Thursday, December 23, 2021

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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 minutes 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
 
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2385
Guilty
 
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NYT > U.S. > Politics26 minutes ago
Heir Apparent or Afterthought? The Frustrations of Kamala Harris.
The vice president’s allies are increasingly concerned that President Biden relied on her to win but does not need her to govern. read more
 
Kamala Harris is doing just fine.
 
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U.S. Considers Warning Ukraine of a Russian Invasion in Real-Time
U.S. officials say intelligence sharing is essential to the Ukrainian government’s survival, even as they try to avoid escalating the situation. read more..
 
Share the intelligence 

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Trump Fraud Inquiry Won’t Be Resolved When Vance’s Term Ends Next Week
After leading a three-year investigation into the former president, the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., will hand it to his successor. read more
 
Trump should be in jail.
 
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U.S. Effort to Combat Forced Labor Targets Corporate China Ties
The 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
 
China is a sovereign nation.
 
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PCE Index Hit Highest Level in November Since 1982
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, climbed 5.7 percent in November from a year earlier. read more
 
Collect progressive taxes.
 
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How NASA's Webb Telescope Overcame Loose Screws, Budgs and Clamps
Getting the James Webb Space Telescope to the launchpad has been a difficult journey that has taken decades. read more
 
The first of anything is much more costly.
 
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Supreme Court to Hold Special Hearing on Biden Vaccine Mandates
Challengers say vaccination-or-testing requirements at large employers and for health care workers were not authorized by Congress. read more
 
Command authority rests with the President.
The Surgeon General is a cabinet officer.
 
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Beneath a Covid Vaccine Debacle, 30 Years of Government Culpability
Washington has rejected plans to revamp vaccine preparedness for decades and repeatedly paid a price. The Biden administration is at a similar crossroads. read more
 
Congress is cheap.
 
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Beneath a Covid Vaccine Debacle, 30 Years of Government Culpability
Washington has rejected plans to revamp vaccine preparedness for decades and repeatedly paid a price. The Biden administration is at a similar crossroads. read more
 
There is always an immediate problem in need of money.
 
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Trump Fraud Inquiry Won’t Be Resolved When Vance’s Term Ends Next Week
After leading a three-year investigation into the former president, the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., will hand it to his successor. read more
 
Lawyers can always delay for a price.
 
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Vice President Kamala Harris Was Exposed to Covid
President Biden had also been in close contact with a staff member who later tested positive. read more
 
Such incidents are inevitable. 

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Proud Boys Member Pleads Guilty and Will Cooperate in Jan. 6 Riot Inquiry
Matthew Greene, 34, who was “among the first wave” to rush up the Capitol steps, pleaded guilty to two charges and agreed to cooperate with the government, federal prosecutors said. read more
 
A few can learn.
 
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Biden Promised 500 Million Tests, but Americans Will Have to Wait
Contracts to purchase tests could be signed as soon as next week, but relief could be weeks away for people trying to buy the hard-to-find tests. read more
 
Vaccinated is good.   Boosted is better.
 
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Jan. 6 Panel Seeks Interview With Jim Jordan, a Close Trump Ally
The House committee said investigators wanted to ask Mr. Jordan, a Republican congressman from Ohio, about his conversations with former President Donald J. Trump. read more
 
The goal is Trump in federal prison.
 
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Agonist20 hours ago
Tout ce que vous devez savoir sur le metaverse
La Silicon Valley a un nouveau mot à la mode depuis que Mark Zuckerberg a annoncé au début de l’année que l’avenir de Facebook serait dans le métaverse. Depuis lors, tout le monde s’est empressé de comprendre ce qu’est un métaverse. Et lorsque Facebook s’est rebaptisé Meta en octobre, la fièvre des métaverses a envahi […] Cet article Tout ce que vous devez savoir sur le metaverse est apparu en premier sur Agonist. read more
 
A change of name is not a change of nature.
Mark Zuckerberg is still a monster.
 
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Agonist20 hours ago
6 façons amusantes de célébrer le réveillon du Nouvel An chez soi
Vous comptez passer le réveillon du nouvel an seul ? Il existe de nombreuses façons amusantes de le faire depuis le confort de votre propre maison. Comme noël, votre réveillon peut être une soirée amusante, pleine de plaisir avec de bons petits plats où que vous soyez. Vous avez besoin d’inspiration ? Jetez un coup […] Cet article 6 façons amusantes de célébrer le réveillon du Nouvel An chez soi est apparu en premier sur Agonist. read more
 
Fun
 
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Agonist20 hours ago
6 tendances cadeaux pour Noël 2021
Noël 2021 sera un peu plus normal que celui de l’année dernière, où des restrictions strictes liées à la pandémie de COVID-19 étaient en vigueur. Cela dit, la pandémie n’est pas terminée et les projets de Noël risquent encore d’être affectés. Nous avons examiné les tendances cadeaux pour Noël 2021 et avons rassemblé les meilleures pour vous. […] Cet article 6 tendances cadeaux pour Noël 2021 est apparu en premier sur Agonist. read more
 
Christmas presents.
 
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Why Janet Yellen’s Signature Is Not on U.S. Currency
Until a new treasurer is selected, currency will continue to bear the autograph of former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. read more
 
The senate is dragging its feet.
 
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
On Respirators, Masks And Getting Thru the Pandemic
[image: On Respirators, Masks And Getting Thru the Pandemic] With permission, I’ve elevated this comment, as I think it may be helpful to those trying to get thru Covid. ------------------------------ Here’s how you get through this pandemic: I buy N95 from Uline in bulk 300 respirators (15 cartons) at a time. It works out to less than a $1 per day for a fresh respirator everyday per person. The link is right here: https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-9632/Disposable-Masks/Uline-N95-Standard-Industrial-Respirator . Where I live, Uline delivers in 1-2 days direct from their wareho... read more
 
So far my precautions have been enough.
 
 
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