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Man Is Arrested in Stabbing at D.C. Election Protest
Christina Morales, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The confrontation near the White House between supporters and opponents of
President Trump was one of several on Saturday in Washington and in state
capitals across the country.2
Self defense. A knife is not effective against a determined group.
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Electoral College Vote: What to Expect
Isabella Grullón Paz and Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Most states offer livestreams to watch the proceedings, including crucial
battlegrounds won by President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. After Monday’s
vote, the process moves to Congress.
The electoral college will act as required.
They are allowed no choice.
Congress should follow the rules.
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 13, 2020
Tony Wikrent, Ian Welsh - 4 hours ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 13, 2020 by Tony Wikrent
Strategic Political Economy An Ominous Sign: Americans Have Begun Stealing
Food To Survive [ZeroHedge, via Mike Norman Economics 12-11-20] Authored by
Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper blog, If you’ve been waiting for a
sign that things are really bad economically in the […]
Tony Wikrent wants Red revolution.
I want the socialist revolution that happened here in 1789.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States
The conservatives have resisted from the beginning.
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Trump Allies Eye Long-Shot Election Reversal in Congress
Nicholas Fandos and Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Some House Republicans plan to try to use Congress’s tallying of electoral
results on Jan. 6 to tip the election to President Trump. The attempt will
put Republicans in a pinch.
I will accept the aristocratc effort. They must accept their defeat.
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Meet the Electoral College’s Biggest Critics: Some of the Electors Themselves
Nicholas Casey, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
“Do we really want 538 Bob Nemanichs electing our president?” Bob Nemanich,
a former elector, doesn’t. And he is hopeful that 2020 might put future
electors out of a gig.
The electoral college is a superceeded device to make order out of chaos.
There is little chaos in the party primary system, a late development.
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‘An Indelible Stain’: How the G.O.P. Tried to Topple a Pillar of Democracy
Jim Rutenberg and Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
The Supreme Court repudiation of President Trump was also a blunt rebuke to
Republican leaders who
had put their interests ahead of the country’s.
They must be remembered as Aaron Burr is remembered.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Burr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr_conspiracy
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‘Very High Risk’: Longshoremen Want Protection From the Virus So They Can Stay on the Job
Pranshu Verma, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Port workers want early access to the coronavirus vaccine so they can
prevent outbreaks that could shut down the nation’s ports and further
damage the economy.
The longshoremen must wait their turn with the meat cutters.
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Opinion Writer Argues Jill Biden Should Drop the ‘Dr.’
Michael Levenson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Many women said Joseph Epstein’s suggestion in The Wall Street Journal was
blatantly sexist and underscored the way men often dismiss women’s
credentials.
Dr. Jill Biden earned her hood at an accredited institution.
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Rep. Max Rose Launches Exploratory Bid to Run for N.Y.C. Mayor
Katie Glueck, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
The congressman, who lost his re-election bid last month, is casting
himself as a blunt populist who would end New York’s cycle of “broken
politics.”
Max Rose is welcome to run if he can get on the ballot.
The City of New York seems to have healthy politics.
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Biden Faces Intense Pressure From All Sides as He Seeks Diverse Cabinet
Michael D. Shear and Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
The pressure on the Democratic president-elect is intense, even as his
efforts to ensure ethnic and gender diversity already go far beyond those
of President Trump. And it’s coming from all sides.
Most sides have no standing. There is no way for them to exert pressure.
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Under Biden, Justice Dept. Lawyers Seek a Shield From Partisan Battles
Katie Benner, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
When justice is political it is revolutionary.
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10 Months Later, Iowa Democrats Blame National Party for Caucus Meltdown
Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
With the future of Iowa’s first-in-the-nation Democratic caucuses in
jeopardy, the state party sought to shift blame for a breakdown that
delayed results for days after the Feb. 3 contest.
The problem was inappropriat security.
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Republicans Find Themselves Speechless Following a Supreme Court Defeat
Stephanie Saul and Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
A ruling against President Trump appears to leave no avenue forward for the
president, forcing Republicans to “play the hand we’re dealt.”
The Supreme Court said no.
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Trump Castigates Barr for Not Publicly Disclosing Hunter Biden Investigation
Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
The critical tweets echoed the president’s attacks on Jeff Sessions, his
first attorney general.
It is never Trump's fault.
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You Can’t Buy Anything That Matters When It Matters (Covid Vaccine Edition)
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 1 day ago
… unless you have control over the production facilities. Rich countries
will get access to coronavirus vaccines first – for poorer ones, the
timeline will stretch until 2024 (at the earliest)
pic.twitter.com/UgLieumAFr — Agathe Demarais (@AgatheDemarais) December 11,
2020 I think this map is a little inaccurate, but it makes the point. Money
matters, yes, […]
Money and politics both matter.
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Biden’s Iowa Bus Tour Is Headed for a D.C. Reunion
Sydney Ember and Katie Glueck, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
A year ago, Joe Biden was on a grim bus tour through Iowa, joined by many
old friends, including Tom Vilsack and John Kerry. Now Mr. Biden wants to
bring some of the crew back to Washington with him.
Biden wants competant people he knows around him.
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F.D.A. Clears Pfizer Vaccine, and Millions of Doses Will Be Shipped Right Away
Katie Thomas, Sharon LaFraniere, Noah Weiland, Abby Goodnough and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
An initial shipment of about 2.9 million doses of the vaccine will be sent
around the United States over the next week.
Injections have started.
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6 Georgia Residents Who Exemplify Modern Atlanta
Gisela Williams, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
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Atlanta is a young city. I wish the kids joy.
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What Will D.J.T. Do?
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
That’s the question that could define the Republican Party for years to
come, even as the president’s time in Washington winds down.
DJT will leave the office and spend time in court and in prison
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Justice Department Carries Out 10th Execution This Yeara
Hailey Fuchs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Alfred Bourgeois was put to death by lethal injection for murdering his
2-year-old daughter.
DJT likes the feeling of power when he orders a death.
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