“Dayen writes that Trump’s tariffs are essentially sanctions on the rest of the world. His behavior is, Dayen says, ‘no different from a mob boss moving into town and sending his thugs to every business on Main Street, roughing up the proprietors and asking for protection money so they don’t get pushed out of business.’”
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-3-2025
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*Letters from an American*
(04/03/24)
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*Letters from an American*
(04/02/24)
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“‘Never before has an hour of Presidential rhetoric cost so many people so much,’ former treasury secretary Lawrence Summers posted. ‘The best estimate of the loss from tariff policy is now [close] to $30 trillion or $300,000 per family of four.’
“‘The Trump Tariff Tax is the largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history,’ posted former vice president Mike Pence.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-2-2025-wednesday
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) noted tonight that the tariffs make no economic sense because “[t]hey aren’t designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool.” Murphy suggests they are a way to make private industry dependent on the president the same way he has tried to make law firms and universities dependent on him. Industries and companies “will need to pledge loyalty to Trump in order to get sanctions relief.”
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#USpol
In which Cory Booker stands up, and Elon Musk gets his tail kicked in Wisconsin . . .
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-1-2025
@wdlindsy #HeatherCoxRichardson is publicly and loudly proclaiming her deep worry (panic, almost) at Trump's threat to democracy. She is THE American historian on American democracy. I wonder if she might be more comfortable here in #Canada? I hope we can scoop some of these brilliant, concerned people.
Another Reason #Mastodon is the Place to Go!
Heather Cox Richardson Repports Facebook taking down her posts.
She notes that they are available for free here (no paywall), and can be received by email (also free-- just don't put in your credit card information).
"I guess if I'm being banned I'm doing something right?”
#facebook #bluesky #HeatherCoxRichardson #zuckerberg
https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social/post/3llrboir6es22
Cory Booker's 25-hour speech was a powerful beacon for democracy, urging Americans to act. He highlighted urgent issues like farmers' contract losses, health cuts, and national security risks while invoking civil rights themes. Comparing past struggles to today's political climate, he emphasized that true power lies with the people. This speech not only called for civic engagement but also reflected shifting voter sentiments against the GOP. Read more insight on this critical moment by Heather Cox Richardson. #CoryBooker #Democracy #CivilRights #PoliticalEngagement #HeatherCoxRichardson
[Source](https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-1-2025)
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Tuesday Politics Chat [Video]
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https://www.youtube.com/live/fUR3qFTVK2k?si=Y73_XpszJlF_TghX
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*Letters from an American*
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Note: HCR is reporting that her posts on Facebook appear to be being shadowbanned. Her posts are disappearing from the platform. She requests you follow her on Substack. Her letters are always free.
“MAGA Republicans’ worldview is the same as that of the Confederates who preceded them: some people are better than others and have the right to rule . . .
“Instead, the strong economy the Biden administration created is tumbling, and Trump administration officials seem to have no plan to stop it except to ‘Trust in Trump.’”
Professor Richardson’s letter this morning is very hard to read. It is a wake up call, a warning and a condemnation of where we are headed.
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My Take: This administration and the (KKK = gop) are more sickening than I would have ever believed. Their views are grotesque, and do not represent me or represent the USA. I vehemently reject this administration. We CANNOT AND WILL NOT go back to the 1800s.
Heather Cox Richardson just dropped a March 27 dispatch that’s not analysis, it’s evidence. A clear, chilling blueprint of how Trump 2.0 is dismantling the U.S. gov. Backed with receipts.
#HeatherCoxRichardson #Trump #SoftCoup #DemocracyInCrisis #TheTruth #AntiTrump #Resist #AntiMaga
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-27-2025?r=5cc8ut&utm_medium=ios
“MeidasTouch reposted Musk’s offer to ‘personally hand over two checks for a million dollars each in appreciation for you taking the time to vote’ and noted: ‘No matter what side of the aisle you are on, you should be appalled that a billionaire thinks he has the right to buy elections like this.’ Former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party David Pepper posted: ‘Have some pride, America. We are so much better than this guy thinks we are.’”
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-28-2025
Looking for clear, historical context on today’s politics? Follow historian Heather Cox Richardson for insightful analysis that connects the past to the present.
Stay informed. Stay engaged.
Dr. Richardson’s Letter gives a great description of the magnitude of madness in DC over the use of Signal.
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My take: I am loosing track of where we are in the planned destruction of everything (2025). We must be getting close to a trade war or total economic collapse. Seems that the insanity just spirals and deepens. No good news in sight there other than a tenacious judiciary.
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“Hegseth uploaded the precise details of the attack before it happened, leaving American military personnel vulnerable. The evidence is damning.
“The fury of Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), an Army pilot who was nearly killed in Iraq, was palpable. ‘Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar,’ she wrote. ‘This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could’ve gotten our pilots killed. He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.’”
“Former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, who spent seven years as an intelligence officer in the Navy Reserve, posted: ‘From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of f**kup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.’”
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-24-2025
“While Trump’s demand that Mills make a ‘full throated apology’ to him is in keeping with his habitual attempts to dominate women, Mills follows in a tradition of women from Maine who stood up for the principles of American democracy against bullies who would destroy it.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-22-2025
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