Friday, June 3, 2022

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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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Europe’s Russian Oil Ban Could Mean a New World Order for Energy
The 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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Biden Says U.S. Will Airlift Baby Formula From Europe
President 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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Biden Administration Begins Trade Dialogue With Taiwan
Talks 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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Putin’s Threats Highlight the Dangers of a New, Riskier Nuclear Era
After 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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Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. Says
President 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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Seizing Russian Assets to Help Ukraine Sets Off White House Debate
Some 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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In McCormick-Oz Race, Supreme Court Action on Undated Ballots Is Closely Watched
The 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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In Alaska, the Race to Succeed Don Young Is Raucous and Crowded
Four 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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ISS Urges Spirit Shareholders to Vote Against Frontier Merger
Institutional 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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Michael Sussmann Is Acquitted in Case Brought by Trump-Era Prosecutor
The 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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Biden and Powell Meet to Discuss U.S. and Global Economy
Big 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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Texas Shooting Stokes Democrats’ Disagreements About the Police
President 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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Adm. Linda Fagan to Become First Female Service Chief
In 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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Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms
The 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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Republicans Accept Primary Wins Despite Election Fraud Claims in 2020
Republicans 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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Peter Navarro, Former Trump Aide, Gets Grand Jury Subpoena in Jan. 6 Inquiry
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
 

Peter Navarro, Former Trump Aide, Gets Grand Jury Subpoena in Jan. 6 Inquiry
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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