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The Cold Calculations America’s Leaders Will Have to Make Before Reopening

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 minutes ago

With no vaccine or cure, the president, governors, mayors and county executives will have to decide how many deaths would be acceptable to restore a shattered economy.

Trump does not bother to calculate.

Mitch McConnell does trump's homework.

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Tight-Knit Company Towns Reel as Coronavirus Rolls Through

Dionne Searcey at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 minutes ago

Cases are leveling off in some coastal cities, but outbreaks are mounting in processing plants and factories in Midwestern towns.

Company towns are insecure by design.

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Q&A With a Trump Economic Adviser

Lisa Lerer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 minutes ago

We spoke to Stephen Moore, a member of President Trump’s economic task force, about the risks of reopening, what he’s advising the president and his predictions of a coming “economic civil war.”

Paul Krugman

@paulkrugman

So Stephen Moore has emerged as the public voice of Friends of Covid-19, the astroturf uprising against efforts to contain the virus, comparing protesters to Rosa Parks. This is, of course, grotesque 1/

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-adviser-stephen-moore-compares-coronavirus-protesters-rosa-parks-2020-4

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opinion/coronavirus-conservatives.html

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DeVos Excludes ‘Dreamers’ From Coronavirus College Relief

Erica L. Green at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 minutes ago

The education secretary told colleges that congressional relief for students dislocated by campus closures cannot go to undocumented immigrants, even those under federal protection.

The Trump Administration is insane.
It is a danger to itself and to others.
An early end is the best possible fate for it.

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April 22nd US Covid Data

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 1 hour ago

Deaths aren’t going to wind up as only 60K, in fact, pretty safe to assume the US is already there when uncounted deaths are added in. However the curve seems flattened, but as yet unwilling to decisively curve down. The results of the work I do, like this article, are free, but food isn’t, so […]

Mortality rate of 5.5% seems small.

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House Democrats Retreat on Remote Voting as Republicans Clamor to Reopen

Catie Edmondson and Emily Cochrane at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Speaker Nancy Pelosi scrapped a planned vote to change House rules to allow remote voting for the first time in Congress’s history, amid Republican opposition.

 There will be no more relief money from Washington D.C.

A $484 billion coronavirus aid package is headed to President Trump’s desk after the House cleared it, 388-5, on a bipartisan vote.

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Al Gore Endorses Joe Biden for President: ‘This Is Not Complicated’

Maggie Astor at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

The climate activist and former vice president announced his support on Earth Day and said, “If you want to start solving the climate crisis, this is not rocket science.”

First the Republicans must be removed.

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U.S. May Share Less Intelligence With Countries That Criminalize Homosexuality

Julian E. Barnes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

The move is part of an effort by the acting director of national intelligence to prod countries that outlaw homosexuality to instead decriminalize it.

Homosexuality is not a choice.
I am surprised by the Trump administration.

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Social Distancing for Coronavirus Has a History

Eric Lipton and Jennifer Steinhauer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

The idea has been around for centuries. But it took a high school science fair, George W. Bush, history lessons and some determined researchers to overcome skepticism and make it federal policy.

A treatment for the Black Death. 1560 in Florence.
Republicans do not look at history.

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As Leaders Urge Face Masks, Their Behavior Muffles the Message

Annie Karni and Maggie Astor at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

The medical guidelines are clear, but it’s not always an easy choice for image-conscious politicians.

Republican politicians are about image.
Wear a mask.
Work remotely.

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The Virus Won’t Revive F.D.R.’s Arts Jobs Program. Here’s Why.

Julia Jacobs at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

The Federal Art Project, part of Roosevelt’s sweeping employment plan, gave work to thousands of artists, but politics and society were different then.

The market crash and banking disaster broke the Babbits until armaments Keynesianism mended them.
The artists are there but the politics has not redeveloped.

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Tehran Launches Military Satellite as Trump Tells Navy to ‘Shoot Down’ Iranian Boats

David E. Sanger, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

The president’s statement came a week after the Pentagon accused Iran of sending 11 fast boats to conduct “dangerous and harassing approaches” to six American warships in the Persian Gulf.

Stop beating on the Iranians.  They would like to be friends of the U.S.

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On Politics: Trump Gives Green Cards a Red Light

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

Can he even do that? His administration isn’t sure. This is your morning tip sheet.

Trump wants his wall.

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

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When Mom’s Zoom Meeting Is the One That Has to Wait

Jennifer Medina and Lisa Lerer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

“The way we’ve been able to MacGyver a career as a woman is completely under attack by a global pandemic.”

Women working from ther homes lean out.

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Chinese Agents Helped Spread Messages That Sowed Virus Panic in U.S., Officials Say

Edward Wong, Matthew Rosenberg and Julian E. Barnes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

American officials were alarmed by fake text messages and social media posts that said President Trump was locking down the country. Experts see a convergence with Russian tactics.

Trump has trouble pointing fingers.
Size matters

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Protecting Workers From Coronavirus: OSHA Leaves It to Employers

Noam Scheiber at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

Critics say the federal agency charged with protecting worker safety has played a conspicuously small role during the pandemic.

The deep state has fallen into a hole.

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Jay Inslee Endorses Biden, Citing Private Conversations on Climate Policy

Alexander Burns at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

The governor of Washington State, one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent environmentalists, urged progressives to get on board with the presumptive presidential nominee’s campaign.

Jay Inslee and Al Gore agree.

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Joe Biden Polls: Is He Gaining Older Voters, and Losing Young Ones?

Nate Cohn at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

Even modest differences could prove crucial in an election that begins with numbers and coalitions very similar to those in 2016.

Bernie Sanders is not in opposition.

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Trump Blocks Green Cards During Coronavirus

Michael D. Shear, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Caitlin Dickerson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago

After pledging on Twitter to end immigration during the pandemic, President Trump moved to block new green cards but stopped short of ending all work visas.

Trump wants his wall.

He needs peonage.

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

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Coronavirus Takes Over Political Advertising

Nick Corasaniti at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago

Political campaigns were reluctant to focus too heavily on the coronavirus outbreak. What changed?

"The emperor has no cloths!"
 


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