1
Biden Fundraising Event Draws Climate Change Protesters
Joe Biden defied the activists and attended a fund-raiser co-hosted by
Andrew Goldman, a founder of a fossil fuel company.
No surprise.
2
For Second Time in 2 Weeks, Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to an Ex-N.B.A. Star
The awards to two white stars of a bygone — and far less racially diverse —
basketball era are notable in light of Mr. Trump’s hostile relations with
some of today’s N.B.A. stars.
A former "great white hope".
3
Military Base Loses Funding for New School to Trump’s Border Wall
The Pentagon is diverting $62.6 million from the construction of a new
middle school at Fort Campbell, meaning that 552 students will continue to
cram themselves in at an aging school.
The wall would be a mistake.
4
Environmental Justice Was a Climate Forum Theme. Here’s What It Means.
Democratic presidential candidates recently spoke of the need to address
the adverse effects of global warming on poor and marginalized communities.
A talking point.
A winning campaign in the general will be for justice.
The campaign must be won.
5
A Thick Black Line on a Hurricane Map Lands Trump and Sharpie’s Maker in a Different Kind of Storm
The president’s suspected use of a Sharpie to alter a hurricane map caused
a social media storm and unexpected publicity for a staple of American
homes and offices.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Canute_and_the_tide
6
‘I Have Sued Exxon Mobil,’ Kamala Harris Said. Not Quite.
Ms. Harris opened an investigation of the oil giant as California’s
attorney general, but critics quickly noted that no lawsuit had been filed.
Get the facts right even if it eats time and plan.
7
White House Prepares to Revoke California’s Right to Set Tougher Pollution Rules
The move is a direct challenge to California but also the latest sign the
president’s broader effort to roll back fuel economy standards has fallen
into disarray.
Trump does not get the facts right.
The tide always wins.
8
Three Ex-Blackwater Guards Are Resentenced in Iraq War Massacre
The men will serve about half of their original 30-year sentences for their
roles in a 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq, which an appeals
court vacated.
Mercenary soldiers always get paid in one coin or another.
9
On Politics With Lisa Lerer: Why House Republicans Are Bailing
You have to wonder if the Republicans’ retirements are less about spending
time with families and more about spending time far away from Congress.
Sadists escaping prison.
10
Trump Moves to Send Mortgage Giants Back to Private Sector
A long-awaited plan from the Trump administration would return Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mac to the private sector, with a government guarantee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_takeover_of_Fannie_Mae_and_Freddie_Mac
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11
As Disasters Multiply, Billions in Recovery Funds Go Unspent
The slow pace of government aid has left Americans more vulnerable to
Hurricane Dorian and other storms. Climate change is making the problem
worse.
True
12
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Praised by Trump as ‘a Warrior,’ Is Writing a Book
The former White House press secretary will chronicle her time in the Trump
administration in a memoir expected to come out next year.
She must have a ghost.
13
Doug Collins, Defending Trump in Impeachment Inquiry, Seeks Georgia Senate Seat
An ascension of Mr. Collins, a congressman from Georgia, could elevate some
of the president’s closest allies in the House.
Any port in a storm.
14
Education Department Hits Michigan State With Record Fine Over Nassar Scandal
The witch hunt found a target.15
Jason Greenblatt, a Designer of Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan, Is Leaving the Administration
The administration’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has
not been released, raising new questions about what President Trump has
called the “ultimate deal.”
He needs a new home.
16
Ken Cuccinelli Emerges as Public Face, and Irritant, of Homeland Security
As he rose to power in Virginia, Mr. Cuccinelli banked on hard-line
immigration positions long before Donald J. Trump did. Now he’s ruffling
feathers in Washington.
Being wrong is a bad habbit.
17
On Politics: Democrats Lay Out Trillion Dollar Climate Plans
NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
Ten candidates participated in a CNN forum on climate change, the first
such prime-time event in a presidential campaign.
They are bidding low.
18
5 Takeaways From the Democrats’ Climate Town Hall
We learned that there are some dividing lines on climate change within the
2020 field — and that young voters are asking some of the toughest
questions.
Noise.
All the work must be done.
19
Cory Booker Says Every Policy Should Be Informed by Climate Change
CNN hosted 10 Democratic presidential candidates as they discussed their
plans for tackling global warming.
Booker is correct.
20
Beto O’Rourke Revives Cap-and-Trade Idea for Carbon Emissions
CNN hosted 10 Democratic presidential candidates as they discussed their
plans for tackling global warming.
It is not fast enough.
An accelerating carbon tax is better.
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