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US President Donald Trump’s declaration of national economic emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
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- Holly Matheson (@hollymatheson) on Threads
I'm trying to figure out if she's quoting the alt.national park service account or talking to them...
I first read it in this post on the ALT-NPS Facebook page and I assume he has chunked out the post into this thread. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16CepAXFEo
Got it, thanks. Odd they didn't chunk it out for bsky themselves but I do still see them on Facebook.
Can anyone recommend more sources covering this perspective on Trump’s tariffs and EOs? Robert Reich and David Sirota are a couple. What other public figures or journalists can you recommend? (Sorry for the Threads link. The only other place I could find this one was in a Facebook post.)
It’s definitely a general interest take rather than an in-depth analysis, but Half as Interesting did a video back in 2023 on why the US has had a continuous stream of national emergencies.
That’s obviously pre-Trump 2.0, but I find it all the more interesting to see the issue of “emergency” powers building back then to a point that it can and will be exploited in a fascist power grab now.
I follow a small number on Bluesky, including Robert Reich. But he posts a bit too frequently and dominates the feed.
Here's one. Snyder isn't saying a whole lot about the tariffs specifically but quite a bit about Trump's authoritarianism and EOs:
Timothy Snyder
I also follow Dan Carlin. He has been mostly silent about Trump for years, and even stopped doing his Common Sense podcast because I guess he thought there was too much division around politics now. But he's finally had enough I guess and has made a few posts and may restart the podcast.
Dan Carlin (bluesky)
An excellent source about the tariffs has been The Atlantic. It requires a subscription but there are usually other ways to read a specific post by using archive or turning off javascript. Here are some recent posts:
Trump’s Tariffs Are Designed to Backfire
There Is Only One Way to Make Sense of the Tariffs
Trump Has Already Botched His Own Bad Tariff Plan
Trump is Gaslighting Us
Wall Street Blew It
Aaron Fritschner - works for a Dem Congressman
Robert Reich is definitely worth a follow
I also follow Heather Cox Richardson for thorough summaries (she's also on substack)
But I haven't seen much in the way of longer takes on this specifically yet.