May 1, 2025
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China signals, ever so obliquely, that it's more open to trade talks . . . China has signaled that it is becoming more open to engaging in trade negotiations with the Trump administration, according to two blogs closely associated with China's state apparatus, even as Beijing maintains a defiant stance in the trade war. After three months of bluster and tariffs so high they have all but curtailed trade between the world's two biggest economies, both sides now appear to be softening their rhetoric ever so slightly. This comes amid new data showing that the trade war is already damaging both sides. Washington Post
These countries will talk a lot, but they'll come to the table. Americans need their iPhones, and China needs to be able to make them. Trump is maintaining a cool head as others decompensate. He's rolling the dice, for sure, but he may win big.
Trump tells business chiefs he needs 'little bit of time' as US economy shrinks . . . President Donald Trump has asked for more time on the US economy as it contracted for the first time in three years, stoking recession fears. He said the figure was misleading because companies had stockpiled imports ahead of his imposition of tariffs. Trump, however, said $8tn (£6tn) of inward investment had been promised, which he argued would restore American manufacturing prowess. The US economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.3%. BBC
He's playing the long game. So did Reagan in the early 1981-82 when the Fed acted to curb inflation, causing a recession, which ended by the time he was running for reelection.
Politics
Donald Trump's Next Executive Order Will Establish Religious Liberty Commission . . . President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday establishing a Religious Liberty Commission, delivering a win for social conservatives that helped put him in office. The order will be signed during a National Day of Prayer event in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, The Daily Wire can first report. The commission, composed of clergy, legal experts, and top allies, will be tasked with producing a comprehensive report on the foundations of religious liberty in the United States and threats to it. Daily Wire
Watchdog Files Bar Complaint Against New York AG Letitia James. . . New York Attorney General Letitia James—already facing a federal criminal referral—now faces a potential state probe regarding her reporting of properties she owns in Virginia. America First Legal, a conservative government watchdog, filed a bar complaint against James with the New York Committee on Professional Standards, seeking an investigation into the statements made in a criminal referral the Federal Housing Finance Agency sent to the U.S. Justice Department. Daily Signal
Tim Walz mocked for saying Kamala Harris picked him because he could 'code talk to white guys' . . . Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz is being mercilessly mocked after he claimed he was chosen to join Kamala Harris on the losing ticket because he could "code talk to white guys." The Minnesota governor drew the derision of conservatives after he said on his national tour stop Monday that he was picked because of his ability to "code talk to white guys watching football, fixing their truck" and "put them at ease." New York Post
Well, apparently, most white guys are using a different code.
CNN's Amber Ruffin: I'm Black, I'm Terrified, I'm 'Less Welcome' Under Trump . . . CNN host Amber Ruffin said Wednesday on ABC's "The View" that she felt "less welcome" under President Donald Trump while discussing being removed as the host of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. When asked about Trump's 100 days, Ruffin said, "People are saying that Trump did a bad job a hundred days in. I strongly disagree. This man has done everything he has set out to do. I'm black. I'm terrified. I'm scared for my trans friends. And people who we know and love, our neighbors, are disappeared. Breitbart
Get a hold of yourself.
Culture
Texas and the Promise of 'Universal' School . . . With a stroke of his pen this Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott will make every school-aged child in Texas eligible for education choice. It's a historic victory for education freedom, long sought after by the school choice movement. Texas is now the 16th state to enact a "universal" education choice policy for which every K-12 student is eligible. Although every K-12 student in Texas is technically eligible, only a small number will actually get access to the accounts. The Legislature allocated $1 billion, which is barely 1% of the $97.1 billion in state K-12 education funding. Daily Signal
FBI Pushes Out Agents Who Knelt With BLM Protestors In 2020 . . . FBI agents who knelt with Black Lives Matter protesters following George Floyd's death have been reassigned to less coveted positions, according to insiders briefed on the matter. The agents were photographed kneeling with Black Lives Matter protestors during the 2020 protests in Washington D.C. following George Floyd's death. Daily Wire
National Security
Another domestic abuse case surfaces for MS-13 suspect who Democrats want to un-deport . . . Homeland Security said Wednesday that it discovered Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the MS-13 gang suspect at the center of a political and legal battle, had a second domestic violence allegation lodged against him when he was living in the U.S. illegally. Jennifer Vasquez filed a petition in 2020 saying her husband shoved and slapped her and mentally abused her children, including locking them in their bedroom when they cried. Two of the children were his stepchildren and one was his biological son. Washington Times
International
Hundreds of Chinese Workers Protest as Factories Shut Down Due to Trump Tariffs . . . Hundreds of angry Chinese workers are marching in the streets of China's industrial cities to protest layoffs and unpaid wages after President Donald Trump's tariffs forced their factories to shut down. Unemployment was already a big problem for China's faltering post-pandemic economy, particularly youth unemployment, and now analysts are predicting Trump's tariffs could wipe out more than 16 million jobs. Breitbart
Israel redraws Gaza map, limiting Palestinians to a third of the enclave . . . In the six weeks since Israel resumed its war in Gaza, Israeli forces have dramatically altered its map, declaring about 70 percent of the enclave either a military "red zone" or under evacuation, according to the United Nations, and pushing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into ever-shrinking pockets. The Israeli military says its evacuation orders allow civilians to flee ahead of fighting, and those who remain could be considered combatants. Washington Post
'West Will Be in Jeopardy' If the 'Enemy' Wins Israel-Hamas War, Jerusalem's Ex-Envoy to US Warns . . . Israel's war with Hamas goes beyond land and borders; it's a battle for "our common civilization, for our values," a former Israeli envoy to the United States warns. "The enemy we're fighting against is an enemy that detests everything that you stand for, everything that we stand for," Michael Oren, who served as Israeli ambassador to the U.S. during the Obama administration, told The Daily Signal following a Memorial Day commemoration event in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Daily Signal
Why young voters flocked to Canada's Conservatives . . . As Mark Carney settles into the role of Canada's prime minister, he will not only have to take on US President Donald Trump, but also wider divisions within his own country. Among those is a generational divide, with young voters who are concerned about housing unaffordability, crime and the cost of living coalescing around the Conservatives. It's a reversal from 2015, when youth voted in record numbers, helping sweep Carney's predecessor Justin Trudeau to power. BBC
Money
U.S. Signs Minerals Agreement With Ukraine . . . Ukraine and the United States signed a rare earth minerals deal on Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Treasury confirmed, establishing what they named the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the deal had been finalized in a video posted to social media, saying, "Today's agreement signals clearly to Russian leadership that the Trump administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine over the long term." Daily Wire
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David Horowitz, RIP . . . David Horowitz, the radical leftist-turned-conservative activist and author, died Tuesday at the age of 86. The cause of death was cancer. Horowitz is survived by his fourth wife and three of his four children. His daughter Sarah Rose predeceased him in 2008. Horowitz would take his same zeal for justice that he had when he was on the Left to his work on the Right. He joined a rising group of former left-wing intellectuals in rejecting Marxism and socialism and supporting the policies of President Ronald Reagan. Daily Signal
Mushroom coffee is gaining ground as a substitute for the morning caffeine fix . . . While drinking mushrooms might not sound like the most appealing thing in the world, the trend has attracted attention for its array of health benefits and added energy boost. Mushroom coffee proponents have said it promotes better sleep — plus provides more energy, improves focus, boosts the immune system and reduces inflammation, according to a Harvard Health publication. Fox News
Nothing wrong with a few hallucinations before work.
Guilty Pleasures
Kamala Harris references viral elephant video in speech attacking Trump's 'vision for America' . . . "A lot of folks are wondering what's going to guide us through this moment. How are we all going to figure out how to chart the course?" Harris said during her Wednesday address at Emerge's 20th anniversary gala in San Francisco. "Please allow me, friends, to digress for a moment." "Who saw that video from a couple of weeks ago, the one of the elephants at the San Diego Zoo during the earthquake? Harris described how after elephants "felt the earth shaking beneath their feet," they "got in a circle and stood next to each other to protect the most vulnerable." New York Post
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