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U.S.
In Trump’s Twitter Feed: Conspiracy-Mongers, Racists and Spies
Inside the alternate reality of the president’s Twitter account, where he absorbs and amplifies a noxious stream of disinformation.I don't like the company he keeps.
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U.S.
How Trump Reshaped the Presidency in Over 11,000 Tweets
The president’s tweeting was once a sideshow. But it transformed how he exerted power, leaving the White House and Twitter to grapple over whether, and how, to rein it in.Trump attempts to be "a man on a white horse".
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Opinion
My Wish for Michelle Obama
She’s too brilliant to waste her time convincing racists of black people’s worth.It is the only way short of reprogramming.
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Business
These Machines Can Put You in Jail. Don’t Trust Them.
Alcohol breath tests, a linchpin of the criminal justice system, are often unreliable, a Times investigation found.Get the warrants and do the blood tests.
Breath testing is not admissable in court.
Do not drink when driving is probable.
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U.S.
What Happens When Ordinary People End Up in Trump’s Tweets
From an audience of 11 followers to 66 million: the chaos and the compliment of getting a signal boost from @realdonaldtrump.Vote.
Ignore the noise.
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Magazine
Why Did the Young Mother Have Searing Head Pain and a Racing Heart?
The obvious cardiac tests revealed nothing. It wasn’t until one doctor thought creatively that the culprit was found.Adronolin.
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Opinion
The Happy, Healthy Capitalists of Switzerland
Forget Scandinavia. Switzerland is richer and yet has a surprisingly equal wealth distribution.OK
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The Upshot
One Year From Election, Trump Trails Biden but Leads Warren in Battlegrounds
Signs that the president’s advantage in the Electoral College has persisted or even increased since 2016.These are not happy numbers.
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U.S.
Adam Schiff, a Trump Punching Bag, Takes His Case to a Bigger Ring
Mr. Schiff leads the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Depending on one’s viewpoint, he will either save the republic — or destroy it.Donald Trump is known to lie.
Adam Schiff should win this round.
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Style
Those People We Tried to Cancel? They’re All Hanging Out Together
Depriving people of a platform works — in unexpected ways.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Seldes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9qZ5jE_yMw
Sexuality and gender are hot topics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Topic
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World
He Left His 310-Year-Old Violin on a Train. He Retrieved It in a Parking Lot.
The musician Stephen Morris said, “I’m still getting over the shock” at the unlikely recovery of his instrument.Most people are deeply honorable.
A few are not.
I try not to test.
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U.S.
Granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy Died of Accidental Overdose
Saoirse Kennedy Hill, 22, died at the family compound over the summer.Addicts remain addicted.
It is a contagious disease.
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Business
McDonald’s Fires C.E.O. Steve Easterbrook After Relationship With Employee
Mr. Easterbrook will be replaced by Chris Kempczinski, who most recently served as president of McDonald’s USA.I doubt the problem is ended.
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U.S.
As Warren Gains in Race, Wall Street Sounds the Alarm
With a populist message that promises to rein in corporate excess, Ms. Warren has been facing more hostility from the finance industry than any other candidate.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/05/plutocrats-are-getting-very-worried-angry/
If it is not capitalist it is called communist.
I can be ambivalent.
The principles of socialism (the philosophy) are the principles of government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract
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Opinion
Impeach Trump. Then Move On.
Stop distracting from the core issue, elite negligence and national decline.I worry that David Brooks does not know the core issues.
The existance of an inherited elite and intentional national privelege are failures of governance.
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Health
Vast Dragnet Targets Theft of Biomedical Secrets for China
Nearly 200 investigations are underway at major academic centers. Critics fear that researchers of Chinese descent are being unfairly targeted.Students are expected to learn.
They are not sworn to political loyalty.
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Opinion
Nancy Pelosi Should Not Be President
The law of presidential succession is broken, and it ought to be fixed immediately.Jesse Wegman is simply wrong.
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Arts
Jane Fonda at 81, Proudly Protesting and Going to Jail
Being arrested at her age has its hazards, like keeping balanced with bound hands. But the star says she feels the need to do more about climate change.Jane Fonda has freedom of action.
She is not restrained by the courts.
She is probably correct.
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New York
She Fought for Muslim Women. Then She Was Found Dead.
The death of Ola Salem, whose body was discovered in a Staten Island park, has left her family and friends with more questions than answers.Find out.
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Opinion
Democrats Can Still Seize the Center
And they don’t have to give up their principles to do it.The Platform committee of the Democratic party is in charge of the coalition.
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