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Trump Discussed Naming Sidney Powell as Special Counsel on Election Fraud
Maggie Haberman and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 33 minutes ago
In a meeting at the White House on Friday, President Trump weighed
appointing Sidney Powell, who promoted conspiracy theories about rigged
voting machines, to investigate voter fraud
Trump believes.more torture will change his loss.
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Biden Announces Climate Team, Including Gina McCarthy, Deb Haaland and Michael Regan
Lisa Friedman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The president-elect said he has chosen a team that prioritizes making clean
energy jobs and environmental protection a cornerstone of his economic
plans.
They read like good choices.
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What Books Should Biden Read? We Asked 22 Writers
Noor Qasim, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
George Will, Min Jin Lee, David Frum, Van Jones and others offer their
recommendations to the president-elect.
No single hero will rescue American government.
Books are words. Actions will be required. Take the advice of several technical experts.
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A President Who Can’t Put Aside Grudges, Even for Good News
Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
The past week served as a preview of Mr. Trump’s post-presidency: no
leadership on debates within his party, but keen attention to waging
personal vendettas and cultivating his supporters.
Trump was not and will not be "the man on a white horse".
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A Conservative Justice in Wisconsin Says He Followed the Law, Not the Politics
Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Like officials in Arizona and Georgia, Justice Brian Hagedorn is a longtime
Republican who is now under fire for ruling against President Trump’s
challenges to the election.
Conservatives invent law.
That is not a bad condition.
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Lawmakers Resolve Fed Dispute as They Race to Close Stimulus Deal
Emily Cochrane and Jeanna Smialek, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
Top senators appeared to strike an agreement on the central bank’s lending
powers as they struggled to clear away the last sticking points in the $900
billion compromise plan.
Relief rather than Stimulus is needed.
The stimulus deal is a dead letter.
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Congress Grasps for Stimulus Deal as Fed Dispute Poses Final Hurdle
Emily Cochrane and Jeanna Smialek, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Leaders struggled to clear away the last sticking points in the $900
billion compromise plan, including a stubborn disagreement over the central
bank’s lending powers.
Trump will not sign the bill.
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Biden Cabinet Leans Centrist, Leaving Some Liberals Frustrated
Michael D. Shear and Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Still a work in progress, the president-elect’s personnel choices are more
pragmatic and familiar than ideological. It’s what he campaigned on, but
the left had hoped for more.
The hopes of the left are usually disapointed.
Biden is the furthest left that could win election.
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In Last Rush, Trump Grants Mining and Energy Firms Access to Public Lands
Eric Lipton, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The outgoing administration is pushing through approval of corporate
projects over the opposition of environmental groups and tribal communities.
Trump is a sadist.
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Trump Appointee Seeks to Cut Off Funding for Global Internet Access Group
Pranshu Verma, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Michael Pack, the head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, is moving to
stop federal funding of the Open Technology Fund, which develops tools that
allow people to get around controls on internet access.
Walled Gardens are targets for development.
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Who Will Replace Kamala Harris? It’s About More Than a Senate Seat
Jennifer Medina, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
The question of who should be chosen as California’s next senator is a
battle between Black and Latino representation.
That replacement is Governor Gavin Newsom's duty and privelege.
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Trump Contradicts Pompeo Over Russia’s Role in Hack
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
Hours after the secretary of state said that Moscow was behind the vast
cybersecurity breach, the president suggested it might have been China and
downplayed the severity of the attack.
The president Putin made does not know.
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Pompeo Says Russia Was Behind Cyberattack on U.S.
David E. Sanger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
But President Trump later took to Twitter to minimize the hack and suggest
that it might have been China, not Russia, that carried it out.
Pompeo was guessing.
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The Newest Guardians of the Galaxy Are Run by the U.S. Military
Christina Morales, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
On the first-anniversary celebration of the newest branch of the U.S. armed
forces, Vice President Mike Pence announced that Space Force members would
be called Guardians.
Pence displays a disapointing lack of creativity.
The task is beyond human capability.
"We has met the enemy and he is us!"
Walt Kelly
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Can a Televised Vaccination Undo Months of Skepticism?
Jeremy W. Peters, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
A few minutes of morning television distilled the various ways that
President Trump and his political allies have undermined confidence in the
science about the virus.
No
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Trump Discussed Naming Campaign Lawyer as Special Counsel on Election Fraud
Maggie Haberman and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
In a meeting at the White House on Friday, the president weighed appointing
Sidney Powell, who promoted conspiracy theories about rigged voting
machines, to probe voter fraud.
Trump is a sadist.
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Open Thread
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 1 day ago
Feel free to use the comments section to discuss topics unrelated to recent
posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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What Biden’s Team Tells Us
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
In our last newsletter of 2020, let’s look at what Joe Biden’s emerging
administration might mean for the political battles of 2021.
Biden did not lie to get elected.
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F.D.A. Clears Moderna's Covid Vaccine
Denise Grady, Abby Goodnough and Noah Weiland, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second coronavirus vaccine
for emergency use, clearing the way for millions more Americans to be
immunized next week.
More is better.
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Congress Clears Two-Day Spending Extension to Finalize Stimulus Deal
Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The short time frame signaled optimism that Congress could come to
agreement on the $900 billion economic recovery plan, but a last-minute
dispute over the Fed’s lending powers emerged as a stubborn final sticking
point.
It is not enough.
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