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How Kirsten Gillibrand’s Presidential Dreams Unraveled

Shane Goldmacher at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The New York senator ran as the champion of feminism, but her message did not break through in a field with six women. With little money left and no place on the debate stage, she decided to drop out.

"“The alternative to not going all-in,” said Glen Caplin, a senior adviser to Ms. Gillibrand, “was not a viable alternative.”" 

She did not get enough attention. 

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6 Major Climate Change Rules the Trump Administration Is Reversing

John Schwartz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

The Trump administration is trying to roll back more than 80 environmental rules; half involve climate change. Here are some of the biggest climate-related ones.

People are not willing to roast or drown or live alone.

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How 4 Companies Struggle to Navigate Trump’s Trade Uncertainty

Jim Tankersley, Alan Rappeport and Nelson D. Schwartz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

The president’s whiplash-inducing China moves over the past week sent companies across the United States scrambling to adjust.

Donald Trump does not understand any economics.

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Comey Is Criticized by Justice Dept. Watchdog for Violating F.B.I. Rules

Adam Goldman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

The department’s inspector general said the former F.B.I. director set “a dangerous example” by releasing memos about his interactions with President Trump to people outside the bureau.

Comey was pushed.

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Trump Is Having Tent Courthouses Built Along the Border. Here’s What They Look Like.

Haley Willis, Christoph Koettl, Caroline Kim and Drew Jordan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

Tent courthouses are the administration’s latest move in its “Remain in Mexico” policy, forcing asylum seekers to wait in one of Mexico’s most dangerous states until their hearings. We track the tents’ expansion through satellite imagery — and explain how they could make the asylum process even harder.

Refuge is the law.

Trump is an international criminal.

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On Politics: Next Democratic Debate Lineup Is In

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

Only 10 candidates managed to qualify for the next debate, a one-day affair where they will all be on one stage.

Delegate selection will soon start.

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The Women in Line to Hug Joe Biden

Katie Glueck at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

It’s a moment to connect with a candidate they like. And it’s an act of defiance.

There is room in politics for groupies.
They are loyal.


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Two Polling Methods, Two Views of Trump’s 2020 Re-election Chances

Nate Cohn at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

Is the president basically like other presidents, or is he uniquely divsive?

"Either way, the president’s approval ratings are well under 50 percent, lower than they were heading into the 2018 midterm elections, and probably lower than they were a month ago. And the chance of a recession seems to have increased. Whatever your preferred theory of today’s political climate, it’s not an optimal position for a president heading into re-election."

I am with Nate Cohn on Trump.

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The September Democratic Debate Will Be One Night Only

Maggie Astor at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

Just 10 presidential candidates managed to qualify for the next debate, which will be three hours long.

This event is ad hominem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

It is counterproductive at this stage of a presidential election.

It will be better than the mob scene.

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E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas

Lisa Friedman and Coral Davenport at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

If the proposal is adopted, the government would no longer require oil and gas companies to inspect for and repair methane leaks from wells and pipelines.

People will be cooked that much sooner.
All money is fiat money.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money

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Federal Workers’ Children Born Abroad May Not Receive Automatic Citizenship

Zolan Kanno-Youngs at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

Under a Trump administration policy, certain service members and other federal employees will have to apply for citizenship on the children’s behalf before they turn 18.

I suspect the rule change should be unconstitutional.

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Democratic Candidates Jostle, and Gripe, as Debates Winnow the Field

Reid J. Epstein at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

A set of qualifying rules created a few final hours of uncertainty over who would qualify and whether the next debate would be held on one night or two. There was plenty of complaining.

Yes.

13 

Barr Plans to Throw $30,000 Holiday Party at the Trump Hotel in Washington

Katie Benner at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago

The attorney general made his plans as the Justice Department defends President Trump in lawsuits accusing him of trying to profit from the presidency.

"We have the best government money can buy"

https://allauthor.com/quotes/8546/

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Government-Money-Can-Buy/dp/B0049JKTGS

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain#Views

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain#Anti-imperialist

That government brought the U.S. the great depression of 1929.

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Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Presidential Race

Alexander Burns at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

The New York senator anchored her candidacy in issues of women’s equality, but she was unable to gain traction and her failure to qualify for the next debate convinced her to withdraw.

I would keep Elizabeth Warren in the Senate if I could.

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Guantánamo Prison Commander Was Fired for Mishandling Classified Information

Carol Rosenberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

A prosecutor disclosed that the commander’s dismissal in April wasn’t related to his campaign to build a new prison for former C.I.A. detainees.

The detainees are not dying fast enough.

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Boris Johnson Prorogues Parliament

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 1 day ago

I wrote and published a piece briefly on this and realized I was wrong, so I took it down. Johnson has prorogued (suspended) Parliament from about the 11th of September. It’s clearly a maneuver intended to make Brexit more likely, and shady as hell. Under the Westminster tradition Parliament is supreme. Not the Prime Minister. […]

Possibly Elizabeth II Rex instigated the Boris Johnson manoeuvre.

A No Deal Brexit preserves British sovereignty.

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The Queen Failed To Do Her Job By Approving Suspending Parliament: End The Monarchy

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 1 day ago

I’m a royalist. Or, I was a royalist. I didn’t see any harm in having a monarchy with a few rights to review the actions of a democratic government. That took a hit some years ago in Canada, when, in order to avoid a vote of no-confidence he knew he’d lose, Prime Minister Harper pro-rogued […]

Error 404  Page not found.  Ian Welsh took the page down.

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Polling Picture Comes Into Focus: Biden Leads a 3-Way Race at the Top

Katie Glueck at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

New polls show Joseph R. Biden Jr. at the front of the Democratic race, and the director of a poll that showed him tied with Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders called those results an outlier.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/upshot/Trump-polling-re-election-chances-two-theories.html

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Trump Tells Aides ‘Take the Land’ as Impatience Grows on Border Wall

Katie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

An administration official said that the president was joking — “he winks when he does it” — when he suggested aides break the law to build his wall.

No

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U.S. Cyberattack Hurt Iran’s Ability to Target Oil Tankers, Officials Say

Julian E. Barnes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

The strike came on the same day that President Trump called off a retaliatory airstrike against Iran after it shot down an American drone.

Fake news.