Joseph Britt
@zathras5
Wisconsin and the world. Opinions my own. Once a Republican.
Here’s another. I loved it, critics loved it, audiences weren’t given enough time to love it.
Handy reference table of the various legal authorities a President may use to impose tariffs on imports, from the Congressional Research Service (HT @mcopelov.bsky.social). There is no “because the President feels like it” clause in any of them, but I imagine courts will have to rule on that.
The King’s statement on the arrest of his brother. As I understand it, this may have been more a product of allegations of financial misconduct involving Jeffrey Epstein than the sex trafficking accusations. Anyway, the contrast with us is remarkable.
Maybe. For the record, Rep. Nadler is 77. Few men that age think in terms of going to war, even when provoked. But this was apparently a hell of a provocation. Nadler released this statement some three hours ago:
Lawless, destructive, and a gift to the Communist Chinese beyond anything they could have wished for or earned themselves. Xi has led CCP in discussions about America’s decline for years. He’s just been given gift-wrapped evidence confirming his thesis.
Good question. Via @benjaminwittes.bsky.social, here is a copy of guidance as to the legal status of Trump’s purported spending pause, now circulating at CDC and other agencies. It’s a start.