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NYT > U.S. > Politics25 minutes ago

The 9/11 Trial: Why Are Plea Bargain Talks Underway?

New leadership, an ever receding trial date and pressure to disclose more information about the C.I.A. torture of the accused plotters all contribute. read more

 

Testimony obtained by torture is inadmissible at trial. 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics47 minutes ago

Ashley Biden’s Diary Was Shown at Trump Fund-Raiser. Weeks Later, Project Veritas Called Her.

The right-wing group’s deceptive call to the president’s daughter a month before Election Day is among the new details that show how the organization worked to expose personal information about the Biden family. read more

 

The Republican party has not found a new thought recently.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago

Russia Claims to Use a Hypersonic Missile

The United States, Russia and China have all been racing to develop hypersonic weapons, which can maneuver in flight at more than five times the speed of sound. read more

 

Cruise missiles cost and require good intelligence.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_missile 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago

Can Ashish Jha, ‘a Comforting Voice,’ Tamp Down Covid’s Political Divide?

Dr. Jha, the new White House coronavirus response coordinator, has built a reputation as a gifted communicator, but there is much more to the job. read more

 

The Republican party resists any change.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

For the U.S., a Tenuous Balance in Confronting Russia

Navigating between aiding Ukraine and avoiding an escalation with Moscow has led to a tangle of 

 

A nuclear war will not be risked.

Economic pain has defeated the FSB RF in the past.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Security_Service

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

A General Fights to Illuminate Mental Health Issues in the Military

The military has struggled to meet the mental health needs of troops, lawmakers and service members say. read more

 

The problem was buried during the Korean conflict.

It does not stay buried.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Trucker Protest Moved by More Than Opposition to Covid Mandates

The demonstrators camped outside Washington are rallying against Covid restrictions, but are fueled by a far broader set of right-wing grievances. read more

 

Interstate trucking is insufficiently profitable.

The protest is the equivalent of a strike.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

One Year In, Biden’s Health Secretary Seeks a Reboot

A lawyer by training, Xavier Becerra helped draft the Affordable Care Act as a congressman, but he is not steeped in infectious disease. His tenure will be defined by how he handles the fallout from Covid-19. read more

 

The Republican party suffers from undying faith.

The affordable health care act needs legislative modification.

The modifications will not pass the senate.

 

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Ian Welsh1 day ago

Open Thread

[image: Open Thread] Use to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. (Nothing about Ukraine, etc…) Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn read more

 

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

A few preliminaries must be decided.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

How Candidates Are Using TikTok to Secure Younger Voters

Is the app the next frontier of political campaigning or just another place to burnish one’s image? read more

 

Only the interested pay attention.

Children of all ages are not much interested. 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Dr. Oz’s Heritage Is Targeted as Rivals Vie for Trump Backing

The Senate candidate’s Turkish background has emerged as a focus of David McCormick’s attacks in Pennsylvania’s G.O.P. primary. read more

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz

 

Quack.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago

Justice Dept. to Expand Training Offered to Local Law Enforcement

The announcement comes as the administration has sought to fulfill a key part of President Biden’s legislative agenda. read more

 

The police need to know different and more.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago

Trump Campaign Owes $300,000 in Legal Fees After Another Failed NDA Case

The award stems from an arbitration claim that was dismissed in part because of the “vague and unenforceable” provisions of a nondisclosure agreement. read more

 

Nondisclosure agreements are a poor tool for secrecy. 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago

Cox/Roosevelt Campaign Button From 1920 Sells for $185,850

The political button business has been booming. A Cox/Roosevelt campaign button from 1920 was auctioned for a six-figure sum this week. read more

 

I have a small collection of science fiction buttons.

Campaign buttons have less appeal.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago

Mail Ballot Rejections Surge in Texas, With Signs of a Race Gap

A new Republican voting law led to the sharp rise in rejected ballots in the state’s recent primary election. An analysis shows that Black areas of Houston disproportionately had votes thrown out. read more

 

Racism will out.

 

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Ian Welsh2 days ago

The Features of Good Leadership In Societies & Large Groups

[image: The Features of Good Leadership In Societies & Large Groups] Leaders have power. They often don’t have to care what happens to most people, because those people can neither help nor hurt them. As a result, most leaders act badly, and hurt great numbers of people. There are three qualities you need in a good leader of large groups. *1) kindness to people who can never help or hurt them. This is the origin of seeing how people treat waiters or other service staff.* The problem with this test is that a lot of people want to be liked by everyone they meet and are good at making... read more

 

These features are necessary but not sufficent.

There must be an objective.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago

How Pete Souza and Ronny Jackson Became Public Foes

Pete Souza, the former White House photographer-turned-Trump troll, now uses his popular Twitter feed almost exclusively to ridicule Representative Ronny Jackson, the former White House doctor-turned-Trump acolyte. read more

 

Fallings out are part of political collapse.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago

By Labeling Putin a ‘War Criminal,’ Biden Personalizes the Conflict

President Biden’s visceral reaction to the horrifying images coming out of Ukraine also reflects a broader effort to isolate the Russian leader. read more

 

Noting that Putin is a war criminal makes the conflict in Ukraine of broader interest.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago

Mark Meadows’s 2020 Vote Is Under Investigation in North Carolina

Records show that Mr. Meadows cast an absentee ballot from the address of a remote mobile home, but reports have cast doubt on whether he lived there. read more

 

Mark Meadows may have cast the only fraudulent vote in the 2020 election.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago

U.S. Says Russia Committed War Crimes, but Consequences Are Unclear

A day after President Biden’s remark, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he agreed. Experts warned of hurdles to a successful prosecution. read more

 

There is no war crimes tribunal for this war.

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