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1

Black Lives Matter Meets QAnon as Newest Members of Congress Arrive

Luke Broadwater and Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 24 minutes ago

The freshman class of the 117th Congress, featuring a new crop of conservative women and an ascendant left, is attending an unusual pandemic-era orientation.

 Trumpism is Hansen's disease

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy 

2

How President-Elect Biden Has Managed Trump's Refusal to Concede

Thomas Kaplan and Katie Glueck, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 53 minutes ago

Joe Biden’s first week as president-elect included conversations with world leaders, a little time at his beach house and paying minimal attention to the president who refuses to concede.

 

paying no attention.

 

3

Biden’s Transition Teams Suggest Tougher Wall Street Oversight

Alan Rappeport and Jeanna Smialek, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The president-elect has chosen proponents of stronger regulation to begin reviewing financial agencies.

 

Legislation will be required.

 

4

Biden’s Education Department Will Move Fast to Reverse Betsy DeVos’s Policies

Erica L. Green, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has presented an education agenda that is starkly different from the Trump era, beginning with a far more cautious approach to school reopenings.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/13/us/joe-biden-trump

 

5

Could State Legislatures Pick Electors to Vote for Trump? Not Likely

Trip Gabriel and Stephanie Saul, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Some Trump allies have suggested that Republican lawmakers should override the will of voters who elected Joe Biden the next president.

 

The rules are set.

They will not change for this election.

 

6

As the Pandemic Surges, C.D.C. Issues Increasingly Assertive Advice

Apoorva Mandavilli, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Agency scientists often contradict the Trump administration now, but critics urge a more public stance.

 

The deep state is emerging in the C.D.C. 

7

Trump Pentagon Purge Could Accelerate His Goal to Pull Troops From Afghanistan

Jennifer Steinhauer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

President Trump’s supporters hope he is the president to end America’s longest war.

 

Trump has two problems

Trump does not believe he has lost.  That is not a problem he can fight.

Trump would draw the U.S. troops out of South Asia.

The puppet governments he has installed there  will collapse without U.S. military support.

The collapse will result in a wave of Islamic refugees, unacceptable to racist Trump supporters.

 

I made the problem excessively simple. 

 

8

Liberal New Yorkers Threw Money at Doomed Candidates All Over the U.S.

Ginia Bellafante, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Donations went to glamorous but unwinnable Senate races. Meanwhile, a representative in Brooklyn may lose to a first-time candidate and QAnon supporter.

 

The "Archy Bunkers" are still in the outer boroughs. 

9

Why This Contentious Transition Is So Perilous for the Economy

Austan Goolsbee, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

The coronavirus crisis and the transition of 2020 have the clear potential to spiral out of control, an economist says.

 

I expect that no legislation will pass out of congress for the next two years.

 

10

Trump Floats Improbable Survival Scenarios as He Ponders His Future

Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

There is no grand strategy. President Trump is simply trying to survive from one news cycle to the next.

 

Trump will not rise again.

His disciples Should be martyred.

 

11

The Red Maga Hat and the Trump Campaign

John Herrman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

Millions of Americans put them on during President Trump’s first campaign. Will they ever take them off?

 

A lost cause.

 

12

America Can Have A Boom Economy Six Months From Whenever It Gets Serious

Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 7 hours ago

One of the great problems in America and most of the Western world is that we have been unable to accomplish anything important for over 50 years. The last significant US project was the moon landing. Failure or muddled success is the norm, now. The US even loses or even muddles all its wars, and […]

 

Legislation would be required.

 

13

Election Officials Directly Contradict Trump on Voting System Fraud

David E. Sanger, Matt Stevens and Nicole Perlroth, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

A group of federal, state and local officials working with a Department of Homeland Security agency declared flatly that the election was the most secure in the nation’s history.

 

Trump has been drinking the Kool Aid.

 

14

China Congratulates Biden on Presidential Victory

Raymond Zhong, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

“We respect the choice of the American people,” a spokesman for the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, ending days of conspicuous silence about the election result.

 

China is reading the news.

15

Georgia Will Begin Recounting Votes, With Biden Still Favored

Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

While the review of ballots in Georgia is technically an audit, not a recount, elections officials said it was unlikely to change the outcome in the state, where Joe Biden leads by over 14,000 votes.

 

January twenty first will come and Biden will be president.

 

16

Small Cracks Emerge in G.O.P. Support for Trump’s Baseless Fraud Claims

Shane Goldmacher and Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

President Trump retains a powerful hold on his party. But a growing number of Republican elected officials and party leaders have signaled they will indulge his conspiracy theories for only so long.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html

 

17

A Surging Virus and a Muddled Transition

Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

Shut out by current Trump aides, Biden’s team turns to former ones: This is your morning tip sheet.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/14/us/joe-biden-trump 

See that the Republicans own the the surge.

18

Justice Dept. Finds ‘Poor Judgment’ but No Misconduct in 2006 Jeffrey Epstein Inquiry

Matthew Goldstein and Katie Benner, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago

The results of an internal investigation into Miami prosecutors’ handling of child trafficking allegations against the disgraced financier prompted criticism that the department evaded responsibility.

 

There is plenty of tar and feathers.

 

19

Trump Rebuffs Biden Transition Team, Setting Off Virus and National Security Risks

David E. Sanger and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago

Some Senate Republicans said the president-elect should be given intelligence briefings, and transition team members found workarounds for the president’s stonewalling.

 

The Trump presidency is collapsing.

 

20

A Time to Reflect, and Look Forward

Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

We asked for your thoughts after this chaotic election. You saw hope, sadness, determination, hopelessness … and reasons to carry on.

 

History has not ended.

Some were not thinking.

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1

Why the Arizona and Georgia Races Are Essentially Over, but Not Officially Called

Nate Cohn, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 58 minutes ago

Many networks are still resisting making a projection.

 

Trump is not interested in realism.

 

2

Progressives Press Biden to Limit Corporate Influence in Administration

Eric Lipton and Kenneth P. Vogel, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

As the president-elect begins making personnel choices, the left of the Democratic Party is demanding ethics rules that would ban lobbyists and some consultants.

 

A definition of progress  is necessary

3

Why Polling on The 2020 Presidential Election Missed the Mark

David Leonhardt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

As politics becomes a high-stakes spectator sport, pollsters are reviewing their latest failures. But is part of the problem the public’s overly high expectations of precision?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Racing_Form

 

The Republican party was not properly evaluated.

 

4

Trump Stacks the Pentagon and Intel Agencies With Loyalists. To What End?

David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

So far, there is no evidence the appointees harbor a secret agenda or arrived with an action plan. But their sudden appearance amounts to a purge of the Pentagon’s top civilian hierarchy without recent precedent.

 

Trump has faith in force.

 

5

Here’s What Will Happen Between Election Day and Inauguration Day

Maggie Astor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

President Trump’s attempts to overturn the election results have made the arcane steps that formalize the will of the people a matter of unusual public importance.

 

The steps to the transfer of office are automatic.

 

6

Can Trump Still Win? No. He’s Already Lost.

Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Joe Biden has won enough states by enough votes that President Trump cannot overcome those deficits through legal challenges or recounts.

 

Trump will leave office on schedule.

 

7

‘The Reagans’ Review: Making America Great Again, Round 1

Mike Hale, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

A four-part Showtime documentary takes a hard look at Ronald Reagan’s presidency and sees a wrong turn.

 

Ronald Reagan has joined Calvin Cooledge in obscurity.

 

8

The West Proves Its Incapacity With Covid

Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 5 hours ago

With rare exceptions like New Zealand, the Western response to Covid-19 has been beyond pathetic. This isn’t a complicated problem. You do a lockdown at the start, then ease when cases are essentially extinguished. You build up track and trace, you put in support for businesses and for people who have to isolate. You test […]

 

Denial only makes it worse if it was real.

 

The U.S. should "lock down" and apply relief.

A vaccine will not be a "Magic" fix.

9

Book Review: ‘A Promised Land,’ by Barack Obama

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

This first volume of the former president’s memoirs brims with warmth, humor and introspection.

 

I have no plan to read this memoir.

 

10

How Some Conservatives Have Switched to Parler, Rumble and Newsmax

Mike Isaac and Kellen Browning, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

Since the election, millions have migrated to alternative social media and media sites like Parler, Rumble and Newsmax.

 

Some people plan from fantasy.

 

11

Biden Plans as Trump Holds Out

Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

Biden hires a top aide with experience fighting a viral outbreak: This is your morning tip sheet.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/13/us/joe-biden-trump

 

12

President Trump’s Show Has Been Canceled

James Poniewozik, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

For years, we’ve been living inside a story defined by Donald Trump’s reality-TV worldview. America finally changed the channel.

 

It is moved to pay per view.

13

The President’s Backup Band

Jacob Bernstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago

Absent connections to the world of celebrity, Donald J. Trump minted his own. His White House wasn’t Hollywood, but maybe that was the point.

 

The "band" will suffer a feeding frenzy.

14

Biden Names Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff

Michael D. Shear, Katie Glueck, Maggie Haberman and Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

Mr. Klain, a lawyer and veteran Democratic operative who first worked for the president-elect in the late 1980s when he was a senator, has been a sharp critic of President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus.

 

Biden gets his staff.

 

15

For Pence, the Future Is Tied to Trump as Much as the Present Is

Annie Karni and Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago

If President Trump announces he will run again in 2024, his vice president’s plans could be derailed.

 

Trump and Pence have no happy future.

 

16

Fact-Checked on Facebook and Twitter, Conservatives Switch Their Apps

Mike Isaac and Kellen Browning, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago

Since the election, millions have migrated to alternative social media and media sites like Parler, Rumble and Newsmax.

 

New labels will not help.

 

17

‘I Don’t Have a Happy Ending’: A Pollster on What Went Wrong

Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago

Charles Franklin runs one of the most respected polls of Wisconsin. Here’s his assessment of why his survey and others missed the mark.

 

There is hope people will learn.

 

18

An Intramural Republican Fight Breaks Out Over the C.I.A. Director’s Fate

Julian E. Barnes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

Frustration about Gina Haspel among some of President Trump’s allies stretches back to the impeachment inquiry, officials said.

 

Being a messenger from the real world is dangerous in Trump world.

 

19

Tillis Ekes Out Victory in North Carolina, Bolstering Republicans’ Hold on the Senate

Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

Senator Thom Tillis defeated Cal Cunningham after an expensive and hard-fought race, which was scrambled in the final weeks by revelations that Mr. Cunningham had an extramarital affair.

 

Politicians have no private lives.

 

20

Christopher Miller Named Acting Defense Secretary

Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

President Trump’s new acting secretary of defense began a since-aborted diplomatic gambit last month to negotiate with a Somali terrorist group — drawing the ire of the secretary of state.

 

His tenure will be short.

 

 

 

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1

Barr's Voter Fraud Decision Inflames Tensions With Anticorruption Prosecutors

Katie Benner, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The department’s handling of President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and a potential case against the former interior secretary exacerbated tensions with career prosecutors.

 

Barr is working for Trump.

 

2

Biden Names Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff

Michael D. Shear, Katie Glueck, Maggie Haberman and Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Mr. Klain, a lawyer and veteran Democratic operative who first worked for the president-elect in the late 1980s when he was a senator, has been a sharp critic of President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus.

 

Getting an effective executive together is a necessary step toward healthy survival.

 

3

The Surging Coronavirus Finds a Federal Leadership Vacuum

Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Noah Weiland, Sharon LaFraniere and Andrew Jacobs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

The winter wave has been anticipated for months. Now that it’s here, health officials worry once again about strategy and supplies.

 

Covid-19 is a viral disease.

It has no mind and thus no intention.

Like a liquid it takes the shape of its container.

People contain and restrain infections

 

4

Trump Stacks the Pentagon and Intel Agencies With Loyalists. To What End?

David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

So far, there is no evidence the appointees harbor a secret agenda or arrived with an action plan. But their sudden appearance amounts to a purge of the Pentagon’s top civilian hierarchy without recent precedent.

 

Trump is placing people in favor of force in control and ending the careers 

of people in favor of negotiation.

 

5

For Pence, the Future Is Tied to Trump as Much as the Present Is

Annie Karni and Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

If President Trump announces he will run again in 2024, his vice president’s plans could be derailed.

 

Trump may be spending time in prison.

 

6

Election Showed a Wider Red-Blue Economic Divide

Jed Kolko, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Some partisan differences were scrambled, but places with brighter future prospects swung toward Biden.

 

As expected.

 

7

Fact-Checked on Facebook and Twitter, Conservatives Switch Their Apps

Mike Isaac and Kellen Browning, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Since the election, millions have migrated to alternative social media and media sites like Parler, Rumble and Newsmax.

 

The conservatives want to continue to lie.

 

8

Biden Speaks to European Allies as Strongmen Stay Silent on U.S. Vote

Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

The president-elect’s calls with four Western European leaders signaled a return to diplomatic normalcy and their support for his election win.

 

"Jaw jaw is better than war war"

 

9

‘I Don’t Have a Happy Ending’: A Pollster on What Went Wrong

Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

Charles Franklin runs one of the most respected polls of Wisconsin. Here’s his assessment of why his survey and others missed the mark.

 

Government by focus group doesn't look like a good idea.

Every two years there are "sales numbers".

Government is mostly social engineering.

Breakdowns  are inevitable and unsatisfying.

10

An Intramural Republican Fight Breaks Out Over the C.I.A. Director’s Fate

Julian E. Barnes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

Frustration about Gina Haspel among some of President Trump’s allies stretches back to the impeachment inquiry, officials said.

 

Gina Haspel has been doing the job under difficult circumstances.

 

Trump should not fire her.

 

11

Tillis Ekes Out Victory in North Carolina, Bolstering Republicans’ Hold on the Senate

Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

Senator Thom Tillis defeated Cal Cunningham after an expensive and hard-fought race, which was scrambled in the final weeks by revelations that Mr. Cunningham had an extramarital affair.

 

Racism still matters.

 

12

Who Are Contenders for Biden’s Cabinet?

The New York Times, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

As Joseph R. Biden Jr. begins his presidential transition, here are some of the names that have emerged for top jobs in his administration.

 

The president chooses the cabinet.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson

 

13

Millions Face Loss of Jobless Aid: ‘Without It, I’m Dead in the Water’

Ben Casselman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

Emergency federal programs to assist the unemployed in the pandemic will expire at year’s end if there is no congressional action.

 

Congress will not provide more emergency aid.

 

14

Christopher Miller Named Acting Defense Secretary

Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

President Trump’s new acting secretary of defense began a since-aborted diplomatic gambit last month to negotiate with a Somali terrorist group — drawing the ire of the secretary of state.

 

Trump does not do diplomacy.

Causing Biden pain is his last effort.

 

15

Progressives’ Wish List for Biden Starts With Warren and Sanders

Sydney Ember, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

The Sunrise Movement and Justice Democrats, two of the left’s most prominent groups, are calling on the president-elect to appoint progressive allies to 13 key government positions.

 

Leave Warren and Sanders in the senate.

 

16

Fight Over Gig Workers Persists Despite Win for Uber and Lyft

Noam Scheiber and Kate Conger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

A successful ballot measure in California makes drivers and other workers contractors, but the companies face continued pushback.

 

Uber and Lyft do not pay at a living rate.

There will be a bitter strike.

 

17

Alaskan Don Young Prevails Over Serious Challenge, Easily Winning a 25th Term

Carl Hulse, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

Alyse Galvin, an independent, fell short in her bid to oust the dean of the House, who found himself vulnerable amid economic woes and President Trump’s troubles in Alaska.

 

Alaska is still Seward's ice box. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase

18

2020 Fundraiser

Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 13 hours ago

I am raising funds for 2020. The more funds I raise, the more I write. DONATE OR SUBSCRIBE The specific goals for this year are: A Political and Economic Concept Web Series This will be a collection of articles, all online, linked and available from top menu bar. The goal is to explain various concepts […]

 

The work is probably well worth doing.

Ian Welsh should get a higher podium. 

https://www.ianwelsh.net/the-west-proves-its-incapacity-with-covid/

In other news:

Sooner is better.    As soon as you can is best.

19

Hints on Obamacare’s Future

Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago

Pompeo joins other top Republicans in defying the election results: This is your morning tip sheet.

 

Obama care will survive Trump.

 

20

California’s 40-Year-Old Tax Revolt Survives a Counterattack

Conor Dougherty, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

Voters rejected a bid to modify Proposition 13, a landmark 1978 measure, to remove a tax shield from commercial properties.

 

Proposition 13 is bad policy.

The property tax is a tool of social engineering.  

It limits rents and so homelessness. 

 

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1

Republicans Back Trump’s Refusal to Concede, Declining to Recognize Biden

Nicholas Fandos and Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 56 minutes ago

Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, slammed Democrats for expecting the president to quickly concede and said he had every right to pursue legal challenges.

 

Republicans are not required to recognize the Democratic party victory.

 

2 

The G.O.P. Lines Up Behind Trump

Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Mitch McConnell supports the president’s baseless election claims: This is your morning tip sheet.

 

The GOP is sheltering from their bad judgment.

 

3

Trump Plans PAC in Hopes of Keeping Hold on G.O.P.

Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The PAC could accept donations from an unlimited number of people and spend to benefit other candidates, allowing the president to retain influence in a party remade largely in his image.

 

Trump will not hold the whip.

His will only be the carrot. 

4

The Good Scenario For America’s Future

Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 3 hours ago

So, the default scenario is that Biden rules for 4 to 8 years, maybe Harris for another 4, then we get a more disciplined right wing “populist.” In the meantime, nothing that will actually change the trend-lines has been done about climate change or the continued concentration of wealth and power. America continues to be […]

 

Ian Welsh suffers from tunnel vision.

 

Socialism has been slandered for a hundred and thirty years.

It will not be welcome in these circles of power.

 

5

The Races That Haven’t Been Called

Maggie Astor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

Because so many mail ballots still need to be counted, we don’t yet know who won a lot of congressional races.

 

The votes are cast.  They will be certified.

 

6

Republicans Shy From Asking Trump to Concede

Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

President Trump’s iron grip on his party has inspired love for him among many Republican lawmakers, and fear in others. Neither group will tell him it is time to concede his loss.

 

"Who will bell the cat?"

 

7

Barr Hands Prosecutors the Authority to Investigate Voter Fraud Claims

Katie Benner and Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago

The attorney general said that he had authorized “instances” of investigative steps but that inquiries should not be based on specious claims.

 

Keep counting.

 

8

An Obama Restoration on Foreign Policy? Familiar Faces Could Fill Biden’s Team

Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

The president-elect has several veteran aides to choose from, even as some liberals complain about a return of the foreign policy “Blob.”

 

Foreign policy must be fixed.  

First there must be a foreign policy.

 

9

How Emily Murphy Stands Between Biden's Team and Transition

Michael D. Shear, Maggie Haberman and Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

Emily W. Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration, must formally recognize President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. for the transfer of power to begin.

 

When the votes are certified Biden will be the president elect.

 

10

Trump Appointee Stands Between Biden’s Team and a Smooth Transition

Michael D. Shear, Maggie Haberman and Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

Emily W. Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration, must formally recognize President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. for the transfer of power to begin.

 

She is not Hector.

 

11

Eli Lilly’s Antibody Treatment Gets Emergency F.D.A. Approval

Katie Thomas and Noah Weiland, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

The authorization raised immediate questions about who would get access to the antibody treatments, which are in short supply.

 

Eli Lilly's product is a week late by Republican estimates.

 

12

Biden Moves to Confront a Pandemic Racing Out of Control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. named a panel of health care experts to draft policies to address the coronavirus pandemic, as he implored Americans to wear masks.

 

Covid-19 is a virus.  There can be no confrontation.

 

13

Pandemic Reaches Grim Milestone as Biden Moves to Take Charge

Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

With average new infections totaling 111,000 per day, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is confronting a coronavirus pandemic that is surging out of control.

 

Biden has no power as yet.

 

14

How Trump’s Refusal to Concede Affects Biden’s National Security Transition

Michael S. Schmidt, Julian E. Barnes and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has yet to receive a presidential daily briefing, and it was unclear whether his team would have access to classified information.

 

Biden is not yet the president elect. 

15

Democracy Required Kind of a Lot of Patience, Actually

Katie Glueck and Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

Delaware’s own Joe Biden was eventually named the winner of the 2020 presidential race. By then, Delaware itself had gotten a decent turn in the spotlight, as the nation waited.

 

The press thinks Biden is the president elect.

He is not until the votes are certified.

 

16

Cheri Bustos, who leads House Democrats’ campaign arm, says she won’t seek another term as chairwoman.

Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago

 

There is no royal road to democratic politics.

 

17

Arkansas Police Chief Resigns After Calling for Democrats to Be Executed

John Ismay, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago

Chief Lang Holland of Marshall, Ark., advocated online that Democrats should be attacked and summarily executed. He resigned soon after his comments were made public.

 

Stupidity usually carries a death sentence. 

18

Here’s Where All the Cracks in the ‘Blue Wall’ Were for Biden

Jeremy W. Peters, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. took back Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin by surging in the suburbs. He held his own in big cities, but there were signs of weakness in Black and Latino neighborhoods.

 

Better analysis would be more useful.

 

19

A House Divided

Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago

Joe Biden made national unity a central message of his campaign. But the election showed that unity won’t happen overnight.

 

The progressive long game is not satisfying.

It seems to be the only way.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty

 

20

Jon Meacham, Presidential Historian, Helps Shape the Words of Joe Biden

Annie Karni and John Koblin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago

Jon Meacham, best known for writing about past presidents like Andrew Jackson and George Bush, has helped shape some of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s most significant speeches.

 

I do not know his mind.

Attention will be paid.

 

 

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@18:32, , 11/8/20

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1

Christian Conservatives Respond to Trump’s Loss and Look Ahead

Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 27 minutes ago

Many reflected on how much they had gained in the last four years under the Trump administration.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba

The whole of Christian religion is hearsay.    

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearsay

If a god wants me to know something, she will tell me.

2

Biden Could Roll Back Trump Agenda With Blitz of Executive Actions

Michael D. Shear and Lisa Friedman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

For Joseph R. Biden Jr., who won the election in a deeply divided nation, the early signals he sends as the country’s new leader will be critical.

 

Most executive actions are temporary.

There will be a two year wait for the possibility of congressional action. 

3

Georgia Is a New Political Battleground

Lisa Lerer and Richard Fausset, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Joe Biden’s narrow lead in Georgia and the runoffs that will determine control of the Senate have raised questions as to whether 2020 is a Trumpian aberration or a long-anticipated political shift.

 

 Georgia's economy is no longer dominated by plantations.

 

4

Biden Voters Rebuild a 'Blue Wall' That Trump Smashed

Shane Goldmacher, Nick Corasaniti and Trip Gabriel, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Joe Biden’s victory was particularly sweet for supporters in three states he had to win: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.

 

Observers of the Democratic party and national elections are using a simplistic model.  Political party efforts are much closer to missionary projects.

 

5

Biden's Dogs to Return Presidential Pets to the White House

Christina Morales, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

President Trump was the first president not to have a White House pet in more than 100 years. Mr. Biden will bring two German shepherds, one of which was adopted from a shelter.

 

https://dogtime.com/dog-health/general/16344-25-famous-quotes-about-dogs

 

Click bait.

 

6

Top Republicans Decline to Acknowledge Biden Win as Trump Refuses to Concede

Luke Broadwater, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Former President George W. Bush and a handful of other Republicans congratulated the president-elect, but most party leaders stayed quiet or urged President Trump to fight.

 

Click bait.

 

7

Watch Kamala Harris’ VP Acceptance Speech: Full Transcript

Matt Stevens, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

In her remarks Saturday night, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris acknowledged “all the women who have worked to secure and protect the right to vote” and said: “And I stand on their shoulders.”

 

Kamala Harris did what was necessary and did it well.

 

8

Why the Biden Economy Could Be the Same Long Slog as the Obama Economy

Neil Irwin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

With continuing Republican control of the Senate likely, the sort of large-scale stimulus some economists have urged may be off the table.

 

The Republicans continue to control the purse strings.

 

9

What’s Next for Trump? Family Business Awaits His Return

Ben Protess, Steve Eder and Eric Lipton, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

President Trump has long complained that public office cost him billions. Now he faces the challenge of jump-starting the company that bears his name, while television also beckons.

 

Prison should be in his near future.

 

10

Kamala Harris in Her White Suit

Vanessa Friedman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

This wasn’t about fashion, it was about politics, past and future.

 

Hillary Clinton and women's suffrage were iconographiclly remembered.   

 

11

George W. Bush congratulates Biden on his victory.

Peter Baker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

The former president became the highest profile Republican to publicly call the election in defiance of President Trump’s refusal to accept the results.

 

George W. bush has become a better politician.

 

12

In Pennsylvania, Trump Voter Fury Foretells a Nation Still Divided

Trip Gabriel, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

President Trump has presented no hard evidence of voter fraud, but his charges have riled supporters in Pennsylvania who now insist the election has been stolen.

 

The votes will be certified and the Electoral Congress will vote.

End of Story

13

Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – November 8, 2020

Tony Wikrent, Ian Welsh - 7 hours ago

Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – November 8, 2020 by Tony Wikrent x x The 277 Policies for Which Biden Need Not Ask Permission [The American Prospect, via Naked Capitalism 11-5-20] FAST FACTS: We found 277 policies that can be enacted through executive branch powers in the Biden-Sanders unity task force document. 48 of the […]

 

Keep looking.

More of Trump can be removed.

 

14

What Are Joe Biden's Policies?

Sydney Ember, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

Here’s an overview on President-elect Biden’s positions on coronavirus, health care, the economy, taxes and climate change.

 

Doing the right thing.  It will frighten many.

 

15

Pennsylvania Trump Voters Charge Fraud

Trip Gabriel, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

President Trump has presented no hard evidence of voter fraud, but his charges have riled supporters in Pennsylvania who now insist the election has been stolen.

 

They have no facts.

 

16

China’s state-run news media reacts to Biden’s victory with cautious optimism.

Vivian Wang, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago

 

The Chinese Media are not wrong.

 

17

China’s state-run news media reacts to Biden’s victory with cautious optimism.

Vivian Wang, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago

 

The Chinese Media are not wrong.

 

18 

How Many Danced, Celebrated in the Streets After Biden's Victory

Matt Flegenheimer and Katie Glueck, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago

Defeating President Trump can do strange things for a man’s reputation.

 

Victory deserves celebration.

 

19

Which Four Seasons? Oh, not that one.

Annie Karni and Nick Corasaniti, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago

 

"Never mind"

            Roseanne Rosanadana

 

20

Twitter flagged Trump’s morning tweets as potentially misleading.

Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_of_Heaven

 

Trump lost his legitimacy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legitimacy_(political)

 

 

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1

Denial, and Resignation, From Trump and a Handful of Aides

Maggie Haberman and Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Aides said the president had no plans to immediately deliver the kind of concession speech that has become traditional in past elections, and his campaign vowed to continue waging its legal battle across the country.

 

Trump is in denial.

 

2

Van Jones, breaking down on CNN, invokes George Floyd’s words in declaring Trump’s loss a ‘vindication.’

Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

 

Trump does not lose gracefully.   

He has not lost until the votes are certified. 

Lame duck status is not quite yet.

3

Here's What Time Biden Plans to Speak Tonight

Katie Glueck and Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Joe Biden, joined by his wife, Jill, and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, is expected to speak from Wilmington, Del., after days of vote-counting culminated in his victory on Saturday.

 

No legal change as yet.

 

4

What States Did Joe Biden Win and Lose

Matt Stevens, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Joe Biden had to flip a few states that went to President Trump in 2016 and hold on to Democratic-leaning battleground states to win the election. Here’s how it happened.

 

Racism did not win.

 

5

Joe Biden, the Traditionalist Who Ran as Himself

Katie Glueck and Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Joseph R. Biden Jr. has spent his career devoted to institutions and relationships. And those are the tools he will rely on to govern a fractured nation.

 

Joe Biden is not sworn.  His are politicians promises.

6

Irish Home of Biden’s Great-Great-Great Grandfather Cheers His Victory

Ed O’Loughlin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

He may be five generations removed, but the president-elect is a hometown boy in Ballina, Ireland.

 

Ireland is not in the union.

Their cheers are welcome.

 

7

For Trump voters, shock, disappointment and disbelief.

Ellen Barry, J. David Goodman and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

 

About four years ago Trump voters behaved the same way.

 

8

Democrats cheer ‘historic’ win as race is called for Biden and Harris.

Matt Stevens, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

 

The Republicans Continue in office for seventy days.

 

9

Treasury Secretary Warren? Progressives Line Up to Press Their Agenda on Biden

Sydney Ember, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

With control of the Senate unclear, liberal Democrats are trying to figure out how to achieve their policy goals through the White House.

 

Politicians promises.

 

10

After Warnings It Could Go Off the Rails, the Election Actually Ran Smoothly

Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Amid the logistical challenges of voting in a pandemic, and despite threats of foreign interference, violence and disinformation, the machinery of democracy held up quite well.

 

FUD failed the Republicans for the moment.

 

11

Biden Wins Presidency, Ending Four Tumultuous Years Under Trump

Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Joseph R. Biden Jr. achieved victory offering a message of healing and unity. He will return to Washington facing a daunting set of crises.

 

Trump is in office until inauguration. 

12

Biden defeats Trump in Nevada.

Mike Ives, Jennifer Medina and Dave Philipps, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

 

Stolen thunder.

 

13

Biden Knows Washington Has Changed. He’s Less Sure He Has To.

Matt Flegenheimer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Preparing to assume the presidency in a divided country, Joe Biden confronts the ultimate test of his principal theory of governance: that compromise is good and modest progress is still progress.

 

True enough in general that compromise is best.

Religious Truth does not compromise.

Republicans believe in Truth.

 

14

Biden’s Big Challenge

Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

The unity message won. Now it will face a test.

 

There is no center to Trump's politics.

 

15

Six White House aides, including Trump’s chief of staff, have the coronavirus.

Maggie Haberman and Mike Ives, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

 

Prophylaxis works. 

16

In Oakland, the birthplace of Kamala Harris, the mayor says, ‘It is like a whole new world.’

Thomas Fuller, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

 

Reality does not compromise.

 

17

Kamala Harris Makes History as First Woman and Woman of Color as Vice President

Lisa Lerer and Sydney Ember, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

Ms. Harris, the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father, has risen higher in the country’s leadership than any woman ever before her.

 

There is always a first.

 

18

Celebrations break out in the streets of Washington, about a mile from the White House.

Sabrina Tavernise, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

 

There is no war.

 

19 

Weary ballot counters continue four days after vote as the nation waits for results.

Jenny Gross, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

 

Certifications will come.

 

20

What happens when election results are contested?

Eleanor Lutz, Allison McCann and Amy Schoenfeld Walker, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

 

There is no legal requirement that Trump concede.

Trump will be required to leave office.

 

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https://www.ianwelsh.net/open-thread-80/

 

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

 

 

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