The Bulwark Podcast - S2 Ep1021: Josh Barro: Total Idiocy

Trump & company want to turn us into Taiwan circa 1985. But the brilliant minds behind the idea of intentionally weakening the dollar are prioritizing making America a good place to manufacture rather than a good place to live. If the administration stays on this track, this country will have lower incomes, higher inflation, and weaker buying power—and more expensive beer and tomatoes. Maybe we were better off with Jared there. Meanwhile, in the Rust Belt, some Dems are arguing for a smarter version of tariffs. Plus, Abrego Garcia's union brothers want him home and Trump wants to fight with Harvard.

Rep. Chris Deluzio and Josh Barro join Tim Miller.

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State of the World from NPR - Dismantling Democracy in Hungary

In his fifteen years as prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban has steadily chipped away at his country's democratic freedoms. We go to Budapest to see what the erosion of democracy looks like and we find that many of Orban's strategies are being studied by politicians elsewhere.

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Lost Debate - Our Constitutional Crisis

What happens when the president of the United States defies a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling? Ravi is joined by The Atlantic’s Isaac Stanley-Becker to take a closer look at the case of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man stripped of due process and deported to a Salvadoran prison, and the chilling implications the case may have for immigrants and American citizens more broadly.


They then turn to the Trump administration’s escalating campaign of retribution, targeting law firms, universities, and student protestors, and how it’s reshaping who can speak, work, and fight back in America. Finally Ravi and Isaac discuss whether the constitutional crisis many warned about has already arrived.


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Motley Fool Money - Are Retail Stocks a Bargain?

“A pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events,” Robert Heinlein.


(00:14) Jim Gillies Ricky Mulvey and discuss:

- Fund managers cutting their positions in US stocks.

- How long-term investors should react to fear in the markets.

- If Abercrombie & Fitch’s stock deserves to be in the bargain bin.


(19:02) Then, Robert Brokamp joins Ricky to discuss what your tax return reveals about your finances.


Companies and tickers discussed: ASO, ANF, XRT


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1A - ICYMI: The Upcoming Budget Cuts At NOAA

What's the weather like in your area? Chances are you took a look at your preferred weather app on your phone before heading outside.

We can find that information easily because of weather data that comes from the National Weather Service. It's a part of the federal agency NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The Trump Administration plans to cut billions of dollars from NOAA in its upcoming 2026 budget plans.

The cuts could result in a remaking of the agency and eliminate much of the research it conducts that Americans use every day.

We discuss how the loss of NOAA could affect our day to day.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: The Afghanistan Papers

The United States invaded Afghanistan on October 7th, 2001 and remains embroiled in the conflict almost two decades later, making this the longest war in US history. Leaders from both of the dominant political parties continually argued that this was a winnable war, proposing new strategies, more troops, and more surges. Yet documents obtained by The Washington Post show that the long-running internal conversations painted a different -- and vastly more disturbing -- picture. Tune in to learn more about the Afghanistan Papers in tonight's Classic episode.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Best of Consensus Hong Kong: Ethereum’s Path Forward With EtherFi CEO

The state of Ethereum and the latest insights with EtherFi CEO Mike Silagadze.

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EtherFi CEO Mike Silagadze joins Consensus Hong Kong to discuss the state of Ethereum amid fierce competition and the long-term vision for the blockchain.

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How To Citizen with Baratunde - A Tax Day Message about Layoffs With Consent

It’s Tax Day in the U.S., a moment when many of us think about how we fund collective life. So today’s story? It’s about layoffs — but not the kind we’ve come to expect.

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We’re often told democracy is too slow or messy for hard moments. But this episode shows that it’s exactly in those moments that shared power matters most. This isn’t just a story about layoffs. It’s a rejection of the authoritarian reflex in boardrooms, governments, and beyond. It’s about choosing to citizen, even — and especially — when it’s hard.

This story is not the teary CEO on Zoom. Not the cold memo. Not the decision handed down from above. This story is different. Kate “Sassy” Sassoon helped an organization in financial crisis involve everyone in the decision-making process. Together, they:

  • Cut costs with consent

  • Shared the burden of leadership

  • Kept more people employed — and all people respected

“They felt like complete, full humans. Seen. Heard. Valued.” — Kate

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The Daily Signal - BONUS: ‘Most People Fired Me.’ Tucker Carlson Opens Up 2 Years After Fox Breakup

It has been two years since Tucker Carlson answered a call on a Monday morning in late April to learn that Fox News had canceled his show.

“I got fired from Fox for saying things they didn't like,” Carlson told The Daily Signal during an exclusive interview at The Heritage Foundation's Annual Leadership Conference.

“That's all right, you know, it's not my company,” Carlson said of his ousting from Fox, adding, “I wasn't one of those people like, ‘you can't fire me.’ It's like, of course you can fire me!”

Fox was not the first major network to end its relationship with Carlson.


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