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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Sarah Weddington, Who Successfully Argued Roe v. Wade, Dies at 76It is a different time with a different Supreme court.
She was heroic.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Biden Signs $770 Billion Defense BillThe National Defense Authorization Act passed Congress with bipartisan
support, over the opposition of liberals pushing for more social spending. read more
The military gets its budget.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
NASA-Russia Alliance Is Shaken by Events on Planet EarthThe relationship between the nations’ space agencies is facing a series of
difficult tests, including an antisatellite weapon and friction over
Ukraine. read more
Diplomacy does it better.
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Ian Welsh14 hours ago
Why Ukraine In NATO Is A Red Line For Russia[image: Why Ukraine In NATO Is A Red Line For Russia]
The border of the Ukraine is 523 miles from Moscow.
Imagine if Canada allied with Russia, and Russian troops and missiles were
on the Canadian border. Four hundred and fifty-six miles to DC. Close to
other major cities and military bases.
Be hard to defend, wouldn’t it?
The Cuban missile crisis happened because the Soviets decided to put
missiles in Cuba.
Why?
Because the US had put missiles in Turkey.
The agreement that ended the standoff removed those missiles from Turkey,
though that was secret at the time.
The Russians h... read more
Ian Welsh has a clear view of the problem.
Diplomats must find a lever to shift Putin.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
‘Magic’ Weight-Loss Pills and Covid Cures: Dr. Oz Under the MicroscopeThe celebrity physician, a candidate in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary
for Senate, has a long history of dispensing dubious medical advice on his
daytime show and on Fox News. read more
Ian Welsh1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 26, 2021[image: Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 26, 2021]
by Tony Wikrent
*Strategic Political Economy*
Twitter
The role of government should not just be to fix market failures but to do
what's not been done at all. Read my interview with Danish @weekendavisen
https://t.co/rDkJEPD1fX
— Mariana Mazzucato (@MazzucatoM) December 22, 2021
Capitalism Didn’t Make the iPhone, You iMbecile
.
*The creation of the entire new era of computers and information technology
can be precisely traced back to one event, when U.S. Army’s Ballistics
Research Laboratory and the U.S. Navy’s Of... read more
Tony Wikrent is unhappy.
He has reason tobe unhappy.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
As Prices Rise Due to Inflation, Biden Turns to Antitrust EnforcersA wide-ranging presidential order helped block a railroad merger and tackle
supply-chain problems, and it is planting the seeds for bigger actions. read more
Biden has chosen the proper tool.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Biden Turns to Antitrust Enforcers to Combat InflationA wide-ranging presidential order helped block a railroad merger and tackle
supply-chain problems, and it is planting the seeds for bigger actions. read more
Biden has chosen the proper tool.
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
Merry Christmas—[image: Merry Christmas—]
and all that rot, as my Dad used to say.
May it be a happy day and season for you.
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Happy new year.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
The start is live negotiation.
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Agonist3 days ago
Omicron : Comment le détecte-t-on ?
Des milliers de cas du nouveau variant Omicron ont maintenant été détectés
en France. Le nombre de personnes infectées augmente de jour en jour. Les
autorités sanitaires préviennent qu’une vague importante est sur le point
de frapper le pays de galles. Quels sont les tests utilisés pour détecter
le variant omicron ? Les écouvillons issus […]
Cet article Omicron : Comment le détecte-t-on ? est apparu en premier sur
Agonist.
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Omicron is a different problem than Delta.
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Agonist3 days ago
À quoi ressemble un dîner traditionnel de réveillon de Noël en France
Comme toutes les traditions françaises, le repas du réveillon de Noël est
une cérémonie majestueuse et structurée. Pas de sortie au restaurant et pas
de plats chinois à emporter à la dernière minute. Des jours de préparation
sont nécessaires pour un repas qui commence après le service religieux de
la veille de Noël. En effet, le […]
Cet article À quoi ressemble un dîner traditionnel de réveillon de Noël en
France est apparu en premier sur Agonist.
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Christmas eve is a special event in France.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 days ago
Democrats Say They Are Serious About State Elections. But Are They Too Late?State-level races are becoming a central focus of American politics as the
lasting effects of new congressional maps and election laws raise the
stakes. read more
The state campaign committees need to get to work.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 days ago
The Students Returned, but the Fallout From a Long Disruption Remained“They’re like, ‘The world’s out of control, why should I be in control?’”
the principal of Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa., said of some of his
struggling students. read more
The disruption continues.
Schools should not be open.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 days ago
U.S. Effort to Combat Forced Labor Targets Corporate China TiesThe Biden administration is expected to face scrutiny as it decides how to
enforce a new ban on products made with forced labor in the Xinjiang region
of China. read more
The Chinese like money.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 days ago
Biden Administration Rejects Medicaid Work Requirements in GeorgiaThe decision continued the administration’s rollback of the Trump-era
policy, targeting the only remaining state with federal approval for the
requirements. read more
The Georgia law is pointless cruelty.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 days ago
Jan. 6 Defendants Send a Holiday Card: ‘Merry Christmas Patriot!’Holiday card greetings from defendants awaiting trial on charges related to
the Capitol riot reflect their status as symbolic martyrs for the
Republican base. read more
Some things are just stupid.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2385
"Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the
duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or
destroying the government of the United States or the government of any
State, Territory, District or Possession thereof, or the government of
any political subdivision therein, by force or violence, or by the
assassination of any officer of any such government; or"
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 days ago
7 Political Wish Lists for the New YearWhat do the president, vice president, former president and party leaders
want in 2022? We made our best guess. read more
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 days ago
Another Judge Quits Guantánamo Case
No new judge has been named to preside in the trial of a Qaeda commander,
which has had four judges in seven years. read more
The Prison is a war crime.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 days ago
U.S. Considers Warning Ukraine of a Russian Invasion in Real-TimeU.S. officials say intelligence sharing is essential to the Ukrainian
government’s survival, even as they try to avoid escalating the situation. read more
Such a warning would be late.
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Ian Welsh4 days ago
Taking Omicron Seriously[image: Taking Omicron Seriously]
Omicron is insanely contagious. Where I live cases are doubling every 3
days. There are places where the doubling rate is 2 days.
It appears optimized for blowing thru vaccines and natural immunity, which
is to be expected. We partially immunized the world, but didn’t wipe out
Covid and it mutated to adapt. Since in many places a majority had
vaccination and natural immunity it adapted to this.
I quoted this last year:
The first big breakout variant, the UK strain, was specifically adapted
against masks. It was much more contagious, so minor mask ... read more
Playing ostrich does not help.
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