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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 - 49 minutes ago
The congressman and a former official in Florida sent money to the women
using cash apps, receipts showed.
Fewer Trump supporters in congress is a good idea.
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As Nation Speeds to Vaccinate All, Maryland’s Path Shows Challenges Ahead
Jennifer Steinhauer and Abby Goodnough, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The state is wrestling with most of the issues and trade-offs that come
with such a giant undertaking.
The vaccinated leave the pool of the unvaccinated.
Run the popular sites until the demand colapses.
Continue to run them at reduced capacity.
Repeat at the next tier of popularity as necessary.
When popularity ends go mobile in sarch of unvaccinated individuals.
The strategy is to let the unvaccinated come to the vaccine.
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Biden Seeks to Use Infrastructure Plan to Address Racial Inequities
Jim Tankersley and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours 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.
One uses the tools to hand to accomplish the job assigned.
The interstate highways were used to impose racism.
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To Build Support for Infrastructure Plan, Biden Offers His Own Take on ‘Bipartisan’
Michael D. Shear, Emily Cochrane and Jim Tankersley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal is a test of his
belief that he can generate popular backing across the country as
Republicans seek to block him on Capitol Hill.
Popular support may split the Republican united front.
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Biden Faces ‘a Very Precarious Point’ in the Coronavirus Response
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
With case counts rising, the president is in a complicated situation.
People do not understand that the pandemic is not over.
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Texas Senate Advances Bill That Would Make Voting More Difficult
Michael Wines, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The Texas measure comes on the heels of efforts in Iowa and Georgia, where
lawmakers significantly tightened voting rules last month.
Texas is known to be crazy on the subject of apartide.
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Biden Administration Announces Ad Campaign to Combat Vaccine Hesitancy
Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
The public awareness push includes 275 participating organizations that
will speak to communities where skepticism of the coronavirus vaccine
remains high.
A good idea.
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Biden Says He Would Support Moving All-Star Game Over Georgia Voting Law
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
In an interview on ESPN, President Biden discussed the restrictions passed
by the state’s Republicans last week and encouraged baseball fans to abide
by social-distancing protocols.
Do what works.
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Factory Mix-Up Ruins Up to 15 Million J&J Coronavirus Vaccine Doses
Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weiland, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
A manufacturing subcontractor in Baltimore mixed ingredients from the
coronavirus vaccines of Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca, delaying U.S.
shipments of the “one-and-done” shot.
Accidents happen.
There appears to be no hint of sabotage.
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40 Years After Reagan, Biden's Bet That Big Government Can Get Something Done
David E. Sanger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
President Biden feels a burning sense of competition, his aides say, to
prove that democratic capitalism can work.
Money Paid gets things done. The pocket it comes out of makes little difference.
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Biden’s Big Bet: Tackling Climate Change Will Create Jobs, Not Kill Them
Coral Davenport, Noam Scheiber and Lisa Friedman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
For decades, Democrats have countered opposition to "job-killing"
environmental regulation by saying combatting climate change would create
well-paying new jobs. President Biden is betting on it.
Some industries are moribund. Others will replace them.
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Jill Biden, in California, Lends Support to Farmworkers Seeking Vaccinations
Katie Rogers, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The first lady was in Delano, Calif., to mark the birthday of César Chávez,
the labor organizer who formed the country’s first successful farmworkers’
union.
The farm workers live among us and are as vulnerable to Covid-19 as any of us.
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Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Meets Skepticism, Signaling Fight to Come
Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
With Republicans lining up in opposition and some Democrats unsatisfied,
the package faces hurdles on Capitol Hill.
I do not know how to make Mitch McConnell wise.
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Biden Tax Plan Charts New Path to Economic Growth
Patricia Cohen, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The president sees public spending, rather than relying on businesses to
turn tax cuts into investment, as the key to competitiveness.
Money that is not invested in production is not making new wealth.
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Iowa Democrat Drops House Election Appeal, Sparing Her Party a Messy Fight
Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Rita Hart withdrew her request to have Congress overturn one of the closest
elections in American history, after politically vulnerable Democrats came
under attack by Republicans over the review.
"Wait till next year"
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The Infrastructure Crisis That Biden Is Confronting
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
How did we get to a place where major infrastructure improvements are so
clearly necessary?
"Delayed maintenance."
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Pentagon Issues New Rules Overturning Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops
Helene Cooper, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The guidelines, which follow an executive order from President Biden, allow
transgender people to enlist and serve openly as the gender they identify
with and receive medically necessary care.
There is a place for anyone in the service.
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Biden’s Push for Electric Cars: $174 Billion, 10 Years and a Bit of Luck
Niraj Chokshi, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The president is hoping to make electric vehicles more affordable to turn a
niche product into one with mass appeal.
The how is known. Finding a market has seemed a problem.
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New York Seeks Trump Insider's Records, in Apparent Bid to Gain Cooperation
Ben Protess, William K. Rashbaum, Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
State prosecutors in Manhattan subpoenaed the personal bank records of the
Trump Organization’s longtime C.F.O. and are scrutinizing gifts he received
from the former president.
Remember to pick the low hanging fruit.
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Prabal Gurung on Anti-Asian Violence, Discrimination and the Duties of Success
Vanessa Friedman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The Nepalese-American designer on mistreatment by investors, how he’s
He is doing well.
He will do better as Trumpism fades.
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