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Trump Administration Erases Transgender Civil Rights Protections in Health Care
A rule finalized on Friday by the Department of Health and Human Services
means that the federal government no longer recognizes gender identity as
an avenue for sex discrimination in health care.
The Trump administration is defending another lost cause.
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Book Says Melania Trump Delayed Washington Move as Negotiating Tack
Mrs. Trump used her husband’s victory in November 2016 as an opportunity to
solidify her financial standing, for herself and for the couple’s son,
Barron, the book says.
I have been curious as to why these stories had no legs.
Melania could be owned by the F.S.B.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Security_Service
A useful tool for players of the game.
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‘I Almost Feel Stateless’: Virus Delays Passports for 1.7 Million Americans
The State Department says it could take up to eight weeks to process
passport applications that have piled up during consular closings caused by
the coronavirus.
The State Department does not love Trump thus Trump does not love the State department.
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C.D.C. Calls for Face Masks at Large Gatherings, Warning of Crowd Risks
In a briefing, officials said the “highest risk”gatherings are those
attended by people from outside the local area and where it is hard to stay
six feet apart.
Trump will not take "no" for an answer.
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Fed Warns of ‘Extraordinarily Uncertain’ Path to Recovery
Assessing the pandemic’s impact, a Federal Reserve report sees strains on
businesses and households and a fragile road back to steady growth and
employment.
The national economy is in trouble. It will remain in trouble.
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Court Seems Open to Allowing Judge to Scrutinize Bid to Drop Flynn Case
An appeals court panel’s questions suggested that it is unlikely to block a
lower-court judge from examining why prosecutors asked to dismiss the case
against a Trump ally who already pleaded guilty.
Attorney General William P. Barr knows better.
The pleas of guilty established the facts.
Flynn could be pardoned and the facts would stand.
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In Bitter Kentucky G.O.P. Primary, Thomas Massie and Todd McMurtry Trade Charges of Racism
Representative Thomas Massie and his Republican primary challenger have
made race and racism a central focus weeks before Election Day in an
increasingly ugly contest.
"The pot calls the kettle black"
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Your Responsibility For Insight, Understanding and Creative Work
Regular readers will know I’ve written about the logic of markets and
capitalism many times. It’s one of my ongoing interests: how they works,
what they do well, and where they fail. And why. Yesterday, at the
supermarket buying a rainbow trout fillet, a thought popped up about one of
the ways in which markets […]
Do not approach an unsolved problem with a solution in mind.
"If the tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like s nail."
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Trump’s Actions Rattle the Military World: ‘I Can’t Support the Man’
The president’s threat to use troops against largely peaceful protesters,
as well as other attempts to politicize the military, have unsettled a
number of current and former members and their families.
Obedience is not the same as loyalty.
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Both Candidates Are Widely Disliked (Again). This Time, Biden Could Benefit.
This could be the second straight presidential contest in which both
candidates are viewed negatively by a majority of voters. But now that
dynamic appears to hurt Donald J. Trump.
It is not necessary like Biden.
Trump must be replaced.
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On the Future, Americans Can Agree: It Doesn’t Look Good
Battered by a health crisis and boiling over with fury about racial
injustice, many voters are mourning the past, worried about the present and
fearful of what comes next.
A better future first must permit change.
Change is a necessary precondition to improvement.
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For George Floyd’s Mourners, What Does ‘Justice’ Mean?
Democrats are decrying the problem of “systemic racism.” But to many, the
policy solutions seem to leave the system intact.
"No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law."
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Trump Administration Moves to Solidify Restrictive Immigration Policies
The administration proposed a rule this week that would raise the standard
of proof for migrants hoping to obtain asylum and is expected to propose
additional visa restrictions.
Asylum is a human right.
Fear is personal.
Corporations can not fear.
The Republican party should not fear asylum.
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Trump Supporters Must Waive Right to Sue Over Virus to Attend Rally
The sign-up page for the president’s upcoming rally in Tulsa, Okla.,
includes a disclaimer about the possibility of contracting the coronavirus.
The rally in Tulsa is postponed.
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As Public Opinion Shifts on Racism, Trump Digs In
With much of the country acknowledging that protesters’ frustrations are
justified, the president increasingly sounds detached from many voters in
the political middle and even some of his allies.
The South lost the Civil war.
The policies of Andrew Johnson have not endured.
The former slaves are fully human.
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Trump Will Give Republican Convention Speech in Jacksonville
The move from Charlotte, N.C., where the Republican convention was
originally planned, came after the president demanded to hold an event
without social distancing rules.
Trump demands acclaim.
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Trump Defends Police, but Says He’ll Sign Order Encouraging Better Practices
Joseph R. Biden Jr., his Democratic opponent, accused the president of
dividing the country.
Trump insists on window dressing.
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Moving Beyond ‘MAGA’?
Can a campaign of nostalgia work as more Americans recognize the racial
injustices of the past?
The Republican party resists all social change.
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Georgia Havoc Raises New Doubts on Pricey Voting Machines
Long before this week’s election chaos, experts had warned Georgia about
its over $100 million voting system, saying paper ballots were simpler and
safer.
The Georgia Board of elections did not do its job.
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What Does It Mean to Tear Down a Statue?
We asked an art historian who studies the destruction of cultural heritage.
Semiotics is not an engineering skill.
Professor Erin L. Thompson answered the question and enlarged on his answer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiotics
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Defying Trump, Senate Panel Moves to Strip Military Bases of Confederate Names
Inclusion of the measure in a sweeping annual defense bill, which
Republicans supported, raises the prospect of an election-year Senate vote
on whether to honor Confederate figures.
D.J.T. has something to fuss about.
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Five Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now
Cauleen Smith’s experimental films about black life, Kyle Marshall’s dance
improvisation dedicated to victims of police brutality: Here are some of
the Instagram accounts brightening our art critic’s daily feed.
Keep trying.
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Despite Unrest, Treasury Dept. Has No Plans to Speed Tubman to the $20 Note
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has maintained that a future
administration will decide whether Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew
Jackson on the bill.
Jackson's portrait should be replaced on the twenty dollar bill.
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‘A Slap in the Face’: Black Veterans on Bases Named for Confederates
President Trump has vowed to block efforts to remove Confederate names from
military bases.
The U.S. military has not recovered from the Civil war.
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Museums Are Finally Taking a Stand. But Can They Find Their Footing?
As cultural institutions scramble to declare their support for Black Lives
Matter, their gestures have felt both self-aggrandizing and too little too
late.
Artists are political obviously.
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Republicans Secure More Subpoena Power in Push to Discredit Russia Inquiry
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee authorized their chairman to
subpoena dozens of F.B.I. and former Obama administration officials,
including a top aide to Joseph R. Biden Jr.
The Investigation of Russian influence on the 2016 election is complete.
More details will not change the conclusions.
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