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NYT > U.S. > Politics25 minutes ago
Supreme Court Leans Toward Coach in Case on School Prayer
Members of the court’s conservative majority indicated that the coach, Joseph A. Kennedy, had a constitutional right to kneel and pray at the 50-yard line after games. read more
 
The court will probably decide for prayer.
 
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NYT > U.S. > Politics55 minutes ago
Supreme Court Allows Elite High School’s New Admissions Rules
A group including parents of Asian American students challenged the new criteria at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia. read more
 
I do not read minds. 
The Court expects the program to fail.
Thus demonstrating the racist presumption.

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Trump Media Adds Former Nunes Aides, Donald Jr., and ‘Apprentice’ Contestant to Board
Mr. Nunes stepped down from his House seat in January to become chief executive of Trump Media. Wes Moss, a financial adviser and a contestant on “The Apprentice,” is also now a director. read more
 
Trump's was a corporate presidency.
 
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Biden Adviser Cedric Richmond Is Leaving the White House
The former Louisiana congressman is expected to step down next month. He will be one of the first White House senior advisers to leave as Democrats brace for a difficult midterm election. read more
 
Some Democrats are worried about racists.
 
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State Court Rejects Kansas Congressional Map as a Gerrymander
The Republican-drawn map intentionally split strongholds of Democratic and Black voters, a judge ruled. The State Supreme Court will review the decision. read more
 
Congressional district maps are intensely political.
 
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America’s Road to the Ukraine War
For years, the United States sent mixed signals about its interests in the country. Then Vladimir V. Putin made his move. read more
 
Trump wanted to subjugate the Bidens.
His plan failed.
 
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A Crusade to Challenge the 2020 Election, Blessed by Church Leaders
Some evangelical pastors are hosting events dedicated to Trump’s election falsehoods and promoting the cause to their congregations. read more
 
Yes
Pragmatic governance has not overcome religious authority.
 
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Biden Nominates Bridget Brink as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine
President Biden nominated Bridget Brink, the current U.S. ambassador to Slovakia, as ambassador to Ukraine. The position has been empty for more than a year. read more
 
Byzantine is the word that comes to mind.
Bridget Brink is probably the appropriate ambassador. 

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‘Crisis Actors’? Where Have I Heard That Before?
A journalist in The Times’s Washington bureau explains how some terms used by the Kremlin to deny evidence of atrocities in Ukraine originated here at home. read more
 
Learning from the opposition is a practice older than humanity.
 
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‘Crisis Actors’? Where Have I Heard That Before?
A journalist in The Times’s Washington bureau explains how some terms used by the Kremlin to deny evidence of atrocities in Ukraine originated here at home. read more
 
Learning from the opposition is a practice older than humanity.
 
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After a Rocky First Year, a Cautious Garland Finds His Footing
For all of the attention on the Justice Department’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack, Mr. Garland has focused on the everyday work of being the attorney general. read more
 
Getting the work done is the job.
 
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Kemp and Perdue Debate, Looking Back at 2020 and Ahead to Abrams
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia and his Republican primary opponent, former Senator David Perdue, bickered over the previous election — and over who would be more likely to defeat Stacey Abrams in November. read more
 
"Lets you and him fight."
 
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Orrin Hatch, Seven-Term Senator and a Republican Force, Dies at 88
Overcoming poverty and representing Utah, he became a powerful figure in Washington, helping to build a conservative majority on the Supreme Court. read more
 
All humans die.
All the old die soon.
 
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A Crusade to Challenge the 2020 Election, Blessed by Church Leaders
Some evangelical pastors are hosting events dedicated to Trump’s election falsehoods and promoting the cause to their congregations. read more
 
The faithful believe they should govern.
 
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Climate Activist Dies After Setting Himself on Fire at Supreme Court
A friend described the actions of Wynn Bruce, of Boulder, Colo., as “a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to climate crisis.” read more
 
Wynn Bruce understood the problem.
He did not find a solution.
He was an idiot.
 
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 24, 2022
[image: Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 24, 2022] Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 24, 2022 by Tony Wikrent *Strategic Political Economy* *The Godless Empire: Evil Cannot Create Anything New, Only Corrupt What Good Created* [The Reading Junkie, via Mike Norman Economics 4-18-2022] Analysts in Washington study a culture and find its most primal, barbaric roots, and create a cartoonish caricature of it. With that caricature as a false god, that whole society is turned into a death cult, the perfect, self-destructing weapon against Washington’s rivals. The suicidal... read more
 
Pragmatism does not demand perfection.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfection
The perfect is dead.
 
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Christopher Rufo Fuels the Right’s Cultural Fires in Florida
Christopher Rufo helped make critical race theory a conservative rallying cry. Now he sees L.G.B.T.Q. issues as an even more potent line of attack. read more
 
 The perfect is dead.
 
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Filing Provides New Details on Trump White House Planning for Jan. 6
Testimony disclosed by the House committee investigating the attack showed that Mark Meadows and Freedom Caucus members discussed directing marchers to the Capitol as Congress certified the election results. read more
 
Trump committed treason.
 
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For Trump’s G.O.P., Crossing Lines Has Few Consequences
A dizzying week featured Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, caught lying and another lawmaker, Marjorie Taylor Greene, grilled under oath about her role in the Jan. 6 attack. read more
 
Trump's GOP considers itself noble.
 
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
Open Thread
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Sooner is better.     As soon as you can is best.
We must decide how to get there.
 
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