 | | A Postal Service employee wants down Nassau Street in New York’s financial district.George Etheredge for The New York Times |
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I wrote my Tuesday column on the president’s obvious attempt to sabotage mail delivery and create the conditions for him to contest the election. Since then, Trump has said outright that this is his plan. “They want $25 billion for the post office. Now, they need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots,” he said Thursday morning in an interview on Fox Business, referring to Democratic demands for further coronavirus aid. “If they don’t get those two items, that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting because they’re not equipped to have it.” |
We’ve also learned more about the Postal Service slowdown. According to Vice News, the service is deactivating mail-sorting machines ahead of the election. And according to The Washington Post, the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee are engaged in a nationwide legal effort to challenge mail-in ballots, especially those arriving after Election Day. |
I wrote in my column that one way to challenge all of this is to vote in person if possible, and if not, to hand-deliver your mail-in ballot if that is an option. But there’s one other thing Trump opponents must do to make sure he cannot corrupt the election: protest. |
Trump is almost certainly going to pressure Republican election officials to disregard mail-in ballots and pressure Republican-held state legislatures to certify results based on the Election Day total. Mass protest, on the order of what we saw in the spring, is the only way to show that there are real political costs — in civil unrest and potential disorder — to this attempt to dump and disregard votes. The anti-Trump majority must be prepared for sustained protest, from November to January, since if the president refuses to accept the results of the election, it may be the only thing that forces him out. |
My Tuesday column, as I said above, is on the president’s attempt to sabotage the election and what we can do about it. |
| The only way to prevent this scenario, or at least, rob it of the oxygen it needs to burn, is to deliver an election night lead to Biden. This means voting in person. No, not everyone will be able to do that. But if you plan to vote against Trump and can take appropriate precautions, then some kind of hand delivery — going to the polls or bringing your mail-in ballot to a “drop box” — will be the best way to protect your vote from the president’s concerted attempt to undermine the election for his benefit. |
| Slavery bound African captives together into a group; the desire to assert their personhood — to build community, to find respite, to resist — was cause to adopt a common identity. In turn, that common identity gave those individuals and their descendants a foundation from which to challenge the structures that bound them together in the first place. Race hierarchy and racism set in motion a process of group formation and social action, the aim of which was to transcend and overcome racial domination, and racial categorization itself. |
Martha S. Jones on Black women in American politics in The Washington Post. |
Jamilah King on how the pandemic changed the drug trade in Atlanta, in Mother Jones. |
If you’re enjoying what you’re reading, please consider recommending it to friends. They can sign up here. If you want to share your thoughts on an item in this week’s newsletter or on the newsletter in general, please email me at jamelle-newsletter@nytimes.com. |
 | | Protesters in downtown Charlottesville, Va.Jamelle Bouie |
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We have had lots of protests in Charlottesville, and I’ve covered each of them as a photographer, lugging a 1940s-vintage Crown Graphic press camera and as much film as I can carry. I took this at one of the first big Black Lives Matter protests of the spring, when most of downtown was filled with (mask-wearing) protesters. |
Now Eating: Spicy Turkey Stir-Fry With Crisp Garlic and Ginger |
After years without owning one, I bought a large, carbon-steel wok that I’ve been seasoning and re-seasoning for the past few days. I finally used it this week to make this stir-fry, which was terrific served with jasmine rice and stir-fried vegetables. I have no additions or modifications; it’s great as is. Recipe comes from The New York Times Cooking section. |
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil, such as safflower or grapeseed
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 (2-inch) knob ginger, cut into matchsticks
- Fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil or more neutral oil
- 3 scallions, white and green parts separated, thinly sliced
- ¼ teaspoon red-pepper flakes, plus more to taste
- 1 pound ground turkey, preferably dark meat (or use ground pork)
- 2 tablespoons lime juice, plus more to taste
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- ½ teaspoon soy sauce, plus more to taste
- ½ teaspoon sugar or honey (optional)
- Cooked sticky or white rice, for serving
- ⅔ cup cilantro leaves and tender stems, for serving
- ⅓ cup torn basil leaves (or use more cilantro), for serving
- 1 fresh bird’s-eye or serrano chile, thinly sliced, for serving
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In a cold 12-inch skillet, combine oil, garlic and ginger. Place over medium heat until sizzling, then continue to cook, stirring frequently, until garlic and ginger are golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle lightly with salt. |
Add coconut oil to pan, then stir in scallion whites and cook until starting to brown, about 2 minutes. Stir in red-pepper flakes and cook for 1 minute. |
Stir in turkey, raise heat to medium-high and cook, breaking up meat with a spoon, until golden and crisp, about 7 minutes. Don’t stir the meat too much, so that it can turn deep brown. |
Remove pan from heat and stir in lime juice, fish sauce and soy sauce. Taste and add more lime juice, red-pepper flakes, soy sauce and sugar or honey if you like. |
Gently mix about two-thirds of the fried garlic and ginger into the turkey. Serve turkey over rice, topped with cilantro, basil, scallion greens and fresh chile, and garnished with remaining fried ginger and garlic. |
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