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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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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
In Push to Tax the Rich, White House Spotlights Billionaires’ Tax RatesA White House analysis using an unconvention
When money comes into the control of individuals it is income and taxed.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
House Plans to Vote on Abortion Rights BillThe 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
With Roe Under Threat, House Plans to Vote on Bill to Counter Abortion CurbsThe 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
White House Is Set to Announce Limits on HFCsThe 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
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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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago
How Parents of Disabled Children Navigate the School Mask WarsIndividual instruction or small groups with masks.
The law favors the child and the parent(s).
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Biden’s Deportation of Haitian Migrants Uses Trump-Era Immigration TacticsThe 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
more
Biden must deal with the Trump structure.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Kerry James Marshall to Design Windows for National CathedralKerry 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
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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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
House Democrats Demand Answers About Treatment of Haitian MigrantsA 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
F.D.A. Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shot for Higher-Risk PeopleRegulators 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Biden Huddles With Democrats as Divisions Threaten His AgendaDemocrats 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
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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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
At Covid Summit, Biden Sets Ambitious Goals for Vaccinating the WorldBut 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
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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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Federal Reserve Signals a Shift Away From Pandemic SupportThe 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Bipartisan Police Reform Talks Collapse on Capitol HillThe 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Biden announces a new science advisory panel for pandemics, climate change and other issues.NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
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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