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The Simple Way To Fix Law Enforcement In British Style Systems (Like America)

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 45 minutes ago
As with most problems, the solution is simple. Everyone has to use a public defender for all cases, civil and criminal. The public defender is chosen by lot, using simple mechanical dice, which citizens can inspect and which are inspected by the equivalent of the Las Vegas Gaming Commission. Any case of tampering is an […]

It would work but the cost would be high.
Established systems would end.

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Trump Gets a Mixed Welcome in Kenosha

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
In Massachusetts, Ed Markey held off Joe Kennedy: This is your morning tip sheet.
 
Donald Trump is a racist.
His administration offers no surprises.
 

Biden Plans a Speech Faulting Trump Over Reopening Schools

Thomas Kaplan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
On Wednesday, Joe Biden will seek to put a spotlight on President Trump’s handling of the pandemic, particularly when it comes to safely reopening the country’s schools.
 
The schools should not be opened before the pandemic is over.
Learning must be remote.
It should be game based.
 

‘They Stand on the Shoulders of Giants’: The Next Generation to March on Washington

Ike Edeani and Zach Montague at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Many protesters came to inspire their children and pass down a legacy of action against racial injustice.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv9sDn_2XkI
 
Trying again.
 
https://www.goalcast.com/2018/01/01/frederick-douglass-quotes/
 
Let us have the storm.
 

Health Care Powered Democratic Wins in 2018. The Party Hopes for a Repeat.

Thomas Kaplan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
With the pandemic highlighting the importance of health coverage, Democrats are leaning into health care as a campaign issue. Republicans appear to be on shakier footing.
 
Do what works.
 

This Is Democrats’ Doomsday Scenario for Election Night

Trip Gabriel at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
What if early results in swing states on Nov. 3 show President Trump ahead, and he declares victory before heavily Democratic mail-in votes, which he has falsely linked with fraud, are fully counted?
 
Sue and count all the votes.
 

A New Coronavirus Adviser Roils the White House With Unorthodox Ideas

Noah Weiland, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Michael D. Shear and Jim Tankersley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Dr. Scott Atlas arrived at the White House as a coronavirus contrarian, questioning controls like masks. He has angered top health officials while pushing a suite of disputed policy prescriptions.
 
Dr. Scott Atlas agrees with Trump.
His views are equally suspect.
 
The medical establishment has not managed to confirm any of the
opinions of Dr. Scott Atlas.
 
 

In Cities Republicans Have Ignored, Trump Sees Only Democratic Problems

Emily Badger at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Mayors don’t have the power that the president ascribes to them.
 
The migrating blacks were running away from plantation labor. 
Towns attractions are living wages.  Living wages are things of the past.
 

Biden to Air Nationwide Law-and-Order Ad Condemning Rioters and Looters

Shane Goldmacher at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
The ad, part of a $45 million one-week television and digital purchase that is by far the campaign’s largest to date, comes as the Democratic nominee pushes back against President Trump’s attacks.
 
Biden cannot deliver as yet.
Trump has never yet delivered.
 

Ed Markey Holds Off Joseph Kennedy in Mass. Senate Race

Jonathan Martin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
The result was the first loss by a Kennedy in a Massachusetts election and demonstrated the progressive energy that is reshaping the Democratic Party.
 
Massachusetts has decided. 
 
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Richard Neal, Powerful House Democrat, Defeats Alex Morse

Jeremy W. Peters at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Mr. Neal had faced a well-funded young progressive, Alex Morse, in a race that typified the tensions between Democratic leadership in Washington and upstart activists on the left.
 
Massachusetts likes power. 
 
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Markey Holds Off Joseph Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate Race

Jonathan Martin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
The result was the first loss by a Kennedy in a Massachusetts election and demonstrated the progressive energy that is reshaping the Democratic Party.
 
Massachusetts likes power. 
 
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Richard Neal, Powerful House Democrat, Fights Off Challenge From His Left

Jeremy W. Peters at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
Mr. Neal had faced a well-funded young progressive, Alex Morse, in a race that typified the tensions between Democratic leadership in Washington and upstart activists on the left.
 
Massachusetts has decided.  
 
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Fact Checking Trump's Statements on Protests and Violence

Linda Qiu at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
The president has wrongly claimed credit for sending in the National Guard. He has also made misleading assertions in attacking his Democratic rival, Joseph R. Biden Jr.
 
Very few facts.
 
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Trump’s False and Misleading Statements About Protests and Violence

Linda Qiu at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
The president has wrongly claimed credit for sending in the National Guard. He has also made misleading assertions in attacking his Democratic rival, Joseph R. Biden Jr.
 
Donald Trump is unable to take action.
 
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U.S. Orders Eviction Moratorium for Most Through Year’s End

Matthew Goldstein at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
The C.D.C. action cited the coronavirus risk if tenants are forced into shelters or other crowded quarters. It did not lift their rent obligation.
 
Donald Trump assures the eviction of the poor and himself. 
 
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Trump Says Some Really Strange Things. Republicans Say No Comment, Again.

Mark Leibovich at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
“If the leader comments, I’ll be sure to pass it along,” said a spokesman for Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader. As of Tuesday afternoon, there was nothing to pass along.
 
Trump is probably insane.
 
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Trump's Multiple Conspiracy Theories in Fox News Interview. Here Are Their Roots

Davey Alba and Ben Decker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
The unfounded ideas have been circulating online for months.
 
QAnon is not engaged with reality.
 
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How the Trump Campaign Pushes Voting by Mail on Facebook

Nick Corasaniti at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
Even as the president rails against mail-in voting, his campaign is using Facebook ads to encourage its supporters to request absentee ballots.
 
Trump speaks with forked tung. 
 
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Mnuchin Says Economy Is Recovering but ‘More Work’ Is Needed to Alleviate Pain

Jim Tankersley and Nicholas Fandos at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
The Treasury secretary’s House testimony, combined with renewed stimulus discussions among Republicans, highlighted divisions over how big an economic package should be.
 
Mnuchin speaks prematurely. 
 
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Joe Biden Campaign Offers Animal Crossing Yard Signs

Derrick Bryson Taylor and Aimee Ortiz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
Past candidates have tried to capitalize on popular video games, with mixed results. Will it be different this time, in the island paradises of the Nintendo Switch?
Another place to post.
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