So after all the psychodrama, it appears that the various factions of the U.S. government have averted a default catastrophe with a tentative deal between the President and the Speaker of the House.
That’s the headline news from over the long Memorial Day Weekend, and for a change it’s a bit of good news. Republicans and Democrats seemed to have finished squeezing the final drops of partisan advantage out of this manufactured “crisis” before finally reaching an agreement that brings spending somewhat under control while raising the debt ceiling for a couple years.
It all ended rather quietly; my hunch is they all just got worn out. That’s the thing about fighting — for most people it takes too much energy to sustain indefinitely. Eventually, the warring parties exhaust themselves, and at that moment, a ceasefire finally becomes possible.
This is in no way an indication that extreme partisanship is over in American politics — the protagonists are simply taking a break, that’s all.
But that’s very good news for the rest of us, the country, and the world economy.
LINKS:
Biden and McCarthy lean on holdouts in both parties to pass debt ceiling deal (CNN)
Inside Biden’s relentless soft-sell on the debt ceiling bill (Axios)
McConnell endorses debt limit deal, calls on Senate conservatives not to delay it (The Hill)
In Pursuit of Consensus, Did Biden Find the Reasonable Middle or Give Away Too Much? (NYT)
Moscow drone attack: Putin says Ukraine trying to frighten Russians (BBC)
U.S. hardware helps Ukraine fend off increasingly heavy Russian missile and drone attacks (CBS)
Russia issues arrest warrant for Lindsey Graham over Ukraine comments (AP)
Florida Memorial Day mass shooting: 9 people, including 4 minors, wounded on Hollywood Broadwalk (CBS)
A new wave of mass migration has begun (Economist)
AI means everyone can now be a programmer, Nvidia chief says (Reuters)
They’re afraid their AIs will come for them’: Doug Rushkoff on why tech billionaires are in escape mode (Guardian)
Workers Are Terrified About AI. What Can They Do About It? (Daily Beast)
Lawyer apologizes for fake court citations from ChatGPT (CNN)
The AI genie is out of the bottle, and we can’t put it back in (VentureBeat)
Japan Will Try to Beam Solar Power from Space by 2025 (Slashdot)
Erdogan's victory could be fateful for Turkey's democracy and role in the world (NPR)
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws. (Reuters)
Afghan Women Who Aided U.S. Military Wait for Asylum in America (NYT)
‘I just have you’: the rural Australians helping Afghan asylum seekers find refuge (Guardian)
Militant Groups In Afghanistan Looking To Topple Central Asian Governments (RFE)
At Least Three Are Killed in Clashes on Iranian-Afghan Border (NYT)
Dealing with the Taliban to stop a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan (Interpreter)
Afghan Singer Arrested For Putting Taliban Verses To Music (RFE)
Vacant skyscrapers, empty trains: can San Francisco once again reinvent itself? (Guardian)
Saving the stories of the last Holocaust survivors (Axios)
Dad’s Entire Parenting Strategy Just Ensuring Son Doesn’t Become Yankees Fan (The Onion)
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