Extra, Extra
Protect the Dolls: “Fewer massive container ships have been plying the ocean between Chinese and American ports, and in the coming weeks, far fewer Chinese goods will arrive on American shores.” A Tidal Wave of Change Is Headed for the U.S. Economy. CNBC: Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week as China tariffs start to bite. Meanwhile, Trump, on Tariffs, Says ‘Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30.’
+ Bully Market: Ukraine and the US have finally signed a minerals deal. What does it include? (Aside from exploiting an ally when they need you the most…)
+ Bro Code(breaker): “A lover of puzzles and crosswords while growing up in Pittsburgh during the Great Depression, Mrs. Parsons deciphered German military messages that had been created by an Enigma machine, a typewriter-size device with a keyboard wired to internal rotors, which generated millions of codes. Her efforts provided Allied forces with information critical to evading, attacking and sinking enemy submarines.” NYT (Gift Article): Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104. Also from the NYT (Gift Article): The Six Triple Eight: Black, Female Soldiers Honored for World War II Success. Meanwhile, Hegseth announces he’s ending Pentagon involvement in Trump initiative empowering women championed by Ivanka Trump and Rubio.
+ Case and Point: “When big law firms attacked by President Trump decided to make a deal with him rather than fight, many did so because their leaders feared that clients would abandon a firm caught on the administration’s bad side. Now that logic may be getting less compelling. A major company, Microsoft, has dropped a law firm that settled with the administration in favor of one that is fighting it.” Microsoft Drops Law Firm That Made a Deal With Trump From a Case.
+ There’s a Slap for That: “Epic Games v. Apple judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers just ruled that, effective immediately, Apple is no longer allowed to collect fees on purchases made outside apps and blocks the company from restricting how developers can point users to where they can make purchases outside of apps. Apple says it will appeal the order.” The judge was decidedly not pleased with Apple. More from Daring Fireball: Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Rules, in Excoriating Decision, That Apple Violated Her 2021 Court Order Regarding App Store Anti-Steering Provisions.
+ Sludge Report: The Trump administration goes full state media with a Drudge-like website that promotes Trump.
+ Lash Out: “From stopping dust and dirt getting into the eyes to prompting our blink reflex, eyelashes do more than just look pretty. Which makes it hard to explain the social media trend of men trimming down — or even entirely shaving off — their eyelashes in a bid to look ‘more masculine.'” (What fake hair, extra long ties, and orange makeup weren’t already doing the trick?)
