Wednesday, March 9, 2022

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NYT > U.S. > Politics59 minutes ago
Biden Bans Oil Imports From Russia, Warning Gas Prices Will Rise
Officials said President Biden had struggled for days over the move amid deep concerns about accelerating the already rapid rise in the price of gasoline. read more
 
Hold a gas lottery.
 
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Mark Meadows Spread Trump’s Voter Fraud Claims. Now His Voting Record Is Under Scrutiny.
The former Trump aide listed a mobile home in rural North Carolina as his residence at the same time that he was running operations at the White House. read more
 
He is probably guilty of tax fraud.
 
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Spy Agencies Cite Russia’s Setbacks but Say Putin Is ‘Unlikely to Be Deterred’
Top U.S. intelligence officials told Congress that the Russian leader had underestimated Ukrainian resolve and Western cohesion but was “doubling down” to achieve his goals. read more
 
The NSA records all electronic mail.
 
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In Texas, Biden Says New Legislation Could Expand Benefits for Burn Pit Victims
The president is focused on veterans who fell ill after breathing in toxic materials from burning waste in Iraq and Afghanistan, exposure that he believes contributed to the death of his elder son. read more
 
Fixing health care would be good for all.
Killing only ends physical pain.
 
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Texas Man Convicted in First Jan. 6 Trial
The guilty verdict against Guy Wesley Reffitt came as prosecutors expanded their investigation into the Capitol attack by indicting a former leader of the far-right group the Proud Boys. read more
 
Dominoes are falling.
 
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Pressing for Evidence, Jan. 6 Panel Argues That Trump Committed Fraud
The argument was a response to a lawsuit filed by John Eastman, who is seeking to shield his communications with former President Donald J. Trump. read more
 
Congressional committees have subpoena power.
 
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Historian Pleas for Democratic Party Unity in New Book
Michael Kazin’s new book offers a pointed warning to his fellow progressives, and a surprising defense of President Biden. read more
 
Third parties have no chance in party run elections.
 
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Biden Offers More Free Covid Tests Although Demand Has Slowed
The White House is now letting households order a second round of at-home coronavirus tests, saying that testing remains important even as cases plummet. read more
 
Testing is for diagnosis.
 
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F.B.I. Sees ‘Massive Fraud’ in Groups’ Food Programs for Needy Children
Cracking down on the misuse of pandemic assistance, the agency says nonprofits in the MiI

The FBI field office objects to Minneapolis health programs.
 
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Congress Approves Legislation to Return the Postal Service to Solvency
The bill, the most sweeping overhaul of the agency in nearly two decades, now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature. read more
 
The Republican party keeps on taking.
The post office is a federally subsidized agency.
It should not be private.
 
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Biden Offers More Free Covid Tests Although Demand Has Slowed
The White House is now letting households order a second round of at-home coronavirus tests, saying that testing remains important even as cases plummet. read more
 
Testing is for diagnosis.
 
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Former Proud Boys Leader Indicted in Jan. 6 Investigation
A federal grand jury charged Enrique Tarrio with conspiracy in the Capitol attack last year, making him the second leader of a far-right group to face charges in the past several months. read more
 
Due process of law is the only way forward.
 
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Texas Youth Gender Clinic Closed Last Year Under Political Pressure
A Texas clinic for transgender adolescents closed last year amid pressure from the governor’s office, hospital officials said in phone recordings. read more
 
Other states  welcome these families.

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Chinese companies that aid Russia could face U.S. repercussions, commerce secretary warns.
Gina Raimondo, the commerce secretary, said the U.S. could take “devastating” action against Chinese companies that defy Russian sanctions. read more
 
The U.S. will try but China holds the world's heavy industry.

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Fossil of Vampire Squid’s Oldest Ancestor Is Named for Biden
Scientists describe a new species of vampyropod from a 328-million-year-old, 10-armed fossil found in Montana. read more
 
Montana believes in the Coch brothers. 
 
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Reality Intrudes on a Utopian Crypto Vision
The cryptocurrency boom has spawned enterprises democratically governed by a community of users. Or that’s the theory. Making it work has been much messier. read more
 
Crypto currency is non-fungible tokens.
It is fantasy.
 
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Socialists’ Response to War in Ukraine Has Put Some Democrats on Edge
The Democratic Socialists of America’s view that U.S. “imperialist expansionism” through NATO fueled Russia’s invasion has created challenges for politicians aligned with the group. read more
 
"The Anarchist party has a constitution and bylaws"
The "Democratic Socialist" organization includes few democratic socialists.
 
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Ian Welsh13 hours ago
Guerrilla Warfare: The Way of the Weak
[image: Guerrilla Warfare: The Way of the Weak] [image: Kurdish Female Soldier] *“War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.” *—* Clausewitz, On War* The first and most fundamental principle of warfare is to know what your goal is. This applies to any type of war, anywhere, at any time, no matter what tactic is used. Last year (*this is a reprint, but one most readers probably haven’t read) * I was one of the first people to predict that Israel would lose to Hezbollah—because Israel’s stated goal was to destroy Hezbollah as an organization.... read more
 
Ian Welsh presents a good gloss on grerrilla warfare.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloss_(annotation)
 
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E.P.A. Plans Tighter Tailpipe Rules for Trucks, Vans and Buses
For the first time since 2001, the government is setting more stringent limits on pollution from trucks, vans, and buses that harms human health. read more
 
"The Future is electric"
"Get used to it."

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Congress Gives Final Approval to Make Lynching a Hate Crime
The bill’s unanimous passage in the Senate ended more than a century of failed attempts to explicitly criminalize lynching. read more
 
“Hallelujah — it is long overdue,” said Senator Chuck Schumer.
 
 
 
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