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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
A New Ban on Surprise Medical Bills Starts TodayIf you have a medical emergency, you will no longer need to worry about a
large bill from a doctor you did not choose. read more
Better but not yet good.
Single payer is good.
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hind Attack at Kabul Airport
The suicide bomber who killed nearly 200 people, including 13 U.S. troops,
had been freed from prison by the Taliban days before the attack. read more
Afghanistan is a sovereign nation.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Meisha Porter Had 3 Goals as N.Y.C. Schools Chief: ‘Open. Open. Open.’The departing New York City schools chancellor pulled off a big task in a
short period of time: reopening the nation’s largest school district during
a pandemic. read more
An "own goal".
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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
Chief Justice Roberts Reflects on Conflicts, Harassment and Judicial IndependenceIn his year-end report, the chief justice said that the court
administrators, not Congress, should address financial conflicts and
workplace misconduct in the judicial system. read more
Congress has supervisory power over the federal courts through impeachment.
It has delegated that power to the courts for day to day problems.
The judges of the law must follow the law, all the law.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Audio Recordings of "Political Concepts” to Chapter 3[image: Audio Recordings of]
An enthusiastic reader has made recordings of the first few chapters for
those who prefer to listen rather than read.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Politics Itself
Chapter 2: Legitimacy
Chapter 3: Ideology
If, on the other hand you prefer to read the Table of Contents and
Introduction, has links to all published chapters.
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Thought cannot be enforced.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Navy Fires Warship’s Top Two Officers, Citing ‘Loss of Confidence’The commander and second in charge of the U.S.S. Montgomery were relieved
of command in a rare punishment, reportedly over their handling of a sexual
harassment case. read more
Some do not listen.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Putin Warns Biden of ‘Complete Rupture’ of U.S.-Russia Relationship Over UkrainePresident Vladimir V. Putin of Russia spoke with President Biden for 50
minutes about the escalating crisis with Ukraine, but his intentions
remained unclear. read more
Putin is frightened.
That is not good.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
F.D.A. Plans to Allow 12- to 15-Year-Olds to Receive Pfizer BoostersRegulators are also expected to allow even younger children with immune
deficiencies to get an extra shot. read more
Do not delay.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
California Man on Deadly Mission to White House Is Arrested, Officials SayKuachua Brillion Xiong, 25, is being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail
in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on charges of making threats against a former
president. read more
An expected event.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Michigan’s New Congressional Maps Undo Years of GerrymanderingA citizen ballot initiative took redistricting out of the hands of partisan
legislators. The result: competitive political districts — and an example
of how to push back against hyperpartisanship. readmore
Time is short.
The U.S. should never be an empire.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Biden and Putin Will Hold a Call on UkraineThe Russian president requested Thursday’s call, which will be the second
time in three weeks that the two leaders speak about tensions at the
Ukrainian border. read more
Putin is nervous.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Federal Officials Say Early Omicron Data Suggests a Less Deadly WaveDr. Rochelle P. Walensky and Dr. Anthony S. Faucti cautioned that
hospitalizations and deaths could be lagging behind case counts. read more
The Virus is not self limiting.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Pentagon Building New Secret Courtroom at Guantánamo BayThe concept is to permit two military judges to hold proceedings
simultaneously starting in mid-2023. read more
The Republican party cannot admit failure.
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
CDC Jumps The Shark & Experts Die Another Death[image: CDC Jumps The Shark & Experts Die Another Death]
So, days after American Airlines asked for a reduction in quarantine
length, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reduced recommended quarantine
to 5 days.
Remarkable.
The CDC and the WHO and many other health organizations have repeatedly
disgraced themselves. At the start they advised against masks. Masks
clearly do help, and since at the time they thought that Covid was spread
by droplets, masks were completely indicated. The CDC took too long to
admit that Covid was airborne, recommended children go back to school, and
... read more
Democratic government depends on an informed public.
The public has not been informed.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Pentagon Building New Secret Courtroom at Guantánamo BayThe concept is to permit two military judges to hold proceedings
simultaneously starting in mid-2023. read more
The prison at Guantánamo Bay is the war crime.
Send the prisoners home.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 days ago
Greene and Clyde Rack Up Fines for Defying House’s Mask MandateRepresentatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Andrew Clyde have incurred more
than $100,000 combined in penalties for dozens of violations. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 days ago
Voting Rights Tracker: What to Know About the U.S. Elections FightSince the 2020 election, Republicans have pursued a host of new voting
restrictions across the country. Here’s where things stand. read more
Put the matters in court with stays and keep them there through the midterm election.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 days ago
Harry M. Reid, Senate Majority Leader Behind Landmark Democratic Victories, Dies at 82Mr. Reid, who was from Nevada, displayed his pugilistic instincts as he
steered an economic stimulus package and the Affordable Care Act to passage. read more
Senator Harry Reid was four years retired.
His voice and knowledge are missed.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 days ago
Jan. 6 Committee Shelves Requests for Hundreds of Trump RecordsThe Biden administration asked to shield some sensitive documents but
continued to reject Trump’s blanket claim of executive privilege. read more
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2385
The only question is how much time does Trump spend in prison.
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Ian Welsh3 days ago
Fundraising Update: Last Tier Reached[image: Fundraising Update: Last Tier Reached]
I’m going to leave the fundraiser open till the 1st of January, but we’ve
made all the tiers.
*THANK YOU.*
I am immensely grateful, especially given how hard things were this year.
The final tier, which I didn’t think we’d make, was:
An essay on the effect of computer and telecom technology on humanity. Neil
Postman, in Technopoly, back in the 1990s predicted it would be bad for
most people, and I would argue it has or will be, but we’ll take a look at
the ups and down, the affects on economics, geopolitics and daily life. As
with wr... read more
He will write and I will read.
https://www.ianwelsh.net/open-thread-135/
Live negotiation is a beginning.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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