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Simon Lester
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Founded WorldTradeLaw.net & ChinaTradeMonitor.com Non-Resident Fellow @bakerinstitute.bsky.social Formerly @wto.org @cato.org Trade Policy feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqzu2eazvxb5fohoc4nap33y/feed/aaab5ctu4u4fc .. more

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · Apr 3
I see lots of new followers popping up today. I assume you are here for the trade policy, in which case you might like my custom trade policy feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 9h
Mexican lawmakers will pause discussion of a government proposal to impose tariffs of as much as 50% on cars, steel and other products imported from China and several other Asian nations
Mexico Congress Halts China Tariff Debate on Lawmakers’ Concern
Mexican lawmakers will pause until late November the discussion of a government proposal to impose tariffs of as much as 50% on cars, steel and other products imported from China and several Asian nations that don’t have a trade deal with the country, according to a top congressman.
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Sam Shirazi @samshirazi.bsky.social · 11h
The Virginia Governor Debate is about to start

Tune in below

I’ll post any hot takes

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LATEST UPDATES: Spanberger, Earle-Sears Facing Off In Nexstar’s Virginia Gubernatorial Debate
YouTube video by The Hill
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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 12h
“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit
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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 12h
New: Bari Weiss booked Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, and Antony Blinken for a roundtable on Gaza, her first major move at CBS.

Notably on a CBS call today in which the panel was floated, one producer also repeatedly emphasized the need to hear from Palestinians in Gaza (Weiss did not respond).
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 13h
OTOH, ICE is already in your city, so ... maybe not.
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 14h
A good prank would be for someone with a Norwegian accent to call the White House and tell them Trump won.

cc @aslak.bsky.social
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Larry Kudlow to Sen. Eric Schmitt: "You and I should get on a plane, go to Davos or go to the UN or go to the Democratic Socialists who make these Nobel Prize decisions -- I think they'd rather shoot themselves than give him the Peace Prize. He deserves the Peace Prize."
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14h
Republicans have had 15 years to come up with an Obamacare replacement plan. They still haven’t
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Larry Kudlow to Sen. Eric Schmitt: "You and I should get on a plane, go to Davos or go to the UN or go to the Democratic Socialists who make these Nobel Prize decisions -- I think they'd rather shoot themselves than give him the Peace Prize. He deserves the Peace Prize."
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 14h
Split screen on the computer. Volume on for the team doing better.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 14h
Can we use them for WIC?
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 14h
Lee Greenwood, get ready for a phone call.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15h
From @theathletic.com: Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, announced that it will be hosting its own Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, to rival the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny.
Turning Point USA, group founded by Charlie Kirk, announces Super Bowl halftime counterprogramming
Turning Point USA is calling its Super Bowl halftime show a celebration of "faith, family and freedom."
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15h
From @theathletic.com: Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, announced that it will be hosting its own Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, to rival the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny.
Turning Point USA, group founded by Charlie Kirk, announces Super Bowl halftime counterprogramming
Turning Point USA is calling its Super Bowl halftime show a celebration of "faith, family and freedom."
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China Trade Monitor @chinatrademonitor.bsky.social · 15h
China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls
China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls
Today, China's Ministry of Commerce expanded its dual-use item list for export control purposes, by adding rare earths, rare earth-related technologies, raw materials, alloys, processing equipment to the list, further tightening its export controls over the rare earth supply chain. ...
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Chris Cillizza @chriscillizza.bsky.social · 16h
What if...Donald Trump actually deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h
RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h
JD Vance describes Chuck Schumer as "one of the most famous Palestinians in the world"
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 17h
I really wish I were qualified for this job.
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 17h
Are you a lawyer? Do you enjoy working on small teams tackling big things? We’re hiring a senior counsel.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 17h
I have a vague memory of Republicans being concerned about overly expansive federal government power. Was it all just a dream?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h
Noem: "With your authority, we're purchasing more buildings in Chicago to operate out of. We're gonna not back off -- in fact, we're doubling down. We're gonna be in more parts of Chicago in response to the people there. We're looking at facilities we can deploy more law enforcement out of."
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 17h
Hey, if you can implement that, go for it! My sense is that in practice, regulation has done this in a way that requires uploading of government issued documents.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h
Noem: "With your authority, we're purchasing more buildings in Chicago to operate out of. We're gonna not back off -- in fact, we're doubling down. We're gonna be in more parts of Chicago in response to the people there. We're looking at facilities we can deploy more law enforcement out of."
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 17h
Are you a lawyer? Do you enjoy working on small teams tackling big things? We’re hiring a senior counsel.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 17h
I like swearing as a general matter (doing it myself and hearing others do it), but I agree that politicians seem lame when they do it. "How do you do fellow kids" energy.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 1d
Seriously, politicians need to cut the f'n swearing:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Politicians Aren’t Cool Enough to Curse This Much
Political leaders once watched their language. Now they delight in using obscenity.
www.theatlantic.com
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 17h
If it helps, you will never be as old as I am. 😜
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 18h
How would you write and implement that law? It's really hard! If it means every user has to provide age verification, that is a privacy nightmare, hurts small players, and generally sucks.
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 18h
What if he agreed to resign the presidency if he got it?
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 18h
In my view, there's no way to regulate Meta into creating good Internet spaces. They would lose too much money if they did that. But we can build the spaces ourselves.
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 18h
I think a likely place they end up is private discord chats centered around gaming. 😬
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 18h
My solution: Build better internet places for everyone to hang out.
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 18h
With the kids, if you kick them off social media, where do they go? There are some much darker corners of the internet out there.
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 18h
Will this regulation be effective though? I have doubts. The EU tried out some data privacy regulation, and now I have to click on cookie preferences all day and still have no data privacy!
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