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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Haiti Protests Mass U.S. Deportation of Migrants to Country in CrisisHaiti migration officials have asked the United States for a “humanitarian
moratorium” even as they receive the first returnees from Texas. “Will we
have enough to feed these people?” read more
The deportation should be assigned to congress and Trump.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Biden Administration to Deport Haitians in Del Rio, TexasThe U.S. will begin flying migrants back to Haiti and other countries on
Sunday as President Biden struggles to manage an immigration system already
buckling under record migration. read more
Biden is obeying the law.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
With Abortion Rights Under Threat, Democrats Hope to Go on OffenseWarning of Texas-style laws nationwide, the party believes it can use the
issue to turn out suburban women in the Virginia governor’s race this fall
and the 2022 midterms. read more
The Southern Baptists are determined to be unlawful.
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Ian Welsh5 hours ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – September 19, 2021[image: Story 480526873]
In memorium, Ronald Anthony Wikrent
August 8, 1963 – September 16, 2021
*Please excuse me for putting this at the top, but I want to remember my
“little” brother, Ronald Anthony Wikrent, who finally succumbed after a two
year battle with a frighteningly aggressive cancer. He was seven years
younger than me, and supported me throughout my life, both materially and
spiritually. A few years after I graduated university, Ronnie agreed that
he would stay home in Chicago, and support and look after ma, freeing me up
to pursue my passion of “trying to save the wo... read more
The suspicion that a lawyer wrote this does not make it wrong.
Passages are doubtful.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Biden Administration Seeks to Expand Telehealth in Rural AmericaNew funding will allow more medical appointments to take place via video in
rural communities, where some of the nation’s oldest and sickest patients
live. read more
Testing requires physical contact.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Washington, D.C., on Edge Over Protest of Jan. 6 ArrestsOrganizers said the police response had dampened turnout for the “Justice
for J6” rally, which served as a platform for pro-Trump politicians seeking
House seats next year. read more
Trump has fewer faithful than was thought.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
Rep. Lee Zeldin Confirms Leukemia DiagnosisMr. Zeldin, a conservative Republican, says the disease is in remission,
and that his bid for governor of New York will be unaffected. read more
New York should not have appointed governors.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killing MachineIsraeli agents had wanted to kill Iran’s top nuclear scientist for years.
Then they came up with a way to do it with no operatives present. read more
Pakistan has nuclear weapons.
Delivery should not be a problem.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
France Recalls Ambassadors to the United States and Australia in Protest of Submarine DealIt is the first time in the long history of the French-U.S. alliance that a
top diplomat has been recalled, illustrating the depth of France’s anger. read more
France has not been a great power for five generations.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
The Secret Talks Behind the U.S. Deal That France Called a 'Betrayal'In meeting after meeting with their French counterparts, U.S. officials
gave no heads-up about their plans to upend France’s largest defense
contract. read more
A French intelligence failure.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Open Thread[image: Story 480132745]
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Live negotiations come first.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Washington, D.C. on Edge Over Protest of Jan. 6 ArrestsOrganizers insist the “Justice for J6” gathering on Saturday will be
peaceful, but law enforcement, National Guard troops and residents around
the Capitol are preparing for turmoil. read more
There are fewer Trump faithful than thought.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Pentagon Acknowledges Aug. 29 Drone Strike in Afghanistan Was Tragic MistakeThe findings of the inquiry mirrored a New York Times investigation of
video evidence, along with interviews with more than a dozen of the
driver’s co-workers and family members in Kabul. read more
It is called an intelligence failure.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
The Bureau of Land Management Is Moving Back to WashingtonThe Trump administration had moved the agency’s headquarters to Colorado.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said that office would become the agency’s
‘Western headquarters.’ read more
The BLM must talk with the President.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
The Road Ahead for Pro-Impeachment House RepublicansThe 10 G.O.P. lawmakers who voted to impeach Donald Trump face angry
primary voters and challengers inspired or endorsed by the former
president. So far, only one has given up on re-election. read more
The road ahead is a dead end.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
North Carolina Court Strikes Down Voter ID LawThe court cited “persuasive evidence” that the state legislature had rushed
the law to passage at least in part to make it harder for Black voters to
cast ballots. read more
Some judges are elected.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Memorial Along National Mall Honors Pandemic VictimsHundreds of thousands of white flags honor the more than 670,000 people in
the United States who have died from the coronavirus. read more
Memorializes is a better word.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
France Recalls Ambassadors to the United States and Australia in Protest of Submarine DealThe French foreign minister said the decision was made by President
Emmanuel Macron. read more
Australia made a rational choice.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Michael Sussmann, Lawyer Accused of Lying in F.B.I. Meeting, Pleads Not GuiltyMichael A. Sussmann is accused of lying to the F.B.I. in a 2016 meeting
with bureau’s top lawyer about possible links between Donald J. Trump and
Russia. read more
Ian Welsh2 days ago
The Art of Measurement[image: Story 479610630]
I want to talk a bit about management measurement. I recently spent a
number of years in a good sized multinational, and I watched management
trying to gain control through measurement. And mostly I watched as they
gained the wrong sort of control; as they crystallized behaviour in ways
that lose more from employees than they gained.
*(This is an old, old piece, one of the few I saved from BOPnews.
Originally written in 2004 back when I was still corporate. Since almost no
one will have read it, and those who do won’t remember it, here it is
again. I’m put... read more
Measure what needs to change.
Indirect measurements will be wrong.
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