@11:30, , 8/7/21

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NYT > U.S. > Politics38 minutes ago

Hundreds of Thousands of Bikers Expected in Sturgis Despite Delta Variant

The annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally began on Friday, just as the infectious Delta variant is producing a surge in cases nationwide. read more

 

The Bikers did not learn from last year.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago

Trump’s Repeating Donation Tactics Led to Millions in Refunds Into 2021

Donald Trump and the Republican Party returned $12.8 million to donors in the first half of the year, a sign that their aggressive fund-raising tactics ensnared many unwitting contributors. read more

NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago

 

Bad behavior from the Trump campaign is not surprising.

 

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Conor Lamb Enters 2022 Pennsylvania Senate Race

Democrats sense their best chance to expand their slim hold on the Senate. Republican contenders are outdoing one another courting the “Super-MAGA-Trumpy” right wing. read more

 

I have no insight into Pennsylvania voters.

Coal will not favor a Democrat. 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago

U.S.-China Trade Talks Should Resume, U.S. Business Groups Say

A letter from influential industry organizations asked the White House to resume negotiations on tariffs and other measures that stalled during a bruising trade war. read more

 

Trump is not a diplomat.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago

Democrats Eye Budget to Force Policy Changes, Testing Bounds of the Rules

Party leaders plan to include top priorities like immigration and labor policies in their budget plan in a bid to get them past Republican opposition. read more

 

The work of Government is necessary.

The Republicans have nearly brought it to a halt.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago

As Infrastructure Bill Nears Key Vote, Deficit Takes Back Seat

Many Republicans are disregarding the deficit impact for the sprawling infrastructure bill, but intend to change course for looming battles on social spending and the debt ceiling. read more

 

The Republican party can if they wish force the U.S. into default and depression.

Mitch McConnell may be that stupid.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/business/economy/inflation-republicans-biden-spending.html

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/opinion/american-rescue-plan-stimulus-keynes.html

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago

Biden Administration Is Still Struggling to Care for Migrant Children

Conditions at shelters housing unaccompanied minors apprehended at the border have improved since early spring but are still drawing harsh criticism. read more

 

Child advocates are not going to be happy.

The Trump administration's efforts to make the advocates more unhappy have not been removed.

The children, their advocates, and their guardians do not need help to feel more unhappy.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago

Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Repayment Pause

The Education Department said that it would be the “final extension” of the moratorium. read more

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_moratorium

 

The Republicans want none of it.  It looks like Justice.

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Ian Welsh16 hours ago

Open Thread

[image: Story 462970998] For topics unrelated to recent threads. (No Covid, in particular.) Do not bring your fights from other threads here, either. Play nicer folks. This is just a comments section, what you say in it changes nothing large, but how you act to other commenters matters because they are people. I’d rather not bring back pre-approval comments moderation; among other things often you’ll have to wait 12+ hours for comment approval or dismissal. Sometimes longer. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp 

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Live negotiation must come first.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best. 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago

Senate Plans Votes on Infrastructure Over the Weekend

A final vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill could come as early as Saturday afternoon, or senators could consider changes, pushing the debate into next week. read more

 

The bipartisan part will be done early next week.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago

Infrastructure Bill Would Add $256 Billion to Deficit, Analysis Finds

Despite the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate that nearly half of the legislation would not be paid for, senators were racing to move ahead with it. read more

 

Think of it as an investment.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago

An Obstacle to Amtrak Expansion That Money Won’t Solve

Amtrak and freight rail companies have long clashed over the use of railroad tracks, a dispute that is now playing out along the Gulf Coast, where the agency is seeking to restore service. read more

 

Build more tracks.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago

Push to Return 116,000 Native American Remains Is Long-Awaited

Changes to U.S. regulations would seek to eliminate red tape that has delayed the return of burial remains and sacred objects held by museums and other institutions. read more

 

The "white" culture has been wrong.

It must do what it can to fix the problems.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

How Biden’s E.V. Plan Could Help Tesla and Squeeze Toyota

A push to increase sales of electric vehicles favors companies that already have all-electric cars on the market and could penalize those that don’t. read more

 

Tesla is selling all the cars it can make.

It is growing as fast as it can.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Novavax Says U.S. Will Pause Funding for Production of Its Vaccine

The Maryland company, which has a $1.75 billion federal contract to develop and produce a coronavirus vaccine, said it needed to address the concerns of federal regulators. read more

 

Fix the problems.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

As Taliban Advance, Biden Officials Cling to Hope for Afghan Peace

Taliban leaders and Afghan government negotiators still occasionally meet. But U.S. officials say prospects for a negotiated outcome appear to be fading fast. read more

 

"We have made a desert and called it peace."

                   Scipio Africanus

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Greg Abbott Calls Texas Special Session, in New Voting Rights Fight

Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, called a new special session of the State Legislature, putting pressure on Democratic lawmakers to return from Washington. read more

 

Greg Abbot has not learned.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

White House Makes Back-to-School Push for Student Vaccinations

With vaccination rates lagging among young people, the administration wants to incorporate vaccination into school sports physicals and is asking schools to host vaccine clinics. read more

 

It will help.

It is late.  Immunities will not develop before classes begin.

School should not open on time.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

When Men Are Accused of Sexual Misconduct, Women Become Political Cudgels

Defenders of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump and other politicians have often pointed to wrongdoing in the other party to deflect accusations of mistreating women. read more

 

Hold the trials.

 

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Ian Welsh1 day ago

The Covid Idiot Shuffle

[image: Story 462447593] This is from the province of Ontario, in Canada where I live. Wednesday, August 4th : . (Ontario Covid-19 Rt) GLOBAL and ONTARIO REGIONAL R VALUES (Below) CANADA – PROVINCES R Values (p. 2) Vaccination Tracker (p. 2) ONTARIO REGIONAL BREAKDOWN Risk Assessment (p. 3) Age Breakdown (p. 4) …1/4 pic.twitter.com/AeWVXL6T8S — Ryan Imgrund (@imgrund) August 4, 2021 I’m going to enlarge and show the first graph properly: Now what you’re going to notice is that Rt never went below about 80—that is 80 new cases per 100 Covid cases. Also, the general trend is UP. So... read more

 

Vaccination is an action individuals can take.

Get the diplomats working on the problem.

 

 

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