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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
For Surprise Medical Bills, It’s the Beginning of the EndLast winter, Congress banned a much-hated practice. Now regulators have to
figure out exactly how to make the law work. read more
Do single payer.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Bill Cosby’s Release From Prison, ExplainedHere is breakdown of the legal issues surrounding a Pennsylvania Supreme
Court ruling that abruptly let the disgraced entertainer out of prison. read more
Cosby is guilty. He is out of prison. He remains disgraced.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Donald Rumsfeld, Defense Secretary During Iraq War, Is Dead at 88Mr. Rumsfeld, who served four presidents, oversaw a war that many said
should never have been fought. But he said the removal of Saddam Hussein
had “created a more stable and secure world.” read more
Donald Rumsfeld did not learn.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago
Trump Organization and Top Executive Are Indicted in Tax InvestigationThe former president’s family business and its chief financial officer,
Allen Weisselberg, are expected to appear in court on Thursday. read more
Wait for the verdict.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago
Where Will the House Inquiry on the Capitol Riot Go?We spoke with our congressional reporter Luke Broadwater about how the
committee will work, and how Republicans see it. read more
Where ever the Democrats can take it.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
M, F or X? American Passports Will Soon Have Another Option for Gender.The State Department also will no longer require medical certification when
applying for passports if applicants’ stated gender does not match other
identification documents. read more
Sex is what people do.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
The Trump Books Are Coming. Cue the War of the Excerpts.As a handful of authors compete to recount President Donald J. Trump’s last
year in office, Twitter is strewn with vividly reported snapshots of a
monumental year in American history. read more
Call them all fiction.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
Biden Pledges Money for Firefighters as a Heat Wave and Wildfires Roil the WestThe president cautioned that the United States was years behind in
developing a strategy to combat the worsening fires and their underlying
causes. read more
At last some preparation.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
South Dakota Governor Uses Private Donation to Send Troops to Mexico BorderSouth Dakota officials from both parties, as well as military historians,
cited legal and ethical worries about the governor’s use of a donation from
a Tennessee billionaire to send troops to the border. read more
There is no current declaration of emergency.
The deployment is beyond state lines.
This is an act of revolt.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
Behind Biden’s Pledge to Share 80 Million Vaccine DosesA shipment to Pakistan was a recent move in a new phase of the
administration’s pandemic response: a round-the-clock effort to clear
regulatory and logistical hurdles to share doses with countries in need. read more
The Trump administration attempted to monopolize Covid-19 vaccine.
The U.S. has a surplus of vaccine.
The world needs vaccine.
WHO will say where next.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
Genocide Designation for Myanmar Tests Biden’s Human Rights PolicyAfter the coup in Myanmar, President Biden is being pushed to do what the
Trump administration would not: Declare atrocities against the Rohingya in
2017 as genocide. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_Myanmar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_Myanmar#Fall_of_Burmese_monarchy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_Myanmar#Colonial_era
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_Myanmar#Modern_era
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Biden Gained With Moderate and Conservative Voting Groups, New Data ShowsPresident Biden cut into Donald Trump’s margins with married men and
veteran households, a Pew survey shows. But there was a far deeper well of
support for Mr. Trump than many progressives had imagined. read more
No surprise.
No sane combat vet likes war.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/177344.William_T_Sherman
Sherman taught the armies of the world to win.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Trump Visits Border and Falsely Claims Wall Was Almost CompleteThe former president delivered a rambling speech defending his handling of
the border while president. read more
Trump strains faith.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
Experts Debate Reducing the Supreme Court’s Power to Strike Down LawsIn its first public hearing with witnesses, President Biden’s reform
commission largely stayed away from the idea of expanding the court. read more
The problem is a disfunctional congress.
The constitution can be ammended.
The justices can be impeached.
Death seeks all flesh.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Amazon says the new F.T.C. chair, Lina Khan, should recuse herself from investigations.Amazon said that if Ms. Khan played a role in antitrust investigations of
Amazon, it would violate federal ethics rules and the firm’s right to due
process. read more
The antitrust investigation of Amazon has not issued a report for Lina Khan.
Though Antitrust wears a veil of law it is not a judicial process.
Tthere is no process of proof beyond accounting.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Biden Pledges Aid as Heat Wave, Wildfires Grip the WestThe president said that he was extending the season for firefighters and
announced an immediate grant to Sonoma County, Calif., which was devastated
by fires last year. read more
The U.S. is an indissoluble union of sovereign states.
Mutual aid is the purpose of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
Day of Rage: An In-Depth Look at How a Mob Stormed the CapitolA six-month Times investigation has synchronized and mapped out thousands
of videos and police radio communications from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot,
providing the most complete picture to date of what happened — and why. read more
A set of facts.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot: An Exclusive Video InvestigationThe Times analyzed thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.
Capitol Building to understand how it happened — and why. Here are some of
the key findings. read more
Verisimilitude is difficult.
The technology is beyond reach in limited time.
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Ian Welsh23 hours ago
A Lesson Of Cancel Culture[image: Story 448376062]
So, Chris Avellone, for those who don’t know, is (or was) a famous game
writer. He wrote much of Planescape:Torment, considered one of the best
role-playing games of all time. It often sits at #1 on on “best” lists.
Last Year, Avellone was accused of inappropriate behaviour with a number of
women. Game companies he’d been working with dropped him like he was
greased shit, he became unemployable.
Now I don’t know what Avellone did, or didn’t do, but what I do know is
that if being cancelled means you’ll never have a good job ever again,
you’ve got two choic... read more
Slander has been a crime.
Truth must be proven.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation#North_America
Sue and win!
Cancel Culture is another slander until there is proof.
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