Thursday, July 30, 2020

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As Trump Undercuts Aid Talks, White House Says Extra Jobless Benefits Will Lapse

Emily Cochrane and Jim Tankersley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 28 minutes ago
President Trump signaled that he was not interested in a broad economic recovery package that would have to be negotiated with Democrats, saying he preferred a narrower plan.
 
Trump is depressed and wants company.
 

Trump Plays on Racist Fears of Terrorized Suburbs to Court White Voters

Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
President Trump painted a false picture of suburbs under siege, saying he was protecting them from the perils of low-income housing, as he seeks to win over white voters who were key to his 2016 victory.
 
The suburban dream is not a community.
It seems cheaper because it needs fewer services found in cities.
 

Ex-C.I.A. Chief Criticizes Silence of Top Republicans on Russian Interference

Julian E. Barnes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
A new book by John Brennan is another salvo in the political debate over the intelligence community’s investigation of the election interference campaign.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_International
 
Check the dates.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Goldman
 

Reopening Schools: Senator Patty Murray Says Congress Needs to Step Up

Lisa Lerer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
She isn’t optimistic that Congress will help schools reopen safely in the fall: “There’s going to be a lot of parents in tears.”
 
Reopening schools with contact classes is a dream for the next few years.
One form or another of correspondence education is all there will be.
Home schooling is known to work.
 
The plant will continue to cost.
 

Titans of Tech Testify in Their Trust-Me Suits

Vanessa Friedman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
It’s a tongue twister, but also a strategy. Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai appeared before Congress and dressed the part.
 
These birds are not as advertised.
They are passengers on the ship of dreams.
They own some of the stock.
 

Memers Have a New Campaign Aimed at Getting Trump Out of Office

Taylor Lorenz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Meme 2020, the social media collective that supported Michael Bloomberg’s presidential primary run, is back with a new focus: mail-in ballot registration.
 
Register and vote. 
Be counted.   How is trivial.
 

Val Demings is on Biden’s VP List. Will Her Police Career Hurt or Help?

Brian M. Rosenthal and Patricia Mazzei at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The former police chief in Orlando, Fla., Ms. Demings has emerged as a finalist to be Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s running mate. A review of her record shows a complicated history with episodes involving police misconduct.
 
Biden must name a person.
He will have my vote.
A police personality is not a plus for me.
 

Joseph Kernan, Vietnam P.O.W. and Indiana Governor, Dies at 74

Sam Roberts at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
He spent 11 months in a North Vietnamese prison after his plane was downed. He was later a long-serving mayor of South Bend.
 
The Vietnam campaign was a war of choice.
It was not my choice.
 
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Maya_Lin%27s_original_competition_submission_for_the_
Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial 
 
Some people need more.
 

Barr Repeats Trump Falsehoods in Congressional Testimony

Linda Qiu at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The attorney general echoed many of the president’s inaccurate claims on nationwide protests, police shootings and the coronavirus.
 
 

Louie Gohmert Tests Positive for Coronavirus After Refusing to Wear A Mask

Nicholas Fandos at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The Texas congressman, who frequently refused to wear a mask, said he had probably contracted the coronavirus because he did so. His diagnosis raised questions about the spread of the virus on Capitol Hill.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death
 
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As $600 Unemployment Benefit Expires, Many Are in Jeopardy

Patricia Cohen, Ben Casselman and Gillian Friedman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
A supplement to unemployment benefits is at an end, and Congress is deadlocked over new aid. For some, that means hunger, evictions or bankruptcies.
 
Bankruptcy often leads to self destruction.
 
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Divided and Demoralized on Virus Aid, Republicans Ask, ‘What’s in the Bill?’

Carl Hulse at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Senators in the party are “all over the lot” on the pandemic bill as jobless benefits run out and the fate of any legislative deal remains uncertain.
 
The problem is existential for the Republican party.
The costs will be met with them or without them
 
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Joseph Kernan, Vietnam P.O.W. and Indiana Governor, Dies at 74

Sam Roberts at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
He spent 11 months in a North Vietnamese prison after his plane was downed. He was later a long-serving mayor of South Bend. He died of Covid-19.
 
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Maya_Lin%27s_original_competition_submission_for_
the_Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial 
 
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Senate Report: Opaque Art Market Helped Oligarchs Evade Sanctions

Graham Bowley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Congressional investigators said companies tied to two Russians under sanctions were able to buy art using shell companies and an intermediary.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism:_A_Love_Story

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U.S. Will Cut 12,000 Forces in Germany

Thomas Gibbons-Neff at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Defense Department officials say the redeployments will enhance American security and its ability to respond to threats. Allies and some in Congress see it as punishment for Germany.
 
Putin will like the policy.
 
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Trump Did Not Ask Putin About Russia's Bounties on U.S. Troops

Charlie Savage, Michael Crowley and Eric Schmitt at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Amid no new signs of investigative developments, the president also said for the first time that he would have acted had he known about an earlier C.I.A. assessment.
 
Troops are an expendable.
 
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What's The Latest on Joe Biden's Vice Presidential Timeline

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
The presumptive nominee rolls out a racial justice plan: This is your politics tip sheet.
 
I do not care who Biden chooses. 
Almost any skilled politician would be good.
 
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Michigan Threatens to Slip From Trump as He Goes Quiet on Airwaves

Shane Goldmacher and Kathleen Gray at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The president has started spending more money on ads in much smaller Electoral College prizes like Iowa and Nevada, and in recent days his campaign stopped buying ads in Michigan entirely.
 
The RNC has read the tea leaves. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_National_Committee 
 
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Are the Polls Missing Republican Voters?

Nate Cohn at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Registered Republicans were actually more likely than registered Democrats to respond to the Times/Siena survey.
 
The Republican voters are counted. 
 
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GDP Q2 Report: Why You'll See Two Figures for Decline

Ben Casselman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
Official data for second-quarter economic output arrives Thursday, and while it will be unquestionably bad, there are different ways of looking at it.
 
Looking good wins elections.
 
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