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Biden top economic adviser facing accusations of mismanagement, verbal abuse
A former high-level employee at Heather Boushey’s think tank publicly aired the accusations on Tuesday night.
Biden backs up Tanden as Republicans attack her tweets
“That disqualifies almost every Republican senator and 90 percent of the administration,” the president-elect said of GOP criticism.
How climate change could spark the next home mortgage disaster
Taxpayers are backing more than a trillion dollars in home mortgages, but the agencies buying them are neglecting to consider climate risks.
Deese to be Biden’s top White House economic adviser
Brian Deese is an executive at investment giant BlackRock.
Biden unveils diverse economic team as challenges to economy grow
The president-elect intends to name Cecilia Rouse, Neera Tanden and Wally Adeyemo to senior roles in his administration.
Andrew Bacevich on Why Retired General and Raytheon Official Lloyd Austin Should Not Head Pentagon
Joe Biden’s nominee for defense secretary, retired four-star Army General Lloyd Austin, would make history as the first African American to lead the Pentagon if confirmed by the Senate. But Austin can only be confirmed if he secures a waiver from Congress due to laws designed to preserve the civilian control of the military, and several leading Democratic senators have indicated they would oppose granting a waiver.
U.S. Recognizes Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara in Latest Betrayal of Sahrawi People
We continue to examine the U.S.-brokered deal between Morocco and Israel to normalize relations. As part of the deal, the U.S. will become the first country in the world to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, which Morocco has occupied since 1975 in defiance of the international community.
Palestinian Official Hanan Ashrawi: Trump’s Morocco-Israel Deal Legitimizes Land Theft & Occupation
In a deal brokered by the Trump administration, Morocco and Israel have agreed to establish diplomatic relations. The United States has also agreed to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over occupied Western Sahara, the first country in the world to do so. Morocco has occupied much of the resource-rich territory since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and the international community.
Ethiopia’s PM Won the Nobel Peace Prize A Year Ago; Now He Is Leading Nation Into Possible Civil War
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for ending the two-decade “state of war” between Ethiopia and Eritrea, with many hailing a new era of peace in the region. Just one year later, Ahmed’s military has displaced tens of thousands of civilians in an ongoing military campaign in the northern Tigray region.
Trump Says He’s Nixing Plan For Early Vaccinations At The White House
“People working in the White House should receive the vaccine somewhat later in the program, unless specifically necessary,” the president said in a tweet.
Kelly Loeffler Poses With Former KKK Leader, Now Claims She Had No Idea
The Georgia senator has decried the Black Lives Matter movement, and accused Black people carrying legal firearms of practicing “mob rule.
Sunday Night Owls: Stop worrying about budget deficits and spend (invest) however much is needed
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
38 DAYS UNTIL JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE
At The Atlantic, Annie Lowrey writes—Stop Worrying About Budget Deficits. Red ink isn’t a problem as long as the country is spending on the right things:
Ten years ago, the United States was clawing its way out of a miserable recession. Washington was running an annual deficit of $1.
It is well past time to confront the truth of the Republican Party’s threat to democracy
Watching the depressing and alarming spectacle of 17 Republican state attorneys general joining Texas’s bad faith, frivolous Supreme Court application to overturn the election in favor of Donald Trump, I am reminded that in September 2015, I wrote a post titled “The Dark Truth of John Boehner’s Resignation.
When it comes to Georgia, Democrats can and must exploit the simmering civil war within the GOP
The balance of power in the Senate, along with how much Joe Biden can accomplish during his first term as president, will be determined solely by a two-race election in Georgia held on Jan. 5. Ironically, the Georgia law requiring a runoff race when no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the general election was specifically designed by racist lawmakers to disenfranchise the Black vote.
Michigan House and Senate offices will close due to ‘credible threat’ as Michigan electors meet
The Detroit Free Press reports that the Michigan House and Senate buildings will be closed both to staffers and the public on Monday as the state’s electors to the Electoral College meet to cast their votes for the state’s presidential winner, Joe Biden. The Capitol was already expected to be closed to the public during the Electoral College meeting; this new, expanded closure also includes the building’s legislative staff.
‘Sorry for raping you’: Rapist confesses and it takes Supreme Court to hold him accountable
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s decision Thursday and ruled 8-0 that there is no statute of limitations on rape in the military, according to a Supreme Court opinion. The decision followed an appellate court’s ruling that made it more difficult for rape victims in the military to obtain justice. In the case, a sergeant in the U.S.
Suspected Russian Hackers Spied On U.S. Treasury Emails: Report
The hack is so serious it led to a National Security Council meeting at the White House on Saturday, said one of the people familiar with the matter.
Former Cuomo Aide Accuses N.Y. Governor Of Sexual Harassment
Lindsey Boylan, who is running for Manhattan borough president, claims Cuomo harassed her “for years” when she worked in his administration.
FDA’s Hahn: Covid-19 vaccine authorization based in ‘science and data’
“Our timeline, how we approached this was based upon our thorough review of the science and data,” Hahn said.
Alex Jones Vows Biden ‘Will Be Removed One Way Or Another’ At Pro-Trump Rally
“Joe Biden is a globalist, and Joe Biden will be removed, one way or another!” the conspiracy theorist said to cheers.
U.S. begins shipping Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
Trucks carrying the first doses of the vaccine, authorized by the FDA late Friday night, started rolling out of Pfizer’s manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Virginia: Images of the Old Dominion
More than 8.5 million people live across Virginia, the 35th-largest state by area. From the Blue Ridge Mountains, through the Shenandoah National Park, and from the Potomac River to Virginia Beach, here are a few glimpses of the landscape of Virginia, and some of the wildlife and people calling it home.This photo story is part of Fifty, a collection of images from each of the United States.
Bats and Swallows
Whatever the difference might be
to one who knows,
we couldn’t see
from where we stood in soft shadows
any signs that they were swallows
or bats. That there were wings
was without doubt;
you could see small pointed things
swooping out
into the gloaming—
and sometimes back.
One seemed almost iridescent
as I tried to track
its crescent
flight across the hill.
Liberals Were Right to Fear the Supreme Court’s Election Intervention
Any time a worst-case scenario doesn’t come to pass, the comforting idea emerges that it wasn’t really in play after all.That pattern is now unfolding, following a week during which the United States Supreme Court dealt a pair of what are almost certainly fatal blows to President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn the 2020 election results.
How Civilization Broke Our Brains
This article was published online on December 13, 2020.Several months ago, I got into a long discussion with a colleague about the origins of the “Sunday scaries,” the flood of anxiety that many of us feel as the weekend is winding down and the workweek approaches. He said that the culprit was clear, and pointed to late-stage capitalism’s corrosive blend of performance stress and job insecurity.
Dear Care and Feeding: I Know I’d Be Happier if I Left My Marriage
Parenting advice on divorce, newborns, and manners.
Stop Worrying About Budget Deficits
Ten years ago, the United States was clawing its way out of a miserable recession. Washington was running an annual deficit of $1.3 trillion, and the national debt had reached $9 trillion, roughly 60 percent of GDP. Those figures were frightening enough to spur the Obama White House and Congress to create a panel of experts to address the long-term budget and to kick-start several rounds of government austerity, making cuts to the defense budget and a wide range of domestic programs.