Thursday, November 18, 2021

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 https://www.ianwelsh.net/open-thread-129/

Live negotiations are the start.

Sooner is better.      As soon as you can is best.

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Biden Signs $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Into Law
Billions of dollars will now pour into American communities, although the final package falls short of the president’s ambitions. read more
 
It is too small to save the economy.
 
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Biden Got His Bipartisan Win. Now, Reality Sets In.
President Biden, who is facing low approval ratings, hopes the infrastructure bill will help him project sustained progress in confronting a surge in inflation and growing alarm about the midterm elections. read more 
 
It looks like pork to congress.
 
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Russian Anti-Satellite Weapon Test Debris Forces Astronauts to Shelter
The State Department said the cloud of debris from the missile strike added more than 1,500 pieces of sizable space junk to Earth’s orbit. read more
 
A Russian power play.
 
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Patrick Leahy Announces He Will Retire From the U.S. Senate
At age 81, the Vermont Democrat has served in the chamber for nearly half a century. read more
 
Vermont Democrats are warned.
 
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U.S.-China Relations: What to Know
The Biden administration has called managing America’s relationship with Beijing “the biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century.” read more
 
A necessary action. 

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Pentagon Chief Orders Briefing on 2019 Syria Airstrike That Killed Dozens
A Times investigation found that dozens of women and children were killed in the bombing, which the military sought to conceal. read more
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/13/us/us-airstrikes-civilian-deaths.html
A much more self congratulatory recitation than I remember from the time.

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Steve Bannon turns himself in on contempt of Congress charges.
The former aide to President Donald J. Trump had refused to comply with a demand from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. read more
 
Steve Bannon is contemptuous of congress.
 
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Alex Jones Liable in Sandy Hook Defamation Suits
A Connecticut judge’s ruling against the Infowars host combines with decisions in Texas to grant a clean sweep for the families of 10 shooting victims. read more
 
Alex Jones should be a homeless pauper.
 
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Beto O’Rourke Announces Run for Texas Governor, Testing Democrats’ Strength
Mr. O’Rourke’s announcement on Monday set the stage for a pitched political showdown over the future of the country’s largest Republican-led state. read more
 
It is always worth a try.
 
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Biden Plans to Bar New Drilling Around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico
After years of tribal requests, the president plans to block new oil and gas leases within 10 miles of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. The move generated strong pushback from industry groups. read more
 
The sooner carbon burning stops, the fewer people will die early.
 
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With Gas Prices High, Calls Grow to Tap Strategic Oil Reserve
President Biden is under pressure to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Here’s how it works, and how it might lower prices (modestly, and maybe not for long). read more
 
The world is out of politically cheap oil.

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Here's What's in the Infrastructure Bill Biden Will Sign Today
In total, the measure contains $550 billion in new funds to be spread around different areas of need. read more
 I know no more than I did.
 
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Supreme Court Shows Impatience in Death Penalty Cases
Recent rulings, including one turning down a death row inmate’s request supported by the prosecution, offer telling glimpses of the state of capital punishment. read more
 
Killing people does not help.
 
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How Revenue for Biden's Social Policy Bill Depends on the I.R.S.
The head of the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday that beefed-up tax enforcement would raise far less money than the White House projected. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Swagel
A Republican.
 
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Blinken Heads to Africa as U.S. Tries to Avert Ethiopia Disaster
The conflict between rebels and the country’s government has already featured numerous alleged atrocities, and experts say it threatens the stability of all of East Africa. read more
 Republican control.

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How Republicans Have an Edge in the Emerging 2022 Congressional Maps
On a highly distorted congressional map that is still taking shape, the party has added enough safe House districts to capture control of the chamber based on its redistricting edge alone. read more
 
Republican organizations have been concentrating on statehouses.
 
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Biden and Xi to meet amid economic and military tensions.
U.S. officials said the virtual summit on Monday was intended to reassure both sides that misunderstandings would not lead to unintended clashes. read more
 
None of the major issues were resolved.
 
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How America’s Pandemic Economic Response Fought the Last War
A focus on the challenges of the Great Recession has fueled some of the challenges of this crisis. read more
 
There is no inflation until wages chase prices up.
 
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – November 14, 2021
[image: Story 505660178] Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – November 14, 2021 by Tony Wikrent *Strategic Political Economy* China files 2.5 times more patent applications than U.S. in 2020 [Xinhua, via Mike Norman Economics 11-8-2021] China’s intellectual property (IP) office led the world in 2020 by reporting 1.5 million patent applications, 2.5 times more than the United States, which ranked second, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said on Monday….Industrial design is another area where China has taken the lead, followed by the EU, South Korea, the United S... read more
 
Patent and Copyright law has been captured by monopolists.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_B._Selden#The_Selden_patent
 
Broken by Henry Ford and others.
 
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