Thursday, August 8, 2019

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Elizabeth Warren Joins Beto O’Rourke in Calling Trump a White Supremacist

Thomas Kaplan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 minutes ago
In an interview, Ms. Warren said the president had “done everything he can to stir up racial conflict and hatred in this country.”
Trump insists he is a white supremacist.
He should be taken at his word.

Tucker Carlson Falsely Claims White Supremacy Is a ‘Hoax’

Emily S. Rueb and Derrick Bryson Taylor at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 minutes ago
His commentary sparked anger days after law enforcement authorities linked the mass killing at a Walmart in El Paso to white supremacist beliefs.
Tucker Carlson and reality have had a divorce.

Biden’s Biggest Weakness? Iowa. But Some Rivals Don’t Seem to Know It.

Nate Cohn at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
A few major candidates are not focusing their campaigns on the state.
There are other projects.  
Biden will remain vulnerable.

Notes From Three Months With Young Climate Activists

Jake Lucas at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Astead W. Herndon, a politics reporter, answered questions on Reddit about his reporting on the Sunrise Movement’s Democratic pressure campaign.
I am not worried by faction among Democrats.
When faction is suppressed it is dangerous.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_International_Party
They were attacked as communists.
They were.

Why We Need To End Banks and Shadow Banks

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 2 hours ago
Banks and various other financial companies have one important privilege: they can create money. When a bank lends you money, they don’t take it from another account and apply it to yours, they just put a number into a ledger, and voila, the money exists, created as debt. Now there are arguments that creating all […]

Ian Welsh does not understand money.
All money is debt.

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

Warren Joins O’Rourke in Calling Trump a White Supremacist

Thomas Kaplan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
In an interview, Senator Elizabeth Warren said President Trump had “done everything he can to stir up racial conflict and hatred in this country.”

They are correct.

On Politics: Trump’s Visits Stoke Divisions

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
As the president traveled to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso after this weekend’s mass shootings, he lashed out at rivals and was met by protesters.

Yes.

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court threw the leadership of the island into new turmoil on Wednesday, ruling that the governor who took over last week, Pedro R. Pierluisi, was sworn in on unconstitutional grounds.

https://www.factcheck.org/2019/04/trump-misleads-on-aid-to-puerto-rico/

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/its-all-stuck-fema-struggling-to-pay-out-disaster-aid-in-puerto-rico

I have no way to discover the facts.

Trump Suggests He’s Likely to Commute Sentence of Rod Blagojevich

Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Mr. Trump told reporters of the plans after a day of highly critical news coverage as he traveled to the sites of mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, that left 31 dead.

Another distraction.

Top State Dept. Official Steps Down From Post Overseeing Western Hemisphere

Lara Jakes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Kimberly Breier had been assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs for less than a year and helped supervise the restrictions the administration imposed on Cuba in April.




 

A Divisive Voice Once Again Has Trump’s Ear

Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
Katie Hopkins, a far-right British commentator who has been labeled a racist for her views on immigrants, has reappeared in President Trump’s Twitter feed.

Trump never says no to noise.

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Trump Uses a Day of Healing to Deepen the Nation’s Divisions

Michael Crowley, Maggie Haberman, Mitch Smith and Michael D. Shear at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
As the president traveled to Dayton and El Paso after this weekend’s mass shootings, he was greeted by protesters and lashed out at rivals.

Yes

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Pondering Impeachment, House Sues Don McGahn, Ex-White House Counsel, for Testimony

Nicholas Fandos and Charlie Savage at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
The Judiciary Committee hopes a federal judge will strike down the White House’s “absolute immunity” claims, clearing the way for testimony from key witnesses to the special counsel.

Don McGahan will testify.

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Democrats Warn That Federal ‘Red Flag’ Law Would Not Be Enough

Sheryl Gay Stolberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
Congressional Democrats insisted that a new bill to make it easier for the police to take guns away from people deemed dangerous must be paired with an expansion of background checks.

Such a program might be effective against murder.
It will not work against terrorism.


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Alumni letter.

Don’t Assume Trump’s Approval Rating Can’t Climb Higher. It Already Has.

Nate Cohn at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
Millions of Americans who did not like the president in 2016 now say they do.

Embarrassment is a factor.

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Trump Visits Dayton and El Paso

Michael D. Shear at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
The president took sharp aim at opponents even as he visited two cities in mourning after horrific mass shootings in Ohio and Texas.

I hope he regretts his visit.

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Biden and Booker Say Trump Is Fostering Hatred, Not Fighting It

Alexander Burns and Katie Glueck at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The Democratic candidates lashed the president with their sternest denunciations yet of his exploitation of racism for political purposes and his resistance to gun control.

Yes.

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U.S. Orders Freeze of Foreign Aid, Bypassing Congress

Edward Wong at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing the use of the money, suggesting that it could cut the funding entirely.

Trump keeps shooting himself in the foot.

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How the Viral Campaign Ad Became a Political Trap

Jason Zengerle at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Democratic candidates in deep-red districts have figured out how to tell their stories to faraway liberal donors. But that might not help them at home.

"All politics is local"

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On Politics: Trump to Visit Dayton and El Paso

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Local officials and residents of Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso are divided on whether his visit would provide comfort or incite resentment.

The local authorities are nolonger confused.
Trump is resented.

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President Plans Visits to Places Where Grief Mixes With Anger at Him

Michael Crowley, Rick Rojas and Campbell Robertson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Both cities are grieving after mass shootings last weekend, and opinions are divided over whether his arrival will provide comfort or incite rancor. The mood in El Paso is particularly fraught..

He did.
He did not stay where he was not welcome


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