Thursday, July 29, 2021

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$1 Trillion Infrastructure Deal Scales Senate Hurdle With Bipartisan Vote
The vote was a breakthrough after weeks of wrangling among White House officials and senators in both parties, clearing the way for action on a top priority for President Biden. read more
 
The  Republican roadblock seems to be broken.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics44 minutes ago
House of Representatives Reimposes Mask Mandate in Its Chamber
The House dropped its previous mask mandate six weeks ago, but the Congress’s top doctor said masks were needed again. Republican lawmakers immediately protested. read more
 
The delta varient has ended much Trump fiction.
 
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Covid Aid Programs Spur Record Drop in Poverty
The most comprehensive study yet of the federal response to the pandemic shows huge but temporary benefits for the poor — and helps frame a larger debate over the role of government. read more
 
Jason DeParle is not properly defining poverty.

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Infrastructure Deal Survives Key Test Vote Wednesday Evening
The vote came only hours after key senators struck an elusive deal on the bill. read more
 
The recovery from Trump advances.
 
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Biden to Require Federal Workers to Be Vaccinated or Take Regular Tests
The announcement, expected on Thursday, is also set to include social distancing, masking and restrictions on travel for the unvaccinated. read more
 
An advance on a different front.
 
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In the Capitol, Revival of Mask Mandate Ignites Partisan Recriminations
Lawmakers from districts with low-risk areas — many of them Democrats — are complying, while members of Congress from areas where the virus is spreading rapidly — including many Republicans — have resisted. read more
 
Distraction is easier than debate.
 
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Biden Imposes New Sanctions on Syrian Prisons and Officials
The sanctions were the first to be directed at Syria by the Biden administration. read more
 
Syria is a sovereign nation.
Send the diplomats. 

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Biden Visits Pennsylvania to Promote Infrastructure Plan
Anxiety about the pandemic has begun to rise again. read more
 
Biden's juggling act continues.
 
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Justice Department Warns States on Voting Laws and Election Audits
The department said that auditors could face criminal or civil penalties if they flouted elections laws. read more
 
Republican ghost hunting is a danger to the real task of government.
 
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‘Arthur’ Is Ending After 25 Years
The world’s most popular student aardvark is retiring, at least from the big-hearted series that bears his name. PBS said there may be “additional Arthur content” in the future. read more
 
The creative team grew old and tired.
 
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Biden to Sign Cyber Security Executive Order
The effort is a way to get beyond the patchwork of mandates and voluntary actions to protect electric utilities, gas pipelines, water supplies and industrial sites that keep the economy running. read more
 
This is security theater.
 
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Biden Plans to Say Civilian Federal Workers Must be Vaccinated or Face Testing
It is a major shift in approach that reflects the White House’s growing concern about the spread of the highly-contagious Delta variant. read more
 
People should be vaccinated.
 
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Biden Weighs Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers
It would be a significant shift in approach by President Biden that reflects the government’s growing concern about the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. read more
 
The administration can demand employees be vaccinated.

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U.S. Declines to Defend Trump Ally in Lawsuit Over Jan. 6 Riot
The move could mean that the Justice Department is also unlikely to defend former President Donald J. Trump in the case. read more
 
Preaching violent revolution is a crime.
 
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L.G.B.T.Q. Elected Officials in U.S. Number Nearly 1,000, Rising Fast
Every state but Mississippi now has at least one L.G.B.T.Q. elected official, a new report says. Most are Democrats, and anti-Trump fervor spurred many to run. read more
 
Sex is what people do.
Learn to live with it.
 
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The Biden administration is considering a vaccine mandate for federal workers.
It is a dramatic shift in approach that reflects the White House’s growing concern about the spread of the highly-contagious Delta variant. read more
 
An administration can and should demand vaccination for government employees.
 
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Trump Is Gone, but the Media’s Misinformation Challenge Is Still Here
Should news outlets contextualize false claims made by powerful people? Or ignore them completely? There is no consensus in the industry, but its thinking continues to evolve. read more
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm14ZLGvSWQ
 
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How Republicans Still Rely on the Trump Brand to Fund-Raise
Trump pint glasses. Trump T-shirts. Trump memberships. Six months after the former president left office, his party’s fund-raising success depends heavily on his vaunted name. read more
 
People love fantasy.
 
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Ex-Intelligence Analyst Is Sentenced for Leaking to a Reporter
The former U.S. contractor admitted to disclosing details of the government’s drone warfare program. read more
 
Passive resistance must have a personal cost to be effective.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_resistance

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