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Air Force Tries Virtual Reality to Stem Suicide and Sexual Assault
Jennifer Steinhauer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Officials are hoping that an immersive virtual reality experience aimed at
getting airmen to intervene will succeed where years of traditional
training have failed.
Do what works.
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Open Thread
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 12 hours ago
Use the comments to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts.
Let us negotiate.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Fox News Intensifies Its Pro-Trump Politics as Dissenters Depart
Michael M. Grynbaum, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
Donna Brazile, a Democratic analyst, has left the Murdoch-owned network as
some hosts and journalists who questioned Donald Trump have exited or been
sidelined.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antichrist
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Foster Friess, Big Donor to Republicans, Dies at 81
Neil Genzlinger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
A conservative Christian and wealthy businessman, he gave millions to Rick
Santorum and Donald Trump in their presidential bids.
A recruit of the Koch brothers.
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Biden Banks on $3.6 Trillion Tax Hike on the Rich and Corporations
Alan Rappeport, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
The White House is proposing substantial increases in personal income tax
rates for those earning about a half-million dollars and higher tax rates
on large corporations.
Such a tax hike is a good idea.
The proposed spending will be paid for with bonds.
The bonds will be paid with much more modest taxes. Most of them will be rolled over several times.
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Senate Republicans Filibuster Jan. 6 Inquiry Bill, Blocking a Capitol Riots Investigation
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The vote killed the best chance for an independent accounting of the deadly
Capitol attack, which Republicans feared would damage them politically.
The house will continue to investigate.
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A Look at What's Inside Biden’s $6 Trillion Plan
The New York Times, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
President Biden’s funding request to Congress lays out his economic
ambitions, with proposals for significant new spending in areas like
infrastructure, education and the environment.
Infrastructure is larger than Republicans imagined.
It includes people.
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Republican Dissent Delays Passage of China Competitiveness Bill
Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
Some Republican senators argued they needed more time to review the bill.
Others said its nearly $200 billion price tag was too high.
Trump never stopped spending.
The bill is due.
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Here's One Thing Missing from President Biden's Budget: Booming Growth
Neil Irwin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
For all the administration’s focus on transformational policies, it’s not
forecasting an outburst of economic potential.
The infrastructure bill was not in the budget.
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Biden Banks on $3.6 Trillion Tax Hike on the Rich and Corporations
Alan Rappeport, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
The White House is proposing substantial increases in personal income tax
rates for those earning about a half-million dollars and higher tax rates
on large corporations.
A tax hike is appropriate but it cannot be depended on to happen.
It threatens the Republican financial base.
In itself a good thing to do. The Republicans in the senate will fight new taxes any way they can.
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Biden's $6 Trillion Budget Aims for Path to Middle Class, Financed by the Rich
Jim Tankersley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
The president’s budget envisions a redistribution of wealth that will allow
more Americans to enjoy prosperity, buoyed by investments in education,
infrastructure and climate-related initiatives.
Bonds are paid from the general fund, slowly.
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Why Biden Isn’t Cracking Down on Fossil Fuels
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
Environmental activists had high hopes when he entered office, but have
found his record mixed.
To do so would crash what economy the U.S. has at the moment.
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Biden Recognizes Service Members Ahead of Memorial Day
Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
The speech came a day after the Pentagon confirmed that United States
troops and their NATO allies intend to be out of Afghanistan by July.
Good people under stupid orders.
The good deserve special recognition.
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Republicans Block The Creation of Jan 6th. Capitol Riot Commission
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
The vote was a stinging defeat for proponents of the commission, who had
argued that it was the only way to assemble a truly comprehensive account
of the riot for a polarized nation.
The riot on Jan. 6 is being investigated by the house.
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'Special Master' to Decide if FBI Can Use Giuliani's Data
Benjamin Weiser, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
The review would decide if prosecutors, who are investigating whether Mr.
Giuliani broke lobbying laws, can access material from devices the F.B.I.
found in a search of his home.
No court needs to give permission for one to record oneself.
The FBI has found a treasure.
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One Thing Missing From the Biden Budget: Booming Growth
Neil Irwin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
For all the administration’s focus on transformational policies, it’s not
forecasting an outburst of economic potential.
The budget did not include infrastructure.
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Biden’s $6 Trillion Budget Aims for Path to Middle Class, Financed by the Rich
Jim Tankersley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
The president’s budget envisions a redistribution of wealth that will allow
more Americans to enjoy prosperity, and it invests in climate change,
education and infrastructure.
Only in the Republican immagination.
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Tribes to Confront Bias Against Descendants of Enslaved People
Chris Cameron and Mark Walker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The Choctaw Nation and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma said they
would consider granting citizenship to the Freedmen.
The Choctaw Nation and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma did not practice chattel slavery.
The federal government did not recognize the distinction.
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Fox News Intensifies Its Pro-Trump Politics as Dissenters Depart
Michael M. Grynbaum, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Donna Brazile, a Democratic analyst, has left the Murdoch-owned network as
some hosts and journalists who questioned Donald Trump have exited or been
sidelined.
The Murdochs will kill their empire rather than think.
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Republicans Block Jan. 6 Commission
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The vote was a stinging defeat for proponents of the commission, who had
argued that it was the only way to assemble a truly comprehensive account
of the riot for a polarized nation.
The Republicans are committed to another failure.
A grand jury will not care.
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