1
Pentagon Sidesteps Trump to Ban the Confederate Flag
The defense secretary lists the types of flags that are allowed to appear
on bases worldwide. That flag does not fit.
It is time to retire those icons.
2
Government Says Contract for Covid-19 Database Was Competitively Bid
A $10.2 million contract to run the Trump administration’s new coronavirus
database continues to draw scrutiny, but the government says it had six
bidders.
HHS must publish the names and bids.
3
How to Save a Half-Open Economy
It may take months or even years to recover its vigor. Here’s how
economists say the government could help.
The economy should be closed until the Covid-19 virus is controlled.
People should be on relief. Debts could be paused or canceled.
4
Mnuchin Calls for Congress to Pass More Stimulus This Month
The Treasury Secretary told lawmakers that the next phase of relief should
be focused on industries that have been hardest hit by the virus.
The baby business is hardest hit.
5
Despite White House Broadsides, Most Americans Stick by Fauci
As President Trump and his allies have sown doubts about Dr. Anthony Fauci,
many Republicans have turned against him. But over all, nearly two-thirds
of the country expressed faith in Dr. Fauci.
Dr. Anthony Fauci has spoken truth.
6
Why Ohio is in Play for Both Biden and Trump
Ohio was thought to be an uphill battle for Joe Biden in November. Now
there are signs the Trump campaign is on defense, despite continuing
Republican advantages in the state.
Ohio has more than its share of deplorables.
It may not be a majority.
Biden should campaign there.
7
Inside the Shrinking 2020 Democratic Convention in Milwaukee
An event that was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee may now
involve just 300, with plans still far from settled a month before the
convention.
Attending an indoor convention has more than enough risk to excuse absence.
If the work can get done remotely by all means be remote.
The Democrats will need all the votes they can get to defeat Trump.
8
$174 Million Afghan Drone Program Is Riddled With Problems, U.S. Report Says
Overhead surveillance is critical to fighting the Taliban, but the American
military’s effort to equip Afghan forces has fallen short, according to an
independent watchdog.
The Afghan forces the U.S. can command probably farm opium.
9
The Current Trendline Is Full Fledged American Social Collapse
… or a full fascist turn. Jared Diamond wrote a long book on why societies
collapse. Let me summarize his findings. Societies collapse when elites are
isolated from the consequences of their decisions as experienced by the
rest of the population. Here’s America: New York's billionaire class saw
their collective net worth grow by $77,300,000,000 […]
The State of New York must tax the rich.
A Willy Sutton tax policy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Sutton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton%27s_law
10
Democratic Officials Tell Members of Congress to Skip the Convention
The directive ensures that little will happen at the convention in
Milwaukee beyond speeches by former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., his
vice-presidential nominee and a handful of other top party leaders.
Good policy.
11
Reopen Schools? Here’s What You Had to Say
Parents, teachers and students shared fears and frustrations.
It is a bad idea at this point.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/equal-ed-opportunity/
12
How the Twitter Hack Revealed a Risky 2020 Election System
The breach that targeted Joe Biden, Barack Obama and others served as a
warning: Had it happened on Nov. 3, hoping to upend the election, the
political fallout could have been quite different.
Sneaker net is always as secure as anything.
13
Pompeo Says Human Rights Policy Must Prioritize Property Rights and Religion
In a speech, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said it was important “for
every American, and for every American diplomat,” to recognize how the
founders understood “unalienable rights.”
Pompeo is mistaken.
Corporations and cemetaries do not vote.
14
Who Is Bill Stepien? A Data-Obsessed Campaign Manager for Trump's 2020 Campaign
Mr. Stepien, a former aide to Chris Christie who has been shadowed by the
Bridgegate scandal, brings a data-centric style to the president’s lagging
re-election effort.
With luck I will never need to know.
15
If Kanye West Is Running for President, So Is Your Mom
As far as the Federal Election Commission is concerned, Mr. West is an
official candidate as of Thursday. Along with 1,144 other people.
Internecesene fighting in the Republican party is a good thing.
16
Barr Urges U.S. Companies to Resist Serving as ‘Pawns’ for China
The attorney general accused several companies by name of appeasing an
authoritarian government to preserve access to a huge consumer market.
The U.S. is Capitalist. The government is the best money can buy.
Change is required.
"When the time comes to hang the capitalists there will be a business man to sell us the rope."
Lenin
17
Trump’s White House Grows Bolder in Flouting Ethical Norms
The outcry over a photograph of Ivanka Trump with a can of Goya beans
reveals how the president and his aides continue to disregard traditional
boundaries between the official and the political.
The Trump administration is going to Hell.
18
As Election Nears, Trump’s White House Grows Bolder in Flouting Ethical Norms
The outcry over a photograph of Ivanka Trump with a can of Goya beans
reveals how the president and his aides continue to disregard traditional
boundaries between the official and the political.
The Trump administration is going to Hell.
Think prison.
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19
A Club of G.O.P. Political Heirs Push Back on Trump
Mitt Romney, Larry Hogan and Liz Cheney — descendants of sometimes
rebellious or resolute Republicans of the past — are dissenting voices on a
president who has taken over their party.
They are three and a half years late.
20
How Novavax Won $1.6 Billion to Make a Coronavirus Vaccine
Novavax just received the Trump administration’s largest vaccine contract.
In the Maryland company’s 33-year history, it has never brought a vaccine
to market.
Trump likes to reward his "friends".
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