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Georgia’s Election Law, and Why Turnout Isn’t Easy to Turn Off
Nate Cohn, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Making voting convenient doesn’t necessarily translate into more votes,
research shows.
Nate Cohn has done a reasoned consideration of the new Georgia election law.
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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 hour 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 makes people nervous.
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Is Biden Missing His Chance on Guns?
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
President Biden spent decades pushing for gun control. In the early days of
his presidency, he’s taking a far less aggressive approach.
President Biden has limited political capital on second amendment changes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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Open Thread
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 5 hours 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 - 5 hours 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.
He remains on the political right,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_politics
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Border Apprehensions Reach Highest Level in at Least 15 Years
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours 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.
Hope is a motivator.
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Trump’s Latino Support Was More Widespread Than Thought, Report Finds
Giovanni Russonello and Patricia Mazzei, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours 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 flippers for Trump.
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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 - 14 hours 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 should be apolitical but I can approve.
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Reversing Trump, Biden Repeals Sanctions on Human Rights Prosecutor
Pranshu Verma and Marlise Simons, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The move revokes an executive order that put the United States at odds with
many of its European allies.
Biden has acted in the interests of justice.
10
How Matt Gaetz Got Here
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
A prominent young Republican and Trump ally faces a head-spinning scandal.
The only way to be "not guilty" is to be 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 - 18 hours 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.
I am mildly surprised MLB appears to have an oppinion.
12
Big Companies Like FedEx and Nike Paid No Federal Taxes
Patricia Cohen, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
FedEx and Nike are among those found to have avoided U.S. tax liability for
three straight years.
The taxing authorities should repair the law.
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What We Know About the Matt Gaetz Investigation
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
The Justice Department is said to be investigating the congressman’s
encounters with women recruited online for sex and whether he had sex with
a 17-year-old girl.
I expect Gaetz to leave congress.
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What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does
Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
The New York Times analyzed the state’s new 98-page voting law and
identified 16 key provisions that will limit ballot access, potentially
confuse voters and give more power to Republican lawmakers.
It tries to make it harder to vote.
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Justice Dept. Inquiry Into Matt Gaetz Said to Be Focused on Cash Paid to Women
Katie Benner and Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
The congressman and a former official in Florida sent money to the women
using cash apps, receipts showed.
Matt Gaetz is a sleaze. He also may be a criminal.
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Virginia Becomes a Voting Rights Bastion
Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
For nearly 50 years, the state was subject to Voting Rights Act rules meant
to deter racial discrimination. Those federal guidelines are now shredded,
but Virginia just recreated them on its own.
This is moving in the proper direction.
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Has The Era Of Ordinary Americans Thinking They Are “Pre-Rich” Ended?
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 1 day ago
Nice statistic here: Buried in the new Morning Consult/Politico poll is an
eye-popping statistic: Voters by a 2-to-1 margin prefer a $3 trillion
infrastructure bill that includes tax hikes on $400K+ and corporations over
one that excludes those tax hikes. For most of my life, tax-cuts were the
mantra of the generation and tax-raises were […]
Getting rich should not be trivial.
Staying rich should be a constant struggle.
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How The Covid-19 Pandemic Hurt Community Colleges and Its Students
Stephanie Saul, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The community colleges largely serving low-income, Black and Latino
students are reeling, and experts worry that inequality in education will
increase.
Education should be subsidized by government.
Everyone is not lucky in their family.
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The Pandemic Hit the Working Class Hard. The Colleges That Serve Them Are Hurting, Too.
Stephanie Saul, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The community colleges largely serving low-income, Black and Latino
students are reeling, and experts worry that inequality in education will
increase.
Education should be subsidized by government.
Everyone is not lucky in their family.
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Biden Seeks to Use Infrastructure Plan to Address Racial Inequities
Jim Tankersley and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The president’s $2 trillion proposal allocates money to help communities of
color, like a New Orleans neighborhood devastated by a highway project a
half-century ago.
Educated people are the infrastructure of government.
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