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Bill That Trump Is Vowing to Veto Strengthens Hacking Defenses, Lawmakers Say
Julian E. Barnes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 38 minutes ago
Additional powers to actively hunt down hackers across federal agencies
could have given the government more of a chance to detect the recent
Russia hack more quickly, they said.
The U.S. goverment does not need another internal security operation.
The F.B.I. is tasked with the problem.
Computer security is the responsibility of the manufacturers and operators.
The operators install the software and the jellyware.
"Lose lips sink ships.".
The failure is in software design and operator training.
The hardware works as designed.
"Nothing is fool proof. Fools are too clever."
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Carrier Plant Is Bustling, but Workers Are Wary as Trump Exits
Nelson D. Schwartz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The president championed an Indiana factory facing a shutdown four years
ago. Hundreds of jobs were kept, and overtime abounds. Can the revival last?
Fiduciary responsibility will quickly move the Carrier plant offshore.
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More Hacking Attacks Found, Officials Warn of Risk to U.S. Government
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Minutes after the government statement, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.
warned that his administration would impose “substantial costs” on those
responsible. President Trump has been silent
on the hacking.
There is no way to prevent hacking attempts.
Successful hacking can be prevented by careful design and training.
The U.S. should not be a hermit kingdom.
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Pence Will Be Vaccinated on Live TV, Adding to Administration’s Mixed Virus Message
Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Public health officials say it is President Trump who most needs to show
his support for the vaccine.
This should be labeled "Fake News".
The Vaccines are safe and good enough.
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us Deal, Lawmakers Clash Over Fed’s Role
Emily Cochrane and Jeanna Smialek, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Democrats worked to include more emergency aid to states while Republicans
moved to prevent the Federal Reserve from restarting loan programs.
Reliefe will be paid for with debt.
Stimulus only worked on the dead in Mary Shelly's fantasy.
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Supreme Court Rejects Religious School’s Challenge to Kentucky Virus Order
Adam Liptak, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
The governor had ordered all of the state’s K-12 schools, whether public or
private, to close temporarily to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
The separation of church and state is black letter constitutional law.
Public Health is a civil matter.
During the pandemic the schools should be closed to enforce social distance.
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At Long Last, a Stimulus Nea rs
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
Worried about Georgia, Mitch McConnell plays ball in Washington: This is
your morning tip sheet.
Fake News.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/18/world/covid-19-coronavirus
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In Georgia, a Rare Campaign Where People’s Eyes Aren’t Glued to the Polls
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
Two consequential Senate races are taking place with very few public
opinion surveys to help understand how voters feel.
The voters of Georgia will tell us how they feel.
Polling would tell us how they feel about the campaigns.
There is no need to know as the campaigns will not change in the next nineteen days.
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States Complain of Smaller Covid Vaccine Shipments Than Expected
Katie Thomas and Sharon LaFraniere, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
The smaller number of expected doses, which appeared to be the result of a
scheduling hiccup, reignited tensions between the federal government and
Pfizer over vaccine supply.
Pfizer is a drug company and Trump does not pay his debts.
The public will suffer the consequences.
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Don Fowler, Democratic Co-Chairman Under Clinton, Dies at 85
The Associated Press, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
He and Christopher Dodd ran the party organization, raising record sums,
expanding the voter and donor bases, and sometimes raising eyebrows.
“Get Biden Elected Then We’ll Influence Him From The Left”
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 13 hours ago
This is an age old cry. It was made about Obama and it was made about
Clinton and while I wasn’t following politics then, no doubt it was made
about Carter. In my adult lifetime it hasn’t worked that way. Certainly
Obama had no interest in what the left thought, except perhaps as a marker
[…]
I will vote for the lesser evil every time.
Biden is a southern democrat.
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Will the 2020 Election Ever End?
Matt Flegenheimer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Elections are not intended to be open-ended affairs. But is any campaign
with Donald Trump on the ballot bound to linger past its sell-by date?
The transition is yet to come andthere are runoffs in Georgia.
The decisisons are made and certified.
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Buttigieg Recalls Discrimination Against Gay People, as Biden Celebrates Cabinet’s Diversity
Michael D. Shear and Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Pete Buttigieg would be the first openly gay cabinet secretary, one of the
firsts that President-elect Joe Biden cited in introducing him as his
transportation secretary.
Pete Buttigieg is a good choice.
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As Trump Leaves the White House, His Imprint on the Judiciary Deepens
Rebecca R. Ruiz and Robert Gebeloff, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Published opinions from the nation’s appeals courts this year show that
Trump appointees stand out from other judges, even those named by other
Republican presidents.
Impeachment did not stop the reactionaries.
They got the judgeships they wanted.
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Number of Executions in U.S. Falls Despite Push by Trump Administration
Hailey Fuchs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
States carried out fewer executions in 2020 than in any year since 1983,
but the federal government carried out more than it had in over a century.
U.S.justice is not simple.
The several states are sovereign and have their own rules for killing.
It is far from wise.
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A Glitch in Trump’s Plan to Live at Mar-a-Lago: A Pact He Signed Says He Can’t
Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Neighbors of the president say he has violated the 1993 agreement he made
with Palm Beach that allowed him to convert a private residence into a
moneymaking club.
The Town of Palm Beach will see Trump in court.
The beneficial owner of a club may not be a member of that club and be bound by the club rules.
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Staring Down Deadline, Congress Nears $900 Billion Stimulus Deal
Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The emerging compromise would provide emergency stimulus payments, jobless
aid and rental assistance, extending help to businesses and funding the
distribution of a vaccine. But more is likely to be needed.
There will be no stimulus deal from the senate this term.
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Biden’s Inaugural Will Be Mostly Virtual, but Money From Donors Will Be Real
Kenneth P. Vogel and Eric Lipton, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The president-elect’s allies have begun an ambitious fund-raising campaign
for the celebration of his swearing-in. Big donors will get “virtual signed
photos” — and a chance to generate good will.
The Inaugural will do its job.
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Hundreds of Religious Leaders Call for End to L.G.B.T.Q. Conversion Therapy
Christina Morales, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The declaration, spearheaded by the Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+
Lives, also calls for an end to violence and criminalization against
L.G.B.T.Q. people.
"Conversion Therapy"does not change sexual orientation and risks the sanity of the victim.
Avoid this quackery for everyone's mental health.
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Hundreds of Religious Leaders Call for End to L.G.B.T.Q. Conversion Therapy
Christina Morales, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The declaration, spearheaded by the Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+
Lives, also calls for an end to violence and criminalization against
L.G.B.T.Q. people.
Reality has been noticed by some
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