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Good way to see the current tariffs, as of literally today, is no tariffs on high value add manufactured goods marketed to middle and upper middle classes. Massive tariffs for cheap consumer items which amount to the biggest economic privilege of working class/middle class life in US.

submitted 3 hours ago • 62 comments

Good way to see the current tariffs, as of literally today, is no tariffs on high value add manufactured goods marketed to middle and upper middle classes. Massive tariffs for cheap consumer items which amount to the biggest economic privilege of working class/middle class life in US.

submitted 3 hours ago • 62 comments

Here's an updated look at all Trump's 2nd-term tariffs, accounting for today's exemption for phones & computers The overall US tariff rate is now 25%, down from 29% pre-exemption but still 10x what it was before Trump took office (1/3)

submitted 7 hours ago • 24 comments

About this article, they definitely were the zeitgeist for maybe four months but it’s already fading www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/0...

submitted 3 hours ago • 43 comments

Me when they’re looking for volunteers at work.

submitted 4 hours ago • 20 comments

Couldn't have said it better myself, Rachel! talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/doge-...

submitted 22 hours ago • 60 comments

After Wisconsin Elon lost his standing privileges

submitted 4 hours ago • 23 comments

lol

submitted 7 hours ago • 83 comments

Could be a few legal issues with this pitch from Erik Prince. “The proposal, exclusively obtained by POLITICO, says it would target ‘criminal illegal aliens’ and would attempt to skirt U.S. immigration laws by designating part of the prison…as American territory.” www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

submitted 1 day ago • 35 comments

Not sure of the paywall status with this but really enjoyed this piece in The New Yorker, assembling a practical guide to remaining fully American, even under Trump, w interviews from global dissident movements. Good stuff. www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...

submitted 8 hours ago • 22 comments

Trump Anoints Himself With The Power To Secretly Repeal Regulations talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekende...

submitted 9 hours ago • 6 comments

DEMOCRATIC ELECTEDS: You need to be holding hearings like Raskin/Schiff did but on the bloodbaths at Social Security and IRS. DOGE can now pocket everyone's personal information. IRS is being set up to make billionaire taxes optional; no more phone support # at SSA. HOLD THE HEARINGS.

submitted 11 hours ago • 63 comments

DEMOCRATIC ELECTEDS: You need to be holding hearings like Raskin/Schiff did but on the bloodbaths at Social Security and IRS. DOGE can now pocket everyone's personal information. IRS is being set up to make billionaire taxes optional; no more phone support # at SSA. HOLD THE HEARINGS.

submitted 11 hours ago • 63 comments

Taken together, the various projects are approaching $1 billion in paper gains even after accounting for the latest round of trade war-induced market gyrations, according to Bloomberg calculations

submitted 11 hours ago • 43 comments

the three of us are having a conversation

submitted 1 day ago • 795 comments

I’ve never seen a tweet that more effectively communicates how we got to this current situation

submitted 1 day ago • 803 comments

Don’t worry, I’m sure Xi is gonna call Trump any minute now

submitted 1 day ago • 14 comments

ALERT: Big Firm Lawyers, I have a proposition for you. (Please read through, serious proposition). As noted in the previous post, I'm very very interested in getting copies of the "agreements" big firms are making with Trump. (My encrypted channels below.) Or at least what is circulated to ...

submitted 1 day ago • 27 comments

this looks to be painted on black velvet, yeah?

submitted 21 hours ago • 67 comments

“Mr. Auten worked on 2 major investigations that angered Mr. Trump & Mr. Patel, including the FBI’s investigation into Russian meddling during the 2016 election. He was also involved in analyzing the information found on Hunter Biden’s laptop, a discovery that roiled the 2020 presidential campaign.”

submitted 21 hours ago • 16 comments

It's all open now. The money launderers now getting their laundering license back if they kick in a few dirty dollars to Boss Trump www.wsj.com/finance/regu...

submitted 21 hours ago • 16 comments

Couldn't have said it better myself, Rachel! talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/doge-...

submitted 22 hours ago • 60 comments

Per a source, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who has required that he approve all contracts over certain thresholds personally, has over 5000 review requests on his desk. Apparently he approves around 15/day.

submitted 1 day ago • 82 comments

JUS TIN: Susman Godfrey becomes the latest firm to sue over Trump's retaliatory executive orders. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 1 day ago • 53 comments

Ohio Republicans Want an Online Dashboard of Abortion Patient Info open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...

submitted 1 day ago • 38 comments