The senate destroyed the rule of law today at about 17:30.
Trump is not yet removed from office.
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U.S.
Trump Lawyer’s Impeachment Argument Stokes Fears of Unfettered Power
An argument by one of the president’s lawyers, Alan M. Dershowitz, prompted a backlash. He said he was misinterpreted.Alan Dershowitz Should repair what he broke.
It was sport and not misinterpretation.
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World
Trump’s Mideast Plan Could Give Israel Sovereignty Over Much of Jordan Valley
The president, joined by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, will announce the plan at the White House on Tuesday.Trump's mideast plan might reelect Benjamin Netanyahu.
It is not good for the Jews.
It is not progressive.
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The Upshot
Take the Quiz: Could You Manage as a Poor American?
See whether you make the kinds of mistakes that can cost poor families food or health insurance.I would need help.
I could do it but I would do it badly.
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New York
Tax System Favoring Central Park Co-ops and Brooklyn Brownstones Could End
New York City property taxes, long considered inequitable, could face a big overhaul under a plan from a mayoral commission.Market value is the only way to price something.
The city must collect the cost of operation and bonded debt.
Last years tax will not pay this year's costs.
There must be some short term debt from last year paid by this year's taxes.
The Bonded debt must be amortized at a rate that will have retired the bond when it is time to replace the work.
Expect to pay for errors.
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Opinion
Mitch McConnell’s Complicity Has Deep Roots
With or without witnesses, Trump’s trial shows that the antifederalists were right to question the Senate’s purpose.Mitch McConnell has set up the destruction of the rule of law.
He may regret his actions.
I think that unlikely.
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Opinion
Is Trump Bibi’s Chump?
The president needs to demand a commitment so he doesn’t get played.They indulge in mutual support.
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Health
Trump Administration Unveils a Major Shift in Medicaid
States will be able to cap a portion of spending for the safety-net program, a change likely to diminish the number of people receiving health benefits through it.Trump fears the organized poor.
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Opinion
Every Time Palestinians Say ‘No,’ They Lose
Things rarely go well for those who try to live history backward.Palestine ceased to exist in 1948.
It was unlawful.
It will not rise again.
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U.S.
Flying Into Patchy Fog, Kobe Bryant’s Pilot Had a Decision to Make
The weather was good when the helicopter with nine passengers left Orange County. But as they flew north, it quickly grew worse.I will not second guess the investigation.
There are plenty who will.
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Health
How Chaos at Chain Pharmacies Is Putting Patients at Risk
Pharmacists across the U.S. warn that the push to do more with less has made medication errors more likely. “I am a danger to the public,” one wrote to a regulator.State ownership is an available solution.
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The Scent of Bernie Sanders
Using the clichés of perfume (and humor) to remind voters of just who
supports whom.
The wrong message may be received
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Former G.O.P. lawmakers call for witnesses.
Barring witnesses from testifying would push the United States “closer than
ever to authoritarian one-man rule,” a former lawmaker said.
These have no vote.
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White House Holds Trafficking ‘Summit,’ but Critics Dismiss Lack of Dialogue
President Trump issued an executive order on trafficking, but several
advocacy groups did not attend the meeting, criticizing it as a “one way”
conversation.
Trafficking is standard operating procedure for Trump.
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The Senate waits as the leadership negotiates.
Lawmakers appear to be determining the next steps for the trial.
The wait is not long.
I do not want another civil war.
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Capital in Trump Mideast Plan Makes ‘a Joke’ of Palestinian Aspirations
Part of the proposed capital, far from Jerusalem’s holy sites, would
encompass a gang-ridden slum. “These areas are not a symbol for anybody,”
said one Palestinian.
There is no resolution to religious conflict.
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Trump Administration Restricts Entry Into U.S. From China
The temporary move will prevent foreign nationals who have been in China
recently from entering the United States.
Panic strikes hard.
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Lamar Alexander Says Convicting Trump Would ‘Pour Gasoline on Cultural Fires’
Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, explained why he would
cast a pivotal vote against having witnesses at President Trump’s
impeachment trial, ensuring a quick acquittal.
Lamar Alexander wants wing nut welfare.
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Lev Parnas makes another appeal to testify.
In a letter to Senate leaders, a lawyer for Mr. Parnas outlined an array of
evidence that he might offer at the trial.
"Game over."
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Trump Administration Adds Six More Countries to Travel Ban
Ignorance triumphant.
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With the votes against him, Schiff makes one final appeal for witnesses.
Vote for additional witnesses and documents, he implored them, or risk
“long lasting and harmful consequences long after this impeachment trial is
over.”
The answer was no.
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Bloomberg Fueled His Campaign With $200 Million From His Fortune
A federal filing showing spending through December provides the most
detailed description yet of how Mr. Bloomberg deployed his wealth in a
quest for the presidency. The bulk went to advertising.
He said he would.
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Trump did it, some Republicans concede, but should not be removed.
As his impeachment trial moved toward a verdict, some Republicans said they
believed President Trump was guilty as charged.
A removal is necessary.
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Schumer says Democrats have not agreed to any Republican timeline.
Democrats’ ability to extend the trial might be limited, but it is not
nonexistent, he said.
Schumer is not dead.
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D.N.C. Rules Change for Nevada Debate Could Open Door for Bloomberg
In a major shift, the Democratic National Committee will eliminate the
requirement that candidates to show evidence of grass-roots support.
The Convention is ahead.
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Without witnesses, Senate ‘shirks’ its responsibilities, John Kelly says
President Trump’s former chief of staff and secretary of homeland security
said the Senate choosing to skip additional witnesses left it with “half a
trial.”
John F. Kelly is correct.
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A Scrappy Iowa Start-Up Is the ‘It’ Read for Political Insiders
Iowa Starting Line began as a man and his laptop. It’s now a rare success
story in the ailing world of local news.
The local news of the Iowa caucuses is world news.
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Sanders vs. Warren Supporters
Something I’ve been tracking for a while are who supports Sanders vs.
Warren. This is anecdotal, though there’s some data to back it up, but what
I’ve noticed is that the people I know who prefer Warren are those who are
doing OK or well in the current system, but understand it isn’t a fair […]
I like Ian Welsh.
He stinks at politics. I stink at politics.
The political situation stinks.
First we must keep the brain alive.
Then we can stop the bleeding.
Repairing the damage can wait for survival.
Billions must die.
I don't want to be numbered among the dead nor do I want to kill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iAIM02kv0g
It was a different problem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCnEAH5wCzo
Same solution. Tax the rent collecter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVcWEtFXwnc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YJ55KT_5Q8
Carbon tax!
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Republicans argue Trump’s removal would only deepen divisions.
Senator Marco Rubio avoided making a determination as to whether the
president’s conduct was appropriate.
I have no objection to deeper divisions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YJ55KT_5Q8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sja1UJM6Vgg&list=RD5YJ55KT_5Q8&index=14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az75TZuy5aE&list=RD5YJ55KT_5Q8&index=15
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The Unexpected Draw of Pete Buttigieg's Iowa Campaign
The millennial former mayor of a midsize city has far surpassed
expectations in the 2020 race. He doesn’t get fired up. Can he fire up
people in Iowa?
Mayor Pete has a constituency.
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Citing reporting by The Times, Schiff starts a final push for witnesses.
Coverage about John R. Bolton’s unpublished book was evidence of the need to call the former aide as a witness, the lawmaker said.It was a failure.
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Senate trial timetable in limbo after a vote to block witnesses.
Immediately after the vote, senators rushed to confer over what would
happen next.
Still scratching.
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Senate recesses, with no indication when it will reconvene.
The timing of the next steps in the trial is unclear.
Mitch wants Wednesday.
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Klobuchar Faces Uproar Over Her Role in Black Teenager’s Murder Conviction
Amy Klobuchar has often spoken about her prosecution of the teenager in an
11-year-old girl’s murder. This week, an Associated Press report pointed to
flaws in the case.
Tactics.
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Senate votes to block impeachment witnesses, moving toward acquittal.
Republicans shut down a Democratic bid to consider new witnesses and
documents, paving the way for a verdict in days.
The rule of law is ending.
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3 Takeaways from Today's Trump Impeachment Trial
The House impeachment managers and President Trump’s defense team took to
the floor of the Senate chamber to make their final cases on hearing
witnesses.
Trump wins.
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Police Fire on S.U.V. Driver Who Ran 2 Mar-a-Lago Checkpoints
The vehicle was going in excess of 70 miles per hour as it approached
President Trump’s resort, the authorities said.
A pointless gesture.
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The Senate waits as the leadership negotiates.
Lawmakers appear to be determining the next steps for the trial.
Trump Administration Adds Six More Countries to Travel Ban
Groundless fear.
Bloomberg Fueled His Campaign With $200 Million From His Fortune
Bloomberg said at the beginning.
Trump did it, some Republicans concede, but should not be removed.
As his impeachment trial moved toward a verdict, some Republicans said they
believed President Trump was guilty as charged.
Schumer says Democrats have not agreed to any Republican timeline.
Democrats’ ability to extend the trial might be limited, but it is not
nonexistent, he said.
D.N.C. Rules Change for Nevada Debate Could Open Door for Bloomberg
Good.
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