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Biden Nominating Victoria “F*ck the EU” Nuland
“In the years following, we have ‘invested’ a great deal more money into Ukraine — for questionable returns. But the affair has not seemed to have clouded Nuland’s career prospects. Smart, well-connected, and well-liked, she, like many of her fellow neocons, seems to move from strength to strength in this town, never held to account for the damage they’ve caused. After her stint in the State Department ended (she was replaced in the early Trump years by the woefully unqualified neocon operative A. Wess Mitchell), Nuland took up what one can only assume were lucrative positions on the other side…
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Can We Make the Electoral College Representative? Two Proposals
“Because of these state winner-take-all laws, presidential candidates only pay attention to the concerns of voters in closely divided battleground states.”
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WikiLeaks: While Upholding U.S. Government’s Core Arguments, British Judge Rejects Assange Extradition
Citing harsh federal prison conditions in the United States, a British district court judge rejected the United States government’s extradition request against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Desmond Tutu: Biden Should Stop Israeli Nuclear Cover-up
The Guardian just published a piece by Archbishop Desmond Tutu titled “Joe Biden Should End the U.S. Pretence over Israel’s ‘Secret’ Nuclear Weapons: The cover-up has to stop — and with it, the huge sums in aid for a country with oppressive policies towards Palestinians.”
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Beyond “Pathetic” Relief Bill: How to Fix Finance
Commondreams reports: “‘Pathetic’: Congress Passes Covid Relief Bill With Billions in Gifts for the Wealthy, $600 Checks for the Working Class.”
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Buttigieg at Transportation Gives Campaign “Investors” Great Return
President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation.
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Samantha Power’s Role in Yemen Disaster
Media reports indicate that Joe Biden is considering naming Samantha Power to head USAID.
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Trump’s Morocco Move: Inviting Counties to Invade Each Other; Will Biden Reverse it?
“Trump announced yet another violation of this principle by announcing that the U.S. recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, in a horse deal that traded normalization with Israel to recognize the highly contested claims of Morocco over Western Sahara.”
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Trump: Paying Off Morocco with Western Sahara to Recognize Israel
Today, Trump tweeted that he “signed a proclamation recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara” and that Israel and Morocco “have agreed to full diplomatic relations.”
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Vilsack at Agriculture: “Mr. Monsanto”?
Numerous media outlets are reporting that Tom Vilsack will be Joe Biden’s nominee for agriculture secretary.
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