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‘Scary to Go to Work’: White House Races to Contain Virus in Its Ranks
With two White House staff members testing positive, some officials fear
the disease is already spreading rapidly through the West Wing.
It is contagious.
It kills 6%.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death
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Fight Over Postal Service Funding Leaves Future of Mail in Limbo
With the coronavirus pandemic threatening the Postal Service’s financial
viability, a rescue for America’s favorite agency has become a political
battle.
The Post Office is threatened by Republican accounting rules.
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – May 10, 2020
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – May 10, 2020 by Tony Wikrent The Risks
– Know Them – Avoid Them [ErinBromage, via Mike Norman Economics 5-8-20] We
know most people get infected in their own home. A household member
contracts the virus in the community and brings it into the house where
sustained contact between […]
COVID-19 is just a side issue.
The failure to pay the "rent" will destroy the world economy.
It is bankruptcy without the discharge of debts.
Debtors prison does not need walls.
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May 9th US Covid Data
Our benefactor writes: The seven-day average for new cases is about to dip
below 25,000 per day. The seven-day average for deaths has been below 2,000
per day for.one week. Both are relatively good news and a reflection that
the vast majority of people in this country are still taking this quite
seriously. The results […]
The U.S. mortality rate remains 6.0%.
https://www.ianwelsh.net/may-10th-us-covid-data/
No change.
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Democrats’ Vote-By-Mail Effort Won in Wisconsin: Will It Work Elsewhere?
After winning by a surprising margin in a key Wisconsin judicial race,
Democrats are hoping they can replicate the same game plan.
The Democratic party won in Wisconsin.
Vote by mail failed.
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For Michael Flynn, Dropped Charges Latest in Life Full of Reversals
For most of his life, Michael Flynn has swung from being “a good soldier”
to an agent of disruption.
Propaganda works on the propagandists.
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Whistle-Blower Exposes Infighting and Animus in Trump’s Coronavirus Response
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Sharon LaFraniere, Michael D. Shear and Ben Protess at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The allegations suggest personal clashes influenced how the administration
responded to the pandemic.
No surprise.
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U.S. Hits Back at China With New Visa Restrictions on Journalists
The Trump administration is imposing 90-day limits on work visas for
Chinese journalists, raising the threat of further retaliation by the
Chinese government.
Trump wants a war.
George Orwell got it right.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
Big Brother is watching.
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Obama Criticizes Trump Administration in Private Call With Allies
Speaking to 3,000 supporters, the former president took a sharper line
toward the Trump administration than he typically does in public.
The choir needs to know.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choir
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Sister Fights to Free Uighur Businessman Held in China After U.S. Trip
Ekpar Asat came to the United States for the State Department’s most
prestigious program for foreign citizens. Chinese security officers
detained him weeks after he returned home.
The PRC blames its minorities.
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Anxious About the Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump
Surveys show the president’s standing with seniors, the group most
vulnerable to the coronavirus, has fallen as he pushes to reopen the
country.
Early death is not interesting.
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Nightly Applause Is Nice, but Some Doctors Think Votes Would Be Nicer
“My day job is talking people into getting colonoscopies,” one doctor said.
So how much harder could the campaign trail be?
Surgeons have dealt with caualties from their beginning.
For internists this is new.
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Fight Over Virus’s Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle
Elements of the right have sought to bolster President Trump’s political
standing by turning scientific questions into political issues.
Above average deaths are an insurance question.
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Open Thread
Feel free to use the comments to this post to discuss topics unrelated to
recent posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Two White House Coronavirus Cases Raise Question of if Anyone Is Really Safe
If it is so hard to maintain a healthy environment at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, then how can businesses across the country establish a safe space
for their workers?
No one is safe.
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Dropping of Michael Flynn Case Heightens Fear of Justice Dept. Politicization
Across the country, rank-and-file prosecutors cringed at another
extraordinary intervention by Attorney General William P. Barr.
The Justice Department is politicised.
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In Michael Flynn Case, William Barr Again Takes Aim at Robert Mueller Inquiry
The Justice Department’s move was the latest example of the attorney
general’s effort to chisel away at the special counsel investigation and
emphasize an alternate narrative.
Robert Mueller is competent.
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In Court Document, Tara Reade’s Ex-Husband Said She Spoke of Harassment
Ms. Reade’s former husband said she spoke of a sexual harassment problem
she had when working in Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s Senate office. Mr. Biden has
denied her allegation of sexual assault.
Hearsay is not sufficient.
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California to Mail All Voters Ballots for November Election
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday made California the first state to alter its
plans for the general election in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Gavin Newsom may succeed.
It will be better if he does.
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Michael Pack: Trump Pushes for Senate to Confirm Conservative to Run Voice of America
A key Senate committee has scheduled a vote on the long-stalled nomination
of Michael Pack, an ally of Stephen K. Bannon, to run the agency in charge
of the Voice of America. Employees are worried.
The VOA claims to broadcast truth.
It is not heard in the U.S.
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