Wednesday, October 13, 2021

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Boosters Are Complicating Efforts to Persuade the Unvaccinated to Get Shots
The number of eligible people still weighing whether to get a Covid vaccine has sharply dwindled, leaving an unvaccinated population that is mostly hard-core refusers. read more
 
Vaccinated is good.   Boosted is better.
 
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Ian Welsh4 hours ago
The Shortages Will Get Worse Before The Get Better
[image: Story 490919383] … so stock up if you can. Depending where you are there may also be rotating power brown-outs or shortages or heating and auto-fuel. Don’t wait on this, buy now. It’s unlikely most of you can do much about fuel or power outs, but if you can, do. For example, if you have a fireplace or wood stove, stock up on wood. You can buy chargers for your small electronic devices; blankets or sleeping bags rated for real cold, and so on. Not all areas will have power issues, you’ll have to do a bit of research to see if your area is vulnerable. Meanwhile stock up th... read more
 
Probably not a long period of higher prices.
build more rail on the Southern Pacific,
 
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I.M.F.'s Executive Board Says Kristalina Georgieva Can Remain
An independent inquiry commissioned by the World Bank had concluded that she played a central role in manipulating data to placate China. read more
 
The Board decides.
 
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Submarine Spy Case Involved a Babysitter and a Band-Aid Wrapper
Jonathan and Diana Toebbe seemed like an ordinary suburban couple, but the F.B.I. said they were would-be spies — and sloppy ones. read more
 
The Toebbes need a skilled lawyer.
 
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Biden’s Proposal to Empower I.R.S. Rattles Banks and Their Customers
To help fund its new initiatives, the Biden administration wants banks to report more customer information. Account holders aren’t happy. read more
 
Pay the taxes owed.
 
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‘Is This a Room’ Review: A Transcript Becomes a Thrilling Thriller
Beneath the dry words of an F.B.I. interview, a new play unearths a world of interior terror. read more
 
Some like to watch personality destruction.
 
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Navy Nuclear Engineer Attempted Espionage, FBI Says
Jonathan Toebbe and his wife tried several times to pass information on nuclear propulsion systems to a foreign government, according to a criminal complaint. read more
 
People usually do not sell secrets if they feel well treated.
 
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Iraqis’ Frustration Over Broken Promises Keeps Voter Turnout Low
Iraqis voted in parliamentary elections that were called a year early in response to anti-government protests. read more
 
People usually do not boycott elections if they feel well treated.
 
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Lawmakers Press to Rescue Afghan Relatives of U.S. Troops
After a frenzied effort to evacuate Afghans who had worked with the U.S., members of Congress are now focusing on the stranded relatives of American troops. read more
 
The Trump Republicans are not good at keeping promises.
 
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As Democrats Trim Spending Bill, Some Americans Fear Being Left Behind
President Biden had an ambitious agenda to remake the economy. But under the duress of negotiations and Senate rules, he has shelved a series of proposals, some of them indefinitely. read more
 
The Trump Republicans are not good at keeping promises.
 
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Gift Exchanges in the Trump Administration: Furs, Gold and a Mess
Gift exchanges between U.S. and foreign leaders, a highly regulated process, devolved into sometimes risible shambles during the Trump administration. read more
 
Donald Trump refused to listen to his advisors.
Another way to tease established power.
 
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Educator's Black Lives Matter Email Upends Her District
A Black superintendent’s email to parents after the killing of George Floyd engulfed a small, predominantly white Maryland community in a yearlong firestorm. read more
 
 Much of the population cannot understand "Black lives matter."
A simple declarative sentence.

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Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Former U.S. Commander in Iraq, Dies
The four-star general helped carry out the strategy to increase U.S. troop numbers, which was credited with turning the tide of sectarian killings. read more
 
I think of 67 as early death.
 
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How Two Bills in Congress Could Have a Major Impact on Climate Action
Legislation aimed at infrastructure and social programs also includes big changes in energy, transportation and disaster preparation. They would amount to the most significant climate action ever taken by the United States. read more
 
The Biden infrastructure program would "build back better".
 
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – October 10, 2021
[image: Story 490230711] Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – October 10, 2021 by Tony Wikrent Google Is About To Turn On Two-Factor Authentication By Default For Millions of Users [The Verge, via Naked Capitalism 10-6-2021] *Strategic Political Economy* China’s Central Bank Governor Vows More Fintech Crackdown [Bloomberg News, via Mike Norman Economics 10-8-2021] Sounds like a plan, especially now with the implosion of RE speculation. The bottom line seems to be controlling systemic risk. Second is addressing sources of economic rent extraction, monopoly in particular. It a... 
 
The failure to think can cripple any economy.
 
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Child Care Has High Costs for Parents, Low Wages for Staff
President Biden’s social policy legislation aims to address a problem that weighs on many families — and the teachers and child care centers serving them. read more
 
Capitalism has consequences.
 
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Sam Anthony, Facing Death, Found the Courage to Find His Father
After struggling with cancer for years, Sam Anthony was running out of time. Before he died, he found the courage to mail a letter that he had long been afraid to send. read more
 
A physical or psychological discontinuity motivates conclusive action.
 
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Ian Welsh3 days ago
A New Ideology
[image: Story 489666008] There is no reality which is not mediated by perception. This is not to say that there is no reality; the famous “I refute you thus,” kicking a rock, applies. It does not mean there are no natural laws, no physics, chemistry, or even truth—or Truth. It means that we decide what reality means through a thick lens of belief. This lens picks out what is important, obscures the unimportant, and distorts *everything*, and most people are hardly even aware that it exists. Keynes once wrote that most politicians are slaves of some defunct economist, generally who... read more
Ian Welsh3 days ago
 
Faith is not finally rational.
People know what they want to know.
 
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Open Thread
[image: Story 489663574] Use comments to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn read more
 
Live negotiation comes first if possible.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.
 
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McConnell Warns Biden He Won’t Help Raise the Debt Ceiling Next Time
A day after agreeing to allow a short-term increase in the federal debt limit to move forward, the Republican leader said Democrats should not expect such cooperation in December. read more
 
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