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Broad band troubles.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Lucille Times, Who Inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Dies at 100Six months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, Mrs. Times had an
altercation with a bus driver and stopped riding the city’s segregated
buses. read more
No one lives forever.
The children must do the next thing.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago
House Democrats Return to D.C. Deeply DividedThe House returns to Washington on Monday to try to win passage of a
measure needed to protect a $3.5 trillion social policy bill from a
filibuster, but fractures in the party are starting to show. read more
Democrats are always divided.
The bill will pass.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago
As Biden Faces a Political Crisis, His Party Looks On in Alarm
Democrats fear that if the pandemic or the situation in Afghanistan
continues to worsen, their party may lose the confidence of the moderate
swing voters who lifted it to victory in 2020. read more
I smell gas.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
This Is How the U.S.'s Afghanistan Exit Plan UnraveledPresident Biden promised an orderly withdrawal. That pledge, compounded by
missed signals and miscalculations, proved impossible. read more
Trump's plan was unworkable.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago
Gary B. Nash, 88, Dies; Drew Ire for Trying to Update History EducationA respected scholar of early America, he became a central figure in the
culture wars that enveloped the country in the 1990s. read more
I would have liked another book from him.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Afghanistan Faces Economic Shock as Sanctions Replace Foreign AidThe Taliban will be under pressure to keep a fragile economy afloat. read more
The Taliban are above such things.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden Ran on Competence and Empathy. Afghanistan Is Testing That.The chaotic endgame of the American withdrawal has undercut some of the
most fundamental premises of President Biden’s presidency. read more
Biden is doing well.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Supreme Court Grants Temporary Reprieve to Biden Immigration PolicyJustice Samuel Alito briefly stayed a ruling from a federal judge that
would have forced some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while U.S.
officials considered their cases. read more
I simply don't know.
Alito has not been a friend to refugees.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
F.D.A. Aims for Full Approval of Pfizer Covid Vaccine on MondayFederal regulators are winding down the process of licensing Pfizer’s
two-dose coronavirus vaccine, setting up an approval possibly by Monday and
potentially kicking off a wave of new mandates. read more
Done
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden’s Inaccurate Claims in Defending Afghanistan WithdrawalThe president made misleading or false claims about the reaction of allies
to the withdrawal, the presence of Al Qaeda and conditions for Americans
traveling to the Kabul airport. read more
Dig down to the intelligence failure.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
The Congressional Black Caucus: Powerful, Diverse and Newly ComplicatedThe group, which includes most Black members of Congress, remains publicly
united. But in private, an influx of new members who think differently
about its purpose are making a play for the future. read more
"Agitate, always agitate"
Fredrick Douglass
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
As Democrats Renew Voting Rights Push, Offsetting Roberts Court Is Top of MindThe House’s voting rights legislation named for the civil rights leader
John Lewis seeks to counter the Supreme Court’s longstanding bid to
undermine the Voting Rights Act. read more
Pass the act, then pass the amendment.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Open Thread[image: Story 468719620]
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Live negotiations come first
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
In Iowa, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz Take Trump's BatonAt a rally in Des Moines, Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt
Gaetz showed that many Republicans do not plan to move on from the Trump
era. read more
Iowa does not learn.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden’s Immigration Policies Face Fresh Judicial SetbacksThe Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to block a ruling
that reinstated a policy forcing some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico
while U.S. officials consider their cases. read more
"Justice Samuel Alito briefly stayed a ruling from a federal judge that
would have forced some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while U.S.
officials considered their cases."
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden Taps Burns and Emanuel as Ambassadors to China and JapanThe president has rolled out dozens of ambassador nominees, but so far only
one has been confirmed by the Senate. read more
There has been no consent from the senate.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
End of Walkout Splits Texas Democrats on Voting RightsThe return of three absent Democrats injected a new wave of uncertainty
into the national battle over voting rights. read more
Texas has a quorum but no bill.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
North Carolina Man Is Charged in Capitol Bombing ThreatThe man, Floyd Ray Roseberry, faces a charge of threatening to use a weapon
of mass destruction after he drove to the Capitol and claimed on Facebook
that he had a bomb. read more
Off to an asylum with Floyd Ray Roseberry.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
The Hill Is Sold to a TV GiantThe political news publication, which started as an insider’s guide to
Washington and greatly expanded its audience after it went digital, fetched
a price of $130 million. read more
The Washington Post comes well recommended.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
Once More About Sending Your Kids Back To School[image: Story 468220691]
Last year I suggested not sending your kids to physical school when and if
Covid was out of control.
This year, I’m saying the same. Delta is much easier to catch than original
Covid was.
If Covid is out of control, I suggest you do send your kid back to school
unless you really have no choice (criminal penalties and/or they absolutely
need the babysitting.)
If Covid is still around (not near zero), then I’d still be way if the
school doesn’t have a mask mandate and if they won’t let external windows
be opened to create a draft. Covid is airborne and how ... read more
Happily I don't need to decide.
Education is very expensive in lives.
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