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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
U.S. to Send Ukraine $700 Million in Military Aid, Including Advanced Rockets
A senior administration official said the rocket system was provided only
after direct assurances by Ukraine’s leaders that they would not use it
against targets in Russian territory. read more
"Mr. Biden announced his decision to provide the rocket systems, which
can precisely target an enemy from almost 50 miles away, in an Op-Ed
published online Tuesday evening by The New York Times. He said the
delivery of the advanced weapons would enable Ukraine to “fight on the
battlefield and be in the strongest possible position at the negotiating
table.”"
Conditions in Ukraine are looking promising.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Europe’s Russian Oil Ban Could Mean a New World Order for EnergyThe effort could hurt Russia but could also help drive up already high oil
prices, hurting the global economy and enriching energy companies. read more
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Biden Says U.S. Will Airlift Baby Formula From EuropePresident Biden is scheduled to meet with top officials from five baby food
companies as a formula shortage leaves parents desperately searching for
ways to feed their infants. read more
The panic will not become an emergency.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Biden Administration Begins Trade Dialogue With TaiwanTalks with the self-governing island, which China claims as its territory,
aim to challenge Chinese trade practices and are sure to irritate Beijing. read more
U.S. relations with Taiwan will continue as before.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Putin’s Threats Highlight the Dangers of a New, Riskier Nuclear EraAfter generations of stability in nuclear arms control, a warning to Russia
from President Biden shows how old norms are eroding. read more
I have not heard that the Doomsday clock has been advanced.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. SaysPresident Vladimir V. Putin sent in a new commander in April, but Russian
troops are still facing morale and other problems, American officials say. read more
Old news.
There are no new details.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Seizing Russian Assets to Help Ukraine Sets Off White House DebateSome European officials want to use more than $300 billion in Russian
central bank assets to rebuild Ukraine. But Biden administration officials
warn that diverting those funds could be illegal. read more
Seizing Russian's off shore assets will keep oligarchs from running away.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
In McCormick-Oz Race, Supreme Court Action on Undated Ballots Is Closely WatchedThe Supreme Court paused the counting of undated mail-in ballots in a
judicial race. Such ballots are also at issue in the state’s Republican
Senate primary. read more
The postmark dates every mailed ballot.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
In Alaska, the Race to Succeed Don Young Is Raucous and CrowdedFour dozen candidates, including Sarah Palin and Santa Claus, are facing a
complex election schedule to follow the man who represented Alaska for 49
years. read more
There will be a winner.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
ISS Urges Spirit Shareholders to Vote Against Frontier MergerInstitutional Shareholder Services, which advises large investors, said
shareholders should opt for a higher offer for Spirit by JetBlue. read more
Institutional Shareholder Services claims to be a fiduciary.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
Michael Sussmann Is Acquitted in Case Brought by Trump-Era ProsecutorThe Democratic-linked lawyer was accused of lying to the F.B.I. about his
clients when he passed on a tip about possible connections between Donald
J. Trump and Russia. read more
The acquittal was inevitable.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
Biden and Powell Meet to Discuss U.S. and Global EconomyBig risks threaten economic growth around the world as central banks try to
bring prices under control. read more
The Fed does not have the ability to control prices in a locked down economy.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Texas Shooting Stokes Democrats’ Disagreements About the PolicePresident Biden recently issued an executive order aimed at overhauling
policing. But while the move was widely praised, Democrats remain split
about just how much to fund the police. read more
The police are not able to prevent school shootings.
They do not read minds.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago
Adm. Linda Fagan to Become First Female Service ChiefIn 1985, the service had no gender-based prohibitions on where women could
go. That cleared the way for Admiral Linda L. Fagan to rise to the top. read more
She earned her rank.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago
Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media PlatformsThe law, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, prohibits
big technology companies like Facebook and Twitter from removing posts
based on the views they express. read more
Social Media companies are content providers by their business models.
They are responsible for what they provide.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Republicans Accept Primary Wins Despite Election Fraud Claims in 2020Republicans are accepting their primary victories with little concern about
the voter fraud they once falsely claimed caused Donald J. Trump’s loss. read more
Opinions must yield to facts.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Collins Five Principles Of The Expansion And Collapse of Nations[image: Collins Five Principles Of The Expansion And Collapse of Nations]
As long time readers know, Randall Collins a sociologist I admire.
One of his books is Macrohistory: Essays In Sociology of the Long Run. The
second chapter is a theory of the rise and fall of empires. It’s this
theory which Collins used to predict the collapse of the USSR in advance.
*Principle 1: *Size and resource advantage favors expansion. Expansion and
resource advantage includes satrapies and alliances. So Canada’s resources
are America’s and so are Europe’s and Japan’s and Australia’s and so on.
Athen... read more
It is a good place to start.
When nuclear weapons are used it is game over.
The war in Ukraine will go stale. The U.S. or Russia will collapse under the strain.
I am betting Russia collapses first.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Peter Navarro, Former Trump Aide, Gets Grand Jury Subpoena in Jan. 6 InquiryThe subpoena, the latest indication of an expanding inquiry by federal
prosecutors, seeks Mr. Navarro’s testimony and any records he has related
to the attack on the Capitol last year. read more
NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
The subpoena, the latest indication of an expanding inquiry by federal
prosecutors, seeks Mr. Navarro’s testimony and any records he has related
to the attack on the Capitol last year. read more
Ian Welsh2 days ago
What will it take to stop asking why are there school shootings? By Marcus Gardner[image: What will it take to stop asking why are there school shootings? By
Marcus Gardner]
*By Marcus Gardner (not by Ian)*
There was a time in my life when I believed with certainty that I was going
to raise my child in a small village of other parents, single people,
elders, and children. The toddlers would look up to the older boys and
girls, and they to the teenagers, and they to the young singles, and so on
and so forth. The kids would mostly watch each other, learning in the daily
ebb and flow of successes and failures, play and conflict, that is – from
my observation and e... read more
Marcus Gardner makes his point.
Children need a community or "it takes a village to raise a child."
Marcus Gardner needs a proof reader.
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