Friday, November 20, 2020

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New Pfizer Results: Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe and 95% Effective
Katie Thomas, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The company said it planned to apply for emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration “within days.”
 
There is a big difference between a vaccine and a vaccination.
 
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As Grassley Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Virus Threatens to Stall Work in Congress
Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Two of the oldest members of Congress, Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa and Representative Don Young of Alaska, now have the virus, underscoring the risks on Capitol Hill.
 
Covid-19 is not aware.  Politics do not matter to it.
 
3
A Trump Memoir Would Sell. Will Publishers Buy It?
Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Some publishing executives worry their authors and staff might rebel, but they say their bigger concern would be ensuring the book’s accuracy.
 
Sell Trump's memoir as fiction.
 
4
Republicans Stall in Challenging the Election
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
G.O.P. elections officials backtrack in Michigan: This is your morning tip sheet.
 
https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/gold-price
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Hedge
https://www.zerohedge.com/
 
5
Adam Schiff, Trump’s Chief Antagonist, Ponders Life After Trump
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Having raised over $40 million this election cycle, the California Democrat is weighing his next moves, including the possibility of a Biden administration post, a Senate run or even House leadership.
 
He must decide or his constituency will decide for him.
 
6
The Challenge of Black Patriotism
Theodore R. Johnson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
For Black Americans, loving the country and criticizing it have always been inseparable — something other Americans have often struggled to understand.
 
Consider the pattern as partisan differences.
 
7
Michigan Republicans Backtrack After Refusing to Certify Election Results
Kathleen Gray, Jim Rutenberg and Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
G.O.P. members of the elections board in Wayne County, which includes Detroit and is heavily Democratic, reversed their decision to hold up approval of Joe Biden’s victory after an outcry.
 
Faith is powerful.
Another faith is also powerful.
 

In Georgia Recount, a Republican Feud With Trump at the Center
Richard Fausset and Jonathan Martin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
Double-crossing. Accusations of lying and incompetence. And a bitter divide over whether to endorse President Trump’s false claims of fraud. The G.O.P. in Georgia has a messy feud unfolding, with two Senate seats up for grabs.
 
The struggle in Georgia's senatorial runoff is with the Democrats.
 

Trump Fires Christopher Krebs, Election Cybersecurity Official
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Mr. Krebs had overseen election cybersecurity efforts, and had joined other officials in declaring the 2020 election “the most secure in American history.”
 
Christopher Krebs ftred as the bearer of bad news.
 
10
Dana Remus Has Taken an Unlikely Path to the White House Counsel’s Office
Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Ms. Remus, who clerked for Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., will help guide Joseph R. Biden Jr. through politically charged legal fights with Republican lawmakers.
 
She may be a good choice,
 
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U.S. to Drop Case Against Mexican Ex-Official to Allow Inquiry in Mexico
Michael S. Schmidt and Natalie Kitroeff, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
The announcement by the Justice Department was an abrupt turnaround a month after the high-profile arrest of a former defense minister.
 
The Trump regime is ending.
 
12
Steve Ricchetti Is Tapped for the West Wing’s Wise-Man Role
Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
Mr. Ricchetti, who was named Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s counselor, has been a key player in Mr. Biden’s life since joining his vice-presidential staff in 2012.
 
The president gets his cabinet
 
13
Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s Campaign Manager, Will Tackle Another Difficult Job
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
She ran the campaign remotely, including conducting late-night meetings from the seat of her Peloton bike. Now she will assume the role of White House deputy chief of staff.
 
Communication with the Democratic party coalition is essential to a progressive
future.
 
14
Lindsey Graham’s Long-Shot Mission to Unravel the Election Results
Stephanie Saul, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
With unsubstantiated claims of vote-counting errors and calls to officials in several states, the South Carolina senator seems bent on reversing Joe Biden’s clear victory over President Trump.
 
Sisyphus was punished. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus

15
Mike Donilon Is Named a Biden Senior Adviser
Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
The veteran Democratic strategist, who was the chief strategist during the 2020 campaign, will be the defender of the Biden brand.
 
The Democratic coalition has no simple single theme beyond not Trump.

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Rep. Cedric Richmond Set to Be a Senior Biden Adviser
Katie Glueck and Jonathan Martin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
Mr. Richmond, a House member from Louisiana for a decade, will be one of the highest-ranking Black officials in the Biden administration as the head of the White House Office of Public Engagement.
 
It is not a bad idea.
 
17
Denied Briefings by Trump, Biden Meets With Former National Security Officials
Michael Crowley and Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The president-elect’s Covid advisers repeated his warning that failing to give the incoming administration enough information on the virus and the vaccines that could prevent it could be disastrous.
 
Biden will learn what his problems will be.
 
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In Georgia, a Republican Feud With Trump at the Center
Richard Fausset and Jonathan Martin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Double-crossing. Accusations of lying and incompetence. And a bitter divide over whether to endorse President Trump’s false claims of fraud. The G.O.P. in Georgia has a messy feud unfolding, with two Senate seats up for grabs.
 
 Republicans fighting among themselves in Georgia pleases me.

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As Grassley Tests Positive, Coronavirus Threatens to Stall Work in Congress
Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Two of the oldest members of Congress, Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa and Representative Don Young of Alaska, now have the virus, underscoring the risks on Capitol Hill.
 
The Democrats in congress will not be allowed accomplishment in the remains of this congress.
 
20
How Real Clear Politics Made a Sharp Right Turn. What Steered It?
Jeremy W. Peters, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Real Clear Politics has been catering to campaign obsessives since 2000. It pitches itself as a “trusted, go-to source” for unbiased polling. The Trump era changed its tone, and funding sources.

The owners and editors at Real Clear Politics have developed a strong bias toward

conservatism.  It has obscured their former reputation.

 

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