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Yes, it’s happening. And yes it can be stopped—if we all raise enough hell. Here are the stories you might have missed this week. MONDAY AUG. 10Prepare for a permanent pandemic Abnormal politics means no return to normal. TUESDAY AUG. 11Where is the ‘master of the Senate’? Turns out Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are…

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I’m hiking in a place akin to Eden, but I had to stop to tell you. This is sabotage in real time, my friends. A headline just in from the Post: “Postal Service warns 46 states their voters could be disenfranchised by delayed mail-in ballots.” The nut graf: “The Postal Service sent letters to most…