Jack Torry
@jacktorry1920.bsky.social
Author of "The Last One Out -- Yates McDaniel, World War II's Most Daring Reporter." 麦克丹尼尔 Available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com. Former Washington bureau chief for Columbus Dispatch and Dayton Daily News.
“Trump is trying to reinvent 1950 with his tariffs. He should be planning for 2050.” When I saw this CNN headline I immediately thought of Joni Mitchell (you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone) and this @thebulwark.bsky.social piece I wrote in late 2023. www.thebulwark.com/p/joe-biden-...
Joe Biden’s Surprising Focus on the Future
From infrastructure to democracy to this week’s action on AI, he’s laying a foundation for coming generations to build on.
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I think Ira Hayes, one of those six guys raising the flag, is considered a national hero. I don't think he claimed to have bone spurs.
Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 2y agoErasing contributions of American heroes. bsky.app/profile/wash...
The first official sign that Trump is already slowing the global economy: OECD has just downgraded both the US and global growth forecasts - and raised its inflation forecasts - for 2025 and 2026. Org primarily blames rising uncertainty and trade wars. www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
🚨🚨🚨 So we're hitting the crisis point, with the apparent defiance or evasion of court orders on deportations and immigration, plus shutting down agencies, cancelling grants, and firing civil servants contrary to existing law. And claims from DOJ that Article II of the Constitution enables autocracy.
I really don't know how this is sustainable/endurable for four years, by America as a country or Republicans as a party or me as a person.
A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”
Best line of the day on Trump's market crash: Brownie, you're doing a heckuva good job."
Well, I guess we’re going to find out if Smoot-Hawley works in a 21st century global economy. The market is betting against it.
Lying, then lying about their lying lies. Pathetic. “These are not savings,” said Lisa Shea Mundt, whose firm, The Pulse of GovCon, tracks federal spending. “The money’s been spent. Period. Point blank.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
DOGE Claims Credit for Killing Contracts That Were Already Dead (Gift Article)
Elon Musk’s group claimed credit for canceling procurement agreements that had been completed years earlier, the latest in a string of public errors on its site.
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Just when you think Trump's trade wars can't get stupider: We're threatening (more) lumber tariffs, this time on supposed "national security" grounds. Hope you weren't hoping to build more houses anytime soon
Life has been a whirlwind for Ohio State coach Ryan Day since OSU won the national title. @joeyrkaufman.bsky.social caught up with Day yesterday. It's a good read. www.dispatch.com/story/sports...
What has CFP victory tour been like for Ryan Day? 'It's more motivation to do it again'
Ohio State coach Ryan Day sat down with The Dispatch to discuss the aftermath of Ohio State's national championship and preparations for next season.
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Folks, get mad and stay mad. Republicans have the power to stop a lot of Trump's bullshit but they will only do it if they fear for their seats.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 2y agoElon Musk is cratering in polls: WaPo: Only 34% approve of Musk's role, 63% worry about his data access CNN: 54% say it's bad Musk was given a big role Majorities disapprove of Trump in CNN, WaPo, Gallup. On the pod, @juliaazari.bsky.social is great on all this: newrepublic.com/article/1917...
“At one point, McCormick…was pointedly asked about the firings of hundreds of workers at the CDC which is based in Atlanta: “Why is a supposedly conservative party taking such a radical and extremist and sloppy approach to this?” www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...
GOP congressman faces criticism and several boos at Georgia town hall | CNN Politics
A Republican congressman from Georgia faced some tough criticism and occasional boos from constituents Thursday night as he fielded questions about the Trump administration’s early actions.
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"It’s hard to say which is worse, Trump’s moral depravity or his stupidity, but both have been on vivid display in the past ten days vis-à-vis Ukraine." @monacharen.bsky.social calls this the top depredation of many. I agree, despite tough competition for No. 1. www.thebulwark.com/p/america-jo...
America Joins the Jackals
Ukraine is only the first victim.
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“Trump’s Revenge Now Includes His Takeover of the Kennedy Center” by Elizabeth Bumiller www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
Trump’s Revenge Now Includes His Takeover of the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)
What will a thin-skinned showman do with an institution central to Washington’s cultural life? One expectation is more country music.
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Biting my tongue here. Being prudent. The news speaks for itself.
Lena Sun@lenasun.bsky.social · 2y agoSCOOP: Trump administration has been evaluating the costs of destroying or disposing of tens of millions of coronavirus tests that would otherwise be provided free to Americans. My story w/ Carolyn Y. Johnson. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump administration fires and then tries to rehire nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-fi...
Trump administration fires and then tries to rehire nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal
The Trump administration has halted DOGE's firings of hundreds of federal employees working on the nation's nuclear weapons programs.
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NBC News confirms: An IRS employee affiliated with Elon Musk's DOGE has accessed an IRS system that holds sensitive taxpayer information. @msnbc.com
Trump has his enemies list, and GOP lawmakers have theirs. The latter might just include your ability to feed your family. wapo.st/4gIuFMu
Opinion | To pay for tax cuts, the GOP’s budget plan goes full Scrooge
Trump tax cuts for the rich, austerity for the poor.
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At @munsecconf.bsky.social, Natalia Pouzyreff, the Deputy of the French National Assembly, takes a little dig at JD Vance, noting that freedom of speech is better in Europe than in Russia. Earlier, Vance addressed the conference and argued that Europe doesn’t respect free speech.
Breaking: For the second day in a row, the AP reporter on pool duty who tried to attend a POTUS event was blocked from entering the Oval Office. The reporter was there to cover the swearing-in ceremony for Tulsi Gabbard.
One more chart illustrates how inflation is normally firmer at the start of the year but has been especially stiff in the post-pandemic high inflation environment January 2025 was a bit worse than January 2024. (These are NSA figures)
Nick Timiraos@nicktimiraos.bsky.social · 2y agoThe CPI report for January was pretty ugly across the board, even if the misses were concentrated in a few categories (used cars, car insurance). On a year-over-year basis, it doesn't look as bad. But the optimists had been hoping we'd finally get past the "turn-of-the-year" price resets. Not so.
God strikes back: Dozens of faith groups just sued the Trump administration over assaults on religious liberty, via new directive allowing ICE raids at churches wapo.st/42SKlto
Opinion | Allowing ICE raids at churches is an affront to religious freedom
Faith groups are suing the Trump administration to stop ICE raids at houses of worship.
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Kennedy: "I call that a soft landing.... It seems to me that you and some of the ladies and gentlemen [who are your colleagues] deserve some credit for that."
Powell is asked about the wisdom of certain uses of tariffs: "The standard case for free trade and all that largely still makes sense. It didn’t work that well when we had one very large country that doesn’t play by the rules."
My latest column —
Washington Post Opinions@postopinions.bsky.social · 2y agoCongress’s abdication of its constitutional powers and responsibilities to an executive branch run amok — or, you might say, run-a-Musk — would surely have horrified the Founders, @ktumulty.bsky.social writes. wapo.st/42HHCmr
