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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
With Voting Bills Dead, Democrats Face Costly Fight to Overcome G.O.P. CurbsParty officials now say they are resigned to spending and organizing their
way around the new voting restrictions passed in Republican-controlled
states. read more
There is no causal relationship.
The cost of the next election has not increased.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
Frustrated Democrats Call for ‘Reset’ Ahead of Midterm ElectionsDemocrats already were expecting a rough election year. But their struggle
to advance priorities has some calling for a course correction. read more
The Democrats have never been unified and will not start now.
The party is liberal and progressive.
It must win big in this midterm.
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Ian Welsh14 hours ago
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Live negotiations are a start.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
U.S. Says Russia Sent Saboteurs Into Ukraine to Create Pretext for InvasionThe Biden administration said the operatives were trained in urban warfare
and explosives and could try to stage an incident. read more\
Ukraine must not take this bait.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
U.S. Names Official to Counter Foreign Election InterferenceThe director of national intelligence appointed a C.I.A. veteran to the
post amid delays in congressional approval of money for a new office to
oversee threats to American politics from abroad. read more
Good luck with that.
Interference can be done remotely.
The election state laws are interference.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Democrats Face a Dilemma on Voting: Compromise or Keep Pressing?With their broad voting rights push nearing a dead end, Democrats must soon
decide whether to embrace a far narrower bipartisan effort to protect vote
counting and administration. read more
Bipartisanship does not exist.
The parties will rig elections any way they can.
Make the Republicans own their unwillingness to compromise.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
‘Attempted Security Threat’ Disables Software at Some New York SchoolsThe outage in a platform used by teachers and students has caused another
disruption for a system that has had its share amid the pandemic. read more
View it as a kind of an anonymous bomb threat..
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Frustrated Democrats Call for ‘Reset’ Ahead of Midterm ElectionsDemocrats already were expecting a rough election year. But their struggle
to advance priorities has some calling for a course correction. read more
This is a struggle inside the Democratic party.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
U.S. Government Launches Website to Distribute Free Covid TestsThe tests will take up to 12 days to arrive, which may be after the peak of
the current surge of cases in some parts of the country. read more
A "do something" gesture.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
Members of Congress Weigh Re-Election Bid Ahead of MidtermsFor members of Congress weighing if another run is worth the hassle, the
time to decide is fast approaching. read more
It is a constant consideration.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Republican Gerrymander of MapThe congressional map would have given Republicans an advantage of 12 seats
to three in elections for the House of Representatives. read more
Democrats must consider such maps unfair.
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The sooner Trump goes to prison the better.
Tax evasion has been a good charge in the past.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles After Lashing OutThe launches came after the country threatened “stronger and certain
reaction” if the United States helped imposed more sanctions over the
North’s recent missile tests. read more
North Korea is a sovereign nation
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
U.S. Considers Backing an Insurgency in UkraineConversations about how far the United States would go to subvert Russia in
the event of an invasion have revived the specter of a new Cold War. read more
Planning must continue.
Diplomacy is a better way.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago
Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Republican Gerrymander of MapThe congressional map would have given Republicans 12-to-3 advantage in
elections for the House of Representatives. read more
"Mapmakers in Ohio are not allowed to unduly favor one party in
redistricting, after voters overwhelmingly passed an amendment to the
Ohio Constitution in 2018."
The Ohio Republican party started late on their permanent dominance.
The Republican party must own their economic disaster.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
New Sanctions for Russian Gas Pipeline Fall Short in Senate
The measure pitted Ukraine’s president, who was pushing for the penalties, against the Biden administration, which successfully lobbied Democrats to oppose them.
By Catie Edmondson and Kenneth P. Vogel
The diplomats need material to negotiate with.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Russia, at an Impasse With the West, Warns It Is Ready to Abandon DiplomacyIn a third round of talks on Eastern European security this week, both
Kremlin and American officials sounded an increasingly pessimistic note. read more
Keep people talking.
It will not matter who starts the nuclear war.
There will be no winners.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Anti-Trump Republicans Diverge on 2022 MidtermsDisaffected conservatives broke with their party to oust a sitting
president. Some still hope to have a say in the G.O.P.’s future. read more
The Democrats have not broken the Republican united front in the senate.
The problem is existential for either party.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Twitter, Meta, Alphabet and RedditThe panel investigating the attack on the Capitol is demanding information
from Alphabet, Meta, Reddit and Twitter. read more
The 1/6/21 committee has the power to get the information it seeks.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Businesses are whipsawed again as the Supreme Court blocks OSHA’s vaccine mandate.Companies must now decide whether to proceed with planned mandates without
cover from the federal government. read more
Work places should be vaccinated.
The Supreme Court had to stretch hard to strike down the work place mandate.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Senate Panel OKs Califf Nomination for F.D.A. ChiefA split committee vote revealed concerns about the opioid epidemic and
abortion policies, foreshadowing a likely close vote on confirmation by the
full Senate. read more
Presidents get their cabinets.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
New Rule Makes Thousands of Federal Inmates Eligible for ReleaseThe Justice Department issued guidelines that allow more prisoners to
participate in a program to earn shorter terms under the 2018 bipartisan
criminal justice law. read more
Good move.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Spike in Inflation Reignites Debate on Price ControlsA discussion over whether price controls would work to stem inflation is
sweeping progressives. So far, it has little political acceptance. read more
Price controls have been a bad idea.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Sinema Rejects Changing Filibuster, Dealing Biden a SetbackSenator Kyrsten Sinema’s comments came after the House approved a set of
voting rights measures on a party-line vote of 220 to 203. read more
The filibuster is excessively powerful as presently written.
Make the opposition try to talk bills to death.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Large EmployersBut the justices allowed a vaccination requirement for health care workers
at facilities that receive federal money. read more
The supreme court has issued a deeply partisan ruling.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Arrested in Jan. 6 InquiryThe F.B.I. arrested Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right militia,
in a major step forward in the investigation into the attack on the Capitol
by supporters of Donald J. Trump. read more
There is an opportunity for a plea bargain.
Trump should be in prison.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden Announces 500 Million More Tests Will be Purchased for AmericansPresident Biden also announced the allocation of 1,000 medical personnel to
six states would carry out a pledge the president made last month on
quashing Omicron. read more
Testing is always late.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
RNC Signals a Pullout From Presidential DebatesThe Republican National Committee says it will require candidates to pledge
to not participate in debates run by the Commission on Presidential
Debates. What would replace them, if anything, was unclear. read more
The RNC wants votes for "a pig in a poke".
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Jan. 6 Inquiry Weighs a Major Escalation: Subpoenaing ColleaguesA standoff between the committee investigating the attack and
Representative Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, as well as other
Republicans, raises tricky legal and political issues. read more
Congressional investigating committees have the power to learn the facts.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Lael Brainard predicts that the Fed will engineer a soft economic landing.Ms. Brainard, nominated to be the Federal Reserve’s vice chair, expects
workers will come back as the economy chugs along, she told a Senate
committee. read more
She was asked and she answered.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
NATO Won’t Let Ukraine Join Soon. Here’s Why.Ukraine, with Russian troops on its borders, is pressing for membership.
But President Biden and European leaders are not ready for that step. read more
A war between NATO and Russia would soon be nuclear.
There are no winners in a nuclear war.
Keep talking.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Sinema Says She Will Not Support Changing Filibuster Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s comments came after the House approved a set of
voting rights measures on a party-line vote of 220 to 203. read more
The Democrats must break the Republican line.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
US Refines Tool to Evaluate 'Havana Syndrome' CasesThe tool, essentially a standardized battery of questions and medical
tests, can help determine the kind of care needed by people affected by the
“anomalous health incidents.” read more
Write a contract with Draper Labs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draper_Laboratory
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Arrested in Jan. 6 InvestigationThe F.B.I. arrested Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right militia,
in a major step forward in the investigation into the attack on the Capitol
by supporters of Donald Trump. read more
There is now an opportunity to plea bargain.
Trump belongs in prison.
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
Calling My Shot On Letting Omicron Rip[image: Calling My Shot On Letting Omicron Rip]
In a few years, we’re going to read a lot of op-eds and articles about how
it was a mistake and “no one could have known.”
Like with the Iraq War, or the housing bubble, Afghanistan, Climate Change
and everything else of importance, there are always people who got it right
and those people are generally the people who got other things right that
those in the bubble don’t.
When you’re in the bubble, which includes the media, the most important
thing is to not leave the pack. If you get something wrong, but almost
everyone inside is wr... read more
Ian Welsh may be correct.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
NATO Won’t Let Ukraine Join Soon. Here’s Why.Ukraine, with Russian troops on its borders, is pressing for membership.
But President Biden and European leaders are not ready for that step. read more
A nuclear war will always have no winners
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
The Mood in the Capitol Was Already Dark. Then Came Omicron.Congress, always a reflection of the country, is in a testy mood, as the
latest coronavirus variant looms over the Capitol and schadenfreude is in
full swing. read more
The Republican party has been relying on faith.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Gaetz’s Ex-Girlfriend Testifies Before Federal Grand JuryThe development suggests that the Justice Department may have secured a key
witness in its child sex trafficking investigation of Representative Matt
Gaetz. read more
It does not sound good for
NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
College Enrollment Dropped Again in Fall 2021, Despite VaccinesTotal undergraduate enrollment has dropped by about 1.2 million students
since the fall of 2019, researchers say. read more
Many people have not been earning.
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Ian Welsh4 days ago
Mass Democratic Legitimacy Loss From Mass Disabling[image: Mass Democratic Legitimacy Loss From Mass Disabling]
The figures I have seen for Long Covid start at about 10%. You can have
Long Covid without knowing it: there can be organ damage, including brain
damage, without it having symptoms, but that damage will affect your future
health and lifespan. Ironically, it may create a co-morbidity if you get
Covid again and it will be considered you were part of a vulnerable
population.
For some it is very severe. One acquaintance had enough brain damage to
cause aphasia, and needs speech therapy. Others go from fit to out of
breath wa... read more
Ian Welsh may be correct.
I would like confirmation from another source.
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