Blogroll for Monday, April 7, 2025
On Monday, Trump offered rambling, incoherent justifications for his insane policy.
Market chaos as Trump refuses to back down
Global rout wipes trillions from stock markets — Irish Times
“Take the medicine,” Trump says — Rolling Stone
Tooze on the crisis — Chartbook
Key lessons of the bloodbath — Notes on the Crises
Chaotic day of ups and downs — New Republic
Immigration terror continues
El Salvador and the dark lessons of Guantanamo — Forever Wars
Trump administration to put $45 billion into migrant detention — New York Times
First Maine police department joins ICE partnership — Maine Morning Star
ICE protests hit Homan home — The Handbasket
Pure corruption in DC
DOJ mobilized armed Marshals to warn ex-lawyer over congressional testimony — Reuters
Musk’s access to Trump is helping X — New York Times
Trump plans $92 million military parade—honoring himself — New Republic
Plus:
Bluesky can’t take a joke — Wired
Curtis Yarvin’s flop era — Nerd Reich
Which side are you on — Welcome to Hell World
DOGE aims at taxpayer data — Wired
Booker calls on Democrats to take responsibility for party’s mistakes — Politico
Healthcare nightmare in Gaza — Drop Site News
Waymo: ‘no plans’ to use in-car camera data for targeted ads — The Verge
Funding alternative journalism — Stanford Social Innovation Review