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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Botched Airstrikes Prompt U.S. Military Orders to Protect CiviliansA new directive outlines steps intended to change how commanders think
about their jobs, after New York Times investigations into botched
airstrikes. read more
Biden is commander in chief.
Congress controls the budget.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Read Justice Breyer’s Letter Resigning From the Supreme CourtThe associate justice was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1994 by
President Bill Clinton. read more
Justice Breyer has kept his temper.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Biden Is Not the First President to Promise a Court Nominee From a Demographic GroupPresident Biden’s pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court has
drawn conservatives’ criticism. But they may just have a short memory. read more
The Trump party has no memory and no logic.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Biden Not First President to Promise a Court Nominee From a Demographic GroupPresident Biden’s pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court has
drawn conservatives’ criticism. But they may just have a short memory. read more
The Trump party has no memory and no logic.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Biden Expected to Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme CourtThe president’s promise highlights a group that has struggled to become
part of the very small pool of elite judges in the nation’s higher federal
courts. read more
The Trump party has no memory and no logic.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Why Republicans Can't Filibuster Biden's Supreme Court NomineeThough Democrats do not need to worry about Republicans using a filibuster
against the forthcoming nominee, winning confirmation is no slam dunk. read more
Deals have been done.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Transportation Dept. Outlines Plan to Address Rising Traffic DeathsThe department said it would use new funding in the infrastructure law to
carry out the strategy, which touches on issues ranging from speed limits
to emergency medical care. read more
Government continues.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Can Biden Avert a Crisis With North Korea?Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has done six missile tests this month
— equal to all of 2021 — and called on the nation to prepare for “long-term
confrontation.” read more
North Korea wants respect.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Can Biden Avert a Crisis With North Korea?Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has done six missile tests this month
— equal to all of 2021 — and called on the nation to prepare for “long-term
confrontation.” read more
North Korea wants respect.
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Ian Welsh17 hours ago
The Joy of Reading & The Discovery Of New Author (Nero Wolfe Edition)[image: The Joy of Reading & The Discovery Of New Author (Nero Wolfe
Edition)]
I’ve been a big reader since I was perhaps 7 years old. In grade one I
actually had remedial English: I’d been taught both whole word and phonics
and it had screwed me up. Once I learned to actually read, I fell in love
with it, trudging to the library, taking out the maximum and luxuriating in
other worlds and other lives.
I always find the strivers, attempting to read a book a week or a month
funny, no real reader considers those numbers anything but pathetic, but
it’s not a matter of willpower or dis... read more
I am still a slow reader.
I have to think as I read.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
Judge Says States Can Investigate WinRed’s Fund-Raising TacticsThe Republican digital donation platform is facing inquiries from four
state attorneys general into its use of prechecked boxes to withdraw
donations automatically. read more
Winred is committing possible fraud.
Investigation is a minimal action.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
Breyer’s Retirement Gives Democrats a Dose of (Cautious) OptimismAfter a series of legislative losses, the chance for President Biden to
fulfill a promise by nominating a Black woman was seen by progressives as a
chance to show he could still bring about change. read more
Getting anything through the senate is dubious.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
U.S. and NATO Respond to Putin’s Demands as Ukraine Tensions MountThe formal responses offered President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a
choice: negotiate or risk facing punishing economic sanctions. read more
https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-ukraine-crisis-is-just-a-chance-to-acknowledge-choices-already-made/
Ian Welsh may be wrong. He often is wrong.
Nuclear war is not an option.
The Diplomatic Corps is supposed to be professional.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
Republican Rift on Ukraine Could Undercut U.S. Appeals to AlliesG.O.P. leaders are attacking President Biden for what they call a weak
response to Russian aggression, but their far-right flank is questioning
U.S. involvement, and even its alliance with Kyiv. read more
The Republican party is known to be insane.
It is good that it is internally conflicted.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
Democrats Plan to Move Quickly on Justice Breyer's SuccessorGiven their tenuous majority, Democrats intend to act fast, anticipating
roadblocks from Senator Mitch McConnell and Republicans. read more
There are two dissenting Democrats.
Rapid progress may not be possible.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
Breyer’s Retirement Gives Democrats a Dose of (Cautious) OptimismAfter a series of legislative losses, the chance for President Biden to
fulfill a promise by nominating a Black woman was seen by progressives as a
chance to show he could still bring about change. read more
There are two dissenting Democrats.
Rapid progress may not be possible.
No new money is spent.
Quiet support for West Virginia coal may be necessary.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers Leader, Is Denied Bail on Sedition ChargeA federal judge said Mr. Rhodes, who was charged in connection with the
Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, was a flight risk partly because of
“elaborate escape tunnels” in his backyard. read more
A plea bargain has been proposed.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
Biden Gets to Name a New Supreme Court JusticePlus, Tucker Carlson assures us that he’s “not an agent of Russia.” read more
Tucker Carlson is known to distort the facts.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
How the Computer Chip Shortage Could Incite a U.S. Conflict With ChinaA war game and study by a think tank illustrate how dependent the world is
on Taiwan’s semiconductor foundries. read more
I intend to buy shares in Global Foundries.
Diplomacy will put off unfortunate events in the far east.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
Democrats Renew Push for Industrial Policy Bill Aimed at ChinaA major competitiveness bill passed the Senate last year with bipartisan
support, only to stall. Democrats hope to revive it in the House, but first
they will have to bridge big differences. read more
Republican idiocy will block the effort.
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