Saturday, March 26, 2022

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Texts Show Ginni Thomas’s Embrace of Conspiracy Theories
In 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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Biden Administration Plans to Offer Second Booster Shots to Those 50 and Up
After 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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Republicans and Democrats Begin to Sharply Diverge on Crime
This 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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As Adams Toughens on Crime, Some Fear a Return to ’90s Era Policing
With 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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Manchin Backs Jackson as Democrats Unite Behind Confirmation
The 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. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn read more
 
I have not yet bought a generator.
I do not expect bad times to get much beyond economic problems.
 
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Biden to Ask Congress for 9,000 Fewer Immigration Detention Beds
The 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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More Russian Mercenaries Deploying to Ukraine to Take On Greater Role in War
At 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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Europe and the U.S. Make Ambitious Plans to Reduce Reliance on Russian Gas
President 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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Supreme Court Rules Against Navy SEALs in Vaccine Mandate Case
The 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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Judge Throws Out Maryland Congressional Map, in Blow to Democrats
The 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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Justice Clarence Thomas Discharged From Hospital, Court Says
The Supreme Court justice, 73, had been hospitalized for a week with flulike symptoms. read more
 
Clarence Thomas is not dead.
 
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Nebraska Congressman Faces Calls to Step Down After Convictions
Representative 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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The Fed Bets on a ‘Soft Landing,’ but Recession Risk Looms
Central 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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U.S. and European Leaders Reach Deal on Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy
President Biden said the agreement included “unprecedented protections.” read more
 
The world wide web does not do packet privacy.

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Biden Strikes Gas Deal to Reduce Europe’s Reliance on Russia
It 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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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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Why the U.S. Can’t Quickly Wean Europe From Russian Gas
The 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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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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