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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 minutes ago
Former C.I.A.-Run Prison Emerges as a New Front in Guantánamo’s Legal SagaDefense lawyers have been visiting Camp 7, which was emptied a year ago.
Its remnants are still classified, but they say what they saw was
disturbing. read more
The prison at
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
‘I’ve Had It With This Guy’: G.O.P. Leaders Privately Blasted Trump After Jan. 6In the days after the attack, Representative Kevin McCarthy planned to tell
Mr. Trump to resign. Senator Mitch McConnell told allies impeachment was
warranted. But their fury faded fast. read more
Trump has Brown Shirts.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Obama Calls for More Oversight of Social Media in Speech at StanfordTech companies’ power has “turbocharged” political division and requires
government scrutiny, former President Barack Obama said at Stanford. read more
Social Media can be publication without editorial responsibility.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Next Phase of War Will Be Pivotal for Russia and Ukraine, U.S. SaysReflecting a renewed sense of urgency, President Biden announced that the
United States would send the Ukrainians $800 million more in military aid. read more
Putin has lost his war.
Putin has no survivable exit from his war.
He speaks of tactical nuclear weapons as an acceptable risk.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Sarah Morgenthau’s Tricky House Race in Rhode IslandRunning for office in a state where you haven’t lived is a delicate art. read more
Unfortunately She has the wrong biography.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Donald Trump Jr. Plans to Meet With Jan. 6 CommitteeThe former president’s eldest son, who encouraged White House officials to
pursue “multiple paths” to overturn his father’s election loss, is said to
have agreed to appear voluntarily. read more
The committee want's their scalps.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
US Braces for Potential French Election ShockwaveAn upset victory by the right-wing nationalist Marine Le Pen in the
presidential election on Sunday could scramble President Biden’s foreign
policy. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonapartism
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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago
Review: ‘Silent Invasion’ Is Deborah Birx’s Story of Trump’s Covid Response“Silent Invasion,” an insider’s look at the Trump administration’s pandemic
policies, is earnest and exhaustive, our reviewer says. read more
Trump can never admit the possibility of error.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
Janet Yellen Calls for Reshaping Supply Chains That Are ‘Not Secure’Policymakers are discussing how to be less reliant on adversarial countries
at the spring meetings of the I.M.F. and World Bank. read more
Janet Yellen favors an end to free trade and unregulated capitalism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Yellen
Probably Republican disinformation.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
Fed Chair Powell Calls a Faster Pace of Rate Increases ‘Appropriate’Jerome Powell spoke at a moment of high inflation and economic uncertainty
amid the war in Ukraine. read more
Jerome Powell is a Republican, a believer in Mercantilism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Powell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantilism
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
Fed Chair Powell Calls a Faster Pace of Rate Increases ‘Appropriate’Jerome Powell spoke at a moment of high inflation and economic uncertainty
amid the war in Ukraine. read more
Paul Krugman (nytdirect@nytimes.com)
Wonking Out: How a recession might — and might not — happen
The Republican party wants a depression.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago
US Is Extending Vaccine Rule for International Travelers at Land BordersUnlike air travelers entering the United States, land and ferry travelers
will still not have to show a recent negative coronavirus test to cross the
border. read more
Tangled syntax.
Air travelers entering the U.S. must have been tested for Covid-19. Surface travelers must be vaccinated for Covid-19.
These are remnants of confused Trump policies.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
How a Crime-Fighting Institution Took a Partisan TurnCrime Stoppers of Houston built its reputation on a successful tip line.
Then it decided to take on Democratic judges. read more
There is no right to profit.
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Ian Welsh12 hours ago
How Big Is The Chinese Economy Compared to The West?[image: How Big Is The Chinese Economy Compared to The West?]
I recently came across these charts, of the biggest trade partner of each
country, from 1990 and 2020.
To simplify: China is now more dominant in trade than the US at the height
of its recent power. (Also of interest is the change in the UK and Japan’s
position, though the collapse of Japan is overstated: it’s not #1, but it’s
still a big trade power.
Let’s put the 2020 chart in numbers, bearing in mind that doing it in US
dollars will overstate the relative size of the US.
For imports (from Wikipedia):
So, China is th... read more
The necessary end of fossil carbon means industry must reorganize.
Trump's mercantilism has not aided this reconstruction.
Republican protectionism and racism also blocks the reconstruction.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Personal Mementos Up for AuctionMore than 150 items that belonged to the Supreme Court justice, who died in
2020, will be sold. Proceeds will benefit the Washington National Opera,
which she frequently attended. read more
Let her causes benefit from her death.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
Why Democracy Isn’t a Key 2022 Issue for DemocratsRepublicans are far more energized about the issues of elections and
voting, powered by a former president and many base voters who believe the
2020 contest was illegitimate. read more
Vote for Democrats.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
If Biden’s Plan Is Like a ‘New Deal,’ Why Don’t Voters Care?The $1.9 trillion pandemic-relief law unleashed a massive wave of spending
on local construction projects and programs. Democratic candidates aren’t
getting much credit. read more
Biden's frustrated programs are invisible to most voters.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago
Russia’s Missile Test Fuels U.S. Fears of an Isolated PutinAmerican and foreign leaders have been weighing whether their success in
making Russia a diplomatic pariah could push President Vladimir V. Putin to
strike in new ways. read more
Putin has not found an exit from his ill-conceived war.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Justice Dept. Inquiry Finds ‘Systemic Failures’ at Mississippi PrisonA report singled out solitary confinement and enforced segregation as
particularly harmful practices that contributed to the poor mental and
physical health of prisoners. read more
Authoritarians believe in sadism.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Alex Jones Reaches Out to Justice Dept. About Jan. 6 InterviewThe effort by the Trump ally to get an immunity deal is the latest sign of
progress in the investigation, which recently brought on a well-regarded
prosecutor. read more
Alex Jones has "turned his coat"
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