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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 minutes ago
How Outrage Over Vaccine Mandates Became a Mainstream G.O.P. StanceResistance to vaccine mandates, once a fringe position, has entered the
Republican mainstream. But the governors fighting President Biden’s
Covid-19 vaccine requirements impose mandates of their own. read more
It would help if people read what was said.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Mountain of Money Fuels Newsom’s Surge to Recall Election Finish LineThe California governor has taken full advantage of the state’s loose
financing rules for recall elections, overpowering Republican challengers
for whom the cavalry never arrived. read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bid to fend off a recall in California has no need of much more money.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
20 Years After 9/11, Top National Security Posts Sit EmptyTwo decades after the Sept. 11 attacks, there are again dozens of unfilled
Senate-confirmed national security positions. read more
National security against "terrorists" is a fantasy.
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Ian Welsh3 hours ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – September 12, 2021[image: Story 477670814]
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – September 12, 2021
by Tony Wikrent
*Injustice*
Natalie Edwards Was Imprisoned this Month by the U.S. for Blowing the
Whistle on Wall Street Banks’ Laundering of Dirty Money
Pam Martens and Russ Martens, September 8, 2021 [Wall Street On Parade]
Edwards is the heroic former Treasury official who tried in vain to get her
superiors in the federal government to act on her concerns. Left with no
other options to get action, she turned over documents to a BuzzFeed News
reporter that became the core of the FinCEN Files, a colla... read more
Tony Wikrent favors a reign of terror.
He is not wrong in his facts.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
In Social Policy Bill, Businesses See a Lot to Like. They Oppose It."Death and taxes are inevitable"
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The GOP must grow up.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
The Texas Abortion Law: Here's How it WorksThere is little precedent for the provision that deputizes ordinary
citizens to enforce an effective ban on abortions — and offers them a
financial incentive to do so. read more
The Texas law is said to fail in several essential ways.
Separation of church and state must be maintained.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
The Conservative Lawyer Behind the Texas Abortion LawJonathan Mitchell has never had a high profile in the anti-abortion
movement, but he developed and promoted the legal approach that has
flummoxed the courts and enraged abortion rights supporters. read more
The requirement for standing will assassinate the Texas law.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
F.B.I. Releases Newly Declassified Document Related to Sept. 11 AttacksFamilies of the Sept. 11 victims have long pushed for a deeper
investigation into any possible role the Saudi government had in the
attacks, but the document offered no conclusive evidence. read more
There was no excuse beyond the oil trade.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
Capitol Police Inquiry Into Jan. 6 Riot Recommends Disciplining Six OfficersNone of the officers, or details about the recommended penalties, were
identified. Criminal charges will not be filed against any of the officers. read more
The failures were at a higher level.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago
Biden and Bush Urge Unity as Nation Remembers Sept. 11Both President Biden and former President George W. Bush acknowledged that
what has happened in the years since has only challenged the notion that
Americans found strength in coming together. read more
9/11/01 is still a tender moment to most.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Man With Assault Rifle Pleads Guilty to Threatening PelosiCleveland Grover Meredith Jr. wrote the day after the Jan. 6 attack on the
U.S. Capitol that he would put “a bullet in her noggin on Live TV.” read more
The Emancipation Proclamation rankles still.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
As Democrats Push a $3.5 Trillion Bill, a Top Lawmaker Stays Mum on Tax IncreasesThe silence from Representative Richard Neal of Massachussetts has some
liberal Democrats worried that he could thwart the scope of their economic
ambitions. read more
No skilled politician wants enemies.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Teen Participant in ‘Slender Man’ Stabbing to Be Released From Mental HospitalAnissa Weier, 19, requested her release in a letter this March. “If I am to
become a productive member of society, I need to be a part of society,” she
wrote. read more
Slender man is a well developed fantasy.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
George W. Bush Warns Against Domestic Extremism in 9/11 Anniversary Speech Near ShanksvilleFormer President George W. Bush commemorated the 20th anniversary of the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Saturday by speaking at the Flight 93
National Memorial near Shanksville, Pa. read more
George W. Bush may simply be a fool.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Open Thread[image: Story 477255282]
Use this thread to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. Please keep
vax/anti-vax discussion out of this thread as well.
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Negotiation, live negotiation must come first.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Measles Cases Bring Temporary Halt to Afghanistan Refugee Arrivals in USThe C.D.C. asked that the evacuation flights from overseas bases be
suspended after four Afghans were found to be infected. read more
Measles we can deal with in the U.S.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden’s Covid-19 Vaccine Push Aligns Him With a Fed-Up, Vaccinated MajorityAs the president took forceful new steps to pressure Americans to get
inoculated, he argued that they were urgently needed health measures. In
his allies’ view, they were also good politics. read more
Biden is doing the proper things.
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
How Monopolies and Oligopolies Cause Shortages[image: Story 477003810]
I don’t usually write “just go read this” posts, but I’m going to make an
exception for this piece by Matt Stoller on how a monopolized economy
causes shortages. This is the best article I’ve ever read on how monopolies
and oligopolies (Stoller tends to just say monopoly) work and how their
incentives systematically induce them to reduce the welfare of almost
everyone in society.
Matt starts by nothing that Uber and Lyft, in DC, now that they’ve
destroyed the cab companies, now are 10 to 20 minute waits and more
expensive.
It was obvious that this was the... read more
Ian Welsh has done his homework.
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
The Simplest Explanation For Western Decline[image: Story 476692225]
Is just… this:
Similar numbers can be found in most fields.
This is related to the computer productivity paradox: computers and the
telecom revolution have not noticeably increased productivity.
The reason is simple enough: they weren’t used to create productivity, they
were used to create control, to allow managers to micro-manage employees
without actually being in the presence of the employee all the time.
No society can stay healthy with this sort of admin bloat: admin are
support, meant to help the people who actually do the job. If your
tooth-to-tai... read more
I was never broken to harness.
The decline is fiction.
I create.
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