Biden’s Quietly Radical Care Plan [Click] “The candidate is talking about child care and elder care in the same breath, and making them part of his economic package. Both changes are long overdue.” Otto von Bismarck realized their value to the strength of the German nation and included them in his social legislation in the 1880’s, as memory serves me.
From behind a paywall about Biden’s VP search: “The reality is that no one really knows what Biden is thinking. It’s quite possible — likely, in fact — that recent leaks on the running mate search are simply designed to generate buzz in a very tough news environment. If I had to bet, I’d say Biden ultimately makes a more conventional pick than some of the recent names being floated.”
OHIO: As of Monday afternoon, there have been at least 93,963 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 3,539 deaths, and 10,992 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
Mail Delays Frustrate Philadelphia Residents [Click] And it certainly isn’t just Philadelphia. Stories floating around are that the postal workers will expedite voting materials above all else. I am thinking of using a voting drop box this time.
Originally from the NY Times: Elizabeth Warren’s Journey on Race Is a Preview of Her Party’s [Click] “She did the work and continues to do the work,” said Angela Peoples, director of Black Womxn For, who recently co-wrote an op-ed urging Biden to select Warren as his running mate over several Black women. “That’s the model that I would love to see other Democrats follow.”
Trump’s Assault on Mail Voting Threatens His Reelection [Click] Bizarre: A potentially decisive slice of Trump’s battleground-state base. . .— said that getting a ballot in the mail would make them less likely to vote in November.”
Our Dear Leader is incapable of strategy, and makes sure it doesn't happen--might make him look bad.
ReplyDeleteCoronavirus: New 90-minute tests for Covid-19 and flu 'hugely beneficial' [Click] In the UK; not in the US, of course. Also no charge to patient; that socialized medicine sure is awful. Don’t know how those Brits can stand it.
I never associated Vermont with tornadoes.
ReplyDeleteI hope they behaved themselves.
DeleteThey are rare (typically broken up by the mountains), but we do get the occasional F0 or F1 tornado, or maybe a waterspout on Lake Champlain.
DeleteBiden’s Quietly Radical Care Plan [Click] “The candidate is talking about child care and elder care in the same breath, and making them part of his economic package. Both changes are long overdue.” Otto von Bismarck realized their value to the strength of the German nation and included them in his social legislation in the 1880’s, as memory serves me.
ReplyDeleteRIP John Hume: Nobel Peace Prize winner, aged 83
ReplyDeletehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-44753271
The Election Is Being Overshadowed [Click] “the election isn’t close to being the top story right now.”
ReplyDeleteTrump’s Attacks on Mail Voting May Hurt GOP Turnout [Click] So the effect seems to be continuing. Also here, a link to a video from 2004 showing Trump struggling to vote in person.
A new University of Akron poll in Ohio finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in the presidential race, 46% to 42%.
Biden’s Electoral Advantage Grows [Click] “It’s hard to believe that the hole President Trump dug for himself could get deeper, but it has.”
Biden Makes a Play for Texas [Click]
Republicans Prep for Leadership Battle If Trump Loses [Click] Fighting over who will be captain after the Titanic sinks?
From behind a paywall about Biden’s VP search:
“The reality is that no one really knows what Biden is thinking. It’s quite possible — likely, in fact — that recent leaks on the running mate search are simply designed to generate buzz in a very tough news environment. If I had to bet, I’d say Biden ultimately makes a more conventional pick than some of the recent names being floated.”
I have been feeling that Biden's VP search has been suspiciously leaky of late.
DeletePeter Beinart: Biden Goes Big Without Sounding Like It [Click]
ReplyDelete“Perceived as a moderate, he has embraced strikingly progressive goals without facing any political backlash.” Hmmmmm…..
VT: 1427known cases (+1)
ReplyDelete57 deaths x 5 days
134 active cases
Recovered 1240 (+2)
In Hospital = 1 (-1)
Tests 97,238 (+557)
OHIO: As of Monday afternoon, there have been at least 93,963 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 3,539 deaths, and 10,992 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
ReplyDeleteMail Delays Frustrate Philadelphia Residents [Click] And it certainly isn’t just Philadelphia. Stories floating around are that the postal workers will expedite voting materials above all else. I am thinking of using a voting drop box this time.
ReplyDeleteA new Global Strategy Group (D) poll in Wisconsin finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in the presidential race, 51% to 42%.
ReplyDeleteE. J. Dionne: Trump and the GOP are making a New New Deal necessary [Click] I could go for an electoral outcome reminiscent of 1932.
ReplyDeleteNY Intelligencer: Elizabeth Warren Is Still Campaigning [Click] And working closely with Biden.
ReplyDeleteOriginally from the NY Times: Elizabeth Warren’s Journey on Race Is a Preview of Her Party’s [Click] “She did the work and continues to do the work,” said Angela Peoples, director of Black Womxn For, who recently co-wrote an op-ed urging Biden to select Warren as his running mate over several Black women. “That’s the model that I would love to see other Democrats follow.”
Daily KOS: Why we shouldn't worry about Elizabeth Warren's Senate seat (if she's picked for VP) [Click]
Republican Senators Commit Political Suicide by Holding Up Stimulus in Election Year [Click] I, for one, certainly hope so!
ReplyDelete"That's How They Got Capone": Filing by NY Prosecutors Indicates Broader Probe Into Alleged Trump Tax Fraud [Click]
ReplyDeleteTrump’s Assault on Mail Voting Threatens His Reelection [Click] Bizarre: A potentially decisive slice of Trump’s battleground-state base. . .— said that getting a ballot in the mail would make them less likely to vote in November.”
ReplyDeleteHHS’ Last-Minute Order To Hospitals On COVID Data Created Weeks Of Chaos [Click] Gee, who could ever have anticipated the like?
ReplyDeleteCoronavirus: How pandemic pods and zutors are changing homeschooling [Click]
ReplyDeleteThe forgotten mine that built the atomic bomb [Click]
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