1
With Old Allies Turning Against Her, Birx Presses On Against the Coronavirus
Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, has
found herself a woman without a country, denounced by Democrats and called
“pathetic” by the president.
A speaker of truth employed by a liar has few friends.
Killing the messenger is a bad habit of commanders.
2
A 4th Presidential Debate? Commission Says No to Trump
The Trump campaign had argued that the current schedule would render the
debates useless to the many Americans who will vote by mail before they
take place.
Those who vote early by mail would not be converted by a platform debate.
3
Former Saudi Official Accuses the Crown Prince of Trying to Kill Him
Saad Aljabri, a former top intelligence official, filed suit in Washington
alleging that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a team of agents to
Canada to kill him.
U.S. courts should have no standing in this matter.
4
Michelle Obama Says She Is Dealing With ‘Low-Grade Depression’
In her new podcast, the former first lady connected her experience with the
effects of quarantine and news about civil unrest and politics.
Trump is a low grade depressor.
5
Iran Envoy Brian Hook, a ‘Survivor’ on Trump’s Team, to Quit
The exit of Brian Hook, the State Department’s special envoy for Iran, most
likely rules out nuclear diplomacy with Tehran before November.
Steve Bannon wants a war with Iran.
Iran has a tradition of effective diplomacy that has been impacted by the Revolutionary Guard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps
Diplomacy has won.
6
Lawmakers Aim to Prevent Trump From Bypassing Ban on Armed Drone Sales
Senators from both parties say President Trump cannot be allowed to help
drone technology proliferate, and they want it to be kept away from Saudi
Arabia in particular.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_United_States#Covert_actions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clandestine_HUMINT_and_covert_action
7
Money for the Postal Service? The Check’s in the Mail
Congress still can’t agree, and Democrats plan a virtual convention: This
is your morning tip sheet.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/us/elections/trump-vs-biden.html#link-453079bd
This threat is empty.
It will end with the next administration.
8
New York’s Sidewalk Prophets Are Heirs of the Artisans of France’s Lascaux Caves
A critic’s tour deciphers the signs and symbols of the street art adorning
boarded-up storefronts. What it tells us about our shared political
realities and the ways our stories are connected.
The work in New York is derivative folk art.
It communicates.
I continue to think about image.
9
Self-Publishing Is a Gamble. Why Is Donald Trump Jr. Doing It?
His next book, “Liberal Privilege,” comes with an unusual distribution plan
and no publishing house behind it, making it something of a curiosity in
the industry.
The Trump view of American society is of only academic interest to me.
It appears wrong in conception and result.
I am most interested in its its destruction.
10
Congress’s Ideological Divide Has Stymied Aid for Pandemic-Stricken Schools
Republicans and Democrats agree that schools need billions of dollars to
reopen, but policy fights have the parties at loggerheads, with educators
growing desperate.
Opening schools for classes appears to be a mistake.
11
Biden Will Not Attend Democratic Convention in Milwaukee
The Democrats bowed to the realities of the pandemic and canceled the major
in-person speeches that were still planned for their convention this month.
This will not be a "normal campaign season".
12
Facebook Removes Trump Campaign’s Misleading Coronavirus Video
It was the first time Facebook took down a post by Mr. Trump’s campaign for
spreading virus misinformation, but it did not signal a change to the
company’s defense of free expression.
Facebook would like to survive as a corporation.
13
U.S. Examines Whether Saudi Nuclear Program Could Lead to Bomb Effort
Intelligence agencies are scrutinizing whether the kingdom’s work with
China to develop nuclear expertise is cover to process uranium and move
toward development of a weapon.
Reactors make plutomium 239 and 240.
Plutomium 239 is bomb fuel.
Pu 240 is excessively hot. It remains in the fuel cycle converting U238 to
plutonium.
14
Trump Raises $165 Million With G.O.P. in July, Overtaking Biden
Joe Biden raised $140 million last month. A record-setting pace of money
continues to flood into the presidential campaign.
I worry.
15
White House and Congress Remain Far From Any Stimulus Deal
White House officials and Democratic leaders continued to dig in on crucial
points of any potential deal, jeopardizing additional relief for small
businesses and laid-off workers.
The U.S. economy will enter a deep recession.
With enough relief it will not enter a deflationary death spiral.
In Stimulus Talks, McConnell Is Outside the Room and in a Tight Spot
With Republicans divided and President Trump undercutting negotiations on a
pandemic relief package, the majority leader is in a difficult bind, partly
of his own making.
Mitch McConnell is not suicidal.
The policies he has tied his name to would kill him and his voters.
17
Biden’s Milwaukee Trip Is Canceled, and So Is a Normal Presidential Campaign
The Democrats bowed to the realities of the pandemic and canceled the major
in-person speeches that were still planned for their convention this month.
An acceptance speech on social media will be applauded by all involved.
18
Doing Away With Convention
Do we really need the spectacle of the traditional political conventions?
We’re about to find out.
"This year, the conventions might amount to a lesson in learning how to use that mute button on Zoom.
Today,
Democrats announced that their convention would be nearly entirely
virtual. On the advice of health officials working for the party, Joe
Biden plans to accept the nomination from his home state, Delaware —
forgoing a trip to the convention’s host city, Milwaukee."
19
Sally Yates, Under Attack by Republicans, Defends Flynn Investigation
The former deputy attorney general criticized the Justice Department’s
decision to drop its prosecution of Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s
former national security adviser.
A moot discussion.
20
Member of Conservative Think Tank Takes On Reporter Duties on Air Force Two
Instead of a member of the White House press corps, the role of pool
reporter was filled by Robert B. Bluey, a vice president at the Heritage
Foundation.
Robert B. Bluey is what is called a flack.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flack
Publicity manager:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publicity
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