Tanya Snyder

The Hidden Loser in Trump’s Auto Tariffs: Domestic EV Manufacturing The president’s new tariffs on imported vehicles and his plans to kill a popular tax credit will likely torpedo demand for vehicles made by American workers.

Trump’s tariffs would hurt domestic EV manufacturers — except for Tesla. Ain’t that something.

Great reporting, as always, from David Ferris @politico @eenews.

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Opinion | Hillary Clinton: This Is Just Dumb The Signal group chat is only the latest in a string of self-inflicted wounds by the new administration.

Hillary Clinton schooling Trump on real power and scolding him for being dumb is the salve my soul needed today.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...

And yet, amazingly, it’s not the biggest story in the country because the defense secretary is sharing war plans on a group text.

Thomas Jefferson, famous advocate for color blind meritocracy and equal opportunity.

“Transitioning” from 50 straight months of job growth, a 400% rise in manufacturing construction and the best back-to-back years for the stock market in a quarter century. 🤡

Washington Post under Trump: "151,000 jobs is solid"

Washington Post under Biden: "194,000 jobs is another weak month"

My daughter's daycare just sent out an email about potentially needing to layoff staff because new babies about to start withdrew because of parental job losses. So if you're wondering how government layoffs and mass contract cancellations will affect the economy, here's an example

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

Spot on.

Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we
would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID

Yeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.

Jet, helicopter collide near Reagan National Airport It was not immediately clear if there are fatalities.

After a string of alarming near misses, a direct hit

www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

SpaceX: Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn.

Everyone else: It blew up.

This is what it looks like when you lose a massive spacecraft on its way to orbit right over the Caribbean. Lots of commercial flights turning/holding/diverting to avoid falling debris from SpaceX's Starship.

David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78 Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.

Raise a glass. There will never be another one like him.

variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Just saw a no-longer relevant evacuation notice on instagram from five hours ago and remembered — that’s right, due to hyper-monetization every major social network no longer shows you life-saving breaking news as it happens.

They turned it over to an algorithm that finally noticed “he likes fire.”

This video illustrates the magnitude and cruelty of the firestorm in LA, for us lucky ones that have never seen anything like it.

How Watch Duty became the go-to wildfire app to track L.A. wildfires As multiple wildfires spread across Los Angeles, local have rushed to download the Watch Duty app to get the latest fire news and maps. Here’s how it works.

An app called Watch Duty, run by a volunteer-powered nonprofit, has become one of the most trusted sources of information about California’s wildfires. It’s currently Apple’s most downloaded free iOS app. It’s gained 1.4 million+ new users since Tues.

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Wildfire climate connection Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

5 dead, more than 2,000 structures burned as new fire hits Hollywood Hills More than 2,000 structures have burned and at least five people are dead in wildfires burning across L.A. County. Red flag warnings remained in effect for Los Angeles County and much of Ventura County...

Shoutout to the Los Angeles Times reporters who are doing essential journalism under very difficult circumstances.

They’ve dropped their paywall, but their ongoing coverage is a good reminder of why local newsrooms need support — and what we lose when those outlets are hollowed out.

Are You a Waymo or a Woman? Do people doubt your driving abilities? A. Yes, I’m still earning trust as a new mode of transportation. B. Yes, I’m still up against long-held ...

QUIZ: Are You a Waymo or a Woman?

Do people doubt your driving abilities?

Do strangers ever gawk at you or comment on your appearance?

Does Google own you?

Are you trained to let others cut you off?

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/are...

N.Y.C. Congestion Pricing Begins on Sunday After twists and turns, a contentious plan meant to reduce traffic and pay for transit improvements is scheduled to take effect at midnight Sunday.

Enormous kudos to the visionaries and activists who worked for literal decades to bring congestion pricing to NYC. Here’s to better transit and a safer, cleaner, more walkable city. 🥂

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/n...

Dear @dcpublicschools.bsky.social: You know you want to preemptively declare a snow day for Monday. Don’t even think of it as a snow day; it’s experiential learning on meteorology, physics (sledding), and the human form (making snowmen). Do you want to disappoint the kids? DO YOU? ☃️

The prices of everything are so maddening right now. I just missed the $66 Acela train so am paying $87 for the regional train. The next later train was briefly priced at $15 — a steal — but is now $47. Remember when we thought Uber’s pricing was confusing?

Thank you! Nice to see you here too!

Secretary Buttigieg reflects on legacy, applies for Global Entry as he exits DOT Outgoing Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg reflects on his tenure at the department. He said he's looking forward to non-work travel now.

Secretary Pete’s last words before leaving DOT: fish culverts.

www.usatoday.com/story/travel...

I will never, ever get over this.