Michael Cohen
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Get on board or be called a ‘bigot’: dilemma facing parents against Carranza’s ‘Diversity’
In hindsight, I should have suspected we had crossed over some bizarre new threshold of weaponized policy rhetoric when the education bureaucrats selling a new middle school admissions system to an…
Michael Cohen
Last word on this, but this recent piece by @MattWelch in the New York Post on the implementation of NYC's Diversity Plan is excellent and worth a read.
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump says he would listen if foreigners offered dirt on opponents
In an ABC News exclusive, President Donald Trump said he may not alert the FBI to overtures from foreign governments during the 2020 race.
Michael Cohen
FYI: Might be worth re-watching this Trump interview with George Stephanopoulos in which he said he would take help from a foreign government offering dirt on one of his opponents
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Barack Obama’s Biggest Mistake
It rhymes with ‘schneo-liberalism.’ It was an economic disaster and a political dead end.
Bernie Sanders Probably Won the WFP Membership Vote
The Working Families Party won't release its membership's vote on who to endorse for president, so here’s our math: Bernie probably won.
Warren offers America a sharp choice - The Boston Globe
If Warren or Sanders becomes the Democratic nominee, it would provide Americans with as clear a political choice as any we’ve seen in our lifetimes.
Now, our operation is small, but there's a lot of potential for "aggressive" expansion.
The Joker: Now, our operation is small, but there's a lot of potential for "aggressive" expansion. So, which one of you fine gentlemen would like to join our...
How Did Lauren Duca’s Revolution Backfire?
The viral writer wants to galvanize young people with her new book, How to Start a Revolution. But past controversies — and a new complaint filed by her New York University students — threaten to undermine her message.
‘Get real’: Senior Democrats shut down Kavanaugh impeachment push
Democratic leaders are panning new demands by the left to oust the Supreme Court justice.
Michael Cohen
I have great respect for Pat Leahy (mostly because he’s a Deadhead) but this is embarrassing. Maybe one way to stop these mistakes from happening is to hold political leaders accountable politico.com/story/2019/09/… pic.twitter.com/Xty8ehrwVg
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Trenton councilman defends McBride, says 'Jew down' is just a 'statement of speech'
Longtime Trenton City Councilman George Muschal says that will he didn’t hear a colleague make an anti-Semitic slur but says he’s heard the term “Jew them
Trenton councilwoman Robin Vaughn claims anti-Semitic slur 'is a verb,' demands leak investigation
TRENTON — Councilwoman Robin Vaughn claimed in defending embattled council president Kathy McBride that “to Jew someone down is a verb” and demanded the city law department investigate the source
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Michael Cohen
I can’t decide what’s more mind-boggling about this story: that head of the Trenton City Council accused a Jewish city attorney of trying “to Jew her down” ... or that another councilwoman is defending her w/ the argument that “to Jew” someone is a verb trentonian.com/news/trenton-c… pic.twitter.com/7o9T6JDxkN
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Antonio Brown: His pattern of disturbing behavior
Exclusive: Accusations range from a previously untold account of sexual misconduct, a charity auction theft, multiple domestic incidents, and a long list of unpaid debts. Numerous conversations with people who have dealt with Brown, as well as...
65 Block Parties, 5 Boroughs, 20 Photographers: See What They Found
Join New Yorkers from Brooklyn to the Bronx as they dance, eat and play in the streets.
Time to discuss the issue that shall not be named: Joe Biden’s age - The Boston Globe
Political insiders talk about it incessantly in private. Now, they need to take the conversation public.
Have the Patriots not learned anything by now? - The Boston Globe
They shouldn’t even entertain the prospect of playing Antonio Brown until more is learned.
Who Will Win The Third Democratic Debate?
How Democratic voters feel about the presidential candidates before and after the third primary debate of the 2020 election cycle
Ivanka tells donors she got her moral compass from her dad
Trump’s family and allies are getting personal with donors, dishing out morsels about life in the White House.
Live updates: The September Democratic presidential primary debate - The Boston Globe
Globe writers and editors will be providing live updates from the third Democratic presidential primary debate.
Michael Cohen
Over at the Boston Globe we're going to be live blogging tonight's debate ... so join us here
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Trump Flirts With $15 Billion Bailout for Iran, Sources Say
Trump says he hates the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran. But he’s toying with a French proposal to get the Iranians to comply with it: a $15 billion line of credit to Tehran.
Republican Gerrymander Whiz Had Wider Influence Than Was Known
Tens of thousands of maps and documents kept on computer files by the Republican redistricting expert Thomas B. Hofeller show his work on a broad range of projects nationwide.
Michael Cohen
One obvious takeaway from this piece is that Thomas Hofeller was a monstrously awful person
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How Pence’s Camp Persuaded Trump to Pick Their Guy as VP
Michael Cohen
You could write a whole book on just this paragraph politico.com/magazine/amp/s… pic.twitter.com/TzYCJPXQs7
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