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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 minutes ago
Blackburn Miscasts Jackson’s Views and Record
Senator Marsha Blackburn took quotes out of context as she leveraged a blistering attack against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. read more
 
Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, exposed her racism.
 
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Jackson Vows to Be Independent on Supreme Court if Confirmed
On the first day of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings, Republican senators began previewing attack lines accusing her of being soft on crime. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation.
 
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Ex-Wife of Eric Greitens, Senate Candidate in Missouri, Accuses Him of Abuse
Sheena Greitens said in an affidavit that her former husband had physically abused both her and their young son. Mr. Greitens, a former governor of Missouri, denied the accusation. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation
 
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Fact Checking Judge Jackson’s Record on Child Sexual Abuse
Republican lawmakers criticizing the Supreme Court nominee have taken the judge’s remarks and sentencing decisions out of context, distorting her record. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation
 
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For These Republicans, Supreme Court Hearings Are an Irresistible Opportunity
Four of the senators on the panel grilling Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson are known to have dreams beyond the walls of the U.S. Senate. read more
 
The election of a Republican candidate in 2024 is out of reach.without a Democratic disaster.
 
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On Eve of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearings, G.O.P. Steps Up Attacks
The White House and Democrats have pushed back hard against new claims that the judge was overly lenient in certain cases, calling them a smear. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation
 
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Vows to Be Independent Judge in Hearing Statement
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson committed to adopt a “neutral stance” if confirmed to the Supreme Court and promised to continue to produce expansive, “transparent” opinions. read more
 
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has stated her position.
 
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Myanmar’s Military Committed Genocide Against Rohingya, U.S. Says
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the official designation. More than 9,000 people were killed in the violence. read more
 
Call this eviction genocide.
It was not gentle.
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Powell Says Fed Could Raise Rates More Quickly to Tame Inflation
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, voiced worry about inflation expectations and declared the central bank ready to do what it takes to control rapid price increases. read more
 
 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/21/opinion/us-economy-inflation-europe.html
 
"Now, excess inflation suggests that recent U.S. economic growth has been too much of a good thing. Our economy looks clearly overheated, which is why the Federal Reserve is right to have started raising interest rates and should keep doing it until inflation subsides." 

I am surprised.

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What to Watch as Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Begin
President Biden’s nominee is certain to be pressed by Republicans on her criminal defense work and her judicial record. read more
 
The evening news will tell all.
 
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Republicans Re-Litigate Kavanaugh’s Battle in Jackson Hearings
Republicans, in justifying criticism of the first Black woman nominated to the court, repeatedly invoked Democrats’ attacks on Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. read more
 
The Republicans have no right to feel agrieved.
 
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The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone
Military experts say a new generation of nuclear weapons has raised the risk that Mr. Putin might introduce less destructive atomic arms into the battlefields in and around Ukraine. read more
 
Tactical nuclear weapons will trigger a nuclear war.
 
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Who Is Kentaji Brown Jackson, Supreme Court Nominee?
Judge Jackson, 51, is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee after being nominated by President Biden to replace Justice Stephen Breyer. read more
 
Her record is good.
 
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Powell Says Fed Could Raise Rates More Quickly to Tame Inflation
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, voiced worry about inflation expectations and declared the central bank ready to do what it takes to control rapid price increases. read more
 
Powell will proceed with caution.
 
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Ketanji Brown Jackson, Facing Senators for Fourth Time, Knows the Confirmation Playbook
In her Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week, the judge will draw on her earlier experiences and those of her predecessors. read more
 
All the participants are skilled.
 
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As Inflation Surges, Biden Targets Ocean Shipping
The president is targeting shipping companies that have jacked up prices during the pandemic, but critics say bigger economic forces are at work. read more
 
Ocean shipping is probably not at fault.
 
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U.S. to Declare That Myanmar’s Military Committed Genocide
The Biden administration had been weighing the legal designation for the bloody campaign against members of the Rohingya, a minority ethnic group. read more
 
Genocide does not fit the situation in Myanmar.
The Rohingya are mostly not dead.
 
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What to Watch as Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Begin
President Biden’s nominee is certain to be pressed by Republicans on her criminal defense work and her judicial record. read more
 
Judge Jackson is doing well at her confirmation hearing. 

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Justice Clarence Thomas Hospitalized With Flulike Symptoms, Court Says
Justice Thomas, who has been hospitalized since Friday, is being treated with intravenous antibiotics and is expected to be released in a day or two, the Supreme Court said on Sunday. read more
 
Justice Clarence Thomas has not been released from hospital.
 
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 20, 2022
[image: Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 20, 2022] Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 20, 2022 by Tony Wikrent *Strategic Political Economy* Orwell Was Right (excerpt) Matt Taibbi [TK News, via Naked Capitalism 3-14-2022] The ideal citizen of Orwell’s Oceania bubbled with rage a mile wide and a millimeter deep and could forget in an instant passions that may have consumed him or her for years. We just did this, with a pandemic that had the country steaming with indignation until it was quietly declared over the moment Putin rolled over Ukraine’s borders. We switche... read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse:_How_Societies_Choose_to_Fail_or_Succeed 
 
Tony Wikrent is working hard to discredit the political system.
 
His sources are often doubtful.
Read but be aware he has an agenda.
 
 
 
 
 
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