Matt Stowell

Without funds from the feds, a third of Ohio's historic preservation office let go • Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio History Connection last week laid off a third of the staff at the State Office of Historic Preservation. Even though many of its responsibilities are mandated by the federal government, the f...

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Fox Business analyst.

Federal appeals court upholds conviction of Householder in public corruption case • Ohio Capital Journal A panel of federal court judges has upheld the convictions of former House Speaker Larry Householder and former Republican leader Matt Borges for their roles in the largest public corruption scheme in...

A panel of federal court judges has upheld the convictions of former House Speaker Larry Householder and former Republican leader Matt Borges for their roles in the largest public corruption scheme in state history.

@morgantrau.bsky.social

Trump dealing with PM Carney is an embarrassing and sad situation. Trump ego. Narcissism. Ignorance. Insulting. PM Carney dignified. Intelligent restrained.

Dear Canada 🇨🇦 we love you and are proud to have you as our ally to the north. Stay exactly as you are. Trump’s nonsense about merging with the USA is absurd and doesn’t speak for us.

Trump tried to hijack Veterans Day and rename it “Victory Day.” Veterans groups pushed back hard—and the White House folded.

A draft-dodging coward doesn’t get to redefine a day he never earned.

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PUNCHBOWL: “.. The shopping site will display how much of an item’s cost is derived from tariffs – right next to the product’s total listed price.”

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Ohio’s HB 6 utility scandal gets true-crime treatment in HBO film • Ohio Capital Journal One of the largest utility scandals in U.S. history has remained largely unknown outside Ohio — until now.

"I was struck by how dark money and gerrymandering undermined voters’ will in the wake of a 2010 Supreme Court case that opened the door for unlimited corporate spending on political campaigns, subject to few conditions."
-Kathiann Kowalski, reporter
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3 months ago, there was no possible way the conservatives were going to lose this election. They were so far ahead in the polls. Then Donald Trump started talking about Canada.

Xi Is Trying to Turn World Against US as Trump Cuts Trade Deals President Xi Jinping’s diplomats are fanning out across the world with a clear message for countries cutting deals with Donald Trump: The US is a bully that can’t be trusted.

(Bloomberg) - President Xi Jinping’s diplomats are fanning out across the world with a clear message for countries cutting deals with Donald Trump: The US is a bully that can’t be trusted.

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Olmsted Falls Schools superintendent calls state voucher program ‘welfare for the wealthy’ Olmsted Falls City Schools Superintendent Jim Lloyd late last week participated in an Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio media briefing.

Olmsted Falls Schools superintendent calls state voucher program ‘welfare for the wealthy’
"Residents are paying local taxes that not only don’t benefit the community but, due to the decrease in public school funding, will lead to district having to seek new money."
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“.. Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, who studies trade, said Mr. Navarro ‘may be the worst trade adviser any modern U.S. president has ever had.’”

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Stunning.

@acyn.bsky.social

Pete Hegseth’s Patriotic Duty Is to Resign His incompetence is putting America’s security at risk.

Secretary Hegseth “could preserve some of his dwindling dignity, and spare the president he serves from having to fire him in public, by making the honorable choice and resigning—today,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes:

* REUTERS POLL -- US RECESSION PROBABILITY FOR COMING YEAR IS AT 45%, HIGHEST SINCE DECEMBER 2023

* REUTERS POLL -- US CPI 2025 INFLATION OUTLOOK REVISED UPWARD BY MOST SINCE MARCH 2023

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The trade war between the US and China has spurred Brazil’s agricultural sector and pummelled American farmers. “It is a boon for farmers in Brazil and Argentina, and it will help their industry a lot,” points out a lead agriculture analyst. on.ft.com/42oB1f2

'Founding documents' act could put the Ten Commandments in Ohio classrooms • Ohio Capital Journal A measure moving through the Ohio Senate would direct public schools to display historical documents like the Declaration of Independence or the Bill of Rights. It also includes the Ten Commandments, ...

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And wait until we see, on the other side of the ledger, higher borrowing costs (from decreased demand for Treasury securities) and decreased revenues (from laxer tax enforcement if not also tax cuts).

The 10% tariff alone is a $2500 per household annual tax hike!

Members of Congress should never be allowed to trade stocks. Period.

You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.

Trump turning tariffs on and off like a two-year-old with a light switch has already hit our economy hard.

We can't live like this, and businesses can't make serious investment decisions in this kind of environment.

Congress MUST reassert itself over the power to tariff.

AXIOS: “.. The self-inflicted market meltdown rattled Trump's allies across Wall Street, Silicon Valley billionaires .. anxious congressional Republicans and even supportive podcasters ..”

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“He blinked,” writes Pantheon Macro. But “we think that US exports to China will fall to
near zero by Q3 ..

“.. Accordingly, we are sticking with our forecast that GDP
effectively stagnates over the remainder of this year.”

a penguin is wrapped in caution tape with the letter p on it ALT: a penguin is wrapped in caution tape with the letter p on it

Trump Blinked in the face of crashing economies, rising prices, and dangers in the bond market. He made an historic policy error and everyone knows it. And we still have the some of the highest tariffs in the world since he kept the 10% on everyone (including the penguins).

SUMMERS: “Bullies back down. It is tragic to see the United States following banana republic policy approaches ..” 🍌

@larrysummers.bsky.social

⬆️ Tariff Taxes
⬆️ Unemployment
⬆️ Risk of Recession
⬆️ Interest Rates
⬆️ Trade wars

⬇️ Consumer Confidence
⬇️ Stock Markets
⬇️ Republican Approval ratings
⬇️ Allies of the USA
⬇️ Trade and wealth

“.. Tokyo hasn’t imposed tariffs on car imports since 1978 .. The source of their grievance is, in reality, something far simpler: The cars aren’t good enough.” 🇯🇵

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