If smug were an outfit, this would be it: “square glasses, a fitted black jumper and jeans that look as if they might have been ironed.” [FT]
delta variant
GOP Reps Flail Against House Mask Mandate by Barging Into the Senate
THE FEED
abortion
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Biden says he can’t unilaterally extend the eviction moratorium, though some Democrats have urged him to do so
President Biden on Thursday called on Congress to act “without delay” to extend a national eviction moratorium that is set to expire Saturday. The White House said Biden is not able to act on his own because of a Supreme Court ruling.
In a statement, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden would have “strongly supported” a move by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to again extend a moratorium that began nearly 11 months ago in response to the pandemic, particularly given the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus.
“Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has made clear that this option is no longer available,” Psaki said, referring to a court ruling from last month.
That order allowed the moratorium could remain in place for another month. But Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, who supplied the controlling vote, said that in his view congressional action would be needed to extend it beyond Saturday.
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What About a Booster Shot Now?
pandemic
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tokyo olympics
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Biles responds to the show of encouragement
the outpouring love & support I’ve received has made me realize I’m more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before. 🤍
—@Simone_Biles
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Cuomo: “new variants are cause for concern.” But also:
Gov. Cuomo says “everyone has to be back to the office,” sets Labor Day goal:
“Remote working for a short period of time, fine, but that’s not how the entrepreneurial economy works… Say to your workforce, ‘By Labor Day, everyone is back in the office.’”
—@dahvnyc
“Remote working for a short period of time, fine, but that’s not how the entrepreneurial economy works… Say to your workforce, ‘By Labor Day, everyone is back in the office.’”
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pandemic
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delta variant
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2022 midterms
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hobby lobby
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Drone leaker Daniel Hale sentenced to almost four years
Hale, who choked up at times as he delivered a 17-minute statement to the court, expressed no remorse about his disclosures but deep regret about having played a part in lethal U.S.-run drone operations in Afghanistan …
Judge Liam O’Grady’s comments imposing the sentence amounted to something of a rebuttal to Hale’s claim. The judge said he was persuaded that Hale was motivated in part by genuine outrage over civilian casualties of U.S. drone operations, but the judge said Hale could have joined that debate without leaking classified information to The Intercept, an online news outlet.
“You’re not facing prison for speaking out about the drone program injuring and killing innocent persons. … A majority of Americans would have commended you for coming forward,” said O’Grady, an appointee of President George W. Bush. “You could have been a whistleblower and garnered all this attention without leaking any of these documents, frankly.”
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Cash Rules Everything Around Martin Shkreli’s Wu-Tang Clan Album Sale
covid-19
CDC Throws Cold Water on Hot Vax Summer
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