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Business
‘Angels’ in Hell: The Culture of Misogyny Inside Victoria’s Secret
A Times investigation found widespread bullying and harassment of employees and models. The company expresses “regret.”Victoria's Secret is marketing sex to women by selling bait.
I am not shocked that the servants of pimps find the bait irresistible.
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World
As New Coronavirus Spread, China’s Old Habits Delayed Fight
At critical turning points, Chinese authorities put secrecy and order ahead of openly confronting the growing crisis and risking public alarm or political embarrassment.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death
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Opinion
She Helped a Customer in Need. Then U.S. Bank Fired Her.
This from a company that says employees should “do the right thing.”Banks are soulless.
They are about their contracts.
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U.S.
Inside the California Military Base a Coronavirus Evacuee Tried to Flee
The 195 Americans who flew from China to California were first told they must clear medical tests that could take 72 hours or many days. Now they are all being quarantined for two weeks.I am not surprised.
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U.S.
While Stained in History, Trump Will Emerge From Trial Triumphant and Unshackled
His acquittal in the Senate assured, the emboldened president will take his victory and grievance to the campaign trail, no longer worried about congressional constraint.http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poems_oldissue.htm
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U.S.
A Cancer Patient Stole Groceries Worth $109.63. She Was Sentenced to 10 Months.
The lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, said the punishment was overly harsh and offered to personally repay the grocery store.The theft is the crime.
The store is not required to be charitable.
The law does not know charity.
The Republican party fights entitlement.
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U.S.
Masks Are On. Games Are Canceled. Fear of the Coronavirus Comes to U.S. Colleges.
There has only been one confirmed case of the virus at a college campus, but anxiety is palpable in classes and dorms.The panic is probably early.
It is easier to apologize to tha living than the dead.
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U.S.
Des Moines Register Poll of Iowa Caucusgoers Abruptly Shelved
The release of the highly anticipated survey was canceled after Pete Buttigieg’s campaign raised concerns that he was not included in at least one phone call.I will not complain.
I have no money riding on the outcome.
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Opinion
Trump, Unrepentant and Unleashed
The diabolical duo of Donald and Mitch, serving their own interests, not the national one.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impunity
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=L'état,_c'est_moi&redirect
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV_of_France
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Opinion
The Only Way to Remove Trump
To eject the president, you need to beat him.I am not sure he will allow his defeat.
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The Graying of the American Economy Is On Display in Iowa
Dionne Searcey, Alan Rappeport, Trip Gabriel and Robert Gebeloff at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The state with a huge influence in picking presidential candidates doesn’t
look much like the country as a whole. Except in the 60-plus crowd.
The children have moved to the cities.
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – February 2, 2019
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – February 2, 2019 by Tony Wikrent
Economics Action Group, North Carolina Democratic Party Progressive Caucus
Strategic Political Economy “Minimum wage would be $33 today if it grew
like Wall Street bonuses have” [CBS, via Naked Capitalism 1-30-20] “Wall
Street employees saw their typical annual bonus slip by 17 percent […]
Bernie Sanders will not be president.
https://www.ianwelsh.net/open-thread-41/
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Iowa Will Have 4 Sets of Results. Here’s How The Times Will Declare a Winner.
We will go by state delegate equivalents, as we have in the past.
Only the delegates matter.
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Good night, Iowa.
We’ll be back tomorrow with more live coverage from the campaign trail.
Iowa will decide for Iowa.
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Highly anticipated Iowa poll is canceled.
The survey is considered the gold standard for polling in the notoriously
hard-to-predict state and is carefully watched as an early indicator of
strength in the caucuses.
The result is not predictable.
6
Bernie Sanders and Vampire Weekend fill an arena.
Bernie Sanders closed out his night with a huge concert in Cedar Rapids,
featuring Vampire Weekend.
There was a crowd.
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Des Moines Register Poll of Iowa Caucusgoers Abruptly Shelved
The release of the highly anticipated survey was canceled after Pete
Buttigieg’s campaign raised concerns that he was not included in at least
one phone call.
Cheating is not tolerated.
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Biden laments Senate Republicans’ actions on impeachment.
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. lamented the actions of Senate
Republicans who ensured that Mr. Trump would be acquitted in his Senate
trial
Biden should not be the candidate.
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CNN cancels show after Buttigieg campaign complains that new poll excluded candidate in at least one call.
An Iowa supporter of Pete Buttigieg received a poll phone call but Mr.
Buttigieg’s name was not listed on the menu of candidate options.
CNN has at least one opinion.
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Trump Campaign and R.N.C. Spent $9 Million in 4th Quarter, Mostly on Digital Ads
The groups supporting the president’s re-election bid also made 150
payments to Trump-owned entities and properties, Federal Election
Commission filings show.
The R.N.C. can't find a constituency.
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Buttigieg bets on Iowa’s Obama nostalgia.
At Pete Buttigieg’s campaign stops, the hard sell is an unsubtle reminder
of another Midwesterner with an interesting name who won the hearts of Iowa
Democrats.
It is a bad bet.
Wait for results.
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Klobuchar emphasizes her victories north of the Iowa border.
Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota spoke of being a uniquely qualified
Midwestern unifier, 90 minutes from the Iowa-Minnesota border.
Wait for results.
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Rivals Target Sanders in Final Push Toward Iowa Caucuses
The specter of the divisive Democratic battles of 2016 cast a shadow over
the final days of the 2020 contest for Iowa as several candidates
questioned the ability of Bernie Sanders to unite the party.
Wait for results.
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Vampire Weekend performs at Sanders event.
NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
The group performed a short set at a campaign event.
Wait for results.
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The last major poll of the Iowa caucuses comes out tonight.
Amid the campaigning and the schmoozing, the baby-kissing and hand-shaking,
the political world prepared for a big arrival in Iowa on Saturday night.
Poll canceled.
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Biden to an undecided voter: ‘If I haven’t swayed you today, then I can’t sway you.’
An undecided voter told the former vice president that she hadn’t made up
her mind, and asked what he would say to someone like her.
Biden has done what he can.
Wait for results.
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Tulsi Gabbard’s presence in Iowa.
NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
The congresswoman from Hawaii has billboards in Iowa while she campaigns in
New Hampshire.
Wait for results.
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The Iowa results may be confusing. Here’s a primer.
The Iowa Democratic Party will report three numbers on caucus night, which
means more than one candidate could claim victory.
A winner will appear.
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Standing on their seats to see Mayor Pete.
NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
People stood on chairs to catch a glimpse of Pete Buttigieg during his
rally in Waterloo.
Wait for results.
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Bloomberg, far from Iowa, releases a tax plan.
The plan would raise an estimated $5 trillion in new revenue from corporations and wealthy Americans, but it is significantly less aggressive than many other candidates’ plans.Wait for results.
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