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1NYT > U.S. > Politics51 minutes ago 
Joe Galloway, Decorated Vietnam War Correspondent, Dies at 79
He chronicled the first major battle of the war in “We Were Soldiers Once … and Young” and raised questions about the invasion of Iraq. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Vietnam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam

https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/12/19/18140830/gaslighting-relationships-politics-explained22

How Partisanship Affects Pandemic Thinking
What political scientists and pollsters say about how the Covid wave might affect public behavior. read more
 
https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/12/19/18140830/gaslighting-relationships-politics-explained 

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Biden Says Troops May Stay in Kabul Longer to Assist Evacuations
Tens of thousands of people trying to flee remain in the country, unable to leave. read more
 
The terms of  Trump's deal with the Taliban are not public.

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Series of U.S. Actions Left Afghan Allies Frantic, Stranded and Eager to Get Out
President Biden’s decision not to begin mass evacuations of Afghans months ago has left thousands of people in limbo. read more
 
The terms of  Trump's deal with the Taliban are not public.
Trump's Republican party probably had no intention of extracting the Afghan converts.
 

Biden Administration to Use Federal Civil Rights Office to Deter States From School Mask Bans
The move, using the federal Department of Education’s civil rights enforcement authority, escalates the administration’s fight with Republican governors. read more
 
Covid-19 is sickening and killing people.  
Masks slow the spread. 
Encouraging the spread of Covid-19 is criminal.

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U.S. Revives Facebook Suit, Adding Details to Back Claim of a Monopoly
After a judge slammed the F.T.C.’s original lawsuit, regulators returned with a more detailed case accusing the platform of being a monopoly. read more
 
Facebook must change its business model.
Antitrust is probably the proper set of tools.
 
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Senators Wicker, King and Hickenlooper Test Positive
Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, Angus King, independent of Maine, and John Hickenlooper, Democrat of Colorado, said on Tuesday that they were experiencing symptoms. read more
 
Politics is not a defence against Covid-19.
 
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When Will Unemployment End? Biden Urges Some States to Extend Benefits
His administration suggested that some states should use relief funds to extend weekly payments for the long-term unemployed. read more
 
Unemployment will not end.
Debt traps including wage slavery must be ended.
 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/us/politics/afghanistan-women-protection.html
 
There appears to be no authority in Afghanistan that can protect women.
The best the U.S. can offer is safe exit.
 
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Potential G.O.P. Takeover of Atlanta-Area Election Board Inches Forward
Republicans in Georgia took a step toward gaining control over elections in Fulton County, a Democratic bastion. read more
 
The federal government could act.
I doubt it will act soon.
 
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Biden Ramps Up Virus Strategy for Nursing Homes, Schools
The new strategies — including encouraging booster shots for most vaccinated Americans — reflect concerns that the Delta variant is erasing progress against the pandemic. read more
 
Get fully vaccinated without delay.
 
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Intelligence Agencies Did Not Predict Imminence of Afghan Collapse, Officials Say
The acknowledgment came as the Biden administration faces heavy criticism over its handling of the withdrawal of American-led forces from Afghanistan. read more
 
"Intelligence reports presented to President Biden in the final days before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan this past week failed to predict the imminence of the Afghan government’s collapse, even after their earlier warnings had grown increasingly grim, senior intelligence and defense officials said on Wednesday."
 
Intelligence failed to inform Biden of the situation in Afghanistan. 
Investigate.
Fix it. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/us/politics/missouri-gun-law.html
 
The second amendment is an error.
A well ordered militia is a national guard. 

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Glen Ford, Black Journalist Who Lashed the Mainstream, Dies at 71
Fiercely progressive and independent, he was a persistent critic of the liberal establishment, especially Black leaders like Barack Obama. read more
 
No one deserves terminal cancer.
Glen Ford was a puritan.
That is always wrong.
Debate continues.
 
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92nd Street Y’s New Season Includes Colson Whitehead and Susan Orlean
The fall season also includes appearances by a Supreme Court justice, Broadway actress and presidential biographer. read more
 
Thinking is painful.  
This program needs more thinking.
 
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Justice Dept. Says Missouri’s Gun Law Hobbles Drug, Weapons Investigations
The law does not go into effect until Aug. 28, but it has already had a serious chilling effect on cooperation between local and federal authorities, agents say. read more
 
The Justice Department is correct.
 
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Millions of Americans Could Be Eligible for Covid Vaccine Booster
The Food and Drug Administration would first need to decide that third doses are safe and effective for Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, the two vaccines that were rolled out first and have been most used. 
 
The Covid-19 booster is necessary.
 
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Morgan Harper Announces Candidacy for Ohio Senate Race
Morgan Harper, 38, ran a high-profile primary challenge last year for a congressional seat with the backing of national progressive groups. read more
 
There will be a primary election.
 
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
What I Wrote April 9th On Afghanistan
[image: Story 467530509] Because sometimes it is important to say you said it. This does mean the Taliban will almost certainly wind up ruling the country again; the Kabul government is not going to stand without US and NATO support. That’s unfortunate, but the Taliban is the natural ruling party of Afghanistan. That’s just how it is. Probably the US shouldn’t have supported Islamic hardliners even before the Russian invasion (under Carter), but that’s a long-ago decision. Biden’s going to be under immense pressure from the military and much of the media to not withdraw. He needs... read more
 
Correct. 

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Ian Welsh2 days ago
A Few Words On The Taliban
[image: Story 467097956] One of the cardinal sins of American propaganda and thinking is that they often seem to want to assume their enemies are stupid, cowards, corrupt, immoral, blah, blah, blah. (This is weird, because if your enemies are shit, then there’s little to be proud of if you win and a lot to be ashamed of if you lose.) My favorite was calling the 9/11 bombers cowards, when they were willing to die. (Insert idiots talking about virgins in heaven.) One thing to understand about the Taliban is that they’ve been at war now for decades. The US military has the best e-lint... read more
 
Mostly correct.
 
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