The Optimist’s Take on the Trump Tariffs; Embarrassing Mistake from White House Graphic Design Team; Map of Fertility Rate By U.S. County
PLUS the most popular baby boy names in America — mapped from 1950-2018.
An Optimist’s Take On Trump Tariffs
Here I present to you a series of tweets from Trump-Optimists explaining what they think Trump’s secret (or not so secret) strategy is with regard to the tariffs.
From Chamath Palihapitiya:
And then 12 hours later:
Erik Finman says this is all part of Scott Bessent’s plan:
Anyone else reminded of Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan? 🤣
AmericanGreatness further explains Bessent’s 3-3-3 plan:
ThorOdinson says the the government could save $200M per year due to lower rates:
Embarrassing Mistake from White House Graphic Design Team
From Ana Mostarac:
Is this the hay that breaks the Trump-camel’s back? 🐪
Here’s the original from The White House (for reference):
Nike’s Key Shoe Manufacturing Hubs Were All Hit By 30%+ Tariffs This Week
From Chartr:
Fertility Rate By U.S. County, 2022-2024
From Lyman Stone:
MAPPED: Most Popular Baby Boy Names in America (1950-2018)
Crazy how fads come and go.
👉 Here’s a link to watch on IG. Not sure how well this substack video works.
🎶 Banger of the Day
I don’t remember how I stumbled on Lewis OfMan, but I’m glad I did. He’s a 27yo Parisian musician, and despite being relatively new to the scene, he already has like 7 absolute bangers in his repertoire.
Here’s Lewis receiving some kind of an award for this track.
SIDE NOTE: On Instagram, we pair each post with a song that bangs. A lot of people don’t know that we have a comprehensive Spotify playlist with every song we ever played. Click here to check it out. 🎶
The optimists can’t keep their story straight. It’s either to get better trade terms or to reshore industry. It can’t be both! No one will invest if their trade protection could disappear from a new deal.