NickKristof

There is a capitalist propaganda battle at work, with the Wall Street Journal claiming that “ Biden has sent a signal around the world that nobody’s intellectual property is safe in America.”. The National Review now claims that “Profit Margins Save Lives”. “The administration believes strongly in intellectual property protections, but in service...

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  • May 7, 2021

in a column posted for tomorrow’s paper titled ‘I Keep My Promises,’ Trump Said. Let’s Check. It has a subtitle of Here’s a report card on whether the president met his 2016 campaign pledges. In case your wondering, this report card has a clear grade of F since Trump has...

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  • September 5, 2020

What do you have to lose, except your money and your life. 18,000 lies can’t be wrong. Trump inherited Obama's recovered economy and when Trump faced a serious challenge, chose to destroy it. Now he wants to promise something other than more of the same chaos and incompetence. Co-dependent Nation, because...

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  • May 24, 2020

Live Blog below (still doing it only because Trump says stupid stuff) 5:00* PM EDT ( expect delays — yesterday’s presser started at 6:15pm) Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing The White House So many possible press questions, so little time. Unfortunately there will be WHO follow-up...

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  • April 15, 2020

.Trump is trying to loosen constraints by May 1 and is willing to kill more people, saying “staying at home id death” Trump really wants a second wave of COVID-19 to  ensure his re-election. 130 pm EDT – Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing In a conference...

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  • April 10, 2020

Exploiting 70 days of denial, dysfunction, and distressed property. I said about a month ago that by the end of this, there would be mass graves in America. They’re already here. Behold the #TrumpBurialPits#TrumpOwnsEveryDeath #GOPBetrayedAmerica https://t.co/T1TZ3H4s0y — Andrew Wortman 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸 (@AmoneyResists) April 10, 2020 NYC Mayor confirms they are now...

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  • April 10, 2020

It has seemed from the start that Trump’s incompetence comes from understanding that he’s incapable of self-awareness or self-governance, especially when he defaults to his usual combativeness with the media. Unfortunately there was a tracking poll uptick in his approval over handling the crisis even if remains untrustworthy. That could compel...

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  • March 20, 2020

Tonight is special! We’re protesting for the 365th time (a whole year!) since we started demonstrating 606 days ago on July 16, 2018! We’ve made it through the second winter at the #KremlinAnnex! The magnolia trees are blooming! Thank you, #resisters for your evergreen support! pic.twitter.com/5zj3YqFx3v — Kremlin Annex (@KremlinAnnex)...

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  • March 13, 2020

and one can see it in Nick Kristof’s New York Times column today. Allow me to offer a framing, if I may, before getting to the column. And this will NOT be about limiting the influence of excessive wealth upon our political processes. That is an argument for another posting....

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  • June 13, 2019

offered in his New York Times column entitled Trump’s Five Craziest Arguments About the Shutdown. It is from his 5th point, after these four: 1. This is a crisis! Terrorists are crossing the border! Rapists! 2. Only a wall can do the job. A big beautiful wall that stops people and...

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  • January 13, 2019