Thursday, September 3, 2020

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How Trump Is Using Westchester to Stir Up Suburban Fears

Ed Shanahan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
In an appeal to racism among white voters, the president says that Democrats tried to ruin Westchester County, N.Y., through fair housing policies.
 
Trump is known to lie.
Westchester was the location of an early super-spreader incident. 
 

Facebook Moves to Stop Election Misinformation

Mike Isaac at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The social network said it would block new political ads in late October, among other measures, to reduce misinformation and interference.
 
Facebook would like to stay out of any fight over the legitimacy of the vote.
 
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What All the New Polls Mean for Biden

Giovanni Russonello at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The race still has a clear leader, but could be tightening: This is your morning tip sheet.
 
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/
 
The new polls favor Biden.
Uncertainty remains.
 

In Act of Heresy, N.R.A.’s Former No. 2 Calls for Gun Control

Danny Hakim and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
A new book from a controversial former executive accuses the National Rifle Association of “appealing to the paranoia and darkest side of our members.”
 
 

A Law-and-Order Push by Trump, but Little Change in Biden’s Lead

Nate Cohn at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
The president’s effort to reframe the election at the convention hasn’t helped his standing much, according to a big wave of polls.
 
There is little enthusiasm for more law and order.
 

The Principle Of Elite Consequences

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 10 hours ago
Sometimes the comments on an article, like my recent post on reforming the justice system, reveal a deep misunderstanding of how the world works. People with money and power run our societies. The Harvard oligarchy study found that what they want is what matters, and that the opinions of the rest of us don’t matter. […]
 
I don't have a counter argument.
 

Cuomo Responds to Trump's Threats to 'Defund' Democratic Cities

Maggie Haberman and Jesse McKinley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
The president directed officials to identify “anarchist jurisdictions” and move to withhold funds as he tries to build his campaign around the unrest that has accompanied racial justice protests.
 
Donald Trump fights criticism with denial and counter attack.
 

As He Questions His Opponent’s Health, Trump Finds His Own Under Scrutiny

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
The president denied he had “mini-strokes” at the time of a mysterious trip to the hospital last year. But he raised more questions when he could not keep his explanations for that visit straight.
 
Any facts have been buried in name calling.
 

Planeload of ‘Thugs’? Barr Skirts Trump’s Claim but Suggests Rioters Targeted D.C.

Katie Benner at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
The attorney general, while refraining from endorsing the president’s incendiary conspiracy theory, broadly reinforced his assertions about violence that has occurred alongside protests.
 
Donald Trump is known to lie.
 
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Trump Encourages People in North Carolina to Vote Twice, Which Is Illegal

Maggie Haberman and Stephanie Saul at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
The president’s suggestion, which he framed as a way to test the security of elections systems, constituted the kind of voter fraud he has railed against.
 
Trump does not know and makes it up on the spot.
 
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Postal Service Has Paid Louis DeJoy’s Former Company $286 Million Since 2013

Luke Broadwater and Catie Edmondson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Documents obtained through a public records request showed the degree to which XPO Logistics, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s former employer, is intertwined with the agency he now oversees.
 
Self dealing is not permitted.
 
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Postal Service Has Paid DeJoy’s Former Company $286 Million Since 2013

Luke Broadwater and Catie Edmondson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Documents obtained through a public records request showed the degree to which XPO Logistics, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s former employer, is intertwined with the agency he now oversees.
 
Self dealing is not permitted.
 
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Homeland Security Blocked Warnings of Russian Campaign Against Joe Biden

Zolan Kanno-Youngs at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The department’s leaders declined to publish a memo describing Russian attempts to question Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s health, prompting new scrutiny of political influence at the department.
 
The department of homeland security should not exist.
 
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Joni Ernst, in Close Senate Race, Repeats a Debunked Coronavirus Theory

Trip Gabriel at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The Iowa senator’s comments echoed a false claim, spread by President Trump over the weekend, that deaths from Covid-19 have been inflated.
 
I don't need to believe Joni Ernst.  She needs to believe Trump.
 
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Five Questions Democrats Anxiously Want Answered

Matt Flegenheimer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
Are the polls tightening? Aren’t the polls wrong anyway? Why hasn’t Biden been doing more? What if Trump throws the results into chaos? How is the presidential election still two months away?
 
The work of defeating Trump and his Republicans continues.
 
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At the State Dept., Calling for Alliances and Acting as a Coalition of One

Lara Jakes at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. wants multilateralism “to actually work.” Then he issued a series of unilateral sanctions and other punishments against Trump administration adversaries.
 
Mike Pompeo is not a diplomat.  He listens to Trump.
 
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6 Takeaways From ‘Speaking for Myself’ Book by Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Elisabeth Egan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
In her memoir, the former White House press secretary recounts being called out by Michelle Wolf, being asked to leave a restaurant, a wink from Kim Jong-un and more.
 
I don't care.
 
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Court Rules Guantánamo Detainees Are Not Entitled to Due Process

Carol Rosenberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
The decision in the case of a Yemeni held at the military prison in Cuba since 2004 found that an indefinite detainee’s only constitutional right is to challenge his detention.
 
The prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba is a war crime.
 
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Amtrak Will Furlough Over 2,000 Workers Because of the Coronavirus

Pranshu Verma at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
The job cuts come as the rail agency’s response to fiscal challenges receives scrutiny from rail advocates and federal lawmakers.
 
Amtrak is a creature of the Congress.
 
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How a Smooth Election in Massachusetts Could Be a Cautionary Tale

Nick Corasaniti and Stephanie Saul at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
Election experts said that Tuesday’s primary offered a mix of smart policies and harsh deadlines, and that the state benefited from not having a highly charged political atmosphere.
 
The Massachusetts primary is said to have gone smoothly.
Trying to win before the votes are counted disrupts the machinery of voting.
 
 
 
 
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