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Biden Aims to Erode Trump’s Support Among Older Voters in Florida
Patricia Mazzei and Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 42 minutes ago
Visiting the Democratic stronghold of Broward County, Joe Biden argued that
the president viewed older Americans who are at higher risk of the
coronavirus as “expendable.”
Biden is correct.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is taking a short break. The hearing is expected to resume at 6:50 p.m. Eastern.
NYT > U.S. > Politics - 58 minutes ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/13/us/amy-coney-barrett-live
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The Fight Over Absentee Ballots Intensifies Around Drop Boxes
Glenn Thrush and Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Democrats are pushing to expand their use, while Republicans insist,
without evidence, that they make fraud easier — even as they deploy their
own in California.
"Prepare to be assimilated"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_of_Nine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg
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South Carolina Is Changing. Is It Enough to Put Jaime Harrison in the Senate?
Richard Fausset, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The state hasn’t had a Democratic senator in decades. Mr. Harrison is
betting that immigration and growing support from women will change that.
In early November we will know.
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Trump Attack on Diversity Training Has a Quick and Chilling Effect
Hailey Fuchs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
A presidential executive order banning the “malign ideology” of racial
sensitivity training has rippled through government into academia and
corporate America.
Racists are almost everywhere.
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Joyce Dinkins, Wife of Former New York Mayor, Dies at 89
Sam Roberts, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
As the city’s first Black first lady, she transformed herself from a
private person to a gracious public advocate for children.
Age gives no quarter.
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Barrett says she would not be ‘used as a pawn’ to decide potential election case, but refuses to say if she’d recuse herself.
Charlie Savage, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The judge also insisted that she is “not on a mission” to destroy the
health care law.
I do not expect her to plead guilty.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is taking a short break.
NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The fix is in.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is taking a short break.
NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The day is over.
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Trump Campaign Suggests Omarosa Manigault Newman Pay for $1 Million in Ad Spending
Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The suggestion emerged in an arbitration case over the critical comments
Ms. Manigault Newman, a former White House aide, made about President Trump
in her 2018 book “Unhinged.’’
No deal.
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Barrett refuses to say whether she would recuse herself from the Affordable Care Act case or an election dispute, if one arises.
Charlie Savage, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
There should be no need for a confession.
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Democrats avoided impugning Judge Barrett’s character and faith.
Zach Montague, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Trump is an enemy. Our enemie's friend is not our friend.
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No, There Isn’t Evidence That Trump Owes Money to Russia
David Enrich, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
The president’s financial disclosure report shows his biggest creditors.
There is none bigger than Deutsche Bank.
Trump is not a simple or an honest person.
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Two Parties Offer Dueling Views of Barrett as Confirmation Fight Begins
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
On the first day of the election-season confirmation hearings, Democrats
portrayed Judge Amy Coney Barrett as a threat to Americans’ health care
coverage as Republicans charged anti-Catholic bias.
Red herrings are expected.
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Trump’s Big (Risky?) Return
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
Fauci says Trump is “asking for trouble” by resuming rallies: This is your
morning tip sheet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba
Trump is known to lie.
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Hearings, Protests and Rallies: Washington Grinds On Through the Pandemic
The New York Times, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
New York Times photographers captured a day of consequential events for all
three branches of a government struggling to cope with the coronavirus.
No one is required to abort by this government.
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Trump’s False Claims as He Resumes His Rallies After Hospitalization
Linda Qiu, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
In Florida, the president made a series of inaccurate claims about his
election opponent, the coronavirus pandemic, the Nobel Peace Prize and
Cuba, among other topics.
Trump is known to lie.
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California Republican Party Admits It Placed Misleading Ballot Boxes Around State
Glenn Thrush and Jennifer Medina, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
Government officials say the receptacles are illegal and could lead to
voter fraud, but the party says it will continue the practice.
A cease and desist order might help.
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Showtime in a Potential Petri Dish
Mark Leibovich, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
The Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme
Court are a different kind of pinstripe rodeo — one with hazmat suits.
They have the votes and no shame.
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Republicans in Disarray
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
For a party that tends to put up a unified front, things are starting to
look a little shaky.
"Its cooked."
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