Friday, October 4, 2019

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Pence Makes Clear There Is No Daylight Between Him and Trump

Michael Crowley and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 49 minutes ago
The vice president has risen to his boss’s defense at a moment of crisis that some Republicans fear could inflict lasting damage on them both.
 
Destruction!
 

Treasury Officials Pressured I.R.S. on Trump Tax Audit, Whistle-Blower Alleges

Alan Rappeport at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
A complaint is said to allege that political appointees tried to interfere with an audit of the president’s returns.
 
Add another charge.
 

The Trump Impeachment Inquiry: What Happened Today

Noah Weiland at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
President Trump's envoys drafted a statement for the new Ukrainian president. Plus, a public appeal to China to investigate Joe Biden.
 
Nothing new. 
 

What We Know About Hunter Biden’s Business in China

Sharon LaFraniere and Michael Forsythe at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Without presenting any evidence, President Trump suggested that China showered money on Mr. Biden to influence his father as vice president and win favorable trade deals with the United States.
 
Humter Biden did not grt paid by the Chinese.
 

Trump Envoys Pushed Ukraine to Commit to Investigations

Kenneth P. Vogel and Michael S. Schmidt at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Two American diplomats drafted a statement for Ukraine’s new leader that would have committed him publicly to the inquiries Mr. Trump has been seeking into political rivals.
 
Trump is guilty.
 
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Trump’s One-Man Defense Team

Lisa Lerer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Why the president’s Twitter account is the closest thing to a coordinated response to the impeachment inquiry.
 
He has a fool for a client who would defend himself.I could hope
 
It is the best I could hope for.
 

Manhattan D.A. Attacks Trump for Blocking a Subpoena for His Tax Returns

William K. Rashbaum at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
A sharply worded letter argued that President Trump is trying to run out the clock on an investigation of him and his family business.
 
It is worth fighting.
It is not part of this impeachment.
 

Joe Biden Raises $15 Million in Third Quarter, Trailing Sanders and Buttigieg

Katie Glueck at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The sum was $7 million less than Mr. Biden’s fund-raising haul in the previous quarter.
 
I continue to favor Elizabeth Warren.
She was not included in this report.
 
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Barr Pushes Facebook for Access to WhatsApp Messages

Julian E. Barnes, Katie Benner and Mike Isaac at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
The Justice Department has long sought access to encrypted messages, alarming privacy experts.
 
There is no security. 
 
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Even Trump Can’t Turn Down a Nickelback Joke (but Twitter Did)

Jacey Fortin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
The site removed a video posted by President Trump that showed a meme of the rock band’s lead singer, edited as an attack on Joe Biden.
 
No joke. 
 
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How a Fringe Theory About Ukraine Took Root in the White House

Scott Shane at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
A false tale about a cybersecurity firm called CrowdStrike and a Democratic conspiracy to undermine the 2016 election has formed the background of President Trump’s impeachment inquiry.
 
A poisonous weed. 
 
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Top Ukraine Diplomat Referenced ‘Crazy’ Plan to Withhold Aid for Political Gain

Nicholas Fandos and Julian E. Barnes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
A text exchange given to Congress as impeachment investigators questioned their first witness shows an internal dispute over whether the president was seeking a quid pro quo from Ukraine.
 
He was. 
 
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A ‘Chilling Message’: Trump Critics See a Deeper Agenda in California Feud

Coral Davenport at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
From Pennsylvania to New Mexico, the collateral damage to other states is mounting in President Trump's regulatory and environmental feud with California. 
 
Trump is owned by big oil.
 
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Flush With Cash, Pete Buttigieg Bets His Campaign on a Breakthrough in Iowa

Trip Gabriel at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
The Midwest mayor is making an appeal to rural voters and hoping a massive ground game delivers a top-tier caucus finish.
 
Convention delegates are the next goal.
 
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Cory Booker Wants to Talk About Child Poverty

Nick Corasaniti at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Mr. Booker’s presidential campaign rolled out a broad policy proposal that would offer a $300 monthly cash allowance to most families with young children.
 
Child poverty is part of the Capitalist system.
Racism is not a part. 
 
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Bernie Sanders Will Participate in Next Debate, His Campaign Says

Sydney Ember at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
The Vermont senator’s wife said he is in good spirits and should be able to return home by the end of this coming weekend.
 
That is in doubt.
 
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Trump Publicly Urges China to Investigate the Bidens

Peter Baker and Eileen Sullivan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
President Trump made a similar, but private, request of the president of Ukraine, an episode that has prompted an impeachment inquiry.
 
Trump made that noise.
 
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How the Law Protects Intelligence Whistle-Blowers, and Leaves Them at Risk

Charlie Savage at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
President Trump compared the whistle-blower to a spy. The complainant has some legal protections, but there are gaps in the law, too.
 
The whistle blower need not be called for Trump's impeachment.
 
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Bernie’s Heart Problems

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 11 hours ago

So, Sanders had to go to the hospital and have a stent put in. Sounds bad, but apparently it’s fairly common to be healthy and live for many years afterwards. I’m unsure of the political impact of this. Certainly it could mean the end of his chances at the He. Nonetheless, if he decides to […]
 
Interesting and conditionally true.
 
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Trump Uses Health Care Announcement to Brand Democrats as Socialists

Annie Karni and Abby Goodnough at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
At the nation’s largest retirement community, the president announced an executive order that expands the benefits offered by private Medicare plans, contrasting it with “Medicare for all” plans.
 
Yes
 
Government is by definition socialist. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preamble_to_the_United_States_Constitution

" We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,[note 1] promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract



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