Friday, September 3, 2021

@3:20, , 9/3/21

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Amid Criticism, White House Says It Will Invest $2.7 Billion in Vaccine Production
The money will go to firms doing business in the United States that make supplies necessary for vaccine production, including lipids, bioreactor bags, tubing, needles and syringes, officials said. read more
 
The program of defense production has not been popular for many years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Production_Act_of_1950
 
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Member of ISIS ‘Beatles’ Cell 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
 
Open record testimony will not be presented.
There will be no trial.
 
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Texas Abortion Case Reflects Success of Conservative Strategy to Remake Court
Forces on the right have spent decades maneuvering to install a reliable anti-abortion majority. Now they have one, and it is paying off for them. read more
 
The Texas Republican party has committed suicide.
 
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Texas Abortion Case Highlights Concern Over Supreme Court’s ‘Shadow Docket’
A process intended to help the court deal with emergency petitions and routine matters has grown into a backdoor way of making major policy decisions. read more
 
The Number of Justices on the Supreme court will be changed.
When is the question. 

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Abortion Arrives at the Center of the American Political Maelstrom
The Supreme Court’s decision not to block a Texas law banning most abortions left Republicans eager to replicate it. Democrats reeled, but sensed a winning issue in coming elections. read more
 
All choice rests with the individual woman.
Separation of church and state is necessary.
 
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N.Y. Prosecutors Weigh Charges Against Another Trump Executive
Matthew Calamari, the chief operating officer at the Trump Organization, is under scrutiny. His son testified before a grand jury Thursday. read more
 
Do a plea bargain.  
Destroy Trump. 

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Congress Moves to Increase Pentagon Budget, Defying Biden and Liberals
More than a dozen Democrats on a key panel broke ranks to endorse a $24 billion increase to military spending above what President Biden had requested. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower
Eisenhower was correct to warn of the military-industrial complex.
 
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How the Supreme Court Quietly Undercut Roe v. Wade
In an extraordinary use of the so-called shadow docket, the court refused to block a law effectively banning abortion. read more
 
Trump did the job he was hired to do.
 
9
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 at Guantánamo Bay are unlawful.
 
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U.S. Diplomat Who Helped Run Afghanistan Evacuation Tests Positive
It wasn’t clear if Ross Wilson was experiencing symptoms of Covid-19. read more
 
Ask
N.Y. Prosecutors Weigh Charges Against Another Trump Executive
Matthew Calamari, the chief operating officer at the Trump Organization, is under scrutiny. His son testified before a grand jury Thursday. read more
 
Do a plea bargain.  
Destroy Trump.
 
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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 at Guantánamo Bay are unlawful.
 
13
Biden Vows to Protect Abortion Rights in Face of ‘Extreme’ Texas Law
President Biden directed a gender-focused policy council in the White House and other agencies to “launch of a whole-of-government effort” to respond. read more
 
Biden's sucess in protecting abortion rights nationally is doubtful.
 
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McCarthy Threatens Technology Firms That Comply With Riot Inquiry
The top House Republican said his party would retaliate against any company that cooperated with an order to preserve the phone and social media records of G.O.P. lawmakers. read more
 
An empty threat.
 
15
Unemployment Benefits to Millions Are About to End
The abrupt loss of pandemic unemployment benefits on a broad scale could have long-term effects not only for the recipients but also for the economy. read more
 
Another Republican trap.   It has closed.
 
16
Pentagon Leaders Wary of Working With Taliban
Cooperation with the group in fighting an Islamic State affiliate is “possible,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashtuns
 
Pathans were traditionally distrusted in British India.

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Justice Dept. Is Said to Accelerate Google Advertising Inquiry
The moves may result in a second antitrust lawsuit against Google before the end of the year. read more
 
I happen to like Google because I do not buy through them.
 
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Pentagon Leaders Wary of Working With Taliban
Cooperation with the group in fighting an Islamic State affiliate is “possible,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashtuns
 
Pathans were traditionally distrusted in British India.

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Biden Affirms Support for Ukraine Against 'Russian Aggression'
The Ukrainian president got the Oval Office reception he had long been seeking, after earlier efforts led to his becoming entangled in former President Donald J. Trump’s first impeachment trial. read more
 
Biden probably meant what he said to
With Afghan Retreat, Biden Bucks Foreign Policy Elite
The president, following one of his core beliefs, has put himself at odds with much of the establishment, on the right and left, in Washington and across Europe. read more
 
Missionary efforts and Crusades are favored by Republicans.
 
 
 
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