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Barr Told Prosecutors to Consider Sedition Charges for Protest Violence
Katie Benner, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The extraordinary suggestion comes as Attorney General William P. Barr has
emerged as a messenger for President Trump’s re-election campaign.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts
The unexpired acts have made people nervous for two hundred years.
Sedition is not presently a crime.
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Health Official to Take Leave of Absence After He Attacked Federal Scientists
Noah Weiland and Sharon LaFraniere, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Michael R. Caputo, the assistant secretary of health for public affairs,
and his science adviser will be leaving the Department of Health and Human
Services after both criticized the C.D.C.
They are out.
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The Theocratic Mantra Of Our Age
Stirling Newberry, Ian Welsh - 1 hour ago
Article by Stirling Newberry It is difficult reaching the impossible to
critique the theocratic mantra of an age. This is true because the raison
d’être for engaging in a debate must be that the joint assumptions of the
political spectrum are true. This is not, then, a political argument about
two differing sides but about […]
Stirling Newberry is sharp but he does not write well.
his ellipses defeat his preconceived purpose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis_(disambiguation)
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House Report Condemns Boeing and FAA in 737 Max Crashes
Niraj Chokshi, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
A committee’s Democrats say two fatal crashes were a “horrific culmination”
of engineering flaws, mismanagement and oversight lapses.
The blame is properly apportioned.
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Postal Service and State Officials Feud Over Mail Voting as Election Looms
Kenneth P. Vogel, Hailey Fuchs, Nick Corasaniti and Luke Broadwater, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The finger-pointing appears to be a pre-emptive effort to assign blame in
the event of election chaos as a record number of Americans are expected to
vote by mail because of the pandemic.
The Republican party must admit that the Post Office
is an agency of the federal government.
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Jim Carrey Will Play Joe Biden on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Dave Itzkoff, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
“S.N.L.” has also added three new featured performers to its ensemble cast,
ahead of its Oct. 3 season premiere.
I may need television.
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In Town Hall, Trump Says He ‘Up-Played’ the Virus, Then Downplays It
Peter Baker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
President Trump presented a view of the pandemic radically at odds with the
view of public health officials, insisting again that the virus would
disappear on its own.
The light in the tunnel is the headlamp of an oncoming train.
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/16615-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-is-just
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lowell
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China-Backed Hackers Broke Into 100 Firms and Agencies, U.S. Says
Katie Benner and Nicole Perlroth, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
In indictments against five Chinese nationals, the Justice Department
described sophisticated attacks to hijack networks and extort universities,
businesses and nonprofits.
That is not a big number.
These are selective hackers or so skilled as to not get caught.
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Why Unemployment Claims May Be Overcounted by Millions
Ben Casselman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Weekly tallies of jobless claims were not meant to be treated as an
economic indicator. The pandemic has exposed the shortcomings of doing so.
The Republican party has no interest in rising numbers of unemployed.
Count the payroll tax receipts.
The unemployed do not pay taxes.
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How the Black Vote Became a Political Monolith
Theodore R. Johnson and posters by Kennedy Prints, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Why do a vast majority of Black Americans, despite our diverse politics,
vote the same? Because our rights are always on the ballot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_before_the_law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-communism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy
Black lives matter.
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So You Moved During the Pandemic. Now How Do You Vote?
Bryan Pietsch, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Whether you’re staying at a second home, a college dorm, your parents’
house or just moving around, here’s where and how you can vote.
Excuses are all in your head.
"“It’s absolutely legal for someone to vote in a state or city they have
moved from if they intend to go back there,” Tammy Patrick said, adding that if
you move shortly before the election — especially within the window of
residency requirements in your new home state — you can vote at your
previous address.""
Vote by mail. Get your ballot as soon as possible.
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Trump, in Philadelphia, Says He ‘Up-Played’ the Virus, Then Downplays It
Peter Baker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
President Trump presented a view of the pandemic radically at odds with the
view of public health officials, insisting again that the virus would
disappear on its own.
Trump is an actor who did not write his part.
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Nancy Pelosi Presses for a Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
“We have to stay here until we have a bill”: This is your morning tip sheet.
The need for relief has not ended.
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Pelosi Presses for a Virus Aid Bill
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
“We have to stay here until we have a bill”: This is your morning tip sheet.
Most people lost income in the Covid-19 lock-down.
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So You Moved During the Pandemic. Now Where and How Do You Vote?
Bryan Pietsch, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
Whether you’re staying at a second home, a college dorm, your parents’
house or just moving around, here’s where and how you can vote.
Vote by mail but vote.
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Kanye West’s Perplexing Run as a Potential 2020 Election Spoiler
Danny Hakim and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
Even those around the hip-hop artist struggle to explain his motivations
for a presidential candidacy that some Democrats worry could siphon votes
from Joe Biden.
Kanye West is playing Black Lives Matter"
That game is almost Over.
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What Unifies the National Desk
Marc Lacey and Shreeya Sinha, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
What do more than 45 journalists spread out across the country have in
common? This mission statement.
"If it bleeds, it leads"should be less of the drama.
Do what works.
Uninsured national risk is the leading story.
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Sarah McBride Is Set to Be the Nation’s Highest-Ranking Transgender Official
Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
Ms. McBride, who would be the first openly transgender person to serve in
any state’s senate, won a primary for a safely Democratic seat in Delaware.
Sex is what people do.
The rest is improvised.
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What Can We Learn From Rival Political Ads in Florida?
Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
The margin is expected to be razor thin between President Trump and Joe
Biden in this hotly contested state, here’s how the campaigns’ recent
television and radio ads there are characterizing their opponent.
Trump is known to lie.
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Taking a Cue From Trump, House Republicans Offer Narrow Agenda
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
Working to avoid losing more ground in the minority, they unveiled a vision
for governing on Tuesday. It was a road map back to February.
People live in the present and plan in the future.
Planning in the past is fiction.
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