#Why Biden will restart Iran deal and other commentary

#Why Biden will restart Iran deal and other commentary

“#Why Biden will restart Iran deal and other commentary” Foreign desk: Why Biden Will Restart Iran Deal Joe Biden “will move quickly to lift sanctions” against Tehran, predicts Lee Smith at Tablet, so the suspended nuke deal can be “completed.” That deal “was never about the Middle East,” which opposed it, but part of an…

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#NYC lawmaker under fire for recording secret Assembly meeting

#NYC lawmaker under fire for recording secret Assembly meeting

“#NYC lawmaker under fire for recording secret Assembly meeting” A Bronx lawmaker recorded a behind-the-scenes Zoom conference fight involving Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — and was barred from a follow-up meeting when the video emerged with his face in the corner, The Post has learned. Assemblyman Jose Rivera (D-The Bronx) — a longtime Heastie rival…

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#No, GOP’s gerrymandering edge is not a threat to democracy

#No, GOP’s gerrymandering edge is not a threat to democracy

“#No, GOP’s gerrymandering edge is not a threat to democracy” One of the many big surprises in this month’s surprising election was the Democrats’ failure to overturn Republican majorities in state legislatures. Various Democratic committees budgeted $88 million to flip majorities in big states such as Texas, Florida and North Carolina. Total gains: zero. That’s…

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#Democrats claim veto-proof majority in the New York state Senate

#Democrats claim veto-proof majority in the New York state Senate

“#Democrats claim veto-proof majority in the New York state Senate” Democratic leaders of the state Senate claimed a major victory Monday saying their party’s candidates have secured a veto-proof majority — potentially giving them more leverage with fellow Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo in crafting the state budget, tax policy and other legislation. Senate Majority Leader…

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#Lockdown dogma and other commentary

#Lockdown dogma and other commentary

“#Lockdown dogma and other commentary” Iconoclast: Lockdown Dogma As part of a second lockdown, a British citizen is barred from meeting a neighbor unless the neighbor, “is a member of what government officials, with apparently straight faces, define as a ‘support bubble,’ ” snarks The Week’s Matthew Walther. And there’s every reason to expect America to…

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