Mike

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I'm 70 years old and a liberal Democrat
Many of the biggest policy decisions of Donald Trump’s second term follow the same script: move fast, ignore the experts, break things, then spin the disastrous outcome as a victory. From DOGE to tariffs to the ICE surge in Minneapolis, the pattern has repeated itself again and again. The war in Iran may be the latest example. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-blunders-pattern-iran
Trump's Blunders Like Iran Follow A Familiar Pattern

Trump’s big policy mistakes follow a familiar pattern, and we should expect the same with the war in Iran.

The Big Picture
They're having trouble getting jurors in one of the trials against Elon Musk because "so many people hate him so much" https://www.law360.com/articles/2443845/-hate-for-musk-quickly-narrows-jury-pool-in-twitter-deal-trial
'Hate' For Musk Quickly Narrows Jury Pool In Twitter Deal Trial - Law360

A California federal judge quickly narrowed a pool of 92 prospective jurors Thursday in a class action brought by former Twitter investors against Elon Musk, excusing 38 potential jurors who said they couldn't be fair and impartial as Musk's attorney lamented there are "so many people who hate him so much."

SCOTUS curbed Trump’s tariffs, ruling 6–3 he can’t use emergency powers to tax by decree—though some tariffs remain. In the U.K., former Prince Andrew was arrested amid Epstein fallout. And CBS spiked James Talarico’s Colbert interview after FCC concerns—8M watched it online anyway. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/february-20-weekly-news-roundup