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The Clash of Liberal Wonks That Could Shape the Economy, Explained
Neil Irwin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 44 minutes ago
They all agree pandemic aid is warranted, but the question is how big and
how quickly.
Now and more.
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Georgia Officials Review Trump's Phone Call to Raffensperger
Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 53 minutes ago
The office of Georgia’s secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, has
initiated a fact-finding inquiry into Donald Trump’s January phone call to
Mr. Raffensperger pressuring him to “find” votes.
"Finding"votes after the polls close is corruption.
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How Alan Dershowitz Became a Force in Clemency Grants
Kenneth P. Vogel and Nicholas Confessore, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The lawyer Alan M. Dershowitz, who represented the former president in his
first impeachment trial, used his access for a wide array of clients as
they sought pardons or commutations.
Alan Dershowitz has been skating close to the limits.
Trump felt invulnerable.
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Anne Feeney, Fierce and Tireless Protest Singer, Dies at 69
Clay Risen, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
She quit her legal career to play music full time, performing more than
4,000 shows over 30 years in union halls and punk bars and on picket lines.
She had the problem right.
Cost cutting is most easily done by going offshore.
Sabotage was never very efective.
Otto von Bismarck bought labor peace with socialism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck
Work on the politicians.
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Biden Administration Urged to Drop Julian Assange Case
Charlie Savage, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
A Friday deadline in the London extradition case may force the Biden
administration to decide whether to keep pursuing a Trump-era policy.
"A coalition of civil liberties and human rights groups urged the Biden
administration on Monday to drop efforts to extradite the WikiLeaks
founder Julian Assange from Britain and prosecute him."
Assange has commited no crime in the U.S.
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John Fetterman Will Run for Pennsylvania’s Open Senate Seat
Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The former mayor of Braddock, Pa., is positioning himself as the rarest of
figures in 21st American politics — a populist Democrat hoping to unite the
party’s left wing with former Trump supporters.
The rustbelt may be vulnerable to a Fetterman assault.
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How Trump’s Impeachment Trial Will Unfold
Nicholas Fandos and Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Here is a broad overview of how the trial will unfold under the terms of
the rules by Senate leaders.
The Democrats do not have the votes to convict Trump of high crimes and misdemenors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_crimes_and_misdemeanors
He is guilty but will escape by a hung jury.
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Bitcoin Is Reactionary Money
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 4 hours ago
This is only the second time I’ve written about Bitcoin. I have friends who
have done very well off it, and Bitcoin’s fans are fanatical about it. This
post will probably get more hate than everything else I’ve written
combined. The reason they’re fanatical is that it’s made many of them
filthy rich, for doing […]
It is a bubble and will colapse.
When is the question.
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Ilyse Hogue Reflects on the Future of Roe v. Wade
Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
In an interview, Ms. Hogue discussed a tumultuous era for abortion rights
and the future of Roe v. Wade.
I believe reproductive freedom is necessary.
Roe v Wade should be codified into federal law.
The choice is the woman's in all cases.
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Who Are David Schoen and Bruce Castor, Trump’s Impeachment Trial Lawyers?
Charlie Savage, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
The former president’s defense team brings together an Alabama civil rights
and criminal defense lawyer and a former Pennsylvania prosecutor best known
for not charging Bill Cosby.
Trump does not have or need effective legal argument.
He has about forty percent of the senate.
The senate is the jury and must form a super majority to convict.
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In the Battle for the Capitol, Veterans Fought on Opposite Sides
Jennifer Steinhauer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Military veterans trying to defend the Capitol on Jan. 6 were taunted by
veterans in the pro-Trump mob who were storming it. Both felt they were
doing their patriotic duty in a fractured country.
Citizen soldiers has bin an ideal.
Citizens have no special knowledge of law.
It is interesting that the mob was white and the police were mostly black.
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No More Playing Nice: 5 Highlights From the Mayor’s Race
Emma G. Fitzsimmons, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Katie Glueck, Jeffery C. Mays and Andy Newman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
The candidates make stronger attacks against one another, as a Republican
enters the race hoping to court Hispanic voters.
I have no reason to choose among this lot.
"I have no dog in this fight,"
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Covid Crossroads: The Haves, Have-nots and Those Waiting
Jennifer Steinhauer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Frustration and at times resentment among those struggling to get a shot,
and tempered elation on the other side of the divide.
Trump left a problem behind him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgement_of_Paris
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Reporter Prepares to Cover His Second Impeachment Trial
Katie Van Syckle, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Nicholas Fandos, a congressional correspondent who is reporting on his
second presidential impeachment, talks about what seems similar and what
feels different.
The transcripts will be detailed.
The visuals may be fresh.
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Biden Appointments Signal a Trade Approach That Hews to the Left
Ana Swanson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Many appointees who will fill the ranks of the Office of the United States
Trade Representative have close ties to congressional Democrats and a focus
on worker rights and enforcing trade deals.
Any approach to trade will be to the left of Trump.
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Joe Biden Commutes Home to Delaware. A Few Things Have Changed.
Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
As he had done countless times in his career in public office, Joe Biden
returned to the Wilmington suburbs from Washington on Friday — this time,
as the commander in chief.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_757
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Biden Administration Moves to Rejoin U.N. Human Rights Council
Katie Rogers, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
President Donald J. Trump withdrew the United States from the council in
2018, but the Biden administration plans to “engage with it in a principled
fashion” going forward.
If one is not there, one cannot speak.
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Impeachment Case Against Trump Aims to Marshal Outrage of Capitol Attack
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
Armed with lessons from the last impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump,
prosecutors plan a shorter, video-heavy presentation to confront
Republicans with the fury they felt around the Capitol riot.
It will not matter if it does not break McConnell's disciplin.
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Breaking With G.O.P., Top Conservative Lawyer Says Trump Can Stand Trial
Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Charles J. Cooper, a stalwart of the conservative legal establishment, said
that Republicans were wrong to assert that it is unconstitutional for a
former president to be tried for impeachable offenses.
There is precident for trying a recently dismissed federal office holder.
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Democrats to Unveil Up to $3,600 Child Tax Credit as Part of Stimulus Bill
Emily Cochrane and Alan Rappeport, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The credit would send monthly payments to millions of Americans under
certain income thresholds for a year starting in July.
Late is better than never.
Parents will find it a great relief.
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