Tuesday, August 10, 2021

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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 minutes ago
U.S. Military Will Require Covid-19 Vaccine
The defense secretary plans to order mandatory inoculations once the F.D.A. has fully approved the vaccine. If that has not occurred by Sept. 15, the defense secretary may seek to issue the order anyway. read more
 
The Pentagon is still nervous about Trump.
Vaccination is the next step toward herd immunity.
 
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NYT > U.S. > Politics39 minutes ago
Democrats Unveil $3.5 Trillion Budget Blueprint
The policy package could prove to be the most significant change to the nation’s social safety net since Medicare and the Great Society. read more
 
The debt limit is Republican noise.
The campaign against social spending is from the Heritage foundation.
 
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NYT > U.S. > Politics46 minutes ago
Karen Hastie Williams, Barrier-Breaking Lawyer, Dies at 76
She was the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court clerk and went on to break countless other glass ceilings, while helping others do the same. read more
 
Her life work should have been longer.  She will be missed.
Justice does not come without effort.
 
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States Can Sue Federal Student Loan Servicers, Education Department Says
The move reverses a Trump administration policy aimed at sheltering the department’s contractors from state oversight. read more
 
Education needs encouragement.
 
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How a Star New York Times Reporter Got Paid by Government Agencies He Covered
A pair of new books tell how William L. Laurence, a reporter for The New York Times known as ‘Atomic Bill,’ became an apologist for the American military and a serial defier of journalism’s mores. read more
 
William L. Laurence was a flack.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publicity#Publicists
It may be news but it is not reporting.
Some is unavoidable.

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Warren Plans to Propose Minimum Tax on Corporate Profits
Ms. Warren’s proposal would be a part of the $3.5 trillion economic and social-policy package. read more
 
Elizabeth Warren is being practical.  
If the Republicans insist on debt free financing here is a way.

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Democrats Call for Cuomo's Resignation, but Who Will Replace Him?
Potential successors are in the wings. But the longer it takes for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s fate to be resolved, the greater the headache for Democrats. read more
 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/08/nyregion/cuomo-kathy-hochul.html
In the short term a smooth transition is assured.
There will be a primary election in 2022.

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Charles Loeb: The Black Reporter Who Exposed an Atomic Bomb Lie
Charles H. Loeb defied the American military’s denials and propaganda to show how deadly radiation from the strike on Hiroshima sickened and killed. read more
 
Going and looking are part of honest journalism.
There should be more of it.
 
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Electric Cars for Everyone? Not Unless They Get Cheaper.
President Biden has made conversion to E.V.s a pillar of climate policy. But government incentives mostly help affluent buyers, not average families. read more
 
A new Tesla costs about as much as a new suv.
Tesla motors is selling all it can produce.
 
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Scientist Settled Federal Whistle-Blowing Complaint Over Covid Treatments
The scientist, Dr. Rick Bright, resigned last year after being demoted by the Trump administration, a step he called retaliation for his warnings about Mr. Trump’s promotion of a drug unproven against Covid-19. read more
 
Trump had no interest in facts.
 
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Warren Plans to Propose Minimum Tax on Corporate Profits
Ms. Warren’s proposal would be a part of the $3.5 trillion economic and social-policy package. read more
 
Almost every U.S. income owes taxes. 

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'Havana Syndrome' Attacks Still a Mystery
While the leading theory in the “Havana syndrome” cases is directed microwave attacks, a classified session for senior government officials said months of investigation were inconclusive. read more
 
Tinfoil hats?
Detection should be easy but the dangers are at the perpetrators discretion.
Exposing diplomats to danger has consequences. 

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Senate Sets Up Final Passage of Infrastructure Bill
Absent unanimous agreement to expedite the process, the bill may not pass until around 3 a.m. Tuesday because Senate rules require 30 hours of debate. read more
 
Delay seems pointless.
 
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As Taliban Capture Cities, U.S. Says Afghan Forces Must Fend for Themselves
The muted American response to the Taliban siege shows in no uncertain terms that the U.S. war in Afghanistan is over. read more
 
This is an expected result.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush#Foreign_policy
"After the September 11 attacks, Bush launched the War on Terror, in which the United States military and a small international coalition invaded Afghanistan." 

Thinking is not a George W. Bush skill.

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Senate Works on Infrastructure ‘the Old-Fashioned Way’: Painfully Slow
The bipartisan bill has resurrected the lost art of freewheeling legislative debate in the usually gridlocked chamber. It takes forever. read more
 
The senate is slow by design.
 
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J.D. Vance Converted to Trumpism. Will Ohio Republicans Buy It?
As the “Hillbilly Elegy” author runs for Senate in Ohio, he has walked back previous criticism of Donald Trump and reversed arguments that the white working class bears responsibility for its problems. read more
 
Ohio has been slow to learn.  
J. D. Vance may win election.
 
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After Trumka’s Death, A.F.L.-C.I.O. Faces a Crossroads
For years, influencing political outcomes has been the priority. Some are calling for more emphasis on basic organizing. read more
 
Labor Unions have been seen as destructive by managements.  They are a counter to the"Race to the bottom" in wages.

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Former Acting Attorney General Testifies About Trump’s Efforts to Subvert Election
The testimony highlights the former president’s desire to batter the Justice Department into advancing his personal agenda. read more
 
Congress needs to know.
 
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As Democrats Seethed, White House Struggled to Contain Eviction Fallout
The president was surprised by the reaction to the White House’s decision to ask Congress to extend an eviction ban, leading to a 36-hour scramble to keep people in their homes. read more
 
Landlords want income. 

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As Democrats Seethed, White House Struggled to Contain Eviction Fallout
President Biden was surprised by the furious reaction to the White House’s decision to ask Congress to extend an eviction ban, leading to a 36-hour scramble to keep people in their homes. read more
 
Many of the poor have had no money while the economy has been shut down.
 
 
 
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