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Their First Try Backfired, but Giuliani and Allies Keep Aiming at Biden

Kenneth P. Vogel, Jim Rutenberg and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 44 minutes ago

The former New York mayor’s dirt-digging effort on Hunter Biden in 2019 ended with President Trump’s impeachment. Now he is back with new associates. So far it is not going exactly as planned.

 

Files do not have fingerprints.

This one was found in a "pumkin patch".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittaker_Chambers#%22Pumpkin_Papers%22

 

2

Navy Commandos Rescue American Kidnapped in Niger

Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 54 minutes ago

U.S. Special Operations forces conducted a predawn raid in neighboring Nigeria to free the American before he could be sold to terrorists.

 

No applause.

 

3

The ‘Wall’ Is Still Motivating Voters. But This Time is it Against Trump?

Jennifer Medina, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Immigration was a defining issue for President Trump in 2016. It’s less dominant in 2020, and it is motivating his critics as well as his supporters.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9hw9VwvFB8 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJIc3RtJK7U

4

President Trump's Taxes: A Reader’s Guide

The New York Times, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Over the past four years, The New York Times has independently obtained and published information on several decades of Donald J. Trump’s taxes.

 

I don't need the details.

5

Knowing

Americans Surge to Polls: ‘I’m Going to Vote Like My Life Depends on It’

Nick Corasaniti and Stephanie Saul, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Anxious but determined, Americans are pushing through challenges like the pandemic and long lines to cast their ballot. The country is on course to surpass 150 million votes for the first time.

 

People are taking precautions.

 

6

Can Trump Woo Enough Black Men to Hurt Biden in Battleground States?

Astead W. Herndon, Nick Corasaniti and Kathleen Gray, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

On the ground and in TV ads, the candidates are in an intense and surprising battle for Black male voters, who are crucial for Democrats trying to win back Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/?cid=rrpromo

 

The vote is looking good for Biden.

 

7

Did President Trump Keep His First-Term Promises? Let’s Look at 5 of Them

Linda Qiu and Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Mr. Trump won the presidency in 2016 after making more than 100 promises. Here’s where some stand four years later and what some of his supporters think of them.

 

Trump has not been an effective reactionary.

The national economy has changed.

 

"In reality, Mr. Trump has broken about half of 100 campaign promises, according to a tracker by PolitiFact. The fact-checking website does not measure intention, only verifiable outcomes. (On average, presidents break about a third of their promises.)" 

 

Trump supporters have not been watching the changes in the micro economy.

 

8

When Parents Lose Their Jobs, Their Children Also Suffer. But Sometimes There’s a Consolation.

Jason DeParle, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

The sudden increase of time with their children has reminded some low-income parents of what they have been missing. “It’s an odd silver lining, but it’s there,” says Jane Waldfogel, a professor at the Columbia School of Social Work.

 

The parents do not in general have the knowledge and skills to raise school aged children alone.

"It takes a village to raise a child"

 

9

As the U.S. Election Nears, the World Holds Its Breath

David M. Halbfinger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

President Trump turned American foreign policy inside out, to the benefit of some nations and consternation of others. Now both groups are watching attentively to see which direction the U.S. goes next.

 

It is vital to the politics of the world that the Republicans lose this election across the board.

 

10

Campaign 2020: Let’s Never Do This Again

Matt Flegenheimer and Todd Heisler, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

It’s not hope or change. It’s not making anything great. It’s just about making it through.

 

U.S. elections should not approach religious wars.

The separation of church and state is essential to stable government.

 

11

Networks Pledge Caution for an Election Night Like No Other

Michael M. Grynbaum, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

Complicated ballot counts and a president’s baseless claims of vote-rigging are two of the challenges facing TV anchors and executives.

 

Assume the ballot counts are good. 

Broadcast the returns in Five minute increments every hour.

The data rates will be slow.

 

12

The Yarn Store Would Like You to Vote

Margot Sanger-Katz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

And so would nearly every company out there this year.

 

This must not be the last opportunity to vote.

 

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Trump Dismisses Virus Coverage and Biden Dismisses Virus Leadership: This Week in the 2020 Race

Astead W. Herndon and Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

President Trump has complained this week of what he calls a media obsession with the coronavirus pandemic. The message from Democrats has been united — all coronavirus, all the time.

 

Donald Trump will spend the next few years in court.

 

14

He’s a Rare House Republican in a District Trump Lost. Can He Hold On?

Luis Ferré-Sadurní, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

Representative John Katko has managed to keep his seat in Central New York by distancing himself from the president. Will that be enough this year?

 

The burnt over district has voted for the party of Lincoln since it was formed.

That party died with the man.

 

15

“Will The System Work” & Open Thread

Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 15 hours ago

In this excerpt I answer a question about what happens if Trump disputes a marginal Biden victory. This may seem ludicrous, but remember that something like this happened in 2000, just not with an incumbent. Again, I redirect to what you personally can do. Feel free to use comments as an open thread as well. […]

 

I am not yet without hope.

Ian Welsh is a classic stoic. 

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

I am troubled by defining virtue.

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

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

16

Cruise Ships Can Get Ready to Set Sail Again, C.D.C. Says

Roni Caryn Rabin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago

The C.D.C. has issued a conditional order toward certifying companies that can prove they can protect passengers and crews from the coronavirus. 

Actual travel by sea is still a distant wish.

 

17

Time Running Short, Trump and Biden Return to Northern Battlegrounds

Thomas Kaplan and Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago

Surprise victories in the Midwest catapulted President Trump to victory four years ago, and the region again looms as the critical battleground. Both candidates are focusing on it in the final days.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/presidential-polls-trump-biden

 

The pursuit of voters will continue until the polls close.

 

18

N.E.H. Funds Restoration of Statues Toppled During Protests

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago

Statues of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore and a Union Army colonel in Madison, Wis., will be repaired.

 

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

 

Percy Shelley's "Ozymandias"

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.^[4]

 

19

Woman Who Mailed Threat to Susan Collins Gets 30 Months in Prison

John Ismay, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago

Suzanne Muscara, 38, sent a threatening letter to the senator’s home in 2018 after becoming upset with her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice, the authorities said.

 

Don't threaten.

Campaign for a better person.

Do it when the fault first shows.

 

I can ask that Biden supply a pardon.

 

20

Trump Is Said to Set Aside Career Intelligence Briefer to Hear From Advisers Instead

Julian E. Barnes and Adam Goldman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

For weeks, the director of national intelligence has taken over a job usually done by an intelligence officer.

 

In this action Trump again displays his incompetence.

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