Saturday, July 31, 2021

@21:10, , 7/29/21

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NYT > U.S. > Politics40 minutes ago
Biden Calls on Congress to Extend Eviction Moratorium
The moratorium on residential evictions is scheduled to expire on Saturday. read more
 
Another arranged failure for Biden.
 
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NYT > U.S. > Politics44 minutes ago
Senate Approves Emergency Spending to Secure the Capitol
The vote in the Senate was 98-0. The House voted 411-11; the opponents were six progressive Democrats known as “the Squad” and five ultra-conservative Republicans. read more
 
It is interesting what the Republicans stripped out of the emergency spending bill.

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Biden to Meet with Top Democrats on New Voting Rights Proposal
Activists are pressing for Democrats to try again to bring up an elections overhaul bill, anticipating that Republicans would block it and intensify pressure to eliminate the filibuster. read more
 
The Republican party will fight any voting rights regulation.
 
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Arizona Vote Review Being Financed by Trump Supporters
Cyber Ninjas said that it had collected more than $5.6 million from five pro-Trump organizations for the widely disparaged review. read more
 
A dud effort and a financial mess.
 
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As Biden Moves to Vaccinate Federal Workers, Troops Get a Pass
New vaccine rules for federal workers will cover civilians in the military, but not the active-duty troops who work with them. read more
 
A disinformation campaign is proving effective.
 
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Justice Dept. Warns Abbott: Rescind Migrant Order or Be Sued
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland labeled the executive order Mr. Abbott issued on Wednesday “both dangerous and unlawful.” read more
 
Texas is crazy.
 
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Biden Seeks to Revive Vaccine Effort With New Rules and Incentives
The president said those refusing to get a coronavirus shot should expect inconveniences as long as they decline a vaccine. read more
 
Talk radio said bad things about vaccines.
Believeing talk radio is foolish.

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Biden Administration Wants States and Cities to Pay People $100 to Get Vaccinated
Some experts, especially in the early days of the vaccination campaign, have expressed concern over the idea of paying people to get vaccinated, worrying that it could be perceived as out of step with messaging that vaccines bring enormous benefits on their own. read more
 
Do what it takes.
 
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Flying Pigs, Frozen Hell and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Political scientists who study legislative compromise (and the lack thereof) explain how this collaborative effort has unfolded. read more
 
The eviction moratorium will not be funded.  The money went for infrastructure.
 
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Lawmaker to Call for Renewed Push to Free Paul Whelan, U.S. Marine Jailed in Russia
A Michigan lawmaker is pushing for a bipartisan effort to secure the release of Paul N. Whelan, who has not contacted his family or the U.S. Embassy since July 4. read more
 
Let the diplomats work.
 
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Biden to Nominate Francisco Mora as U.S. Ambassador to the O.A.S.
The pick, Francisco O. Mora, was a fixture on Mr. Biden’s campaign in Florida last year. read more
 
Here is a working diploat.
 
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Jill Biden to Undergo Foot Surgery at Walter Reed
The first lady stepped on an object that became lodged in her left foot while walking on a beach in Hawaii, her spokesman said. read more
 
Cleaning and dressing a foot wound is best done professionally.
 
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Georgia G.O.P. Edges Toward Election Takeover in Fulton County
By requesting a performance review of the top election official in the county, G.O.P. state legislators took the first step toward establishing partisan control over how elections are run in one of the state’s Democratic bastions. read more
 
The Republicans will pass their voter legislation.
Organize.
 
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Budget Watchdog Warns Infrastructure Deal May Fall Short on Funding
The group’s analysis found that the offsets might only cover about half the cost of the legislation. read more
 
I expect infrastructure will be underfunded until the second part is passed. 

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Senate Approves Emergency Spending to Secure the Capitol
The vote came after several Republicans dropped their objections and the Senate agreed to require a report on the Afghan visa program. read more
 
This is money well spent.
 
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Officials Struggled With Trump’s Ukraine Aid Freeze, Emails Show
The Trump administration successfully stonewalled a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit for the messages during his first impeachment. read more
 
Trump just can't escape his past.
 
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Ian Welsh14 hours ago
Who Goes To Prison For America’s Crimes? The Whistleblowers.
[image: Story 459546561] There’s a joke about the CIA and torture, in that the only person who went to prison for torturing people was the guy who revealed the torture. Daniel Hale, the guy who revealed that drone bombing killed 90% innocents, is now off to his stint in jail. He seems tough, maybe he won’t be driven to multiple suicide attempts like Manning was by the deliberate mistreatment he will surely experience.. The judge, an enforcer named Liam O’Grady, said, “You are not being prosecuted for speaking out about the drone program killing innocent people,” O’Grady said. “Yo... read more
 
Ian Welsh makes his point.
 
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Inflation Is New Battle Line as Republicans and Biden Spar Over Spending
Republicans say President Biden’s spending plans will keep inflation rising, but the White House says the proposals could help tame costs. read more
 
The Republicans are economically ignorant.
 
 
 
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