Extra, Extra
A Taxing Endeavor: Trump announced another tariff on Canada. The market, used to these threats, had a ho hum reaction. But this chaos will not come without a cost. The Atlantic (Gift Article): Start Budgeting Now. “Traders have figured out how to make money from the short-lived dips that Trump periodically causes, calling it the ‘TACO trade,’ for ‘Trump always chickens out.’ But Trump is not doing nothing. Businesses are struggling to negotiate the uncertainty created by the White House. Trump’s tariffs are forcing up consumer costs and damaging firms. And the latest renewal of the trade war will make the economy worse.” The latest move has been to send tariff letters to other countries. Most leaders are angry when they get them. But not everyone. Shunned Myanmar leader thrilled at US contact after Trump tariff letter. (Trump gives a gift to undemocratic regime. Shocker.)
+ Kash App: “Some senior officials who have taken the test have been asked whether they said anything negative about the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel.” The F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials’ Loyalty. (No one is asking if they’re loyal to the country.)
+ Different Times: Can we still call them one in a thousand year storms when they come four times in a week?
+ Skating on Thin ICE: “DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.” Wired: DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics.’
+ She’s Got My Sleep Number: Justice Jackson Says ‘the State of Our Democracy’ Keeps Her Up at Night. (She can always text me. I’m usually up for the same reason.)
+ Island Fever: “For much of this year, Cassidy Crosser made sure to answer all her spam phone calls. ‘Hello? Love Island?’ she would ask, hoping to hear that after applying three times, she had finally been cast on the hit reality dating TV show Love Island USA. ‘Obviously I didn’t hear back. Because I’m not in Fiji.'” ‘Just Tan and Be Hot and Single’: The People Fighting to Be on Love Island. (I’m not tan, hot, or single. But I’m definitely gonna start answering spam calls with, “Hello? Love Island?”)
