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Barr's Voter Fraud Decision Inflames Tensions With Anticorruption Prosecutors
Katie Benner, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The department’s handling of President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and a
potential case against the former interior secretary exacerbated tensions
with career prosecutors.
Barr is working for Trump.
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Biden Names Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff
Michael D. Shear, Katie Glueck, Maggie Haberman and Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Mr. Klain, a lawyer and veteran Democratic operative who first worked for
the president-elect in the late 1980s when he was a senator, has been a
sharp critic of President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus.
Getting an effective executive together is a necessary step toward healthy survival.
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The Surging Coronavirus Finds a Federal Leadership Vacuum
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Noah Weiland, Sharon LaFraniere and Andrew Jacobs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The winter wave has been anticipated for months. Now that it’s here, health
officials worry once again about strategy and supplies.
Covid-19 is a viral disease.
It has no mind and thus no intention.
Like a liquid it takes the shape of its container.
People contain and restrain infections
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Trump Stacks the Pentagon and Intel Agencies With Loyalists. To What End?
David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
So far, there is no evidence the appointees harbor a secret agenda or
arrived with an action plan. But their sudden appearance amounts to a purge
of the Pentagon’s top civilian hierarchy without recent precedent.
Trump is placing people in favor of force in control and ending the careers
of people in favor of negotiation.
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For Pence, the Future Is Tied to Trump as Much as the Present Is
Annie Karni and Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
If President Trump announces he will run again in 2024, his vice
president’s plans could be derailed.
Trump may be spending time in prison.
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Election Showed a Wider Red-Blue Economic Divide
Jed Kolko, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Some partisan differences were scrambled, but places with brighter future
prospects swung toward Biden.
As expected.
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Fact-Checked on Facebook and Twitter, Conservatives Switch Their Apps
Mike Isaac and Kellen Browning, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Since the election, millions have migrated to alternative social media and
media sites like Parler, Rumble and Newsmax.
The conservatives want to continue to lie.
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Biden Speaks to European Allies as Strongmen Stay Silent on U.S. Vote
Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The president-elect’s calls with four Western European leaders signaled a
return to diplomatic normalcy and their support for his election win.
"Jaw jaw is better than war war"
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‘I Don’t Have a Happy Ending’: A Pollster on What Went Wrong
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Charles Franklin runs one of the most respected polls of Wisconsin. Here’s
his assessment of why his survey and others missed the mark.
Government by focus group doesn't look like a good idea.
Every two years there are "sales numbers".
Government is mostly social engineering.
Breakdowns are inevitable and unsatisfying.
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An Intramural Republican Fight Breaks Out Over the C.I.A. Director’s Fate
Julian E. Barnes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Frustration about Gina Haspel among some of President Trump’s allies
stretches back to the impeachment inquiry, officials said.
Gina Haspel has been doing the job under difficult circumstances.
Trump should not fire her.
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Tillis Ekes Out Victory in North Carolina, Bolstering Republicans’ Hold on the Senate
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Senator Thom Tillis defeated Cal Cunningham after an expensive and
hard-fought race, which was scrambled in the final weeks by revelations
that Mr. Cunningham had an extramarital affair.
Racism still matters.
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Who Are Contenders for Biden’s Cabinet?
The New York Times, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
As Joseph R. Biden Jr. begins his presidential transition, here are some of
the names that have emerged for top jobs in his administration.
The president chooses the cabinet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson
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Millions Face Loss of Jobless Aid: ‘Without It, I’m Dead in the Water’
Ben Casselman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Emergency federal programs to assist the unemployed in the pandemic will
expire at year’s end if there is no congressional action.
Congress will not provide more emergency aid.
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Christopher Miller Named Acting Defense Secretary
Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
President Trump’s new acting secretary of defense began a since-aborted
diplomatic gambit last month to negotiate with a Somali terrorist group —
drawing the ire of the secretary of state.
Trump does not do diplomacy.
Causing Biden pain is his last effort.
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Progressives’ Wish List for Biden Starts With Warren and Sanders
Sydney Ember, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
The Sunrise Movement and Justice Democrats, two of the left’s most
prominent groups, are calling on the president-elect to appoint progressive
allies to 13 key government positions.
Leave Warren and Sanders in the senate.
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Fight Over Gig Workers Persists Despite Win for Uber and Lyft
Noam Scheiber and Kate Conger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
A successful ballot measure in California makes drivers and other workers
contractors, but the companies face continued pushback.
Uber and Lyft do not pay at a living rate.
There will be a bitter strike.
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Alaskan Don Young Prevails Over Serious Challenge, Easily Winning a 25th Term
Carl Hulse, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
Alyse Galvin, an independent, fell short in her bid to oust the dean of the
House, who found himself vulnerable amid economic woes and President
Trump’s troubles in Alaska.
Alaska is still Seward's ice box.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
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2020 Fundraiser
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 13 hours ago
I am raising funds for 2020. The more funds I raise, the more I write.
DONATE OR SUBSCRIBE The specific goals for this year are: A Political and
Economic Concept Web Series This will be a collection of articles, all
online, linked and available from top menu bar. The goal is to explain
various concepts […]
The work is probably well worth doing.
Ian Welsh should get a higher podium.
https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-west-proves-its-incapacity-with-covid/
In other news:
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Hints on Obamacare’s Future
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
Pompeo joins other top Republicans in defying the election results: This is
your morning tip sheet.
Obama care will survive Trump.
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California’s 40-Year-Old Tax Revolt Survives a Counterattack
Conor Dougherty, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Voters rejected a bid to modify Proposition 13, a landmark 1978 measure, to
remove a tax shield from commercial properties.
Proposition 13 is bad policy.
The property tax is a tool of social engineering.
It limits rents and so homelessness.
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