This week, Rick and I break down the chaos in Trumpworld and beyond:
Serious Headlines
- Trump’s tariffs ruled illegal — then reinstated by an appeals court.
- Trump claims he lowered China tariffs to protect them from civil unrest.
- Steel tariffs are set to double, prompting fears of a trade war rerun.
- “TACO” — Trump Always Chickens Out — goes viral (and he’s not thrilled).
- Lobbyists reportedly charging for help securing Trump pardons.
- Trump cancels a $766 million Moderna bird flu vaccine grant — during an actual bird flu outbreak.
- The MAHA report cites studies that don’t exist (including one that links to a dog food site).
- The State Department considers an “Office of Remigration” — a term borrowed from European far-right parties.
- PBS sues the Trump administration, just days after NPR did the same
Weird and Funny Stuff
- Trump retweets a conspiracy theory that Biden died in 2020 and was replaced by a robot.
- Elon Musk allegedly did so much ketamine while advising Trump that it affected his bladder.
- A newspaper publishes an AI-generated summer reading list with fake books
- Senator Joni Ernst, asked about Medicaid cuts, says: “Well, we’re all going to die.”
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