Thursday, September 23, 2021

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Ian Welsh35 minutes ago
The Wages Of Embarassing Elites Are Death
[image: Story 482349636] Everyone remember the Panama papers? A leak of bank records showing that the ultra-rich are hiding massive wealth, tax-free and often breaking the law to do so? A rather weak set of laws designed to allow tax avoidance by rich people, at that. Found out the other day that the reporter who broke the Panama Papers story was killed by a car bomb. Coincidence, no doubt. You may recall the Ferguson protests, started after another black man was killed by a cop. They were a big deal. Since then six of the Ferguson protest leaders have died: two inside burnt c... read more
 
Alive is better for all.
 
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In Push to Tax the Rich, White House Spotlights Billionaires’ Tax Rates
A White House analysis using an unconvention
 
When money comes into the control of individuals it is income and taxed.
 
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House Plans to Vote on Abortion Rights Bill
The measure has little chance of becoming law, but its consideration reflects a view among Democrats that the issue could resonate in midterm congressional elections. read more
 
The house will pass the bill.
The senate will not pass the bill.
 
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With Roe Under Threat, House Plans to Vote on Bill to Counter Abortion Curbs
The measure has little chance of becoming law, but its consideration reflects a view among Democrats that the issue could resonate in midterm congressional elections. read more
 
The house will pass the bill.
The senate will not pass the bill.

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White House Is Set to Announce Limits on HFCs
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue a final regulation on Thursday morning that will slash the use of hydrofluorocarbons, widely used in air-conditioning and refrigeration. read more
 
Propane, butane, ethane are all combustable and good refrigerants.
 
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The White House is set to announce new limits on HFCs, a powerful driver of climate change.
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue a final regulation on Thursday morning that will slash the use of hydrofluorocarbons, widely used in air-conditioning and refrigeration. read more
 
 Propane, butane, ethane are all combustable and good refrigerants.
 
Industry is better at sealed systems 

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How Parents of Disabled Children Navigate the School Mask Wars
 
Individual instruction or small groups with masks.  
The law favors the child and the parent(s).
 
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Biden’s Deportation of Haitian Migrants Uses Trump-Era Immigration Tactics
The deportation of Haitian migrants is a stark example of how President Biden has deployed some of the most aggressive approaches to immigration put in place by former President Donald J. Trump. read 
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Biden must deal with the Trump structure.
 
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Kerry James Marshall to Design Windows for National Cathedral
Kerry James Marshall will design two stained-glass windows addressing racial justice to replace a pair honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. read more
 
The Confederacy deserves no place of honor.
Put the windows in a museum in Alabama.
 
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Biden Declared the War Over. But Wars Go On.
The president’s assertion after the withdrawal from Afghanistan that the United States is not at war for the first time in 20 years ignored continued smaller-scale conflicts. read more
 
There is a black budget Biden does not see.
 
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House Democrats Demand Answers About Treatment of Haitian Migrants
A letter from lawmakers on the Oversight Committee asks for Customs and Border Protection officials to brief the committee by the end of the week about the conduct of border agents. read more
 
The House Democrats need to know.
 
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F.D.A. Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shot for Higher-Risk People
Regulators said that people over 65 or at high risk of severe Covid-19 were eligible for an extra shot, setting up a staggered national booster campaign. read more
 
They  have done so.  
Not before time.
 
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Biden Huddles With Democrats as Divisions Threaten His Agenda
Democrats are nearing a make-or-break moment for President Biden’s agenda, with party divisions imperiling top-priority legislation and fiscal crises looming. read more
 
Democrats always fight like siblings.
 
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Harris announces $250 million in global funding to fight future pandemics.
The new fund was established to address a range of issues like disease surveillance, vaccine development and health care worker support in order to counter future biological threats. read more
 
$250,000,000 is a drop in a bucket.
 
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At Covid Summit, Biden Sets Ambitious Goals for Vaccinating the World
But his plans face a tough road as pressure grows for big pharmaceutical companies to share their vaccine technologies with poorer nations. read more
 
It does not matter who makes the vaccines.
 
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Jerome Powell says the Fed is reviewing its trading rules.
The Federal Reserve is embroiled in an unusual drama: Some officials traded stocks and other financial products last year, prompting calls for an investigation. read more
 
Insider trading is not allowed.
The Federal Reserve is not in the equities business.
 
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Federal Reserve Signals a Shift Away From Pandemic Support
The Fed said it could soon slow its large-scale purchases of government-backed bonds and indicated it might raise interest rates in 2022. read more
 
The  Federal Reserve does not do pandemic support.
They will not stop buying bonds until the interest rate goes up.

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Bipartisan Police Reform Talks Collapse on Capitol Hill
The collapse of negotiations all but closed off the possibility that Congress would act on an issue that President Biden has promised to tackle. read more
 
Police will not be reformed.
They will remain racist.
 
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What Will It Take for Electric Vehicles to Create Jobs, Not Cut Them?
A report by a liberal think tank tries to quantify the potential employment gains and losses, concluding that subsidies will be crucial. read more
 
Notice that  Tesla is selling all the vehicles it can make.
The limiting component is labor.

The U.A.W. must reorganize.
As it stands it will destroy the internal combustion industry rather than surrender power.
 
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