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William Lindsey :toad:

"I’ve said before that Trump does not think of policy the way most of us do, operating instead like a low-level mob boss running a protection racket. Unfortunately, a bunch of rubes decided to give him another bite at the apple, and now the entire global economy has to pay up."

~ Marlon Weems

#Trump #tariffs #mob #MobBoss #sanctions #extortion #bullying #stupidity #incompetence
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thejourneyman.substack.com/p/h

The Journeyman. · Here Comes the PainBy Marlon Weems
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William Lindsey :toad:

"The only legible purpose of the tariffs is for Trump to arrogate more power to himself: so that nations and corporate leaders and labor unions come begging him for relief, and so that he can shake them down."

~ Brian Beutler

#Trump #tariffs #mob #MobBoss #sanctions #extortion #bullying #stupidity #incompetence #Putin #PutinsPoodle
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offmessage.net/p/fighting-mean

Off Message · Fighting Means FightingBy Brian Beutler
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William Lindsey :toad:

(cont.): "from the freelancing billionaire dilettante who is gutting American soft power to the vaccine-denying health secretary who is firing as much talent as he can. From the senior economics advisor who thinks comic books are good investments, to the senators who voted to confirm this cabinet of hacks, to the representatives who stumble over themselves justifying each new inane MAGA pronouncement.

But also, we have the government we deserve."

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William Lindsey :toad:

“Vladimir Putin bet his life that American voters would be weak and decadent enough to return Donald Trump to the presidency. He was right. …

We have a deeply stupid government—from our economically illiterate president to our craven and foolish secretary of state," (continued in /4)

~ Jonathan V. Last

#Trump #tariffs #mob #MobBoss #sanctions #extortion #bullying #stupidity #incompetence #Putin #PutinsPoodle
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thebulwark.com/p/the-american-

The Bulwark · The American Age Is OverBy Jonathan V. Last
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William Lindsey :toad:

"Trump’s son Eric appeared to confirm that the tariffs are a shakedown when he posted: 'I wouldn’t want to be the last country that tries to negotiate a trade deal with [Trump]. The first to negotiate will win—the last will absolutely lose. I have seen this movie my entire life.…'”

~ Heather Cox Richardson

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heathercoxrichardson.substack.

Letters from an American · April 3, 2025By Heather Cox Richardson
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William Lindsey :toad:

"It is not at all surprising that Trump sees the appeal in sanctions. It is no different from a mob boss moving into town and sending his thugs to every business on Main Street, roughing up the proprietors and asking for protection money so they don’t get pushed out of business. … It’s a mentality fit for someone repeatedly linked to organized crime."

~ David Dayen

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prospect.org/economy/2025-04-0

The American Prospect · They’re Not Tariffs, They’re SanctionsStop trying to place coherence on a policy that’s really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money.
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beSpacific

#JohnGotti would have OK’d #Trump #Vance #mob hit on #Zelensky. President Trump, who once famously bragged that he’d be “one of the greatest” #mafiosi, put everything he learned in growing up around the #NewYorkCity mob in the 1980s to use during his already infamous #OvalOffice attempted shakedown of #Ukraine’s #Zelensky on Friday. America may never recover from the plurality of voters who wanted a Gotti-style strongman as president. inquirer.com/opinion/commentar #corruption #politics #government

The Philadelphia Inquirer · John Gotti would have OK’d the Trump-Vance mob hit on ZelenskyBy Will Bunch
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