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Trump’s Lawyers Deny He Incited Capitol Mob, Saying It’s Democrats Who Spur Violence
Peter Baker and Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 35 minutes ago
The former president’s legal team rested its case without using even a
quarter of the 16 hours allotted to it.
Trump's lawyers had no case.
They created one out of "the whole cloth".
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What We Learned from Day 4 of the Impeachment Trial
Eileen Sullivan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Former President Donald J. Trump’s team presented its defense to senators,
using far less than the allotted 16 hours.
Trump does not have a case.
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Impeachment Defense Team: Twisted Facts and Other Staples of the Trump Playbook
Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The lawyers representing the former president in his impeachment trial are
the latest in a rotating cast that has always had trouble satisfying a
mercurial and headstrong client.
Trump can have no sense of the serial nature of events.
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Biden Reviving Effort to Empty Guantánamo Prison
Carol Rosenberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
A White House announcement was short on details, and key players have yet
to be assigned policy positions in the new administration.
The detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba is a warcrime.
It must be closed.
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Lincoln Project Co-Founder Resigns From Board Amid a Deepening Crisis
Danny Hakim and Maggie Astor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Steve Schmidt said he was stepping down from the board but remaining with
the organization, and eight former workers said they wanted to share
information about the handling of harassment allegations against another
co-founder.
Child abuse is not tollerated this decade.
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Another First for an Impeachment Trial: Meeting During a Pandemic
Emily Cochrane and Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
When the last impeachment trial was underway, the coronavirus had not yet
begun raging in the United States. For this one, the pandemic has been a
major factor.
Filler. A story on a side issue.
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Fact-Checking Trump's Lawyers on Day 4 of Impeachment Trial
Linda Qiu, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The three members of the former president’s legal team made a number of
misleading or false claims about the events of Jan. 6, antifa, the
impeachment process and voter fraud.
Facts do not seem to change senatorial opinions.
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Trump’s Lawyers Repeated Inaccurate Claims in Impeachment Trial
Linda Qiu, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The three members of the former president’s legal team made a number of
misleading or false claims about the events of Jan. 6, antifa, the
impeachment process and voter fraud.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba
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Impeachment Briefing: A Combative Defense
NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Defense lawyers claimed, contrary to facts, that Mr. Trump never glorified
violence.
The defense was finally party loyalty.
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Republicans Seize on Shuttered Schools as a Political Rallying Cry
Carl Hulse, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
As President Biden struggles to keep his pledge to reopen schools in 100
days, Republicans in Congress are hammering at the issue as a way to win
back alienated women and suburban voters.
How many votes are there in favor of more Covid-19 dead?
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Biden Administration Moves to End Work Requirements in Medicaid
Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Reversing the Trump administration’s policy of allowing states to tether
work to health insurance.
Everyone needs health coverage.
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Nikki Haley Slams Trump’s Election Claims
Jeremy W. Peters, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Although the former United Nations ambassador calibrated her comments, her
sharp criticism represented a departure from other Republicans who are
believed to be considering running for president in 2024.
I think she does not stand a chance.
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F.D.A. Agrees Moderna Can Increase Vaccine Supply in Each Vial
Sharon LaFraniere, Noah Weiland and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Federal regulators are in favor of a simple, potentially quick fix to
bolster coronavirus vaccine supplies: more doses per bottle.
.40 X .50 = .20 Real but small.
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Biden Justice Dept. Asks British Court to Approve Assange Extradition
Charlie Savage and Elian Peltier, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Advocates of press freedoms had urged the new administration to instead
drop a Trump-era effort to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder.
Assange has committed no crime.
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Biden Justice Dept. Asks British Court to Approve Extradition of Julian Assange
Charlie Savage and Elian Peltier, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Advocates of press freedoms had urged the new administration to instead
drop a Trump-era effort to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder.
Stopping an extradition is not trivial.
Trump left diplomatic traps as he could.
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U.S. Prepares to Lift Terrorist Designation Against Yemeni Rebels, Despite New Attacks
Lara Jakes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the designation of the Houthi
rebels would be formally revoked next week, in “recognition of the dire
humanitarian situation in Yemen.”
This is another's religious war.
The U.S. has no good place in it.
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Do Adults Really Not Remember School Sucked?
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 9 hours ago
One of the constant refrains which has bemused me during the pandemic is
all the people saying how much kids want to go back to school. What? This
has struck me as crazy, because I don’t seem to have childhood amnesia. I
didn’t like school, and I remember that almost no kid I ever met, […]
School was bad.
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What to Watch For in the Impeachment Trial on Friday
Zach Montague, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
Lawyers representing former President Donald J. Trump will state their case
on Friday. A final vote could follow as early as Saturday.
Impeachment failed by Jury nullification as expected.
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What to Watch For in the Impeachment Trial on Friday
Zach Montague, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
Lawyers representing former President Donald J. Trump will state their case
on Friday. A final vote could follow as early as Saturday.
Impeachment failed by Jury nullification as expected.
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