Evening Roundup, February 3
A corrupted DOJ, Trump's midnight heist of Georgia ballot boxes, "Where in the World is Tim Mak?", COVID-level economic anxieties, Meredith Blake on Tim Cook's failings, & Pablo Torre with Jen Rubin!
From Day One, the Trump Regime Made DOJ a Tool of Political Leverage
The Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are no longer functioning primarily as law enforcement agencies. Instead, they are being used as tools for political leverage — a purpose for which they were not designed, violates department and ethical rules and policies, and endangers all of us.
Trump FBI Executes an Electoral Smash & Grab
Last week, the FBI raided an election hub in Fulton County, Georgia and seized 700 boxes filled with 2020 election materials. The surprise execution of the search warrant took place in the dead of night with Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence,
Trump, Look What You Made Europe Do
For centuries, Europe has come to rely on the United States for diplomacy, economic partnership, and friendship. But Trump has betrayed the alliance. From tariff threats to restricted military aid to Ukraine, Europe has been forced to strategically pivot as trust in the U.S. plummets.
The Invisible Recession
By Jeff Nesbit
Americans are more terrified economically than during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Et Tu, Tim Cook?
On January 24, 1984, Apple released the Macintosh, a personal computer that was overpriced and clunky but was explicitly marketed as a radical tool for fighting conformity and even political oppression.
Let’s Do Lunch! ft. Daleep Singh
Thank you Robert Boyd Skipper, Stuart Cohen, Julie, Martha Morningsong, Sandra Steffen, and many others for tuning into another episode of Let’s Do Lunch! with Jared Bernstein and special guest Daleep Singh! Join us every other Tuesday at 12pm ET to get all your burning econ questions answered!
NFL Owners in the Epstein Files & Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Moment
Last week, the Department of Justice released more than 3 million documents and images from the Epstein files. Many powerful, notable people were named, like Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Prince Andrew.
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Let’s call it the Department of Injustice for now.
The stunt with the ballot boxes just might not even be legal. That election has been validated more than one time. It’s past time to stop his meddling and insanity and for congress to impeach him. Not anything one does to please him will ever be enough.