Thursday, October 8, 2020

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In a First, New England Journal of Medicine Joins Never-Trumpers
Gina Kolata, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Editors at the world’s leading medical journal said the Trump administration “took a crisis and turned it into a tragedy.”
 
Trump is guilty as charged.
 
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Coronavirus Debate Safety: A New Issue Grips the 2020 Race
Katie Glueck and Apoorva Mandavilli, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Despite having the coronavirus, President Trump insists he is “looking forward” to the next debate. Joe Biden’s team says the president must prove he’s not contagious.
 
A minimal demand.
 
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The plexiglass barriers at tonight’s debate will be pretty useless, virus experts say.
Apoorva Mandavilli, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Experts in virus transmission called the plexiglass barriers being used at tonight’s vice-presidential debate pretty much useless.
 
The experts are correct.
 
4
Taylor Swift, leaning further into politics, endorses Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Matt Stevens, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ORhEE9VVg
 
I don't want to hear it.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Nesbit
 
5
New Stimulus Hopes Fade While Economic Risks Grow
Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
President Trump cut off negotiations over a new aid package on Tuesday. Economists of all stripes agree that could be a costly mistake.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Hoover
 
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Plexiglass Barriers Won’t Stop the Virus at the Debate, Experts Warn
Apoorva Mandavilli, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The measures taken to protect Mike Pence, Kamala Harris and others will not prevent airborne transmission, the greatest threat in this setting.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu
Try everything.
 
7
Facebook Widens Ban on Political Ads as Alarm Rises Over Election
Mike Isaac, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Political ads will be banned indefinitely after polls close on Nov. 3 and the company plans new steps to limit misinformation about the results.
 
Mark Zuckerberg struck a bad bargain and would like to survive economically.
His crash would please me.
 
8
The Full Guide to the Kamala Harris vs Mike Pence Debate
Shane Goldmacher and Adam Nagourney, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Mr. Pence will probably be pressed to defend President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus, and his own actions as well. Ms. Harris will have to defend not just her record, but also Joe Biden’s.
 
There was no mention that the present economic situation is all Trump and McConnell.
 
9
In Scuttling Stimulus Talks, Trump Invites Political Risk for Himself and Republicans
Jim Tankersley and Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The politics of a bipartisan deal were always tricky, but the president’s abrupt move to upend negotiations removed any ambiguity about who was responsible for the lack of an aid bill.
 
It is better to claim sabotage than simple failure. 

10
What Time is The Debate? Moderators, Streaming and Plexiglass
The New York Times, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Kamala Harris will take place on Wednesday night from 9 to 10:30 p.m. Eastern.
 
It was unavoidable.
Flies are fond of excrement.
 
11
A North Dakota candidate who died of Covid-19 remains on the ballot.
Neil Vigdor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
 
Why bother?
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/north-dakota/
 
13
The South Carolina Senate race between Lindsey Graham and Jaime Harrison is now rated a ‘toss-up’ by a prominent analyst.
Michael Cooper, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
 
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/senate/south-carolina/ 

Not this time.

14
A New Jersey postal worker was arrested after he threw away nearly 100 blank ballots, prosecutors say.
Neil Vigdor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
 
The Post Office was and should be civil service.
Censoring the mail looks good to some.
The delivery companies would like the income.
 
15
A ‘Great Gatsby’ Quote Takes On New Resonance
Ian Prasad Philbrick, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
People critical of the president’s and other Republicans’ behavior have been sharing a line from the Fitzgerald novel about the wealthy characters whose “carelessness” harms everyone around them.
 
The description in F. Scott Fitzgerald is of the broad culture and all the characters.
When told Calvin Coolidge had died Dorothy Parker is said to have commented:
"How can they tell?"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge  

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Biden leads Trump in Nevada and the two are tied in Ohio, New York Times polls find.
Reid J. Epstein and Isabella Grullón Paz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
 
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/nevada/
 
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/ohio/
 
17
Putin, whose government has been accused of aiding Trump, praises Democrats in an interview.
Andrew E. Kramer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
 
The U.S. will fight if it is allowed.
 
18
Today's Presidential Polls Ahead of Vice Presidential Debate
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
From the coronavirus response to the easing of restrictions, here’s what voters think of the issues that could surface during the V.P. face-off.
 
Pence lost badly.
 
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/
 
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/harris-pence-vp-debate-poll/

 

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