L'etat, c'est lui.
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L'etat, c'est lui.
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 wasnβt doing great before Iran and it sure isnβt doing well now. Foolβs 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...
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
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
This week's newsletter centered on a visualization of the nearly 400 nested LLCs in which President Trump claims an ownership stake. It's β¦ complicated.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/where-trumps...
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.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/201...
How gas prices have shifted since the weekend before Trump's SOTU speech. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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.)
New: A Mysterious Code Is Being Broadcast on Shortwave Radio. Is It Iran?
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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.
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.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/where-trumps...
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Exciting archaeological discovery: the receding snow has revealed our Jan. 18 newspaper.
They're still lying on the website:
www.foxnews.com/video/639055...
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.
Inspired by ProPublicaβs new database, I created a visualization of the nearly 400 LLCs that make up Trumpβs business empire.
That and more in this weekβs 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!
Inspired by ProPublicaβs new database, I created a visualization of the nearly 400 LLCs that make up Trumpβs business empire.
That and more in this weekβs newsletter. Read! Free!
www.howtoreadthisch.art/where-trumps...
Yeah, that seems like a good idea!