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NYT > U.S. > Politics48 minutes ago
U.S. Warns of Grim Toll if Putin Pursues Full Invasion of UkraineBiden administration officials told lawmakers that a large-scale Russian
invasion could kill as many as 50,000 civilians and prompt a refugee crisis
in Europe. read more
More saber ratteling?
It must be a question to work.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
Arizona Republicans Sought to Overturn Votes. Rusty Said No.The speaker of the Republican-controlled Arizona House — who supported
Donald J. Trump in 2020 — just torpedoed a bill that would have let
lawmakers reject the results of an election. read more
Arizona is one of the better places to spend time in February.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago
In Scrutinizing Trump and His Allies, Jan. 6 Panel Adopts Prosecution TacticsThe House committee investigating the assault on the Capitol and what led
to it is employing techniques more common in criminal cases than in
congressional inquiries. read more
Donald Trump belongs in prison.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Man Charged in Kidnapping of Bloomberg’s Housekeeper From Colorado RanchThe man was accused of kidnapping an employee of Mr. Bloomberg, the former
New York City mayor, and asking for the whereabouts of his daughters. read more
NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
All Options Are Not on the Table as Biden Moves Troops Closer to UkraineThe president’s opposition to sending U.S. troops into Ukraine reflects the
mood of a war-wary Washington, as well as concerns about Russia’s nuclear
arsenal. read more
Saber rattling.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
Esper Memoir of Trump Tenure to Move Ahead After Legal Battle EndsThe former defense secretary dropped a lawsuit against the Defense
Department after it reversed decisions on what parts of his memoir were to
be redacted, his lawyer said. read more
Voters need to know the facts.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
Where Fox News and Donald Trump Took UsRoger Ailes understood the appeal Mr. Trump had for Fox viewers. He didn’t
foresee how together they would redefine the limits of political discourse. read more
Roger Ailes has much to answer for.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Panel Backs Transfer of Guantánamo Detainee Suspected of 9/11 RoleThe Biden administration is expected to send the detainee, whom the
military tortured and so could not be put on trial, to Saudi Arabia as
early as March. read more
Send them all toward their former homes.
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Ian Welsh15 hours ago
Open Thread[image: Open Thread]
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Things must be negotiated first.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
Meatloaf's Paradise by the Dashboard Light has come to my recent attention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a136H5K3OKw
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Ukraine Gave Up Nuclear Weapons 30 Years Ago. Today There Are Regrets.When the Soviet Union collapsed, Ukraine turned over thousands of atomic
weapons in exchange for security guarantees from Russia, the United States
and other countries. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon
A nuclear weapon destroys the target and the opposing force on the battle field.
They are strategic as opposed to tactical weapons.
Ukraine is a tactical problem.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’The Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz
Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the inquiry into the deadly
riot at the Capitol. read more
The actions of Trump and the GOP on and about 1/6/21 appear to be treason.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
‘Trump Is Wrong,’ Pence Says of False Claim About Overturning ElectionFormer Vice President Mike Pence said in a speech on Friday that he had no
right to overturn the 2020 election, as the former president has falsely
claimed. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subornation_of_perjury
Trump adds another charge to his future indictment.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden Notes Economic Success as Employment and Wages RisePresident Biden is celebrating a historic year of job gains and trying to
shift the narrative amid high inflation and a lingering virus that have
many consumers glum. read more
Biden announces apparent good news.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Why ‘Trust Us’ Is Often Reason Enough Not to Trust the GovernmentIn the most sensitive government operations, the public can be beholden to
the official narrative — which sometimes turns out to be wrong. Yet
officials can be defensive about skepticism from the news media. read more
A demand for trust is a failure of transparency.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Delta C.E.O. Asks U.S. to Put Unruly Passengers on the No-Fly ListThe request came in a letter to the attorney general after an increase in
complaints about violent and disruptive passengers during the pandemic. read more
Delta Airlines is a regulated common carrier,
As such refusals of service come from the regulating authority.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Jan. 6 Defendant Seeks to Subpoena Trump as Witness at TrialThe request to have the former president testify faces an uphill fight, but
it illustrates efforts by defendants to place him at the center of their
cases. read more
Donald Trump can add nothing to this defense.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
President Biden extends solar tariffs, with major caveats.The Biden administration extended tariffs on imported solar products but
made changes to exempt many more products from the levies, a decision that
angered some domestic producers. read more
This is a trade deal Biden can make.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Lone ISIS Bomber Carried Out Kabul Airport Attack, U.S. SaysThe suicide bombing killed as many as 170 civilians and 13 U.S. troops in
the final days of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan. read more
Click bait.
It is interesting the military released the report.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Yale Kamisar, Known as the ‘Father’ of the Miranda Rule, Dies at 92His legal scholarship, cited in more than 30 Supreme Court cases, shaped
modern criminal procedure, including protections for the rights of the
accused. read more
Good scholars grow old and die like other people.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
The Ukraine Crisis Is Pushing Towards The Cold War[image: The Ukraine Crisis Is Pushing Towards The Cold War]
So, Biden has warned that other countries should not help Russia evade
Ukraine based sanctions.
Meanwhile, China’s Xi has backed Russia on its “no NATO expansion” demand,
and received support in return:
In the joint statement released by the Kremlin, Putin and Xi called on Nato
to rule out expansion in eastern Europe, denounced the formation of
security blocs in the Asia-Pacific region, and criticised the Aukus
trilateral security pact between the United States, United Kingdom and
Australia.
I don’t expect Russia to inva... read more
Ian Welsh seems not to realize that the industrial core of NATO is the knowledge base of the "west".
In about six years industry can restart if it is not blocked by monopolists.
The industries will be different. They will not be carbon based.
There is a great deal to do in a short time.
The "west" must start now.
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