New York Times gift articles

Among those receiving the pardons were Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the longtime government scientist; and all the members of the bipartisan House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including former Representative Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming.

What this means in practice is a return to the very corrupt system we had before there was a professional civil service, in which the winning party uses federal jobs as a means of rewarding supporters.

The key thing here is that they're planning to detain anybody who happens to be in the vicinity but who can't prove citizenship on the spot.

If you're in California, and want this, give your state legislators a call and let them know.

Homeowners in places most exposed to climate disasters are increasingly giving up on paying their insurance premiums, leaving them exposed to financial ruin, according to sweeping new government data.

A visionary, his films included “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” considered his masterwork. He brought his skewed view to the small screen with “Twin Peaks.”

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No researcher I spoke with, including the scientists most familiar with the putative benefits of raw milk, recommended that people drink it. The risks are too great to be offset by the possible benefits.

Basically, there's a right-wing push to stop requiring health insurance to cover preventative care.

I'll note that a large chunk of the burned properties depend on the state-run FAIR plan, which provides much weaker coverage (eg: not replacement cost) than private insurers. The FAIR plan also has limited reserves, which it will replenish by issuing an assessment on commercial insurers and their policyholders.

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FWIW I do NOT consider these to be latest version of the map. Check https://app.watchduty.org/ for those

A few notes: * This still needs to pass the Senate and be signed by the President to become law * If it does become law, it allows deportation based on accusation, rather than conviction * Current law requires allows for deportation if convicted of two different non-violent crimes

Importantly, the law authorizing this doesn't authorize the president to reverse the ban. Trump has used it before too.

A reminder: we’re getting action shots of the House floor that are typically not available. For instance, a C-SPAN camera just zoomed in on Marjorie Taylor Greene with her hand over her mouth, in what looked like a very serious phone call. This is because the party in control of the chamber decides what portions of the floor action viewers can see and hear. But with no Speaker elected, there is no party in charge to set the rules, and C-SPAN cameras can shoot freely wherever they see an interesting moment unfolding.

Edit: Bloomberg seems to have broken this story

If the goal is securing affordable access to the transit point over the long term, it is climate change, not Chinese influence, that U.S. policymakers should worry about.