Saturday, December 5, 2020

@8:30, , 12/4/20

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Biden Asks Fauci to Stay, and Plans a Mask Plea
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
If the president asks Americans to wear masks, will they listen? This is your morning tip sheet.
 
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/04/world/covid-19-coronavirus
 
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In Blue States and Red, Pandemic Upends Public Services and Jobs
Patricia Cohen, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
As a standoff over federal aid persists, state and local governments are making deep budget cuts. “Everything’s going to slow down,” one official 
 
said.https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/04/world/covid-19-coronavirus
The Trump rump is doing what it can to ruin the Biden administration.
 
3
Trump Associates Said to Have Been Scrutinized in Suspected Pardon Scheme
Michael S. Schmidt, Kenneth P. Vogel, Katie Benner and Adam Goldman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
A billionaire from the San Francisco area sought clemency for a psychologist convicted of monetary crimes. The Republican donor Elliott Broidy and a lawyer who later represented Jared Kushner were enlisted.
 
The Prosecutors are saving money.
 

Trump has raised $207.5 million since Election Day combined with the Republican Party.
Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
 
Trump should not get another chance.
Good governance is not a random event.
 
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Harris Adds to a Diverse Staff Where a Majority, Like Their Boss, Are Women of Color
Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
Her chief of staff will be Tina Flournoy, who had the same job with President Bill Clinton after he left office.
 
By their actions we shall know them.
 
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Trump Lost the 2020 Election. He Has Raised $207.5 Million Since.
Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago
President Trump’s nonstop fund-raising in the month after his loss at the polls ensures his new political operation — whatever shape it takes — will continue to be well-financed.
 
Trump has provided The Best Government Money Can Buy. 

7
Wisconsin’s Top Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit
Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
The Supreme Court in the state narrowed yet another legal path for the Trump campaign as it tries to overturn his loss to Joe Biden.
 
Trump will try the Federal courts.
 
8
Unemployment Claims Drop, but Holiday Week May Be a Factor
Nelson D. Schwartz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
The decline was the first in three weeks, despite a resurgence of Covid-19 cases. Economists warn of more job losses ahead.
 
"Figures don't lie but liars figure."
 
9
House Democrats choose Sean Patrick Maloney to steer their campaign arm before a fight to protect their majority.
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
 
Start early.
The Democratic majority is under attack.
 
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Democrats Pick Campaign Chief for Uphill Bid to Protect House Majority
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Stung by big losses in the elections that shrank their majority, Democrats selected Representative Sean Patrick Maloney of New York to reboot their campaign operation ahead of the 2022 midterms.
 
The Republicans are better organized.
The Democrats must build their coalition anew.
 
11
Justice Dept. Suit Says Facebook Discriminates Against U.S. Workers
Cecilia Kang and Mike Isaac, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
The complaint, which targets the company’s hiring of immigrants on temporary visas, opens a new front in Washington’s battle against Big Tech.
 
Bait and switch is near  to fraud.
 
12
Biden picks Brian Deese to lead National Economic Council, signaling focus on climate and economic recovery.
Jim Tankersley and Lisa Friedman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
 
By their actions we shall know them.
 
13
Georgia Was a Big Win for Democrats. Black Women Did the Groundwork.
Astead W. Herndon, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago
Before the Democratic Party invested in Georgia, or President Trump and Joe Biden saw it as a battleground, Black political organizers devoted years of hard work to turning out voters.
 
The women of Georgia have earned their reward.
 
14
U.S. Used Patriot Act to Gather Logs of Website Visitors
Charlie Savage, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
A disclosure sheds new light on a high-profile national security law as lawmakers prepare to revive a debate over it in the Biden administration.
 
The patriot act is an error.
 
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Sale of Arctic Refuge Oil and Gas Leases Is Set for Early January
Henry Fountain, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
The Trump administration’s announcement sets the stage for leases to be in the hands of oil companies before president-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is sworn in.
 
Another error.
The price of oil is down.
 
16
The Rise of the Guillotine
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 21 hours ago
There was a time when almost no one would have put forward anything like the below, today, guillotine references are routine. Today’s parents have forgotten that children’s play should teach them how to be responsible adults. pic.twitter.com/bGprm9rv09 — Will works for the working class (@ClassFirster) December 3, 2020 Back in the 2000s I spent a […]
 
A reign of terror is never a good thing.
 
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How Is Trump’s Lawyer Jenna Ellis ‘Elite Strike Force’ Material?
Jeremy W. Peters and Alan Feuer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
She bills herself as a “constitutional law attorney.” Her experience doesn’t align with the sort of lawyer she plays on TV.
 
On T.V. others write the lines.
 
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Prolific stock trades by David Perdue involved companies within his committees’ oversight.
Stephanie Saul, Kate Kelly and Michael LaForgia, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
 
I would call it insider trading.
 
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Suit claiming inaugural committee overpaid a Trump hotel moves forward as Ivanka Trump testifies.
Eric Lipton, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
 
"A skilled prosecutor can indight  a ham sandwich." 

 
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