Jerry Weinstein

Trump’s Epic Loss on Tariffs Is Even Worse for Him than You Think The Supreme Court’s stunning invalidation of most of the president’s tariffs is another sign that Trumpist populist nationalism is in crisis.

The Supreme Court's remarkable ruling against tariffs is another sign that Trumpist nationalism is in crisis. Tariffs and deportations are key pillars of Trumpism. Both are major fiascos. Both have caused his approval to crater.

Trumpism is failing.

New piece:
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"My big beautiful tariffs have fixed the economy!"

Lickspittle Vance. His law degree should be revoked.

my email has started giving me AI generated writing suggestions for emails and i like that about as much as the time the copy editor at vice attempted to give me editorial edits :)

Didn't SCOTUS say that there IS no national security emergency, @thebulwark.com?

I wouldn't call sexual assault petty or pedestrian.

Omfg

Horrific details👇of ICE agents’ extreme racism and cruelty during a joint operation in Nashville with Tennessee officers. Grateful for this reporting: nashvillebanner.com/2026/02/19/i...

Anyone in the Cabinet who isn't Epstein-pilled?

I get that.

Most recently: Folks covering Olympian’s condemning Israel and wanting to focus on the response not the issues.

From the behindthebastards community on Reddit: Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon Discussed Interfering in France, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia, Producing Anti-Climate Change Propaganda, and Sent NSFW Imag... Explore this post and more from the behindthebastards community

@thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social

I was surprised that the Times investigator and (Vicki Ward?) downplayed Epstein’s global influence.

To wit:

www.reddit.com/r/behindtheb...

I wrote for a lovely arts zine in 90‘s Cambridge/Boston called “The Fine Print.”

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@karlbode.com

1. Make it make sense. Ross is intimately connected to and supported Zohran.

2. Every once in a while he publishes something retrograde like THIS, not groking what the Times and Semafor are publishing — and how he inadvertently reinforces reactionary centrism.

Must read

Trump is following the script of his alter-ego Biff, from Back to the Future.

Trump is turning the US into a shithole country with gambling everywhere you look!

BIG SCOOP BY @sludge.bsky.social

Explains a lot about Warner

As Mark Zuckerberg arrived at a Los Angeles courtroom yesterday, someone in a gaggle of media lobbed a question, "Mr. Zuckerberg, did Meta purposely design the platform to harm children?" He was also served with a summons as he entered the court room. Victims' parents stood outside. (via Reuters)

As an aside: the most influential Dem consultants all believe the best electoral strategy is to adopt a hostile posture towards the Dem base in the hopes that might convince this person to vote for Dems.

They get really mad if you say that won't do anything except depress lean-Dem turnout.

Donald Trump is mentioned about 40,000 more times in the Epstein files than Prince Andrew is, in case anybody in this country wants to fucking do something about that.

Agreed.

Also this separate post from Luke Harding in Kyiv:

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"I spoke to Today in Focus about this week's "peace talks" in Geneva, the situation on the ground in freezing Kyiv, and that Russia's war won't end anytime soon"

How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we’ve collected experts’ tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful.

I don’t think I’ve ever had so many people writing to me to ask about encrypted/secure/private tools for comms, collaboration, and organizing. So @lhn.bsky.social and I talked to experts and assembled this: the Wired guide to organizing in an age of surveillance. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Exactly, David. They did what they wanted to do when Trump admin was more than willing to take the blame.

Will add to my queue, @lollardfish.bsky.social

A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.

@tressiemcphd.bsky.social

Will look for it

YOU are a balm

You do get great work during periods of oppression, but only in retrospect.

The greater point that artists need support is KEY

If only