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How the Trump Campaign Is Drawing Obama Out of Retirement
More than three years after his exit, the 44th president of the United
States is back on a political battlefield he longed to leave.
Obama is doing what he needs to do.
The presidency is not and should not be within his gift.
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Spies and Commandos Warned Months Ago of Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops
The recovery of large amounts of American cash at a Taliban outpost in
Afghanistan helped tip off U.S. officials.
Bounties on competitors and predators are an action short of war.
Turnabout would be an appropriate action.
Out bid the FSB
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Security_Service
3
Trump Administration Officials Discuss Coronavirus on Sunday Talk Shows
Vice President Mike Pence and the nation’s top health official, Alex M.
Azar II, continued to assert on Sunday that reopenings in many states were
not causing the sharp rises in coronavirus cases.
They are not qualified.
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Trump Retweets Racist Video Showing Supporter Yelling ‘White Power’
The president later deleted the tweet, which once again showed his
willingness to use social media to amplify some of the most hateful
commentary of some of his followers, even at a moment of unrest.
Trump and his supporters are racists.
For them it matters.
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – June 28, 2020
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – June 28, 2020 by Tony Wikrent The
Epidemic What To Look For In A Face Mask, According To Science
[fivethirtyeight.com, via Naked Capitalism 6-25-20] Different researchers
have set up devices that spray tiny droplets at fabric and then measured
how much of it comes through the other side, while […]
Facts with attitude.
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TikTok Is Shaping Politics. But How?
Two researchers have studied political expression on the app since the
Musical.ly era. Here’s what they found.
Children start ignorent.
"A little child shall lead them"
Would be miraculus.
Children find others there who agree with them.
Conservatives often clump with main stream help.
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How Michael Flynn’s Defense Team Found Powerful Allies
A lawyer for the former national security adviser turned to the attorney
general for help, and he delivered, months before a pair of appellate
judges handed Mr. Flynn another legal victory.
He asked.
8
Trump Faces Mounting Defections From a Once-Loyal Group: Older White Voters
No Democrat has won or broken even with voters over 65 in two decades. But
seniors’ dismay about President Trump could change that.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/long_con
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Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops
The White House denied that President Trump was briefed on the classified
assessment, even though his staff has been discussing the matter since
March.
Bounty hunting is traditional.
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Biden Campaign Says Just Over a Third of 2020 Staff Members Are People of Color
Mr. Biden released figures on Saturday after facing questions about racial
diversity at the upper echelons of his campaign.
Probable. Show us a synoptic pictorial page. Snaps or portraits by individual choice.
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Starbucks Barista Gets $65,000 in Donations After Customer’s Mask Complaint
A woman who was not wearing a mask griped on Facebook about the barista,
who had tried to explain company policy. Her post unexpectedly led to an
outpouring of money for the worker.
Many know the situation.
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Activists Push for Removal of Statue of Freed Slave Kneeling Before Lincoln
The Emancipation Memorial, intended to commemorate the end of slavery, has
prompted a thorny debate over what the interaction between the two figures
conveys.
The activists are second guessing
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Princeton Will Remove Woodrow Wilson’s Name From School
University trustees concluded that Wilson’s “racist thinking and policies
make him an inappropriate namesake for a school or college,” Princeton’s
president said on Saturday.
That might be a mistake.
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As the Coronavirus Spreads, Drug Pricing Legislation Remains Stalled
For both parties, taking action to reduce the cost of prescription drugs
was a banner policy issue before the coronavirus outbreak. Does it still
have a chance?
Yes. Profit is only one reason for a drug.
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How Americans Feel About the Country Right Now: Anxious. Hopeful.
Exhausted and angry as they face a series of crises, many voters
nevertheless remain optimistic about the future, a poll shows, viewing this
moment as a chance for progress, one they can help shape.
I want a country that is larger than I am.
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‘PizzaGate’ Conspiracy Theory Thrives Anew in the TikTok Era
The false theory targeting Democrats, now fueled by QAnon and teenagers on
TikTok, is entangling new targets like Justin Bieber.
It could be fun if it were not taken as gospel.
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Black Trans Women Seek More Space in the Movement They Helped Start
At no point have black trans people shared fully in the gains of the
L.G.B.T.Q. or racial justice movements. This may be changing.
Space is earned. Do good things.
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A Reckoning With Race to Ensure Diversity for America’s Face Abroad
The national conversation about discrimination is overdue at the State
Department, according to those who have been disparaged in a culture that
favors “pale, male and Yale” diplomats.
There is such a thing as bad management.
How Trump and the Black Lives Matter Movement Changed White Voters’ Minds
A majority of American voters support demonstrations on police brutality,
and many see the president as ill-equipped on racial justice.
These are people.
Biden Still Wants to Close Guantánamo Prison
The Obama administration ran into a wall of political opposition when it
tried. The former vice president rarely brings up the topic and has yet to
draw up a strategy but says he shares the goal.
Good.
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TikTok Is Shaping Politics. But How?
Two researchers have studied political expression on the app since the
Musical.ly era. Here’s what they found.
Socially
2
How Michael Flynn’s Defense Team Found Powerful Allies
A lawyer for the former national security adviser turned to the attorney
general for help, and he delivered, months before a pair of appellate
judges handed Mr. Flynn another legal victory.
He asked.
3
Trump Faces Mounting Defections From a Once-Loyal Group: Older White Voters
No Democrat has won or broken even with voters over 65 in two decades. But
seniors’ dismay about President Trump could change that.
They can do arithmetic.
4
Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops
The White House denied that President Trump was briefed on the classified
assessment, even though his staff has been discussing the matter since
March.
We should be teaching Russians.
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Biden Campaign Says Just Over a Third of 2020 Staff Members Are People of Color
Mr. Biden released figures on Saturday after facing questions about racial
diversity at the upper echelons of his campaign.
Don't tell, show.
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Starbucks Barista Gets $65,000 in Donations After Customer’s Mask Complaint
A woman who was not wearing a mask griped on Facebook about the barista,
who had tried to explain company policy. Her post unexpectedly led to an
outpouring of money for the worker.
Reality is.
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Activists Push for Removal of Statue of Freed Slave Kneeling Before Lincoln
The Emancipation Memorial, intended to commemorate the end of slavery, has
prompted a thorny debate over what the interaction between the two figures
conveys.
There is more than the iconography in the work.
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Princeton Will Remove Woodrow Wilson’s Name From School
University trustees concluded that Wilson’s “racist thinking and policies
make him an inappropriate namesake for a school or college,” Princeton’s
president said on Saturday.
He was a racist, a progressive, and a Democrat.
2
As the Coronavirus Spreads, Drug Pricing Legislation Remains Stalled
For both parties, taking action to reduce the cost of prescription drugs
was a banner policy issue before the coronavirus outbreak. Does it still
have a chance?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_majeure
3
How Americans Feel About the Country Right Now: Anxious. Hopeful.
Exhausted and angry as they face a series of crises, many voters
nevertheless remain optimistic about the future, a poll shows, viewing this
moment as a chance for progress, one they can help shape.
Determined.
4
‘PizzaGate’ Conspiracy Theory Thrives Anew in the TikTok Era
The false theory targeting Democrats, now fueled by QAnon and teenagers on
TikTok, is entangling new targets like Justin Bieber.
A joke become gospel.
5
Black Trans Women Seek More Space in the Movement They Helped Start
At no point have black trans people shared fully in the gains of the
L.G.B.T.Q. or racial justice movements. This may be changing.
Space must be earned. Do something impressive and good.
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A Reckoning With Race to Ensure Diversity for America’s Face Abroad
The national conversation about discrimination is overdue at the State
Department, according to those who have been disparaged in a culture that
favors “pale, male and Yale” diplomats.
Bad management.
7
How Trump and the Black Lives Matter Movement Changed White Voters’ Minds
A majority of American voters support demonstrations on police brutality,
and many see the president as ill-equipped on racial justice.
"Black lives matter."
It means what it says.
8
Biden Still Wants to Close Guantánamo Prison
The Obama administration ran into a wall of political opposition when it
tried. The former vice president rarely brings up the topic and has yet to
draw up a strategy but says he shares the goal.
Good
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Open Thread
As usual, feel free to use the comments to this post to discuss topics
unrelated to recent posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
10
Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting Vandalism Against Monuments
The order also threatens to withhold funding from local governments that
fail to protect their own statues from vandals.
An act in defense of racism.
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Judge Orders Roger Stone to Report to Prison Next Month
President Trump’s friend had sought a longer reprieve before he serves his
sentence on seven felony convictions, citing the pandemic.
His life does not matter.
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Justice Dept. to Take Aim at Antigovernment Extremists
The attorney general said that extremists on the far right and left who
committed acts of violence during protests against police brutality will be
treated like organized crime or terrorists.
Both sides have trouble distinguishing government from governors.
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Fact Checking Mike Pence on the Coronavirus Pandemic
The vice president falsely claimed that increased testing “is generating” more cases, among other exaggerations and inaccurate claims.Pence does as instructed.
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