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NYT > U.S. > Politics34 minutes ago
White House Plans for How to Provide Vaccines if No More Covid Aid
The White House has been asking Congress for $22.5 billion in emergency aid to continue responding to the pandemic, but Republicans have insisted on a much lower number. read more
 
The Republican party hates everyone. 

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Battle Over Abortion Threatens to Deepen America’s Divide
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, all 50 states will be free to set their own rules, leading to one America where access to an abortion is guaranteed and another where it is outlawed. read more
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/opinion/abortion-alito-discrimination.html
 
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NLRB Finds Merit in Union Accusations Against Amazon and Starbucks
Workers had accused the companies of unlawful behavior during recent union campaigns. read more
 
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Roe’s Potential End Forces Politicians Into a Deeper Abortion Debate
Republicans face new pressure to define exactly where they stand on the hot-button issue, while Democrats must now fully confront a topic many have approached carefully. read more
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/opinion/abortion-alito-discrimination.html
 
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Fed Officials Are on the Defensive as High Inflation Lingers
Critics have accused the Federal Reserve of not reacting quickly enough to tame rising prices. On Friday, a Fed governor explained why it took so long. read more
 
The Federal Reserve lacks the ability to control this inflation.
 
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Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Seeking to Reinstate His Twitter Account
The former president sued Twitter after it permanently blocked his account in the wake of the Capitol riot. read more
 
SLAPP suit,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation
 
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Guantánamo Detainee Refuses to Testify for Accused U.S.S. Cole Bomber
Defense lawyers wanted a deposition from a Yemeni detainee who has been cleared for release, but the detainee said he feared his testimony would be used against him. read more
 
Al-Qaeda continues.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda 

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Ian Welsh3 hours ago
Open Thread
 
Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best. 
There are two lifetimes  of experience to resolve.

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G.O.P. Lawmakers Recast Abortion Stance, Wary of Voter Backlash
While Democrats decry a draft opinion that would eliminate the constitutional right to an abortion, Republicans who worked decades for this moment have been largely silent. read more
 
Republicans hate all equally.

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Johnnie A. Jones Sr. Dies at 102; a Civil Rights Lawyer Early On
In 1953, he represented defendants in the Baton Rouge bus boycott, a model for later activism, after returning from World War II as a wounded veteran of D-Day. read more
 
He did his part many times over.
 
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April Jobs Report: Gain of 428,000 Shows Vibrant Labor Market
The Labor Department reported a gain of 428,000 jobs in April, along with a 5.5 percent increase in average hourly earnings from a year earlier. read more
 
The constant unemployment number demonstrates the trouble the economy has.
 
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Customs and Border Protection Will Disband Secretive ‘Critical Incident Teams’
The agency’s commissioner announced the change after the teams — which had long operated under the public radar — came under scrutiny earlier this year. read more
 
An early step in the elimination of  "Homeland Security", a secret police.

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Pelosi Increases Pay Scale for House Staff, Setting a New Wage Floor
The speaker said staff aides would earn at least $45,000 annually and boosted the pay cap to $203,700. She also set a vote on a bill to protect those who unionize. read more 
 
The House staff has been under compensated.
 
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NLRB Finds Merit in Union Accusations Against Amazon
Workers had accused the company of unlawful behavior during a recent union campaign. read more
 
Amazon has been criminal in labor management.
 
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Judge Rules that Marjorie Taylor Greene Did Not Engage in an Insurrection on Jan. 6
A Georgia administrative law judge said Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican seeking a second term, should remain on the ballot. read more
 
Investigate the judge and appeal the ruling.
 
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How Abortion Is Reshaping These Notable Midterm Campaigns
In Pennsylvania, Georgia and beyond, the prospective fall of Roe v. Wade hangs over key primary and general elections. read more
 
A significant majority of U.S. voters know Republicans are wrong on abortion.
 
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Federal Court Clears the Way for Florida’s Restrictive Voting Law
The appeals court said a lower court order blocking parts of the law had been issued too close to the state’s primary elections this summer. read more
 
Florida courts and many Federal courts are thought to be corrupt. 

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Senator Ben Ray Luján’s Stroke, and His Recovery for a Supreme Court Vote
Senator Ben Ray Luján’s recovery was “miraculous,” the New Mexico Democrat said in one of his first interviews since his health scare early this year. read more
 
Should I have such a stroke I am dead.
I must tell the rescue squad where I am.
 
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Giuliani Pulls Out of Interview With Jan. 6 Committee
The former personal lawyer to Donald J. Trump withdrew from an interview scheduled for Friday after the panel would not let him record it, his lawyer said. read more
 
Giuliani is treasonous.
 
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FDA Further Limits Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine
The agency said the move reflected an updated analysis of the risk of a rare but serious blood-clotting condition in people who get the vaccine. read more
 
The F.D.A. is doing its job.
 
 
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