Saturday, February 12, 2022

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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 minutes ago
Spurning Demand by the Taliban, Biden Moves to Split $7 Billion in Frozen Afghan Funds
The president intends to use the Afghan central bank’s assets to fund needs in Afghanistan amid a humanitarian disaster, and compensate victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. read more
 
Give the Taliban their money.
They govern Afghanistan.
 
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How The Trucker Protests Are Snarling the Auto Industry
Blockades of U.S.-Canada border crossings could hurt the auto industry, factory workers and the economy, which are still recovering from pandemic disruptions. read more
 
There is no devine right to profit.
The fossil carbon industries must end or everyone dies. 

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As Other Hot Spots Boil, U.S. Shows Its Foreign Policy Focus Is Asia
Antony Blinken’s Asia-Pacific trip during the crisis with Russia and Ukraine signals that the U.S. is committing to the world’s largest region — and to competition with China. read more
 
The U.N. needs the power to tax and an armed military.
The U.S. is not alone.
 
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New York Times May Publish Documents About Project Veritas, Court Says
A state appeals court said a judge’s order preventing publication of the documents would not be enforced until a formal appeal could be heard. read more
 
Project Veritas is just another corporation.
 
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Republicans Who Railed About Clinton Emails Are Quiet on Trump’s Records
Republicans once attacked Hillary Clinton for her handling of government records. But few showed outrage over news about former President Donald J. Trump’s White House records. read more
 
The Republican party is a political organization. 
It holds strong opinions
 
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CIA is Collecting in Bulk Certain Data Affecting Americans, Senators Warn
A partly declassified letter from two senators, Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich, does not say what the data is. read more
 
The story seems to have been taken down.
Intelligence organizations spy on everyone they can.
 
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US Military Offers New Details on Raid That Led to Death of ISIS Leader
A tip from informants helped set in motion a commando raid that led to the death of the elusive terrorist, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, in Syria last week. read more
 
Salacious details do not help. 
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salacious

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Trump’s Missing Call Logs Present a Challenge for Jan. 6 Investigators
Sparse call records and missing documents hinder the House panel as it tries to piece together what President Trump was doing during the attack on Congress. read more
 
Dig deeper.
 
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Panel Approves Transfer of Saudi Engineer From Guantánamo Bay
The decision means that a majority of detainees at the wartime prison are cleared for transfer if U.S. diplomats can forge security deals with countries to receive them read more
 
Let them all out.
 
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Review Panel Approves Release of Saudi Prisoner from Guantánamo Bay
The decision means that a majority of detainees at the wartime prison are cleared for transfer if U.S. diplomats can forge security deals with countries to receive them read more
 
The prison is a war crime.
 
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How Republicans Saw Inflation Coming Ahead of the Midterm Elections
The White House has been slow to recognize the political potency of rising prices. But Republicans had a plan, and they think the issue can help realign the American electorate. read more
 
Shortages lead to rising prices.
No Mystery.
 
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Biden Predicts His Supreme Court Nominee Will Get G.O.P. Support
The president has said that he wants the advice and consent of the Senate as he deliberates, despite the reality that his nominee may draw few votes from the other side of the aisle. read more
 
I would be pleased in this unlikely event.
 
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Explaining the Claim About the Biden Administration and ‘Crack Pipes’
Conservatives have homed in on a specific provision in an overdose prevention grant program to make a misleading claim about crack pipes. read more
 
Harm reduction seems a good thing.
 
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Vacancies in Top Health and Science Jobs May Threaten Biden’s Agenda
President Biden came into office vowing to respect science, but openings in crucial jobs could hamper progress on medical and technological research. read more
 
Prevention of advisors tends to prevent advice.
 
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Canadian Trucker Protests Snarl an Already Hobbled Auto Industry
Blockades of U.S.-Canada border crossings could hurt the auto industry, factory workers and the economy, which are still recovering from pandemic disruptions. read more
 
Fighting over the ruins. 

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U.S. Military Offers New Details on Raid That Led to Death of ISIS Leader
The explosion that killed Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in Syria was most likely caused by a bomb he had rigged, U.S. military officials said. read more
 
Assassination is unsporting.
 
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Will Trump's Election Lies Become a Litmus Test for Republicans?
Upcoming primaries will test whether embracing Donald J. Trump’s election falsehoods is a litmus test for Republican voters. read more
 
It is to be hoped.
 
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Senate Passes Bill to Bar Forced Arbitration in Sexual Misconduct Cases
Senate passage was the latest evidence that Democrats, fresh off a string of legislative failures on their broader domestic agenda, are focusing on narrower measures with bipartisan support. read more
 
Good idea.
 
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Congress Passes Bill to Bar Forced Arbitration in Sex Abuse Cases
Senate passage was the latest evidence that Democrats, fresh off a string of legislative failures on their broader domestic agenda, are focusing on narrower measures with bipartisan support. read more
 
Good idea.
 
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
The Decline and Fall of Post-war Liberalism and the Rise of Neoliberalism
[image: The Decline and Fall of Post-war Liberalism and the Rise of Neoliberalism] [image: strikes-involving-more-than-1k-workers]In the Anglo-US world, post-war liberalism has been on the defensive since the 1970s. This is normally shown through various wage or wealth graphs, but I’m going to show two graphs of a different nature. The first, to the right, is the number of strikes involving more than 1K workers. Fascinating, eh? The second, below and to your left, is the incarceration rate. It isn’t adjusted for population increases, but even if it was, the picture wouldn’t change... read more
 
Ian Welsh seems to be correct.
 
Some people can read and think.
That is a statement of faith.
 
 
 
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