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:

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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):

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Nike’s Key Shoe Manufacturing Hubs Were All Hit By 30%+ Tariffs This Week

From Chartr:

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Fertility Rate By U.S. County, 2022-2024

From Lyman Stone:

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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.

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🎶 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.

elite fit

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. 🎶

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