Tuesday, August 4, 2020

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President Trump and his Company Investigated for Possible Fraud, Filing Suggests

William K. Rashbaum and Benjamin Weiser at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 49 minutes ago
The office of the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., made the disclosure in a new court filing arguing Mr. Trump’s accountants should turn over his tax returns.
 
There must be a pony in there.
 

Trump Appointee With History of Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Remarks Leaves Aid Agency

Pranshu Verma at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Merritt Corrigan, the former deputy White House liaison for the U.S. Agency for International Development, had drawn scrutiny shortly after being named to the position.
 
Eugenics has become unfashionable.
 

Trump Again Assails Mail-In Voting

Michael D. Shear at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The president has been raging against voting by mail for several months, claiming without evidence that the process is plagued by fraud.
 
Trump seems to be allergic to lost elections. 
 

With Jobless Aid Expired, Trump Sidelines Himself in Stimulus Talks

Maggie Haberman, Emily Cochrane and Jim Tankersley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
As his top advisers met with Democratic leaders to try to hash out a compromise, President Trump hurled insults at Democrats and mused aloud about short-circuiting the talks and acting on his own.
 
There was some problem with building a wall.
 

TikTok, Trump and an Impulse to Act as C.E.O. to Corporate America

Ana Swanson and Michael D. Shear at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The president’s interventions in company dealings based on his own instincts are a departure from the arm’s-length approach of predecessors of either party.
 
Software applications are mostly not part of the military in the U.S. 
 

Why Biden Won’t Find His Biden

Lisa Lerer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
He would be wise to remember that Barack Obama didn’t pick him simply because they were “simpatico.”
 
Biden will accept an "arranged partner". 
 

Gettysburg? The Liberty Bell? Trump Weighs R.N.C. Speech Options

Annie Karni at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The president and his aides are holding out hope for ambitious convention programming, and have considered a return to Mount Rushmore or a speech by Melania Trump from Seneca Falls, N.Y.
 
Benito Mussolini | Biography, Definition, Facts, Rise, & Death ...
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini
 

Trump Fires 2 Tennessee Valley Authority Board Members After Outsourcing Dispute

Michael D. Shear at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The Tennessee Valley Authority, an electric utility, quickly said it would reconsider its move to shift some work to contractors outside the United States.
 
Mussolini

 

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Trump Puts Pentagon in Political Crossfire With Tata Appointment

Helene Cooper at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The president sidestepped Congress when it became clear that his nominee for a top Defense Department position would not win Senate approval.
 
Trump does not have the support of the military.
 
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Rashida Tlaib Beat Her Primary Opponent by 900 Votes in 2018. How Will the Rematch Go?

Kathleen Gray at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The Michigan Democrat is facing a rematch against a challenger who says she hasn’t done enough for her district in Detroit.
 
She should win.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Detroit
 
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What Happened to the Young Voters Focused on Guns?

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
It’s not their top issue anymore, but many see it as a part of other, larger concerns.
 
After the November election Gun control will return.
Win and then win again.
 
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Kansas Senate Primary Has Arrived, and the Anxiety Over Kobach Is High

Katie Glueck at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Republicans worry that if Kris Kobach, a polarizing figure in the state, wins the nomination, it would pave the way for Democrats to capture the seat and perhaps gain control of the Senate.
 
No results yet.
 
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Rescue of Troubled Trucking Company With White House Ties Draws Scrutiny

Alan Rappeport at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Members of a congressional oversight panel want to know how YRC Worldwide won a $700 million loan from the Treasury Department.
 
Trump likes money. 
 
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Trump Says Microsoft Can Bid for TikTok

Ana Swanson and Mike Isaac at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
The president said he did not object to a potential acquisition of the Chinese-owned app, retreating from comments about banning the service.
 
The Chinese will continue to control the software.
Security will not be improved. 
 
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Will Congress Act on Covid Soon? ‘I’m Not Optimistic’

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Money for the Postal Service and mail voting is one sticking point: This is your morning tip sheet.
 
"What are you going to believe?  Trump or your own lying eyes?"
The Republicans believe in gold.
 
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At The Federalist, A Laser Focus on ‘Owning the Libs’

Jeremy W. Peters at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
On The Federalist and in Fox News appearances, some of President Trump’s supporters don’t really defend him. They attack the critics.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollie_Hemingway
 
Earnest Hemingway sold his work as fiction. 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway 
https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/hollywood-news/is-mollie-hemingway-related-to-ernest-hemingway.html
 
"the two are not related in any way. " 
 
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With TikTok, ‘Uncool’ Microsoft Aims for the Love of Tweens

Karen Weise at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Buying one of the largest and most influential social networks in the country could change the perception of the tech giant.
 
"Maybe money can buy love. Or, at least, Microsoft would like to find out.
 
On Sunday, the tech giant announced in a blog post that it would continue holding talks to buy TikTok in the United States, opening up the possibility of using its financial might to buy the fickle infatuation of tweens."

Microsoft has always been a business.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_profession_(phrase)

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American and Sending Your Children Back To School In September? Bad Idea

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 16 hours ago
OK, full argument incoming, but for the folks who only read the first paragraph: if you’re American outside of a very few Northeastern states and can avoid sending your children back to school without going to jail, you probably shouldn’t. Recently, in a 3 day summer overnight camp, 44% of attendees got Covid-19. They didn’t […]
 
Children must be educated.
Schools are not the way while Covid-19 is present.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_of_Isaac_Newton#Birth_and_education
 
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Trump Pick for Pentagon Post Sidesteps Senate Ire for Different Defense Job

Eric Schmitt at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
A retired Army general whose inflammatory comments appeared to doom his nomination was tapped for a job that does not require Senate approval.
 
The senate has no stomac for the Trumpist party.
 
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Private Boats Enter SpaceX Splashdown Area, Raising Concerns

Neil Vigdor and Allyson Waller at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
“We need to do a better job next time” of securing the area, the NASA administrator, Jim Bridenstine, said.
 
Souvenir hunters are ambitious to everyone's sorrow.
 
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