Monday, September 21, 2020

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Democrats and Republicans Clash Over Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown
Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 52 minutes ago
Democrats proposed a spending bill that omitted aid for farmers sought by President Trump, drawing Republican ire and leaving the fate of the bill unclear as federal funding is set to lapse.
 
Government spending will lapse on Trump's watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_JOGmXpe5I

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In Latest Legal Rebuke, Court Orders Postal Service to Prioritize Mail-In Voting
Luke Broadwater, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 55 minutes ago
A federal judge, in response to a lawsuit filed in New York, also ordered the agency to reverse operational changes that have slowed mail delivery in recent months.
 
The post office has not been forgiven for 1932.
 
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Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Refused to Step Down
Emily Bazelon, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 55 minutes ago
She could have had President Obama nominate her successor. But she didn’t get to the Supreme Court by letting other people tell her what she could do.
 
Ruth Bader Ginsberg probably made a tactical error four years ago.
It was not clear what monsters the Republican party are.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man_of_the_Sea#Sinbad
 

Without Ginsburg, Supreme Court Could Rule Three Ways on Obamacare
Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Why the Affordable Care Act may still be safe.
 
The court would be wise to strike down the 2017 tax law.
 
The Republican party would like to destroy the ACA.
 
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‘There’s No There There’: What the TikTok Deal Achieved
Erin Griffith and David McCabe, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The agreement for the social media app falls short of President Trump’s promises.
 
Trump made a bad deal.
 
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TikTok Deal Exposes a Security Gap, and a Missing China Strategy
David E. Sanger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Technological progress has outpaced the political debate again. What will happen when the next TikTok arrives in the United States?
 
"It is far from clear from the details released so far that Mr. Trump’s deal resolves the deeper TikTok security problem — which has less to do with who owns the company and more with who writes the code and the algorithms. The code and algorithms are the magic sauce that Beijing now says, citing its own national security concerns, may not be exported to to a foreign adversary."
Trump made a bad deal.
 
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Amid the Outpouring for Ginsburg, a Hint of Backlash
Jennifer Schuessler, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The mourning for Ruth Bader Ginsburg has also stirred a long-simmering question: Just whose feminism did she symbolize?
 
She did what she could.
Go and do better.
 
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Mueller’s Team Could Have Done More to Investigate Trump-Russia Links, Insider Says
Charlie Savage, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
A new book by one of the special counsel’s top deputies, Andrew Weissmann, is the first inside account of the investigation.
 
Mueller was not an enemy of the Republican party.
 
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Denial and Defiance: Trump and His Base Downplay the Virus Ahead of the Election
Adam Nagourney and Jeremy W. Peters, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
With resistance to face masks and scorn for science, President Trump and a sizable number of his supporters are pushing an alternate reality minimizing a tragedy that has killed almost 200,000 Americans.
 
Covid-19 incubation period
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubation_period
Two weeks from exposed to sick.
Trump's party will be sick for election day.
 
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To Conservatives, Barrett Has ‘Perfect Combination’ of Attributes for Supreme Court
Elizabeth Dias and Adam Liptak, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
Judge Amy Coney Barrett is regarded as the leading contender to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
 
Let the next administration decide.
 
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Will the Senate Follow Its Own Precedent?
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
President Trump wants a vote on his next Supreme Court nominee “without delay”: This is your morning tip sheet.
 
The Republican senate will follow its interest. 
Its precedent will not be followed. 

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Trump and Democrats Brace for Showdown Over Supreme Court Seat
Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
The president’s determination to confirm a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election set lawmakers on a collision course as Congress deals with other major issues.
 
Trump's Republicans have the power this quarter.
 
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Law Firms Pay Supreme Court Clerks $400,000 Bonuses. What Are They Buying?
Adam Liptak, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Inside information and influence with the clerks’ former bosses may figure in the transactions, a new study suggests.
 
The best justice money can buy.
 
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Americans Mostly Agree on Policing. The Difference Is Priorities.
Lynn Vavreck and Chris Tausanovitch, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Why has it become a big election issue? Democrats prioritize banning chokeholds, and Republicans are focused on not defunding the police.
 
Police are primarily social workers. They should have the training.

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The European Union
Mandos, Ian Welsh - 14 hours ago
CONTENT WARNING: *** MANDOS POST *** MANDOS POST *** MANDOS POST *** Both inside and outside Europe, the left is highly divided on the topic of the European Union, with a large current being firmly against it for reasons that are actually quite understandable, from multiple perspectives (not just economic). The recent history, especially the […]
 
To many words. 
Keep the paragraphs simple.

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This Year’s Emmy Winners Want You to Vote
Maya Salam, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
Racial justice and Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy were also recurring themes during Sunday night’s ceremony.
 
I watch little television.
 
17
Biden Has $466 Million in Bank, and a Huge Financial Edge on Trump
Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
The former vice president and the Democrats were $187 million behind President Trump and the Republicans this spring. Now they are entering the final stretch of the campaign with a $141 million advantage.
 
Interesting but not decisive.
 
18
Woman Suspected of Sending Ricin to Trump Is Arrested
Katie Benner and Robert Draper, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
Envelopes with ricin were intercepted last week on their way to the White House, a sheriff’s office and a detention facility in Texas.
 
There are always a few crazies.
 
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As Supreme Court Fight Heats Up, Biden Urges Republican Senators to ‘Follow Your Conscience’
Katie Glueck and Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
The Democratic nominee, speaking in Philadelphia, said the Senate should wait until after the election to decide on the nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
 
Politicians have no consciences.
Biden should not waste his time.
 
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Trump Seeks to Turn Israeli-Arab Accords Into Campaign Gains
Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
President Trump’s re-election campaign lost no time turning a White House ceremony into a television ad, as it targets Jewish and evangelical voters.
 
The Palestinians are not happy.
The retail war will continue.
 
Shia and Sunni continue to fight over legitimacy.
 
Trump has gained a photo op.
 
 
 
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