Sunday, April 10, 2022

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Disagreement and Delay: How Infighting Over the Border Divided the White House
The Biden administration has furiously debated how — and whether — to unravel Trump-era immigration policies. read more
 
The border with Mexico did not need fixing.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/09/us/politics/michigan-pandemic-stimulus.html
 
The Republican party opposes all domestic spending.
 
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Jackson Confirmation Aside, G.O.P. Sees an Opening With Black Voters
With inflation, war and the pandemic looming larger, Democrats who hope that the browbeating of Ketanji Brown Jackson will rally Black voters behind their candidates may be disappointed. read more
 
There are always some playing Uncle Tom. 

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Is Mexico’s Recall Election “Democracy of the Highest Order”?
The vote has the potential to upend the country’s political system. But many fear it will amount to nothing more than a tool for propaganda. read more
 
The politics of Mexico have not been well reported.
Popular support is essential to democracy.
 
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Ian Welsh20 hours ago
Open Thread
[image: Open Thread] Use comments to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn read more
 
Reality comes first.
Sooner is better.    As soon as you can is best.
 
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Trump Officials Failed to Provide Accounting of Foreign Gifts
The State Department could not compile a list of gifts for 2020, making it difficult to determine whether officials did anything improper. read more
 
Trump continues to ignore rules.
 
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Idaho Supreme Court Halts 6-Week Abortion Ban Based on Texas’ Law
The court says Idaho’s law cannot go into effect this month as scheduled while it reviews legal challenges. The ban prohibits abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected. read more
 
Children are so far as possible a woman's choice.
 
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Text From Donald Trump Jr. Set Out Strategies to Fight Election Outcome
In a message two days after Election Day 2020, the president’s son conveyed a range of ideas for keeping his father in office. read more
 
The thought is not enough.
Felons are prosecuted for their acts.

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Foxes and D.C. Politicians Don’t Mix, As This Week and History Show
The nation’s founding fathers hunted foxes for sport. This week, a rabid fox that bit nine people near the U.S. Capitol led to a very different type of hunt. read more
 
Though Republicans have been behaving rabidly only the vixen and her kits were suffering from the virus.
 
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Pro-Trump Rally Planner Is Cooperating in Justice Dept.’s Jan. 6 Inquiry
Ali Alexander, who was a key figure in the “Stop the Steal” movement, said he had received a grand jury subpoena and would assist the expanding investigation. read more
 
Rally planning is not treason.
 
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Donations Steered to Trump Super PAC by Canadian Deemed Illegal
The Federal Election Commission fined a Canadian steel billionaire, Barry Zekelman, $975,000 in the case, one of the biggest penalties it has ever assessed. read more
 
The Trump gang ignores rules.

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‘We’ve Made It’: Ketanji Brown Jackson Delivers Celebratory Speech
The confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court has changed the course of American life, the president said. read more
 
The Supreme Court is two thirds conservative.
 
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Lawsuit Charges Walden University Preyed on Black and Female Students
The suit claims Walden University not only misrepresented the costs and credits required for an advanced degree but also engaged in “reverse redlining” by targeting minority communities. read more
 
Universities have been charitable institutions.
Leave profits to trade schools.
 
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Treasury Aims for Economic Pain on Russia, but Critics Question Effectiveness
The Treasury Department’s deputy secretary, Wally Adeyemo, has been leading the effort to crack down on evasion and to coordinate with Europe. read more
 
Sadists there is never enough pain for others.
 
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Supply Chains Tainted by Forced Labor in China, Panel Told
Human rights activists and others urged the Biden administration to cast a wide net to stop imports of products made with forced labor in Xinjiang. read more
 
China is a sovereign nation.
Biden can act properly inside the U.S. and its territories.

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Bidding War for Spirit Could Undercut Power of Four Big Airlines
The rival bids for Spirit from Frontier and JetBlue could create an airline that presents a more formidable challenge to American, Delta, Southwest and United. read more
 
Airline competition is bad for world climate.
 
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes First Black Woman on Supreme Court
The vote was a bipartisan rejection of Republican attempts to paint her as a liberal extremist who had coddled criminals. read more
 
Stephen Breyer is still sitting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Breyer
 
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Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers Is Upheld By Appeals Court
The ruling Thursday reversed a decision that had blocked the White House from requiring federal workers to be vaccinated. read more
 
Republicans do not bend.
Appeals will follow.
 
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Dr. Oz’s Senate Bid Reveals His Wealth
One of the leading Republican candidates for Senat
 
Dr. Oz is a proven quack.
 
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
The US. Europe, China And the New Poorer Western World
[image: The US. Europe, China And the New Poorer Western World] *February 23rd:* Russia invades the Ukraine. The Western world responds with massive sanctions, which it hopes China will cooperate with. Five days later, February 28th, Reuters: “U.S. President Joe Biden will send a delegation of former senior defense and security officials to Taiwan on Monday, a senior official of his administration said, a sign of support for the island claimed by China after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” *February 28th:* A source at a Chinese state bank who declined to be identified says "exporte... read more
 
The Russian assault on Ukraine is a new cold war.
The Republicans may be winning.
 
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