Tuesday, February 2, 2021

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Biden to Free Up Billions in Delayed Puerto Rico Storm Aid
Christopher Flavelle and Patricia Mazzei, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The administration plans to release $1.3 billion that was meant to help Puerto Rico rebuild after Hurricane Maria in 2017, and will remove restrictions on another $4.9 billion.
 
The Trump administration were sadists.
Speaking Spanish was enough of a reason for them.
 
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McConnell says ‘loony lies’ spread by Marjorie Taylor Greene are a ‘cancer’ on G.O.P.
Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Senator Mitch McConnell issued a scathing rebuke on Monday saying that the “loony lies and conspiracy theories” embraced by Ms. Greene amounted to a “cancer” on the Republican Party.
 
Senator Mitch McConnell has an existential problem. 
He needs to turn his coat.
 
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An emboldened extremist wing is flexing its power in a leaderless G.O.P.
Annie Karni and Mike Baker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
 
Fragmentation of the GOP means hope to me.
 
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Republicans Pitch Biden on Smaller Aid Plan as Democrats Prepare to Act Alone
Luke Broadwater and Jim Tankersley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The president met at the White House with Republican senators seeking a much smaller stimulus plan, but congressional Democrats pressed forward to force through his $1.9 trillion measure, if necessary.
 
1.9 trillion in reliefe is less than it should be.
 
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Trump's Lawyers Are Unlikely to Focus on Election Fraud Claims
Maggie Haberman and Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
While Mr. Trump has argued for it, his lawyers will instead echo the argument of many Republicans that the impeachment trial of a former president is unconstitutional.
 
Trump may stand convicted.
 
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The cousin of a lawyer who helped defend Trump in his first impeachment is hired for the trial.
Nicholas Fandos and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
 
Trump has lawyers.
He will want them.
 
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Missing in School Reopening Plans: Black Families’ Trust
Eliza Shapiro, Erica L. Green and Juliana Kim, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Deep-seated mistrust among Black families toward their public school districts is holding back school reopening, even as Black children suffer inordinately from remote learning.
 
The black families are doing the right thing.
 
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C.B.O. Report Says U.S. Economy Is Healing, But Workers Have A Ways to Go
Jim Tankersley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
New projections from the independent Congressional Budget Office fuel Republicans’ calls for “targeted” economic aid — and Democrats’ push to go big.
 
It is still too early to open the economy and the schools.
 
9
Trump Official’s Last-Day Deal With ICE Union Ties Biden’s Hands
Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Charlie Savage, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
A whistle-blower accused Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II of an abuse of power in making sweeping concessions to pro-Trump Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
 
The Trump administration was sadistic.
 
10
Jack Palladino, 76, Hard-Charging Private Investigator, Dies After ‘Brutal Attack’
Michael Levenson and Alan Yuhas, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Mr. Palladino, a private investigator who had worked for Bill Clinton and other famous clients, died four days after he sustained a severe head injury in an attempted robbery, the authorities said.
 
He was an expensive tool that met a sad end.
 
11
Tim Ryan Is Said to Plan Senate Bid
Jonathan Martin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Mr. Ryan, who mounted a long-shot campaign for president in 2019, plans to compete for the state’s open Senate seat. His campaign will test Democrats’ strength in a state tilting to the right.
 
It is to be seen if he can win the primary.
 
12
How Trump Is Pocketing Donors' Cash for the Future
Shane Goldmacher and Rachel Shorey, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
With breathless, often misleading appeals, the former president promised small donors that he was using the money to fight the election results, but in fact stored much of it for future use.
 
Trump is sleasy.  He dreams of a future in politics.
 
13
Biden Faces Pressure to Make Amends on Family Separation
Miriam Jordan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Restitution, mental health services and legal permanent residency are among the demands for compensation to families harmed by the Trump-era border policy.
 
The U.S. has a debt.

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U.S. Aircraft Carrier Returning Home After Long Sea Tour Watching Iran
Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
The Pentagon had extended the deployment of the Nimitz in the Middle East after Iranian threats against President Donald J. Trump and U.S. troops in the region.
 
An aircraft carrier is the wrong tool for the job.
The crew deserves liberty and the ship a workover if not a refit. 

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Biden Is Determined To Lose Congress In 2022
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 10 hours ago
One thing I admire about Biden is his principles. He’s spent his life hurting little people, and something as minor as holding Congress isn’t going to make him change his ways now. Make a promise, win an election, break your promise in the most weasely and public way possible. I’m talking about $2,000 checks. There […]
 
Biden will get Georgians and others as big a check as he can.
The $600 checks are not cut yet.
Ian Welsh cannot have president Sanders.  

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An Emboldened Extremist Wing Flexes Its Power in a Leaderless G.O.P.
Annie Karni and Mike Baker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
As more far-right Republicans take office and exercise power, party officials are promoting unity and neutrality rather than confronting dangerous messages and disinformation.
 
The Republican party is welcome to fragment.
They can follow the other Whigs.
 
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Analysis: Lessons from 2009 are driving Democrats’ economic response.
Carl Hulse, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
 
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Amid heightened security concerns at the Capitol, a winter pastime is interrupted.
Luke Broadwater, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
 
Sledding on capitol hill will wait for next year.

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Biden’s Approval Rating Is Trump’s in Reverse
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Support from a slim majority might be all President Biden can expect — and maybe it’s all he needs.
 
The Democratic party is not a stranger political fighting.
 
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What We Learned from Trump's Effort to Overturn the 2020 Election Results
Matthew Rosenberg and Jim Rutenberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
A Times examination of the 77 days between election and inauguration shows how a lie the former president had been grooming for years overwhelmed the Republican Party and stoked the assault on the Capitol.
 
Trump was plotted against.  He lost election. 
The Democrats built the plot.
 
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