1
Trump Cherry-Picks Coronavirus Data in Briefing Appearance
The president selectively highlighted statistics, falsely claimed New York
and New Jersey were solely responsible for high national death rates and
again wrongly asserted that a rise in cases was because of testing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba
The Royal Society got it right.
2
Kris Kobach Loses Kansas Senate Primary, Easing Republican Worries
Mr. Kobach, a polarizing figure in Kansas politics and an ally of President
Trump’s, was defeated by Roger Marshall, the preferred choice of many
Washington Republicans.
Kansas may flip without the Trump faithful.
3
Republicans Aid Kanye West’s Bid to Get on the 2020 Ballot
NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
At least four people involved in the effort to get Kanye West’s name before
voters in several states have G.O.P. connections, renewing questions about
the aim of his campaign.
Bernie Sanders embarrassed Hilary Clinton.
4
Trading Concessions on Recovery Plan, Negotiators Set Week’s End Deadline for a Deal
White House officials and top Democrats reported some movement in their
talks on a pandemic relief package as the talks reached a crisis point on
Capitol Hill.
Trump likes to tease. Typical sadistic behavior.
5
Decoding the Trump Ad Buy
After going dark on the TV airwaves last week, the Trump campaign has
returned, targeting early voting states.
Defeat in detail seems to be the Republican strategy.
It will not save Trump or the senate majority.
It may save the party.
6
Trump Signs Landmark Land Conservation Bill
The bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act guarantees funding for federal
land use efforts. The president claimed credit for Republicans.
Public use is not wilderness.
This "crisis" goes away if it's creation stops.
7
Lawsuit Demands Sign Language at White House Virus Briefings
The lack of American Sign Language interpreters at coronavirus briefings
violates the First Amendment, the National Association of the Deaf says.
Trump looses the center of attention for the deaf.
His words will not look better than they sound.
8
More U.S. Troops Will Leave Afghanistan Before the Election, Trump Says
The president’s assertion undercuts diplomats who have said withdrawals
will depend on the Taliban’s commitment to its peace deal with the United
States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Cried_Wolf
9
Appeals Court Blocks Immigrant Wealth Test in the Northeast
The federal court ruled that the Trump administration’s so-called public
charge rule for green card applicants could not go into effect in New York,
Connecticut and Vermont.
The Immigration policy of the Trump administration is frustrated locally.
The supreme court would rule against it if it is not mooted by the Democratic election victory.
10
Trump Assesses John Lewis’s Legacy: ‘He Didn’t Come to My Inauguration’
President Trump was asked by an interviewer to reflect on the late
congressman’s contributions to the civil rights movement. He talked up his
own record instead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_mortuis_nil_nisi_bonum
11
A Wider-Than-Thought Trump Investigation
New York prosecutors may be circling the president’s business practices:
This is your morning tip sheet.
"Among those reports was one that suggested the president might have
illegally inflated his assets to lenders and insurers. Another focused
on the congressional testimony of Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer,
who told lawmakers last year that the president had committed insurance
fraud. Trump’s lawyers have denied wrongdoing"
12
Meet the Official Accused of Helping Trump Politicize Homeland Security
Chad F. Wolf joined the Department of Homeland Security in its infancy to
help prevent another 9/11. Now he is helping President Trump use it to
achieve his political ambitions.
Homeland security should not have happened.
13
From Outsider to Insider: Karen Bass’s Unexpected Journey to Power
At every step in her political career, the California congresswoman had to
be coaxed to run for a higher office. Now she’s a top contender to be Joe
Biden’s running mate.
Biden will choose carefully.
14
How Ballot Initiatives Changed the Game on Medicaid Expansion
Missouri is the latest state where a nonprofit has helped put the issue
before voters, bypassing Republican officials. And the vote is today.
Missouri Medicaid Expansion Amendment
Missouri
voters are deciding whether to expand Medicaid eligibility under the
Affordable Care Act, which could extend health coverage to as many as
217,000 low-income people.
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15
President Trump and his Company Investigated for Possible Fraud, Filing Suggests
The office of the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., made the
disclosure in a new court filing arguing Mr. Trump’s accountants should
turn over his tax returns.
Cyrus Vance should keep digging.
16
Trump Appointee With History of Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Remarks Leaves Aid Agency
Merritt Corrigan, the former deputy White House liaison for the U.S. Agency
for International Development, had drawn scrutiny shortly after being named
to the position.
Diplomacy is part of the job.
17
Trump Again Assails Mail-In Voting
The president has been raging against voting by mail for several months,
claiming without evidence that the process is plagued by fraud.
Everyone is not illiterate.
18
With Jobless Aid Expired, Trump Sidelines Himself in Stimulus Talks
As his top advisers met with Democratic leaders to try to hash out a
compromise, President Trump hurled insults at Democrats and mused aloud
about short-circuiting the talks and acting on his own.
Trump continues to tease.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/world/coronavirus-covid.html
19
TikTok, Trump and an Impulse to Act as C.E.O. to Corporate America
The president’s interventions in company dealings based on his own
instincts are a departure from the arm’s-length approach of predecessors of
either party.
Trump thinks he can negotiate.
His opinion is in error.
20
Why Biden Won’t Find His Biden
He would be wise to remember that Barack Obama didn’t pick him simply
because they were “simpatico.”
Biden has expert advisors and he takes advice.
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