Trump’s Stubborn Ignorance Shines Bright
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On Trade and Tariffs, Trump’s Stubborn Ignorance Shines Bright
A WALL STREET JOURNAL EDITORIAL described the tariffs President Donald Trump unveiled this week as the “dumb…
ICYMI: Here are links to each newsletter section so you can quickly get back to that edition you may have missed this week.
Morning Shots - Triad - Huddled Masses - Press Pass - Bulwark Goes to Hollywood - The Opposition - False Flag - The Breakdown
Where Does Kilmar Abrego Garcia Get His Due Process?
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S RECENT admission that officials made a mistake in sending an undocumented Salvadoran to a prison in his native country as part of its deport-now/ask-questions-later policy is more than a story of one man’s trage…
Why Autocrats Hate Their Capitals
IF YOU’RE A POPULIST DEMAGOGUE who leads a nationalistic, largely rural and exurban movement, winning power creates lots of risks and opportunities, not the least of wh…
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Greetings from a rainy Queen City! If you’re in an affected flood area, stay safe. I had wondered why Cincinnati had so many lizards, and turns out it involved a trip to Italy, a kid, and a sock. At least it is the beginning of ice cream stand season!
Congratulations are in order… To Bulwark contributor and friend of the newsletter Linda Chavez, who is the newly named Vice Chair of Garry Kasparov’s Renew Democracy Initiative. Go check them out at The Next Move and sign up for their Substack.
It’s a terrifying time for free speech and civil liberties in Trump’s America… At MSNBC, Anthony Fisher writes: “We don’t have to imagine what Trump would do with wartime powers. He's already doing it, and U.S. citizens could be next.”
🎥NEWS TO MEET YA: Meet RSBN’s Brian Glenn, a man of contradiction and conviction.
🎥I hate my phone… so I got rid of it (Eddy Burbank). I once gave up my smart phone for a few months, it didn’t end well. Imagine giving up internet, too, like my pal Chris Moody has. Couldn’t do it. But it’s worth thinking about how much time we spend in this place.
What just happened? Marc from Long Island Watch on how tariffs could destroy his business (and many others.)
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Over in the Chatroom, we are discussing what folks are seeing economically after Trump rolled out his tariffs. Come stop in and share and chat with fellow B+ members: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/eabef813-0f79-4ae1-95bc-e95d7353c50f
Mona mentioned that Trump has claimed tariffs would resolve the federal budget deficit, joblessness, high taxes, war, and the trade deficit but neglected to mention child care. Remember how during the campaign, Trump claimed that his tariffs easily would pay for child care? He's a regular laugh riot.