Saturday, March 5, 2022

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NYT > U.S. > Politics27 minutes ago
Why Americans Might Not Rally Around Biden Over Ukraine
The days when voters put their partisan differences aside during a national security crisis appear to be over. read more
 
The Republican party does not feel threatened.    
 
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NYT > U.S. > Politics47 minutes ago
Federal Reserve Chair Pledges to Bring Inflation Under Control
Jerome H. Powell, the head of the Federal Reserve, told lawmakers the Fed was prepared to prevent a rerun of 1970s inflation. read more
 
Inflation threatens incomes from wealth.
Think existing industrial bonds.
Higher interest rates deflate the economy and increase extant wealth.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics57 minutes ago
Western Sanctions Show Russian Vulnerability in Global Economy
Even countries with limited trade relationships are intertwined in capital markets in today’s world. Could the Russia sanctions change that? read more
 
The operations in Ukraine are planned years in advance.

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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Confirms He Will Not Run for Senate
Senator Mitch McConnell had been trying to recruit Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona to run, but former President Donald J. Trump had warned him against it. read more
 
The future does not belong to Donald Trump.
 
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Supreme Court Lets Kentucky’s Attorney General Defend Abortion Law
After the state’s political landscape shifted in 2019, state officials of different parties disagreed about who should represent the state in the case. read more
 
The fix is in at the federal supreme court on abortion.
 
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C.I.A. Black Sites Are State Secrets, the Supreme Court Rules
A Guantánamo detainee had sought information from two former government contractors to aid in a Polish criminal inquiry into a facility there. read more
 
The supreme court is attempting to change past events.
 
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Ukrainian Forces Use Home-Turf Knowledge to Stymie Russia
Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Ukraine’s military was “fighting with extraordinary skill and courage.” read more
 
Only the farmer knows the farm.
 
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Jan. 6 Committee Lays Out Potential Criminal Charges Against Trump
In a court filing, the panel said there was enough evidence to suggest that the former president might have engaged in a criminal conspiracy as he fought to remain in office. read more
 
The committeee is doing its job.
 
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The U.S. extends technology restrictions to Belarus and the Russian oil industry.
The Biden administration said the measures would degrade the ability to wage war on Ukraine and would prevent Belarus from channeling forbidden goods to Russia. read more
 
Russia found it needed help.
 
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What Rashida Tlaib Represents
She changed the Israeli-Palestinian debate in Congress by reminding her colleagues of the human stakes. It’s a burden she would rather not carry. read more
 
Rashida Tlaib has a district to represent in congress. 
She does not want more work.
 
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Justice Dept. Announces Task Force to Go After Russian Oligarchs
The task force adds to the raft of actions that Western leaders have taken in recent days in an effort to undercut Vladimir V. Putin and the politically connected elite in Russia. read more
 
Billionaire oligarchs who have aided President Vladimir V. Putin are a legitimate target.
 
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Jan. 6 Committee Lays Out Potential Criminal Charges Against Trump
In a court filing, the panel said there was enough evidence to suggest that the former president might have engaged in a criminal conspiracy as he fought to remain in office. read more
 
The committee is doing its job.
 
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Judge Jackson Begins Making Her Own Case for High Court Seat
Democrats hope meeting the nominee will persuade some Republicans senators to support her historic nomination to the Supreme Court. read more
 
"With the advice and consent of the senate" is required by the constitution.
 
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Biden’s New Covid Plan: Preparing for New Variants and Avoiding Shutdowns
The strategy is supposed to help the nation transition to what some are calling a “new normal,” but it will require funding from Congress. read more
 
Covid-19 is proven to mutate away from vaccines and other imunities.
 
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Prosecutors Open Arguments Against Defendant in First Jan. 6 Trial
Guy Reffitt recorded himself as he entered the Capitol with zip ties and a pistol. “We’re taking the Capitol before the day is over, ripping them out by their hair,” he said. read more
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/us/politics/guy-reffitt-january-6-trial.html
 
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The Young Progressive Lawyer at the Center of a Marquee Texas Runoff
Jessica Cisneros had the backing of national progressive leaders, a cramped campaign headquarters and the help of her father. She’s now taking on Representative Henry Cuellar in a runoff in May. read more
 
It is news that a progressive is allowed to contest a Texas election.
 
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As Biden Pivots, Democrats Seek to Salvage His Domestic Agenda
The president repackaged his sweeping domestic policy plan with more centrist language, but it remained unclear whether Congress would resurrect key elements of his agenda. read more
 
It looks that the Democrat label is toxic to Republicans.
 
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Ukraine War and U.S. Politics Complicate Climate Change Fight
Climate change, a central part of Biden’s agenda, was barely mentioned in the State of the Union. And Europe is confronting its heavy reliance on Russian gas. read more
 
Climate change action can be the key sanction in the Ukrainian war.
The use of fossil carbon must end.

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Biden Rehires National Security Staff Member Pushed Out Under Trump
The National Security Council confirmed that Ellen Knight, who told of improper pressure from Trump administration officials, was returning to help manage classified information. read more
 
https://apnews.com/article/classified-information-national-security-john-bolton-27cbabb9c37bc67d7b457a74cf4b6487
 
Biden has done the proper thing.
 
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
The China Trap
[image: The China Trap] I’d really hate to be China’s leadership right now. This is rock/hard place for them. If they don’t keep Russia alive they will have no ally when it’s their turn, but the US and Europe are likely to put a ton of pressure on them for sanctions & that will start the cold war (for them, it’s already on for Russia, earlier than they wanted.) Obama famously pivoted to China, calling it the biggest threat. Trump slapped on sanctions and used a ban on semiconducters to absolutely savage Huawei, the flagship Chinese tech company, whose phones were rivaling Apple an... read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huawei
 
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/global-maps
 
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/global-maps/MYDAL2_M_SKY_WV
 
If the crisis had come two years ago Ian Welsh would have been correct. 

Both China and Russia are in drought.
 
 
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