Saturday, February 5, 2022

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Is Biden’s Strategy With Putin Working, or Goading Moscow to War?
The Biden administration’s goal is to cut the Russians off at each turn by exposing their plans. But Russian President Vladimir V. Putin says that approach could spark a conflict. read more
 
We do not know.
 
2
Democrats Break With Leaders Over Congressional Stock Trading
With top House Democrats skeptical of barring lawmakers from owning individual stocks, a simmering issue has exploded, especially among members facing difficult re-election races. read more
 
The house of representatives should image the population.
People vote their self interests.
Stock owning representatives are a bad idea.
 
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Democrats Break With Leaders Over Congressional Stock Trading
With top House Democrats skeptical of barring lawmakers from owning individual stocks, a simmering issue has exploded, especially among members facing difficult re-election races. read more
 
The house of representatives should image the population.
People vote their self interests.
Stock owning representatives are a bad idea.

4
Memos Show Roots of Trump’s Focus on Jan. 6 and Alternate Electors
Just over two weeks after Election Day, lawyers working with the Trump campaign set out a rationale for creating alternate slates of electors as part of an effort to buy time to overturn the results. read more
 
That the memos are tampered with is doubtful. 

5
Some Havana Syndrome Cases May Stem From Radio Energy, Panel Says
A group of experts found that not all injuries to diplomats and C.I.A. officers could be explained by stress or psychosomatic reactions. read more
 
I am not surprised.
 
6
Republicans Who Voted to Impeach Trump Out-Raised Primary Rivals
Despite their pariah status in their party, House Republicans who broke with the former president have raised more than their G.O.P. foes. read more
 
Indications are that not all Republicans are stupid.
 
7
‘Daddy, What’s an Originalist?’
A new series of children’s books seeks to turn conservative icons like Amy Coney Barrett into bedtime reading material. read more
 
I do not consider lying to children proper behavior.
An originalist is a liar. 

8
White House Moves to Reset Relationship With Police Leaders
Outreach by a top administration official dovetails with a broader shift to the center among Democratic leaders on criminal justice issues. read more
 
Police do not understand the errors of their world view.
 
9
Jeff Zucker Resigns From CNN After Relationship With Top Executive
The relationship came up during the network’s investigation into the former anchor Chris Cuomo. “I was required to disclose it when it began but I didn’t,” Mr. Zucker wrote in a memo to colleagues. read more
 
Bosses must not screw their help.
 
10
Republicans Weigh How Forcefully to Fight a Black Female Court Nominee
Despite differences in ideology, Republicans recognize that an aggressive challenge comes with political peril. read more
 
There is no way outside the law to oppose Biden's court pick.
Racism and sexism must not be allowed.
 
11
Vindman, Key Figure in Trump Impeachment, Alleges Retaliation in Lawsuit
The former Army colonel, who worked on the National Security Council, said in a lawsuit that Donald Trump Jr. and others carried out a campaign of intimidation against him. read more
 
There will be powerful evidence.
 
12
Biden to Present Plan to Cut Cancer Death Rate in Half
The president aims to revive the cancer “moonshot” program, but experts expressed doubt that it would be possible to reduce the death rate so profoundly. read more
 
The anti-cancer effort is needed.
 
13
Who Are the Key Figures of Interest in the Jan. 6 Inquiry?
The list of names being scrutinized by the House committee for their role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol keeps growing. read more
 
Find out!
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/us/politics/republicans-jan-6-cheney-censure.html 

"The Republican Party on Friday officially declared the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and events that led to it “legitimate political discourse,”"

Treason.
 
14
Trial Guide: The U.S.S. Cole Bombing Case at Guantánamo Bay
What to know about the death-penalty prosecution of a Saudi prisoner accused of plotting the attack on a Navy destroyer off Yemen in 2000 that killed 17 sailors. read more
 
It is known that Steve Bannon, then third in command of the Cole, has made revenge his life work.
 
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Biden Administration Rejects Use of Testimony Obtained From Torture in Guantánamo Trial
The Justice Department rejected an interpretation by the retired chief prosecutor that lawyers could sometimes use statements obtained during C.I.A. interrogations. read more
 
In accordance with the U.N. charter.
 
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Ian Welsh18 hours ago
Work & School Are Fundamentally Awful For Most People
[image: Work & School Are Fundamentally Awful For Most People] During the first year of the pandemic there was a great deal of squealing about suicide. Turns out the squealers, as usual, were exactly wrong. I have a friendly acquaintance who quit his job to teach Alexander Technique online. He had a good paying consultant gig. First, for a month, he basically collapsed. Nine months later, he looks like a different person. I just came across an older video of mine while I was still at work: I look tired and stressed, my face is showing some kind of burden contrast this to the podcas... read more
 
A sad truth.
 
17
Biden Promised 500 Million Free Covid Tests. Then He Had to Find Them.
Millions of Americans are now receiving tests through the new mail program, which health experts said came too late to meet demand during the brunt of Omicron wave. read more
 
Politicians often make rash promises.
Polite opponents ignore them.
 
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Trump’s Words, and Deeds, Reveal Depths of His Drive to Retain Power
Donald Trump said he wanted Mike Pence to overturn the election, dangled pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and called for protests against prosecutors. Now, it turns out, he had discussed having national security agencies seize voting machines. read more
 
Trump has committed treason.
 
19
U.S. Sends Official to Help NATO Brace for Russian Cyberattacks
Intelligence assessments suggest that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would most likely be preceded by cyberattacks on Ukraine’s electric grid, its communications systems and its government. read more
 
Cyber war is declared
 
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Pfizer Asks F.D.A. to Clear 2 Vaccine Doses for Young Children as a Start
The Food and Drug Administration asked to review Pfizer’s data on two doses now, while the company continues to assess whether three doses would be more effective. read more
 
Late but useful.
 
 
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