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Taking a Cue From Trump, House Republicans Offer Narrow Agenda
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 52 minutes 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.
The house Repblicans would like to do what works.
What works is not included in their planned policies.
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Second Stimulus Bill? Bipartisan Group Offers $1.5 Trillion Compromise
Emily Cochrane and Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 58 minutes ago
The announcement came as concern grew among rank-and-file lawmakers in both
parties over the prospect of returning home to face voters without having
enacted another recovery package.
The nation needs relief.
The saying runs when stuck in a hole; stop digging.
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A New Front in the Biden-Trump Battle for the Suburbs: Wildfires
Adam Nagourney and Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
An issue that has always been on the sidelines in presidential campaigns
may be coming to the forefront as Joseph Biden seeks to cast climate
change, not violence, as the real and immediate threat to the suburbs.
Trump has a vision of "The fire next time".
Biden points to the fires next door.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fire_Next_Time
"God gave Noah the rainbow sign
No more water, the fire next time"
No more water, the fire next time"
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Biden, in First Florida Trip as Nominee, Aims to Shore Up Latino Support
Mark Leibovich and Katie Glueck, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The former vice president sought to engage a broad range of voters with
stops in Tampa and Kissimmee, speaking at a veterans event and unveiling a
plan to support Puerto Rico.
Biden needs to point out what has not been done in the Republican administration.
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Trump Hosts Israel, UAE and Bahrain in Signing Ceremony
Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
President Trump said the agreements to normalize relations marked “the dawn
of a new Middle East,” but some analysts said his claims were overblown.
The Palestinians are no happier.
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What Can We Learn From Rival Political Ads in Florida?
Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 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.
Biden is doing well.
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Visiting Washington at an Awkward Juncture
Mark Landler, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Dominic Raab is arriving just as his government is taking steps in Brexit
talks that could jeopardize a free-trade deal with the United States.
Boris Johnson is notably clumsey in diplomacy.
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A White House Ceremony Will Celebrate a Diplomatic Win and Campaign Gift
Michael Crowley and David M. Halbfinger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The leaders of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have a
stake in President Trump’s re-election and helped him become a peacemaker.
https://www.letssingit.com/gilbert-and-sullivan-lyrics-things-are-seldom-what-they-seem-sshmqjj
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Justice Dept. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into John Bolton’s Book
Katie Benner, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Investigators are examining whether the former national security adviser
illegally disclosed classified information.
Trump is seeing things again.
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U.S. Military Seeks Authority to Expand Counterterrorism Drone War to Kenya
Eric Schmitt and Charlie Savage, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Draft rules for potential airstrikes, drawn up after a Shabab attack at a
base in January, are said to be limited and would require Kenyan assent.
Note that this is a religious conflict.
Religious conflicts are not resolved by power.
Send in the missionaries.
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Nevada Built a Powerful Democratic Machine. Will It Work in a Pandemic?
Jennifer Medina, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
One example of how things have changed: A Latino outreach group estimated
in January that it would register 21,000 new voters in the state by Labor
Day. It’s at around 6,000 now.
I do not know Nevada or the voters of Nevada.
Ask a local expert.
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Square circles
Mandos, Ian Welsh - 8 hours ago
*** MANDOS POST *** MANDOS POST *** MANDOS POST *** I just want to draw
some attention to this post on Naked Capitalism that I thought was an
excellent analysis of the dilemma of left-wing electoral politics. They
have done so mainly by convincing a layer of affluent, middle-aged
professionals that the Left ultimately represents […]
The "left" can fight internally when no longer threatened by the right.
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TikTok’s Proposed Deal Under Review by Trump Administration
David McCabe, Ana Swanson and Erin Griffith, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
The Chinese-owned app designed a compromise to satisfy U.S. security
concerns. The terms are now under review by the Trump administration.
The Trump administration did not get the prize.
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Trump Again Rejects Science During California Wildfire Briefing
Peter Baker, Lisa Friedman and Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
The president visited California after weeks of silence on its wildfires
and blamed the crisis only on poor forest management, not climate change.
“I don’t think science knows” what is happening, he said.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba
Ask the forrest.
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A Trump-Biden Split Screen on Climate
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
In California, the president blamed forest management for the fires: This
is your morning tip sheet.
Biden wins.
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How The Fed's Quick Action May Have Given Congress Cover for No Stimulus
Neil Irwin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
By doing its job of stabilizing the financial system, it has reduced the
sense of urgency for lawmakers to help ordinary Americans.
Throwing money at the banks does not fix industry.
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How the Fed’s Quick Action May Have Given Congress Cover for Inaction
Neil Irwin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
By doing its job of stabilizing the financial system, it has reduced the
sense of urgency for lawmakers to help ordinary Americans.
People will not invest where there is no profit.
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Trump Defends Indoor Rally Amid Covid, but Aides Express Concern
Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
“I’m on a stage, and it’s very far away,” Mr. Trump said of the gathering
on Sunday. His own campaign aides privately called the move a game of
political Russian roulette.
Watch the numbers of sick and dead.
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Independent Watchdog Report Finds Inequity in Farm Aid Payments
Alan Rappeport, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Big farms, along with Southern farmers, disproportionately benefited from
the trade assistance program, according to the Government Accountability
Office.
We can take racism out of the rules.
Taking it out of the rulers is much harder.
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3 Takeaways From the New York Times/Siena College Poll
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
President Trump and Joe Biden can both point to advantages in our new poll
of Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire and Wisconsin.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/
The statisticians do the job better.
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