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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Twitter Permanently Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s AccountThe social media service said the Republican congresswoman had violated its
policy on coronavirus misinformation. read more
NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Child Tax Credit’s Extra Help Ends, Just as Covid Surges AnewA pandemic benefit that many progressives hoped to make permanent has
lapsed in a congressional standoff. Researchers say it spared many from
poverty. read more
NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Left and Center-Left Both Claim Stacey Abrams. Who’s Right?Ms. Abrams, the Georgia Democrat running for governor, has admirers in both
wings of her party — and Republicans eager to defeat her. Her carefully
calibrated strategy faces a test in 2022. read more
NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day 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
NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
U.S. Military Focusing on ISIS Cell Behind Attack at Kabul AirportThe 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
NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day 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
Ian Welsh1 day ago
Open Thread[image: Open Thread]
For discussion of topics unrelated to recent posts. No direct discussion of
Covid will be approved. (Indirect, like on shortages, etc…) is fine.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day 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
Ian Welsh2 days 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days 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
NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days 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
NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days 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
NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days 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
NYT > U.S. > Politics3 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. read more
NYT > U.S. > Politics3 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
NYT > U.S. > Politics3 days ago
Federal Officials Say Early Omicron Data Suggests a Less Deadly WaveDr. Rochelle P. Walensky and Dr. Anthony S. Fauci cautioned that
hospitalizations and deaths could be lagging behind case counts. read more
NYT > U.S. > Politics3 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
Ian Welsh3 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
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 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
NYT > U.S. > Politics4 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
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