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Trump’s Axios Interview, Kanye West’s Campaign: The Latest in the 2020 Race
President Trump wants to brand Joe Biden as a doddering gaffe machine. But
the incumbent’s own rhetoric causes so much controversy it is overwhelming
the strategy.
I am trying to pay less attention to Trump.
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How Russia Findings Divided Trump and Intelligence Agencies
Officials told The New York Times Magazine that the draft of a classified
document reporting that Russia favored President Trump in the 2020 election
was changed to soften its assessment.
Trump does not listen to the intelligence agencies.
They arrange that he not hear what he thinks objectionable.
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Open Thread
Feel free to use the comments to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Without $600 Weekly Benefit, Unemployed Face Bleak Choices
A federal supplement to jobless pay was a lifeline for millions and for the
economy. Its cutoff, even if temporary, may have lasting consequences.
Loss of income is a personal disaster for those without sgnificant savings.
$600 a week is the mortgage and car.
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Katie Hill, Who Stepped Down From Congress After Nude Photos, Publishes Book
Nine months after stepping down from Congress, she is trying to move
forward.
If life gives you lemons; make lemonade.
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Biden's V.P. Search: Chris Dodd, a D.C. Insider Helping Pick the Democratic Running Mate
As Biden works to win over progressive voters, he has empowered a
Washington uber-veteran long trailed by allegations of personal and
financial indiscretion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/us/politics/kamala-harris-vp-biden.html
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Trump Wants U.S. to Get Cut of Any TikTok Deal. No One Knows How That’d Work.
The president has repeatedly called for a big payment to the Treasury
Department if a Chinese company sells the app to Microsoft, but there is no
provision in the law for that.
Trump seems to hold that money is real and he wants all of it.
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Unwanted Truths: Inside Trump’s Battles With U.S. Intelligence Agencies
Last year, intelligence officials gathered to write a classified report on
Russia’s interest in the 2020 election. An investigation from the magazine
uncovered what happened next.
This is deep weeds.
Trump should not be president.
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Joe Arpaio Loses Arizona Primary to Reclaim His Old Job as Sheriff
Voters instead backed Jerry Sheridan, Mr. Arpaio’s former chief deputy, who
promised to revive many of Mr. Arpaio’s policies but without the
showmanship.
Joe Arpaio will not be a sheriff.
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Away From Gridlock in Washington, Trump Puts on a Show for His Club
The president held what was billed as a news conference. But there was
almost no news, he again said the virus would disappear and his audience
seemed at times less the nation than his golf club members.
Trump wants guaranteed applause.
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Postal Service Leader Sets Reorganization Amid Scrutiny Over Mail Ballots
The Trump donor who runs the post office pledged that such changes would
not affect the ability to deliver ballots on time this fall.
Sabotage by noise.
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Trump Threatens to Bypass Congress as Stimulus Talks Fail Again
Democrats said the talks had been “disappointing,” and President Trump
promised to use executive orders to provide relief if no agreement could be
reached.
Trump"s effortsare insufficient.
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Red Cross Cancels Guantánamo Visit Over Coronavirus Cases
The pandemic has forced the longest absence of the humanitarian
organization from the remote military prison in Cuba since it opened in
January 2002.
The prison in Cuba is a war crime.
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Trump’s Orders on WeChat and TikTok Are Uncertain. That May Be the Point.
The restrictions on the two Chinese-owned apps followed a familiar model
for other policy announcements on China from the Trump administration.
More noise.
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Russia Continues Interfering in Election to Try to Help Trump, U.S. Intelligence Says
But a new assessment says China would prefer to see the president defeated,
though it is not clear Beijing is doing much to meddle in the 2020 campaign
to help Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Interference has worked in the past.
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Pence Will Visit Wisconsin While Biden Stays Home From Milwaukee Convention
The vice president’s decision underscored the different political wagers
the two campaigns are making about the value of traveling to battleground
states.
We can't know. Ask Wisconsin.
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Is TikTok More of a Parenting Problem Than a Security Threat?
Even as the White House moves against the Chinese social media app, the
intelligence agencies do not see it as a major issue along the lines of
Huawei.
The intelligence agencies try to think.
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House Can Sue to Force Testimony From McGahn, Appeals Court Rules
A court endorsed the House Judiciary Committee’s ability to pursue
testimony from the former White House counsel as part of its oversight
responsibilities.
Trump will appeal.
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Marquita Bradshaw on Her Tennessee Primary Victory: ‘I Could See the Momentum’
Ms. Bradshaw, an environmental justice advocate, is the first Black woman
to be nominated for the Senate by a major party in Tennessee. “Working
people showed that my viability was different,” she said.
It is different this time.
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Pompeo Warned Russia Against Bounties on U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is said to have sternly discussed payouts
and red lines in a telephone call with Sergey V. Lavrov, Russia’s foreign
minister.
He needent have bothered.
Enemy troops are targets.
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