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Calling tariff revenue a “windfall” is like calling your speeding ticket a bonus for the police budget. Sure, it’s revenue. But for you, it’s a tax.

The Framers made arguably one major mistake: They believed the legislative branch would jealously guard its power. They could not have fathomed that the legislative branch (Out of laziness, raw partisanship and a desire to keep their sinecures) would willingly surrender its power.

Oh my

The @nytimes.com is reporting that the president is removing Billy Long, who just got there, as head of the #IRS

Grocery stores that have been eating the cost of tariffs are about to pump the brakes. Some are looking to be more transparent about the coming price hikes.

Starting tomorrow, new tariffs of 15% to 50% hit a wide range of food items.

If you’ve got a household food budget, this is a must-watch.

Oh.

For comparison purposes, that's the equivalent of what 272,602 federal workers earn in a year.

Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner

Unhappy with today's weak jobs report, Trump shoots the messenger, ordering the firing of the labor official in charge of tabulating employment numbers. @bencasselman.bsky.social @tonyromm.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

Whew that #jobs report was no good. Especially the revisions.

Tax News & Views Milk Chocolate Tariff Roundup EU tariff deal. Importers still worried. IRS streamlines large business exam process. A second tax bill? Figuring out the last one. Lawyers seek tax fairy. Milk chocolate.

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I don't think most Americans realize how hard tariffs are about to hit them. The combination of 1) escalating tariffs, 2) companies slowly passing the cost to consumers, and 3) the repeal of the de minimis exemption in the Big Beautiful Bill, a lot stuff will be more expensive in 2027.

Minnesota courts Canadian travelers as U.S. visits drop Gov. Tim Walz is reminding Canadian travelers the state is open for business.

Canadian tourism plummets amid hostility from Trump -- 28% fewer Canadians have crossed the US border by car this year than by this point in 2024. www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

WASHINGTON (AP) - US inflation accelerated last month to highest level since February.

Local Journalist Index 2025 | Muck Rack Where are the journalists? For the first time, we’ve mapped how many local journalists cover each U.S. county, revealing in stark detail the stunning coll…

25 year ago the United States had about 40 journalists per 100,000 residents on average. Now, the equivalent number is 8.2 Local Journalist Equivalents, about a 75% decline. Which is great for corruption (and also in keeping people uninformed)

Congrats everyone, we now have 35% tariffs on Canada for no apparent reason

Restroom roadblock: Forest Service bathroom closures being met with Utah County aid Several bathrooms up Utah County’s canyons are closed because they’ve reached capacity and the Forest Service is unable to pump the toilets.

Several bathrooms up Utah County’s canyons are closed because they’ve reached capacity and the Forest Service is unable to pump the toilets.

See How Trump’s Big Bill Could Affect Your Taxes, Health Care and Other Finances (Gift Article) The wide-ranging domestic policy legislation could impact your taxes, clean energy choices, health care access and more.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

how will tax bill affect you?

final #salt cap figure - fourfold increase - is now $10K will go to $40K

Still no consumer AI use case that has materially improved my life, but glad to hear they have invented and instituted the AI Boot Deepthroat Machine.

A new policy @law360.bsky.social, owned by LexisNexis, requires every story to pass through an AI “bias” detector before publishing.

Support @law360union.bsky.social’s fight against this incompetent tool & sign this: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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You know it’s a good bill when they have to threaten each other to vote for it

When I was a newborn I saved up and bought my own basket. We all did. This generation just wants a handout

OH NO 😥😢🥺

The Peace Candidate.

Quinnipiac poll

President Trump approval
Disapprove 54% (+1)
Approve 38% (-3)

6/5-6/9 RV

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The difference in the travel/tourism bottom line between 2024 and 2025 is going to be a sight to see. Not a pretty one though.

Tax News & Views Big Beautiful Ballpoint Roundup Senate leader tees up IRS nominee vote. Senate considers trimming tax cuts; House Speaker warns against that. Moving parts include 199A, energy credits. Pens.

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Holding an event on the scale of the #2028 #OlympicGames, scheduled for #LosAngeles, takes a massive amount of planning including federal-state coordination. Three years isn't that far away and it's hard to envision that happening at this point.