@gottascoot.bsky.social
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"When a president unilaterally deploys military force abroad to seize a foreign head of state, those constitutional safeguards—and their underlying wisdom—are bypassed. War powers, foreign relations, and criminal law enforcement collapse into a single executive decision" www.cato.org/blog/indictm...
January 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"When a president unilaterally deploys military force abroad to seize a foreign head of state, those constitutional safeguards—and their underlying wisdom—are bypassed. War powers, foreign relations, and criminal law enforcement collapse into a single executive decision" www.cato.org/blog/indictm...
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"America’s global classroom is emptying" qz.com/internationa...
August 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"America’s global classroom is emptying" qz.com/internationa...
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"If America’s trading partners didn’t agree to meaningfully lower barriers to U.S. imports, and if their promises of investment are likely vaporous, then the only real concession that Trump’s tariffs have won is … the right to impose tariffs." 😲 www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
August 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"If America’s trading partners didn’t agree to meaningfully lower barriers to U.S. imports, and if their promises of investment are likely vaporous, then the only real concession that Trump’s tariffs have won is … the right to impose tariffs." 😲 www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
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US Steel has effectively been nationalized (by the political party supposedly fighting American socialism)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/b...
June 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
US Steel has effectively been nationalized (by the political party supposedly fighting American socialism)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/b...
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“For those concerned about the administration and the emergence of Christian nationalism, this was a step in an unsettling direction.”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Why Pete Hegseth leading a Christian prayer service at the Pentagon is so problematic
For those concerned about the administration and the emergence of Christian nationalism, the Pentagon chief’s service was a step in an unsettling direction.
www.msnbc.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“For those concerned about the administration and the emergence of Christian nationalism, this was a step in an unsettling direction.”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Wow: "...tax bill will cost more than the 2017 tax cuts, the CARES Act, Biden's stimulus, and the Inflation Reduction Act combined. It would add $6 trillion over 10 years to the deficit."
May 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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DOGE is:
- trying to fire thousands of federal workers
- working secretly to collect and analyze data
- using that info to surveil
"Removing DOGE at this point would be like trying to remove a drop of food coloring from a glass of water."
- trying to fire thousands of federal workers
- working secretly to collect and analyze data
- using that info to surveil
"Removing DOGE at this point would be like trying to remove a drop of food coloring from a glass of water."
Elon Musk Says He'll Step Back From the Government. DOGE Isn't Going Anywhere
It may seem as though the worst excesses of DOGE have passed. The reality is, the whole government is DOGE now.
www.wired.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
DOGE is:
- trying to fire thousands of federal workers
- working secretly to collect and analyze data
- using that info to surveil
"Removing DOGE at this point would be like trying to remove a drop of food coloring from a glass of water."
- trying to fire thousands of federal workers
- working secretly to collect and analyze data
- using that info to surveil
"Removing DOGE at this point would be like trying to remove a drop of food coloring from a glass of water."
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Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
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"I love imperfect competition. It allows you to be you. That is an anathema to the central planners of the world (your Trumps, your Sanders, and your Navarros)." www.econlib.org/why-i-love-i...
May 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"I love imperfect competition. It allows you to be you. That is an anathema to the central planners of the world (your Trumps, your Sanders, and your Navarros)." www.econlib.org/why-i-love-i...
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"That Americans can purchase the product of their choice among countless available domestic and foreign brands is a quintessential part of living in a free society." thedispatch.com/article/buy-...
What ‘Buying American’ Really Means
The politics of consumer choice are about as old as the republic itself.
thedispatch.com
May 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"That Americans can purchase the product of their choice among countless available domestic and foreign brands is a quintessential part of living in a free society." thedispatch.com/article/buy-...
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"Trump and his advisers may not appreciate that the U.S. is a debtor nation and needs to attract foreign capital to fund its massive budget deficits. The Trump trade wars may be alienating the very buyers the country needs." www.barrons.com/articles/bon...?
www.barrons.com
April 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Trump and his advisers may not appreciate that the U.S. is a debtor nation and needs to attract foreign capital to fund its massive budget deficits. The Trump trade wars may be alienating the very buyers the country needs." www.barrons.com/articles/bon...?
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It's way past time to allow consumers in every state to buy cars directly from manufacturers, instead of forcing them to give a big cut to dealers.
www.justice.gov/atr/economic...
www.justice.gov/atr/economic...
Economic Effects Of State Bans On Direct Manufacturer Sales To Car Buyers
www.justice.gov
April 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It's way past time to allow consumers in every state to buy cars directly from manufacturers, instead of forcing them to give a big cut to dealers.
www.justice.gov/atr/economic...
www.justice.gov/atr/economic...
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The war on the trade deficit is a political talking point, not an economic strategy.
If we’re serious about reindustrialization, we need to boost saving, improve fiscal discipline, and invest smartly—not raise tariffs. 🇺🇸
If we’re serious about reindustrialization, we need to boost saving, improve fiscal discipline, and invest smartly—not raise tariffs. 🇺🇸
Reminder that we're still dealing with staggering tariffs. As @dolanecon.bsky.social v6explains, a myopic focus on the trade deficit will not magically reindustrialize America. To do that, you would need to invest. And guess where our investment money comes from? niskanencenter.org/why-a-war-on...
April 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The war on the trade deficit is a political talking point, not an economic strategy.
If we’re serious about reindustrialization, we need to boost saving, improve fiscal discipline, and invest smartly—not raise tariffs. 🇺🇸
If we’re serious about reindustrialization, we need to boost saving, improve fiscal discipline, and invest smartly—not raise tariffs. 🇺🇸
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Helpful table from Goldman:
April 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Helpful table from Goldman:
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As someone trained as a trade economist, it is my duty to share the 1929-1933 Kindleberger Spiral, showing the month-month decline in global trade due to the combined factors of the (global) Great Depression and retaliatory tariffs. Smooth Hawley is implemented mid-June 1930.
February 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
As someone trained as a trade economist, it is my duty to share the 1929-1933 Kindleberger Spiral, showing the month-month decline in global trade due to the combined factors of the (global) Great Depression and retaliatory tariffs. Smooth Hawley is implemented mid-June 1930.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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youtu.be/-EISWIY9bG8
Remedial Education For Those Who Need It.
Remedial Education For Those Who Need It.
Three Branches of Government School House Rock
YouTube video by t bro
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March 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
youtu.be/-EISWIY9bG8
Remedial Education For Those Who Need It.
Remedial Education For Those Who Need It.
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I suggest you listen to Billy Joel’s Allentown. It came out 12 yrs before NAFTA. NAFTA didn’t kill manufacturing lack of investment and automation did.
Maybe you should be fighting harder to not have NIH funds cut. That will hurt Pittsburgh more than we will benefit from tariffs on our allies.
Maybe you should be fighting harder to not have NIH funds cut. That will hurt Pittsburgh more than we will benefit from tariffs on our allies.
March 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I suggest you listen to Billy Joel’s Allentown. It came out 12 yrs before NAFTA. NAFTA didn’t kill manufacturing lack of investment and automation did.
Maybe you should be fighting harder to not have NIH funds cut. That will hurt Pittsburgh more than we will benefit from tariffs on our allies.
Maybe you should be fighting harder to not have NIH funds cut. That will hurt Pittsburgh more than we will benefit from tariffs on our allies.
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emily gets it and when you say follow the money this is what it should mean
1 reason @wired.com is leading is b/c they have long understood that tech is the infrastructure of *everything* & as a result is *the* invisible lever of power.
Control the infrastructure & you control everything.
The entire policy establishment (gov, media, academia) is still catching up to this.
Control the infrastructure & you control everything.
The entire policy establishment (gov, media, academia) is still catching up to this.
I've always liked WIRED. But I did not have on my 2025 notes - WIRED becomes THE source for the most important investigative journalism of our time (with respect for ProPublica and a few others)
March 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
emily gets it and when you say follow the money this is what it should mean
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Canadian FP is having a Bulwark moment where some of the worst people in 21st century politics are among the few people with exactly the right outlook on Trump right now
March 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Canadian FP is having a Bulwark moment where some of the worst people in 21st century politics are among the few people with exactly the right outlook on Trump right now
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One way to think about this administration is:
Trump's last full year in office was a global pandemic with no known cure that filled hospitals with dying patients and shut down the entire in-person economy.
And firms think the current business environment has *more* uncertainty.
Trump's last full year in office was a global pandemic with no known cure that filled hospitals with dying patients and shut down the entire in-person economy.
And firms think the current business environment has *more* uncertainty.
BESPOKE: Most Beige Book mentions of “uncertainty” in, like, ever. 🇺🇸
March 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
One way to think about this administration is:
Trump's last full year in office was a global pandemic with no known cure that filled hospitals with dying patients and shut down the entire in-person economy.
And firms think the current business environment has *more* uncertainty.
Trump's last full year in office was a global pandemic with no known cure that filled hospitals with dying patients and shut down the entire in-person economy.
And firms think the current business environment has *more* uncertainty.
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Many of us boycotted the felon’s speech last night but everyone should watch Senator @elissaslotkin.bsky.social’s Democratic response to the Trump’s lying hateful #SOTU address. m.youtube.com/watch?v=iOhe...
Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivers Democratic response to Trump's address
YouTube video by NBC News
m.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Many of us boycotted the felon’s speech last night but everyone should watch Senator @elissaslotkin.bsky.social’s Democratic response to the Trump’s lying hateful #SOTU address. m.youtube.com/watch?v=iOhe...
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A Stellantis dealer in Pennsylvania says Trump's 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico will push the price of an $80,000 Ram pickup built in Mexico to $100,000.
“I lose the sale. The customer’s not going to pay that."
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
“I lose the sale. The customer’s not going to pay that."
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Tariffs threaten higher vehicle prices, production stoppages
Billions of dollars in vehicles, their components and aftersales parts travel across the border between United States, Canada and Mexico every year.
www.detroitnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
A Stellantis dealer in Pennsylvania says Trump's 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico will push the price of an $80,000 Ram pickup built in Mexico to $100,000.
“I lose the sale. The customer’s not going to pay that."
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
“I lose the sale. The customer’s not going to pay that."
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...