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Military Closes Failing Facility at Guantánamo Bay to Consolidate Prisoners
Carol Rosenberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
The move, which took place in a secret operation over the weekend, was
conceived during the Trump administration to save on costs and troops at
the remote base in Cuba.
Only the Republican party wants the prisons at Guantánamo Bay.
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Biden Effort to Combat Hunger Marks ‘a Profound Change’
Jason DeParle, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
As millions of Americans lack enough to eat, the administration is rapidly
increasing aid — with an eye toward a permanent safety net expansion.
Persistent hunger dammages childrens brains.
Extreme hunger kills.
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Biden Steps Up Federal Efforts to Combat Domestic Extremism
Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Nicole Hong, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
The administration has taken a series of steps to prioritize dealing with
white supremacists and militias, especially after the Capitol riot on Jan.
6.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuABc9ZNtrA
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 4, 2021
Tony Wikrent, Ian Welsh - 11 hours ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 4, 2021 by Tony Wikrent Strategic
Political Economy The Biden Stimulus: If You Think Inflation is the
Problem, Just Wait
There is no unified Left.
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U.S. Taps Johnson & Johnson to Run Troubled Vaccine Plant
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The extraordinary move came just days after officials learned the plant had
ruined 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine.
Let industrial management do its job.
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Kemp Lashes M.L.B. as Republicans Defend Georgia’s Voting Law
Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, who is starting his re-election push, argued
that the league had “caved to fear” in moving its All-Star Game as he tried
to rally Republicans around the new voting limits.
The Republican party has lost its legitimacy.
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Noah Green, Capitol Suspect, Struggled Before Attack
Nicholas Fandos, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio and Aishvarya Kavi, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Noah R. Green had been distressed but had no known history of violence when
he rammed his car into two police officers, killing one and injuring
another before being killed himself.
I am no wiser.
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How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations
Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Online donors were guided into weekly recurring contributions. Demands for
refunds spiked. Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared. But
the money helped keep Donald Trump’s struggling campaign afloat.
The courts should call it fraud.
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Georgia’s Election Law, and Why Turnout Isn’t Easy to Turn Off
Nate Cohn, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Making voting convenient doesn’t necessarily translate into more votes,
research shows.
The Repulican Georgia legislature is thrashing.
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Her Ballot Didn’t Count. She Faces 5 Years in Prison for Casting It.
Christina Morales, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
A Texas woman is appealing her conviction of voting illegally in the 2016
election. A lawyer says her prosecution “guts the entire purpose of the
provisional ballot system.”
Five years seems excessive.
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Border Apprehensions Reach Highest Level in at Least 15 Years
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
More migrant families are entering the United States and being released,
new figures for March show, as thousands of children remain in detention
facilities.
There seems to be no good exit from the Trump immigration system.
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Driver Rams Into Officers at Capitol, Killing One and Injuring Another
Emily Cochrane, Nicholas Fandos and Ben Decker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The attack shocked a Capitol slowly returning to normalcy after the Jan. 6
riot, raising new questions about securing the complex.
Suicide by cop looks likely.
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Is Biden Missing His Chance on Guns?
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
President Biden spent decades pushing for gun control. In the early days of
his presidency, he’s taking a far less aggressive approach.
The knot on gun rights is not trivial.
It involves racism and parinoia.
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Open Thread
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 1 day ago
Use the comments to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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One Republican’s Lonely Fight Against a Flood of Disinformation
Jeremy W. Peters, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
After losing an ugly congressional race last year, Denver Riggleman is
leading a charge against the conspiracy-mongering coursing through his
party. He doesn’t have many allies.
I can't help him.
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Trump’s Latino Support Was More Widespread Than Thought, Report Finds
Giovanni Russonello and Patricia Mazzei, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
While Latinos played a major role in Democratic victories last year, Donald
Trump’s outreach to them proved successful in states around the country,
not just in certain geographic areas.
Coin flip voters evenly split.
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MLB Pulls All-Star Game From Atlanta, Georgia, in Response to Voting Law
Kevin Draper, James Wagner, Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
The move served as a warning to Republicans in other states who are trying
to restrict voting, and is likely to put new pressure on other
organizations and corporations to consider pulling business out of Georgia.
MLB is not supposed to have politics.
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Reversing Trump, Biden Repeals Sanctions on Human Rights Prosecutor
Pranshu Verma and Marlise Simons, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
The move revokes an executive order that put the United States at odds with
many of its European allies.
War Crimes are not supposed to be a matter for political decision.
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How Matt Gaetz Got Here
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
A prominent young Republican and Trump ally faces a head-spinning scandal.
Matt Gaetz cannot make himself not guilty.
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M.L.B. Pulls All-Star Game From Georgia in Response to Voting Law
Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
The league said it would remove its midsummer showcase and its annual entry
draft as a response to the state’s new voting law.
Only individuals can make moral judgments.
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