Reciprocity and discrimination: When are tariffs useful remedies? The Trump administration has marked April 2 for its next big tariff announcement, one that it says is centered on countering unfair trade practices abroad and imposing reciprocal trade protection. The...

For those listening to this rant, those numbers are not tariffs. The European Union, e.g., has weighted average tariff rates of ~ 3% and arguably lower on US goods. So they are clearly including VATs and who knows what else? This false reciprocity is nonsense. For more:
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

Shaheen Renews Push to Overturn Citizens United Ruling, Rid American Elections of Dark Money and Excessive Corporate Campaign Spending | U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire (Washington, DC) – On the anniversary of the bipartisan McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform...

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is introducing a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, the case that opened the floodgates to dark money and the buying of elections by billionnaires.
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GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "Why is a White House official, that's not even elected, why is that person belittling the Polish foreign minister? It's not appropriate. It's not right. We need more discipline in the White House."

With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:

Why I opted for a microplane. Big enough to start the job, easy enough to rinse, not coarse enough to blindly injure the unsuspecting.

I try not to buy in to the fantastical, but if I were one of the last remaining Monarchs who’s public persona has become crucial to maintaining wealth and influence….maybe I would make nice with the Igit.

All of you should go, dressed in the colors of the Ukrainian flag or in the same outfit as Zelenskiy.

Oop, that’s a good one.

I will read no further, I have almost been avoiding the latest episodes. But I can sense the gist, too imitative.

Went from weird to deranged in a stunted breath.

I truly believe this was phishing, how could you not? Get the ping, collect the data, exploit the info for future use. Disappointed this is what the World Wide Web, that once seemed so promising, devolved in to.

If I meet my “Maker” I would like to think we could have an earnest conversation about our shared short comings, but it would probably just end up in an argument about why my Brother calls more often on Sundays.

Watching Scott Jennings battle with his better instincts this week has become painful. Some sort of reckoning is nigh.

Madeleine Albright stated on Amanpour in 2014 that the we didn’t win the Cold War, they lost the Cold War. The Soviet Union disintegrated from inside. This sent chills down my spine thinking about the state of US affairs today. Nobody will help us recreate something we destroy ourselves.

Former Union employee and current small business owner weighing in, affirmative on the collective bargaining health care association proposed, as long as Sean O’Brien (@TeamsterSOB) doesn’t breathe on it.

This is a very interesting idea. As a former Union member, health care was where rank and file seemed to reach a consensus that collective bargaining worked for all and was worth other minor concessions.

Though the Justice Dept has deleted information about its Jan 6 prosecutions from its website, a federal judge has issued an order listing and chronicling all of the cases and prison terms

Here:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Unfit for Duty: The Grave National Security Risk of Kash Patel Leading the FBI Our nation’s security depends on stopping his confirmation.

Many in national security, myself included, who’ve worked w/ Kash Patel have seen his dishonesty & the threat he poses. Fear keeps many silent—but silence is not support. That this must be said about his nomination for FBI Director speaks volumes. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/welivedi...

SCHIFF: I want you to look at Capitol police and tell them you're proud that you raised money off people that assaulted their colleagues

PATEL: That's an abject lie. I've never accepted violence against law enforcement.

SCHIFF: You didn't accept it, you glorified it!

The Explorean Cozumel

Don’t forget about the “bacon, bacon, bacon” hoax.

Ketchup is gross.

I have always loved your chicken posts! Keep them coming please.

We have to have green bean casserole, the one with canned cream soup. I’ve made it with fresh beans & bechamel before, it’s just not the same.

Line Cutting

Email was down at work today, I alerted clients via my personal address. I regret this decision now.

Thanks for the redirect to @unusualwhales.bsky.social ! I’ve followed for a while but hadn’t had a chance to look here yet.