Monday, February 28, 2022

@21:30, , 2/27/22

|

1?

2

NYT > U.S. > Politics42 minutes ago
At CPAC, Trump Misleads About Biden, a Russian Pipeline and Gas Prices
The 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.
 
3
Barr Rebukes Trump as ‘Off the Rails’ in New Memoir
William 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.
 
4
CPAC Focuses on Culture Grievances and Trump
The 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.
 
5
‘Blood Red’: How Lopsided New District Lines Are Deepening America’s Divide
Competitive 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
 
6
First Jan. 6 Trial to Open, Allowing Prosecutors to Set Out Broad Case
The 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.
 
7
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/26/us/politics/ukraine-europe-refugees.html 

Europe is accepting Ukrainian women and children without papers.

8
As Democrats Cheer Jackson Pick, Republicans Pledge Respectful Review
The 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.

9
Biden and Putin, Children of the Cold War, Face Off Over Ukraine
Not 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   ?
 
10
Russia and China Cemented Economic Ties Before Ukraine Invasion
Facing 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

11
As a Public Defender, Ketanji Brown Jackson Helped Clients Others Avoided
Ambitious lawyers usually become prosecutors. Ketanji Brown Jackson worked on behalf of criminal defendants and Guantánamo detainees. read more
 
"Every defendant needs legal council."

12
Demetrios Papademetriou, Top Immigration Scholar, Dies at 75
He 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.
 
13
Supporters Seek Clemency for Leonard Peltier, Native American Activist
Leonard 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.
 
14
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.) Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn read more
 
Some things must be resolved first.
Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.
 
15
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.
 
16
U.S. Eases Sanctions to Allow Routine Transactions With Afghan Government
The 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.

17
How the U.S. and Europe Are Targeting Putin With Sanctions
The 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.
 
18
Russia’s Assault in Ukraine Slows After an Aggressive Start
The 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

19
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".
 
20
‘I’ll Stand on the Side of Russia’: Pro-Putin Sentiment Spreads Online
After 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.
 
 
 
||

No comments:

Post a Comment