Terrific/terrifying read on how a contested US election result could descend into a constitutional nightmare
(with big implication for Congress, courts and military)
by @KatrinaManson and @kadhim
David Crow
8,454 posts
David Crow
@bydavidcrow
Executive Editor at The Wall Street Journal
New York
Joined June 2007
- Replying to @bydavidcrowParticularly moving is @NataliforTexas' story. How you come back from that, let alone become *something*, is beyond me.
- ALL THE PRESIDENT'S DEBTS: Creditors are preparing for tricky negotiations with their debtors. They will be trickier still if the debtor is the president of the United States. ft.com/content/448c69…
- Trump loses his edge on the economy, per our new FT-Peterson poll (46% policies hurt; 44% help). The economy was one of few bright spots for the president.
- This profile of Indian PM Narendra Modi (with subplot on investigative reporter @RanaAyyub) is an excellent, chilling read.The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents himself as an ascetic economic visionary. He is also a hero of anti-Muslim bigots. nyer.cm/PWhMmhj
- How To Lose An Election -- a video1) In a scene that played out several times Monday, a Black Lives Matter protest that began in Columbia Heights confronted White diners outside D.C. restaurants, chanting “White silence is violence!” and demanding White diners show their solidarity. #DCProtests
00:00 - Pfizer has raised the prices of 100 products just weeks after Donald Trump claimed the pharma industry was about to implement “massive” voluntary reductions 🤔 $PFE
- 'Leaky vaccines probably put herd immunity out of reach, especially when faced with the Delta variant' (AND vaccine hesitancy)
- Canary Wharf is assumed to be a hotbed of Remainers. But some senior bankers are changing their tune post-Boris. One even told me he thought No Deal would be good for business.
- Replying to @bydavidcrowTrump has the advantage on Facebook, but Biden is catching up ft.com/content/2a3cfb…
- SCOOP Strong signal from Fauci that Biden admin will *not* back waiver of Covid 19 vaccine patents (aka Trips waiver) in blow to developing countries (by @kiranstacey)
- Biden, the big spender: lots of great detail in this deeply-reported piece on how the Democrat is spending his huge fundraising haul by @courtney_ft and @christinezhang ft.com/content/2a3cfb…
- Thrilled to be joining the @WSJ in December as Executive Editor. Can't wait to start working with @emmatuckerWSJ, @charlesforelle and the team. Today is my last day at the @FT after 11+ years. Huge thanks to @khalafroula, @SpiegelPeter and all my wonderful colleagues.
