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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours 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 misses Napoleon and his empire.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killer RobotIsraeli 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
Mossad signs its work.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours 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
"Friendly Fire"
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
U.S. Officials Warn of Potential Violence at the Sept. 18 Rally in WashingtonAn internal report by the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence
office cited fconcerning internet chatter ahead of the rally supporting the
suspects in the Jan. 6 riot. read more
The Trump gang would be foolish to try something.
They are known fools.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours 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.
Defense contracts typically have penalty clauses.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours 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
Ranchers must pay the rent.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
F.D.A. Panel Recommends Pfizer Boosters for Over 65 or at High Risk of Severe CovidThe same advisers overwhelmingly recommended against authorizing boosters
for people under 65, complicating the Biden administration’s hopes to offer
them more broadly. read more
That can work.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Biden Administration Negotiating Buying 500 Million Pfizer Doses for OverseasThe talks come just in time for a global Covid-19 summit that President
Biden will host on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly
meeting next week. read more
A drop in a bucket.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
Anthony Gonzalez, a Republican Who Voted to Impeach Trump, Won't Run in 2022Representative Anthony Gonzalez, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted
to impeach Donald Trump, is the first of the group to retire rather than
face a stiff primary challenge. read more
The GOP does not forget.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours 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 GOP does not forget.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours 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
A court has decided to obey the law.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours 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
Covid-19 is killing people.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Pandemic-Related Sickness at Guantánamo Forces Cancellation of Sept. 11 HearingThe judge scrapped the hearing “in an abundance of caution” on the last day
of the first session of hearings for the Sept. 11, 2001 case during the
pandemic. read more
The prison at Guantánamo is a war crime.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours 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
France must content itself with the penalty clause.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Biden Set to Host World Leaders for Climate ForumThe president urged nations to take on more ambitious climate targets. read more
It is past time to act against fossil carbon.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours 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
NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Bully Pulpit No More: Jen Psaki’s Turn at the LecternPresident Biden’s press secretary has tamped down the vitriol that colored
news briefings during the Trump administration. She still may not answer
your question, though. read more
Jen Psaki is doing the job.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Possible Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Boosters in U.S. Timing Is MurkyThe question of whether booster shots are necessary has become the subject
of intense debate and multiple studies. read more
Vaccine boosters are better.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Debunking the Pro-Trump Right’s Claims About the Jan. 6 RiotA rally scheduled for Saturday in Washington is intended to continue a
Republican effort to rewrite the narrative of the assault on the Capitol.
The facts undercut their assertions. read more
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/us/politics/capitol-sept-18-rally.html
A sparse gathering.
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Ian Welsh1 day 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
There is no excusing a failure to think.
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