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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Massacres Test Whether Washington Can Move Beyond ParalysisThe United States is facing a widening gap between the scale of gun
violence and what America’s political leaders can agree are the right
responses to the carnage. read more
Effective arms regulation will not happen while a significant part of congress opposes it.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Diplomats Fear Russia May Use Syrian Aid as Bargaining Chip in UkraineCountries in Europe and the Middle East could see a new surge in refugees
if Russia shuts down the last humanitarian convoy route into Syria. read more
Putin and thus Russia are indulging in total war against Ukraine.
The opposition to Putin hope to foreclose nuclear weapons.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
Trump’s Primary Losses Puncture His InvincibilityWith many of Donald J. Trump’s endorsed candidates falling to defeat in
recent primaries, some Republicans see an opening for a post-Trump
candidate in 2024. read more
The Trump self image is puncture resistant.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Fact-Checking Trump and Cruz at the N.R.A. ConventionThe former president and the Texas senator made inaccurate or misleading
claims about the efficacy of gun restrictions, gun ownership trends and
school shootings. read more
Trump and his allies find that facts are squishy.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Border Patrol Unit Has Played High-Profile Role Before UvaldeOne of the unit’s sharpshooters killed the gunman at Robb Elementary
School; its members have Special Forces-type training and often target
smuggling operations. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_secret_police_organizations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Border_Patrol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security
They should be listed as secret police.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Border Patrol Unit Has Played High-Profile Role Before UvaldeOne of the unit’s sharpshooters killed the gunman at Robb Elementary
School; its members have Special Forces-type training and often target
smuggling operations. read more
They should be listed as secret police.
NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
At N.R.A. Convention, the Blame Is on ‘Evil,’ Not GunsAbove all else, activists and politicians at the gathering sought to divert
pressure to support popular overhauls like expanded background checks by
seizing on the issue of school safety. read more
There is no civilian use for more than two rounds in a long gun.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
At N.R.A. Convention, the Blame Is on ‘Evil,’ Not GunsAbove all else, activists and politicians at the gathering sought to divert
pressure to support popular overhauls like expanded background checks by
seizing on the issue of school safety. read more
Guns only aid evil.
Evil is hard to define.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Prosecutors and Defense Duel in Closing Arguments of Sussmann TrialA verdict is expected as early as Tuesday in the case brought by a
Trump-era special counsel against a lawyer with ties to Hillary Clinton’s
2016 presidential campaign. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sussmann
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/28/1101814449/as-a-jury-weighs-if-a-lawyer-lied-to-the-fbi-durhams-legacy-hangs-in-the-balance
The verdict is not in.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago
Meet the Reclusive Software Billionaire Attacking Elon MuskDan O’Dowd, a software entrepreneur in California, is running for Senate on
a single-issue platform: Tesla’s self-driving software. read more
Self-driving systems may be a bad idea.
Jumping to conclusions is a worse idea.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago
Meet the Reclusive Software Billionaire Attacking Elon MuskDan O’Dowd, a software entrepreneur in California, is running for Senate on
a single-issue platform: Tesla’s self-driving software. read more
Self-driving systems may be a bad idea.
Jumping to conclusions is a worse idea.
Tesla will dominate the electric car market world wide.
The use of fossil carbon must end.
NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
Why the Once-Hawkish Heritage Foundation Opposed Aid to UkraineThe conservative think tank has shifted on foreign policy along with the
Republican grass-roots, and it is taking a more skeptical view of U.S.
involvement in the world. read more
The Heritage foundation is isolationist.
No place on earth can be isolated.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Jamie McLeod-Skinner Defeats Kurt Schrader in OregonIn an upset, Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeated Representative Kurt Schrader, a
leading moderate in Congress who had been endorsed by President Biden. read more
Kurt Schrader did not win his primary.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Americans Keep Spending Even as Inflation Erodes Buying PowerTo keep up with rising prices, Americans are saving less, but economists
expect expenditures to slow in the months ahead. read more
The public feels inflation will continue.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
A left-leaning challenger takes down a moderate Democratic congressman in Oregon.In an upset, Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeated Representative Kurt Schrader, a
leading moderate in Congress who had been endorsed by President Biden. read more
Kurt Schrader did not win his primary.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Gas Prices Hit New Highs as Summer Driving Season StartsA gallon has jumped by about 50 cents over the last month as Russia’s war
in Ukraine has continued to unsettle the global energy market. read more
The oil companies are attempting to rescue their stranding assets.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
U.S. to Begin Allowing Migrants to Apply for Asylum Under a New SystemThe rollout of the process for some arrivals at the southwestern border
will be small, but could represent the tip of broad changes to the asylum
system. read more
The Biden administration is doing what it can.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
How Does It End? Fissures Emerge Over What Constitutes Victory in UkraineDiffering objectives foreshadow a coming debate about what position
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and his Western allies would take
if negotiations to end the conflict finally get going. read more
https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/volodymyr-zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky decides.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Senators Grasp for a Bipartisan Gun Deal, Facing Long OddsA group of Republicans and Democrats have begun an urgent set of talks
aimed at reaching an elusive compromise on new gun laws. After a decade of
failure, can this time be different? read more
Grasping at straws.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Justice Dept. Won’t Prosecute Ex-F.B.I. Agents Accused of Mishandling Nassar CaseThe decision ends a review the department initiated in October, months
after its inspector general issued a scathing report that sharply
criticized the F.B.I.’s handling of the case. read more
The Trump administration has been wasting time.
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