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Another lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's latest round of global tariffs (this time under Section 301, re: alleged failure to prevent forced labor in the supply chain) hit the docket today, this time brought by Dem state officials. From Erik Larson: buff.ly/CVmhnFx

Trump’s Latest Tariffs Hit With New Lawsuit by Group of States

A group of 25 US states filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs that went into effect last month, adding to similar complaints by groups of small businesses who claim…

bloomberg.com

The Spirit from August 3, 1947. Art by Will Eisner.

Ok, #HATM Fam, This one was pretty good. Thanks for the opportunity to watch it with you all. Now, go do good things, spread kindness, and laugh a little more than sigh.

OH, I like Thomas Crown. Playing it hard to the very end. Well done, Mr. Crown. #HATM

Nice statement on the classism being exposed in this movie. #HATM

Yep, called it. Well done, Mr. Bond, well done. #HATM

So, did Lovecraft Company utilize some of these same music tracks... Yep.. #HATM

So can they break in again, or is the Monet hidden behind the painting that is hanging in the museum already? #HATM

Will this is awkward? #HATM

Isn't this exchange a Spice Girls song? #HATM

So, is the blonde his date, or his daughter? #HATM

Here's a bit on Frederick Barbarossa historyofthegermans.com/emperors-kin... #HATM

Frederick I Barbarossa - 1152-1190 • History of the Germans Podcast

Few emperors are as well known as Barbarossa. His life was a rollercoaster of ups and downs, cooperation and conflict that shaped both Germany and Italy

historyofthegermans.com

Well, it's apparently more of a French film, we can see. #HATM

So owning one's own island doesn't carry the same vibe that it did in the 1990s. #HATM

Nice touch to tell someone that they have been played. #HATM

So, did they get the painting, or did they get a replica. #HATM

So the insurance company has it's own safe crackers and BnE crews. Nice... #HATM

Now he's toying with her, and she is slowly taking him to the cleaners. #HATM

Sir, That's not a museum - IT IS THE MUSEUM. #HATM

Oh, nicely done, get under his nerves with a simple few lines. #HATM

That seemed to be a lot more dangerous than what I think of sailing! #HATM

Here's what a Monet recently sold for www.artforum.com/news/sotheby...

Sotheby’s London Masterpiece Sale Earns Record-Setting $392.6 Million

Sotheby's auction of billionaire Joe Lewis's collection has broken London records, thanks to the sale of works by Modigliani, Degas, and Monet

artforum.com

I love #Monet's work. I understand the reason for the theft! #HATM

Loving the way the clues are being explained. #HATM

enter the insurance underwriters! The role they play in dealing with art theft and preliminary assessments has to be huge. #HATM

Here's another article on the black market for art. standrewseconomist.com/2025/11/25/t... #HATM

Here's an article from UNESCO regarding the role of stolen artwork in the art market. courier.unesco.org/en/articles/... #HATM

The art market: A victim of its own success

The very lucrative black market in works of art and antiques has flourished thanks to the keen interest of buyers, shortcomings in legislation, the complicity of those in the sector, an increase in lo...

courier.unesco.org

The custom suit has to be a huge expense...always interested in what the cost would be. #HATM