Philip Bump

L'etat, c'est lui.

Missile in Deadly Iranian School Strike Appears to Be U.S.-Made, Photos Taken by Iran Show Iranian state media posted mangled remnants it claims were from the Feb. 28 attack in Minab. An analysis shows they have the markings of a missile made by American manufacturers

Mangled missile fragments purporting to be from the deadly strikes that hit a naval base and elementary school in southern Iran on Feb. 28 bear the markings of an American cruise missile, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

The economy wasn’t doing great before Iran and it sure isn’t doing well now. Fool’s Golden Age.
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In a press conference on the conflict in Iran, Trump says he "knew oil prices would go up."

He also noted the conflict was discussed in a phone call with Putin, who apparently told Trump he was "very impressed" with what he saw.

How gas prices have shifted since the weekend before Trump's SOTU speech. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Opinion | Trump’s bragging about the economy doesn’t match reality Philip Bump: New polling shows Americans remain skeptical of Trump’s leadership as president — including what was once his strongest issue: the economy.

Who wants to read an overview of how Trump's SOTU rhetoric about the economy has held up over the past two weeks? www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Trump bought Netflix and Warner Bros bonds at height of bidding war with Paramount U.S. President Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million of Netflix bonds over the last three months as the streaming giant unsuccessfully fought Paramount Skydance to ​buy Warner Bros Discovery , ac...

Trump bought Netflix and Warner Bros bonds at height of bidding war with Paramount
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Where Trump's money comes from (and other mysteries) This week's newsletter covers a range of topics: The president's complex network of companies, how weather has gotten worse, a new tool to visualize the whole world at once. But I did reserve some tim...

This week's newsletter centered on a visualization of the nearly 400 nested LLCs in which President Trump claims an ownership stake. It's … complicated.
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When I was at Ohio State last fall, I heard some really grim stories about this guy's tenure.

Amazingly, this is not the only boast that has eroded dramatically in two weeks. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Wrote about this back in 2019.
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How gas prices have shifted since the weekend before Trump's SOTU speech. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

An official accounting of Trump’s golf and customer service time It remains the case that President Trump doesn't particularly seem to like the White House. During his first time in office, there was reporting to this effect; in 2017, he allegedly told members of h...

It was likely his 358th day playing golf during the five years of his presidency. www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...

Trump also wore his dignified-transfer hat while playing golf yesterday. (Via Hugo Lowell on X.)

A Mysterious Code Is Being Broadcast on Shortwave Radio. Is It Iran? The regime is overmatched militarily, but still has tools for returning fire.

New: A Mysterious Code Is Being Broadcast on Shortwave Radio. Is It Iran?

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I take a look at the "V32" Farsi numbers station that aired on Feb. 28. Also proxy and cyber attacks, as well as other asymmetric measures Iran might use.

Opinion | Trump’s bragging about the economy doesn’t match reality Philip Bump: New polling shows Americans remain skeptical of Trump’s leadership as president — including what was once his strongest issue: the economy.

Who wants to read an overview of how Trump's SOTU rhetoric about the economy has held up over the past two weeks? www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

To see how all of this works, consider one of the LLCs that sits furthest from the top. Trump Ruffin Commercial LLC is owned by Trump Ruffin Tower I LLC which is owned by Trump Ruffin LLC which is owned in part by Trump Las Vegas Managing Member LLC which is owned in part by DJT Holdings LLC which is owned in part by DJT Holdings Managing Member LLC which is owned by The Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust.

In the newsletter this week, I mapped out the nearly 400 LLCs in which the president reports an ownership stake.
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Exciting archaeological discovery: the receding snow has revealed our Jan. 18 newspaper.

They're still lying on the website:

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I was wondering if maybe he put on the hat later but, no, he wore a bright red tie with his baseball cap yesterday. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Really looking forward to those noon sunrises.

A foundational parenting moment for me was meeting a dad who said he cancelled YouTube because of ad an with a gay couple just before his kid got in trouble for fighting after the dad let him watch Rocky.

Where Trump's money comes from (and other mysteries) This week's newsletter covers a range of topics: The president's complex network of companies, how weather has gotten worse, a new tool to visualize the whole world at once. But I did reserve some tim...

Inspired by ProPublica’s new database, I created a visualization of the nearly 400 LLCs that make up Trump’s business empire.
That and more in this week’s newsletter. Read! Free!
www.howtoreadthisch.art/where-trumps...

In a sense: yes.

this dude fell for a scam so hard that he ended up making the news
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Yeah, in a baffling genre, this one is near the apex. If he misses snow and playgrounds, boy do I have good news for him!

Where Trump's money comes from (and other mysteries) This week's newsletter covers a range of topics: The president's complex network of companies, how weather has gotten worse, a new tool to visualize the whole world at once. But I did reserve some tim...

Inspired by ProPublica’s new database, I created a visualization of the nearly 400 LLCs that make up Trump’s business empire.
That and more in this week’s newsletter. Read! Free!
www.howtoreadthisch.art/where-trumps...

Yeah, that seems like a good idea!

Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.

Long past time.

Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol