Sunday, January 23, 2022

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NYT > U.S. > Politics40 minutes ago
Voices From the March for Life
Protesters at this year’s anti-abortion rally expressed excitement about a coming Supreme Court ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade. read more
 
Selfish baby hunger is real.
Abortion is never required.
It is always the potential mother's choice. 

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Biden Looks to Intel’s U.S. Investment to Buoy His China Agenda
The president said passage of a China competition bill was needed “for the sake of our economic competitiveness and our national security.” read more
 
This is a good place to start.
 
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Arizona Sues to Stop Treasury From Recouping Relief Funds
Gov. Doug Ducey has been using federal pandemic aid to undermine school mask requirements, which Treasury said violated the law. read more
 
The funds in question were earmarked and are being misapplied.
The treasury is correct.

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Texas Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Georgia Election Officials
A man accused of using Craigslist to call for the assassination of election officials is the first to be charged by the Justice Department’s task force on election threats. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech
 Threats are less protected.
 
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What Mattered This Week
President Biden rebooted. Democrats feuded. And Republicans watched it all with glee. read more
 
This view of the week has a negative tone.
Joe Manshion and Kyrsten Sinema are a fifth column for Mitch McConnell. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_column#Origin

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Jan. 6 Panel and State Officials Seek Answers on Fake Trump Electors
Pressure is mounting on the Justice Department to investigate bogus electors who claimed that Donald J. Trump defeated Joseph R. Biden Jr. in their states. read more
 
Trump organized a coup for 1/6/21.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

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Ian Welsh6 hours ago
What Closing Borders Does During A Plague
[image: What Closing Borders Does During A Plague] Western Australia: Per Capita Cases, Western Australia: .11%. Per Capita Deaths, Western Australia: practically none. Per Capita Cases, Australia: 8.1% Per Capita Deaths, Australia: .12% Per Capita Cases, USA: 21% Per Capita Deaths, USA: .26% *Australia *is famous, or perhaps infamous, for its lockdowns, but Western Australia has essentially closed its borders since Covid. Australia has thus done far better than the US, with fewer cases and even fewer deaths per capita. Western Australia, on the other hand, essentially hasn’t ha... read more
 
Quarantine works if rigorously executed.

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Supreme Court to Consider Limits of Ruling on Oklahoma Tribes
But the justices rejected a request from state officials to revisit a 2020 ruling that much of eastern Oklahoma falls within an Indian reservation. read more
 
Do not expect a happy resolution from this Supreme Court.
 
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Racial Turmoil Mars Signs of Progress at the U.S. Mint
A new internal report found that Black employees felt marginalized at the Treasury agency that produces the nation’s coins. read more
 
An employee at the U.S. Mint has no color.
Supervisors who do not work to that standard must be terminated.

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With Broad Safety Net Bill Stalled, Democrats Weigh What to Salvage
As discussions resumed over how to whittle down the plan, Senator Joe Manchin, a key holdout, said any talks would be starting with “a clean sheet of paper.” read more
 
Salvage may not be possible.
The Biden administration must do the possible.
 
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Why Biden's Agenda Brings Him Closer to L.B.J. Than F.D.R.
The president’s agenda — big progressive change — has placed Democratic priorities over the voters’ desire for practical help on the pandemic and inflation. read more
 
Biden faces the adamant opposition of the Republican party and that of the "moderates" among the Democrats.  Mitch McConnell has at least as much knowledge of the senate as Biden.

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‘I Will Not Sit Quietly’: 3 Black Senators in Spotlight on Voting Rights
Senators Cory Booker, Tim Scott and Raphael Warnock brought vastly different perspectives to proceedings that highlighted the Senate’s striking lack of diversity. read more
 
The success of a counter filibuster is doubtful.
The Republican objective is to prevent all senate business. 
 
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Fact-Checking McConnell’s Comparison of Black Turnout Rates
The Republican leader’s claim about high voter turnout in previous elections wasn’t too far off base, but that doesn’t mean voting access is assured. read more
 
Past history does not predict behavior under changed rules.
 
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Supreme Court Lets Texas Abortion Law Stay in Effect, for Now
In dissent, the three liberal justices said the majority, by allowing a time-consuming legal detour, had created “a disaster for the rule of law.” read more
 
"The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request from abortion providers in Texas that a federal judge be allowed to take prompt action on their challenge to a state law that bans most abortions after six weeks. The practical effect of the order, the three liberal justices wrote in dissent, was to let the law stay in place indefinitely."
 
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On Voting Rights Bill, Democrats Say They Had to Go Down Swinging
Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, chose to plunge ahead because of the importance of the issue even after the outcome became preordained. read more
 
The failure had to lie with the DINOs.
 
Fifth Column: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_column#Origin

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With Safety Net Bill Stalled, Democrats Weigh Priorities
As discussions resumed over how to whittle down Democrats’ marquee plan, Senator Joe Manchin, a key holdout, said any talks would be “starting from scratch.” read more
 
The Democratic party must content itself with executive actions.
 
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Winning Virginia Was the Easy Part. Can Glenn Youngkin Govern?
The new governor is converting his education-centric campaign message into policy. Republicans are pleased. Democrats are skeptical. read more
 
"Actions speak louder than words" 
Governing seems unlikely.

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Supreme Court Refuses to Require Prompt Action on Texas Abortion Law
In dissent, the three liberal justices said the majority, by allowing a time-consuming legal detour, had created “a disaster for the rule of law.” read more
 
The Texas law is plainly unconstitutional.
The refusal of a stay quiets the Texas mob.
 
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Biden the Negotiator Confronts the Cold Reality of Capitol Hill Gridlock
President Biden will retreat from fruitless negotiations with lawmakers and instead emphasize his power to govern, senior White House advisers said. read more
 
Negotiation has been refused.
Executive action remains possible.
 
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Biden the Negotiator Confronts Capitol Hill Gridlock
President Biden will retreat from fruitless negotiations with Democrats and instead emphasize his power to govern, senior White House advisers said. read more
 
Negotiation has been refused.
Executive action remains possible.
 
 
 
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