There is no benefit to trying to cozy up to Trump and Co., example one trillion:
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy tried to cozy up to Trump over Trump's hatred of congestion pricing. Now he is being investigated by Trump's Attorney for the District of New Jersey regarding immigration: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/nyregion/trump-justice-department-habba-immigration.html
In uncut optimism, the media is reporting this as a defeat for the Trump admin and that they have to do something to get him back. They were also unanimous on due process. That is not nothing.
Of course Dear Leader's Press Secretary is telling everyone that Habeas Corpus is not Due Process
Agreed. They could just be trying to kick the can down the road to avoid the Constitutional Crisis they know is coming. District Courts and Courts of Appeal have ordered deportees returned before and the Government has complied even if it drags its feet. Even after the Supreme Court potentially handed the Trump admin a win on TRO's regarding the Alien Enemies Act, two district courts, including a Trump appointed Judge, ruled against the admin on Alien Enemies Act related litigation.
Still, it is not a total defeat for the opposition to Trump.
The bleak reading of the decision is that the Supreme Court is getting ready to neuter the judiciary and render Marbury v. Madison irrelevant.
In which Trump and the Plutocrats admit to insider trading and market manipulation on the record: https://x.com/ArtCandee/status/1910074164272386414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1910074164272386414%7Ctwgr%5E2f3b5dd9db641ec2849ef5f139a7e4e8bbd45f45%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdisqus.com%2Fembed%2Fcomments%2F%3Fbase%3Ddefaultf%3Dlawyersgunsmoneyblog-comt_i%3D14995520https3A2F2Fwww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com2F3Fp3D149955t_u%3Dhttps3A2F2Fwww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com2F20252F042Fsupreme-court-holds-that-the-district-court-can-order-the-return-of-kilmar-armando-abrego-garcia-to-a-pointt_e%3DSupreme20Court20holds20that20the20District20Court20can20order20the20return20of20Kilmar20Armando20Abrego20Garcia2C20to20a20pointt_d%3DSupreme20Court20holds20that20the20District20Court20can20order20the20return20of20Kilmar20Armando20Abrego20Garcia2C20to20a20pointt_t%3DSupreme20Court20holds20that20the20District20Court20can20order20the20return20of20Kilmar20Armando20Abrego20Garcia2C20to20a20points_o%3Ddescversion%3D89d0561b868ad63ec2711e992e8dc338
The Supreme Court upholds the order to return deportee sent to El Salvador, now we might get the Justice Roberts made his decision, now let him enforce it moment: https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-upholds-order-facilitate-return-deportee-sent-el-salvador-error-2025-04-10/
LeeEsq pointed out a while ago that this was going to be there path to removal and it has been around forever but rarely, if ever used, the standard for proving this is essentially because the Secretary of State says so according to LeeEsq.
There is going to need to be some major law overhauling when this is all done
The Democrats are split between Free Trade is good and realizing that the former message of "those jobs are not coming back but we will retrain you to be home health aides" was a loser.
"The fundamental truth of Donald Trump is that he apparently cannot conceive of any relationship between individuals, peoples or states as anything other than a status game, a competition for dominance. His long history of scams, hostile litigation — not to mention his frequent refusal to pay contractors, lawyers, brokers and other people who were working for him — is evidence enough of the reality that a deal with Trump is less an agreement between equals than an opportunity for Trump to abuse and exploit the other party for his own benefit. For Trump, there is no such thing as a mutually beneficial relationship or a positive-sum outcome. In every interaction, no matter how trivial or insignificant, someone has to win and someone has to lose. And Trump, as we all know, is a winner.
This simple fact of the president’s psychology does more to explain his antipathy to international trade and enthusiasm for tariffs and other trade barriers than any theorizing about his intentions or overall vision. It certainly is not as if he has a considered view of the global economy. It is not even clear that Trump knows what a tariff is."
World ending watch: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/341f67658dddec60977630a73fe1f938908a4d8b20262117db4ef2d04f75ca44.jpg
"Nobody knew...the people I correctly pointed out were crazy turned out to have accurately predicted what was going to happen, which just shows how insane they really were!"-Richard Hanania
There is sometimes a rational basis to be unreasonable and there is nothing wrong with going into some kind of negotiation demanding things you know you will not get or asking for more than is reasonable. But there are limits.
2. Fewer products available. A company called Framework is not ending lower priced laptops to the U.S. anymore because of tariffs. Nintendo has stopped taking pre-orders on the Switch 2 to figure out the tariff regime.
This is true but it should also be noted that the Parliamentarian system provides a release valve for poor leaders. I don't think it is fool proof if a plurality of voters want authoritarianism but release valves and being able to kick out the PM from within are important.
Noble and public spirited is giving them too much credit.
They have a base that lionizes things like factory work and coal mining because it is “tough” and “manly” work done by real, tough men (TM). This is a base that doesn’t want retraining to careers that they think code as feminine like being a nurse or home health aide
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On “Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025”
The Bukele presser is going about as horribly as one can imagine
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He is also almost certainly not going to win.
On “Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025”
There is no benefit to trying to cozy up to Trump and Co., example one trillion:
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy tried to cozy up to Trump over Trump's hatred of congestion pricing. Now he is being investigated by Trump's Attorney for the District of New Jersey regarding immigration: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/nyregion/trump-justice-department-habba-immigration.html
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And he has more available but this was expected.
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In uncut optimism, the media is reporting this as a defeat for the Trump admin and that they have to do something to get him back. They were also unanimous on due process. That is not nothing.
Of course Dear Leader's Press Secretary is telling everyone that Habeas Corpus is not Due Process
"
Agreed. They could just be trying to kick the can down the road to avoid the Constitutional Crisis they know is coming. District Courts and Courts of Appeal have ordered deportees returned before and the Government has complied even if it drags its feet. Even after the Supreme Court potentially handed the Trump admin a win on TRO's regarding the Alien Enemies Act, two district courts, including a Trump appointed Judge, ruled against the admin on Alien Enemies Act related litigation.
Still, it is not a total defeat for the opposition to Trump.
The bleak reading of the decision is that the Supreme Court is getting ready to neuter the judiciary and render Marbury v. Madison irrelevant.
"
In which Trump and the Plutocrats admit to insider trading and market manipulation on the record: https://x.com/ArtCandee/status/1910074164272386414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1910074164272386414%7Ctwgr%5E2f3b5dd9db641ec2849ef5f139a7e4e8bbd45f45%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdisqus.com%2Fembed%2Fcomments%2F%3Fbase%3Ddefaultf%3Dlawyersgunsmoneyblog-comt_i%3D14995520https3A2F2Fwww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com2F3Fp3D149955t_u%3Dhttps3A2F2Fwww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com2F20252F042Fsupreme-court-holds-that-the-district-court-can-order-the-return-of-kilmar-armando-abrego-garcia-to-a-pointt_e%3DSupreme20Court20holds20that20the20District20Court20can20order20the20return20of20Kilmar20Armando20Abrego20Garcia2C20to20a20pointt_d%3DSupreme20Court20holds20that20the20District20Court20can20order20the20return20of20Kilmar20Armando20Abrego20Garcia2C20to20a20pointt_t%3DSupreme20Court20holds20that20the20District20Court20can20order20the20return20of20Kilmar20Armando20Abrego20Garcia2C20to20a20points_o%3Ddescversion%3D89d0561b868ad63ec2711e992e8dc338
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The Supreme Court upholds the order to return deportee sent to El Salvador, now we might get the Justice Roberts made his decision, now let him enforce it moment: https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-upholds-order-facilitate-return-deportee-sent-el-salvador-error-2025-04-10/
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LeeEsq pointed out a while ago that this was going to be there path to removal and it has been around forever but rarely, if ever used, the standard for proving this is essentially because the Secretary of State says so according to LeeEsq.
There is going to need to be some major law overhauling when this is all done
"
https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/trump-is-now-mandating-his-cabinetloyalist
Trump makes his cabinet wear pins with his face on them
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Who likes conspiracy theories?
Bored, decadents.
On “What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Trade War”
Trump blinks except for China
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The Democrats are split between Free Trade is good and realizing that the former message of "those jobs are not coming back but we will retrain you to be home health aides" was a loser.
Some like Whitmer have parochial interests
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/opinion/trump-tariffs-rationale-power.html
"The fundamental truth of Donald Trump is that he apparently cannot conceive of any relationship between individuals, peoples or states as anything other than a status game, a competition for dominance. His long history of scams, hostile litigation — not to mention his frequent refusal to pay contractors, lawyers, brokers and other people who were working for him — is evidence enough of the reality that a deal with Trump is less an agreement between equals than an opportunity for Trump to abuse and exploit the other party for his own benefit. For Trump, there is no such thing as a mutually beneficial relationship or a positive-sum outcome. In every interaction, no matter how trivial or insignificant, someone has to win and someone has to lose. And Trump, as we all know, is a winner.
This simple fact of the president’s psychology does more to explain his antipathy to international trade and enthusiasm for tariffs and other trade barriers than any theorizing about his intentions or overall vision. It certainly is not as if he has a considered view of the global economy. It is not even clear that Trump knows what a tariff is."
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https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3lmf67bbovc2w
If only Senator Kennedy were in a position to do something about his very informed views on why tariffs are bad.
Oh wait, he is. He just lacks a spine.
On “Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025”
Ah yes, the famously biasfree Free Beacon.
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World ending watch: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/341f67658dddec60977630a73fe1f938908a4d8b20262117db4ef2d04f75ca44.jpg
"Nobody knew...the people I correctly pointed out were crazy turned out to have accurately predicted what was going to happen, which just shows how insane they really were!"-Richard Hanania
On “What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Trade War”
There is sometimes a rational basis to be unreasonable and there is nothing wrong with going into some kind of negotiation demanding things you know you will not get or asking for more than is reasonable. But there are limits.
Trump doesn't understand those limits
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https://bsky.app/profile/mattmfm.bsky.social/post/3lmcjz76xws2n
Apparently lots of small businesses are leaving product in China because they can't afford the tariffs.
The real havoc to the stock market happens at midnight tonight
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The tariffs are extremely unpopular and only committed Trumpists and anti-Democrats think otherwise.
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https://bsky.app/profile/econberger.bsky.social/post/3lmd2yuzrok2p
Trump is stuck in a vision of the past that no one wants
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1. Higher prices on everything;
2. Fewer products available. A company called Framework is not ending lower priced laptops to the U.S. anymore because of tariffs. Nintendo has stopped taking pre-orders on the Switch 2 to figure out the tariff regime.
3. Recession, Depression, Increased Unemployment, Bankrupted industries
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This is true but it should also be noted that the Parliamentarian system provides a release valve for poor leaders. I don't think it is fool proof if a plurality of voters want authoritarianism but release valves and being able to kick out the PM from within are important.
On “Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025”
Noble and public spirited is giving them too much credit.
They have a base that lionizes things like factory work and coal mining because it is “tough” and “manly” work done by real, tough men (TM). This is a base that doesn’t want retraining to careers that they think code as feminine like being a nurse or home health aide
"
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