“The other countries will pay for tariffs” is the new “Mexico will pay for the wall.”

After the news cycle is saturated with criticism long enough, he will declare victory, tell us that world governments all capitulated to his strategy, and start to walk this back. But not sure how fast or how far.

I promised a long-form note on why the tariffs are madness, yes, but even more so why replacing the Pax Americana regime with an America First regime is such a terrible deal for ALL Americans. So here you go! No paywall on this one. "Crashing the Car of Pax Americana" 🧵

MAGA Maoism: Trumpism as a Third World Movement open.substack.com/pub/drewpavlou…

All around the world, people are engaged in difficult labor to produce goods for American consumers. And in exchange they get pieces of paper that we can basically print as many as we want of. And yet some claim that we’re the ones getting ripped off.

👂 from a lil’ 🐦 that the rough outline of plans for a manufactured crises that would ‘necessitate’ Martial Law are already being drawn in the Oval Office... In 3 years or so, if this comes to pass, know that this was not a coincidence. 😬

The purest form of masochism is Arkansas Razorback fandom

Found a group photo of all the remaining free market republicans

I often Tweet about the 1970s being a pivotal time in the reversing of the public gains of the we-based society, post-WW2. The period 1950-late-1970s, when ‘the public’ was the dominating principle of governance. Rebuilding broken societies. Housing no exception. 1/5

This unnaturally tan heroin addict is our health expert?

Dunk contestant #4 Billy Richmond

Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o…

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Announcing the first annual Netflix Peace Prize….. 🤣🤣🤣

Autism Capital 🧩 Trump’s spent a lifetime leaving a trail of exactly this type of grift and half of America was either too dumb to figure it out or too craven to call it out. Including you. And you didn't wake up to it until he hurt your market for beanie babies.

It’s important that you understand what happened last night. Last night, Stephen Colbert interviewed Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, a candidate who, by all accounts, is on track in the polls to flip Texas blue. In response, Trump’s FCC reportedly threatened

Tariffs not only impose immense economic costs but also fail to achieve their primary policy aims and foster political dysfunction along the way.

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