Wednesday, September 11, 2019

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Trump Leaves Open Possibility of Easing Iranian Sanctions to Spur Nuclear Talks

Lara Jakes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 minutes ago
Asked whether he would consider relaxing the penalties if that would ease the path to a meeting, President Trump said, “We’ll see what happens.”
 
Trump must rejoin the nuclear deal.
 
https://www.juancole.com/2019/09/bolton-trump-rouhani.html
 

Climate Denialist to Depart White House National Security Council

Lisa Friedman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 minutes ago
William Happer, a National Security Council adviser who tried unsuccessfully to create a federal panel to attack climate science, plans to leave the White House. 
 
William Happer has done the right thing.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Happer#Climate_change
 

Amy Klobuchar Is Tired of Debate Questions About Other Candidates

Reid J. Epstein at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 minutes ago
The Minnesota senator has been frustrated by debate moderators’ tactic asking her to attack policies by her progressive rivals in the Democratic presidential primary.
 
Amy Klobuchar is entitled to her mistakes.
 

Trump Drafts Executive Order Increasing Postal Service Inspections for Fentanyl

Ana Swanson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The executive order would increase inspections of packages, in an effort to crack down on shipments of counterfeit goods and drugs from nations including China.
 
On other fronts, the Trump administration continues to move ahead with more stringent treatment of China. The administration has drafted an executive order that would increase inspections of mailed packages, in an effort to crack down on shipments of counterfeit goods and deadly drugs from foreign nations including China.
 
This is an end to the presumption of mail privacy if enacted.
communication by Fedex may work.
 

With Trump Hungry for Credit, Advisers Brag About North Carolina Win

Jonathan Martin, Richard Fausset and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Officials on the president’s re-election campaign said Dan Bishop’s narrow victory in North Carolina came thanks to Mr. Trump, who told aides he wasn’t getting recognition he felt he deserved.
 
Star power.
 
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White House Pressed Agency to Repudiate Weather Forecasters Who Contradicted Trump

Peter Baker, Lisa Friedman and Christopher Flavelle at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, told Wilbur L. Ross Jr., the commerce secretary to have NOAA publicly disavow the forecasters’ position.
 
The weather service gets paid to guess correctly. 
 

Bolton Ouster Underscores a G.O.P. Divided on Foreign Policy

Catie Edmondson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
A jarring stretch of presidential announcements has laid bare the divide among Republicans on foreign policy, pitting hawkish conservatives against an anti-interventionist flank.
 
This divide is new. 
Bolton commanded and the Republican party bowed
 
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Trump Delivers Tributes and Threats at 9/11 Ceremony

Eileen Sullivan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
At the Pentagon, President Trump remembered the victims of the terrorist attacks 18 years after hijackers killed thousands of Americans.
 
Trump has no right.
 

Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden Will Finally Debate. Here’s What to Expect.

Thomas Kaplan and Katie Glueck at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
The two Democrats arrive at Thursday’s forum with contrasting styles and policies — tensions that will be laid bare as they appear onstage together for the first time.
 
They will not debate.
 
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What Can a Star Like Cardi B Do for a Politician Like Sanders?

Clio Chang at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
Celebrities tend to receive more attention than primary candidates. Campaigns have never seemed entirely sure how to use that fact to their advantage.
 
Cardi B can try to  lend Sanders credibility.
 
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Remembering 9/11

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 12 hours ago
I was working that day, in an office. Everything ground to a halt, and management gave up and opened an auditorium with a large screen playing the events as they happened. After it was all clear, I turned to a co-worker and said “Jesus, I hope they don’t attack the wrong people.” He thought that […]
 
Ian Welsh got it right. 
 
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‘Trump Unplugged’: A President as His Own National Security Adviser

Michael Crowley and Lara Jakes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
President Trump is now free to command his foreign policy after dumping John R. Bolton, the last major internal counterweight to his dealings with North Korea, Russia and the Taliban.
 
That would be bad news.
 
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Break-In at Trump’s Golf Course, and Taylor Swift’s Mansion

Sarah Maslin Nir at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
A New Jersey man is accused of going on a spree in two states, including doing doughnuts in his car on the Bedminster, N.J., course and sneaking into the singer’s Rhode Island home.
 
I will not approve of direct action.
Civil war is not a good thing.
 
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Trump Eyes Crackdown on Homelessness as Aides Visit California

Maggie Haberman and Jose A. Del Real at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
The president is pushing his administration to address surging homelessness in liberal cities he loves to hate, like Los Angeles. But his powers are limited.
 
Most of the Homeless are U.S. citizens. 
 
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Who Could Replace John Bolton?

Katie Rogers at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
President Trump is on the hunt for the fourth national security adviser of his presidency. Here is a short list of possibilities.
 
Steve Bannon? 
 
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California Rent Control Bill Advances, Fueled by Housing Crisis

Conor Dougherty and Luis Ferré-Sadurní at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
Millions of tenants would be covered by a measure championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in his first year in office. Final approval could come Wednesday.
 
Rent control has not worked. 
 
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Trump Focuses on Black Economic Gains and Support for Historically Black Colleges

Annie Karni at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
In a speech to black educators, Mr. Trump glossed over a summer of racial taunts aimed at Democratic lawmakers of color.
 
Desperation.
 
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Five Policy Clashes Between John Bolton and President Trump

Eileen Sullivan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
John R. Bolton, a national security hawk, and President Trump disagreed on how to approach a number of international issues.
 
John Bolton wants a war.
Trump needs a win. 
 
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A Q&A With Jon Ossoff, Who Wants to Turn Georgia Blue

Astead W. Herndon at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
Two Senate seats will be up for grabs in Georgia in 2020, and Mr. Ossoff is the highest-profile Democrat to enter the ring so far. Can he improve on Stacey Abrams’s playbook?
 
Good luck to him.
 
 
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