Wednesday, March 11, 2020

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Taking the Coronvarius Seriously

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 34 minutes ago
Three weeks ago, Italy had almost no cases of Coronavirus. Today the country is on lockdown. There are so many cases that Doctors cannot put ventilators in everyone who need them, and are having to choose who gets them, leaving many to die who might otherwise live. Covid-19 has an exponential spread if it is […]
 
The statistical methods are doubtful.
 

Read Bernie Sanders’s Full Speech About Staying in the Race

Isabella Grullón Paz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
After another disappointing primary night, Mr. Sanders said he would debate Joe Biden on Sunday, and laid out the questions he planned to ask him. Here’s a full transcript.
 
Bernie Sanders is certain that only he knows "The American People".
"Believe in your very bowels you may be mistaken."
 

Senate Rejects DeVos Rule Restricting Debt Relief for Bilked Students

Erica L. Green and Stacy Cowley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
A bipartisan majority in the Senate voted to strike an Education Department rule that would make it more difficult for students swindled by colleges to obtain loan forgiveness.
 
Fraud must be made expensive for defrauding party.
 

Democrats and the White House Race to Strike Deal for Coronavirus Relief Package

Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Jim Tankersley and Alan Rappeport at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Democrats planned a Thursday vote on an aid package as the treasury secretary said he hoped for a deal on a first phase of economic stimulus within 48 hours.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminent_domain_in_the_United_States
 
Ones time is sold to an employer.  
If a government takes ones time there must be compensation. 
The bill is politically possible but is ethically deficient.
 

Fauci Warns House on Coronavirus: ‘It Is Going to Get Worse’

Noah Weiland at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Democrats and Republicans on the House Oversight Committee squared off Wednesday over the Trump administration’s response to the outbreak.
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/world/coronavirus-news.html
 

Bernie Sanders Will Remain in Race and Attend Sunday’s Debate

Sydney Ember, Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Mr. Sanders said he was not dropping out despite a series of stinging defeats on Tuesday night, and he challenged Joseph R. Biden Jr. to explain how he would address issues like health care and climate change.
 
Sanders has promised to withdraw when defeated.
He is not dead yet. 
 

On Politics: Biden Cruises

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Hope fades for Sanders, and Biden talks unity. This is your morning tip sheet.
 
Biden is doing well. 
 

5 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Democratic Primaries

Shane Goldmacher at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
If Super Tuesday boiled down the primary to a two-man contest, then its smaller sequel a week later made it plain that the race is now Joe Biden’s to lose.
 
The fix is in.
 

One Group of Older Americans Is Ignoring Coronavirus Advice: Members of Congress

Nicholas Fandos and Margot Sanger-Katz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
Many lawmakers are over 65, but congressional business continues, in conflict with public health guidelines.
 
Disease is never as selective as I can wish.
 
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Sanders’s Big Problem Isn’t the Delegate Math. It’s the Voters.

Nate Cohn at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
Tuesday’s victories for Biden are consistent with national polls showing him with a 20-point lead.
 
Sanders has not gone quiet.
 
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Treasury to Recommend Delaying Tax Payments for ‘Virtually All’ Americans

Alan Rappeport and Emily Cochrane at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The Treasury Secretary said he would recommend to President Trump that businesses and individuals be allowed to delay tax payments beyond April 15.
 
A trivial gift. 
 
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Joe Biden Is Poised to Deliver the Biggest Surprise of 2020: A Short, Orderly Primary

Matt Flegenheimer and Katie Glueck at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
He has such a thorough hold on the party now that any collapse would probably require a political U-turn as sharp as the one that precipitated his rise.
 
The length of the primary is set by rule. 
 
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Congress, Warning of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities, Recommends Overhaul

Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
A yearlong effort by a bipartisan group of lawmakers suggests steps to deter attacks, including clearer communication of operations.
 
Congress is not skilled at creative thought.
 
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Trump Endorses Tommy Tuberville (and Not Jeff Sessions) for Senate in Alabama

Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
President Trump, in a tweet Tuesday night, expressed his full-throated endorsement of the man running against his former attorney general in a runoff election for the state’s primary.
 
Trump does not forgive.
 
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Biden Takes Command of Race, Winning Four States Including Michigan

Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
Joseph R. Biden Jr. widened his advantage over Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary race, capturing Mississippi and Missouri as well as Michigan, with support from both black and white voters.
 
Biden is winning.
 
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Talks Begin on Stimulus Plan as Trump Plays Down Virus Threat

Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Jim Tankersley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
A proposal to eliminate payroll taxes through the end of the year, estimated to cost $700 billion, faces bipartisan opposition, but some version of it could be the basis for a broad agreement to provide aid.
 
It is noise so far.
 
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A Botnet Is Taken Down in an Operation by Microsoft, Not the Government

David E. Sanger at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
Employees had tracked the group, believed to be based in Russia, as it hijacked nine million computers around the world to send spam emails meant to defraud unsuspecting victims.
 
Life may be a bit simpler.
 
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House Reaches Deal to Overhaul Surveillance Laws

Nicholas Fandos and Charlie Savage at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
The bill is a breakthrough in a politically complex debate and would add some new privacy safeguards, but it will not go as far as civil libertarians had hoped.
 
The senate probably will not act.
 
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Rules Eased on Colleges Seeking to Close Their Campuses Amid Outbreak

Erica L. Green at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
The Education Department is offering colleges and universities flexibility on higher education rules as campus closures have begun to cascade.
 
Newton's apples are not ready to fall.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_of_Isaac_Newton 
 
Time to think is valuable.
 
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Economic Prescription for Coronavirus: ‘You’ve Got to Go Fast’

Ben Casselman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
Policymakers can’t prevent economic damage from the outbreak, but they can limit it and make a quick rebound more likely.

Policy makers are late off the mark. 

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