Sunday, June 2, 2019

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‘He’s a Good Man’: Jim Jordan Finds Support at Home in Ohio State Abuse Scandal

Catie Edmondson at NYT > Politics - 13 minutes ago
An investigation at Ohio State University revealed that coaches had inklings of a team doctor’s sexual abuse. But Representative Jim Jordan’s denials are assuaging his constituents.

Hound him.

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California Is Now an ‘Early Primary State.’ Democrats Are Grappling With How to Compete.

Shane Goldmacher and Jonathan Martin at NYT > Politics - 13 minutes ago
After years of voting late in the presidential nominating process, most California Democrats can start casting ballots by mail in February as Iowans head to their caucuses.

The early primary should make little difference.

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Democrats Are Determined to Spotlight Trump’s Misdeeds, but Remain Divided on How

Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos at NYT > Politics - 2 hours ago
House Democrats, returning from a weeklong recess, see an opening to focus public attention on presidential misconduct, but they are split over impeachment.

Impeachment without the certainty of conviction in the senate would be a political disaster.
Pence would not be an improvement.
The house must continue to investigate.

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May 2019: Unofficial Problem Bank list unchanged at 73 Institutions

Calculated Risk at Calculated Risk - 2 hours ago
Note: Surferdude808 compiles an *unofficial* list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources. Here is the unofficial problem bank list for May 2019. Here are the monthly changes and a few comments from surferdude808: Update on the Unofficial Problem Bank List for May 2019. It was very quiet during the month as there were no changes to the list this month. At the end of May, the Unofficial Problem Bank stood at 73 institutions with assets of $52.1 billion, down from 92 intuitions but up in assets of $18.0 billion from a year ago. However, two interesting events occurred dur... more » 

Interesting.

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Trump State Visit to U.K. Faces Turbulence Amid Brexit Chaos

Mark Landler and Maggie Haberman at NYT > Politics - 2 hours ago
When the American president arrives in London on Monday, it’s not clear how much more he can shake up a country that is already roiled by the Brexit debacle.

Donald Trump is insane.

I would be much more comfortable if he did not have the nuclear trigger.

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Acting Defense Chief Sees No Need to Restart Big Military Exercises With South Korea

Helene Cooper at NYT > Politics - 2 hours ago
Patrick Shanahan said he was confident troops were well prepared despite the halt to large-scale war games in a concession to North Korea.

North Korea is unstable and has nuclear bombs.

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Insurgent Democrats, Many of Them Women, Worry a New Party Policy Will Block Them

Jennifer Steinhauer at NYT > Politics - 6 hours ago
Democratic primary challengers are often female, young and nonwhite. Many fear a recent move by House Democratic leaders will prevent them from being elected.
 
They must win their primaries.
Seniority is important in congress.
The game is winning national power.

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Trump Calls on Britain to ‘Walk Away’ if E.U. Does Not Concede to Its Demands

Katie Rogers at NYT > Politics - 15 hours ago
President Trump subverted diplomatic norms in a newspaper interview, also suggesting that the far-right populist Nigel Farage be sent in to negotiate.

Britain does not control its exit from the EU.
Walking away would be a no deal Brexit and a hard border in Ireland.
The troubles would return.

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Emmet T. Flood to Step Down as White House Lawyer

Katie Rogers at NYT > Politics - 17 hours ago
The departure of Mr. Flood, who rose to prominence defending President Bill Clinton during his impeachment in the 1990s, was always expected.

Trump is indefensible.

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Trump Is Said to Have Overruled Kushner and Other Aides in Threatening Mexico With Tariffs

Ana Swanson, Maggie Haberman and Alan Rappeport at NYT > Politics - 19 hours ago
President Trump sided with hard-liners in the administration over the objections of top aides, who said punishing Mexico with tariffs would be risky, multiple officials and people briefed on the plan said.

Think Blazing Sadles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pADDn0qm3M

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Trump’s Celebration of L.G.B.T. Rights Is Met With Criticism

Katie Rogers at NYT > Politics - 19 hours ago
He triggered condemnation from activists who said his celebratory words did little to undo the damage his administration has caused to L.G.B.T. people.

Lies do not help.

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U.S. Promises Security Aid, but No Funds, to Guatemala to Curb Migration

Zolan Kanno-Youngs at NYT > Politics - 23 hours ago
In Guatemala, the homeland security secretary offset requests for restoring funding cuts by offering hands-on assistance from United States agents and investigators.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_Haiti
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor_Jones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor_Jones_(1933_film)

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Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan Faces a Crossroads After Coalition Talks in Israel Crumble

Mark Landler at NYT > Politics - 23 hours ago
The administration’s plan could end up becoming a vehicle to resurrect the political fortunes of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and protect those of President Trump.

The fighting will continue.

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Biden Will Run on Fear. Trump Will Run on Hope.

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 1 day ago
The reason one should run for office is to act on one’s beliefs about what a good society is. When people, or a party (Democrats) run on whether they are electable, they aren’t actually running on anything but hatred for an incumbent. That means that the incumbent controls, even more than normal, whether you win […]

Ian Welsh may  not be paying attention.

https://www.ianwelsh.net/week-end-wrap-june-2-2019/

These links should work.

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Congress Weighs Whether to Allow Guantánamo Prisoners to Travel to the U.S. for Medical Care

Carol Rosenberg at NYT > Politics - 1 day ago
The Pentagon has been putting a new focus on the health care needs of aging detainees, but there is still considerable political opposition to allowing them on American soil.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_war

The U.S. is guilty.
Prosecution is not probable.

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‘You Don’t Have to Be in Des Moines.’ Democrats Expand Primary Map, Spurred by Social Media.

Jonathan Martin at NYT > Politics - 1 day ago
With voters increasingly getting information online and from TV, candidates are traveling to a wide range of states, viewing them as sound stages for delivering their message.

Television and social media are known to lie.
Get the facts.
Do the science.
It is every voter's responsibility to try to get the work done.

Death is certain.  
When and how are not.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract

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Schedule for Week of June 2, 2019

Calculated Risk at Calculated Risk - 1 day ago
The key report scheduled for this week is the May employment report. Other key reports include the ISM Manufacturing and non-manufacturing surveys, Vehicle Sales and the Trade Deficit for April. Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks on Tuesday, and the Fed's Q1 Flow of Funds report will be released on Thursday. *----- Monday, June 3rd -----* [image: ISM PMI]10:00 AM: *ISM Manufacturing Index* for May. The consensus is for the ISM to be at 52.9, up from 52.8 in April. Here is a long term graph of the ISM manufacturing index. The employment index was at 52.4% in April, and the new orders in... more »

The Paparazzi Staked Outside Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s D.C. Home

Shawn McCreesh at NYT > Politics - 1 day ago
Tabloid photographers are there when they leave for work, when they return at night, when Kim Kardashian West or Steven Mnuchin drops by.

I dont need to look.

As Trade War Spreads to Mexico, Companies Lose a Safe Harbor

Ben Casselman at NYT > Politics - 1 day ago
Trade tensions led American companies to shift operations to Mexico from China. President Trump’s latest tariff threat has upended that strategy.

Fact-Checking Elizabeth Warren on the Campaign Trail

Linda Qiu at NYT > Politics - 1 day ago
The Massachusetts senator has emphasized her wealth tax on millionaires and defended her past stance on marijuana. Here’s a fact check.

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