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NYT > U.S. > Politics25 minutes ago

Census Redistricting Data Release: What to Know

The Census Bureau will release data on Thursday, kicking off a huge fight over political redistricting, with control of Congress potentially hanging in the balance. read more

 

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

 

The constitution has survived so far.

There has been no need for an autocrat.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics46 minutes ago

Taliban Advances in Afghanistan Could Bring Political Peril for Biden

The president had hoped to win credit for ending one of America’s “forever wars.” But new risks are coming into view. read more

 

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

George W. Bush should have known better.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

Texas Republicans Vote to Arrest Absentee Democrats

After the vote, Dade Phelan, the speaker of the Texas House, signed 52 civil arrest warrants, his spokesman said. read more

 

The Texas Republican party is crazy.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

Aide to Capitol Riot Inquiry Is Accused of Whistle-Blower Retaliation

For the second time, a senior member of the staff of the House select committee on the Jan. 6 attack has been accused of retaliating against a whistle-blower in the Trump government. read more

 

Reasign Joseph Maher.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

As Congress Recesses, Democratic Successes Do Not Include Voting Rights

Democratic leaders vow to make voting legislation the “first matter of legislative business” 

 

The Republicans in congress are advertising their racism.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

L.G.B.T.Q. Advocates Target Redistricting Ahead of 2022 Election

The L.G.B.T.Q. Victory Fund is pushing officials to keep L.G.B.T.Q. neighborhoods united when redrawing political boundaries. read more

 

Organization has worked in the past.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago

YouTube Suspends Rand Paul Over Video Disputing Mask Benefits

On Twitter, Mr. Paul called his suspension “a badge of honor” and blamed “left-wing cretins at YouTube.” read more

 

Make that a lifetime ban.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago

Accountants Must Give the House Some of Trump’s Financial Data, a Judge Rules.

But in a reversal from an earlier ruling, the judge said Congress was not entitled to most records from before Mr. Trump became president. read more

 

Amit P. Mehta has ruled in error.

Congress has investigatory power limited only by its own rules.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago

Former U.S. Attorney Says Trump Wanted to Fire Him For Not Backing Election Fraud Claims

Byung J. Pak, who resigned abruptly on Jan. 4, told senators on Wednesday that he had done so after learning that the president planned to fire him, according to a person familiar with his testimony. read more

 

Byung J. Pak testified that he could not back Trump's claims of election fraud.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago

Senate Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan, Advancing Safety Net Expansion

The blueprint, which would expand health care, provide free preschool and community college, and fund climate change programs, passed along party lines and faces an arduous path ahead. read more

 

Budget reconciliation has worked again.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago

Biden Finds a Bipartisan Victory, but Democratic Unity May Prove More Elusive

The Senate’s passage of a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan was vindication of President Biden’s commitment to bipartisanship, but for his larger agenda, he will need Democrats in lock step. read more

 

Jonathan Weisman and Zolan Kanno-Youngs belong on the editorial pages.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago

Fact Check: Just How Big is the Infrastructure Package?

The $1 trillion package that passed in the Senate on Tuesday would be a “generational investment” if enacted into law, but not quite “the largest in history,” as some have said. read more

 

That is a matter of definition.   

The proposed program was split into two bills.

They total 4.5 trillion dollars of spending over ten years.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago

Cuomo's Final Days Before He Announced His Resignation

Behind the scenes, the governor vacillated between defiant and defeated, eventually accepting that his formidable political army had fallen away. read more

 

Andrew Cuomo made his decision.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago

Key Democrats Warn Against Final $3.5 Trillion Budget Price Tag

Senators Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona voted to advance a budget blueprint through the legislative process but have signaled they want to see total cost drop. read more

 

All Democratic senators do not understand public investment.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago

Cuomo Advanced a Feminist Agenda. Was That Just Politics?

Critics have long grumbled that the governor championed women’s rights when it suited him but also used the cause for his own purposes. read more

 

The question is moot.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago

Cuomo's Resignation Speech Makes Play to Preserve His Legacy

In his resignation speech, Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed regrets but also emphasized his achievements during three terms leading New York State. read more

 

Cuomo has been an effective guvernor and a personal disaster.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago

Parents support school mask mandates more than required vaccines, a study finds.

One in five parents of children age 12 to 17 said their child would “definitely not” get vaccinated. read more

 

The schools should not open at this state of vaccination.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago

Analysis: Biden finds a bipartisan victory, but Democratic unity may prove more elusive.

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Democratic party unity will be found or created.

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Humanity’s Completely Broken Feedback Systems

[image: Story 464566615] If you want to understand how we got where we are, it’s simple: our strongest feedback systems to our decision making people are telling them “everything’s great, stay on course!” For over 40 years now the rich have gotten richer. Politicians have gotten richer. Corporate officers, CEOs and executives have gotten richer. Money is reward, and the reward centers for our elites are going off like a slot machine that constantly pays millions. BLING! BLING! BLING! Whenever someone says “you should do less of this thing that makes you more money and power”, whic... read more

 

Ian Welsh is depressed. 

His is a rational response to the long view.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

San Diego Sheriff Releases New Details About Video of Deputy’s Collapse

A lab analysis revealed fentanyl in a substance handled by a sheriff’s deputy who later collapsed, but medical experts cautioned that merely handling the drug is insufficient to trigger an overdose. read more

 

Fear can knock one out.

I hope his blood chemistry was checked. 

The local ISP is down.

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