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Truth Social to sell fast access to Trump's social media posts
2 months ago
- President Trump's Truth Social is selling early access to his posts to high-frequency traders for $100,000 per month, raising insider trading and ethics concerns.
- Traders can profit from Trump's market-moving posts on tariffs, wars, and central bank policies, with critics arguing it gives an unfair advantage over retail investors.
- Trump Media faces financial losses and a 75% stock drop since Trump took office, relying on this service to double revenue, while Democrats threaten investigations.
- Ethics experts and critics warn of using public office for private gain, given Trump's influence on markets and potential conflicts with his policy announcements.
There Is Only One Way to Make Sense of the Tariffs
2 months ago
- Trump's tariffs return the US to the highest tariff levels since the late 1800s, before modern inventions like automobiles and aspirin.
- The policy lacks a coherent explanation, with competing goals (raising revenue, restoring free trade, reindustrializing) that are mutually exclusive.
- Tariff rates are applied arbitrarily, e.g., 50% on Lesotho, a poor nation, and 10% on uninhabited islands, revealing no logical economic basis.
- The tariffs reflect Trump's personality—grandiose deal-making, constant leverage, and chaos—rather than a sound economic strategy.
- Uncertainty from the tariffs discourages long-term investment and manufacturing, as firms fear frequent policy changes and global downturns.
The No. 1 Rule for Understanding Trump
2 months ago
- The Trump administration frequently announces policies only to reverse them, creating a pattern of 'un-happening' across trade, foreign policy, and domestic issues.
- Tariff policy exemplifies this volatility: tariffs on Canada and global 'Liberation Day' tariffs have been imposed, suspended, reinstated, and challenged in courts repeatedly.
- Foreign policy reversals include pausing and resuming intelligence sharing with Ukraine, as well as shifting rhetoric between attacking Putin and aligning with Russia.
- Courts have blocked many Trump administration actions on immigration, media access, and funding, leading White House officials to accuse judges of 'judicial tyranny'.
- Trump's chaotic approach is described as a denial-of-service attack on government, with policy ideas having a short half-life that undermines business investment and certainty.
Pluralistic: How US states and international trustbusters can beat Big Tech (07 Jul 2026)
2 months ago
- International trustbusters and US state attorneys general can collaborate to fight Big Tech as Trump's administration merges with tech giants.
- Modern tech monopolies use the same anti-competitive playbook globally, making international cooperation more effective than during the Gilded Age.
- The Marshall Plan spread US antitrust laws worldwide, so many countries have similar statutes that can be jointly enforced against Big Tech.
- Trump's capture of federal enforcers leaves a void that state AGs can fill, using their power to enforce federal antitrust laws.
- State enforcers can partner with foreign regulators, leveraging ex-employee testimony and shared evidence to break Big Tech's power.
- Joint hearings that challenge Meta's gag orders on whistleblowers could be a key starting point for coordinated enforcement.
Canada is taking an outsized role in the construction of the post-American world
2 months ago
- NATO summits under Trump show a pattern: normal proceedings before his arrival, then chaos, followed by attempts to reconcile differences.
- The 2025 Ankara summit aimed to support Ukraine and show Europe's defense commitment, but Trump's disruptive demands (like Greenland and Iran war revival) undermined it.
- Post-summit declarations reaffirmed Article 5, Russian threats, increased spending, and support for Ukraine, but Trump's commitments are not taken seriously.
- Deep doubts exist about U.S. willingness to defend NATO allies, especially given Trump's threats to Greenland and Canada's territorial integrity.
- Canada's over-reliance on the U.S. for trade and defense has left it ill-prepared, but current crises are forcing a radical reappraisal and diversification.
- Canada is redirecting trade, raising defense spending, undertaking infrastructure projects, and taking a larger role in international affairs.
- Prime Minister Carney is shifting away from past Liberal policies, emphasizing development, military strength, and European ties to counterbalance the U.S.
Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies
2 months ago
- Trump announces a trade investigation into the EU over fines imposed on US tech companies like Google, Apple, Meta, and Amazon.
- He threatens substantial tariffs, stating the US will not be a 'piggybank' for Europe and calling for the fines to be reversed.
- The investigation is initiated under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, focusing on alleged unfair practices by EU regulators.
Forget sovereign AI – the world needs business apps and datacenters
2 months ago
- Under Trump, the US has become an untrustworthy global leader, abandoning its role as a reliable 'trusted third party' in international relations.
- Trump's erratic trade policies, such as tearing up NAFTA and imposing chaotic tariffs, have alienated allies like Canada and discouraged deal-making.
- The US's weaponization of financial systems (e.g., SWIFT) and tech infrastructure (e.g., Office 365) is pushing other nations to build post-American alternatives in finance, military, and internet.
- Building a post-American internet is challenging but feasible, focusing on extracting data, replacing firmware, and bridging new systems, though hindered by trade deals that ban reverse-engineering.
- Critics like John Quiggin argue that Europe and others are surpassing the US in military and manufacturing capabilities, reducing reliance on American power.
Judge rules Trump must hand over records sought by BBC in defamation case
2 months ago
- A judge ruled that President Donald Trump must provide financial records from his trust to the BBC for its defense in a $10 billion defamation lawsuit over a Panorama episode.
- The BBC accused Trump's legal team of delivering a 'sham production' of only 735 pages of documents, while the BBC provided 87,000 pages.
- Trump's lawyers argued the BBC's requests were 'oppressive' and cited a letter from BBC Chairman Samir Shah as a concession regarding the edited clip.
- The case is in the discovery phase, and the court has yet to rule on the BBC's motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
Trump to declare emergency around midterms, former White House attorney says
2 months ago
- Trump's speech is intended to set the stage for declaring an emergency around the midterm elections.
- Ty Cobb warns of potential tactics to intimidate minority and immigrant voters, including deploying ICE agents at polls.
- Cobb describes Trump's aim as preventing peaceful transfer of power, staying in power, and enriching himself and his associates.
- Voting remains the key guardrail against corruption and abuse of power, as internal checks have diminished.
- Concerns about voting machine vulnerabilities and foreign interference are viewed as exaggerated and unfounded, used to undermine election confidence.
- Credible experts and officials are unlikely to support Trump's claims, which rely on conspiracy theorists.
A Verdict on (The) Slaughter
3 months ago
- The Supreme Court overturned 90 years of precedent in the Slaughter case, granting the president dictatorial power over regulatory agencies.
- The decision enables corruption by allowing Trump to fire civil servants and direct agencies against their mandates, favoring personal retribution and greed.
- The Court's carve-out for the Federal Reserve is hypocritical, as it's based on market concerns rather than constitutional principles.
- The ruling empowers Trump to reward corporations based on bribes and ego-stroking, undermining antitrust, environmental, and labor protections.
- Profits are soaring due to increased monopoly power and weakened workers' rights, with oligarchs enriching Trump in exchange for favors.
- The Court is seen as partisan, likely to reverse its stance if a Democrat becomes president, reflecting a right-wing view of consolidated Republican power.

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Truth Social to sell fast access to Trump's social media posts

There Is Only One Way to Make Sense of the Tariffs

The No. 1 Rule for Understanding Trump

Pluralistic: How US states and international trustbusters can beat Big Tech (07 Jul 2026)

Canada is taking an outsized role in the construction of the post-American world

Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies

Forget sovereign AI – the world needs business apps and datacenters

Judge rules Trump must hand over records sought by BBC in defamation case

Trump to declare emergency around midterms, former White House attorney says

A Verdict on (The) Slaughter