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Not quite. The industry specific tariffs are not a free workaround for blanket tariffs. Each sector tariff needs its own legal basis, investigation and justification, often tied to national security or trade remedy rules. If the government just picked the top industries to recreate a country wide tariff, courts could treat that as pretext or abuse of authority. So “10 big industries = basically blanket tariff” may be economically similar but legally it is not the same thing

Supreme Court ruling was against tariffs under IEEPA. He is still able to use industry specific tariffs under Trade Expansion Act, that's how tariffs on Canadian auto, lumber, steel, aluminum sectors continue dispute Supreme Court ruling

you captured that quiet discomfort perfectly… like we’ve built a system we no longer question, even when it doesn’t make sense

If paying more tax feels like the Soviet Union, maybe the problem isn’t the tax

Man, this is heavy to read, especially with International Labour Day around the corner. We talk so much about productivity, growth, and prosperity but the reality is that labour has been squeezed harder and harder while the benefits of that prosperity keep flowing upward.

Who is seriously championing a four day work week? Who is pushing for fairer wealth distribution? Who is fighting for regulations that actually protect workers from burnout, insecurity, harassment and endless stress?

At some point, we have to admit that these are not just personal health issues. They are structural issues. Work should not be costing people their health, their families, their peace, and in too many cases, their lives. I hate this.

Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Pasta

Ned used to ruffs and boofs and play, now three small fluffs have claimed his day, he dares not move, he stays instead, a very warm and furry bed. Thank you Ned!

"Alexander" was an incredibly common name in the Greek world. Even within his own family tree, he was technically Alexander III of Macedon. Using "The Great" was a practical necessity for historians to distinguish him from his father’s predecessors and the dozens of other Alexanders running around the Mediterranean. Plus his scale of impact was absurd! Charlemagne literally means “Charles the Great” because there were many Charleses. Finally, while we usually think of Julius Caesar, "Caesar" became a title used by every Roman Emperor for centuries. It eventually evolved into "Kaiser" and "Tsar". If you just say "Caesar" in a room full of Roman history buffs they actually will ask you to disambiguate which one you mean

James, can we circle back on the business objective here?

For me, it’s a watch with a built in flashlight. Way more useful than I expected

Transparency called… it’s still on hold apparently