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Ad Spending Soars in Georgia Races With Stakes Far Beyond Georgia
Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
With control of the Senate up for grabs, the two Georgia runoff races have
come to feel more like national elections than statewide ones.
Control of the national legislature is at stake.
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Trump Incentives for Signing Peace Accords With Israel Could Be at Risk
Lara Jakes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Diplomatic sweeteners for joining the Abraham Accords that were offered to
Morocco, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates could be rejected by Congress
or reversed by the incoming Biden administration.
Trump is caught in half measures
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 20, 2020
Tony Wikrent, Ian Welsh - 5 hours ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 20, 2020 by Tony Wikrent
Strategic Political Economy America’s Survival Depends on Bankrupting the
Republican Party Thom Hartmann: [via LA Progressive 12-18-2020] Large parts
of the Republican base now join conspiracists in the misguided belief that
vaccine manufacturers are participating in mind-control experiments and
that public health measures […]
There is no news here.
All the articles have been seen.
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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.
Some judges are honest.
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What Books Should Biden Read? We Asked 22 Writers
Noor Qasim, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
George Will, Min Jin Lee, David Frum, Van Jones and others offer their
recommendations to the president-elect.
These authors are trying.
Biden has a staff to point his attention.
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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 - 7 hours 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 lost the election.
The voters did not need help in deciding.
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Biden Announces Climate Team, Including Gina McCarthy, Deb Haaland and Michael Regan
Lisa Friedman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours 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.
Biden can go on to the next problem.
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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 - 12 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 is shrinking.
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Lawmakers Resolve Fed Dispute as They Race to Close Stimulus Deal
Emily Cochrane and Jeanna Smialek, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 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.
This is a compromise that is a loss and a defeat.
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Congress Grasps for Stimulus Deal as Fed Dispute Poses Final Hurdle
Emily Cochrane and Jeanna Smialek, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 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.
There is not enough relief in this bill.
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Biden Cabinet Leans Centrist, Leaving Some Liberals Frustrated
Michael D. Shear and Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 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 left did not triumph.
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In Last Rush, Trump Grants Mining and Energy Firms Access to Public Lands
Eric Lipton, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
The outgoing administration is pushing through approval of corporate
projects over the opposition of environmental groups and tribal communities.
Trump is leaving another poison pill behind.
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Trump Appointee Seeks to Cut Off Funding for Global Internet Access Group
Pranshu Verma, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 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.
An attempt to limit foreign trade.
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Who Will Replace Kamala Harris? It’s About More Than a Senate Seat
Jennifer Medina, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The question of who should be chosen as California’s next senator is a
battle between Black and Latino representation.
The governor of California will decide.
I trust him to do it properly.
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Trump Contradicts Pompeo Over Russia’s Role in Hack
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day 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.
Trump is jumping to conclusions again.
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Pompeo Says Russia Was Behind Cyberattack on U.S.
David E. Sanger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day 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 made the first leap.
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The Newest Guardians of the Galaxy Are Run by the U.S. Military
Christina Morales, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day 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.
Low earth orbit is not the Galaxy.
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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 - 1 day 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.
This is a poison pill.
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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 will be prepared when inaugurated.
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