Wednesday, July 15, 2020

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Senate Race Between Sessions, Tuberville Most Negative in the Country

Nick Corasaniti at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Neither candidate has aired a positive ad since February in a campaign where both candidates are trying to appeal to the brand of politics popularized by President Trump.
 
https://www.google.com/search?q=internecine+definition
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war 
 

Trump Aide Dan Scavino Posts Cartoon Mocking Fauci

Katie Rogers at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Dan Scavino, one of the president’s closest advisers, shared the cartoon by Ben Garrison, an alt-right artist who has been criticized for anti-Semitic imagery.
 
The party of Trump has committed an error.
 

Three Marines, Now Focus of Russian Bounties Investigation, Show the Costs of an Endless War

Helene Cooper, Jennifer Steinhauer, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Eric Schmitt at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The U.S. mission in Afghanistan is now described as training, advising and assisting Afghan troops. But American forces are still patrolling areas that are as deadly as they were in 2001.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRDgihVDEko&list=RDwRpAANsoG8I&index=1
 

Republicans Said to Be Planning to Move Some Convention Events Outdoors

Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
With the coronavirus surging in Florida, officials are examining outdoor venues near the arena in Jacksonville, but it remains uncertain how many people will be allowed to attend.
 
Covid-19 has no language.
 

The Unconventional Convention Season: A Conversation About the 2020 Election

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Four New York Times political reporters provide their insights in a live discussion with Julián Castro. Watch it here.
 
I feel little need to watch contesting coronations. 
 
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/14/us/elections/results-alabama-maine-texas-election.html
 

C.D.C. Employees Accuse Agency of ‘Toxic Culture of Racial Aggressions’

Jacey Fortin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
More than 1,000 employees signed a letter criticizing the agency for “scant progress in addressing the very real challenges Black employees experience.”
 
Donald Trump leads a racist faction.
Until recently the C.D.C. has been science lead.
 

Biden Announces $2 Trillion Climate Plan

Katie Glueck and Lisa Friedman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Joe Biden’s plan connects tackling climate change with the economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis, while also addressing racism. The proposal drew praise from his onetime critics.
 
I am happier to vote for Biden.
The amount is small.   Much more will be needed.

 
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Government Carries Out First Federal Execution in 17 Years

Hailey Fuchs at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Hours after a 5-to-4 vote by the Supreme Court, Daniel Lewis Lee was put to death by lethal injection in Terre Haute, Ind., for his role in the 1996 murder of a family of three.
 
There is no justice in execution.
 

Government Carries Out First Federal Execution in 17 Years

Hailey Fuchs at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Hours after a 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court, Daniel Lewis Lee was put to death by lethal injection in Terre Haute, Ind., for his role in the 1996 murder of a family of three.
 
There is no justice in execution.
 
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U.S. and China, Caught in ‘Ideological Spiral,’ Drift Toward Cold War

Steven Lee Myers and Paul Mozur at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Relations are in free fall. Lines are being drawn. As the two superpowers clash over technology, territory and clout, a new geopolitical era is dawning.
 
Trump is practicing "saber-rattling".
 
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saber-rattling
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saber_noise
 
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U.K. Bars Huawei as Tech Battle Between China and the West Escalates

Adam Satariano, Stephen Castle and David E. Sanger at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
Banning the use of the Chinese tech giant’s equipment in high-speed wireless infrastructure is a major reversal by Prime Minister Boris Johnson — and a big victory for the Trump administration. 
 
Huawei has the innovaor's advantage.
The rest of the industry is playing catch-up.
 
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U.K. Bans Huawei From 5G Network, Raising Tensions With China

Adam Satariano and Stephen Castle at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
Banning the use of the Chinese tech giant’s equipment in high-speed wireless infrastructure is a major reversal by Prime Minister Boris Johnson — and a big victory for the Trump administration.
 
It would be better to find the back doors.
 
If it is sufficiently hidden it will not be found by the uninstructed.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xepNoHgNj0w
 
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Trump’s Convention? ‘Everybody Just Assumes No One Is Going’

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
More Republican lawmakers say they’ll skip Jacksonville: This is your morning tip sheet.
 
That will not work.
 
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What Time Do Polls Close in Alabama, Texas and Maine?

Trip Gabriel, Maggie Astor and Jeremy W. Peters at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
Jeff Sessions is fighting for his political life in an Alabama race that will signal the strength of President Trump’s hold on his base. And in Maine, the spotlight is on which Democrat will face Susan Collins.
 
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/14/us/elections/results-alabama-maine-texas-election.html
 
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The QAnon Candidates Are Coming. Are Republicans Ready?

Matthew Rosenberg and Jennifer Steinhauer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
The conspiracy theorists accuse Democrats and even fellow Republicans of being beholden to a cabal of bureaucrats, pedophiles and Satanists. President Trump has cheered them on.
 
Qanon is never to be trusted on anything.
If they state fact it is an accident.
 
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Roger Stone Denies Withholding ‘the Goods’ on Trump in Exchange for Clemency

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
Speaking out days after the president commuted his 40-month sentence for obstructing a congressional investigation, Mr. Stone said that “I would not lie against my friend of 40 years.”
 
Roger Stone was Trump's lawyer.  He lied professionally.
 
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Inside Democrats’ 2020 Plan

Lisa Lerer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
Meet the two Democratic operatives battling President Trump since before he was president.
 
Their positions are known.
 
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Mary Trump's Tell-All Cleared by Judge for Publication

Alan Feuer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
In his ruling, Judge Hal B. Greenwald dismissed the argument by the Trump family that a 2001 confidentiality agreement applied to the book, which goes on sale on Tuesday.
 
No surprise.
 
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Millions Have Lost Health Insurance in Pandemic-Driven Recession

Sheryl Gay Stolberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
A new study estimates that more than five million American workers lost their insurance this spring, a number higher than those in any full year of insurance losses.
 
Expected.
 
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Ted Cruz Was Seen on a Flight Without a Mask. His Office Says He Followed Airline Policy.

Christina Morales at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
The senator’s office says he wears a mask when traveling and temporarily takes it off to eat or drink.

His office may not know.

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