Allan Rivlin

Department of War = DOW. If Trump is going to turn the US military into Wall Street's private army, it is appropriate that the initials spell out DOW.

We understand some New York Democrats gave concerns about Zohran Mamdani, but it is now clear that Cuomo has become dependent on Trump support and corrupt effort to push Adams and others out of the race. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Allegations Against Lisa Cook Are a Pretext for Attacks on Federal Reserve Board Independence, the Global Economy, and Our Family By Sheri Rivlin, Allan Rivlin, and Sidney Winter PhD

Our new substack post on DC invasion, assault on government data and information agencies, and why the attack on Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook is personal for our Rivlin/Winter family. sherylrivlinandallanrivlin.substack.com/p/allegation...

I'm surprised Bezo let the post cover this.

National Guard, Feds & ICE Flood DC Streets, Random Bag Searches in Minority Communities
Spark Outrage

Protesters are flooding DC streets to demand two things: that the National Guard be recalled and that the Epstein files be released.

We stand with you, DC!

Trump started with the DC National Guard for the photo ops but they live here, were unarmed, and are basically harmless. Next we get twice as many or more armed National Guard troops form red states WV, SC, and OH. The worst part is there is little we can do about it although we will protest.

This is a really scary red state military takeover of our city, The Nation's Capitol, Washington DC. Los Angeles was first, Chicago is next. The NYC takeover was political with the corruption of Mayor Adams. (If Mamdani loses Trump wins. If Mamdani wins Trump will send in the National Guard.)

A Modest Proposal: Send Blue State National Guardsmen to D.C. Make Trump take the mask off.

NEW: "We all know—or should know—what’s coming. Trump is experimenting with using military force to occupy cities. He has said—explicitly—that he intends to expand this program from Washington to other cities. He will attempt to use these tactics to manipulate the 2026 elections."

Wow! 800 views on our latest post! That may not be a lot for some substackers, but it is sure is a big surge for us. Thanks for reading whether you agree with us or not.

Moderate “Liberal” Democrats Must Embrace Zohran Mamdani or Risk Party Collapse Democrats are increasingly optimistic about their chances in the 2026 midterm elections, but if they fail to solve their current problems in 2025, they may fall short of their goals.

Here is a link to our latest substack post explaining why New York Democrats need to back Zohran Mamdani even if they disagree with his policies. Party unity is necessary in the Age of Trump and it cannot be a one-way street.
sherylrivlinandallanrivlin.substack.com/p/moderate-l...

Its the Squid Game version version of red-light, green-light.

As American Jews gather for Passover, we contemplate the sacred words “never again.” Is this an intention or a promise? Because at this time it is unclear if the promise can be kept.

wsj editorial board from wednesday evening, before thursday's market cliffdive

www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

Thank you CHC Chair Adriano Espaillat for standing up for Justice. @repespaillat.bsky.social @hispaniccaucus.bsky.social

EU, China start talks on lifting EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, Handelsblatt reports The European Union and China have begun negotiations on the abolition of EU tariffs on imports of Chinese electric cars, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Thursday.

www.reuters.com/business/aut...

ICE says its job is to stop illegal ‘ideas’ crossing the border in since-deleted X post The agency said the post was put up in error.

ICE is the Thought Police.
Never mind. (They have deleted this post.)

Interesting observation.

The usually omnipresent Musk has been relatively MIA since the Wisconsin drubbing.

Fired federal workers could work factory jobs created by tariffs: Bessent The Treasury secretary said former government employees could create the labor pool necessary for America's manufacturing revival.

I had to double check this twice to make sure it wasn’t in The Onion

www.newsweek.com/bessent-fire...

Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:

Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000

There’s a lesson there.

NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million

See what happens? Columbia cuts a deal with Trump's people and still gets fucked. This is why you don't negotiate with economic terrorists. By the way, administrators had no warning this was coming, according to their own press office. (see statement below)

IP: The U.S. is “less predictable, more antagonistic, and more isolated. For foreign investors, that makes it less safe.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

NY Times actually used “lie” in a headline

“He made 2.5 million today and he made $900 million. That’s not bad.”

Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.

Your wallet is being cleaned out by expert pickpockets. This is criminal. Literally criminal. I call for an IMMEDIATE investigation into who knew what, when, and what they did with the info. You can bet the Admin and many here in DC are considerably richer tonight than they were this morning.

SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions Read more here.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

* BESSENT SEES DEAL WITH ALLIES, THEN CAN APPROACH CHINA AS GROUP

Maria Bartiromo: Are you seeing defaults?

Jamie Dimon: Not yet, but I expect them.

Bartiromo: Do you personally expect a recession?

Dimon: I think probably that's a likely outcome.

In any other administration, the president would already be huddled with advisors trying to stave off collapse

DEUTSCHE: “.. The market has lost faith in US assets. ..

“.. If recent disruption in the US Treasury market continues we see no other option for the Fed but to step in with emergency purchases of US Treasuries to stabilize the bond market.”

@bloomberg.com
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