Treasury Secretary Bessent interviewed about tariffs.
Ok, a bit grumpy. Ot should I say Trumpy? The tariff discussion begins at 2:19 on the video.
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Cardinal Dolan on Mayor Mamdani
Yes he’s right – Mamdani dissing Catholics. Get used to it. Cardinal Dolan on Mayor Mamdani skipping Catholic events: ‘I was ticked off’ Cardinal Timothy Dolan said he was “ticked off” that Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not invite him to his January inauguration or attend the installation Mass of the city’s … Read more
Buy sign for bitcoin; Paul Krugman says it’s a bust
Hahaha. The former opnion writer for the NY Times – now has a substack column as he seems to have left the Times by mutual agreement. Yes I know, he won the Nobel Prize – for ideas on International Trade, which in his mind made him an expert on everything. For years, begining in 2003, … Read more
Venezuela approves amnesty for political prisoners – short video
This is good news – hoping things work out for the best for Venezuela.
Supreme Court 6-3 strikes down Trump tariffs
However it only effects the “emergency” tariffs. The 6-3 decision centers on tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs he levied on nearly every other country. It’s the first major piece of Trump’s broad agenda to come squarely before the nation’s highest court, which he helped shape with the appointments … Read more
Jesse Jackson; gone at 84
Certainly an influential leader who moved the needle. Nice report on CBS.
Sec. of State Rubio on working with Europe
First, 45 seconds; the end of his speech at the annual Munich Security Conference. Then a CBS report on the conference, also short. And this on CBS
Tired of individualism? Experience the warmth of collectivism!
Taking on Mamdani’s inaugural address comment – “We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Artificial Intelligence build up.
I use AI every day (Gemini and Perplexity) and it is going to ultimately save my office some real money.