Sunday, September 26, 2021

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U.S. Reaches Agreement to Release Huawei's Meng Wanzhou
China reciprocated within hours, freeing two Canadians, a notable resolution in a relationship that has been spiraling downward. read more
 
An hostage,  Trump is insane.
 
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Democrats’ Spending Fight Carries High Stakes for Their Candidates
Failure of moderates and progressives to reach a deal would fuel Republican attacks on their competence — with consequences as soon as November in Virginia, and in the midterms next year. read more
 
The Republican party wants a depression.
 
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Ian Welsh11 hours ago
Open Thread
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Live negotiations must come first.
Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.
 
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U.S. Reaches Agreement to Release Huawei's Meng Wanzhou
China reciprocated within hours, freeing two Canadians, a notable resolution in a relationship that has been spiraling downward. read more
 
Biden negotiated.
 
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Democrats’ Spending Fight Carries High Stakes for Their Candidates
Failure of moderates and progressives to reach a deal would fuel Republican attacks on their competence — with consequences as soon as November in Virginia, and in the midterms next year. read more
 
The Republican party wants a depression.
 

Ian Welsh11 hours ago
Open Thread
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Live negotiations must come first.
Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

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States Begin a Complex Booster Shot Rollout for Pfizer Recipients
Health officials were preparing on Friday to start giving booster shots to older and at-risk Americans, trying to make sense of new and broad eligibility guidelines. read more
 
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Vaccinated is good.  Boosted is better.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Apologizes for Vote on Iron Dome Funding
In a letter to constituents, the New York congresswoman suggested she had changed her “no” vote because she had been subjected to “hateful targeting” for opposing the aid. read more
 
The Israel vote is important in Queens.
The "Iron Dome" drops shrapnel on Israel.
Present was the proper vote.
In favor will get AOC votes.
 

Rebuking Biden, Iran’s Chief Diplomat Demands More Sanctions Relief
The foreign minister for Iran’s new hard-line government said it would demand a higher price for limiting its nuclear program than it did in the 2015 deal. read more
 
Iran is negotiating. 
This looks like a "win" for Biden.
 
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Ignoring Arizona Humiliation, ‘Stop the Steal’ Races Forward
As a Republican review of 2020 votes in Arizona sputtered to a close, Donald Trump and his allies signaled that their attack on the election, and their drive to reshape future elections, were far from over. read more
 
"Stop the steal" is not winning.
 
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Biden Asks Those Not Yet Eligible for Boosters to Be Patient
The authorization for boosters applies to groups of people in the United States fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, but about 45 percent of the country’s fully inoculated people received Moderna or Johnson & Johnson doses. read more
 
Let the experts work.
 
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States Begin a Complex Booster Shot Rollout for Pfizer Recipients
Health officials were preparing on Friday to start giving booster shots to older and at-risk Americans, trying to make sense of new and broad eligibility guidelines. read more
 
I wonder at the complexity.
Show the card, get the shot.
 
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How Democrats Could Shrink Their $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill
Here are three options to shrink down the Democrats’ climate change and social welfare bill as moderates demand less spending and smaller tax hikes to pay for it. read more
 
These "moderates" appear  to be Republicans.

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Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts.
White House officials dismiss criticism that President Biden’s comments on booster shots amount to undue pressure on public health experts. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throw_to_the_wolves
 
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Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts.
White House officials dismiss criticism that President Biden’s comments on booster shots amount to undue pressure on public health experts. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throw_to_the_wolves
 
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House Approves Measure to Protect Abortion Rights
The Women’s Health Protection Act is unlikely to advance in the Senate, but its passage reflected a sense of urgency by Democrats to maintain abortion access nationwide. read more
 
"Acting after the high court refused to block stringent new Texas limits on abortion, lawmakers voted 218 to 211 to send the Women’s Health Protection Act to the Senate, where it faces a Republican filibuster and is unlikely to pass." 

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Boosters for Moderna and J.&J. Recipients Not Up for Debate at C.D.C. Panel
The panel was not asked to judge whether people who received the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines should receive Pfizer-BioNTech boosters. read more
 
"(T) he panel was not asked to judge whether people who received the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines should receive Pfizer boosters." 

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Sherwood Boehlert, a G.O.P Moderate in the House, Dies at 84
A champion of environmentalism who chided climate-change skeptics, he was among the last of the relatively progressive Rockefeller Republicans. read more
 
A" member of the House from 1983 to 2007 and chairman of the Science Committee from 2001 to 2006".
 
Fourteen years gone is long gone.
 
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'View' Co-Hosts Test Positive for the Coronavirus Before Harris's Visit
Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin were abruptly pulled from the set on live television after testing positive before an in-studio interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. read more
 
Biological warfare would be a major escalation.
 
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House Democrats Plan Action on Infrastructure and Social Policy Bill
An infrastructure vote had already been planned for Monday, and top Democrats said they also intended to take up their larger social policy and climate package. read more
 
It is all infrastructure.
 
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C.I.A. Recalls Station Chief to Vienna Over Handling of Havana Syndrome
Frustration is growing about the treatment of an increasing number of intelligence officers and diplomats with symptoms of so-called Havana syndrome. read more
 
Spot the microwaves.
 
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Federal Program to Halt Evictions Shows Signs of Improvement
The Treasury Department disbursed more than $2.3 billion in rental assistance in August, the most of any month since the cash was allocated by Congress. read more
 
The problem is real for these voters.
 
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States Begin a Complex Booster Shot Rollout for Pfizer Recipients
Health officials were preparing on Friday to start giving booster shots to older and at-risk Americans, trying to make sense of new and broad eligibility guidelines. read more
 
Show a Pfizer card; get a booster.
 
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Apologizes for Vote on Iron Dome Funding
In a letter to constituents, the New York congresswoman suggested she had changed her “no” vote because she had been subjected to “hateful targeting” for opposing the aid. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realpolitik
 
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Rebuking Biden, Iran’s Chief Diplomat Demands More Sanctions Relief
The foreign minister for Iran’s new hard-line government said it would demand a higher price for limiting its nuclear program than it did in the 2015 deal. read more
 
Iran is negotiating.
Pakistan has Islamic nuclear bombs.

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Ignoring Arizona Humiliation, ‘Stop the Steal’ Races Forward
As a Republican review of 2020 votes in Arizona sputtered to a close, Donald Trump and his allies signaled that their attack on the election, and their drive to reshape future elections, were far from over. read more
 
"Stop the Steal" has become self destructive.
 
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Biden Asks Those Not Yet Eligible for Boosters to Be Patient
The authorization for boosters applies to groups of people in the United States fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, but about 45 percent of the country’s fully inoculated people received Moderna or Johnson & Johnson doses. read more
 
Only the Pfizer has a booster.
 
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States Begin a Complex Booster Shot Rollout for Pfizer Recipients
Health officials were preparing on Friday to start giving booster shots to older and at-risk Americans, trying to make sense of new and broad eligibility guidelines. read more
 
Trump Republicans are fighting vaccination.
 
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How Democrats Could Shrink Their $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill
Here are three options to shrink down the Democrats’ climate change and social welfare bill as moderates demand less spending and smaller tax hikes to pay for it. read more
 
The proposed infrastructure plan is for ten years.
 
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Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts.
White House officials dismiss criticism that President Biden’s comments on booster shots amount to undue pressure on public health experts. read more
 
Biden is a politician.
 
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Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts.
White House officials dismiss criticism that President Biden’s comments on booster shots amount to undue pressure on public health experts. read more
 
Biden is a politician.
 
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House Approves Measure to Protect Abortion Rights
The Women’s Health Protection Act is unlikely to advance in the Senate, but its passage reflected a sense of urgency by Democrats to maintain abortion access nationwide. read more
 
"Acting after the high court refused to block stringent new Texas limits on abortion, lawmakers voted 218 to 211 to send the Women’s Health Protection Act to the Senate, where it faces a Republican filibuster and is unlikely to pass." 
 
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Boosters for Moderna and J.&J. Recipients Not Up for Debate at C.D.C. Panel
The panel was not asked to judge whether people who received the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines should receive Pfizer-BioNTech boosters. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throw_to_the_wolves
 
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Sherwood Boehlert, a G.O.P Moderate in the House, Dies at 84
A champion of environmentalism who chided climate-change skeptics, he was among the last of the relatively progressive Rockefeller Republicans. read more
 
 
A" member of the House from 1983 to 2007 and chairman of the Science Committee from 2001 to 2006".
 
Fourteen years gone is long gone.
 
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'View' Co-Hosts Test Positive for the Coronavirus Before Harris's Visit
Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin were abruptly pulled from the set on live television after testing positive before an in-studio interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. read more
 
Biological warfare. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_warfare
 
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House Democrats Plan Action on Infrastructure and Social Policy Bill
An infrastructure vote had already been planned for Monday, and top Democrats said they also intended to take up their larger social policy and climate package. read more
 
It is all infrastructure.
 
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C.I.A. Recalls Station Chief to Vienna Over Handling of Havana Syndrome
Frustration is growing about the treatment of an increasing number of intelligence officers and diplomats with symptoms of so-called Havana syndrome. read more
 
Detecting microwaves takes a fast diode.
use a film badge and an led. 

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Federal Program to Halt Evictions Shows Signs of Improvement
The Treasury Department disbursed more than $2.3 billion in rental assistance in August, the most of any month since the cash was allocated by Congress. read more
 
Renters vote.
 
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In Biden’s foreign policy, friends and foes see echoes of the Trump administration.
 
Foreign policy is not instant.
Trump was reinforced with legislation.
 
 
 
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