nlightner.bsky.social
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The House CR has lots of problems, but a big one is that it restricts how the District of Columbia spends its OWN money. This doesn't save a single federal tax dollar—it just treats DC residents like pawns.

It's undemocratic and un-American. I will fight it on the Senate floor.
What the Republican CR does to D.C. is undemocratic and un-American. I will fight it in the Senate.
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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March 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Anyone who cares about the shocking resurgence of antisemitism and its relationship to the attack on democracy all over the world must read this powerful analysis of the Trump-Vance attempt to humiliate President Zelensky in the Oval Office. Tim Snyder’s analysis is devastating.
Antisemitism in the Oval Office
A confrontation seen with a historian's eye
snyder.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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📊 President Trump's announced trade actions are set to majorly impact the US & EU's trade & investment relationship, the largest and most complex in the world.

🔎 GMF's Transatlantic Tariff Tracker is following the most impactful trade announcements: www.gmfus.org/transatlanti...
March 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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💼 24 Fellows
📆 24 Days
📍 20 Cities
February 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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📈 Tariffs are in the news - but who benefits from them?

GMF's Strategic Allied Competitiveness Lead Penny Naas explains the relationship between this economic tool and job creation, manufacturing, and consumer costs. youtube.com/shorts/2r-Bm...
Who Benefits From Tariffs?
YouTube video by The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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February 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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📊 How could the Trump Administration's "America First" trade policy impact allies?

📺 Penny Naas, Lead of GMF's Allied Competitiveness program, explains what President Trump's new executive order on trade does, and how future policy could affect global business. www.youtube.com/shorts/U102x...
President Trump's Day 1 Action on Trade, Explained
YouTube video by The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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January 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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💰 How will changes in US tax policy impact transatlantic investment, trade, and jobs?

5️⃣ Last week, GMF and the Tax Foundation hosted a briefing on some of the potential scenarios. Explore the five key takeaways from the conversation: www.gmfus.org/news/underst...
January 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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🇷🇺 As LA battles raging wildfires, Russian state-affiliated accounts have leveraged the disaster to sow division, including by linking the fires to support for Ukraine & undermine trust in relief efforts.

🆕 Read more from GMF's @krysiasikora.bsky.social: securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/inflaming-di...
Inflaming Divides: Russian Narratives on the California Wildfires
Inflaming Divides: Russian Narratives on the California Wildfires
securingdemocracy.gmfus.org
January 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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💵 Tomorrow at 2pm: US Tax Law: Understanding the Transatlantic Implications of the Upcoming US Tax Bill

Join an in-person conversation examining the issues in the wider upcoming tax debate in Washington and their potential transatlantic impact on investment, trade, and jobs.

RSVP: bit.ly/3Wb9xXN
January 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM