Trump’s rhetoric empowers white supremacists

From this article: ““Clearly, the racist rhetoric throughout the presidential campaign and continuing into Trump’s administration has empowered white supremacist groups to be much more public,” says Michael German, who infiltrated neo-Nazi and militia groups as an FBI agent and is now a fellow at New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice. “It’s very dangerous because these people who have a history of violence now feel they have state sanction to commit violence.””

Trump says white supremacist terror is fake news. These chilling cases prove otherwise. https://t.co/HFvJbzCNae pic.twitter.com/HP5XxopowA

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) July 11, 2018

Tariffs roundup – 7/1-7/10

Canada and China have slapped the US with retaliatory tariffs in response to President Trump's tariffs and the result could adversely impact the American consumer's bottom line https://t.co/YLHDSai53U pic.twitter.com/1bgmUuFPWi

— CNN (@CNN) July 2, 2018

The EU criticizes the Trump administration for considering tariffs on auto imports, saying they could lead to global retaliation against some $300 billion in U.S. goods. https://t.co/2PuM4qKaGZ pic.twitter.com/xJFQy01cAL

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 2, 2018

The president of the Chamber of Commerce on Trump’s tariffs: “The administration is threatening to undermine the economic progress it worked so hard to achieve. We should seek free and fair trade, but this is just not the way to do it.” https://t.co/LA0CQsLYgS

— Axios (@axios) July 2, 2018

Excellent NYT look at the early U.S. impact of the steel/aluminum tariffs: "Mr. Farrer has halted all hiring, leaving about 30 positions unfilled, and has canceled, at least for now, a major capital purchase…Vaughn has similarly put a brake on hiring…" https://t.co/4Z8x9McyTP

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 5, 2018

From Florida to Wisconsin to Washington state, Trump risks threatening the very industries he pledged to protect on the campaign trail https://t.co/ncMaJD5s8i

— Axios (@axios) July 8, 2018

From hopeful to concerned: How the lobstermen in Maine are being impacted by Trump's trade war with China.

The latest from @VaughnHillyard pic.twitter.com/61URfkBcNl

— Kasie DC (@KasieDC) July 9, 2018

Problem for Trump: BMW is a major employer in South Carolina. This is currently the most popular article on The Post and Courier website in Charleston:

"BMW increasing production in China and raising prices on SC-made SUVs in response to tariffs"https://t.co/UcafVaTAkY

— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) July 10, 2018

Miraculously, Ivanka Trump’s business is somehow exempt from President Trump’s tariffs.https://t.co/8HT7nyyUHa

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) July 10, 2018

BMW joins the list of auto companies moving production overseas due to Trump's tariffshttps://t.co/5jspjSehXc

— Axios (@axios) July 10, 2018

One place that Trump's tariffs are helping: Granite City, Illinois, where U.S. Steel is adding back 800 jobs. https://t.co/oeWy36JEb9

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 8, 2018

Trump’s trade war is wreaking havoc on the dairy farmers he says he wants to help. https://t.co/9nPLKdOc32 pic.twitter.com/E1p1vVcrAu

— Slate (@Slate) July 8, 2018

Kim played Trump – Putin will too

If Trump was fleeced so thoroughly by a tyro tyrant whom he was denouncing as recently as the beginning of this year, imagine how much he will give up to a veteran despot for whom he has had nothing but praise. Me: https://t.co/Jl1v4cDYhd

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) July 10, 2018

Minority rule

Think the Senate is undemocratic now? Wait until 2040. https://t.co/diWvfLXHPn

— Philip Bump (@pbump) July 12, 2018

I want to repeat a statistic I use in every talk: by 2040 or so, 70 percent of Americans will live in 15 states. Meaning 30 percent will choose 70 senators. And the 30% will be older, whiter, more rural, more male than the 70 percent. Unsettling to say the least https://t.co/EGPD5nE4qG

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) July 10, 2018

In the age of minority rule, a Supreme Court justice appointed by a president who got fewer votes is confirmed by a party in the Senate that got fewer votes, to validate policies opposed by most Americans: https://t.co/HoCoFnXnZV

— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) July 10, 2018

America’s electoral system is skewed in favour of rural Republicans. To maintain the trust of the people, the world’s oldest constitutional democracy needs reform. Our cover this week https://t.co/mfCZfNED5u pic.twitter.com/OLxN96sDsA

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) July 12, 2018

"Our Constitution is under attack from within. Voter suppression and gerrymandering have made it possible for a minority of voters to elect a majority of representatives at both state and federal levels." #NHpolitics https://t.co/XqNCxSupkm

— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) July 21, 2018

More on the tax cuts and stock buybacks

GOP leaders want to celebrate tax cut but few are listening

Flooded with cash from the GOP tax cut, US public companies announced a whopping $436.6B in stock buybacks, a research firm found.

Not only is that most ever, but it nearly doubles the previous record of $242.1B, set during the first 3 months of the year. https://t.co/LnE4mA80av pic.twitter.com/fHETrFMTfv

— CNN (@CNN) July 10, 2018

That big corporate tax cut just keeps looking better and better. https://t.co/3l64gmQHwQ

— Pat Garofalo (@Pat_Garofalo) July 9, 2018

Trump called his own staff members “stupid” in a call with Putin

Trump told PUTIN that his administration staff members who told him they may not end up talking for the DO NOT CONGRATULATE call were "stupid people" https://t.co/OfGM3Orkum

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 9, 2018

US agricultural exports to Europe are up

US agriculture exports to Europe up 55% 2006-2016, reports USDA https://t.co/lyaZUHuQI3 https://t.co/dVfH5P4w9K

— David Frum (@davidfrum) July 10, 2018

‘Freaks’ (the film)

A really amazing and bizarre film. I also recommend Lon Chaney’s films discussed in the article.

11 Astonishing Facts About 'Freaks' — https://t.co/3erw9UUEwG pic.twitter.com/jShVKXdD0Q

— Mental Floss (@mental_floss) July 9, 2018

Director Tod Browning was born on July 12, 1880.

"Like Tim Burton or David Lynch today, Tod Browning’s eccentric imagination found a home in the mainstream, his films playing a vital role in the development of the American horror movie."

Here's where to begin with Tod Browning #bornonthisday https://t.co/E2YUXWwySo pic.twitter.com/x8I5YxRNVD

— BFI (@BFI) July 12, 2018

2020 Census update

Why did the Trump administration add a citizenship question to the 2020 census? After a court hearing, one expert says, "the pieces of the puzzle are starting to fit together." https://t.co/459NTJTulL

— Serge Kovaleski (@sergenyt) July 10, 2018

Trump’s election strategy

We’ll see lots of talk on things like immigration and the NFL that appeal to the bigots in his base.

This is the midterm strategy (to the extent there is one) & 2020 will likely be worse if the economy declines https://t.co/fRBg4qfXJX

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) July 9, 2018