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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 minutes ago

House On Track to Pass Voting Rights Bill With Slim Chances in Senate

Named for civil rights icon John Lewis, the bill is narrower than the Democrats’ sweeping elections overhaul that has stalled in the Senate, but faces similar obstacles. read more

 

The filibuster is still trivially easy.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics24 minutes ago

C.I.A. Director Had Secret Talks With Taliban in Kabul

The meetings are the highest-level in-person talks between a Biden administration official and Afghanistan’s new leadership. read more

 

There should not have been an intelligence failure.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics38 minutes ago

Eager to Shift Narrative, Biden Team Puts Airlift in Historical Context

In describing evacuation efforts, President Biden has referred to the Berlin airlift more than 70 years ago, in which food was flown into a city whose access had been choked off by the Soviet Union. read more

 

A different situation in Afghanistan than Berlin in 1948.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

Nashville’s Twisting Journey

The city has expanded rapidly — but that growth has done a number on its politics. read more

 

Nashville has more than one problem.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/us/tennessee-floods-updates.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/24/climate/warmer-wetter-world.html 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

Timelines for F.D.A. Approval for Moderna and J.&J. Vaccines Remain Unclear

Attention turns to the other two Covid vaccines available in the United States after the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine got full federal approval for use in people 16 and older. Moderna applied for full approval in June, a month after Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson is expected to apply soon. read more

 

The approvals will be along about four months after they are requested.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago

Possible 'Havana Syndrome' Incident in Hanoi Delays Kamala Harris's Arrival There

The vice president’s flight to Vietnam was delayed after a report of a possible “anomalous health incident” in Hanoi. The term is used to refer to unexplained illnesses among State Department employees. read more

 

Relatively primitive radar detectors should do the job.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago

Israel's Naftali Bennett Backs Hard Line on Iran, Softer Tone With U.S.

In an interview before meeting with President Biden, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he opposed U.S. efforts to restore a nuclear deal with Iran and ruled out peace talks with the Palestinians. read more

 

The war in the Levant will continue.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago

Top Pennsylvania Republican Vows to Review 2020 Election Results

Jake Corman, the leader of the G.O.P.-controlled State Senate, signaled that the state would follow Arizona in bowing to falsehoods about voter fraud and re-examining results. read more

 

Pennsylvania Republicans are not happy.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago

In Southeast Asia, Kamala Harris Rebukes China

The vice president rebuked China and sought to fortify the image of the United States as a credible ally amid growing questions about Afghanistan. read more

 

I heard no surprise.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago

Possible 'Havana Syndrome' Incident in Hanoi Delays Harris's Arrival There

The vice president’s flight to Vietnam was delayed after a report of a possible “anomalous health incident” in Hanoi. The term is used to refer to unexplained illnesses among State Department employees. read more

 

Figure it out. 

Not optical.

Not acoustic.

Possibly radio frequency.

possibly chemical. Anoxia?

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago

Apple and Google’s Fight in Seoul Tests Biden in Washington

A proposal in the South Korean legislature is an early test of how forcefully the Biden administration will defend the companies abroad while trying to trim their power at home. read more

 

South Korea is a sovereign nation.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago

Covid Outbreak Delays Report on Arizona G.O.P.'s Election Review

The chief executive of Cyber Ninjas, the company in charge of Republicans’ politically expedient review of 2020 results in Maricopa County, was one of three people who were “quite sick,” the State Senate president said. read more

 

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

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago

Where Is the Anti-Biden Tea Party?

An analysis of crowd events shows the president hasn’t yet drawn the protests that Barack Obama and Donald Trump faced. read more

 

 The Tea party was always astroturf.

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

Anti Trump demonstrations in 2011 had no external support.

This column is gaslighting Democrats.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago

Caught in the Crossfire Over Covid’s Origins

Alina Chan suggested last year that the coronavirus was “pre-adapted” to humans. Critical reaction was swift and harsh. read more

 

The origins of SARS-CoV-2 are of academic interest only.

If there is blame there is no way to recover damages. 

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago

Democrats Scrounge for Votes to Pass $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan

With moderates balking, Speaker Nancy Pelosi was working to secure their support for the budget. Democrats ultimately scrapped tentative plans for a vote 

late Monday. read more

 

The budget act has passed.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago

F.D.A. Fully Approves Pfizer Vaccine

The move was expected to kick off a round of new vaccination mandates from hospitals, schools and private companies. read more

 

Correct.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

North Carolina Must Allow Former Felons to Vote, Panel Rules

The 2-1 ruling, in a state Superior Court in Raleigh, restores voting rights to a disproportionately Black group of roughly 56,000 people on parole, probation or supervised release. read more

 

Expect appeals.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Capitol Police Clear Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt

“The actions of the officer in this case potentially saved members and staff from serious injury and possible death,” the agency said. read more

 

Give the lieutenant a medal when he will accept one.

 

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Ian Welsh1 day ago

America Decides To Ensure Afghanistan Will Be A Chinese And Russian Ally

[image: Story 469449326] I mean, honestly, they probably would have been anyway and yes, I’m getting tired of writing about Afghanistan, but the time to say things about a subject which need to be said is when people are paying attention. Anyway, xhttps://twitter.com/RaniaKhalek/status/1429201482386128897 Sanctions don’t work to get countries to do what you want: haven’t worked with North Korea, Russia, Venezuela or Cuba. But what they will do is force Afghanistan to get help where it’s available, from the same countries willing to help Iran, which is to say America’s geopolitical... read more

 

Afghanistan could seek help from Saudi Arabia.

 

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Ian Welsh2 days ago

Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – August 22, 2021

[image: Story 469203285] *Afghanistan* Who Lost Afghanistan? — Nick Turse [The Intercept, via Mike Norman Economics 8-17-2021] Journalist Craig Whitlock’s new book, “The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War,” will help ensure that no one forgets the harm America’s civilian and military leaders did, the lies they told, and the war they lost. Synthesizing more than 1,000 interviews and 10,000 pages of documents, Whitlock provides a stunning study of failure and mendacity, an irrefutable account of the U.S.’s ignoble defeat in the words of those who — from the battlefiel... read more

 

Tony  Wikrent did not study Macro Economics.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Afghanistan-Papers-Secret-History-War-ebook/dp/B08VJLJ56L

 

Possibly what Biden should have been reading.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jTCBirELDU

 

https://www.cpr.org/2021/08/16/colorado-river-water-shortage-declared/

 

Southern California will get thirsty.

 

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