Tom Murphy
@tommmurphy.bsky.social
Reposted by Tom Murphy
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
Senator Jeff Merkley asked nominees if President Trump is ‘a Russian asset’ in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting last week. I looked and the reporting on the event is really thin. Here's the way KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon covered it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcD6...
Sen. Jeff Merkley asks Trump nominees if president is a 'Russian asset' | Worth Your Time
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March 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Senator Jeff Merkley asked nominees if President Trump is ‘a Russian asset’ in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting last week. I looked and the reporting on the event is really thin. Here's the way KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon covered it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcD6...
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