Sunday, September 5, 2021

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NYT > U.S. > Politics53 minutes ago
Biden, Still Grieving His Son Beau, Finds That Not Everyone Wants to Hear About It
Referring to Beau Biden with families of U.S. Marines killed in the Kabul airport bombing drew criticism, but the president remains haunted by memories of a son he described as “me, but without all the downsides.” read more
 
Joe Biden is getting his work done.
 
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Companies Stay Quiet on Texas’ New Abortion Law
Businesses that expressed opposition to restrictive voting laws are declining to take a similar stand on the abortion measure. read more
 
This is a religious problem.
The separation of church and state is necessary. 

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In Afghan Withdrawal, a Biden Doctrine Surfaces
The messy ending to the war has underscored President Biden’s discomfort with prolonged military engagements, even as the United States faces complex new threats. read more
 
A far better intelligence service will be required to execute this doctrine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Intelligence_Service
 
My system had trouble  finding the Wikipedia.
 
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Missouri Relocates Gay History Exhibit From State Capitol
The exhibit, which examined Kansas City’s contributions to the gay rights movement, was supposed to be in the Capitol building until the end of the year. read more
 
The governor of Missouri has declared himself.

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‘Sexist,’ ‘Racist,’ ‘Classist’: Georgia 8th Grader Challenges School Dress Code
After being cited for a rip in her jeans on the first day of school, Sophia Trevino has led a protest seeking changes to the district’s dress code, which she says unfairly targets girls. read more
 
The Georgia school system should capitulate now. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitulation_(surrender)

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For Tribal Members in Oklahoma, Medicaid Expansion Improves Access to Specialty Care
Medicaid expansion is expected to improve not just access to care for low-income Native Americans who had previously been shut out of health insurance, but the finances of the Indian Health Service. read more
 
The "Indian Health Service" has never been sufficiently maintained.
 
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U.S. Wrestles With Taliban Sanctions as Afghan Crisis Looms
The Biden administration must balance maintaining pressure and letting humanitarian aid flow. read more 
 
"When stuck in a hole; stop digging" 

The U.S. should not pay tribute.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribute
 
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Texas Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Anti-Abortion Group
The order’s effect is narrow, as it will prevent Texas Right to Life and its associates from suing Planned Parenthood only until Sept. 17. read more
 
The judge, Maya Guerra Gamble of State District Court in Travis County, essentially told Planned Parenthood to run away.

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Inside the Afghan Evacuation: Rogue Flights, Hope and Chaos
President Biden has insisted that the evacuation of Kabul was done as efficiently as possible. But key documents obtained by The New York Times suggest otherwise. read more
 
Trump spent his time in office trying to stop immigration.
He was more effective than was known.
 
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Biden Tours Hurricane Ida Damage in New Orleans
The president has taken pains to show his commitment to the storm response even as his administration deals with the Afghanistan pullout and other critical issues. read more
 
The Corps of Engineers got it right this time.
The city must get the pumps going and the power on.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/nyregion/ida-flooding-nyc.html
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/03/nyregion/nyc-flooding-ida
 
The subways flooded again.
The Penn station tunnels flooded.
The pumps are not big enough to deal with the heavy rain. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/03/nyregion/nyc-trains-amtrak-hurricane-ida.html

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Commerce Dept. Will Shutter Unit That Conducted Rogue Investigations
An internal inquiry found that the office improperly opened investigations and overstepped its legal authority, but stopped short of attributing the problems to racial or ethnic bias. read more
 
Racial profiling is not black and white.
 
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Ex-Nurse Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Patient in Vegetative State
Nathan Sutherland, a former nurse at an Hacienda HealthCare facility in Phoenix, pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman in his care who later gave birth to his child. read more
 
Necrophilia is shocking and criminal.
Shaken child syndrome?
 
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Biden Moves to Declassify Some Documents Related to Sept. 11
In an executive order, the president instructed Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to publicly release the declassified documents over the next six months.
 
The Saudis have been suspected as has a false flag operation.
Better to publish what is known.
 
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These Two Rumors Are Going Viral Ahead of California’s Recall Election
 
Vote.  
The Republican noise machine is frightened and busy.
 
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Capitol Rioter Known as QAnon Shaman Pleads Guilty
Jacob Chansley, who stormed onto the Senate floor in face paint and a horned hat, accepted a deal under which federal prosecutors will recommend a sentence of 41 to 51 months in prison. read more
 
He is being uncooperative.
 
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Capitol Rioter Known as QAnon Shaman Pleads Guilty
Jacob Chansley, who stormed onto the Senate floor in face paint and a horned hat, accepted a deal under which federal prosecutors will recommend a sentence of 41 to 51 months in prison. read more
 
He is being uncooperative.
 
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Jacob Chansley, Capitol Rioter Known as QAnon Shaman, Pleads Guilty
Jacob Chansley, who stormed onto the Senate floor in face paint and a horned hat, accepted a deal under which federal prosecutors will recommend a sentence of 41 to 51 months in prison. read more
 
He is being uncooperative.
 
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ISIS ‘Beatles’ Member Pleads Guilty in Hostage Cases
Alexanda Kotey admitted that he played a key part in American prisoners’ kidnapping, detention and hostage negotiations. Some of the hostages were beheaded. read more
 
He is being uncooperative.
 
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Quarantine Threatens to Again Delay Sept. 11 Proceedings in Guantanamo
Someone who tested positive for the coronavirus sat next to Walter Ruiz on his flight to the base. read more
 
 The Proceedings in Guantanamo are war crimes.

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Ian Welsh2 days ago
Texas’s Effective Anti-Abortion Law
[image: Story 473616438] No abortions after six weeks, any private citizen can sue anyone who “aids and abets” a private abortion, and while there is a medical exception, no exception for rape or incest. I remember a friend who drove his friend to get an abortion, she didn’t have a car. He’d certainly be sued under this law. Most women don’t know they’ve pregnant at 6 weeks, so this is an obvious attempt to make almost all abortions illegal. An ordinary American, from Texas or elsewhere, may now be able to seek up to $10,000 (£7,200) in damages in a civil court against abortion pr... read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mifepristone
Make it available over the counter.
There is an expectation of privacy for the mail.
Alternatively supply bus tickets by mail in pairs.
 
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