Friday, February 12, 2021

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Oath Keepers Plotting Before Capitol Riot Awaited ‘Direction’ From Trump, Prosecutors Say
Alan Feuer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The suspects discussed conveying “heavy weapons” into Washington and began to train for “urban warfare” even before Election Day, court papers said.
 
Someone sat on Trump is the implication.

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Eugene Goodman and other officers will receive Congressional Gold Medal for their actions on Jan. 6.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
 
Gold medals are a cheap reward.
 
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Prosecution rests, saying if Trump is not convicted, it sets ‘a new terrible standard for presidential misconduct.’
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The House Democrats, in resting their case on Thursday, branded former President Donald J. Trump a clear and present danger to American democracy who could sow new violence if he is not barred from holding office again.  

The managers have done their duty.   I am waiting on the defense.  
The vote will be partisan and prejudged.

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Trump Was Sicker Than Acknowledged With Covid-19
Noah Weiland, Maggie Haberman, Mark Mazzetti and Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
When hospitalized with the coronavirus in October, his blood oxygen levels had plunged and officials feared he was on the verge of being placed on a ventilator.
 
Trump could not surrender power.
 
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Trump Prosecutors Want a Verdict From the Public and History
Peter Baker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The House Democrats prosecuting former President Donald J. Trump may not win the Senate trial, but they are using it to make the searing images of havoc the inexpungible legacy of his presidency.
 
We will not get an honest verdict from the senate.
We are faced with a hung jury.
 
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Drug Prices by Committee: One Way Biden Could Lower Costs
Austin Frakt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Many countries use independent review boards to balance innovation and profit.
 
The problem with the primary drug market is the copyright law interacting with F.D.A. regulation.
One or both must be adjusted.    Copyright is my choice.
 
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Analysis: ‘Remember this day forever!’ Trump said. Democrats are heeding his advice.
Peter Baker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
House Democrats are using the national spotlight to ensure that the searing images of Jan. 6 are the indelible legacy of his presidency.
 
Put Donald J. Trump in state prison.    The penalty should be about ten years and extensive confiscation.   Then there are other states.
 

Pompeo, a chief critic of Beijing, passed out party favors made with parts from China.
Lara Jakes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The former secretary of state used taxpayer funds to buy 400 specially embossed pens — worth more than $10,000 in total — for dinner guests at the State Department, documents show.
 
Pompeo always went for the lowest bid.
 
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Biden Wants More Stable Diplomacy. An Abortion Fight Is a Test.
Lara Jakes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
U.S. funding for overseas health providers that offer abortion services has vacillated with the changing of administrations for decades. Congress is debating whether to settle the policy by law.
 
Fewer children is necessary.
This way is voluntary.
 
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Will A.O.C. Endorse? How She Could Shake Up the Mayor's Race
Katie Glueck, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The exchange was a vivid illustration of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s influence on New York’s political landscape. Whether she’ll use her platform to help shape the race for mayor is an open question.
 
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will follow her constituency as she should.
 
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Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith Tackles Coronavirus Inequities
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith discusses her role overseeing President Biden’s coronavirus equity task force and the challenge of tackling disparities in the pandemic.
 
Dr. Nunez-Smith should understand the problem.
 
12
The Biden Team Wants to Transform the Economy. Really.
Noam Scheiber, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
In public and private, Biden and his advisers have signaled some dramatic interventions to revive U.S. manufacturing. Will they actually happen?
 
First relief; then stimulus.
 
Traction batteries are produced in the  U.S. at Tesla cars.
Detroit has not developed the ability.
The UAW is not thinking through the problem.
 
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Biden Raises Concerns With China’s Xi in First Call Since Election
Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
The two leaders developed a friendly relationship during the Obama years, but now face a wide range of contentious issues.
 
Trump ruined the diplomatic relationship with China.
It will be necessary to rebuild it.
 
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Day 2 ended in procedural chaos as Senator Mike Lee asked for his name to be struck from the prosecution’s arguments.
Emily Cochrane and Luke Broadwater, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
The Republican senator objected to testimony that cited him as a source for a conversation that former President Donald J. Trump had during the Capitol attack.
 
Mike Lee can call the prosecution liars if he is called as a witness.
 
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Here’s what to watch for in the Senate trial on Thursday.
Zach Montague, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
 
Trump's defense continues to "beat a dead horse".
The trial is constitutional.
The election was lost. 
Trump sent his minions to violently reverse that loss.
The order was given by Trump.
Trump is guilty as impeached.

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Trump Impeachment Trial Day 3: Start Time, Streaming and More
The Democratic House impeachment managers will conclude their case, confronting Donald J. Trump’s lawyers with reams of evidence.
 
 Trump's defenders have no case.

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Catch up on Day 2 of the trial: Here are five takeaways.
Eileen Sullivan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
Former President Donald J. Trump’s Twitter feed made a prominent appearance, and the House members prosecuting the case leaned on his words and those of his supporters to argue for conviction.
 
 https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/12/us/impeachment-trial
 
Work in the senate will resume Monday.
 
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A day after their harrowing presentation, House managers will have 8 hours to conclude their arguments.
Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
 
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/12/us/impeachment-trial
 
The trial will end Saturday.
I expect jury nullification.
 
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How Getting Canceled on Social Media Can Derail a Book Deal
Elizabeth A. Harris, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Morals clauses are despised by many authors and agents, but big publishers insist that they need a way out if a writer’s reputation takes a nosedive.
 
Getting convicted of child abuse can ruin a publishers day.
It is a risk to sales that cannot be mended.
The morals clause gives the publisher an escape.

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How the Trump Era Broke the Sunday-Morning News Show
Jason Zengerle, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Any number of hallowed political and media institutions fell apart. So why should the most hallowed political-media institution of them all escape unscathed?
 
There has not been a debate,
The Republicans habitually lie.
Their position has the support of other liars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba

I will take it as the standard.
Look at the results of policy and be guided by the results.

I am not the first on this path.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_skepticism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism

 
 
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