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Independent Watchdog Report Finds Inequity in Farm Aid Payments
Alan Rappeport, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 minutes ago
Big farms, along with Southern farmers, disproportionately benefited from
the trade assistance program, according to the Government Accountability
Office.
This is a continuation of an old racially discriminatory policy.
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Trump Health Aide Falsely Alleges Conspiracies and Warns of Armed Revolt
Sharon LaFraniere, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 minutes ago
Michael R. Caputo told a Facebook audience without evidence that left-wing
hit squads were being trained for insurrection and accused C.D.C.
scientists of “sedition.”
Trump and his supporters are known to lie.
"Black lives matter" is unwelcome news to them.
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Jason Ravnsborg, South Dakota's Attorney General, Investigated in Fatal Crash
Marie Fazio, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The attorney general, Jason Ravnsborg, called 911 to say he thought he had
hit a deer late Saturday. The next morning, the body of Joe Boever, 55, was
found nearby, the authorities said.
Check his blood alcohol.
Even small men are larger than deer.
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U.S. Restricts Chinese Apparel and Tech Products, Citing Forced Labor
Ana Swanson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The new restrictions, announced Monday, fall short of a broader ban on
cotton and tomatoes from Xinjiang that the administration was poised to
announce last week.
China is a sovereign nation
Forced labor does not matter in Alabama.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_labor_in_the_United_States
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A Tight Trump-Biden Race in Florida: Here’s the State of Play
Jonathan Martin and Patricia Mazzei, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Elections in Florida are won by running up margins in favorable terrain
while losing more closely in hostile precincts. Joseph Biden visits the
state on Tuesday for the first time since claiming the nomination.
Florida is looking for the best deal.
Politician's promises are sometimes necessary.
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Jerry Brown on a California Exodus: ‘Where Are You Going to Go?’
Adam Nagourney, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
From his ranch, the former California governor is experiencing the same
smoky air wafting through much of the state. “We are causing this,” he
declared in an interview.
California is its own country.
An electrostatic precipitater will deal with the smoke.
https://www.oreck.com/shop/air-care/air-purifier/
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Biden Creates Legal War Room, Preparing for a Big Fight Over Voting
Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
With two former solicitors general and hundreds of lawyers, the Biden
campaign is bracing for an extended legal battle and hoping to maintain
trust in the electoral process.
Sadly it is necessary.
Biden has the necessary funds.
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Wisconsin’s Top Court Rules Against Reprinting of Ballots, Avoiding Election Chaos
Stephanie Saul and Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Days before the start of mail voting, the state’s Supreme Court rejected an
appeal by the Green Party’s candidate to reprint thousands of ballots so
that his name could be added. The decision could help Joe Biden.
The progressives can fight with the greens after the election.
Trump and his friends must be out first.
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War Crimes Risk Grows for U.S. Over Saudi Strikes in Yemen
Michael LaForgia and Edward Wong, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
State Department officials have raised alarms about the legal risk in
aiding airstrikes that kill civilians. The Trump administration recently
suppressed findings as it sold more weapons to Gulf nations.
The State Department knows where the risks are.
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Trump Defies Nevada Directive as Thousands Gather for Indoor Rally
Jennifer Medina and Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
The president unloaded his regular, inaccurate onslaught against Joseph R.
Biden Jr., and there were no signs of any attempts at social distancing at
the event.
There is enough time for Covid-19 to bloom twice.
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Progressive Donor Susan Sandler to Give $200 Million to Racial Justice Groups
Astead W. Herndon, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Her efforts will support organizations trying to build political power in
states that are undergoing rapid demographic change.
They can't take it with them.
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Biden’s Legal Preparations
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
The former vice president prepares for a voting battle: This is your
morning tip sheet.
Trump likes his lawyers to fight for him.
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Bloomberg Says He’ll Spend $100 Million in Florida to Help Biden
Rebecca R. Ruiz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
The move came as polls show a tight race in Florida, and after criticism
that the New York billionaire had not delivered on his promise to put his
fortune behind defeating President Trump.
I want to see his tax return.
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How Kamala Harris’s Immigrant Parents Found a Home, and Each Other, in a Black Study Group
Ellen Barry, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
Donald Harris and Shyamala Gopalan grew up under British colonial rule on
different sides of the planet. They were each drawn to Berkeley, and became
part of an intellectual circle that shaped the rest of their lives.
The parents of Kamala Harris did well.
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In Visiting a Charred California, Trump Confronts a Scientific Reality He Denies
Michael D. Shear and Coral Davenport, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
A president who has mocked climate change and pushed policies that
accelerate it is set to be briefed on the scorched earth and ash-filled
skies that experts say are the predictable result.
Scientists, a self selected class, speak the truth they know.
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Two Tips For Dealing With Smoke
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 13 hours ago
A large part of the world, not just the West coast of America, is currently
experiencing fires. Much of this is bad fire management (not allowing
regular fires in forests that need them) and much of it is caused by bad
maintainance of power lines, but without climate change it wouldn’t be
happening this badly. […]
Electrostatic precipitation does a good quick job.
https://www.oreck.com/shop/air-care/air-purifier/
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Eisenhower Memorial, Delayed by Design Disputes, Opens This Week
Peter Baker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
The memorial in Washington, D.C., pays tribute to the general who led the
Allies to victory in Europe during World War II and the president who
sought peace after it was over.
Heros are bigger in hindsight.
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Oracle Chosen as TikTok’s Tech Partner, as Microsoft’s Bid Is Rejected
David E. Sanger, David McCabe and Erin Griffith, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
The moves came as the clock ticks down on President Trump’s executive order
to block the Chinese-owned social media app.
Oracle may have bought a pig in a poke.
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Retired Colonel Criticizes ‘Solitary Confinement’ of Quarantined Soldiers at Guantánamo
Carol Rosenberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
Eric Kerska, whose daughter was deployed to the base, said he was alarmed
by the isolation of young soldiers on their first tour as a coronavirus
precaution.
Fathers always worry.
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Trump Issues Expansive Order Aimed at Lowering Drug Prices
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
The order expands on a presidential promise by trying to reduce the prices
Medicare pays for prescription drugs, but experts said it was unclear
whether the White House could carry out the directive.
The secret is to not need to issue the order.
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