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NYT > U.S. > Politics34 minutes ago
Georgia Governor's Race Puts State at Center of 2022 Political DramaFormer Senator David Perdue, encouraged by Donald Trump, is challenging
Gov. Brian Kemp, a fellow Republican who defied the former president. read more
A split party does not win.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Defendant in Case Brought by Durham Says New Evidence Undercuts ChargeLawyers for Michael Sussmann, accused by the Trump-era special counsel of
lying to the F.B.I., asked for a quick trial after receiving what they said
was helpful material from prosecutors. read more
Not guilty.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Prepares to Vote on Final ReportA draft version of the document flagged deep disputes over court expansion
while exploring how phasing in term limits might work. read more
The partisan balance of the Supreme Court must be neutral or reflect the national balance.
No one faction should arbitrarily dominate.
How remains the question.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
U.S. Will Not Send Government Officials to Beijing OlympicsAmerican athletes will still be able to compete in the Winter Games, but
the diplomatic boycott is a slap at China for human rights abuses in
Xinjiang. read more
Diplomacy works.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Critical Moment for Roe, and the Supreme Court’s LegitimacyAs justices consider Mississippi’s restrictive abortion law, scholars
debate what a reversal of Roe v. Wade would mean for the court’s
credibility. read more
There is nothing to be done now but vote Democratic.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Biden Expected to Offer Warnings and Alternatives in Call With PutinThe conflict in Ukraine will be a major topic during a high-stakes video
call between President Biden and Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Tuesday. read more
Diplomacy works.
Ukraine is a sovereign and independent state.
It will be supported.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Justice Dept. Files Voting Rights Suit Against Texas Over New MapThe department said the state’s redistricting plan would violate the Voting
Rights Act by discriminating against minority voters. read more
Vote Democratic.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Trump’s Blood Oxygen Level in Covid Bout Was Dangerously Low, Former Aide SaysMark Meadows, Mr. Trump’s former chief of staff, said in his new book that
the weakened president’s blood oxygen level reached 86 during a harrowing
fight against the coronavirus. read more
Pence would have made a horrible president.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Devin Nunes Will Quit the House to Take Over Trump’s Media CompanyThe California Republican, who had pugnaciously defended Donald J. Trump,
chose the media company role over a potentially powerful new post in
Congress. read more
Different lies.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Biden Focuses on How Spending Bill Would Lower Drug CostsPresident Biden emphasized how the bill would lower prescription drug
costs, an issue his administration hopes will build support for the broader
package. read more
The program should sell itself.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Max Rose to Run for House, Seeking a Rematch Against MalliotakisMr. Rose, a moderate Democrat, lost to Representative Nicole Malliotakis, a
Republican, by six percentage points last year in a conservative New York
City district that includes Staten Island. read more
Good luck to him.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
Justice Dept. Files Voting Rights Suit Against Texas Over New MapThe department said the state’s redistricting plan would violate the Voting
Rights Act by discriminating against minority voters. read more
Vote Democratic.
Encourage others to vote Democratic.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago
A Kennedy Center Honors With the Presidential Box Used as IntendedFormer President Donald J. Trump did not attend the tribute, but President
Biden was on hand as Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Berry Gordy, Justino Díaz
and Lorne Michaels were honored. read more
Biden can share center stage.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
What Does the U.S. Owe Separated Families? A Political Quandary DeepensSeizing on premature news of potential $450,000 payments, conservatives
have added new complications to an effort to compensate migrant families
separated by the Trump administration. read more
Reunification and a quick refugee hearing.
Good shelter and medical care. A choice of residence and "green cards".
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Ian Welsh14 hours ago
Power, Pleasure and Evil[image: Story 515577178]
*I am human, and nothing human is alien to my consideration*
*– Publius Terentius Afer*
Perhaps the most fundamental human experience is of weakness. We are born
completely helpless and our childhoods leave us at the mercy of other
humans who are stronger and outnumber us. Everything we need, we must get
from them, and there is little to nothing we can do to stop them if they
choose to hurt us.
The physicist and physical therapist Feldenkrais wrote of being a child a
seeing two men grab, kill and butcher a small pig: almost exactly the same
size as him. H... read more
I hope Ian Welsh is wrong.
I am a middle child.
That was long ago except in my memory.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden, Obama and Other Leaders React to Bob Dole's DeathFormer presidents and political leaders recalled Mr. Dole’s dignity, sense
of humor and lifetime commitment to public service. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_mortuis_nil_nisi_bonum
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Six Memorable Quotes From Bob Dole, Known for Sarcastic WitBob Dole, who died on Sunday at age 98, was generous with his sarcastic
wit, using it against Democrats, Republicans and often himself. read more
Republicans may remembr like their emblem, the elephant.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Bob Dole Embodied ‘Shared Values’ in WashingtonBob Dole, a Kansas Republican, brought his no-nonsense manner to
Washington, cutting deals during a bygone era. “He was in a sense Mr.
America,” the historian Robert Dallek said. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_mortuis_nil_nisi_bonum
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 5, 2021[image: Story 515257336]
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 5, 2021
by Tony Wikrent
*The pandemic and (de)population policy*
*Background: HT
Tony Wikrent is finding monsters.
Most of them are real.
Vote Democratic. Encourage others to do the same.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
After Success in Seating Federal Judges, Biden Hits ResistanceSenate Democrats vow to keep pressing forward with nominees, but they may
face obstacles in states represented by Republicans. read more
Republicam machines feel they should own the law.
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