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End the filibuster! Okay but how?
Today, once again, I’m being irritated by people I respect, by other people whose ideas for policy I wholeheartedly support. But they drive me nuts when, understandably impassioned, they yell at the Democrats for not ending the filibuster in order … Continue reading
Posted in American fascism, Joe Biden and his people, Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting rights
Tagged Brookings, changing the filibuster, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party, eliminating the filibuster, filibuster, GOP, nuclear option, Senate filibuster, Senate filibuster rules, Senate rules
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Out and about in NYC: something new, something lovely
Last week, I walked from the Lower East Side up through Soho with a friend. Eventually, since she needed to catch a train at Grand Central, we took the 6 line up there. She headed for her train and I … Continue reading
Posted in Joe Biden and his people, The Facts of Life
Tagged Build Back Better, Grand Central Station, Lilac Chocolates, Metrocard, MTA, MTA shuttle renovations, New York City subway system, NYC Lower East Side, NYC Soho, Times Square
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What really happened in Afghanistan
Each morning when I turn on my computer, I go first to the Times and their opinion section. There I read maybe one essay and mark in my head the others I will want to read later. Today, amid the … Continue reading
Posted in Joe Biden and his people, Politics, The Facts of Life, War on women
Tagged Adam Nossiter, Afghanistan, Algeria, Battle of Algiers, Carter Malkasian, Charles de Gaulle, colonial wars, Damon Winters, Donald Trump, Gillo Pontecorvo, John Kennedy, Kabul, Mao, Mike Mansfield, New York Times, Patrick Chabal, pieds noirs, Taliban
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