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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago
Appeals Court Extends Block on Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for EmployersA three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held
that challengers were likely to succeed in their claim that the mandate was
an unlawful overreach. read more
The Fifth Circut is a Republican court.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Biden and China’s Xi Will Hold Virtual Summit on MondayThe leaders of the world’s two largest economies confront tensions over
trade, cyberthreats, the climate, Taiwan and human rights. read more
"Talk is cheap"
Talk works most of the time.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Project Veritas: Journalists or Political Spies?Documents show how the conservative group worked with lawyers to gauge how
far its deceptive reporting practices could go before running afoul of
federal laws. read more
Opinion can be the news.
Opinion is editorial and is not itself news.
Lawyers can help know the difference.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
Project Veritas Tells Judge It Was Assured Biden Diary Was Legally ObtainedBut a search warrant in the case suggests the Justice Department believes
the diary kept by the president’s daughter Ashley Biden was stolen. read more
Second rate burglaries have been disasters.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
Menace Enters the Republican MainstreamThreats of violence have become commonplace among a significant part of the
party, as historians and those who study democracy warn of a dark shift in
American politics. read more
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2385
The Republican party should seek legal advice.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
In France, Kamala Harris Searches for Role on Global StageThe vice president met with President Emmanuel Macron of France, skirting
recent U.S.-French tensions, and immersed herself in issues like Libya and
cybersecurity. read more
Kamala Harris knows the job.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
Bannon Indicted on Contempt Charges Over House’s Capitol Riot InquiryStephen K. Bannon, a former top aide to Donald Trump, had refused to comply
with subpoenas from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on
Congress. read more
Bannon is not yet convicted.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
In France, Kamala Harris Asserts Herself as a Diplomatic AssetThe vice president met with President Emmanuel Macron of France, skirting
recent U.S.-French tensions, and immersed herself in issues like Libya and
cybersecurity. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris
There is no surprise in this.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Ocasio-Cortez Isn’t Wavering. Are New Yorkers on Her Side?By voting no on the infrastructure bill, Representative Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez set off a fierce debate, including among city residents eager
to see the subways improved. read more
Pass the social investment bill.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Biden Chooses Robert Califf to Lead F.D.A., Despite Drug Industry TiesDr. Robert M. Califf, an academic and clinical trial researcher who ran the
agency in 2016, has also consulted for pharmaceutical companies. read more
Learning is the FDA charter.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Democrats’ Bill Would Deny For-Profit College Students Extra AidCritics say a little-noticed provision would hurt the very constituencies —
people of color, the working class, low-income Americans — that the party
typically champions. read more
The Republicans oppose social mobility.
Poison pills work.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Murkowski Announces Re-election Bid, Setting Up Clash With TrumpOf the seven Republicans who found former President Donald J. Trump guilty
in his second impeachment trial, the Alaska senator is the only one facing
re-election this year. read more
Trump is guilty.
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Ian Welsh16 hours ago
Political Concepts: Introduction and Table Of Contents[image: Story 504886567]
I thought hard about what concepts to include in this little booklet, and
how to talk about them. Broadly speaking two approaches were possible: I
could draw on my reading and give a summary of how the terms are usually
used in the social sciences or I could convey my understanding.
I have come down on the side of explaining how I understand and use various
political concepts, first because anyone who want to know the standard
usage can find it on the Web or in sociological and political science
textbooks; and second because people who read me (and who gave... read more
Ian Welsh has work that will demand his attention.
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Ian Welsh17 hours ago
Open Thread[image: Story 504893845]
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Interpersonal communication starts with live negotiation.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Qatar to Represent U.S. Interests in Afghanistan, Blinken SaysThe Gulf nation will also help process visas for thousands of people trying
to flee the Taliban. read more
"There will be a business man to sell us the rope"
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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago
Biden and China’s Xi Will Hold Virtual Summit on MondayThe leaders of the world’s two largest economies confront tensions over
trade, cyberthreats, the climate, Taiwan and human rights. read more
Both China and the U.S. are suffering from the idea that knowledge is a closed set.
That idea will kill any culture.
The method is encounter with an evolved culture.
Evolved cultures do not grow internally.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba
Nullius in Verba does not survive among believers.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Why Democrats May Have a Long Wait if They Lose Their Grip on WashingtonVoters’ reflexive instinct to check the party in power makes it hard for
any party to retain a hold on both the White House and Congress for long. read more
Both parties preach unacceptable concepts.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Facebook's Ad Policies Changed, but Political Campaigns Can Still Target YouMeta announced changes to its ad-targeting policies, but they will do
little to stop campaigns from reaching specific voters. read more
An orthodoxy, once established, grows by accretion rather than by conversion.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Problems at D.C. Jail Were Ignored Until Jan. 6 Defendants Came AlongAt a hearing this week, officials said longstanding issues at the jail,
where most inmates are Black, did not get much attention until the largely
white rioters were held there. read more
The January Sixth defendants do not comprehend their apostasy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Illinois Republican Lawmakers at Odds on Infrastructure BillRepresentative Darin LaHood voted against the infrastructure bill while
Representative Adam Kinzinger supported it. The split reflects the
Republican Party’s post-Trump era of uncertainty. read more
Trump is a failed or false prophet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_prophet
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