@18:48, , 11/7/19

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Michael Bloomberg Is Expected to File for the Alabama 2020 Presidential Primary

Alexander Burns at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 minutes ago

Mr. Bloomberg is actively preparing to enter the Democratic presidential primary and is expected to file paperwork this week designating himself as a candidate in at least one state.

 He has the cash.

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Let’s Move to Iowa

Sydney Ember at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 minutes ago

What’s the best way to cover the run-up to the Iowa caucuses? Become a (temporary) Iowan.

The sprint is best seen at close range.

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George Kent Testimony: Key Excerpts From the Impeachment Inquiry Transcripts

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

House investigators released the interview transcript of a witness who provided insight into the Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy on Ukraine.votes has not worked

Real evidence is accumulating quickly.

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Tom Steyer Aide Apologizes for ‘Miscommunication’ on Endorsement Solicitation

Stephanie Saul at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The aide reportedly offered campaign contributions to Iowa candidates who endorsed Mr. Steyer.

Buying  votes has not worked well recently.  
Trump had some success.  He did not offer cash.

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Donald Trump Jr. and Hosts of ‘The View’ Clash

Liam Stack at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

The show’s hosts grilled the president’s son about his tweets and the impeachment inquiry into his father. He accused them of wearing blackface and being soft on pedophilia.

Drama is the goal.

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Read the Memo by a U.S. Diplomat Criticizing Trump Policy on Syria and Turkey

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

“Could we have stopped Turkey from coming in?” William V. Roebuck asked in an internal memo.

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War#Timeline

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar-Baby

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Bernie Sanders Says Migrants Who Have Spent 5 Years in U.S. Should Get to Stay

Reid J. Epstein at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Mr. Sanders released a plan on Thursday that vowed to create a “swift, fair pathway to citizenship” for undocumented immigrants and “break up” Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46550/the-new-colossus

We take in those who need to come to us.
A civil education is free to all.
Educated people are a good investment.

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U.S. Envoy in Syria Says Not Enough Was Done to Avert Turkish Attack

Eric Schmitt at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

In an internal memo, the senior American diplomat in northern Syria criticized the Trump administration for failing to try harder to deter Turkey from invading northern Syria last month.

That campaign was lost in September,  2015.

Listen to the diplomats.

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How Many Lines Can a Politician Cross? Kentucky Governor Is a Cautionary Tale

Campbell Robertson, Rick Rojas and Jonathan Martin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Even with President Trump’s support, Matt Bevin’s poor showing in Kentucky served notice that unpopular candidates from a dominant party can struggle to survive.

The encouraging news is fewer than I thought.

One cannot bargain with a group that does not negotiate.

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There Are No Good Billionaires (Bill Gates edition)

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 5 hours ago

So, Elizabeth Warren has a 2% wealth tax plan with 3% on people with more than a billion dollars. She’s suggested raising the over a billion percentage to 6%… And Bill Gates says…. I’m all for super-progressive tax systems,” he said. “I’ve paid over $10 billion in taxes. I’ve paid more than anyone in taxes. […]

No rational argument is presented here by Bill Gates.

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Hurricane Tweet That Angered Trump Wasn’t About Trump, Forecasters Say

Lisa Friedman and Mark Walker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

Meteorologists were addressing public concern, not the president's tweets, when they assured Alabamians that a hurricane would not hit them, according to new documents.is known

Trump is known to lie.

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Hillary Clinton on Medicare for All: ‘The Goal Is the Right Goal,’ but It Won’t Pass

Alexander Burns at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

The 2016 Democratic nominee said she viewed two central policies embraced by the left in the 2020 primary — single-payer health care and a wealth tax — as unworkable or politically impractical.

Aim high.
It is no news that the working public is fearful.

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Bill Gates Objects to Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax, and She Offers to Explain

Jacey Fortin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

The Democratic presidential candidate addressed Mr. Gates on Twitter after he questioned whether “she’d even be willing” to sit down with someone “who has large amounts of money.”

Bill Gates is not rational.

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The Trump Impeachment Inquiry: Latest Updates

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

An aide to Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday as House impeachment investigators wrap up their fact-finding ahead of public hearings next week.

Trump will be impeached.
He deserves impeachment.

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Bernie Sanders Is Flush With Cash. Here’s How He Plans to Spend It.

Reid J. Epstein and Sydney Ember at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

As he steps up his efforts in Iowa, Mr. Sanders is using a traditional media platform to try to bring new voters into the political system to support him.

Good luck to him.

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Republicans Claim Trump Closed a 17-Point Gap in Kentucky. That’s Not Quite What Happened.

Jeremy W. Peters and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

Public and internal Republican Party polls suggested the race had been extremely close before President Trump arrived.

Liars are figuring.

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Powerful Coalition Pushes Back on Anti-Tech Fervor

David McCabe at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

The movement to reinterpret or change antimonopoly laws is running headlong into a legal community and interest groups just as invested in defending the status quo.

Technology is inherently neutral.
Technologists like money.

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Nonvoters Are a Source of Hope for Democrats. But Maybe a False Hope.

Nate Cohn at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

Demographically, they seem like people who’d want to vote out Trump. Yet at least in the battleground states, many favor Republicans.

Nonvoters have their reasons.

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In Louisiana, Trump Attacks ‘Deranged’ Impeachment Inquiry and ‘Radical’ Governor

Katie Rogers and Richard Fausset at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago

Ahead of another election, the president sought to tie the state’s Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards, to the party he has repeatedly painted as “delusional.”

Trump is known to lie.

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Trump’s Twitter War Room Aims Its Punches at Decorated Colonel

Mike McIntire and Nicholas Confessore at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago

The president and his allies have used the platform to frame his defense and attack key witnesses, including Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman.

Trump is known to lie.


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