An Army helicopter flying in the D.C. airspace Thursday forced two commercial passenger jets inbound to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to perform go-around maneuvers — roughly three months after the airport was the site of the nation’s worst aviation fatality in more than two decades.
Saturday, May 03, 2025
And Who Was In It
One would think the self-preservation instinct of members of Congress - who use this airport occasionally - would kick in eventually.
Friday, May 02, 2025
But Why
I know we have all been over this many times, but are the tariffs there to raise money and/or onshore manufacturing? In which case they'll stay, and there is no reason for "deals." Are they there to use as a stick to make deals? In which case they'll be gone - because President Deals always makes great deals - and there will be no pain!
Floating On Fart Fumes
Yes, Yes, John Maynard, markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent,* but eventually everyone betting that everybody else is an idiot comes to an end.
Don't take financial advice from me.
*apocryphal, as Moe reminded me.
Don't take financial advice from me.
*apocryphal, as Moe reminded me.
Copium
I don't claim to be fluent in Chinese Diplomacy, but I don't think you have to be to know that they aren't saying what The Markets want to believe they are saying.
Does this:
China said it is assessing the possibility of trade talks with the US, the first sign since Donald Trump hiked tariffs last month that negotiations could begin between the two sides.really follow from this:
China’s Commerce Ministry said in a Friday statement that it had noted senior US officials repeatedly expressing their willingness to talk to Beijing about tariffs, and urged officials in Washington to show “sincerity” toward China.I think the message is, "beg harder."
“The US has recently sent messages to China through relevant parties, hoping to start talks with China,” the ministry added. “China is currently evaluating this.”
Thursday, May 01, 2025
Familiars
One problem The Left of the party always faces is that they don't have their own familiars at the top of the press corps, ones who are willing to type up any nonsense without challenge, even undermining the work of other journalists.
After being questioned about this, Karni responded to the vile twitter trolls by linking to something that Jeffries said... two weeks ago!
Obummer's people and their allies in Congress would do this. I watched it happen when I was in communication with offices about various post-financial crisis policies.
Basically:
I know lots of people don't like intra-dem factional dispute stuff, especially when the bad orange man is in charge, but one faction understands all too well that every crisis is an opportunity. "They" are very very worried that the bad orange man will inspire a leftish backlash.
After being questioned about this, Karni responded to the vile twitter trolls by linking to something that Jeffries said... two weeks ago!
Utterly shameless.In fact - https://t.co/BRHAm0XqKT
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) April 30, 2025
Obummer's people and their allies in Congress would do this. I watched it happen when I was in communication with offices about various post-financial crisis policies.
Basically:
Lesser journalist reports something from a lefty Congressional office (something like, Larry Summers is on his bullshit again).There's a belief in the mainstream DC press that The Left is wrong, always - then it was more economics, now it is WOKE - and they will happily parrot the people who say so in a way which can fairly be described as strategic collaboration.
NYT reporter gets quote: NUH-UH.
Case closed.
I know lots of people don't like intra-dem factional dispute stuff, especially when the bad orange man is in charge, but one faction understands all too well that every crisis is an opportunity. "They" are very very worried that the bad orange man will inspire a leftish backlash.
You don't even have to get mad either way, but if you want to follow what is happening then you shouldn't pretend this stuff isn't going on.
Right now the factions are, basically, "team do nothing except gesture at egg prices with an exasperated face" and team "maybe a program of mass kidnapping is something we should worry about."
Right now the factions are, basically, "team do nothing except gesture at egg prices with an exasperated face" and team "maybe a program of mass kidnapping is something we should worry about."
Follow Their Lead
They might know what's coming!
Two Trump administration officials and a Trump aide tell Rolling Stone that they have done some stockpiling of their own in recent weeks or months, and that they know others working in Republican politics — inside and outside of the administration — who are doing the same. One of the Trump officials says they have already run to Target to bulk-buy toilet paper, some types of food, and other household supplies.
When asked why they’re doing this, the Trump aide — who says they and their partner have done similar household-supply hoarding lately, and are also “stashing cash” reserves in their D.C.-area home — simply replies: “Because it would be stupid not to!” The aide adds that they still believe in Trump’s tariffs regime, though, citing the supposed advantage of “short-term pain” in exchange for long-term “prosperity.”
Dipshit Centrists Assemble
This piece - another Dash Sulzberger special - is stupid for so many reasons. Basically it's an attempt for the Sensible Center to assert itself, to demand that anybody who objects to Trump to object for the right reason in the right way, and to acknowledge all of the good things he has done.
It's hilariously titled "Fight Like Our Democracy Depends on It."
But this sentence jumped out:
tl;dr they don't like the dictator stuff, but they do like putting black and trans people in their proper places (hidden).
But this sentence jumped out:
The building of this coalition should start with an acknowledgment that Mr. Trump is the legitimate president and many of his actions are legal.
First, you can find people who claim anything, but "the guy is not the legitimate president" was the MAGA claim about Biden, and not, actually, the central focus of any broader objection to Trump.
More than that, the kicker, "many of his actions are legal," is amazing! What a thing to assert about the the president! Many of his actions are legal! Many of them! Take that, hippies!
It is a hilarious bit of coalition building, centrist style.
Bye Bye, Michael
Signalgate guy Michael Waltz got fired.
...Probably out because Laura Loomer runs NatSec HR now.
Incentives
Not sure what the source of this quote is, but Carl is a CNBC guy.
I'm not saying it's the only thing that matters, but China is the big one, and Xi isn't going to let Trump get away with any face saving nonsense, unlike most other countries. Unless he lets Trump do his "they begged me for a deal" performance, there isn't going to be a deal, and that's not going to happen.FED WATCH: The looming supply crunch “is sufficient incentive for trade talks to speed up .. which seems now all too predictable .. “.. The market will trade ahead of this .. Indeed, .. Nasdaq futures are breaking through the 50-day average ..”
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) May 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Only One Lump Of Coal For You This Year
Wow until he said this I was sure that MAGANOMICS was going to work.
In the space of a few hours, Donald Trump went from hailing America’s new “golden age” to warning parents their kids would have fewer toys — and they’d cost more.
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