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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 minutes ago
Blackburn Miscasts Jackson’s Views and RecordSenator 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Jackson Vows to Be Independent on Supreme Court if ConfirmedOn 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Ex-Wife of Eric Greitens, Senate Candidate in Missouri, Accuses Him of AbuseSheena 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
NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation
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Fact Checking Judge Jackson’s Record on Child Sexual AbuseRepublican 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
For These Republicans, Supreme Court Hearings Are an Irresistible OpportunityFour 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
On Eve of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearings, G.O.P. Steps Up AttacksThe 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Ketanji Brown Jackson Vows to Be Independent Judge in Hearing StatementJudge 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Myanmar’s Military Committed Genocide Against Rohingya, U.S. SaysSecretary 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Powell Says Fed Could Raise Rates More Quickly to Tame InflationJerome 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
What to Watch as Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings BeginPresident 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Republicans Re-Litigate Kavanaugh’s Battle in Jackson HearingsRepublicans, 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago
The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War ZoneMilitary 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
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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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago
Powell Says Fed Could Raise Rates More Quickly to Tame InflationJerome 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Facing Senators for Fourth Time, Knows the Confirmation PlaybookIn 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago
As Inflation Surges, Biden Targets Ocean ShippingThe 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
U.S. to Declare That Myanmar’s Military Committed GenocideThe 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
What to Watch as Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings BeginPresident 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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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Justice Clarence Thomas Hospitalized With Flulike Symptoms, Court SaysJustice 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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