Friday, November 19, 2021

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NYT > U.S. > Politics40 minutes ago
F.D.A. Authorizes Coronavirus Booster Shots for All Adults
If the C.D.C. agrees, adults who received a second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least six months ago could be eligible by this weekend. read more
 
That should be an end.
 
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Rev. W. Sterling Cary, Pioneering Black Churchman, Dies at 94
He embraced what became known as Black liberation theology and, in 1972, became the first Black leader of the National Council of Churches. read more
 
He was correct.
 
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Biden Will Briefly Transfer Power to Harris
President Biden, who will undergo a physical and colonoscopy on Friday, is the oldest commander in chief to receive a full medical evaluation while in office. read more
 
Biden is again president.
 
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China’s Influence Looms Over Blinken’s Africa Visit
On a stop in Nigeria, the secretary of state said the U.S. would no longer treat African countries as pawns in a global game. But American competition with Beijing was hard to overlook. read more
 
China needs the markets Trump would not enter.
 
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Kevin McCarthy Speaks for More Than Eight Hours to Delay a House Vote
The House minority leader began speaking Thursday night against President Biden’s social policy bill. He stopped at 5:10 a.m. Friday, after setting a record for the longest speech. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_House
 
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Build Back Better May Not Have Passed a Decade Ago
President Barack Obama barely muscled his health law through the House. But income inequality, economic stagnation and a pandemic propelled an even more ambitious bill. read more
 
These are programs that threaten the existence of the Republican party.
 

Build Back Better May Not Have Passed a Decade Ago
President Barack Obama barely muscled his health law through the House. But income inequality, economic stagnation and a pandemic propelled an even more ambitious bill. read more
 
These are programs that threaten the existence of the Republican party.
 

House Passes Biden’s Build Back Better Bill
The vote was months in the making for the roughly $2 trillion measure, one of the most consequential bills in decades. Now it faces a difficult path in the Senate. read more
 
These are programs that threaten the existence of the Republican party.
 

Wisconsin Republicans Push to Take Over the State’s Elections
Led by Senator Ron Johnson, G.O.P. officials want to eliminate a bipartisan elections agency — and maybe send its members to jail. read more
 
Wisconsin Republicans feel a cold draft.
 
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China and U.S. Quietly Released Captive Citizens Before Summit
The moves seemed aimed at untangling diplomatic knots as the two countries are clashing over human rights abuses, economic policies and much more. read more
 
Hostages do not ease negotiations.
 
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C.B.O. Finds Biden's Spending Bill Not Fully Paid For
The White House and the Congressional Budget Office are at odds over how much revenue the Internal Revenue Service could recoup from tax cheats. read more
 
The CBO was staffed by Trump.
It looks nonpartisan.
 
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Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Shows Interest in Term Limits
But in newly released materials, members of the panel acknowledged “profound disagreement” over the wisdom of adding more justices to the court. read more
 
Packing is the better option.
 
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SALT Deduction That Benefits the Rich Divides Democrats
House Democrats are poised to lift a cap on the state and local tax deduction, a gift to wealthy homeowners in some blue states. read more
 
Careful with the axioms.
SALT benefits comfortable people living paycheck to paycheck.

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Judge Tries to Block New York Times’s Coverage of Project Veritas
The state court order, which The Times said it would immediately oppose, raised concerns from First Amendment advocates. read more
 
The Times will win on first appeal.

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U.S. Is ‘Considering’ Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Olympics, Biden Says
A boycott would mean that government officials would not attend the Winter Games in February, though it would not prevent U.S. athletes from competing. read more
 
Biden is unhappy with China.
Negotiations continue.

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U.S. Indicts Iranian Hackers in Voter Intimidation Effort
The hackers are accused of sending threatening messages to thousands of people after breaking into voter registration systems and a media company. read more
 
An empty gesture and another matter to investigate and negotiate.
 
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Just How Bad Is It Out There for Democrats?
Democratic support has plunged nationally in recent months. Exactly how far it has fallen is hotly debated in both parties. read more
 
There will be another election to tell us how things are going. 

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Just How Bad Is It Out There for Democrats?
Democratic support has plunged nationally in recent months. Exactly how far it has fallen is hotly debated in both parties. read more
 
The work of government is getting done.
Unhappiness is not equal to support for the other side. 
 
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Relocation of Federal Agency Hurt Diversity, Watchdog Finds
A decision by the Trump administration to move the Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters to Colorado caused staff members to quit, according to a government watchdog report. read more
 
Diversity is not a primary virtue.
 
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Ian Welsh22 hours ago
2021 Fundraiser
[image: Story 507642663] I’m fundraising for 2021. The more I raise, the more I will write. *DONATE OR SUBSCRIBE* I’m going to keep the goals simple this year. *$5000* – A longer article on the collapse of the USSR, putting everything I’m aware of together. In particular I want to discuss the steps Gorbachev took which seem like either gross stupidity or intentional destruction. The fall of the Soviet Union was studied in great detail by the Chinese Communist Party, and has informed their actions since. *$8,000* – A summary of . . .
 
Ian Welsh makes a reasonable request.
I will kick in some after the first of the year when I do my accounts.
 
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https://www.ianwelsh.net/political-concepts-politics-itself-ch-1/
 
 
 
 
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