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I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
April 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
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Congress could stop Trump’s tariff policy at a stroke.
This story is ultimately not about presidential power, but about congressional weakness.
This story is ultimately not about presidential power, but about congressional weakness.
April 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Congress could stop Trump’s tariff policy at a stroke.
This story is ultimately not about presidential power, but about congressional weakness.
This story is ultimately not about presidential power, but about congressional weakness.
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Also would be good if more people could be blunt - the US hasn't lost out from globalisation, nor the UK. We may have managed our domestic distribution badly, and done lots of other things wrong, but comparatively we're rich.
April 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Also would be good if more people could be blunt - the US hasn't lost out from globalisation, nor the UK. We may have managed our domestic distribution badly, and done lots of other things wrong, but comparatively we're rich.
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my HORRIFYING cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books
April 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
my HORRIFYING cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books
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The key is to realise that the tariffs do not make any sense, rather than to strain to find an explanatory model.
We are dealing with logic-free and evidence-free policy-making.
A knowledge of fantasy literature is at least as helpful here as an understanding of commerce and trade.
We are dealing with logic-free and evidence-free policy-making.
A knowledge of fantasy literature is at least as helpful here as an understanding of commerce and trade.
No, Trump’s tariffs aren’t any more sane this morning.
April 3, 2025 at 5:59 AM
The key is to realise that the tariffs do not make any sense, rather than to strain to find an explanatory model.
We are dealing with logic-free and evidence-free policy-making.
A knowledge of fantasy literature is at least as helpful here as an understanding of commerce and trade.
We are dealing with logic-free and evidence-free policy-making.
A knowledge of fantasy literature is at least as helpful here as an understanding of commerce and trade.
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“by the art of painting [we] make … a sort of man-made dream produced for those who are awake.” Plato, The Sophist.
Love the idea of man made dreams produced for those are awake. Let’s start with that.
Love the idea of man made dreams produced for those are awake. Let’s start with that.
March 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“by the art of painting [we] make … a sort of man-made dream produced for those who are awake.” Plato, The Sophist.
Love the idea of man made dreams produced for those are awake. Let’s start with that.
Love the idea of man made dreams produced for those are awake. Let’s start with that.
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The ‘can machines do creative writing’ thing is mostly a distraction from the use of the machines to go through text and images to cancel grants and put people on deportation lists
March 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The ‘can machines do creative writing’ thing is mostly a distraction from the use of the machines to go through text and images to cancel grants and put people on deportation lists
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The previous FT piece on this topic from December (linked to in JBM article) had the most jaw-dropping para:
March 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The previous FT piece on this topic from December (linked to in JBM article) had the most jaw-dropping para:
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My Trade Secrets today. Two theories on Trump's tariff chaos: 1. It's a cunning and deliberate discombobulation of trading partners. 2. It's a shambles from an administration full of clashing motives, wrongheaded ideas and a capricious boss.
Guess what? I'm going with 2.
First 300 clicks free.
Guess what? I'm going with 2.
First 300 clicks free.
Donald Trump’s coercion descends into chaos
[FREE TO READ] The US’s tariff policy evokes bafflement as well as fear
on.ft.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
My Trade Secrets today. Two theories on Trump's tariff chaos: 1. It's a cunning and deliberate discombobulation of trading partners. 2. It's a shambles from an administration full of clashing motives, wrongheaded ideas and a capricious boss.
Guess what? I'm going with 2.
First 300 clicks free.
Guess what? I'm going with 2.
First 300 clicks free.
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1/ Out of 12,000 North Korean soldiers sent to Russia to fight against Ukraine, only two have been captured alive. They have recently been telling their stories to American and South Korean journalists, providing a unique perspective on the war. ⬇️
March 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
1/ Out of 12,000 North Korean soldiers sent to Russia to fight against Ukraine, only two have been captured alive. They have recently been telling their stories to American and South Korean journalists, providing a unique perspective on the war. ⬇️
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There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵
March 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵
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'The Doll's School.' (1900) At the time he painted this work Walter Osborne was coming into his own stylistically. He died at the age of 43 and during his lifetime many of his paintings remained unsold. Ironically, his work now sells for hundreds of thousands of pounds.
February 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
'The Doll's School.' (1900) At the time he painted this work Walter Osborne was coming into his own stylistically. He died at the age of 43 and during his lifetime many of his paintings remained unsold. Ironically, his work now sells for hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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Just in case people have forgotten, Trump has an abiding hatred of Zelensky for refusing to pursue Biden and his son, Hunter in an investigation Trump wanted opened in Ukraine, as he thought it would help Trump’s 2020 Presidential run.
What you see now is spite
What you see now is spite
February 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Just in case people have forgotten, Trump has an abiding hatred of Zelensky for refusing to pursue Biden and his son, Hunter in an investigation Trump wanted opened in Ukraine, as he thought it would help Trump’s 2020 Presidential run.
What you see now is spite
What you see now is spite
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I just wrote a quick bit about 'genuinely contributing.'
(This time with a working link)
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/genuinely-...
(This time with a working link)
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/genuinely-...
February 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I just wrote a quick bit about 'genuinely contributing.'
(This time with a working link)
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/genuinely-...
(This time with a working link)
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/genuinely-...
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i bought this very beautiful onion a little while ago and i was struck by how perfectly round it was. it turned out to be exactly 1 pound heavy
September 23, 2023 at 9:24 PM
i bought this very beautiful onion a little while ago and i was struck by how perfectly round it was. it turned out to be exactly 1 pound heavy
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What's being described here is akin to a coup
Musk's cronies tried to to gain access to classified USAID data. USAID Director of Security John Voorhees security said no. The Musk people threatened to call in the US Marshals and take the data at gunpoint. They still said no.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
edition.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What's being described here is akin to a coup
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Musk's cronies tried to to gain access to classified USAID data. USAID Director of Security John Voorhees security said no. The Musk people threatened to call in the US Marshals and take the data at gunpoint. They still said no.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
edition.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Musk's cronies tried to to gain access to classified USAID data. USAID Director of Security John Voorhees security said no. The Musk people threatened to call in the US Marshals and take the data at gunpoint. They still said no.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
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In particular, the Brexity folks who claimed to be all about the Commonwealth are nowhere to be seen.
More generally, anyone who claims to support free trade but also supports Trump should never be taken seriously ever again.
More generally, anyone who claims to support free trade but also supports Trump should never be taken seriously ever again.
At the heart of Canadian national memory is the awareness that Canadians twice came to the UK's aid in world wars years before the Americans showed up.
It will not be forgottem if the Brits now hide in a corner and say nothing when Canada faces existential threats.
It will not be forgottem if the Brits now hide in a corner and say nothing when Canada faces existential threats.
Would be nice to see some UK politicians speaking up in support of Canada, which is blameless in this and with which Britain has far closer ties than it does with the US.
Nobody hold their breath.
www.ft.com/content/b910...
Nobody hold their breath.
www.ft.com/content/b910...
February 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
In particular, the Brexity folks who claimed to be all about the Commonwealth are nowhere to be seen.
More generally, anyone who claims to support free trade but also supports Trump should never be taken seriously ever again.
More generally, anyone who claims to support free trade but also supports Trump should never be taken seriously ever again.
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Just have to say that the $Trump meme coin is a gift to all of us who are not fans of his.
It’s just a matter of time until a lot of people lose money from this.
I’m a crypto fan. This is not crypto any more than Madoff was just buying and selling shares of stock
It’s just a matter of time until a lot of people lose money from this.
I’m a crypto fan. This is not crypto any more than Madoff was just buying and selling shares of stock
January 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Just have to say that the $Trump meme coin is a gift to all of us who are not fans of his.
It’s just a matter of time until a lot of people lose money from this.
I’m a crypto fan. This is not crypto any more than Madoff was just buying and selling shares of stock
It’s just a matter of time until a lot of people lose money from this.
I’m a crypto fan. This is not crypto any more than Madoff was just buying and selling shares of stock
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On his orders, his henchmen murdered my former colleague and chopped up his body with a bone saw.
Trump says he's going to ask Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who he describes as "a fantastic guy," to invest $1 trillion in the US economy
January 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
On his orders, his henchmen murdered my former colleague and chopped up his body with a bone saw.
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“In truth, none of Trump's promises to the American people can be met in a world failing to deal with climate change.”
A good, if understated, letter in The Times about the barrelling menace of Trump and his ruinous “Drill, baby, drill!” tyranny.
A good, if understated, letter in The Times about the barrelling menace of Trump and his ruinous “Drill, baby, drill!” tyranny.
January 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
“In truth, none of Trump's promises to the American people can be met in a world failing to deal with climate change.”
A good, if understated, letter in The Times about the barrelling menace of Trump and his ruinous “Drill, baby, drill!” tyranny.
A good, if understated, letter in The Times about the barrelling menace of Trump and his ruinous “Drill, baby, drill!” tyranny.
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An embarrassment of riches
January 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
An embarrassment of riches
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I used to scratch my head as to how they all allowed the world to go to hell in a handbasket in the 1930s and why not enough was done to prevent it. We all know now.
January 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I used to scratch my head as to how they all allowed the world to go to hell in a handbasket in the 1930s and why not enough was done to prevent it. We all know now.
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The Greens, the LibDems, Plaid Cymru, all did better at the last election than ever.
They all have very good, progressive immigration policies.
Nobody has a clue what they are though. The media only GAF about anti-migrant politics.
They all have very good, progressive immigration policies.
Nobody has a clue what they are though. The media only GAF about anti-migrant politics.
surely the disillusionment comes in part from the media not covering Green or LibDem policy, but amplifying RW ideaology? A balanced media, focussed on facts would greatly help
January 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The Greens, the LibDems, Plaid Cymru, all did better at the last election than ever.
They all have very good, progressive immigration policies.
Nobody has a clue what they are though. The media only GAF about anti-migrant politics.
They all have very good, progressive immigration policies.
Nobody has a clue what they are though. The media only GAF about anti-migrant politics.
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This from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social is insightful and alarming.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/total-info...
broligarchy.substack.com/p/total-info...
Total information collapse
It's started. And it's only going to accelerate from here.
broligarchy.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social is insightful and alarming.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/total-info...
broligarchy.substack.com/p/total-info...