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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 minutes ago
Missing From the Federal Budget: Biden’s Signature Policy Agenda
The Build Back Better package that has consumed Congress for months was relegated to the footnotes. read more
 
Most of the debated programs  are not law.
 
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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 minutes ago
Biden’s Budget Aims to Shrink Deficit
President Biden looks to win support from moderates and emphasizes fiscal responsibility. read more
 
Money almost always gets spent by goverment.
Much of the debt reduction is probably new tax.
 

Jan. 6 Panel Is Likely to Seek Interview With Ginni Thomas
The committee is preparing to reach out to the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas after the disclosure of her text messages supporting efforts to overturn the election. read more
 
All information is valuable.
 
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Biden wants new taxes on the wealthy and more spending on the military and domestic priorities.
The president released his latest budget proposal amid war in Ukraine and concerns at home about rising costs. read more
 
This is not new.
Conservatives are always concerned about rising costs.
 
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Supreme Court to Weigh California Law on Treatment of Pigs
Trade groups challenged the law, which requires adequate space for breeding pigs to turn around, saying it unfairly burdens out-of-state farmers. read more
 
California will pay the cost of its regulations and a premium.
 

Supreme Court to Hear Copyright Fight Over Andy Warhol’s Images of Prince
The justices will decide whether the artist’s reliance on a photograph of the musician was copyright infringement or protected as a new, transformative work. read more
 
It looks transformative to me.
 
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Biden Proposes Tax on Billionaires as Way to Fund Economic Agenda
The new tax would apply to the richest Americans and would target unrealized capital gains. read more
 
It is a practical expression of the Willie Sutton principle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Sutton 

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Disney Says It Hopes Florida Anti-LGBTQ Law Is ‘Struck Down’
Disney’s employees criticized the company this month for not taking a public stance against the legislation. read more
 
Sexuality is not a choice.
Mr. DeSantis should learn that.
 
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Federal Judge Finds Trump Most Likely Committed Crimes Over 2020 Election
“The illegality of the plan was obvious,” the judge wrote in a civil case, referring to the former president’s efforts to persuade Vice President Mike Pence to upend the certification of the Electoral College results. read more
 
Trump should be in prison.
 
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Biden’s Center-Leaning Budget Bends to Political Reality
The president’s budget addresses the main attack lines that Republicans are using against him and his Democratic allies in Congress in the run-up to midterm congressional elections. read more
 
Money is the tool of politics.
 
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Would Putin Strike NATO Supply Lines to Ukraine? History Suggests No.
From the Soviets in Afghanistan to the U.S. in Korea, Moscow and Washington have often chosen not to attack the countries aiding their enemies. read more
 
Putin may be learning the lessons NATO would teach. 

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Biden Administration Moves to Make Funding for Indian Health Service Mandatory
The budget request for the Indian Health Service calls for increasing the agency’s budget to $9.1 billion, a more than 20 percent increase from the previous funding level. read more
 
The Health service is in the treaties.
The U.S. must provide it.

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Biden’s Budget Focuses on Inflation
The administration’s new budget suggests strategies for bringing down inflation, but many would take time to play out, or offer limited help. read more
 
A soft landing is Biden's objective.
 
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Administration moves to make funding for Indian Health Service mandatory.
The budget request for the Indian Health Service calls for increasing the agency’s budget to $9.1 billion, a more than 20 percent increase from the previous funding level. read more
 
The Health service is in the treaties.
The U.S. must provide it.

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Biden Proposes Tax on Billionaires as Way to Fund Economic Agenda
The new tax would apply to the richest Americans and would target unrealized capital gains. read more
 
Billionaires are not a majority.
 
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Biden Aims to Boost Military and Social Spending in 2023 Budget
The president will unveil his latest budget proposal amid a war in Ukraine and concerns at home about rising costs. read more
 
Republicans are only concerned with costs.
 
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Ian Welsh9 hours ago
Reorienting About How Well Russia Is Doing In Ukraine
[image: Reorienting About How Well Russia Is Doing In Ukraine] It’s consensus in the West now that Russia’s military sucks. Does it? As Scott Ritter pointed out and as I find it shocking that almost no one else pointed out, Russia invaded with a lot less men than Ukraine has. Regular forces, plus reserves, plus border guards, plus miscellaneous other groups, Ukraine had about 600K. With allies from the Republics, Russia had about 190K. Russia has air superiority, but not air supremacy over Ukraine, but the bottom line is that they invaded with about a 1/3 ground force disadvantage... read more
 
Ian Welsh is not happy.
Ukraine has surprised Putin.
Wait for developments.
 
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 27, 2022
[image: Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 27, 2022] Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 27, 2022 by Tony Wikrent *Strategic Political Economy* *In a World on Fire, Stop Burning Things* Bill McKibben [New Yorker, via The Big Picture 3-26-2022] The truth is new and counterintuitive: we have the technology necessary to rapidly ditch fossil fuels…. …the era of large-scale combustion has to come to a rapid close. If we understand that as the goal, we might be able to keep score, and be able to finally get somewhere. Last Tuesday, President Biden banned the importation of... read more
 
The usual suspects.
 
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In Georgia, Trump Tries to Revive a Sputtering Campaign
The former president held a rally in rural Georgia on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start David Perdue’s campaign to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp. read more
 

 
 
 
 
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