Make mine a double please.

Happy Retaliation Day to those who celebrate. ‘Tis the season.

Yesterday’s tariff announcement was breathtakingly. Highest US tariff rate in 131 years and the largest tax hike in more than 50 years—all under the pretense of an “emergency” to correct a trade deficit that the US has sustained for 47 years. WOW, just wow.

We think tariffs are about bringing back manufacturing. Talk to small businesses first

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“I don’t think it was rushed or disorganized at all.” Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett defends the administration’s tariff rollout amid contradictory messages from top White House officials.

How Chinese tariffs threaten small businesses like GaBBY Bows | The State thestate.com/opinion/articl…

The Impact of Tariffs on Small Businesses (by Nick) app.storytap.com/videos/UXjZsn7… Nick is not alone in his predicament. Spring is the holiday order season for retailers, making the current 145% tariffs on Chinese goods a matter of life and death for many small businesses.

"For now, they are paralyzed. Before long, they could be pulverized." What happens to American companies if the tariffs continue? This CEO says there will be “an extinction-level, asteroid-wiping-out-the-dinosaurs kind of event.” wsj.com/business/tarif… via The Wall Street Journal

The Impact of Tariffs on Small Businesses (by Jennifer) app.storytap.com/videos/A3uGHwh…

Okay so O’Leary says “I understand what he’s doing” and then completely misdescribes what he’s doing. FWIW Trump isn’t imposing a VAT. Also: Contra O’Leary the economies with VATs have mostly seen anemic growth compared to the US. But the important point is how this

This is a really astute observation...Jonah Goldberg's, not Mr. Wonderful BTW.

The quiet part out loud...

I don’t know about democracy. I voted this ballot about five hundred times in 1978.

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Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs nytimes.com/2025/06/23/bus… via @NYTimes

You are right Congressman Jake Auchincloss ! We need to deal with shoplifting! Retailers of MA urges you to co-sponsor the Combat ORC bill--HR 2853! Over 100 bi-partisan House members have signed on! National Retail Federation #mabiz #smallbiz #ORC #mapoli bostonherald.com/2025/06/25/mas…

Time to tap the sign again.