Sunday, February 20, 2022

@19:36, , 2/19/22

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Fringe Scheme to Reverse 2020 Election Splits Wisconsin G.O.P.
False claims that Donald J. Trump can be reinstalled in the White House are picking up steam — and spiraling further from reality as they go. read more
 
"an indissoluble union" 

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Who Is Behind QAnon? Linguistic Detectives Find Fingerprints
Using machine learning, separate teams of computer scientists identified the same two men as likely authors of messages that fueled the viral movement. read more
 
No longer anonymous. 

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Asphalt Industry Is a Big Winner in Infrastructure Plan
A range of special interests lobbied for infrastructure dollars. The asphalt industry may have been the most successful. read more
 
Asphault means infrastructure to Republicans.
 
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Biden Says Putin Has Chosen ‘Catastrophic’ War Over Diplomacy
President Biden spoke amid fears that Russia was setting the stage for an invasion that could ignite the biggest conflict in Europe in decades. read more
 
Sabers must rattle loudly to be effective.
 
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Ian Welsh22 hours ago
Open Thread
[image: Open Thread] Use to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. (No Covid, no “truckers”.) Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn read more
 
Talk must precede action.
Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.
 
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Unable to Agree on Russia Sanctions Bill, Senate Settles for a Statement
A bipartisan push to pass the “mother of all sanctions” collapsed after Republicans insisted on imposing broad penalties before an invasion and Democrats, backing the White House, refused. read more
 
The Republicans want to blame a war on Biden.
 
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CNN’s Gollust Discussed Interview Topics With Gov. Cuomo, Probe Found
An internal investigation found that a top executive, Allison Gollust, had extensive communications with then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. read more
 
Both sides can play.
 
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Material Recovered From Trump by Archives Included Classified Information
The former president, who assailed Hillary Clinton in 2016 for her handling of sensitive material, was confirmed by the National Archives to have taken classified documents with him when he left office. read more
 
I would hope so.
 
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Explaining Putin’s Decades-Long Obsession With Ukraine
We spoke with Fiona Hill, a former Trump adviser, about how the Russian leader’s view of history has led him to the brink of war. read more
 
I found no explanation.
Putin thinks Ukraine is Russian.
Stalin mad an effort and failed.
Lenin also tried and failed.
 
10
Jim Hagedorn, a Trump Ally in the House, Dies at 59
A two-term Minnesota conservative, he backed efforts to overturn the election of Joseph Biden as president on spurious grounds of voter fraud. read more
 
Bad health needs no excuse.
 
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Charitable Offer by Melania Trump Is Rejected, a Move She Calls ‘Politics’
Mrs. Trump assailed what she called attempts to “cancel her” as she comes under criticism, along with her husband, for post-White House fund-raising efforts. read more
 
Hear her and "just say no." 

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Supreme Court to Review ‘Remain in Mexico’ Asylum Policy
The justices agreed to hear the Biden administration’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that blocked it from rescinding the program. read more
 
A happy result is not expected.
 
13
Judge Allows Civil Suits to Proceed Against Trump Over Jan. 6
The ruling means the plaintiffs in three civil cases will likely be able to seek information from the former president over his role in the attack on the Capitol. read more
 
Saint Helena is in Trump,s future.
 
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Why Companies Struggled to Navigate Olympics Sponsorships
The debacle over Olympic sponsorship shows how the U.S.-China relationship has turned into a minefield for companies trying to do business in both countries. read more
 
Puritans make life difficult for business men.
 
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Texas Voting Law Leads to Jump in Absentee Ballot Rejections
Texas Republicans said the state’s new voting law would make it “easy to vote, hard to cheat.” County election officials say it’s sowing confusion ahead of next month’s primaries. read more
 
There must be many Democrats.
 
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For Companies, Winning in China Now Means Losing Somewhere Else
The debacle over Olympic sponsorship shows how the U.S.-China relationship has turned into a minefield for companies trying to do business in both countries. read more
 
Conservatives are not tolerant minds.
 
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Federal Reserve Rolls Out Tough Trading Restrictions After Scandal
Top Federal Reserve officials will be barred from owning many securities after a trading scandal and a series of prominent resignations. read more
 
The Federal Reserve is always under suspicion of self dealing by conservatives.
 
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Material Recovered From Trump by Archives Included Classified Information
In a letter to Congress, the National Archives confirmed that boxes taken from the White House by the former president included classified national security documents. read more
 
Trump has no interest in history, the records of past deeds

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Submarine Spy Case: Wife of Navy Engineer Pleads Guilty
Diana Toebbe, a high school teacher, acknowledged her part in an effort to try to sell nuclear reactor secrets her husband had taken from the Navy. read more
 
This is evidence of rampant self interest.  Suspect a plea bargain.
 
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Man Charged in Jan. 6 Riot Sold Forged Vaccination Cards, U.S. Says
Prosecutors said that the man, Jia Liu, a Marine Corps reservist, conspired with a nurse, Steven Rodriguez, to distribute hundreds of fraudulent vaccine cards. read more
 
A person who could believe Trump did not lose his reelection bid has indulged in fantasy.
 
 
 
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