Tuesday, July 14, 2020

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Government Carries Out First Federal Execution in 17 Years

Hailey Fuchs at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 minute 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.
 

U.S. and China, Caught in ‘Ideological Spiral,’ Drift Toward Cold War

Steven Lee Myers and Paul Mozur at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 minute 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 does not do diplomacy. 
 

U.K. Bans Huawei From 5G Network, Raising Tensions With China

Adam Satariano and Stephen Castle at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 39 minutes 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.
 
Trump does not do diplomacy. 
 
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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 - 1 hour 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.
 
Trump does not do diplomacy. 
 
 

Trump’s Convention? ‘Everybody Just Assumes No One Is Going’

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
More Republican lawmakers say they’ll skip Jacksonville: This is your morning tip sheet.
 
Covid-19 does not respond to words.
 

Election Poll Updates in Alabama, Maine and Texas Primary and Runoffs

Trip Gabriel, Maggie Astor and Jeremy W. Peters at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 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.
 
Results will be slow.
 

The QAnon Candidates Are Coming. Are Republicans Ready?

Matthew Rosenberg and Jennifer Steinhauer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 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.
 
Some people like to hunt witches.
 

Roger Stone Denies Withholding ‘the Goods’ on Trump in Exchange for Clemency

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 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.”
 
"The best government money can buy."
 

Inside Democrats’ 2020 Plan

Lisa Lerer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
Meet the two Democratic operatives battling President Trump since before he was president.
 
This group is trying again.
"It might work." 
 
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Mary Trump's Tell-All Cleared by Judge for Publication

Alan Feuer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 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.
 
Read it and weep. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crying
 
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Millions Have Lost Health Insurance in Pandemic-Driven Recession

Sheryl Gay Stolberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 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.
 
Coalesce or pay the price.
 
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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 - 11 hours ago
The senator’s office says he wears a mask when traveling and temporarily takes it off to eat or drink.
 
So he said.
 
"Take no man's word"
                The Royal Society
 
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Fauci Back at the White House, a Day After Trump Aides Tried to Undermine Him

Michael D. Shear and Noah Weiland at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
The visit underscored a reality for both the president and his most prominent coronavirus adviser: They are stuck with each other.
 
Fauchi does not lie.
 
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DeVos Abandons a Lifetime of Local Advocacy to Demand Schools Reopen

Erica L. Green at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the face of the Trump administration’s demands, a stance diametrically opposite to how she has led the department.
 
Betsy DeVos dislikes public education.
 
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Headed to the Convention? Not I, More Republicans Are Saying

Reid J. Epstein, Nicholas Fandos and Patricia Mazzei at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
“Everybody just assumes no one is going,” said one House member wary of the virus risks. But other delegates dismissed the health threat and said it was an honor to help nominate President Trump.
 
One never Trumper could demand a quorum call.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorum_call
 
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Trump Continues Criticism of Movement to Defund the Police

Katie Rogers at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
The president is embracing law enforcement, a tactic that won him support in the 2016 campaign, while ignoring calls for reform.
 
Trump does not do diplomacy.
 
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U.S. Says Most of China’s Claims in South China Sea Are Illegal

Edward Wong and Michael Crowley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
The announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo portends more American military operations to push back Chinese maritime activity and sanctions on Chinese companies.
 
Trump does not do diplomacy.
 
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Monthly U.S. Budget Deficit Soared to Record $864 Billion in June

Alan Rappeport and Jim Tankersley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
The shortfall was nearly as large as the entire 2019 deficit as spending on virus-related efforts outpaced revenues.
 
Pay the interest.
 
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Jeff Sessions Won’t Say if He’d Back Tommy Tuberville for Senate

Elaina Plott at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
Mr. Sessions, the former attorney general and current Trump adversary, and Mr. Tuberville, a former Auburn University football coach, face voters in a runoff in Alabama on Tuesday.
 
Vote for the Democrat.
 
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Cyrus Vance Jr., Beat Trump and Weinstein. Why is His Standing Still Shaky?

Jan Ransom at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
The Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., has two big recent victories, but still has not said whether he is seeking re-election.
 
Like Napoleon he will refuse the crown three times.
 
 
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