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NYT > U.S. > Politics27 minutes ago
Democrats Back Away From Raising Tax Rates to Pay for AgendaResponding to concerns from a key centrist, Senator Kyrsten Sinema of
Arizona, the White House and leading Democrats are instead discussing a
range of other taxes to pay for the plan. read more
"Pay for" is an argument of the innumerate.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics41 minutes ago
5 Veterans Quit Kyrsten Sinema's Advisory CouncilThe furious members accused the Arizona Democrat of “answering to big
donors rather than your own people,” in the latest sign of the political
pressure she faces. read more
The vote counting continues.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics44 minutes ago
Democrats' Campaign to Control Drug Prices Nears CollapseDemocrats have made giving government the power to negotiate drug prices a
central campaign theme for decades. With the power to make it happen, they
may fall short yet again. read more
Stenography is easier than thought.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Asylum Officers Detail Migrants’ Accounts of AbuseMore than 160 reports, obtained by Human Rights Watch, reveal details of
mistreatment that asylum seekers described experiencing from border
officials and while in U.S. custody. read more
Trump administration policy continues on the borders.
Unregulated power is vice.
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Ian Welsh5 hours ago
The Destruction of the United Kingdom[image: Story 495024725]
Jeremy Corbyn, the UK’s Last Hope
The more I look at the UK the more I become convinced it’s done. We tend to
forget that United Kingdom is the union of Scotland and England and I don’t
see a reasonable scenario where Scotland doesn’t leave the UK. The UK will
almost certainly also lose Northern Ireland, which post-Brexit does not
make sense in the UK (and the EU is FAR more powerful than the UK and wants
Ireland re-united). Give it a couple decades and I wouldn’t be surprised if
England (they won’t be the UK then) loses control of Wales.
This has been a l... read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton%27s_law
Ian Welsh suspects the existence of a conspiracy.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
F.D.A. Authorizes Moderna and J.&J. Boosters and Mix-and-Match StrategyThe authorizations arrived in the middle of a busy stretch of regulatory
decisions on vaccines. read more
The F.D.A. is in the dark.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
In Debate, Adams Acts Like Front-Runner, While Sliwa Goes on AttackEric Adams, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayor’s race, and
Curtis Sliwa, his Republican opponent, clashed on vaccine mandates and
congestion pricing. read more
NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
Trump Finds Backing for His Own Media VentureA merger could give the former president access to nearly $300 million in
cash — and perhaps a new platform. read more
Trump has found another opportunity to fail.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
F.D.A. Authorizes Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Booster ShotsThe agency will also allow vaccine recipients to pick which vaccine they
want as a booster, endorsing a mix-and-match approach. read more
Vaccinated is good.
Boosted is better.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
Couple Pleads Not Guilty in Spy Case as Prosecutors Lay Out New DetailsJonathan and Diana Toebbe planned for years to sell classified materials
about submarine technology to a foreign government and were seeking as much
as $5 million, the prosecution said in court. read more
Save it for the trial.
Jury manipulation does not appear necessary.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Blinken Cites ‘Democratic Reckoning’ in South AmericaSecretary of State Antony Blinken warned of an eroding trust in democracy
in the Western Hemisphere and described challenges posed to open government
by authoritarian leaders. read more
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is seen to be working.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Couple Pleads Not Guilty in Spy Case as Prosecutors Lay Out New DetailsJonathan and Diana Toebbe planned for years to sell classified materials
about submarine technology to a foreign government and were seeking as much
as $5 million, the prosecution said in court. read more
Jonathan and Diana Toebbe are being tried in the media.
Get a conviction first.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
Rahm Emanuel, Seeking Senate Nod, Discusses 2014 Police ShootingAt his confirmation hearing, President Biden’s pick for envoy to Japan
issued a warning to Beijing and explained his actions as mayor of Chicago
after the killing of Laquan McDonald. read more
The Democratic machine grinds on.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
Rahm Emanuel Addresses the McDonald Killing and China During His Confirmation HearingAt his confirmation hearing, President Biden’s pick for envoy to Japan
issued a warning to Beijing and explained his actions as mayor of Chicago
after the killing of Laquan McDonald. read more
The Democratic machine grinds on.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Democrats Search for Path on Voting Rights Amid Republican BlockadeBackers of the legislation said they were not giving up as they shifted
focus to the need to “restore” the Senate. read more
Make the filibuster personally costly for senators
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Democrats Search for Path on Voting Rights Amid Republican BlockadeBackers of the legislation said they were not giving up as they shifted
focus to the need to “restore” the Senate. read more
Make the filibuster personally costly for senators
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Biden’s Pick for Education Dept.’s Civil Rights Chief Squeaks Through SenateCatherine E. Lhamon, who had held the post under the Obama administration,
faced a G.O.P. wall over her views on transgender students’ rights and how
to address sexual assault on campus. read more
The Republican senate makes everything a fight.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Detention of an Afghan at Guantánamo Bay Is Ruled UnlawfulThe decision does not assure the release of the prisoner, who was captured
in 2007; Uyghurs who won a similar case languished at the prison for years. read more
The prison at Guantánamo Bay exists to sidestep U.S. law.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago
Who is On the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Questioning Burns and Emanuel?The committee is chaired by Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat
who ripped President Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Nicholas_Burns
The president is responsible for foreign relations.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Burns Calls for a Mix of Competition and Cooperation with China“Beijing proclaims that the East is rising, and the West is in decline,”
said R. Nicholas Burns, President Biden’s nominee to be the U.S. ambassador
to China. “I’m confident in our own country.” read more
R. Nicholas Burns is confirmed as ambassador to China.
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