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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Texts Show Ginni Thomas’s Embrace of Conspiracy TheoriesIn the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, the wife of Justice
Clarence Thomas was involved in a range of efforts to keep President Donald
J. Trump in power. read more
Clarence Thomas is an "Oreo".
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Biden Administration Plans to Offer Second Booster Shots to Those 50 and UpAfter fraught discussions, officials decided that another shot might save
thousands of lives if a new coronavirus wave hit before the fall. The
F.D.A. could authorize the boosters next week. read more
Vaccines work even on the variants.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago
Republicans and Democrats Begin to Sharply Diverge on CrimeThis week’s Senate hearings underscored the fragility of a bipartisan
alliance that seeks to reduce the impact of America’s vast prison complex. read more
Better resolution is required on the satisfaction numbers to make them meaningful.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
As Adams Toughens on Crime, Some Fear a Return to ’90s Era PolicingWith violent crime surging, Mayor Eric Adams is testing how much policing a
changed New York City will tolerate. read more
Adams is probably a mistake by the New York city Democratic machine.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Manchin Backs Jackson as Democrats Unite Behind ConfirmationThe support of the centrist from West Virginia shows that Democrats are
unifying behind Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination in the face of
strong Republican opposition. read more
Manchin will not be returned to the senate.
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Ian Welsh20 hours ago
Preparing for Bad Times Thread[image: Preparing for Bad Times Thread]
This is a thread for comments on how to prepare for bad times. All
off-topic comments will be deleted. The thread will be re-upped every
Saturday so that resources can build over time.
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I have not yet bought a generator.
I do not expect bad times to get much beyond economic problems.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
Biden to Ask Congress for 9,000 Fewer Immigration Detention BedsThe administration plans to seek funding for 25,000 beds, down from the
34,000 beds that are currently funded. It also severed a contract with a
detention facility in Alabama. read more
Immigrants are needed in the U.S.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
More Russian Mercenaries Deploying to Ukraine to Take On Greater Role in WarAt least 1,000 fighters from Russia’s Wagner Group are expected to focus on
the Kremlin’s goal of seizing eastern Ukraine. read more
I would like better information.
This story is convenient.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Europe and the U.S. Make Ambitious Plans to Reduce Reliance on Russian GasPresident Biden said the United States would send more natural gas to
Europe, though he did not specify how given that the U.S. is already near
its export capacity. read more
This story should be about two weeks old.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Supreme Court Rules Against Navy SEALs in Vaccine Mandate CaseThe justices blocked a ruling that would have prevented the Pentagon from
taking into account whether service members with religious objections were
vaccinated. read more
The Military must vaccinate as appropriate.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Judge Throws Out Maryland Congressional Map, in Blow to DemocratsThe ruling, in which the judge said Democrats had drawn an “extreme
gerrymander,” was the first time this redistricting cycle that the party’s
legislators had a congressional map defeated in court. read more
Gerrymandering cannot be allowed to completely dominate elections.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Justice Clarence Thomas Discharged From Hospital, Court SaysThe Supreme Court justice, 73, had been hospitalized for a week with
flulike symptoms. read more
NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Clarence Thomas is not dead.
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Nebraska Congressman Faces Calls to Step Down After ConvictionsRepresentative Jeff Fortenberry was accused of lying to F.B.I. agents
investigating illegal foreign donations. read more
It is hard to serve in congress when confined.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
The Fed Bets on a ‘Soft Landing,’ but Recession Risk LoomsCentral bankers have been clear that they will do what it takes to control
inflation. They are betting on a soft landing, but a bumpy one is possible. read more
The economics favored by conservatives do not allow soft landings.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
U.S. and European Leaders Reach Deal on Trans-Atlantic Data PrivacyPresident Biden said the agreement included “unprecedented protections.” read more
NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
The world wide web does not do packet privacy.
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Biden Strikes Gas Deal to Reduce Europe’s Reliance on RussiaIt was not clear how the United States would achieve its goal of sending
more natural gas to Europe when there was little spare capacity to boost
exports. read more
More capacity can be built.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
F.D.A. Rushed a Drug for Preterm Births. Did It Put Speed Over Science?The agency’s accelerated approval program for certain drugs has come under
intense scrutiny because some medicines stay on the market despite limited
evidence that they work. read more
There is no magic.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Why the U.S. Can’t Quickly Wean Europe From Russian GasThe Biden administration’s plan to send more natural gas to Europe will be
hampered by the lack of export and import terminals. read more
Facilities can be built.
That will take time.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
How the 2022 Primaries Are Testing Trump’s Role as the G.O.P. ‘Kingpin’Two of Donald Trump’s most prominent Senate endorsements have already
backfired. Now the month of May looms large to measure his pull on the
party. read more
Trump is not drawing more voters.
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
March of De-Dollarization: Russia Selling In Rubles[image: March of De-Dollarization: Russia Selling In Rubles]
So, as many readers will have heard, Russia has said it will only accept
rubles in exchange for its exports to “hostile nations” — which is to say,
those nations who have sanctioned it over Ukraine.
The main thing to understand is that the West froze hundreds of billions of
dollars of Russian reserves on account in the West. They sold us stuff for
Euros and dollars and we will now not let them use those dollars or Euros.
Sanctions mean that even the dollars and euros they have cannot buy many,
perhaps most things, in most... read more
The macroeconomic world will not be neat.
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