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Tensions Among Democrats Grow Over Israel as the Left Defends Palestinians
Lisa Lerer and Jennifer Medina, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Divisions within the party have burst into public view, with the party’s
ascendant left viewing the Mideast conflict as a searing racial justice
issue that carries echoes of U.S. politics.
The Palestinian claim is as good or better than the Israeli.
The Plaestinians have lost their battles.
https://www.ianwelsh.net/israel-invades-gaza/
Rabbi Hillell:
“What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow: this is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn.”
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Secret Sharers: The Hidden Ties Between Private Spies and Journalists
Barry Meier, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
A booming, renegade private intelligence industry is increasingly shaping
(and misshaping) the news.
This is called journalism.
Your spies are reporters doing their proper work.
Russia has never understood the practice.
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The G.O.P.’s Big Cancellation
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The party’s cancel mob runs wild on Capitol Hill.
The GOP cannot cancel the facts.
It does try to cancel the facts.
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Open Thread
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 9 hours ago
Use to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts. (Please, in particular,
discuss Palestine in one of the two recent threads.)
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
Things must start with a negotiation.
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Colonial Pipeline Hack Reveals Weaknesses in US Cybersecurity
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
The hack underscored how vulnerable government and industry are to even
basic assaults on computer networks.
The internet allows free communication with the world.
There is no way short of "The Great Firewall of China"to make national borders meaningful.
"Cybersecurity"begins and ends with machine architecture and operating system design.
Eliminating the Microsoft fungus will help.
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A.O.C. Had a Catchy Logo. Now Progressives Everywhere Are Copying It.
Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
The slanted text in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s logo, and its break from the
traditional red, white and blue color palette, has formed a new graphical
language for progressivism. Imitators abound.
Do what works.
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Joel Greenberg, Former Matt Gaetz Confidant, Pleads Guilty
Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Joel Greenberg, a former local tax collector, admitted to sex trafficking a
minor and agreed to help in prosecutions of others.
A plea bargain on condition of cooperation is Matt Gaetz's best exit.
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Biden Meets With DACA Recipients as His Administration Grapples With Border
Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
The meeting was part of the White House’s efforts to push for an
immigration reform bill in Congress.
Biden's fight is with the Republican party and their minions.
The DACA recipients deserve to understand the noise.
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Democrats Move Closer to Setting Up Jan. 6 Commission, With or Without G.O.P.
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
House Democrats plan to vote on a bill to create an independent commission
to investigate the Capitol riot, but whether Republican leaders would
support it was unclear.
There is little to learn about the mob assault on the U.S. Capitol.
The prosecutors should indight the participants as they are identified.
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As Congress Dithers, States Step In to Set Rules for the Internet
David McCabe and Cecilia Kang, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
Virginia, Florida, Arkansas and Maryland are among dozens of states that
have introduced bills to curtail the power of Amazon, Google, Facebook and
Twitter.
The Federal Communications Commission has the power to disciplin these malfactors.
It must use that power under the interstate commerce clause.
The individual states do not have the necessary powers.
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A Breakaway Third Party of Ex-Republicans? Don’t Count on It.
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
The idea of a conservative anti-Trump party gained publicity this week —
but the threat remains hollow.
The Republican party will try for a suicide pact.
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Biden Revokes Trump Executive Orders on Immigration, Monuments and More
Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The actions represented a broad repudiation of former President Donald J.
Trump, and his practice of using executive orders to advance his political
a genda.
The expected is hardly news.
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In Elise Stefanik, the GOP Installs a Trump Convert
Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Once a moderate, Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, the party’s new
No. 3 in the House, tacked to the right as her party and district rallied
behind Donald J. Trump.
Stefanik has become orthodox for power.
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Democrats Press Forward to Create a Commission on the Capitol Riot
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
Representative John Katko of New York dropped the Republican demand that
the commission look into left-wing violence at racial justice protests.
Trump should be prosecuted for Jan. 6.
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What Would George Washington Look Like Today? A Pandemic Creation Draws Attention.
Heather Murphy, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
A bored musician used Photoshop to depict a modern version of the first
president. A Washington biographer and an impersonator had thoughts on its
accuracy.
News of a fake.
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Consumers Expect Higher Inflation, Posing Potential Trouble for the Fed
Jeanna Smialek, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
The University of Michigan’s gauge of consumer inflation expectations over
a five-year period jumped, fuel for an ongoing inflation debate.
Expected noise.
The Fed will not react.
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She’s a Texas Democrat, Weighing How to Defend Voting Rights
Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
Jessica González, a state representative, is at the center of the state’s
furor over Republican voting restrictions. She believes Democrats have both
legal and political ways to hit back.
Just fix it. The Republican tantrum should not be the future.
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Elise Stefanik Elected No. 3 Republican Leader by House G.O.P.
Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
The secret-ballot vote was the culmination of a remarkable campaign by
Republicans to purge a vocal critic of Donald J. Trump from their ranks.
Elise Stefanik is orthodox Trump.
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Looking for Bipartisan Accord? Just Ask About Big Business.
Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
In surveys and political discourse, Republicans are increasingly critical
of corporations, but not for the reasons Democrats have long held that view.
Big business is a political orphan.
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Spy Agencies Seek New Allies in Afghanistan as U.S. Withdraws
Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Julian E. Barnes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The move signals an acknowledgment by Western intelligence agencies that
they are preparing for the likely collapse of the central government and a
return to civil war.
The Taliban is the most legitament governing organization in Afghanistan.
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