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NYT > U.S. > Politics42 minutes ago
At CPAC, Trump Misleads About Biden, a Russian Pipeline and Gas PricesThe former president made inaccurate claims about his border wall, the
Biden administration and a Russian pipeline, among other topics. read more
Trump has lost his magic.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Barr Rebukes Trump as ‘Off the Rails’ in New MemoirWilliam P. Barr’s memoir of his time as attorney general under George H.W.
Bush and then again under Donald J. Trump defends his more recent
leadership of the Justice Department. read more
Racism is on the back burner.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
CPAC Focuses on Culture Grievances and TrumpThe annual gathering of American conservatives reflected the G.O.P’s shift
away from policy issues that had traditionally animated the party. read more
CPAC has lost its cause.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
‘Blood Red’: How Lopsided New District Lines Are Deepening America’s DivideCompetitive districts are disappearing in Texas and beyond. Consider the
case of a once-rising Republican star, Dan Crenshaw, in the Houston suburbs. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favorite_son
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
First Jan. 6 Trial to Open, Allowing Prosecutors to Set Out Broad CaseThe Justice Department will have its first opportunity in a courtroom to
show how the violent chaos that erupted at the Capitol last year disrupted
the peaceful transfer of power. read more
Treason is the natural case.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/26/us/politics/ukraine-europe-refugees.html
Europe is accepting Ukrainian women and children without papers.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
As Democrats Cheer Jackson Pick, Republicans Pledge Respectful ReviewThe showdown over Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination could be less
toxic than other recent Supreme Court confirmations. read more
Respectful Review means attending her initial presentation before registering their no votes.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden and Putin, Children of the Cold War, Face Off Over UkraineNot since John F. Kennedy and Nikita S. Khrushchev confronted each other
over Berlin and Cuba have an American president and Russian leader gone
eyeball to eyeball in quite such a dramatic fashion. read more
Republicans cannot resist poking the Russian bear.
They remember Lenin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Lenin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Trotsky ?
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Russia and China Cemented Economic Ties Before Ukraine InvasionFacing a wary United States and worried about depending on imports by sea,
China is buying more energy and food from its northern neighbor. read more
Ian Welsh sent this discussion in one of his posts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMiSQAGOS4
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
As a Public Defender, Ketanji Brown Jackson Helped Clients Others AvoidedAmbitious lawyers usually become prosecutors. Ketanji Brown Jackson worked
on behalf of criminal defendants and Guantánamo detainees. read more
"Every defendant needs legal council."
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Demetrios Papademetriou, Top Immigration Scholar, Dies at 75He designed the “Grand Bargain,” an ambitious plan for Mexican immigrants
to gain legal status in the U.S., but it collapsed after the terrorist
attacks of 9/11. read more
Death is never selective.
This death is unfortunate and early.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Supporters Seek Clemency for Leonard Peltier, Native American ActivistLeonard Peltier, sentenced to two life terms 45 years ago in the shooting
of two F.B.I. agents, is now 77 and in poor health. read more
Prison is worse than death. He will receive no mercy.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Open Thread[image: Open Thread]
Use the comments to discuss topic unrelated to the Ukrainian/Russian war.
(I’m afraid that for a while posts will probably be mainly or entirely
about this war because it matters and also illustrates a lot of very
important things.)
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Some things must be resolved first.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
State Dept. Says Moscow’s Ukraine Diplomacy Was a ‘Pretense’Officials in the Biden administration met repeatedly with Russian
emissaries as the threat of an invasion of Ukraine grew more apparent. read more
Both sides had non-negotiable demands.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
U.S. Eases Sanctions to Allow Routine Transactions With Afghan GovernmentThe move allows financial dealings with civil servants at government
institutions, even if those ministries are now overseen by Taliban members. read more
Joe Biden knew what he was doing.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
How the U.S. and Europe Are Targeting Putin With SanctionsThe new penalties are a provocative step given how rarely governments,
including the United States, take aim at foreign leaders. read more
The West thinks money is important.
Russia knows political power is important.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Russia’s Assault in Ukraine Slows After an Aggressive StartThe invading forces have faced stiff resistance, but President Vladimir V.
Putin of Russia could quickly send in more troops, Pentagon officials said. read more
Russia did not poll Ukraine.
Russia may find it is much like Afghanistan in 1986.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Afghan_War
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden Made a Historic Supreme Court Pick. What Will Senators Do?Nominating the first Black woman is both bold and politically savvy,
Democrats told us. Republicans are divided over how much of a fight to put
up. read more
Republicans will "just say no".
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
‘I’ll Stand on the Side of Russia’: Pro-Putin Sentiment Spreads OnlineAfter marinating in conspiracy theories and Donald J. Trump’s Russia
stance, some online discourse about Vladimir Putin has grown more
complimentary. read more
Trump is shedding his tail.
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