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As Schools Shut Down, a New Federal Program Eased Child Hunger, Study Finds

Jason DeParle at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Research by the Brookings Institution found evidence that a new payment card helped offset the loss of subsidized meals when schools closed because of the pandemic.

Feeding people works short term.

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At Lewis Funeral, Obama Calls Filibuster a ‘Jim Crow Relic’

Maggie Astor and Shane Goldmacher at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The former president has sharp words for Trump — and an increased focus on 2020.

Essentially false.  

It is a way to register objection during the endurance of one member.

Fix the rules.

3 

Record Low for U.S. G.D.P. as Coronavirus Takes Huge Toll

Ben Casselman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The second-quarter contraction set a grim record, and it would have been worse without government aid that is expiring.

Trump is incompetent.

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Inflammatory Comments Delay Confirmation of Retired General to Pentagon Post

Helene Cooper, Catie Edmondson and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Half an hour before a hearing for Anthony J. Tata was to begin, the Oklahoma Republican who is the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee delayed it.

We are almost done with Trump.

5 

U.S. Backs Down, Allowing Michael Cohen to Write Trump Tell-All Book

Benjamin Weiser at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

Mr. Cohen, the president’s former lawyer, had been returned to prison in a dispute over the book, then released after a judge intervened.

We are almost done with Trump.

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Trump Attacks an Election He Is at Risk of Losing

Alexander Burns at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

Mr. Trump has become a heckler in his own government, failing to marshal leaders in Washington to form a robust response to the health and economic crises. Instead, he is raising doubts about holding the election on time.

We are almost done with Trump.

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Appeals Court Erases Order to End Michael Flynn Case, Sets New Arguments

Charlie Savage at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

The decision means that the legal saga over the criminal charge against President Trump’s former national security adviser will continue.

We are almost done with Trump.

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Can Trump Postpone the 2020 Election? Your Questions Answered.

Alexander Burns at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

We answer some key questions about holding elections in a crisis. And no, the president cannot cancel an election on his own.

He cannot.  He would have constitutional difficulties.

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 Herman Cain, Former C.E.O. and Presidential Candidate, Dies at 74

Aimee Ortiz and Katharine Q. Seelye at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

Mr. Cain sought the 2012 Republican nomination and became an early supporter of Donald Trump’s 2016 bid. He had been hospitalized with the coronavirus.

He is no loss.

The Godfather’s Pizza chain made bad pizza.

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Obama (Privately) Slams Trump

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

Raking in cash for Biden, the former president eases off the gloves: This is your morning tip sheet.

Oama is publicly  cautious.

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Virus-Driven Push to Release Juvenile Detainees Leaves Black Youth Behind

Erica L. Green at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

After an initial decrease in the youth detention population since the pandemic began, the rate of release has slowed, and the gap between white youth and Black youth has grown.

Prison recruits sadists.

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A Half-Century After Wallace, Trump Echoes the Politics of Division

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

George Wallace’s speeches and interviews from his 1968 campaign feature language and appeals that sound familiar again as the “law and order” president sends federal forces into the streets.

"George Wallace’s speeches and interviews from his 1968 campaign feature language and appeals that sound familiar"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wallace

Segregation now.  Segregation  forever.

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Why Trump’s Blunt Appeals to Suburban Voters May Not Work

Emily Badger and Nate Cohn at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

People living the ‘Suburban Lifestyle Dream’ tend to support recent protests and disapprove of the president’s handling of race.

Suburban voters tend to be economically sophisticated in addition to being
intelectually trained and experienced.

Slavery has few supporters.

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Why Barr’s Pick for Brooklyn Prosecutor Faces Scrutiny From All Sides

Nicole Hong at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

Seth DuCharme returns to Brooklyn as U.S. attorney after serving a Justice Department that faced criticism of increased politicization.

Barr is not to be trusted.

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Obama Unleashes on Trump Privately as He Raises $24 Million for Biden

Shane Goldmacher and Glenn Thrush at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

Barack Obama has spoken candidly about President Trump to party donors, bringing up the sexual assault allegations against Mr. Trump and warning of his efforts to push “nativist, racist, sexist” fears.

Obama is a lawyer.

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Understand American Elites Means Understanding Predators

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 17 hours ago

American elites are not incompetent at what matters to them. People constantly make ridiculous statements like, “The American government has been incompetent in its handling of Covid-19.” Anyone who makes such a statement reveals that they do not understand how America operates. Fact: according the Princeton oligarchy study almost the only thing that matters in […]

The U.S. culture is not so in ruins.
The punks should not be in control.

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Lawmakers, United in Their Ire, Lash Out at Big Tech’s Leaders

Cecilia Kang and David McCabe at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago

The chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook faced withering questions from Democrats about anti-competitive practices and from Republicans about anti-conservative bias.

There is no union in anger.

The destruction is for individual reasons and goals.

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Justice Ginsburg in the Hospital Again

Adam Liptak at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago

She underwent a “minimally invasive” procedure to repair a bile duct stent and is expected to be released this week.

She will live long enough.

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As Trump Undercuts Aid Talks, White House Says Extra Jobless Benefits Will Lapse

Emily Cochrane and Jim Tankersley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

President Trump signaled that he was not interested in a broad economic recovery package that would have to be negotiated with Democrats, saying he preferred a narrower plan.

The axe has fallen.

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Trump Plays on Racist Fears of Terrorized Suburbs to Court White Voters

Annie Karni, Maggie Haberman and Sydney Ember at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

President Trump painted a false picture of suburbs under siege, saying he was protecting them from low-income housing, as he seeks to win over white voters who were key to his 2016 victory.

The fears have worked before.

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