Trump calls Carney’s Canada–EU push “laughable,” warns of tariffs or halted trade if hostile, while Rubio’s Shield of the Americas and Fujimori’s Peru advance the cartel war—and Greenland locks the northern flank.
Forty years without a new refinery isn’t a market failure. It’s sabotage — and they’re riding diesel straight into November. Barbara and Susan map the choke points behind the pain, then hand you the ground-game assignment: get 10 to 15 people to the polls and make it too big to rig.
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The Monday Brief - Dawning of Revolutionary Common Sense in America - January 20, 2025
Donald Trump became the 47th President of the United States in a powerful inauguration ceremony characterized by truth-telling and patriotic performances. Trump declared the day as the start of a 'Revolutionary common sense' era in America.
Donald Trump became the 47th President of the United States in a powerful inauguration ceremony characterized by truth-telling and patriotic performances. Trump declared the day as the start of a 'Revolutionary common sense' era in America, promising to address the misdeeds of past administrations and focusing on national sovereignty, scientific exploration, and economic revitalization. Key initiatives include pardoning January 6th participants, reinstating military personnel dismissed over COVID mandates, and eliminating DEI policies. The episode also discusses the challenges ahead in ensuring congressional support for these ambitious plans.
00:00 Trump's Inauguration: A Historic Moment 01:29 Trump's Vision for America 01:55 Condemning Past Administrations 02:30 A New Era of American Sovereignty 03:33 Biden's Controversial Pardons 04:30 Trump's Executive Orders and Promises 07:15 A Call to Action 07:32 Closing Remarks
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Trump calls Carney’s Canada–EU push “laughable,” warns of tariffs or halted trade if hostile, while Rubio’s Shield of the Americas and Fujimori’s Peru advance the cartel war—and Greenland locks the northern flank.
Forty years without a new refinery isn’t a market failure. It’s sabotage — and they’re riding diesel straight into November. Barbara and Susan map the choke points behind the pain, then hand you the ground-game assignment: get 10 to 15 people to the polls and make it too big to rig.
Forget the campaign ads. Susan traces two coordinated fronts against Trump’s midterms: a pain machine of diesel prices, Iran, Canada’s tariffs and bond attacks — and an AI-apocalypse panic whose paper trail runs straight to London.
Trump’s industrial revival collides with demands to restrict AI. Mike examines Fetterman, Anthropic, Effective Altruism, and the battle over America’s economic future.