Just One Thing: This is peak Trump
Gotta say...I love it. The only people who don't are Palestinians and Dems with no sense of humor.
Look, I know it'll be almost impossible to get the Palestinians out of that land but just imagine what could be...unburdened by what has been.
Today's Guests
Michael Cannon heads up Health Policy Studies at the libertarian Cato Institute. We'll talk about Donald Trump's new order on price transparency. I have to say that as both a libertarian and a consumer of health care, I really struggle with this one. Michael argues that it's mostly bad.
Michael F. Cannon | Cato Institute
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Actions to Make Healthcare Prices Transparent
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Don Knight is the attorney for Richard Glossip, whose death penalty conviction was just overturned by the Supreme Court.
Will Richard Glossip go to another trial? Oklahoma AG says 'everything is on the table'
Can This Death Row Inmate End the Death Penalty Itself?
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Paul Mauro is a former NYPD inspector and head of NYPD Intelligence. He's an attorney and a Fox News contributor. He has a new special out for Fox as well. He also is the proprietor of the OpsDesk Substack.
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Other Stuff
Good note about Trump's negotiations with Ukraine: Is Trump the new Don of the Donbas?
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How can a smart person be this stupid? Johnston floats service fee to cure Denver restaurant woes | News | denvergazette.com
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I’m 100% on board with this goal but you won’t be able to give better service with far fewer people unless you also reduce the number of things government is expected to do: Guidance on Agency RIF and Reorganization Plans Requested by Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative
Meanwhile, they sure are trying to scare us: Mass Federal Firings May Imperil Pets, Cattle and Crops - The New York Times (or here if you can't get past the paywall for NY Times: Mass Federal Firings May Imperil Pets, Cattle and Crops – DNyuz)
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Remarkable: Fetus Receives Life-Saving Medication Inside Womb in Medical First : ScienceAlert
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Hard to see how Israel doesn't attack Iran within a year: Iran accelerates production of near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA says, as tensions with US ratchet up | AP News
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Vaccinate your children! Texas measles outbreak: unvaccinated child is first death, officials say
But THESE vaccines are OK: Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins: My Plan to Lower Egg Prices - WSJ
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The rubber is hitting the road with USAID spending: Supreme Court pauses order for Trump admin to pay $2 billion in foreign aid by midnight | CNN Politics
Trump administration to cut 92% of USAID foreign aid contracts
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Kavanaugh is right: Supreme Court seems likely to rule for straight Ohio woman claiming job bias | AP News
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We’ll see but it seems like he’s really doing this: The Latest: Trump says 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada will kick in on March 4
Trump says 25% tariffs on EU will be announced soon
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One interesting part of this is whether continuing existing tax policy that would otherwise expire should count as a loss to government that needs to be offset. I don't think so...but I do think we should cut spending as much as possible so in that sense I don't mind that pressure: The Republicans’ Underwhelming Budget - Jessica Riedl - The Dispatch
Johnson open to zeroing out the cost of extending Trump's tax cuts - Live Updates - POLITICO
Related: we should absolutely shift more of the cost to states, and then the states will be forced to cut back on the program by getting more people to work, etc: Johnson rules out steepest Medicaid cut options - Live Updates - POLITICO
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I had no idea they were talking but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised: The inside story of how the Bezos-Trump alliance began
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Being absolutely brilliant at something doesn’t mean you’ll succeed at everything: Larry Ellison’s Half-Billion-Dollar Quest to Change Farming Has Been a Bust - WSJ
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These numbers are ridiculous: The shocking amount of time each can of soda is cutting from your lifespan
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That seems like a bad day: Vancouver Island denied rush lung transplant over staffing issues
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I like the concept of things coming back into style, and I agree with it though it doesn't happen with everything: Why Don’t People Dress Up to Go Out Anymore? - The New York Times
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Offered without comment: I met my husband in the bathroom section of the supermarket — and got a golden toilet paper tattoo to commemorate our love
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Today's Video
So I'm guessing this is all from a playlist he's heard lots of lots of times but still, this is nuts