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Georgia. Ohio. Texas. Democrats Tell Biden to Go Big (He’s Being Cautious).

Jonathan Martin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

This election, some Democrats argue, offers the party the provocative possibility of a new path to the presidency, even as others warn against overconfidence.

Biden is cautious.
It is how he is the presumptive candidate.
The Democratic party should "Go Big" down the ballot where it will work.

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Fact-Checking Biden on the Coronavirus and His Own Record

Linda Qiu at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The presumptive Democratic nominee has assailed President Trump’s pandemic response and sought to shore up his left flank.

Biden needs all the votes he can get.

He needs better speech writers.

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After an Arrest at a Black Lives Matter Protest: Deportation Proceedings

Jennifer Medina at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

A Phoenix activist was supporting one cause, and caught up in the unresolved fight of another.

The Trump co-conspiritors  are paying attention.

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President Trump's Pardons: Stone, Blagojevich and More

Katie Rogers, Derrick Bryson Taylor and Heather Murphy at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

The president’s decision to commute Mr. Stone’s sentence continues a pattern of his presidency: granting clemency to friends whose cases resonate with him personally.

Trump needs and enjoys power.
He is a sadist.

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Open Thread

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 8 hours ago

Feel free to use the comments to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/journalist-arrest-seattle-chaz-protest-police-prison-black-lives-matter-a9606846.html

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By Praising Trump, Goya President Angers His Core Latino Market

Amelia Nierenberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

Robert Unanue said the country was “blessed” to have the president’s leadership. Now, amid calls for a boycott, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the U.S. is facing dismay from chefs and home cooks.

Robert Unanue should have known better.

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Judge Orders Delay of First Federal Execution in 17 Years

Haiey Fuchs at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

The Justice Department immediately appealed the injunction, issued after family members of the victims of the crime argued that the coronavirus made it unsafe for them to travel to witness the execution.

Bad reasoning leads to more sadism.

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Trump, in Florida, Seeks to Quell Doubts About His Opposition to Maduro

Michael Crowley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

In his recent book, John Bolton, the president’s former national security adviser, recounted how Mr. Trump disparaged Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, and was impressed by Mr. Maduro’s resilience.

Cuban refugees hate Socialists.

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As Trump Demanded Schools Reopen, His Experts Warned of ‘Highest Risk’

Eileen Sullivan and Erica L. Green at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

A briefing packet for federal emergency response teams details the steps schools should take to reopen safely.

Trump does not listen.

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Trump Commutes Sentence of Roger Stone

Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman and Sharon LaFraniere at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

The president’s friend had been convicted of impeding a congressional inquiry that threatened Mr. Trump.

I have not forgiven Roger Stone or Trump.

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Elaine Duke on Leading Homeland Security Under President Trump

Michael D. Shear at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

Elaine Duke, a lifelong Republican, was acting secretary of homeland security for four months in 2017.

The Federal Government is not allowed a police force.

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Cyrus Vance Jr., Moves Closer to Getting Trump's Tax Records

Benjamin Weiser, Ben Protess and William K. Rashbaum at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

A lower-court judge swiftly scheduled a hearing for next week on the Manhattan prosecutor’s demand to see President Trump’s financial records.

The law is clear.

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TikTok Users Respond to Potential U.S. Ban: ‘It Would Be Like Losing a Little Bit of Me'

Taylor Lorenz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

Gen Z and millennial users have found community on the app, particularly during the last few isolating months. And for some of them, it’s their livelihood.

Trump would probably be breaking laws.

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Facebook Said to Consider Banning Political Ads

Mike Isaac and Nick Corasaniti at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

The social network has been under intense pressure for allowing misinformation and hate speech to spread on its site.

The business model is sacrosanct.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sacrosanct
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrosanctity

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

Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours 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.

Trump is known to lie.

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Trump New Hampshire Rally Postponed Citing Weather

Annie Karni at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours 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.

Trump is known to lie.

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Goya Foods Boycott Takes Off After Bob Unanue Praises Trump

Derrick Bryson Taylor at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours 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.

Hispanics are not stupid.

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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 - 19 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.

Mutual Assured Destruction works.

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‘This Is Not a Boring History of Nagging Spinsters’

Jessica Bennett and Veronica Chambers at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago

Women’s suffrage is the story of a political revolution — with all sorts of parallels to today.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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How the Supreme Court and Americans Diverged Over Religion at Work

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day 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.

"The best government money can buy."


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