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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
G.O.P. Cements Hold on Legislatures in Battleground StatesDemocrats were once able to count on wave elections to win back key
statehouses. Republican gerrymandering is making that all but impossible. read more
So the Republican flacks tell us.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Republicans Fight Covid Mandates, Then Blame Biden as Cases RiseRepublicans have fought mask requirements and vaccine mandates for months,
but as coronavirus infections again rise, they are blaming the president
for failing to end the health crisis. read more
Expected behavior.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Pentagon Forms a Group to Examine Unexplained Aerial SightingsThe announcement follows a report that failed to clarify strange phenomena
observed by military pilots and others over the past two decades. read more
Filler.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago
Why Retailers Are Fighting a Vaccine Mandate Before the HolidaysThe Biden administration has called on major companies to help fight the
pandemic. Big chains want to get past the holiday staffing crunch first. read more
Anyone who deals with the public wants to be vaccinated.
Faith healing is a recognized miracle.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
How Far Would Biden Go to Defend Ukraine Against Russia?U.S. officials are vague about when and how they might punish new Russian
aggression. President Vladimir V. Putin may doubt their resolve. read more
Make Ukraine a member of NATO.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago
President Biden Arrives in Nantucket for ThanksgivingPresident Biden and his family are spending Thanksgiving on Nantucket,
renewing a family tradition that dates back to 1975. read more
I was not there.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Inflation Surged Again in October, With P.C.E. Index Climbing 5 PercentPrices climbed by 5 percent in the 12 months through October, according to
Personal Consumption Expenditures price index data released Wednesday. read more
It is not inflation until prices are pursued by wages.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
For Afghan Refugees, a Choice Between Community and OpportunityIn resettling thousands of displaced Afghans, the Biden administration must
weigh their need for support against the needs of the U.S. labor market. read more
The Times is wrong.
Refugees are placed in empty spaces where there are no jobs.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
The Inflation Miscalculation Complicating Biden’s AgendaAdministration officials blame the Delta variant for a prolonged stretch of
consumer spending on goods, rather than services, pushing up prices and
creating a conundrum for the Fed. read more
The Times is listening to Faux news.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
President Biden Arrives in Nantucket for ThanksgivingPresident Biden and his family are spending Thanksgiving on Nantucket,
renewing a family tradition that dates back to 1975. read more
Filler.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Adam Mosseri, Instagram's Head, Agrees to Testify Before CongressThis will be the first time Adam Mosseri, a trusted lieutenant to Mark
Zuckerberg, will appear before lawmakers under oath. read more
Facebook must change their business model.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Ian Fishback's Death Highlights Veteran Mental Illness CrisisIan Fishback revealed abuse of detainees during the Iraq war, but struggled
after leaving the service. He died awaiting a bed at the V.A. read more
"Heroes do not suicide."
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden to Nominate Shalanda Young as Budget DirectorMs. Young, the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget, would be
the first Black woman to hold the post on a permanent basis. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalanda_Young
Do the job, get the title.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
The Terror Of Electronic Money[image: Story 510191887]
Electronic money is inherently authoritarian. (Bitcoin is authoritarian and
deflationary, and deflation rewards first movers and the rich far more than
normal people.)
A few weeks ago John Michael Greer noted that part of what happened during
Covid is that people left the formal economy and joined in the informal one.
The strength of a government can, most simply, be measured by how much it
can tax. The early absolutist monarchs spent much of their time figuring
out how to tax people, something which was very difficult: they built
bureaucracies largely to ... read more
Ian Welsh is being paranoid.
Like the joke, is he paranoid enough?
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The carbon businesses are at an end.
The refiners have a few years to recoup their investments.
The refiners control the price of gasoline at the pump.
Gas will be expensive.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
House Panel Investigating Capitol Attack Subpoenas Proud Boys and Oath KeepersInvestigators believe three militia or paramilitary groups have information
about the deadly siege on Jan. 6. read more
The investigators are asking the proper questions of knowledgable people.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Order Blocking New York Times Coverage of Project Veritas Stays in PlaceA New York trial judge said he needed more time to deliberate on an order
that the newspaper argued violates the First Amendment. read more
The Republican party has been strategic.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Steve Bannon and a Cautionary Tale on Congressional PowerThe actions of the House Committee on Un-American Activities show how
Congress’s power to hold witnesses in contempt is a tool prone to abuse. read more
The lawyers will get wealthy.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Maj. Ian Fishback, Who Exposed Abuse of Detainees, Dies at 42His letter to two senators about beatings by U.S. troops in Iraq led to
legislation in 2005 prohibiting extreme mistreatment of military prisoners. read more
Appearances point to suicide.
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