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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 9h

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 10h

Yeah what’s remarkable about Trump’s tariffs is that he’s both implementing them by executive fiat and then spending them by executive fiat, both of which are profoundly, extremely, couldn’t-be-more unconstitutional

Micah @rincewind.run · 10h

I am not a constitutional scholar but I am pretty sure “the president my personally levy taxes and choose what they fund” is not in fact what the founders intended

George Pearkes @peark.es · 11h

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 11h

Two exceedingly interesting articles from Sai Prakash (U.Va. Law) on founding-era legal interpretation. In the first, he argues that "the Founders were not textualists," frequently elevating the "spirit" of the law above its letter in ways modern textualists resist. /1

Spirit

The Founders were not textualists. Certainly, the letter of the law mattered quite a bit. But, as William Blackstone noted, interpretation also required the con

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 1d

I think often about the time NYT was finally shamed so hard about Bari Weiss that they exiled her to Australia, and she immediately offended the whole country by describing it like this

And yet, for all that this country gets right, Australia is a bit like the hottest girl in your freshman class. She looks fantastic in her crop top but suffers from crippling self-doubt.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 13h

It's amazing how everyone supporting her seems to forget she wasn't cancelled at all. She quit. And almost immediately was able to launch this new publication. How the hell was she cancelled?

Some people criticized shitty takes. That's not being cancelled.

Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 13h

As one of the countless people *actually* cancelled by Bari Weiss, via her vast favor-trading networks of fellow nepotistic gatekeepers in media and publishing, I think both of these asinine dipshits should go fuck themselves.

Matt Yglesias QT'ing Corey Walker

I didn’t rejoice at her cancellation and got cancelled myself at roughly the same time, but I am sincerely jealous that no regime-aligned billionaire has even fit to curry favor with the Trump administration by giving me a huge sum of money.
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The vitriol against Bari Weiss is just thinly-veiled jealousy by people who rejoiced at "cancelling" her in 2020 and are furious she managed to get fabulously wealthy in an infamously brutal and low-paying industry.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 13h

Matt Stoller would never let this happen.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

TRUMP: The merger of Canada and the United States! I'm only kidding

CARNEY: That wasn't where I was going

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 15h

Sefcovic hints more probes on the way against China!

"We are of course looking at other sectors that are most affected by trade volatility and if need be, we would be acting also in in other sectors."

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 15h

Ah, yes, you're right. I saw someone go to 2nd but had the wrong guy.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 15h

I'm not a fan of tariffs, but if you are going to do them, this is an appropriate way under WTO rules.

Kirsten Ostermann @kirstenostermann.bsky.social · 15h

The proposed measure is fully WTO compliant. Upon receipt of a mandate from the Council, the EU will swiftly engage with affected EU trading partners under the Article XXVIII GATT procedure regarding this change to the EU's WTO tariffs, with a view to offering them country specific allocations.

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Kirsten Ostermann @kirstenostermann.bsky.social · 15h

Eu Commission proposes plan to protect EU steel industry from unfair impacts of global overcapacity.

ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

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Trade and Investment Research Project @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social · 15h

"The Commission's proposal will now be subject to the ordinary legislative procedure, thus it will be for the European Parliament and the Council to agree on the final regulation."

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 15h

EU Commission proposes steel safeguard measures - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Commission proposes plan to protect EU steel industry from unfair impacts of global overcapacity

The Commission has presented a proposal to protect the EU steel sector from unfair impacts of global overcapacity, a vital step towards ensuring the long-term viability of a strategically crucial indu...

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 15h

Thanks! It looks like the pitcher heads out to 2nd. Not sure how it all would have played out.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 15h

Ok just saw Jimmy break it all down.

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John Foley @2008philz.bsky.social · 18h

Great breakdown here by Jimmy Rollins.

Thomson says the Dodgers “did a great job disguising the wheel play.” But they showed it on the previous pitch and Stott said he knew the wheel play was on. Unclear if Castellanos knew.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 15h

Although TBH Betts maybe could have run him down.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 15h

Looks to me like Casty can make it back to 2nd there after the throw is made.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 15h

I'm curious if there is footage of what everyone actually did here.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 15h

What was the 2nd baseman doing? If he's not covering 2nd, if I'm Casty, I fake going to 3rd to draw the throw, then go back to 2nd.

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Kagi HQ @kagi.com · 16h

This article by Cory Doctorow captures exactly why we built Kagi:

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Quote which reads: "Top results in a product search aren’t the best matches: they’re the matches that pay the highest fees to be top of the list"

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 16h

I can imagine WTO complaints being filed by multiple countries against these tariffs. Will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Graham Lanktree @glanktree.bsky.social · 2d

‘Worse than Trump’s tariffs’: EU steel protections are poised to pummel British industry

www.politico.eu/article/dona...

‘Worse than Trump’s tariffs’: EU steel protections are poised to pummel British industry

The EU is preparing to reduce foreign steel quotas by almost half as part of new measures set to be proposed next week.

www.politico.eu

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 16h

"I think the line between the American national interest and Trump’s own financial and political interests . . . well, they were already being blurred during Trump 1.0. Now they’re seamless."

Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social · 16h

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 16h

Are you hiring interns? (Asking for a friend!)

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 17h

Just got assessed a $800 US Customs/Import Fee on someone shipping us back a laptop that the company bought from Brazil, in case you're wondering how the tariffs are going

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 18h

I am one of the many people not expecting any concessions.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18h

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada will have his second White House meeting with President Trump on Tuesday. Carney is seeking relief from U.S. tariffs, but few people expect any major concessions.

Here's what to know.

What to Know About Carney and Trump’s White House Meeting

President Trump on Tuesday is hosting Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, who is seeking relief from U.S. tariffs. Few people expect any major concessions.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18h

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada will have his second White House meeting with President Trump on Tuesday. Carney is seeking relief from U.S. tariffs, but few people expect any major concessions.

Here's what to know.

What to Know About Carney and Trump’s White House Meeting

President Trump on Tuesday is hosting Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, who is seeking relief from U.S. tariffs. Few people expect any major concessions.

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 18h

With regard to Weiss saying "America is good" and "the West is good," I wish someone would ask her to elaborate on who exactly she thinks is bad and why. (I can guess, of course, but still would be helpful to force her to articulate it)

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a lot in Bari Weiss’ 2023 FedSoc speech that merits scrutiny but I think the Times did a disservice by closing with this quote — given what she says immediately after. fedsoc.org/commentary/f...

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