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Wisconsin Election Results: What to Watch For
Nearly a week after voters in the state went to the polls in the middle of
a pandemic, results from an important Wisconsin Supreme Court race and the
presidential primary will arrive.
"the results are expected to arrive on Monday evening."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/07/us/elections/results-wisconsin-spring-elections.html
The liberal judge and Biden win.
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On Politics: How Trump Fell Short on the Coronavirus
An investigation found many early warnings of the virus’s threat: This is
your morning tip sheet.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/us/coronavirus-updates.html
"Right Now
President
Trump insisted that he had absolute authority to reopen the country if
governors had issued stay-at-home orders in their states, saying, “When
someone is president of the United States, the authority is total.”"
Impeach that man.
"
- Trump defends his response with a campaign-style video and attacks on the news media as Fauci seeks to clarify his remarks.
- Governors form regional groups to consider when and how to reopen, but Trump says he ‘calls the shots.’
- Business leaders and the C.D.C. warn the economy will recover slowly, even as pressure grows to reopen it.
- A major meat plant is closing indefinitely, and a chief executive warns about supply chain.
- The Census Bureau will seek a four-month delay.
- A stalemate in Congress over interim emergency aid seems likely to continue.
- Facing testing backlogs, sick patients wait all night in their cars at drive-through sites. Then they wait more.
"
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Never Spoken to Joe Biden. Here’s What She Would Say.
In an interview, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said she intended to support the
presumptive Democratic nominee, but the “process of coming together should
be uncomfortable for everyone involved.”
A.O.C. has reason to be cautious.
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Why Biden’s Polling Lead vs. Trump Isn’t as Solid as It Looks
Consider two important measurement differences: battleground states versus
other states, and registered voters versus likely voters.
Donald Trump is trying to lose.
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The East Coast, Always in the Spotlight, Owes a Debt to the West
California, Oregon and Washington have shipped 1,000 ventilators to New
York. Should Western states be getting more attention for their relative
success in battling Covid-19?
The Pacific coast states should be much more appreciated.
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Trump Lashes Out at Fauci Amid Criticism of Slow Virus Response
The president retweeted a post calling for the government’s top infectious
disease specialist to be fired after the doctor acknowledged that shutting
down the country earlier could have saved lives.
Trump and his supporters should be fired.
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The Coronavirus Class Divide: Space and Privacy
“Shelter in place” is a dictate that assumes the existence of shelter — the
safe, stable, controlled environment that poor people often lack.
Limited space is cheap space.
I promised you a horse.
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‘There Will Be Losses’: How a Captain’s Plea Exposed a Rift in the Military
Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and John Ismay at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The coronavirus crisis aboard the carrier Theodore Roosevelt spurred
another chapter in the hollowing out of the Navy’s leadership, in
particular under the Trump administration.
Capt. Brett E. Crozier is a hero.
The U.S. is not at existential war or near it.
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April 12th US Covid Data
From our benefactor. Remember again that these numbers will be understated.
That said, the curve continues to flatten, good news. The results of the
work I do, like this article, are free, but food isn’t, so if you value my
work, please DONATE or SUBSCRIBE.
I tend to trust these numbers.
https://www.ianwelsh.net/april-14th-us-covid-data/
Andrew Cuomo, The Governor of New York is doing a good job.
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Boeing’s Problems Predate the Virus. Should the U.S. Come to Its Rescue?
The nation’s largest aerospace company is in discussions about three
different federal aid programs amid confusion created by its new chief
executive about its intentions.
Boeing should go through chapter eleven bankruptcy.
The exit should be to engineering management after a house cleaning to
remove the bean counters.
The 737 Max needs a competently designed control system and an all new air worthy certification.
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 12, 2020
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 12, 2020 by Tony Wikrent
Economics Action Group, North Carolina Democratic Party Progressive Caucus
Strategic Political Economy Is Capitalism a Threat to Democracy? [New
Yorker, via Naked Capitalism 4-5-20] In a sweeping, angry new book, “Can
Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?” (Norton), the journalist, editor, and
Brandeis professor Robert […]
Biden will serve only one term.
His replacement must not be Republican.
The mortgage lenders should be allowed to die.
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They Watch Trump’s Virus Briefings Daily. Here’s What They Have to Say.
The president has millions of viewers for his daily appearances, but even
in a pandemic that has paralyzed the nation, a stark partisan divide runs
through how they see him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnut_the_Great
An effective king deals with facts.
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Ruth B. Mandel, a Voice for Women in Politics, Dies at 81
Her experience fleeing the Nazis on the doomed “Voyage of the Damned”
informed her faith in democracy as head of the Eagleton Institute of
Politics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_St._Louis
"“I do not know for sure that we learn from the past,” she said in 1999 at the annual Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust commemoration. “I have my doubts that recalling evil can make people good. But at least we have to try. As an act of faith, we have to try.”"
I do what I can. It is not time to risk death as yet.
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Examining Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden
Ms. Reade, a former Senate aide, has accused Mr. Biden of assaulting her in
1993 and says she told others about it. A Biden spokeswoman said the
allegation is false, and former Senate office staff members do not recall
such an incident.
Ms Reade must find a witness.
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A Veteran Defender Is Selected for Guantánamo’s 9/11 Trial
David Bruck, described as a pioneer in the community of death penalty
defense lawyers, has represented a white supremacist, the Boston Marathon
bomber and a woman who drowned her young children.
The trial is improper. It constitutes another war crime.
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Joe Biden Wins Alaska Primary
Alaska, which switched to all-mail voting because of the coronavirus
outbreak, was the first primary since Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of
the race.
Alaska held the vote. There was no contest.
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The ‘Red Dawn’ Emails: 8 Key Exchanges on the Faltering Response to the Coronavirus
Experts inside and outside the government identified the threat early on
and sought to raise alarms even as President Trump was moving slowly. Read
some of what they had to say among themselves at critical moments.
The deep state tried to do its duty.
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Ruth B. Mandel, a Voice for Women in Politics, Dies at 81
Her experience fleeing the Nazis on the doomed “Voyage of the Damned”
informed her faith in democracy as head of the Eagleton Institute of
Politics.
The Holicost has not vanished with the witnesses.
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Five Takeaways on What Trump Knew as the Virus Spread
An examination by The New York Times reveals that there were warnings from
the intelligence community, national security aides and government health
officials — even as the president played down the crisis.
Trump knew or should have known enough.
His actions were intentional.
It amounts to mass murder.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/world/coronavirus-news.html
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April 11th US Covid Data
https://www.ianwelsh.net/april-12th-us-covid-data/
Still rising. Less exponential.
Separation works to slow infection.
https://www.ianwelsh.net/april-14th-us-covid-data
The pandemic continues.
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