Friday, July 10, 2020

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Trump Says He ‘Aced’ Cognitive Test, but White House Won’t Release Details

Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
President Trump has repeatedly ridiculed Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s fitness to be president. Mr. Biden’s campaign has called it a smear that has backfired.
 
The results might explain Trump's behavior.
 

Trump Rally Postponed, Campaign Says, Citing Weather

Annie Karni at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The event was set to be held in Portsmouth, N.H., on Saturday. The campaign delayed it amid ongoing concerns about President Trump attracting only small crowds at his events.
 
The weather might be bad.   The rally would be bad.
 
There are not enough travelers.
 

Goya Foods Boycott Takes Off After Its President Praises Trump

Derrick Bryson Taylor at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
“We’re all truly blessed at the same time to have a leader like President Trump,” Bob Unanue said on Thursday at the White House. Critics said they would no longer use his products.
 
Bob Unanue should have know better.
I will not boycott Goya.
 

Long-Planned and Bigger Than Thought: Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Program

David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Some officials say that a joint American-Israeli strategy is evolving — some might argue regressing — to a series of short-of-war clandestine strikes.
 
Striking at Iran is foolish.  
Nuclear weapons are trivially simple.
 
One bomb per city is probably in place.
 

‘This Is Not a Boring History of Nagging Spinsters’

Jessica Bennett and Veronica Chambers at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Women’s suffrage is the story of a political revolution — with all sorts of parallels to today.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass#Women's_rights
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass 
 
"Get it right this time!"
Black lives matter.
 

How the Supreme Court and Americans Diverged Over Religion at Work

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Two decisions this week gave religious employers greater power to fire workers and limit birth control coverage. Polls suggest that on such issues of religious exemptions, most Americans disagree with the court.
 
A corporation has no mind.
It can have no religious oppinion.
 
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California, After Riding a Boom, Braces for Hard Times

Conor Dougherty at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Early hopes for a quick rebound from the pandemic have yielded to worries about its long-term impact on state finances and the governor’s ambitious agenda.
 
Covid-19 is present.  
There seems to be little cure but time.
 

Why Trump’s White Grievance Message Strikes a Sour Note in the Suburbs

Katie Glueck at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
As the president casts himself as a bulwark against “angry mobs,” there are signs that he is alienating voters in bedroom communities who view him as a deeply flawed messenger on issues of race.
 
Most educated people object to racism.
 
Self loathing is not unusual.
 

What the Bronx ‘Bible Belt’ Election Results Tell Us

Ginia Bellafante at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Will older, socially conservative voters care so much about culture-war issues in the midst of a pandemic?
 
The Bronx 'Bible belt' reads.  
Liberation theology has an audience there.
 
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Homeland Security Turns to Defending Statues Amid Questions Over Priorities

Zolan Kanno-Youngs at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
The current leaders of the Department of Homeland Security have proved adept at following President Trump’s lead. Their latest target: guarding monuments and memorials.
 
Racism is a priority for our new national police.
 
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How a Conservative Supreme Court and Trump's Appointees Declared Their Independence

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
The Supreme Court’s dismissal of President Trump’s claims of immunity was a reminder that institutional prerogatives still matter in Washington, even in a time of extreme partisanship.
 
The U.S. Supreme Court judges the law.
 
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Supreme Court Rules Trump Cannot Block Release of Financial Records

Adam Liptak at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
Two rulings clear the way for prosecutors in New York to seek President Trump’s financial records, but the justices stopped Congress for now.
 
Donald J. Trump will go to prison.
 
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Mail Carrier in West Virginia Pleads Guilty to Attempted Election Fraud

Azi Paybarah at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
Five mail-in ballot requests were altered from Democrat to Republican, federal prosectors in West Virginia said.
 
A unique instance.  The fraudster is a Republican.
 
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Congress Presses Military Leaders on Suspected Russian Bounties

Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
Two House hearings grappled with a C.I.A. assessment that Russia offered payments to kill American troops in Afghanistan — and White House inaction on the months-old judgment.
 
Congress loves spectacle. 
 
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A Conservative Court and Trump’s Own Appointees Declare Their Independence

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
The Supreme Court’s dismissal of President Trump’s claims of immunity was a reminder that institutional prerogatives still matter in Washington, even in a time of extreme partisanship.
 
The U.S. Supreme Court is not commanded.
 
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Trump on Releasing His Tax Returns: From ‘Absolutely’ to ‘Political Prosecution’

Katie Rogers at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
The Supreme Court’s decision adds another twist in a yearslong debate over whether the president should release his tax returns.
 
Trump does not wish to confess.
 
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Trump Appointee Might Not Extend Visas for Foreign Journalists at V.O.A.

Pranshu Verma and Edward Wong at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
The action could be a blow to the news-gathering abilities of Voice of America, an independently operated media agency funded by the government.
 
Cutting costs pleases Trump.
 
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Judge in Michael Flynn Case Asks for Full Appeals Court Review

Adam Goldman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
After a divided appeals court panel ordered him to drop the charge against the former national security adviser, a judge asked the full court to review the ruling.
 
Michael Flynn confessed. 
 
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John Roberts, Trump Tormentor

Lisa Lerer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
The chief justice keeps ruling against the president. Legal scholars are debating his motivations.
 
Trump behaves unlawfully. 
 
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Lawsuits Aim to Block DeVos’s New Sexual Misconduct Rules

Erica L. Green at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
Students, women’s rights and education groups are seeking to delay or derail the Education Department’s broad overhaul of rules that govern sexual misconduct claims.
 
 
 
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