.
 
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Biden Faces New Pressure on Immigration
A monthly surge in migrants and a ruling against a program that protects young immigrants underscored the difficult choices the president is confronting on an issue that could shape his legacy. read more
 
"Advocates for migrants say the Republican attacks are little more than hypocritical rhetoric from politicians who spent the last 18 months downplaying the severity of the pandemic. They are urging Mr. Biden to see the Title 42 measure, which many public health experts have said was unnecessary in the first place, as little more than a cynical effort by the former president to keep immigrants out of the United States."
 
The numbers are not that overwhelming.
 
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June Sets Monthly Record for Most Migrants to Arrive at U.S. Border
The number of migrant children and teenagers arriving at the border increased slightly from May, but the influx has slowed since early spring, when a steep surge created President Biden’s first immigration crisis as president. read more
 
United States/Population
328.2 million (2019)           google

1% = 3.282 million or 3,282,000
 
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Why the New Monthly Child Tax Credit Is More Likely to Be Spent on Children
Money seems different when it shows up regularly, influencing not only how people use it, but also how they think about government aid. read more
 
Cash in hand means more than spreadsheet numbers.  Child costs are constant.  Accounts are anual.
 
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‘They’re Killing People’: Biden Denounces Social Media for Virus Disinformation
The president’s blunt statement capped weeks of frustration in the White House over the spread of vaccine disinformation on Facebook and other platforms. read more
 
Covid-19 has no political awareness.
 
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William H. Pauley III, Judge in Trump Hush Money Case, Dies at 68
He sentenced Michael D. Cohen to three years in prison for breaking campaign finance laws by helping to buy the silence of two women who said they had affairs with Donald J. Trump. read more
 
He did justice.
 
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Free Pre-K and Community College Included in Budget Blueprint
For at least a decade, many experts and advocates have called for expanding the public education system to level the playing field for students from “cradle to career.” read more
 
Free pre-k  and community college mostly correct for the failure of local school boards.
Get the curriculum right.

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A Pause in Federal Executions, but Uncertainty About What’s Next
President Biden’s Justice Department has ordered a moratorium on carrying out federal death sentences after a surge in executions under the Trump administration. read more
 
Only the living can suffer.
Death is not a punishment.
 
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Why the New Monthly Child Tax Credit Is More Likely to Be Spent on Children
Money seems different when it shows up regularly, influencing not only how people use it, but also how they think about government aid. read more
 
Child care costs are constant.  
Tax credits are anual.
 
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Yellen Says China Trade Deal Has ‘Hurt American Consumers’
The Treasury secretary said an agreement made by the Trump administration, which remains under review, had failed to address fundamental problems between the two countries. read more
 
Trump did not understand trade.
 
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Chairwoman of Congressional Black Caucus is arrested while protesting on Capitol Hill.
Representative Joyce Beatty said she was protesting “in defense of our constitutional right to vote” when she was detained by the U.S. Capitol Police. read more
 
She is not shamed.
She has the attention she needed.
 
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Here Are the Possible Winners and Losers in a Student Loan Proposal
Who would be helped by a 5 percent income cap suggested by the Biden campaign? High earners could wind up reaping the biggest benefits. read more
 
There seems to be no "fair" solution.
 
The uneducated would be minimum wage earners.
 
Grade inflation continues.
 
Could all secular education be made tuition free?  
 
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