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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
How Influential Election Deniers Have Fueled a Fight to Control ElectionsSeveral prominent promoters of election misinformation are backing a slate
of Republican candidates running for secretary of state in races across the
country. read more
The Republican party opines that the people's representatives cannot be trusted with government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_No._10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_No._9
The debate continues destructively.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
How Asylum Seekers Cross the BorderThe southern border is seeing a historic spike in migrant crossings. Many
are coming in hope of asking for asylum, a right that has been unavailable
because of pandemic-related restrictions on immigration. A New York Times
photographer documented three ways that people cross the border into the
United States. read more
These are immigrants needed in the U.S.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
Fetterman’s Heart Issues Add Wild Card to Key Pennsylvania Senate RacePart of John Fetterman’s appeal as the Democratic Senate nominee has
stemmed from his brash sense of vitality. It’s not clear if his recent
stroke and absence from the trail will affect that. read more
The only requirement is winning.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
U.S. Warship Arrives in Stockholm for Military Exercises, and as a WarningFor Sweden and Finland, which want to join NATO, the U.S.S. Kearsarge is a
promise of the protection that membership in the alliance would bring
against President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. read more
A port visit is a cheap date.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago
Barry Sussman, Washington Post Watergate Editor, Dies at 87He worked closely with the reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in
covering the break-in and the subsequent scandal that doomed Richard Nixon. read more
Good people get old and die.
Barry Sussman was a good person.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
Republicans Elevate Diverse Recruits in Bid to Win House MajorityThe G.O.P.’s plan to win back the House rests on candidates of color who
leaders hope can help broaden the party’s appeal. read more
Putting on mask does not change a personality.
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Ian Welsh23 hours ago
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There are details to resolve.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Republicans Elevate Diverse Recruits in Bid to Win House MajorityThe G.O.P.’s plan to win back the House rests on candidates of color who
leaders hope can help broaden the party’s appeal. read more
The Republican party opines that the people's representatives cannot be trusted with government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_No._10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_No._9
The debate continues destructively.
NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
North Carolina TV stations pull an attack ad against Cheri Beasley, a Democrat running for Senate.Ms. Beasley is running against Representative Ted Budd, a Republican, in a
race for an open seat that is important in determining control of the
Senate. read more
"Dory MacMillan, a spokeswoman for Ms. Beasley, said, “Washington Republicans have been caught lying.”"
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Beto O’Rourke’s Talk of Gun Control Has Become Both a Political Risk and RewardMr. O’Rourke is returning to an issue that had haunted his campaign for
Texas governor for months. read more
A proper position that is not politically popular in Texas.
Get "well regulated" defined.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
3 G.O.P. Candidates for Michigan Governor Will Stay Off Ballot, a Top Court RulesThe decision leaves Republicans greatly weakened in their primary for
governor in a key battleground state, and strengthens the hand of Gov.
Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat. read more
A Republican should not govern Michigan.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Pennsylvania Court Orders Undated Ballots to Be Counted, Siding With McCormick For NowDavid McCormick, who was trailing Dr. Mehmet Oz by fewer than 1,000 votes,
had sued to have ballots without handwritten dates on their return
envelopes counted. read more
"David McCormick conceded the
exceedingly close race for the Republican nomination for Senate in
Pennsylvania on Friday to Dr. Mehmet Oz"
NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Fetterman Discloses Extent of Heart Issues: ‘I Avoided Going to the Doctor.’The Democratic candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania did not give a timeline
for when he would return to the campaign trail. read more
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania will run for governor.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Is Jan. 6 a Winning Political Issue in California? We’re About to Find Out.Democratic candidates have shied away from talking about the Capitol siege.
That could change if voters flock to a former federal prosecutor running
for a House seat in California. read more
The politics of Southern California may have changed.
It is not probable that they have changed.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Gina Haspel Observed Waterboarding at C.I.A. Black Site, Psychologist TestifiesThe testimony emerged in pretrial hearings in the Cole bombing case at
Guantánamo Bay, where the war court is wrestling with the legacy of torture
after 9/11. read more
Torture will extract a confession to anything from anyone.
Torture must not be admitted to trials.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
‘We Have Not Forgotten Syria’: U.S. Envoy Vows to Protect RefugeesAfter 11 years of war, Syria has become a cautionary example of what can
happen in a conflict with no end in sight, like the one that began 100 days
ago in Ukraine. read more
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has not been playing well with others.
He is attempting to blackmail NATO and the U.S.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Before Jan. 6, Aide Warned Secret Service of Security Risk to PenceNew details flesh out how the pressure campaign by Donald J. Trump and his
allies to block certification of the 2020 election left the vice
president’s staff fearing for his safety. read more
Treason can be subtle.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
The EU As The Epitome Of the Iron Cage of Bureaucracy[image: The EU As The Epitome Of the Iron Cage of Bureaucracy]
A couple years ago I read “The Dawn of Eurasia” by Bruno Macaes. Macaes was
a member of Portuguese government, very neoliberal and fairly awful while
in office, but his book proved quite insightful in most areas outside of
Russia, where what seems to be fear and contempt for Russia distorts his
vision. (I thought this when I read it before the Ukraine invasion.)
He’s most worth readingi about Europe and the EU, and one example and one
passage particularly struck me at the time.
This is the formula for accepting immigran... read more
The EU is Procrustean
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procrustes.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden Urges Lawmakers to Pass Gun Safety MeasuresPresident Biden called on Congress to pass new federal gun legislation,
including stopping the sale of assault-style weapons, expanding background
checks and passing “red flag” laws. read more
No progress will be accomplished.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Disqualified Republican candidates in Michigan governor’s race lose appeals.James Craig and Perry Johnson, two of the top G.O.P. contenders, asked the
courts to overturn a canvassing board’s ruling that their nominating
petitions contained forged signatures. read more
Michigan should not have a Republican governor.
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