#  @scottlincicome Scott Lincicome Scott Lincicome posts on X about tariffs, in the, canada, trade the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::100250921/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +208% - [--] Month [----------] +176% - [--] Months [----------] +10% - [--] Year [----------] +83% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::100250921/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] +53% - [--] Month [---] +58% - [--] Months [-----] +78% - [--] Year [-----] +33% ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::100250921/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] +0.36% - [--] Month [-------] +1.40% - [--] Months [-------] +5.70% - [--] Year [-------] +25% ### CreatorRank: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::100250921/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) #1151 [countries](/list/countries) 18% [stocks](/list/stocks) 4.86% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 1.71% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) 1.43% [musicians](/list/musicians) 1.14% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 1.14% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 0.57% [nfl](/list/nfl) 0.29% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 0.29% **Social topic influence** [tariffs](/topic/tariffs) #11, [in the](/topic/in-the) 4.57%, [canada](/topic/canada) 4.57%, [trade](/topic/trade) #1009, [united states](/topic/united-states) 3.43%, [economy](/topic/economy) #460, [steel](/topic/steel) #335, [food](/topic/food) 2.29%, [china](/topic/china) 2.29%, [pay](/topic/pay) 2.29% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@catoinstitute](/creator/undefined) [@iamhere4theads](/creator/undefined) [@slim_slicker](/creator/undefined) [@dclocaldesign](/creator/undefined) [@scottlincicome](/creator/undefined) [@usofstephen](/creator/undefined) [@alaskasalmon3](/creator/undefined) [@beyondreasdoubt](/creator/undefined) [@gnunns81](/creator/undefined) [@ft](/creator/undefined) [@alldspeed](/creator/undefined) [@deff_jobbs](/creator/undefined) [@johnw41755147](/creator/undefined) [@lotzof_gas](/creator/undefined) [@andyking191](/creator/undefined) [@michaelrstrain](/creator/undefined) [@real_2a](/creator/undefined) [@jbsteinberg](/creator/undefined) [@wario_chalmers](/creator/undefined) [@ffonsecaana](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [DoorDash Inc. (DASH)](/topic/doordash) [Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)](/topic/costco) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours ""Steel Dynamics SGH Bid $8.8 Billion to Acquire BlueScope Steel" "Tariffs have given U.S. steel producers more power by allowing them to raise their prices without the threat of losing customers to lower-cost imports although demand has so far been sluggish." π² https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/bluescope-steel-gets-8-8-billion-takeover-offer-from-sgh-steel-dynamics-cabedf36 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2008516684965912817 https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/bluescope-steel-gets-8-8-billion-takeover-offer-from-sgh-steel-dynamics-cabedf36" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2008516684965912817) 2026-01-06T12:31Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements "π€ Trump: "We're also the most secure. As an example Iceland without tariffs they wouldn't even be talking to us about it. So we'll see what happens." https://t.co/YTB5xUH3vA Trump: "We're also the most secure. As an example Iceland without tariffs they wouldn't even be talking to us about it. So we'll see what happens." https://t.co/YTB5xUH3vA" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2013709328872554513) 2026-01-20T20:24Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements "The US since 1990: Real GDP per capita: +68% Real median wages (PCE): +34% Infant mortality: -42% Life expectancy: +4 years Nonfarm employment: +46% (50M jobs) Median household wealth: +128% Industrial capacity: +76% Globalization has FAILED. Secretary Lutnick at the World Economic Forum: The Trump Administration and I are here to make a very clear pointglobalization has failed the West and the United States of America. Its a failed policy and it has left America behind. America is https://t.co/Urxl7pZwSe Globalization has FAILED. Secretary Lutnick at the World Economic Forum: The Trump" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2013768221338304538) 2026-01-21T00:18Z 102.6K followers, 599.4K engagements ""Intel Corp. shares plunged about 17% after Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan gave a lackluster forecast and warned that the chipmaker was struggling with manufacturing problems. The company is suffering from low manufacturing yields. Intel's troubles are a setback for the US government" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/intel-gives-weak-forecast-after-supply-shortages-hamper-salessrnd=homepage-americas https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/intel-gives-weak-forecast-after-supply-shortages-hamper-salessrnd=homepage-americas" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2014750973458018356) 2026-01-23T17:23Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements ""Price Controls on Financial Services Do Not Help Consumers" https://www.cato.org/blog/price-controls-financial-services-do-not-help-consumers https://www.cato.org/blog/price-controls-financial-services-do-not-help-consumers" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2016489558037180773) 2026-01-28T12:32Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements ""If meat-packers were really 'criminally profiting at the expense of the American People' as Trump alleges the price at which packers sell beef. would increase by a greater amount than the price at which they buy beef. That's not what's happened" https://reason.com/2026/01/28/the-real-reason-beef-costs-more-fewer-cows-not-corporate-greed/utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=reason_brand&utm_content=autoshare&utm_term=post" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2016566450450805167) 2026-01-28T17:38Z 102.4K followers, [----] engagements "The most predictable outcome of Trump's tariffs isn't that Americans are paying them (though we are). It's this:" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2016627600232206558) 2026-01-28T21:41Z 102.5K followers, 269.2K engagements "Bc of tariffs US manufacturers in advanced industries (aerospace automotive energy etc) now pay MUCH more than their global competitors so that a few well-connected cronies can make windfall profits & a few US politicians can cut a ribbon at a factory we don't actually need Aluminum basically used to cost the same in the US as it did in Europe and Japan. No more. https://t.co/tZCRXqX6uV https://t.co/5wdoYExQ0b Aluminum basically used to cost the same in the US as it did in Europe and Japan. No more. https://t.co/tZCRXqX6uV https://t.co/5wdoYExQ0b" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2016868477802266874) 2026-01-29T13:38Z 102.5K followers, 110.7K engagements ""Sharp swings in the dollar are starting to seep into the Treasury bond market a warning sign that a weak greenback has the potential to push interest rates higher." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/dollar-swings-finally-start-to-ripple-through-treasury-marketutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/dollar-swings-finally-start-to-ripple-through-treasury-marketutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2016888899474227516) 2026-01-29T14:59Z 102.5K followers, 17.2K engagements "wait what Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes." https://t.co/MIp1uVnrM1 Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes." https://t.co/MIp1uVnrM1" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2016963804542685568) 2026-01-29T19:56Z 102.5K followers, 26.7K engagements "New paper: US tariffs on Chinese solar panels caused 1) Chinese firms to relocate production to countries not subject to the tariffs; 2) higher solar panel prices in the US; 3) a decline in employment & wages in the US solar industry;. & 4) net US welfare losses https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/beyond-tariffs-better-approach-green-industrial-policy https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/beyond-tariffs-better-approach-green-industrial-policy" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2017179093599502674) 2026-01-30T10:12Z 102.5K followers, 87.2K engagements "Eleven exclamation points. LOL. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-j-trump-my-tariffs-have-brought-america-back-2248391b https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-j-trump-my-tariffs-have-brought-america-back-2248391b" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2017348977981575652) 2026-01-30T21:27Z 102.5K followers, 48K engagements "I demand to see hard data on Gen Z food delivery budgets Part of the affordability crisis is pretty clearly people just refusing to be thrifty you should not be spending a quarter of your salary on DoorDash. https://t.co/dq44C11D3B Part of the affordability crisis is pretty clearly people just refusing to be thrifty you should not be spending a quarter of your salary on DoorDash. https://t.co/dq44C11D3B" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2017591441644478789) 2026-01-31T13:30Z 102.5K followers, 58.8K engagements "Dear Youths: Please I'm begging you. If you're worried about affordability savings etc etc. Please. Buy groceries. Eat at home. Bring lunch to work. Etc. Etc. You don't even have to cook Drink protein shakes for all I care. But endless doordash is a sad road to poverty" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2017593527258017840) 2026-01-31T13:39Z 102.7K followers, 128.6K engagements "signed a once-poor-and-still-cheap guy who spent many MANY years buying/cooking/eating tupperware'd proteins/veggies he bought in bulk from Shoppers Food Warehouse and has even today used Doordash/UberEats less than [--] times ever (bc it's so expensive)" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2017595569649168627) 2026-01-31T13:47Z 102.6K followers, 19.9K engagements "@andylancaster I had a coupon (lol) for Uber Eats a little while ago so I got my favorite salad from a nearby restaurant. Salad was [--] in-store yet the delivery bill was almost [--] - pre-tip and with coupon. Insane" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2017640351918444797) 2026-01-31T16:45Z 102.4K followers, [----] engagements ""After two years in the top spot Texas fell to second place for net inward domestic migration behind North Carolina" πͺ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/texas-population-growth-migration-census.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/texas-population-growth-migration-census.html" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2017651849436836024) 2026-01-31T17:31Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements "Everyone meet Maggie. Maggie meet everyone. She's very smol" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2017694624198926737) 2026-01-31T20:21Z 102.6K followers, 30.9K engagements ""India cuts tariffs to support local manufacturing boost US-hit exports" Wait they're CUTTING tariffs to BOOST local manufacturing and exports π€―π€―π€―π€― https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/india-budget-india-cuts-tariffs-support-local-manufacturing-boost-us-hit-exports-2026-02-01/ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/india-budget-india-cuts-tariffs-support-local-manufacturing-boost-us-hit-exports-2026-02-01/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2017991523996967201) 2026-02-01T16:00Z 102.6K followers, 73.7K engagements ""Upper Midwest manufacturing down for third year in a row" "The takeaway from this is the biggest impact of tariffs has been on the cost of doing business" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/31/upper-midwest-manufacturing-declines-for-third-straight-year https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/31/upper-midwest-manufacturing-declines-for-third-straight-year" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2017999800482808281) 2026-02-01T16:33Z 102.5K followers, 76.1K engagements ""How the EV pullback is affecting factories and jobs in the South" "Its the single biggest capital allocation mistake in the history of the automotive industry" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/ev-pullback-factories-jobs-south.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/ev-pullback-factories-jobs-south.html" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018032699668062260) 2026-02-01T18:44Z 102.6K followers, 14K engagements "New research shows that raising taxes on the rich wouldn't raise revenue but would harm growth. Good writeup/charts from the WaPo team: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/02/laffer-curve-tax-revenue-joint-committee-taxation/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/02/laffer-curve-tax-revenue-joint-committee-taxation/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018365909920829907) 2026-02-02T16:48Z 102.7K followers, 68.1K engagements "Good NYT look at how big connected manufacturers are mitigating Trump's tariffs (often by scoring exemptions) while smaller ones struggle: Same as it ever was. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/business/tariffs-manufacturers-big-small.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/business/tariffs-manufacturers-big-small.html" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018440898317517057) 2026-02-02T21:46Z 102.5K followers, 46.3K engagements "US steelmaking giant Nucor kicks off February [----] with yet another price increase: https://steelindustry.news/nucor-raises-hrc-csp-steel-price-to-kick-off-february-2026/ https://steelindustry.news/nucor-raises-hrc-csp-steel-price-to-kick-off-february-2026/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018442361123361000) 2026-02-02T21:52Z 102.7K followers, 17.7K engagements "Good @EricBoehm87 look at some of the glaring factual errors in Trump's new WSJ defense of tariffs: https://reason.com/2026/02/02/trump-claims-his-tariffs-have-brought-america-back-here-are-3-things-he-got-wrong/ https://reason.com/2026/02/02/trump-claims-his-tariffs-have-brought-america-back-here-are-3-things-he-got-wrong/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018443859655844104) 2026-02-02T21:58Z 102.5K followers, 23.2K engagements ""U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trumps Tariffs Arent Helping" π² "Investing to supply the auto market in Chinahome to three NN factoriesis also a safer bet than building out its footprint stateside." https://www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-manufacturing-is-in-retreat-and-trumps-tariffs-arent-helping-d2af4316 https://www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-manufacturing-is-in-retreat-and-trumps-tariffs-arent-helping-d2af4316" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018670160278651220) 2026-02-03T12:57Z 102.7K followers, 21.5K engagements "We intuitively get this when thinking abt our own lives or the state/town next door. But logic goes out the window when a national border is involved. Then autarky seems smart/safe when - as seen w/ 50% tariffs on Canadian aluminum (made by a US company) - it rarely is. Closing the United States off from the world makes the country weaker. https://t.co/gUgFGE2lGC https://t.co/xcMGNmeX2z Closing the United States off from the world makes the country weaker. https://t.co/gUgFGE2lGC https://t.co/xcMGNmeX2z" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018795657885290720) 2026-02-03T21:16Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements "History might not repeat but it sure as heck rhymes" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018816940735922438) 2026-02-03T22:40Z 102.6K followers, 62.9K engagements "More of this please: "Trump grants tariff breaks to 'politically connected' companies Senate Dems say" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5698264/trump-wyden-van-hollen-tariffs-politically-connected-companies https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5698264/trump-wyden-van-hollen-tariffs-politically-connected-companies" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019022006004433077) 2026-02-04T12:15Z 102.6K followers, 34.2K engagements ""Former Farming Leaders Warn U.S. Agriculture Could Face Widespread Collapse" https://share.google/svEBl00zajXYnjxCH https://share.google/svEBl00zajXYnjxCH" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019027324478337400) 2026-02-04T12:36Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements ""Tariffs remain one of Whirlpools largest uncontrollable pressures. The company absorbed around $300 million of tariffs in [----] on components and some finished goods with industry pricing adjusting more slowly than hoped." https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/whirlpool-earnings-call-cost-discipline-meets-tariff-pressure https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/whirlpool-earnings-call-cost-discipline-meets-tariff-pressure" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019156533871861966) 2026-02-04T21:10Z 102.4K followers, [----] engagements "Is Shooter McGavin writing Lutnick's speeches" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019194591245746663) 2026-02-04T23:41Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements "New from me @clark_packard & @AlfredCObregon: "Tariffs by Unpublished Memo: Lawsuit Exposes How Opaque Enforcement Compounds the US Tariff Complexity Problem" via @CatoInstitute You think you know how bad it is for US companies You have no idea. https://www.cato.org/blog/tariffs-unpublished-memo-lawsuit-exposes-how-opaque-enforcement-compounds-us-tariff-complexity https://www.cato.org/blog/tariffs-unpublished-memo-lawsuit-exposes-how-opaque-enforcement-compounds-us-tariff-complexity" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019498464972009696) 2026-02-05T19:48Z 102.5K followers, 13.3K engagements "@bendreyfuss Midwesterners" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019518835930591682) 2026-02-05T21:09Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements ""US Companies Announced Most Job Cuts for Any January Since 2009" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/us-companies-announce-most-job-cuts-for-any-january-since-2009 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/us-companies-announce-most-job-cuts-for-any-january-since-2009" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019520822885642568) 2026-02-05T21:17Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements "What a stat: "Assuming a dilapidated rent stabilized unit on East 6th Street in NYC whose rent can only be increased by $347 per month and $111k of renovation costs a landlords payback period would be [--] years even before assuming any return on capital or financing cost" https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019537368194166872 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019537368194166872" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019537368194166872) 2026-02-05T22:23Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements ""One remarkable thing about the NYC apartment rental stock: it is largely unchanged since [----] () with almost all of the growth in the housing stock taking place in owner-occupied units. NYC rental vacancy rates would rise from 1.4% to 2.5%-3.5% if all warehoused units were put on the market"" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019538129825231085) 2026-02-05T22:26Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements "more here: https://am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-management/institutional/insights/market-insights/eye-on-the-market/supply-and-the-mam/ https://am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-management/institutional/insights/market-insights/eye-on-the-market/supply-and-the-mam/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019538131603579316) 2026-02-05T22:26Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements "Boneless thighs FTW. Is the solution to the affordability crisis cooking chicken legs instead of beef https://t.co/e8wifNr4nw Is the solution to the affordability crisis cooking chicken legs instead of beef https://t.co/e8wifNr4nw" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019539650088693815) 2026-02-05T22:32Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements "@millican75 Ease of consumption and no real taste dropoff" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019542932970262724) 2026-02-05T22:45Z 102.5K followers, [---] engagements ""One year later tariffs 'whipping' some Fayetteville small businesses" "I had to go get money out of a savings account money that I had saved from six or seven years ago. You know it was retirement fund money that I'm just trying to hold on" https://share.google/PhKS3ig5y6x7Z3aYK https://share.google/PhKS3ig5y6x7Z3aYK" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019560860226580981) 2026-02-05T23:56Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements ""Donald Trumps policies dent international travel to US in blow to tourism sector: Foreign visitors to the US fell 4.2% in [----] while international travel worldwide rose 4%" Reminder: foreign tourism = US services exports https://www.ft.com/content/8f6d4196-6f61-4be9-8cb7-1d93253e4e8b https://www.ft.com/content/8f6d4196-6f61-4be9-8cb7-1d93253e4e8b" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019742219314344267) 2026-02-06T11:57Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements ""Vietnam's trade surplus with US surges in January as imports from China hit new high" π² https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnams-trade-surplus-with-us-surges-january-imports-china-hit-new-high-2026-02-06/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnams-trade-surplus-with-us-surges-january-imports-china-hit-new-high-2026-02-06/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019748126089781383) 2026-02-06T12:20Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements ""US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe" π€ https://www.ft.com/content/f8696da1-5fe6-4218-be9c-5309bd9a6ae5 https://www.ft.com/content/f8696da1-5fe6-4218-be9c-5309bd9a6ae5" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019750444545819137) 2026-02-06T12:30Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements ""From boom towns to gloom towns: Seattle and Boston face similar struggles" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/05/newsletters/boston-seattle-economic-slumps-2/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/05/newsletters/boston-seattle-economic-slumps-2/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019751476659171490) 2026-02-06T12:34Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements ""Rather than reducing prices China simply found other buyers for their goods. Consequently these data imply that US consumers and individuals are likely bearing most if not all of the tariff on Chinese goods." π² https://www.econlib.org/econlog/the-us-is-a-small-country/ https://www.econlib.org/econlog/the-us-is-a-small-country/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019753379929391236) 2026-02-06T12:41Z 102.6K followers, 17.9K engagements ""Canadians are staying away from the US and the drop in travel is getting hard to ignore" https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-travel-demand-us-tourism-2026-2 https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-travel-demand-us-tourism-2026-2" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019769293949243889) 2026-02-06T13:44Z 102.5K followers, 13.6K engagements "Industrial policy FTW again: "The auto industry is saddled with billions of dollars in stranded investments inspired by clean vehicle policies that got ahead of consumer demand." https://www.axios.com/2026/02/06/ev-stellantis-jeep-costsutm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=x&utm_campaign=editorial https://www.axios.com/2026/02/06/ev-stellantis-jeep-costsutm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=x&utm_campaign=editorial" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019779729612517751) 2026-02-06T14:26Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements "@DCLocalDesign @RenatoDXBlife Many smaller biz retailers/wholesalers are hit too. And half of all imports are manufacturing inputs. So it's a tax on them too. And p.s. Amazon & Walmart are massive American employers. This new corporate tax will mean lower wages fewer jobs less investment etc" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019784556237201561) 2026-02-06T14:45Z 102.5K followers, [--] engagements "@DCLocalDesign @pierrebgood This is not inflation as CPI contains tons of services not directly affected by tariffs. Please read an econ textbook. Please" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019784782033355065) 2026-02-06T14:46Z 102.5K followers, [--] engagements ""AI Has Turned Bernie and DeSantis Into Unlikely Allies" π§² https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-06/data-center-backlash-offers-a-populist-opportunity-for-desantis-sanderssrnd=homepage-americas https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-06/data-center-backlash-offers-a-populist-opportunity-for-desantis-sanderssrnd=homepage-americas" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019798700621521394) 2026-02-06T15:41Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements "Big Tech spending on AI compute in 2026: $650B Combined spending of the largest US automakers construction equipment-makers railroads defense contractors wireless carriers parcel delivery firms plus ExxonMobil Intel Walmart & GE: $180B π€― https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-06/how-much-is-big-tech-spending-on-ai-computing-a-staggering-650-billion-in-2026srnd=homepage-americas https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-06/how-much-is-big-tech-spending-on-ai-computing-a-staggering-650-billion-in-2026srnd=homepage-americas" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019801600764551567) 2026-02-06T15:53Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements ""its not just desk jobs that have enabled workers to purchase the same amount of goods and services for fewer hours worked. The gain for traditional 'blue collar workers' is even higher: a historical net increase of [----] percent since 2006." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/06/trump-inflation-affordability-workers-prices/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/06/trump-inflation-affordability-workers-prices/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019817648373240212) 2026-02-06T16:57Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements "TBQH it's probably worse that some "staffer" (wink wink) has access to social media account that can - and most definitely has - affect billions of dollars with the push of a button. The White House one hour ago: It's a meme video of the Lion King stop with the fake outrage The White House ten mins ago: It was erroneously posted by some staffer* * a staffer apparently is allowed to post videos directly to Trump's account at all hours through the night The White House one hour ago: It's a meme video of the Lion King stop with the fake outrage The White House ten mins ago: It was erroneously" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019822295926124661) 2026-02-06T17:15Z 102.5K followers, 12.8K engagements "@TheRealStoryPlz because you haven't read an economics textbook" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019824292759036359) 2026-02-06T17:23Z 102.5K followers, [--] engagements ""Aerospace and defence manufacturers outside the United States are riding high on surging interest in diversifying away from American suppliers." https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/non-american-defence-firms-gain-as-us-policies-reshape-markets/166228.article https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/non-american-defence-firms-gain-as-us-policies-reshape-markets/166228.article" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019827447852855339) 2026-02-06T17:36Z 102.7K followers, 54.9K engagements ""BuT tArIfFs DiDnT CaUsE iNfLaTiOn"" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019911612002697710) 2026-02-06T23:10Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements "A tiny piece of me died watching this. This plays like an episode of VEEP. https://t.co/yRoHVMehtY This plays like an episode of VEEP. https://t.co/yRoHVMehtY" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020140345485394357) 2026-02-07T14:19Z 102.6K followers, 75.6K engagements "@Dlstoke Maybe I am. Maybe I am" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020149349812928704) 2026-02-07T14:55Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements "π― Bad Bunny represents a triumph of American capitalism: he went from bagging groceries and uploading on SoundCloud to global stardom. His album Deb Tirar Ms Fotos made him Spotifys top artist in [----]. His songs were streamed nearly [--] billion times last year. Bad Bunny represents a triumph of American capitalism: he went from bagging groceries and uploading on SoundCloud to global stardom. His album Deb Tirar Ms Fotos made him Spotifys top artist in [----]. His songs were streamed nearly [--] billion times last year" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020151132983558203) 2026-02-07T15:02Z 102.6K followers, 16.1K engagements ""Trade Balance ex-Gold" https://econbrowser.com/archives/2026/02/trade-balance-ex-gold https://econbrowser.com/archives/2026/02/trade-balance-ex-gold" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020159828518183124) 2026-02-07T15:36Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements ""BYDs $60 Billion Wipeout Points to Deeper Turmoil for China EVs" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/byd-s-60-billion-wipeout-points-to-deeper-turmoil-for-china-evs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/byd-s-60-billion-wipeout-points-to-deeper-turmoil-for-china-evs" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020163935727419746) 2026-02-07T15:53Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements "Finally a reason to watch the super bowl: the chance of a Jones Act mention https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/06/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-puerto-rico-impact/88302878007/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/06/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-puerto-rico-impact/88302878007/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020164923720949781) 2026-02-07T15:57Z 102.7K followers, 13.2K engagements "@beyondreasdoubt Milly is getting better but it's still a precarious situation. She wants to play hard and just crushes Maggie when she tries. And she is so jealous of Maggie's puppy toys/food. Such a drama queen. Smh" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020266690550899008) 2026-02-07T22:41Z 102.6K followers, [---] engagements "@deff_jobbs @beyondreasdoubt" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020300477230113026) 2026-02-08T00:55Z 102.5K followers, [--] engagements "π€· Q: "Do you have any estimate for us as far as when we are going to see that China trade deal in writing" Scott Bessent: "No." https://t.co/wIurbPUYxm Q: "Do you have any estimate for us as far as when we are going to see that China trade deal in writing" Scott Bessent: "No." https://t.co/wIurbPUYxm" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020522521489998045) 2026-02-08T15:38Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements ""USDA Forecasts Near Constant Farm Cash IncomeAs Long as We Dole Out $44.3 Billion" π€― https://econbrowser.com/archives/2026/02/usda-forecasts-near-constant-farm-cash-income-as-long-as-we-dole-out-44-3-billion https://econbrowser.com/archives/2026/02/usda-forecasts-near-constant-farm-cash-income-as-long-as-we-dole-out-44-3-billion" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020526852696129877) 2026-02-08T15:55Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements ""Super Bowl hangovers and absences could cost the economy more than $5 billion" https://qz.com/super-bowl-monday-hangovers-work-absences-cost https://qz.com/super-bowl-monday-hangovers-work-absences-cost" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020529041023910262) 2026-02-08T16:03Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements ""if you're assuming that Chinese automakers are simply cruising at home with generous subsidies and cutting-edge battery tech you'd be mistaken" https://insideevs.com/news/786553/byd-sales-plunged-in-january/ https://insideevs.com/news/786553/byd-sales-plunged-in-january/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020532048293707968) 2026-02-08T16:15Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements "π¬ Nothing will ever top the [----] #NFL championship halftime show #SuperBowl https://t.co/RhofY9dOeb Nothing will ever top the [----] #NFL championship halftime show #SuperBowl https://t.co/RhofY9dOeb" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020640556788166832) 2026-02-08T23:27Z 102.6K followers, 21.6K engagements "my new favorite artist @scottlincicome Wtf i love bad bunny now https://t.co/OHGu80pSHI @scottlincicome Wtf i love bad bunny now https://t.co/OHGu80pSHI" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020928553345482881) 2026-02-09T18:31Z 102.7K followers, 25.5K engagements "@grok @drewmarvell @Peace_Debie it's literal in our hearts grok" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020970763797274758) 2026-02-09T21:19Z 102.7K followers, [---] engagements "@Spruce_Strider" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021015877148115454) 2026-02-10T00:18Z 102.7K followers, [---] engagements "Of course of course: "US plans Big Tech carve-out from next wave of chip tariffs" https://www.ft.com/content/e6f7f69a-2552-45f5-ae4c-6f1135e5cde1 https://www.ft.com/content/e6f7f69a-2552-45f5-ae4c-6f1135e5cde1" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021197594899140962) 2026-02-10T12:20Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements ""European industry revolts over EU plan to weaken carbon border tax" π€ https://www.politico.eu/article/european-industry-revolts-eu-plan-weaker-carbon-border-tax-tariff-climate-policy/ https://www.politico.eu/article/european-industry-revolts-eu-plan-weaker-carbon-border-tax-tariff-climate-policy/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021199233064308779) 2026-02-10T12:27Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements "@VeroPath2 @thomaspublius" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021206246565556413) 2026-02-10T12:54Z 102.7K followers, [---] engagements "@FreeTradeBryan What do you mean "make up" π€π€π€π€" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021280770300551247) 2026-02-10T17:51Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements "https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/jobs-report-unemployment-stock-market-02-11-2026/card/factory-job-losses-have-been-worse-than-we-thought-FvKYHbyXypYsnQ0sXiRhmod=djemlogistics_h https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/jobs-report-unemployment-stock-market-02-11-2026/card/factory-job-losses-have-been-worse-than-we-thought-FvKYHbyXypYsnQ0sXiRhmod=djemlogistics_h" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021950694027411938) 2026-02-12T14:13Z 102.8K followers, 37.7K engagements "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/libertarians-trump-limit-power.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/libertarians-trump-limit-power.html" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022137381693141279) 2026-02-13T02:34Z 102.8K followers, 14K engagements "My favorite part was when he explained how PR has historically imported oil & gas from countries like Russia and Trinidad & Tobago because the JA prohibits foreign-flagged ships and there are no US-made LNG carriers Yall probably dont know this because it was all in Spanish but the entire halftime show was actually an anti Jones Act protest piece. Repeal the Jones Act https://t.co/dQlaQZWT24 Yall probably dont know this because it was all in Spanish but the entire halftime show was actually an anti Jones Act protest piece. Repeal the Jones Act https://t.co/dQlaQZWT24" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020874148721897972) 2026-02-09T14:55Z 102.8K followers, 237.8K engagements "Even worse: economists are usually ignored by politicians because they care about tradeoffs & unintended consequences which are political kryptonite. It seems @jonstewart is even more ill informed about policy. Economists are most definitely not in the room when these policies are made because policies arent made in a room. Thats the stuff of movies not Congress. Real policymaking is diffuse. Its incredibly rare that a It seems @jonstewart is even more ill informed about policy. Economists are most definitely not in the room when these policies are made because policies arent made in a room." [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021693445828436188) 2026-02-11T21:10Z 102.8K followers, 14.3K engagements "I'm also in the @washingtonpost today with @inumanak talking about Trump's other tariffs - the ever-growing "national security" ones - and how a new lawsuit shows they've morphed into a costly bureaucratic nightmare for US companies: (π) https://wapo.st/3MjucaH https://wapo.st/3MjucaH" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021949676216316004) 2026-02-12T14:09Z 102.8K followers, 23.7K engagements "One of my most strongly-held beliefs is that our national economic/personal finance discourse is screwed up bc everyone writing/talking abt it lives in NYC DC LA or another stupidly expensive overregulated city filled w/ lots of poor youths & conspicuously-rich oldsters" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022046552181878785) 2026-02-12T20:34Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements ""We are actually seeing our rents fall and this is directly because of this missing middle change and the more housing types that are allowed" https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article314660860.html https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article314660860.html" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022284317360070914) 2026-02-13T12:18Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "More @CatoInstitute research on the complexity problem especially re steel/aluminum tariffs https://www.cato.org/blog/tariffs-unpublished-memo-lawsuit-exposes-how-opaque-enforcement-compounds-us-tariff-complexity https://www.cato.org/blog/tariffs-unpublished-memo-lawsuit-exposes-how-opaque-enforcement-compounds-us-tariff-complexity" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022287276319858927) 2026-02-13T12:30Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements ""Tariff-linked Customs bond funding gap hits record $3.5 billion" "In one unusual case a large auto manufacturing client saw its custom bond amount increase by 550%" Another burden on US manufacturing. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/trump-tariffs-us-customs-record-bond-funding-issues-flagged.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/trump-tariffs-us-customs-record-bond-funding-issues-flagged.html" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022346242681114716) 2026-02-13T16:24Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements ""Report: 47% of Carriers Plan to Delay Fleet Investments Over Tariffs" https://www.supplychain247.com/article/carriers-delay-fleet-investments-2026-tariffsmod=djemlogistics_h https://www.supplychain247.com/article/carriers-delay-fleet-investments-2026-tariffsmod=djemlogistics_h" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022384486131073323) 2026-02-13T18:56Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "@VecchTweets @thatjenmonroe smh John. YOU don't have to eat it. Just let it divert meat-demand away from enlightened beings like me. SMH. Learn some econ man" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022404257878839798) 2026-02-13T20:15Z 102.8K followers, [--] engagements ""Tariffs: The high price homebuilding pays for protectionism" https://www.pacificresearch.org/tariffs-the-high-price-homebuilding-pays-for-protectionism/ https://www.pacificresearch.org/tariffs-the-high-price-homebuilding-pays-for-protectionism/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022415138536722829) 2026-02-13T20:58Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Don't give up. Don't ever give up. https://t.co/RAcrNdq1qy https://t.co/RAcrNdq1qy" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1731451200996827230) 2023-12-03T23:11Z 102.8K followers, 676.3K engagements "This is a letter signed by the US government's top lawyer and submitted today in federal court (in VOS Selections v Trump). I'm honestly struggling to believe it's real but here we are" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1954938747163914727) 2025-08-11T16:11Z 102.8K followers, 953.2K engagements "There's always money in the banana tariff stand" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/1998116479166722144) 2025-12-08T19:44Z 102.8K followers, 11.3K engagements ""Caterpillar Inc which imports raw materials and parts for construction equipment said it expects the presidents levies to cost about $2.6 billion this year" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-30/soaring-industrial-shares-face-headwinds-from-trump-trade-policytaid=697cec2994daca0001149e7e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2017291968334660002) 2026-01-30T17:40Z 102.8K followers, 32.6K engagements "" Since the Trump administration began its latest offensive in the trade war the complexities of the U.S. tariff schedule have proliferated with leporine fecundity." π¨BREAKING: TPAs new report finds expanded tariffs hurt U.S. businesses & consumers not foreign exporters and raise constitutional concerns over unilateral executive action. Full report from @VladlenaKlymova @JuanMLondonoR & @davidbmcgarry here: https://t.co/MAslxVPMzZ https://t.co/1mCED2CskR π¨BREAKING: TPAs new report finds expanded tariffs hurt U.S. businesses & consumers not foreign exporters and raise constitutional concerns" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018413898303512923) 2026-02-02T19:59Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements "π€£π€£π€£ https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-01-27-2026/card/steel-tariffs-not-hurting-u-s-manufacturing-nucor-chief-says-zMZJXK1360dyzlvnsZpF https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-01-27-2026/card/steel-tariffs-not-hurting-u-s-manufacturing-nucor-chief-says-zMZJXK1360dyzlvnsZpF" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018442387371266239) 2026-02-02T21:52Z 102.8K followers, 34.4K engagements ""Ranked: The Countries Driving China's $1.2T Trade Surplus" https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/china-massive-trade-surplus/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/china-massive-trade-surplus/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018666316345790734) 2026-02-03T12:42Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements ""perhaps most significant of all India inspired a touch of FOMO at the White House by pursuing trade deals with competitors for the vast Indian consumer market." This seems notable too: https://www.wsj.com/world/india/indias-middle-power-strategy-won-it-a-reprieve-from-trumps-sky-high-tariffs-31c23668mod=e2tw https://www.wsj.com/world/india/indias-middle-power-strategy-won-it-a-reprieve-from-trumps-sky-high-tariffs-31c23668mod=e2tw" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018773127527125298) 2026-02-03T19:46Z 102.8K followers, 11.5K engagements ""Despite the relatively more difficult labor market faced by college graduates in [----] they are continuing to consume more than nongraduates do at the same or higher rate than they did in the previous few years" https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/a-new-dataset-for-consumer-spending-in-the-economic-heterogeneity-indicators/ https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/a-new-dataset-for-consumer-spending-in-the-economic-heterogeneity-indicators/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019020599310377173) 2026-02-04T12:09Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements ""Trumps target was Canada but Michigan takes the hit" https://wapo.st/4awb4iL https://wapo.st/4awb4iL" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019074717940937058) 2026-02-04T15:45Z 102.8K followers, 41K engagements "My new Capitolism @thedispatch explores Trump's hard left turn on domestic economic policy - copying (very bad) proposals from Bernie Warren AOC & other Dems - and the risks this poses down the road: "The Affordability Horseshoe" π: https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/capitolism/trump-progressive-economics-horseshoe/utm_source=M1N2o-3P4q5-R6s7T-8u9V0&utm_campaign=3761175&utm_medium=copy_link https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/capitolism/trump-progressive-economics-horseshoe/utm_source=M1N2o-3P4q5-R6s7T-8u9V0&utm_campaign=3761175&utm_medium=copy_link" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019161076957601838) 2026-02-04T21:28Z 102.8K followers, 13.8K engagements ""The real economy is filled with jobs across a variety of industries where sales ability or some other aspect of the human touch is an important ingredient and in some cases very thorough automation has failed to replace them." What work will humans do when AI can do anything I explore this question in my latest post AI and the Economics of the Human Touch https://t.co/eUELXcvVbq What work will humans do when AI can do anything I explore this question in my latest post AI and the Economics of the Human Touch https://t.co/eUELXcvVbq" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020854968278720756) 2026-02-09T13:39Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "One thing you can always count on from the Jones Act lobby: sad humorless comments that only reinforce why their costly protection racket should be ruthlessly dismantled Cry about it https://t.co/3NjZuCkvka Cry about it https://t.co/3NjZuCkvka" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020977383449428263) 2026-02-09T21:45Z 102.7K followers, 22.6K engagements "How is this not a parody Trump: Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them https://t.co/A9zkEvfBu3 Trump: Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them https://t.co/A9zkEvfBu3" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021008125177008153) 2026-02-09T23:47Z 102.8K followers, 60.5K engagements ""Farm Bankruptcies Continued to Climb in 2025" "Chapter [--] bankruptcies increased for the second year in a row reaching [---] filings in [----]. This is a 46% increase from 2024" https://www.fb.org/market-intel/farm-bankruptcies-continued-to-climb-in-2025 https://www.fb.org/market-intel/farm-bankruptcies-continued-to-climb-in-2025" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021204173883089168) 2026-02-10T12:46Z 102.7K followers, 20.1K engagements "@jarvis_best I love a good romance" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021257737246482713) 2026-02-10T16:19Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Another month of US import price data shows - again - that foreigners aren't broadly eating Trump's tariffs (bc if they were prices would have collapsed this year - instead they're up slightly) https://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim/largest.htm https://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim/largest.htm" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021303849613394392) 2026-02-10T19:22Z 102.7K followers, 13.7K engagements ""America borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four months of the fiscal year with debt interest on track to be over $1 trillion for 2026" https://share.google/zVNrPvEVHiPhOCBXd https://share.google/zVNrPvEVHiPhOCBXd" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021338722097107059) 2026-02-10T21:41Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements ""Disappointing holiday season: December retail sales were flat falling well short of estimate" "The shopping pace failed to keep up with inflation as the consumer price index for December posted a 2.7% increase." https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/december-retail-sales-were-flat-missing-expectations.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/december-retail-sales-were-flat-missing-expectations.html" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021340160194117992) 2026-02-10T21:47Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements "Oh right the Canadian drug invasion. Never mind" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021416582564675829) 2026-02-11T02:50Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "π¨π¨214-217 House defeats attempt by Speaker Mike Johnson to ban votes challenging Trumps tariffs thru July [--] Three Republicans - Don Bacon (Neb.) Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Kevin Kiley (Calif.) join with all Dems to block it Republicans are going back to rules tonight but π¨π¨214-217 House defeats attempt by Speaker Mike Johnson to ban votes challenging Trumps tariffs thru July [--] Three Republicans - Don Bacon (Neb.) Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Kevin Kiley (Calif.) join with all Dems to block it Republicans are going back to rules tonight but" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021420854354362455) 2026-02-11T03:07Z 102.8K followers, 24.5K engagements ""Ford Discloses Additional $900 Million Tariff Hit" https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ford-earnings-q4-2025-f-stock-25dc2378mod=djemlogistics_h https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ford-earnings-q4-2025-f-stock-25dc2378mod=djemlogistics_h" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021557447261815214) 2026-02-11T12:10Z 102.8K followers, 11.4K engagements "And they'll get to explain why CANADIAN FENTANYL is a NATIONAL EMERGENCY justifying broad tax hikes on Americans buying from one of the USA's closest allies The House will vote tomorrow on a resolution to terminate Trump's IEEPA tariffs on Canadian imports. For the first time every Republican in the House will be forced to choose between blind allegiance to Trump's tax hikes and economic/geopolitical reality. The House will vote tomorrow on a resolution to terminate Trump's IEEPA tariffs on Canadian imports. For the first time every Republican in the House will be forced to choose between" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021581547455885744) 2026-02-11T13:46Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Nothing with these deals will ever be truly final until they're passed by Congress and hardwired into law: "US Changes India Trade Deal Statement Sparking Confusion" https://share.google/IiKHQNm8wv7iBfhM8 https://share.google/IiKHQNm8wv7iBfhM8" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021591020413042948) 2026-02-11T14:23Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "@JayCaruso I already did Jay. https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020927588118692329s=20 OMG he did it. He really did it (Turn captions on) https://t.co/zD3Q4tUNti https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020927588118692329s=20 OMG he did it. He really did it (Turn captions on) https://t.co/zD3Q4tUNti" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021592555960349133) 2026-02-11T14:29Z 102.8K followers, [---] engagements "@jasonc_nc My old law firm had a "nap room" that was allegedly for overworked associates but - cmon - we all know what really went on in there" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021635548683591913) 2026-02-11T17:20Z 102.8K followers, [---] engagements "I was never a big Valentine's Day Guy (not bc it's too commercialized but just bc it's a fake holiday with overpriced food and meh gifts) but this still seems pretty egregious for even a hater like me" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021680207493509185) 2026-02-11T20:18Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "They just need to tariff harder Brian. I mean it worked for all those first-term tariffs meant to eliminate Chinese subsidies trade surpluses and overcapacity right Wait--Just I thought they couldn't get any stupider the Trump Administration says its justification for maintaining tariffs on Canada is that the tariffs failed to work as intended https://t.co/nK1XXZWvl7 Wait--Just I thought they couldn't get any stupider the Trump Administration says its justification for maintaining tariffs on Canada is that the tariffs failed to work as intended https://t.co/nK1XXZWvl7" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021681878076395570) 2026-02-11T20:24Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "This version's better imo. Not sure why Claude picked black for the first one" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021691545905242614) 2026-02-11T21:03Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements ""Netflix Loads Up on Antitrust Lobbyists as It Tries to Seal $82B Warner Bros. Deal" https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/02/11/netflix-loads-up-on-antitrust-lobbyists-as-it-tries-to-seal-82b-warner-bros-deal/kw=Netflix+Loads+Up+on+Antitrust+Lobbyists+as+It+Tries+to+Seal+$82B+Warner+Bros.+Deal&utm_position=1&utm_source=email&utm_medium=enl&utm_campaign=afternoonupdate&utm_content=20260211&utm_term=nlj&oly_enc_id=1461J7097034A0V&user_id=5827587bd4cd66926c8b4aa1&slreturn=20260211163257" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021699059354935326) 2026-02-11T21:33Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Quite the admission from this White House official:" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021706961335583059) 2026-02-11T22:04Z 102.8K followers, 12.8K engagements "Another non-US FTA: "Both Australia and the EU are racing to shore up economic links with like-minded partners anxious to insulate their economies from US President Donald Trumps barrage of tariffs and Chinas recent restrictions on critical mineral supplies" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/australia-and-eu-enter-final-stretch-in-long-running-trade-talkscmpid=BBD021126_TRADE&utm_campaign=trade&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=260211" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021711457725915263) 2026-02-11T22:22Z 102.8K followers, 10.1K engagements "House votes to end Trump's Canadian fentanyl "emergency" The House adopted H.J. Res. [--] by a vote of 219-211. The House adopted H.J. Res. [--] by a vote of 219-211" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021726835655291265) 2026-02-11T23:23Z 102.8K followers, 26.6K engagements "AND MAKE NO MISTAKE it's as bogus as a $3 bill. https://x.com/i/status/2021676501729521997 Outlandish statement refuted by actual @CBP data. They report seizing [---] pounds of seized last December at all borders and from internal US labs. The "northern border" total was *less than [--] ounces*. In December [----] [--] pound in over half a ton. https://t.co/4FcM4OtlQY https://x.com/i/status/2021676501729521997 Outlandish statement refuted by actual @CBP data. They report seizing [---] pounds of seized last December at all borders and from internal US labs. The "northern border" total was *less than 8" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021735038501462230) 2026-02-11T23:56Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Many people are asking this. If the Jones Act protects US shipbuilding capacity why is US shipbuilding capacity at record and unacceptable lows If the Jones Act protects US shipbuilding capacity why is US shipbuilding capacity at record and unacceptable lows" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021752981096738931) 2026-02-12T01:07Z 102.8K followers, 12.4K engagements "@gnunns81 @JimPethokoukis Read/learn: https://www.cato.org/commentary/great-tariff-inflation-confusion https://www.cato.org/commentary/great-tariff-inflation-confusion" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022293272190722360) 2026-02-13T12:54Z 102.8K followers, [--] engagements "π¨NEW TODAYπ¨ The @CatoInstitute docuseries Faces of Globalization follows real people here and abroad whose lives depend on the global economy in ways that challenge the current conventional wisdom: /1 https://www.cato.org/video-series/faces-globalization https://www.cato.org/video-series/faces-globalization" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1856344027836104896) 2024-11-12T14:31Z 102.8K followers, 563.5K engagements "Fascinating: Eager GLP-1 consumers bypassed the traditional employer-based insurance system and instead turned to cash/direct-payments (+ telehealth scrips) leading to a Big Pharma price war and now cheap brand-name drugs: https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/the-weight-loss-price-wars-are-breaking-big-pharmas-business-model-53446a58mod=panda_wsj_custom_topic_alert https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/the-weight-loss-price-wars-are-breaking-big-pharmas-business-model-53446a58mod=panda_wsj_custom_topic_alert" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020135722808737901) 2026-02-07T14:01Z 102.8K followers, 229K engagements "OMG he did it. He really did it (Turn captions on)" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020927588118692329) 2026-02-09T18:27Z 102.8K followers, 2.6M engagements "Note: The House today is voting LESS on Trump's tariffs & MORE on whether there are ANY checks on the President's ability to declare a "NATIONAL EMERGENCY" for ANY reason thus unlocking VAST & unchecked powers. There are FIFTY active emergencies. Canadian fentanyl is just one" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021585651901051176) 2026-02-11T14:02Z 102.8K followers, 67.4K engagements "Shocked - SHOCKED - that CBO would find basically the same thing re tariff incidence that the St Louis Fed Kiel Institute @TaxFoundation Harvard Business School Gopinath/Neiman & others have found. Shocked I tell you. Shocked. Wow. CBO estimates that U.S. consumers bear [--] PERCENT OF THE TRUMP TARIFFS. Basically foreign firms bear 5% of them U.S. companies bear 30% of them but other U.S. companies get to raise prices on consumers from less competition so that nets to zero. And consumers pay rest. https://t.co/V8oY5gSErV Wow. CBO estimates that U.S. consumers bear [--] PERCENT OF THE TRUMP" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021617055611429256) 2026-02-11T16:07Z 102.8K followers, 83.6K engagements "Good but it should be 435-0 to overturn the emergency here. Canada is a close US ally and US free trade agreement partner (a TRUMP-SIGNED trade agreement no less) and the "fentanyl emergency" is an obvious sham. That this won't have a veto-proof majority is telling & sad The White House expects "substantial" GOP defections on the House Canada tariff vote tonight WH + GOP leaders are whipping Rs against it now - but our expectation is that the effort will not be successful" one WH official said from @meganmesserly https://t.co/q9ddtMErTW via The White House expects "substantial" GOP defections" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021692854691643882) 2026-02-11T21:08Z 102.8K followers, 80K engagements "Now that both chambers have voted to nix Trump's bogus Canadian fentanyl emergency (and tariffs) his inevitable veto will keep it all in place AND show why the law today provides effectively NO check on boundless executive power Note: The House today is voting LESS on Trump's tariffs & MORE on whether there are ANY checks on the President's ability to declare a "NATIONAL EMERGENCY" for ANY reason thus unlocking VAST & unchecked powers. There are FIFTY active emergencies. Canadian fentanyl is just one. https://t.co/1LZBEEYasY Note: The House today is voting LESS on Trump's tariffs & MORE on" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021731700221305225) 2026-02-11T23:42Z 102.8K followers, 32.8K engagements "Little known fact about this new set: it can be sent to your home directly from Denmark but not from the Port of NY/NJ. Lego Maersk Duel-Fuel Container Vessel revealed [----] Pieces / $149.99 / 1st March [----] #Lego #Legonews #Legoleaks https://t.co/UrLdFBKgJI Lego Maersk Duel-Fuel Container Vessel revealed [----] Pieces / $149.99 / 1st March [----] #Lego #Legonews #Legoleaks https://t.co/UrLdFBKgJI" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021992522550325562) 2026-02-12T16:59Z 102.8K followers, 98.4K engagements "A textbook industrial policy failure: "It is now becoming clear that those efforts were haphazard and too reliant on government support that proved fleeting." And "Kentucky is not an isolated case." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/business/energy-environment/ford-trump-electric-vehicles-kentucky.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/business/energy-environment/ford-trump-electric-vehicles-kentucky.html" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022011520511881609) 2026-02-12T18:14Z 102.8K followers, 12K engagements "Indict Bondi for perjury. The Dow is below [-----] The Dow is below 50000" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022022147288527355) 2026-02-12T18:57Z 102.8K followers, 68.5K engagements "@Fringe_Centrist $7 at Costco after tax. And ofc you can roast your own (which does take time) for like $3" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022050755512066381) 2026-02-12T20:50Z 102.8K followers, [---] engagements "WOW. Between my original Bad Bunny/Jones Act video and @WUTangKids's dubbed version we're quickly approaching 4.5M views. That means we need just 600k more views before #EndTheJonesAct passes Kid Rock for the second-most-viewed Super Bowl Halftime Show of [----]. ππ https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022054924365050080 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022054924365050080" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022054924365050080) 2026-02-12T21:07Z 102.8K followers, 22.5K engagements "Dubbed: https://x.com/WUTangKids/status/2021399603162251326 Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime opening dubbed to English https://t.co/2mwMQOGaN5 https://x.com/WUTangKids/status/2021399603162251326 Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime opening dubbed to English https://t.co/2mwMQOGaN5" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022055944612720744) 2026-02-12T21:11Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements ""Aluminum prices in the US have been rising faster than global prices for much of this past year because of tariffs. The so-called US Midwest premium.climbed to an all-time high of $1.03 a pound on Wednesday" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/arconic-arnc-seeks-218-million-of-aluminum-as-trump-tariffs-roil-market https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/arconic-arnc-seeks-218-million-of-aluminum-as-trump-tariffs-roil-market" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022068996460490985) 2026-02-12T22:03Z 102.8K followers, 18.1K engagements "π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π² New Federal Reserve research undercuts the US presidents claim that foreign companies would bear the burden of levies. https://t.co/jdowlh4ynq https://t.co/XXGqGBiLkk New Federal Reserve research undercuts the US presidents claim that foreign companies would bear the burden of levies. https://t.co/jdowlh4ynq https://t.co/XXGqGBiLkk" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022113039210987554) 2026-02-13T00:58Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "The price-hiking admission will get the attention but the complexity problem might be more important: [---] tariffs + the "inclusion process" discussed herein was the likely replacement for IEEPA tariffs (if SCOTUS rejected). Now they see how disastrously messy that'd be. Oops. BOMBSHELL @FT scoop: Trump admin mulls cutting steel/aluminum tariffs bc these taxes 1) raise US prices; 2) are insanely complicated; 3) had other unintented consequences (incl lobbying). They're admitting in other words that gravity exists. Good. https://t.co/o4RkfMWxlF BOMBSHELL @FT scoop: Trump admin mulls cutting" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022309404687638707) 2026-02-13T13:58Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "god I love these tweets. They. never. get. old. @scottlincicome @Konola4Colorado @FT Did you complain when Biden tariffed steel and aluminium @scottlincicome @Konola4Colorado @FT Did you complain when Biden tariffed steel and aluminium" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022320391063031932) 2026-02-13T14:42Z 102.8K followers, 14.9K engagements "@EricBoehm87 I call em like I see em. Sorry not sorry" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022343648676020357) 2026-02-13T16:14Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements ""The Office of the US Trade Representative is scrambling to resolve complications spawned last year by the Commerce Departments efforts to rush out President Donald Trumps tariff agenda" https://share.google/EMybl0m8sSVwUfzrD https://share.google/EMybl0m8sSVwUfzrD" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022373042567995874) 2026-02-13T18:11Z 102.8K followers, 17.2K engagements ""Many New York New Jersey and California residents are enjoying supercharged tax savings this year from a provision in Donald Trumps tax law" #SALT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-13/salt-cap-boost-in-trump-tax-bill-supersizes-new-yorkers-refundsutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-13/salt-cap-boost-in-trump-tax-bill-supersizes-new-yorkers-refundsutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022393496385290458) 2026-02-13T19:32Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Heckuva system. @MichaelRStrain I spoke with a manufacturer with a plant in Mexico who imports the same intermediate goods to his two US plants in different states. These shipments enter the US with identical items through different routes and face different tariffs on different days in different places. @MichaelRStrain I spoke with a manufacturer with a plant in Mexico who imports the same intermediate goods to his two US plants in different states. These shipments enter the US with identical items through different routes and face different tariffs on different days in different places" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022464683735998636) 2026-02-14T00:15Z 102.8K followers, 11.7K engagements ""Nippon Steel workers from Japan get a crash course on life in Pittsburgh" https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2026/01/18/nippon-steel-uss-japan-transplants-pittsburgh/stories/202601110052 https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2026/01/18/nippon-steel-uss-japan-transplants-pittsburgh/stories/202601110052" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2012924678457655533) 2026-01-18T16:26Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements ""The Korea Zinc CEO also said he sought assurances from the Trump administration that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement would not detain Korean workers at the site." π€ https://www.mining.com/web/korea-zinc-says-us-smelters-waste-pile-has-3-billion-in-metal/ https://www.mining.com/web/korea-zinc-says-us-smelters-waste-pile-has-3-billion-in-metal/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2014677775190204690) 2026-01-23T12:33Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Greed-deflation "In an effort to woo price-conscious consumers back PepsiCo said Tuesday that it would cut prices on some of its most popular snacks" "PepsiCos stock jumped more than [--] percent in early trading on Tuesday." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/business/pepsi-doritos-cheetos-prices.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/business/pepsi-doritos-cheetos-prices.html" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2018785735801979277) 2026-02-03T20:36Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements ""Novo Nordisks India patent will expire in March. And the countrys colossal pharma production industry is gearing up to take advantage by selling generic versions." https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/07/india/india-semaglutide-patent-expiry-intl-hnk-dst https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/07/india/india-semaglutide-patent-expiry-intl-hnk-dst" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020533745967661124) 2026-02-08T16:22Z 102.8K followers, 32.8K engagements "p.p.s. In Bad Bunny's defense he only had a few minutes and had other pressing policy issues to cover https://x.com/cpgrabow/status/2021222266504126702s=20 Some additional data points left out by Bad Bunny https://t.co/KcnX0QhmgN https://t.co/74NrDLEIht https://x.com/cpgrabow/status/2021222266504126702s=20 Some additional data points left out by Bad Bunny https://t.co/KcnX0QhmgN https://t.co/74NrDLEIht" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021223661772931247) 2026-02-10T14:04Z 102.8K followers, 27.7K engagements ""because it saves republicans from painful votes through August" Says it all. The pitch from R leadership in the closed GOP meeting was that republicans should vote for the rule which blocks tariff disapproval resolutions because it saves republicans from painful votes through August. Democrats they said are trying to hurt the GOP politically. The The pitch from R leadership in the closed GOP meeting was that republicans should vote for the rule which blocks tariff disapproval resolutions because it saves republicans from painful votes through August. Democrats they said are trying to hurt" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021244066034253918) 2026-02-10T15:25Z 102.8K followers, 47.4K engagements "It's beyond ironic/sad that the elected officials who constantly complain about "unaccountable bureaucrats" setting US policy are desperately trying to avoid accountability when it comes to Trump's tariffs. "because it saves republicans from painful votes through August" Says it all. "because it saves republicans from painful votes through August" Says it all" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021244833424110006) 2026-02-10T15:28Z 102.8K followers, 17.2K engagements "@jeremycoleman First LOL at "Global Slave Labor" Second you should maybe next time google my constant criticism of "Bidenomics" & US industrial policy (especially green policy)" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021585989211234754) 2026-02-11T14:03Z 102.8K followers, [---] engagements ""Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. Investors Are Slow to Back Him: A French logistics behemoth promised $20 billion for the United States but a year into President Trumps second term only a fraction of the money has arrived." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/business/trump-shipping-investors.htmlsmid=tw-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/business/trump-shipping-investors.htmlsmid=tw-share" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021598742797853156) 2026-02-11T14:54Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Remember this nugget the next time Trump says his tariffs will pay for yet another new spending scheme. The tariff money has already been spent - and then some. CBO estimates that last years GOP tax cuts along with Trumps immigration policies will increase deficits by trillions of dollars over the next decade essentially canceling out the roughly $3T in deficit reduction from Trumps tariffs via @JAscholtes https://t.co/R68JNcVxQI CBO estimates that last years GOP tax cuts along with Trumps immigration policies will increase deficits by trillions of dollars over the next decade essentially" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021615535625040027) 2026-02-11T16:01Z 102.8K followers, 17.8K engagements ""New analysis of U.S. Census data shows that states across the U.S. where key midterm elections will take place this year paid over $134 billion in tariffs in the period since President Donald Trump began implementing widespread trade duties" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/inflation-affordability-trump-tariffs-midterm-elections.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/inflation-affordability-trump-tariffs-midterm-elections.html" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021648733801488510) 2026-02-11T18:13Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Problematic. Per today's CBO estimates by [----] Social Security Medicare Medicaid and interest will be 70% of federal outlays -- and 96% of federal revenue. Per today's CBO estimates by [----] Social Security Medicare Medicaid and interest will be 70% of federal outlays -- and 96% of federal revenue" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021703172029313263) 2026-02-11T21:49Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Only [--] Republicans voted just now to nix Trump's bogus "Canadian fentanyl emergency" (and thus the costly tariffs he imposed thereunder). Quite the admission from this White House official: https://t.co/jCa2S1s4Am Quite the admission from this White House official: https://t.co/jCa2S1s4Am" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021729068476211471) 2026-02-11T23:32Z 102.8K followers, 12.7K engagements "Was this a previously disputed title President Trump receives the Undisputed Champion of Coal award from the Washington Coal Club https://t.co/3T9EqnaXMH President Trump receives the Undisputed Champion of Coal award from the Washington Coal Club https://t.co/3T9EqnaXMH" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021752601646346315) 2026-02-12T01:05Z 102.8K followers, 11.2K engagements "@ericadyork But how could we have known this would happen" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021950821320339587) 2026-02-12T14:13Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "@MrsCroaky It's literally translated right here thanks https://x.com/i/status/2020927588118692329 OMG he did it. He really did it (Turn captions on) https://t.co/zD3Q4tUNti https://x.com/i/status/2020927588118692329 OMG he did it. He really did it (Turn captions on) https://t.co/zD3Q4tUNti" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021398950071472142) 2026-02-11T01:40Z 102.8K followers, 15.2K engagements "Today Trump temporarily eliminated his own tariffs to "protect American car manufacturers and American farmers." I could watch this a million times" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1897748202037576072) 2025-03-06T20:36Z 102.8K followers, 3.5M engagements "The Government of Ontario just spent $75 million on a pro-trade/anti-tariff ad starring. Ronald Reagan" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1978487357868306476) 2025-10-15T15:45Z 102.8K followers, 556.5K engagements ""Gold was the top U.S. export for the second consecutive month the only two months in at least the last [--] years" π€π€ https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2026/01/30/not-good-news-gold-was-top-us-export-an-unprecedented-second-month/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2026/01/30/not-good-news-gold-was-top-us-export-an-unprecedented-second-month/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2017995838862074333) 2026-02-01T16:17Z 102.8K followers, 136.9K engagements "This is an incredible* exchange on the conspicuous absence of legal authority under which the Trump administration is operating re: VZ oil sales. *It might give me an aneurysm sure but it's still an incredible exchange. Notable exchange between Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) and Bessent on how exactly Treasury is holding Venezuelan assets in custody post Maduro capture. Its the most detailed exchange on these mechanics Ive seen. https://t.co/UI2J8b069W Notable exchange between Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) and Bessent on how exactly Treasury is holding Venezuelan assets in custody post Maduro capture." [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019125133081018706) 2026-02-04T19:05Z 102.8K followers, 547.7K engagements "First eggs then coffee and now beef. Every time there's a food affordability crisis Trump responds by lowering tariffs and boosting imports. You'd think there'd be a broader lesson to be drawn here but. no. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ensures-affordable-beef-for-the-american-consumer/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ensures-affordable-beef-for-the-american-consumer/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2019907831017689545) 2026-02-06T22:55Z 102.8K followers, 51.9K engagements ""New research from the nonpartisan @TaxFoundation found that the presidents trade policies cost U.S. households about $1000 on average last year matching the average refund check size touted by administration officials" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-money/2026/02/09/the-tariff-man-taketh-00770936 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-money/2026/02/09/the-tariff-man-taketh-00770936" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020853807656120386) 2026-02-09T13:34Z 102.8K followers, 21.8K engagements "The People have spoken #EndTheJonesAct https://x.com/i/status/2020929215533817918 A record [---] million watched the Super Bowl halftime show according to NBC. Compared to [---] for the alternative. https://x.com/i/status/2020929215533817918 A record [---] million watched the Super Bowl halftime show according to NBC. Compared to [---] for the alternative" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020939261395308550) 2026-02-09T19:14Z 102.8K followers, 141.2K engagements "p.s. The video clip may be silly but the real harms the Jones Act inflicts on Puerto Rico are no laughing matter: https://www.cato.org/commentary/american-made-boot-puerto-ricos-neck https://www.cato.org/commentary/american-made-boot-puerto-ricos-neck" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020978209442103366) 2026-02-09T21:48Z 102.8K followers, 76.6K engagements "@AmyA1A Pathetic losers" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020993887578321324) 2026-02-09T22:51Z 102.8K followers, 21K engagements ""Global tariffs and continuing weak production levels in the automotive sector impacted Cleveland-Cliffs revenue in [----] which dropped about 3% year over year to $18.6B. The steel maker posted a net loss of $1.4B last year a 100% decline from 2024" https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/cleveland-cliffs-q4-2025-steel-posco-us-canada-tariffs-2026-outlook/811736/utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202026-02-10%20Manufacturing%20Dive%20%5Bissue:81606%5D&utm_term=Manufacturing%20Dive" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021344084129161635) 2026-02-10T22:02Z 102.8K followers, 16.9K engagements ""Canadas attempts to diversify trade away from the US and find willing partners are picking up speed. Canada is pursuing several free trade deals including current talks with India the Philippines Thailand the UAE and Saudi Arabia as well as with the ASEAN and Mercosur blocs." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-10/canada-and-free-trade-agreements https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-10/canada-and-free-trade-agreements" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021354795441824045) 2026-02-10T22:45Z 102.8K followers, 34.1K engagements ""For every $1 the U.S. collects in taxes and tariffs it will spend $1.33 this year. That continues a trend of high and persistent deficits that is historically rare outside of emergencies wars and recessions." https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/u-s-budget-hole-set-to-deepen-by-trillions-b5dfe11bmod=author_content_page_1_pos_1 https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/u-s-budget-hole-set-to-deepen-by-trillions-b5dfe11bmod=author_content_page_1_pos_1" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021602701373518019) 2026-02-11T15:10Z 102.8K followers, 11.5K engagements "Three telling charts from today's BLS data re the [----] US job market (via @byHeatherLong @katekgen @JedKolko):" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021618432278741366) 2026-02-11T16:12Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Goodyear is shedding hundreds of US manufacturing jobs AND paying hundreds of millions of dollars in tariffs. Huh. https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/goodyear-tire-rubber-q4-2025-rubber-tariffs-forward-lay-offs-findlay-ohio/811884/utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202026-02-11%20Manufacturing%20Dive%20%5Bissue:81655%5D&utm_term=Manufacturing%20Dive" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021646231014191214) 2026-02-11T18:03Z 102.8K followers, 24.3K engagements "My new @opinion column explores all the ways governments companies & people are reducing their reliance on the increasingly-unreliable & protectionist US by trading more with each other - and how this shift will make America weaker in both the short & long term: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021942112573403168 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021942112573403168" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021942112573403168) 2026-02-12T13:39Z 102.8K followers, 16.5K engagements "Special tariff carve-outs to buy his support for tariffs. Textbook stuff. NEW - GOP Rep. Don Bacon said after he voted against the rule and left the floor Tuesday night GOP leaders tried to persuade him to come back and negotiate offering tariff carve-outs and other incentives for businesses in his district They were shocked Bacon recounted. NEW - GOP Rep. Don Bacon said after he voted against the rule and left the floor Tuesday night GOP leaders tried to persuade him to come back and negotiate offering tariff carve-outs and other incentives for businesses in his district They were shocked" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021951288125313086) 2026-02-12T14:15Z 102.8K followers, 69.1K engagements "π Listen to how shocked Senator Kennedy was. I should've clarified more how it's actually three different overlapping policies (the presidential visa ban the USCIS benefits suspension and the State Dept immigrant visa suspension) leading to the theft from applicants. https://t.co/SZh4PMzc6j Listen to how shocked Senator Kennedy was. I should've clarified more how it's actually three different overlapping policies (the presidential visa ban the USCIS benefits suspension and the State Dept immigrant visa suspension) leading to the theft from applicants. https://t.co/SZh4PMzc6j" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021973785658929592) 2026-02-12T15:44Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "New @NewYorkFed analysis finds US companies/consumers paying 90% of Trump's tariffs: "The bulk of the tariff incidence continues to fall on U.S. firms and consumers. These findings are consistent with twoother studiesthat report high pass-through" https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-is-paying-for-the-2025-u-s-tariffs/ https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-is-paying-for-the-2025-u-s-tariffs/" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2021995304263000490) 2026-02-12T17:10Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Hooray But also per CBO tariffs have the opposite effect. Tariffs smaller long-run economy less pressure to raise interest rates USG debt service costs get smaller. https://t.co/appIKqxa5A But also per CBO tariffs have the opposite effect. Tariffs smaller long-run economy less pressure to raise interest rates USG debt service costs get smaller. https://t.co/appIKqxa5A" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022011741136453857) 2026-02-12T18:15Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "@RichardRubinDC I know I know. But my sarcasm is unfiltered and I couldn't pass up the QT" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022012175657972120) 2026-02-12T18:17Z 102.8K followers, [--] engagements "Golden. Age. CBO says President Trump's tariffs will pass almost entirely through (95%) to the US economy and on to American consumers. The tariffs affect 61% of US imports and will: -reduce investment -reduce employment -lower efficiency -lower the level of GDP https://t.co/KhWRW2D8nf CBO says President Trump's tariffs will pass almost entirely through (95%) to the US economy and on to American consumers. The tariffs affect 61% of US imports and will: -reduce investment -reduce employment -lower efficiency -lower the level of GDP https://t.co/KhWRW2D8nf" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022016160179663035) 2026-02-12T18:33Z 102.8K followers, 20.3K engagements "@janecoaston They're clearly not shopping at Costco. Sad" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022016584618049862) 2026-02-12T18:34Z 102.8K followers, 17.6K engagements "@ClimateAudit @IHoward1749 yes it's one of the stupider things about his "national security" tariffs. Canada is literally - by LAW - part of our Defense Industrial Base" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022042398579470848) 2026-02-12T20:17Z 102.8K followers, [--] engagements "I can't stop thinking about this. It's gonna haunt me for days I just know it. @scottlincicome @janecoaston Theyre shopping at Rigor Hill Market in Tribeca and buying $48 rotisserie chickens https://t.co/gJ6eTHfzi6 @scottlincicome @janecoaston Theyre shopping at Rigor Hill Market in Tribeca and buying $48 rotisserie chickens https://t.co/gJ6eTHfzi6" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022045105189007564) 2026-02-12T20:28Z 102.8K followers, 13.8K engagements "Just saw another example of this today in fact. Never stops being sad/jarring. Small reminder: if you took conservative positions on the Constitution the economy foreign policy or basic morality and then radically changed them solely because a Republican was elected president who changed the partys positions you were never really a conservative you Small reminder: if you took conservative positions on the Constitution the economy foreign policy or basic morality and then radically changed them solely because a Republican was elected president who changed the partys positions you were never" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022109215377244517) 2026-02-13T00:43Z 102.8K followers, 39.9K engagements "BOMBSHELL @FT scoop: Trump admin mulls cutting steel/aluminum tariffs bc these taxes 1) raise US prices; 2) are insanely complicated; 3) had other unintented consequences (incl lobbying). They're admitting in other words that gravity exists. Good" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022280554582839564) 2026-02-13T12:03Z 102.8K followers, 442.7K engagements "Coincidentally @inumanak and I were just in @PostOpinions talking about the complexity problem: https://x.com/i/status/2021949676216316004 I'm also in the @washingtonpost today with @inumanak talking about Trump's other tariffs - the ever-growing "national security" ones - and how a new lawsuit shows they've morphed into a costly bureaucratic nightmare for US companies: https://t.co/zlKS78Tmxg (π) https://t.co/WpYHqZIFcP https://x.com/i/status/2021949676216316004 I'm also in the @washingtonpost today with @inumanak talking about Trump's other tariffs - the ever-growing "national security"" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022283511235833893) 2026-02-13T12:15Z 102.8K followers, 11.6K engagements "And https://www.cato.org/blog/us-businesses-tariff-complexity-death-thousand-papercuts https://www.cato.org/blog/us-businesses-tariff-complexity-death-thousand-papercuts" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022287280480616808) 2026-02-13T12:30Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Well sure but the economy didn't collapse so it's still a huge knock on all the people who never said it would Wow how did economists get this so wrong https://t.co/CZ55fYEuX1 Wow how did economists get this so wrong https://t.co/CZ55fYEuX1" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022289015592903122) 2026-02-13T12:37Z 102.8K followers, 11.2K engagements "@EsotericCD need this clipped" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022306206006526024) 2026-02-13T13:45Z 102.8K followers, [---] engagements "@TheStalwart @RyanLEllis @ettingermentum also no one in the real world - or in the DC bubble - knows what "neoliberalism" is lol" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022309875913564488) 2026-02-13T14:00Z 102.8K followers, [---] engagements "The @WSJ just posted my response to Peter Navarro's evidence-free claim (also in the WSJ) that foreigners are paying US tariffs. Here it is in full:" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022321692220002774) 2026-02-13T14:47Z 102.8K followers, 22.7K engagements "It's all so ridiculous. Yet it's actual US trade policy. You truly can't make it up. The rent-seeking tariff lobbyists apparently didn't get the MAHA memo about carbs. The soldiers only need protein and whole milk now not crusty rolls https://t.co/3iZ8RfgkeG The rent-seeking tariff lobbyists apparently didn't get the MAHA memo about carbs. The soldiers only need protein and whole milk now not crusty rolls https://t.co/3iZ8RfgkeG" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022337454913802531) 2026-02-13T15:49Z 102.8K followers, 13K engagements "@MichaelRStrain @FT that's right Michael. It does seem that way" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022373880304652384) 2026-02-13T18:14Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements "Another nugget in this piece: "The White House has communicated to companies that tariff adjustments are in the works but details and timing remain unclear" Insiders are always the first to know. Always. "The Office of the US Trade Representative is scrambling to resolve complications spawned last year by the Commerce Departments efforts to rush out President Donald Trumps tariff agenda" https://t.co/eSPfa5Hqk5 "The Office of the US Trade Representative is scrambling to resolve complications spawned last year by the Commerce Departments efforts to rush out President Donald Trumps tariff" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022374599296717301) 2026-02-13T18:17Z 102.8K followers, 11.3K engagements "Thread. Can we also all just please point & laugh at the Jones Act lobbyists spending all this time & effort to "debunk" a parody Super Bowl halftime video (and then get all Mad Online about it) I hope the wasted effort cost them a fortune. π€£ I watched this @mercoglianos video in its entirety. Some observations: * @sanbenito's main point that the Jones Act inflates shipping costs to Puerto Rico is confirmed by Sal as around the 9:20 mark he concedes that JA-compliant ships cost more. Costlier ships=inflated rates. I watched this @mercoglianos video in its entirety. Some observations: *" [X Link](https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2022416526339391495) 2026-02-13T21:04Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@scottlincicome Scott LincicomeScott Lincicome posts on X about tariffs, in the, canada, trade the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Social category influence finance #1151 countries 18% stocks 4.86% technology brands 1.71% automotive brands 1.43% musicians 1.14% social networks 1.14% celebrities 0.57% nfl 0.29% travel destinations 0.29%
Social topic influence tariffs #11, in the 4.57%, canada 4.57%, trade #1009, united states 3.43%, economy #460, steel #335, food 2.29%, china 2.29%, pay 2.29%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @catoinstitute @iamhere4theads @slim_slicker @dclocaldesign @scottlincicome @usofstephen @alaskasalmon3 @beyondreasdoubt @gnunns81 @ft @alldspeed @deff_jobbs @johnw41755147 @lotzof_gas @andyking191 @michaelrstrain @real_2a @jbsteinberg @wario_chalmers @ffonsecaana
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Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
""Steel Dynamics SGH Bid $8.8 Billion to Acquire BlueScope Steel" "Tariffs have given U.S. steel producers more power by allowing them to raise their prices without the threat of losing customers to lower-cost imports although demand has so far been sluggish." π² https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/bluescope-steel-gets-8-8-billion-takeover-offer-from-sgh-steel-dynamics-cabedf36 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2008516684965912817 https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/bluescope-steel-gets-8-8-billion-takeover-offer-from-sgh-steel-dynamics-cabedf36"
X Link 2026-01-06T12:31Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
"π€ Trump: "We're also the most secure. As an example Iceland without tariffs they wouldn't even be talking to us about it. So we'll see what happens." https://t.co/YTB5xUH3vA Trump: "We're also the most secure. As an example Iceland without tariffs they wouldn't even be talking to us about it. So we'll see what happens." https://t.co/YTB5xUH3vA"
X Link 2026-01-20T20:24Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements
"The US since 1990: Real GDP per capita: +68% Real median wages (PCE): +34% Infant mortality: -42% Life expectancy: +4 years Nonfarm employment: +46% (50M jobs) Median household wealth: +128% Industrial capacity: +76% Globalization has FAILED. Secretary Lutnick at the World Economic Forum: The Trump Administration and I are here to make a very clear pointglobalization has failed the West and the United States of America. Its a failed policy and it has left America behind. America is https://t.co/Urxl7pZwSe Globalization has FAILED. Secretary Lutnick at the World Economic Forum: The Trump"
X Link 2026-01-21T00:18Z 102.6K followers, 599.4K engagements
""Intel Corp. shares plunged about 17% after Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan gave a lackluster forecast and warned that the chipmaker was struggling with manufacturing problems. The company is suffering from low manufacturing yields. Intel's troubles are a setback for the US government" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/intel-gives-weak-forecast-after-supply-shortages-hamper-salessrnd=homepage-americas https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/intel-gives-weak-forecast-after-supply-shortages-hamper-salessrnd=homepage-americas"
X Link 2026-01-23T17:23Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
""Price Controls on Financial Services Do Not Help Consumers" https://www.cato.org/blog/price-controls-financial-services-do-not-help-consumers https://www.cato.org/blog/price-controls-financial-services-do-not-help-consumers"
X Link 2026-01-28T12:32Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
""If meat-packers were really 'criminally profiting at the expense of the American People' as Trump alleges the price at which packers sell beef. would increase by a greater amount than the price at which they buy beef. That's not what's happened" https://reason.com/2026/01/28/the-real-reason-beef-costs-more-fewer-cows-not-corporate-greed/utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=reason_brand&utm_content=autoshare&utm_term=post"
X Link 2026-01-28T17:38Z 102.4K followers, [----] engagements
"The most predictable outcome of Trump's tariffs isn't that Americans are paying them (though we are). It's this:"
X Link 2026-01-28T21:41Z 102.5K followers, 269.2K engagements
"Bc of tariffs US manufacturers in advanced industries (aerospace automotive energy etc) now pay MUCH more than their global competitors so that a few well-connected cronies can make windfall profits & a few US politicians can cut a ribbon at a factory we don't actually need Aluminum basically used to cost the same in the US as it did in Europe and Japan. No more. https://t.co/tZCRXqX6uV https://t.co/5wdoYExQ0b Aluminum basically used to cost the same in the US as it did in Europe and Japan. No more. https://t.co/tZCRXqX6uV https://t.co/5wdoYExQ0b"
X Link 2026-01-29T13:38Z 102.5K followers, 110.7K engagements
""Sharp swings in the dollar are starting to seep into the Treasury bond market a warning sign that a weak greenback has the potential to push interest rates higher." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/dollar-swings-finally-start-to-ripple-through-treasury-marketutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/dollar-swings-finally-start-to-ripple-through-treasury-marketutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter"
X Link 2026-01-29T14:59Z 102.5K followers, 17.2K engagements
"wait what Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes." https://t.co/MIp1uVnrM1 Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes." https://t.co/MIp1uVnrM1"
X Link 2026-01-29T19:56Z 102.5K followers, 26.7K engagements
"New paper: US tariffs on Chinese solar panels caused 1) Chinese firms to relocate production to countries not subject to the tariffs; 2) higher solar panel prices in the US; 3) a decline in employment & wages in the US solar industry;. & 4) net US welfare losses https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/beyond-tariffs-better-approach-green-industrial-policy https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/beyond-tariffs-better-approach-green-industrial-policy"
X Link 2026-01-30T10:12Z 102.5K followers, 87.2K engagements
"Eleven exclamation points. LOL. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-j-trump-my-tariffs-have-brought-america-back-2248391b https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-j-trump-my-tariffs-have-brought-america-back-2248391b"
X Link 2026-01-30T21:27Z 102.5K followers, 48K engagements
"I demand to see hard data on Gen Z food delivery budgets Part of the affordability crisis is pretty clearly people just refusing to be thrifty you should not be spending a quarter of your salary on DoorDash. https://t.co/dq44C11D3B Part of the affordability crisis is pretty clearly people just refusing to be thrifty you should not be spending a quarter of your salary on DoorDash. https://t.co/dq44C11D3B"
X Link 2026-01-31T13:30Z 102.5K followers, 58.8K engagements
"Dear Youths: Please I'm begging you. If you're worried about affordability savings etc etc. Please. Buy groceries. Eat at home. Bring lunch to work. Etc. Etc. You don't even have to cook Drink protein shakes for all I care. But endless doordash is a sad road to poverty"
X Link 2026-01-31T13:39Z 102.7K followers, 128.6K engagements
"signed a once-poor-and-still-cheap guy who spent many MANY years buying/cooking/eating tupperware'd proteins/veggies he bought in bulk from Shoppers Food Warehouse and has even today used Doordash/UberEats less than [--] times ever (bc it's so expensive)"
X Link 2026-01-31T13:47Z 102.6K followers, 19.9K engagements
"@andylancaster I had a coupon (lol) for Uber Eats a little while ago so I got my favorite salad from a nearby restaurant. Salad was [--] in-store yet the delivery bill was almost [--] - pre-tip and with coupon. Insane"
X Link 2026-01-31T16:45Z 102.4K followers, [----] engagements
""After two years in the top spot Texas fell to second place for net inward domestic migration behind North Carolina" πͺ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/texas-population-growth-migration-census.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/texas-population-growth-migration-census.html"
X Link 2026-01-31T17:31Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Everyone meet Maggie. Maggie meet everyone. She's very smol"
X Link 2026-01-31T20:21Z 102.6K followers, 30.9K engagements
""India cuts tariffs to support local manufacturing boost US-hit exports" Wait they're CUTTING tariffs to BOOST local manufacturing and exports π€―π€―π€―π€― https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/india-budget-india-cuts-tariffs-support-local-manufacturing-boost-us-hit-exports-2026-02-01/ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/india-budget-india-cuts-tariffs-support-local-manufacturing-boost-us-hit-exports-2026-02-01/"
X Link 2026-02-01T16:00Z 102.6K followers, 73.7K engagements
""Upper Midwest manufacturing down for third year in a row" "The takeaway from this is the biggest impact of tariffs has been on the cost of doing business" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/31/upper-midwest-manufacturing-declines-for-third-straight-year https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/31/upper-midwest-manufacturing-declines-for-third-straight-year"
X Link 2026-02-01T16:33Z 102.5K followers, 76.1K engagements
""How the EV pullback is affecting factories and jobs in the South" "Its the single biggest capital allocation mistake in the history of the automotive industry" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/ev-pullback-factories-jobs-south.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/ev-pullback-factories-jobs-south.html"
X Link 2026-02-01T18:44Z 102.6K followers, 14K engagements
"New research shows that raising taxes on the rich wouldn't raise revenue but would harm growth. Good writeup/charts from the WaPo team: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/02/laffer-curve-tax-revenue-joint-committee-taxation/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/02/laffer-curve-tax-revenue-joint-committee-taxation/"
X Link 2026-02-02T16:48Z 102.7K followers, 68.1K engagements
"Good NYT look at how big connected manufacturers are mitigating Trump's tariffs (often by scoring exemptions) while smaller ones struggle: Same as it ever was. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/business/tariffs-manufacturers-big-small.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/business/tariffs-manufacturers-big-small.html"
X Link 2026-02-02T21:46Z 102.5K followers, 46.3K engagements
"US steelmaking giant Nucor kicks off February [----] with yet another price increase: https://steelindustry.news/nucor-raises-hrc-csp-steel-price-to-kick-off-february-2026/ https://steelindustry.news/nucor-raises-hrc-csp-steel-price-to-kick-off-february-2026/"
X Link 2026-02-02T21:52Z 102.7K followers, 17.7K engagements
"Good @EricBoehm87 look at some of the glaring factual errors in Trump's new WSJ defense of tariffs: https://reason.com/2026/02/02/trump-claims-his-tariffs-have-brought-america-back-here-are-3-things-he-got-wrong/ https://reason.com/2026/02/02/trump-claims-his-tariffs-have-brought-america-back-here-are-3-things-he-got-wrong/"
X Link 2026-02-02T21:58Z 102.5K followers, 23.2K engagements
""U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trumps Tariffs Arent Helping" π² "Investing to supply the auto market in Chinahome to three NN factoriesis also a safer bet than building out its footprint stateside." https://www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-manufacturing-is-in-retreat-and-trumps-tariffs-arent-helping-d2af4316 https://www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-manufacturing-is-in-retreat-and-trumps-tariffs-arent-helping-d2af4316"
X Link 2026-02-03T12:57Z 102.7K followers, 21.5K engagements
"We intuitively get this when thinking abt our own lives or the state/town next door. But logic goes out the window when a national border is involved. Then autarky seems smart/safe when - as seen w/ 50% tariffs on Canadian aluminum (made by a US company) - it rarely is. Closing the United States off from the world makes the country weaker. https://t.co/gUgFGE2lGC https://t.co/xcMGNmeX2z Closing the United States off from the world makes the country weaker. https://t.co/gUgFGE2lGC https://t.co/xcMGNmeX2z"
X Link 2026-02-03T21:16Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
"History might not repeat but it sure as heck rhymes"
X Link 2026-02-03T22:40Z 102.6K followers, 62.9K engagements
"More of this please: "Trump grants tariff breaks to 'politically connected' companies Senate Dems say" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5698264/trump-wyden-van-hollen-tariffs-politically-connected-companies https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5698264/trump-wyden-van-hollen-tariffs-politically-connected-companies"
X Link 2026-02-04T12:15Z 102.6K followers, 34.2K engagements
""Former Farming Leaders Warn U.S. Agriculture Could Face Widespread Collapse" https://share.google/svEBl00zajXYnjxCH https://share.google/svEBl00zajXYnjxCH"
X Link 2026-02-04T12:36Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
""Tariffs remain one of Whirlpools largest uncontrollable pressures. The company absorbed around $300 million of tariffs in [----] on components and some finished goods with industry pricing adjusting more slowly than hoped." https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/whirlpool-earnings-call-cost-discipline-meets-tariff-pressure https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/whirlpool-earnings-call-cost-discipline-meets-tariff-pressure"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:10Z 102.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Is Shooter McGavin writing Lutnick's speeches"
X Link 2026-02-04T23:41Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements
"New from me @clark_packard & @AlfredCObregon: "Tariffs by Unpublished Memo: Lawsuit Exposes How Opaque Enforcement Compounds the US Tariff Complexity Problem" via @CatoInstitute You think you know how bad it is for US companies You have no idea. https://www.cato.org/blog/tariffs-unpublished-memo-lawsuit-exposes-how-opaque-enforcement-compounds-us-tariff-complexity https://www.cato.org/blog/tariffs-unpublished-memo-lawsuit-exposes-how-opaque-enforcement-compounds-us-tariff-complexity"
X Link 2026-02-05T19:48Z 102.5K followers, 13.3K engagements
"@bendreyfuss Midwesterners"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:09Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
""US Companies Announced Most Job Cuts for Any January Since 2009" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/us-companies-announce-most-job-cuts-for-any-january-since-2009 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/us-companies-announce-most-job-cuts-for-any-january-since-2009"
X Link 2026-02-05T21:17Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
"What a stat: "Assuming a dilapidated rent stabilized unit on East 6th Street in NYC whose rent can only be increased by $347 per month and $111k of renovation costs a landlords payback period would be [--] years even before assuming any return on capital or financing cost" https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019537368194166872 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019537368194166872"
X Link 2026-02-05T22:23Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
""One remarkable thing about the NYC apartment rental stock: it is largely unchanged since [----] () with almost all of the growth in the housing stock taking place in owner-occupied units. NYC rental vacancy rates would rise from 1.4% to 2.5%-3.5% if all warehoused units were put on the market""
X Link 2026-02-05T22:26Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
"more here: https://am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-management/institutional/insights/market-insights/eye-on-the-market/supply-and-the-mam/ https://am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-management/institutional/insights/market-insights/eye-on-the-market/supply-and-the-mam/"
X Link 2026-02-05T22:26Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Boneless thighs FTW. Is the solution to the affordability crisis cooking chicken legs instead of beef https://t.co/e8wifNr4nw Is the solution to the affordability crisis cooking chicken legs instead of beef https://t.co/e8wifNr4nw"
X Link 2026-02-05T22:32Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
"@millican75 Ease of consumption and no real taste dropoff"
X Link 2026-02-05T22:45Z 102.5K followers, [---] engagements
""One year later tariffs 'whipping' some Fayetteville small businesses" "I had to go get money out of a savings account money that I had saved from six or seven years ago. You know it was retirement fund money that I'm just trying to hold on" https://share.google/PhKS3ig5y6x7Z3aYK https://share.google/PhKS3ig5y6x7Z3aYK"
X Link 2026-02-05T23:56Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
""Donald Trumps policies dent international travel to US in blow to tourism sector: Foreign visitors to the US fell 4.2% in [----] while international travel worldwide rose 4%" Reminder: foreign tourism = US services exports https://www.ft.com/content/8f6d4196-6f61-4be9-8cb7-1d93253e4e8b https://www.ft.com/content/8f6d4196-6f61-4be9-8cb7-1d93253e4e8b"
X Link 2026-02-06T11:57Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
""Vietnam's trade surplus with US surges in January as imports from China hit new high" π² https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnams-trade-surplus-with-us-surges-january-imports-china-hit-new-high-2026-02-06/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnams-trade-surplus-with-us-surges-january-imports-china-hit-new-high-2026-02-06/"
X Link 2026-02-06T12:20Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
""US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe" π€ https://www.ft.com/content/f8696da1-5fe6-4218-be9c-5309bd9a6ae5 https://www.ft.com/content/f8696da1-5fe6-4218-be9c-5309bd9a6ae5"
X Link 2026-02-06T12:30Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
""From boom towns to gloom towns: Seattle and Boston face similar struggles" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/05/newsletters/boston-seattle-economic-slumps-2/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/05/newsletters/boston-seattle-economic-slumps-2/"
X Link 2026-02-06T12:34Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
""Rather than reducing prices China simply found other buyers for their goods. Consequently these data imply that US consumers and individuals are likely bearing most if not all of the tariff on Chinese goods." π² https://www.econlib.org/econlog/the-us-is-a-small-country/ https://www.econlib.org/econlog/the-us-is-a-small-country/"
X Link 2026-02-06T12:41Z 102.6K followers, 17.9K engagements
""Canadians are staying away from the US and the drop in travel is getting hard to ignore" https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-travel-demand-us-tourism-2026-2 https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-travel-demand-us-tourism-2026-2"
X Link 2026-02-06T13:44Z 102.5K followers, 13.6K engagements
"Industrial policy FTW again: "The auto industry is saddled with billions of dollars in stranded investments inspired by clean vehicle policies that got ahead of consumer demand." https://www.axios.com/2026/02/06/ev-stellantis-jeep-costsutm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=x&utm_campaign=editorial https://www.axios.com/2026/02/06/ev-stellantis-jeep-costsutm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=x&utm_campaign=editorial"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:26Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
"@DCLocalDesign @RenatoDXBlife Many smaller biz retailers/wholesalers are hit too. And half of all imports are manufacturing inputs. So it's a tax on them too. And p.s. Amazon & Walmart are massive American employers. This new corporate tax will mean lower wages fewer jobs less investment etc"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:45Z 102.5K followers, [--] engagements
"@DCLocalDesign @pierrebgood This is not inflation as CPI contains tons of services not directly affected by tariffs. Please read an econ textbook. Please"
X Link 2026-02-06T14:46Z 102.5K followers, [--] engagements
""AI Has Turned Bernie and DeSantis Into Unlikely Allies" π§² https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-06/data-center-backlash-offers-a-populist-opportunity-for-desantis-sanderssrnd=homepage-americas https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-06/data-center-backlash-offers-a-populist-opportunity-for-desantis-sanderssrnd=homepage-americas"
X Link 2026-02-06T15:41Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Big Tech spending on AI compute in 2026: $650B Combined spending of the largest US automakers construction equipment-makers railroads defense contractors wireless carriers parcel delivery firms plus ExxonMobil Intel Walmart & GE: $180B π€― https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-06/how-much-is-big-tech-spending-on-ai-computing-a-staggering-650-billion-in-2026srnd=homepage-americas https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-06/how-much-is-big-tech-spending-on-ai-computing-a-staggering-650-billion-in-2026srnd=homepage-americas"
X Link 2026-02-06T15:53Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
""its not just desk jobs that have enabled workers to purchase the same amount of goods and services for fewer hours worked. The gain for traditional 'blue collar workers' is even higher: a historical net increase of [----] percent since 2006." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/06/trump-inflation-affordability-workers-prices/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/06/trump-inflation-affordability-workers-prices/"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:57Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
"TBQH it's probably worse that some "staffer" (wink wink) has access to social media account that can - and most definitely has - affect billions of dollars with the push of a button. The White House one hour ago: It's a meme video of the Lion King stop with the fake outrage The White House ten mins ago: It was erroneously posted by some staffer* * a staffer apparently is allowed to post videos directly to Trump's account at all hours through the night The White House one hour ago: It's a meme video of the Lion King stop with the fake outrage The White House ten mins ago: It was erroneously"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:15Z 102.5K followers, 12.8K engagements
"@TheRealStoryPlz because you haven't read an economics textbook"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:23Z 102.5K followers, [--] engagements
""Aerospace and defence manufacturers outside the United States are riding high on surging interest in diversifying away from American suppliers." https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/non-american-defence-firms-gain-as-us-policies-reshape-markets/166228.article https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/non-american-defence-firms-gain-as-us-policies-reshape-markets/166228.article"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:36Z 102.7K followers, 54.9K engagements
""BuT tArIfFs DiDnT CaUsE iNfLaTiOn""
X Link 2026-02-06T23:10Z 102.5K followers, [----] engagements
"A tiny piece of me died watching this. This plays like an episode of VEEP. https://t.co/yRoHVMehtY This plays like an episode of VEEP. https://t.co/yRoHVMehtY"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:19Z 102.6K followers, 75.6K engagements
"@Dlstoke Maybe I am. Maybe I am"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:55Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
"π― Bad Bunny represents a triumph of American capitalism: he went from bagging groceries and uploading on SoundCloud to global stardom. His album Deb Tirar Ms Fotos made him Spotifys top artist in [----]. His songs were streamed nearly [--] billion times last year. Bad Bunny represents a triumph of American capitalism: he went from bagging groceries and uploading on SoundCloud to global stardom. His album Deb Tirar Ms Fotos made him Spotifys top artist in [----]. His songs were streamed nearly [--] billion times last year"
X Link 2026-02-07T15:02Z 102.6K followers, 16.1K engagements
""Trade Balance ex-Gold" https://econbrowser.com/archives/2026/02/trade-balance-ex-gold https://econbrowser.com/archives/2026/02/trade-balance-ex-gold"
X Link 2026-02-07T15:36Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements
""BYDs $60 Billion Wipeout Points to Deeper Turmoil for China EVs" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/byd-s-60-billion-wipeout-points-to-deeper-turmoil-for-china-evs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/byd-s-60-billion-wipeout-points-to-deeper-turmoil-for-china-evs"
X Link 2026-02-07T15:53Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Finally a reason to watch the super bowl: the chance of a Jones Act mention https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/06/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-puerto-rico-impact/88302878007/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/06/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-puerto-rico-impact/88302878007/"
X Link 2026-02-07T15:57Z 102.7K followers, 13.2K engagements
"@beyondreasdoubt Milly is getting better but it's still a precarious situation. She wants to play hard and just crushes Maggie when she tries. And she is so jealous of Maggie's puppy toys/food. Such a drama queen. Smh"
X Link 2026-02-07T22:41Z 102.6K followers, [---] engagements
"@deff_jobbs @beyondreasdoubt"
X Link 2026-02-08T00:55Z 102.5K followers, [--] engagements
"π€· Q: "Do you have any estimate for us as far as when we are going to see that China trade deal in writing" Scott Bessent: "No." https://t.co/wIurbPUYxm Q: "Do you have any estimate for us as far as when we are going to see that China trade deal in writing" Scott Bessent: "No." https://t.co/wIurbPUYxm"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:38Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
""USDA Forecasts Near Constant Farm Cash IncomeAs Long as We Dole Out $44.3 Billion" π€― https://econbrowser.com/archives/2026/02/usda-forecasts-near-constant-farm-cash-income-as-long-as-we-dole-out-44-3-billion https://econbrowser.com/archives/2026/02/usda-forecasts-near-constant-farm-cash-income-as-long-as-we-dole-out-44-3-billion"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:55Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
""Super Bowl hangovers and absences could cost the economy more than $5 billion" https://qz.com/super-bowl-monday-hangovers-work-absences-cost https://qz.com/super-bowl-monday-hangovers-work-absences-cost"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:03Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
""if you're assuming that Chinese automakers are simply cruising at home with generous subsidies and cutting-edge battery tech you'd be mistaken" https://insideevs.com/news/786553/byd-sales-plunged-in-january/ https://insideevs.com/news/786553/byd-sales-plunged-in-january/"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:15Z 102.6K followers, [----] engagements
"π¬ Nothing will ever top the [----] #NFL championship halftime show #SuperBowl https://t.co/RhofY9dOeb Nothing will ever top the [----] #NFL championship halftime show #SuperBowl https://t.co/RhofY9dOeb"
X Link 2026-02-08T23:27Z 102.6K followers, 21.6K engagements
"my new favorite artist @scottlincicome Wtf i love bad bunny now https://t.co/OHGu80pSHI @scottlincicome Wtf i love bad bunny now https://t.co/OHGu80pSHI"
X Link 2026-02-09T18:31Z 102.7K followers, 25.5K engagements
"@grok @drewmarvell @Peace_Debie it's literal in our hearts grok"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:19Z 102.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@Spruce_Strider"
X Link 2026-02-10T00:18Z 102.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Of course of course: "US plans Big Tech carve-out from next wave of chip tariffs" https://www.ft.com/content/e6f7f69a-2552-45f5-ae4c-6f1135e5cde1 https://www.ft.com/content/e6f7f69a-2552-45f5-ae4c-6f1135e5cde1"
X Link 2026-02-10T12:20Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements
""European industry revolts over EU plan to weaken carbon border tax" π€ https://www.politico.eu/article/european-industry-revolts-eu-plan-weaker-carbon-border-tax-tariff-climate-policy/ https://www.politico.eu/article/european-industry-revolts-eu-plan-weaker-carbon-border-tax-tariff-climate-policy/"
X Link 2026-02-10T12:27Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements
"@VeroPath2 @thomaspublius"
X Link 2026-02-10T12:54Z 102.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@FreeTradeBryan What do you mean "make up" π€π€π€π€"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:51Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements
"https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/jobs-report-unemployment-stock-market-02-11-2026/card/factory-job-losses-have-been-worse-than-we-thought-FvKYHbyXypYsnQ0sXiRhmod=djemlogistics_h https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/jobs-report-unemployment-stock-market-02-11-2026/card/factory-job-losses-have-been-worse-than-we-thought-FvKYHbyXypYsnQ0sXiRhmod=djemlogistics_h"
X Link 2026-02-12T14:13Z 102.8K followers, 37.7K engagements
"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/libertarians-trump-limit-power.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/libertarians-trump-limit-power.html"
X Link 2026-02-13T02:34Z 102.8K followers, 14K engagements
"My favorite part was when he explained how PR has historically imported oil & gas from countries like Russia and Trinidad & Tobago because the JA prohibits foreign-flagged ships and there are no US-made LNG carriers Yall probably dont know this because it was all in Spanish but the entire halftime show was actually an anti Jones Act protest piece. Repeal the Jones Act https://t.co/dQlaQZWT24 Yall probably dont know this because it was all in Spanish but the entire halftime show was actually an anti Jones Act protest piece. Repeal the Jones Act https://t.co/dQlaQZWT24"
X Link 2026-02-09T14:55Z 102.8K followers, 237.8K engagements
"Even worse: economists are usually ignored by politicians because they care about tradeoffs & unintended consequences which are political kryptonite. It seems @jonstewart is even more ill informed about policy. Economists are most definitely not in the room when these policies are made because policies arent made in a room. Thats the stuff of movies not Congress. Real policymaking is diffuse. Its incredibly rare that a It seems @jonstewart is even more ill informed about policy. Economists are most definitely not in the room when these policies are made because policies arent made in a room."
X Link 2026-02-11T21:10Z 102.8K followers, 14.3K engagements
"I'm also in the @washingtonpost today with @inumanak talking about Trump's other tariffs - the ever-growing "national security" ones - and how a new lawsuit shows they've morphed into a costly bureaucratic nightmare for US companies: (π) https://wapo.st/3MjucaH https://wapo.st/3MjucaH"
X Link 2026-02-12T14:09Z 102.8K followers, 23.7K engagements
"One of my most strongly-held beliefs is that our national economic/personal finance discourse is screwed up bc everyone writing/talking abt it lives in NYC DC LA or another stupidly expensive overregulated city filled w/ lots of poor youths & conspicuously-rich oldsters"
X Link 2026-02-12T20:34Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
""We are actually seeing our rents fall and this is directly because of this missing middle change and the more housing types that are allowed" https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article314660860.html https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article314660860.html"
X Link 2026-02-13T12:18Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"More @CatoInstitute research on the complexity problem especially re steel/aluminum tariffs https://www.cato.org/blog/tariffs-unpublished-memo-lawsuit-exposes-how-opaque-enforcement-compounds-us-tariff-complexity https://www.cato.org/blog/tariffs-unpublished-memo-lawsuit-exposes-how-opaque-enforcement-compounds-us-tariff-complexity"
X Link 2026-02-13T12:30Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
""Tariff-linked Customs bond funding gap hits record $3.5 billion" "In one unusual case a large auto manufacturing client saw its custom bond amount increase by 550%" Another burden on US manufacturing. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/trump-tariffs-us-customs-record-bond-funding-issues-flagged.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/trump-tariffs-us-customs-record-bond-funding-issues-flagged.html"
X Link 2026-02-13T16:24Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
""Report: 47% of Carriers Plan to Delay Fleet Investments Over Tariffs" https://www.supplychain247.com/article/carriers-delay-fleet-investments-2026-tariffsmod=djemlogistics_h https://www.supplychain247.com/article/carriers-delay-fleet-investments-2026-tariffsmod=djemlogistics_h"
X Link 2026-02-13T18:56Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@VecchTweets @thatjenmonroe smh John. YOU don't have to eat it. Just let it divert meat-demand away from enlightened beings like me. SMH. Learn some econ man"
X Link 2026-02-13T20:15Z 102.8K followers, [--] engagements
""Tariffs: The high price homebuilding pays for protectionism" https://www.pacificresearch.org/tariffs-the-high-price-homebuilding-pays-for-protectionism/ https://www.pacificresearch.org/tariffs-the-high-price-homebuilding-pays-for-protectionism/"
X Link 2026-02-13T20:58Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Don't give up. Don't ever give up. https://t.co/RAcrNdq1qy https://t.co/RAcrNdq1qy"
X Link 2023-12-03T23:11Z 102.8K followers, 676.3K engagements
"This is a letter signed by the US government's top lawyer and submitted today in federal court (in VOS Selections v Trump). I'm honestly struggling to believe it's real but here we are"
X Link 2025-08-11T16:11Z 102.8K followers, 953.2K engagements
"There's always money in the banana tariff stand"
X Link 2025-12-08T19:44Z 102.8K followers, 11.3K engagements
""Caterpillar Inc which imports raw materials and parts for construction equipment said it expects the presidents levies to cost about $2.6 billion this year" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-30/soaring-industrial-shares-face-headwinds-from-trump-trade-policytaid=697cec2994daca0001149e7e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter"
X Link 2026-01-30T17:40Z 102.8K followers, 32.6K engagements
"" Since the Trump administration began its latest offensive in the trade war the complexities of the U.S. tariff schedule have proliferated with leporine fecundity." π¨BREAKING: TPAs new report finds expanded tariffs hurt U.S. businesses & consumers not foreign exporters and raise constitutional concerns over unilateral executive action. Full report from @VladlenaKlymova @JuanMLondonoR & @davidbmcgarry here: https://t.co/MAslxVPMzZ https://t.co/1mCED2CskR π¨BREAKING: TPAs new report finds expanded tariffs hurt U.S. businesses & consumers not foreign exporters and raise constitutional concerns"
X Link 2026-02-02T19:59Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements
"π€£π€£π€£ https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-01-27-2026/card/steel-tariffs-not-hurting-u-s-manufacturing-nucor-chief-says-zMZJXK1360dyzlvnsZpF https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-01-27-2026/card/steel-tariffs-not-hurting-u-s-manufacturing-nucor-chief-says-zMZJXK1360dyzlvnsZpF"
X Link 2026-02-02T21:52Z 102.8K followers, 34.4K engagements
""Ranked: The Countries Driving China's $1.2T Trade Surplus" https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/china-massive-trade-surplus/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/china-massive-trade-surplus/"
X Link 2026-02-03T12:42Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements
""perhaps most significant of all India inspired a touch of FOMO at the White House by pursuing trade deals with competitors for the vast Indian consumer market." This seems notable too: https://www.wsj.com/world/india/indias-middle-power-strategy-won-it-a-reprieve-from-trumps-sky-high-tariffs-31c23668mod=e2tw https://www.wsj.com/world/india/indias-middle-power-strategy-won-it-a-reprieve-from-trumps-sky-high-tariffs-31c23668mod=e2tw"
X Link 2026-02-03T19:46Z 102.8K followers, 11.5K engagements
""Despite the relatively more difficult labor market faced by college graduates in [----] they are continuing to consume more than nongraduates do at the same or higher rate than they did in the previous few years" https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/a-new-dataset-for-consumer-spending-in-the-economic-heterogeneity-indicators/ https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/a-new-dataset-for-consumer-spending-in-the-economic-heterogeneity-indicators/"
X Link 2026-02-04T12:09Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements
""Trumps target was Canada but Michigan takes the hit" https://wapo.st/4awb4iL https://wapo.st/4awb4iL"
X Link 2026-02-04T15:45Z 102.8K followers, 41K engagements
"My new Capitolism @thedispatch explores Trump's hard left turn on domestic economic policy - copying (very bad) proposals from Bernie Warren AOC & other Dems - and the risks this poses down the road: "The Affordability Horseshoe" π: https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/capitolism/trump-progressive-economics-horseshoe/utm_source=M1N2o-3P4q5-R6s7T-8u9V0&utm_campaign=3761175&utm_medium=copy_link https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/capitolism/trump-progressive-economics-horseshoe/utm_source=M1N2o-3P4q5-R6s7T-8u9V0&utm_campaign=3761175&utm_medium=copy_link"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:28Z 102.8K followers, 13.8K engagements
""The real economy is filled with jobs across a variety of industries where sales ability or some other aspect of the human touch is an important ingredient and in some cases very thorough automation has failed to replace them." What work will humans do when AI can do anything I explore this question in my latest post AI and the Economics of the Human Touch https://t.co/eUELXcvVbq What work will humans do when AI can do anything I explore this question in my latest post AI and the Economics of the Human Touch https://t.co/eUELXcvVbq"
X Link 2026-02-09T13:39Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"One thing you can always count on from the Jones Act lobby: sad humorless comments that only reinforce why their costly protection racket should be ruthlessly dismantled Cry about it https://t.co/3NjZuCkvka Cry about it https://t.co/3NjZuCkvka"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:45Z 102.7K followers, 22.6K engagements
"How is this not a parody Trump: Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them https://t.co/A9zkEvfBu3 Trump: Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them https://t.co/A9zkEvfBu3"
X Link 2026-02-09T23:47Z 102.8K followers, 60.5K engagements
""Farm Bankruptcies Continued to Climb in 2025" "Chapter [--] bankruptcies increased for the second year in a row reaching [---] filings in [----]. This is a 46% increase from 2024" https://www.fb.org/market-intel/farm-bankruptcies-continued-to-climb-in-2025 https://www.fb.org/market-intel/farm-bankruptcies-continued-to-climb-in-2025"
X Link 2026-02-10T12:46Z 102.7K followers, 20.1K engagements
"@jarvis_best I love a good romance"
X Link 2026-02-10T16:19Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Another month of US import price data shows - again - that foreigners aren't broadly eating Trump's tariffs (bc if they were prices would have collapsed this year - instead they're up slightly) https://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim/largest.htm https://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim/largest.htm"
X Link 2026-02-10T19:22Z 102.7K followers, 13.7K engagements
""America borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four months of the fiscal year with debt interest on track to be over $1 trillion for 2026" https://share.google/zVNrPvEVHiPhOCBXd https://share.google/zVNrPvEVHiPhOCBXd"
X Link 2026-02-10T21:41Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
""Disappointing holiday season: December retail sales were flat falling well short of estimate" "The shopping pace failed to keep up with inflation as the consumer price index for December posted a 2.7% increase." https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/december-retail-sales-were-flat-missing-expectations.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/december-retail-sales-were-flat-missing-expectations.html"
X Link 2026-02-10T21:47Z 102.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Oh right the Canadian drug invasion. Never mind"
X Link 2026-02-11T02:50Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"π¨π¨214-217 House defeats attempt by Speaker Mike Johnson to ban votes challenging Trumps tariffs thru July [--] Three Republicans - Don Bacon (Neb.) Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Kevin Kiley (Calif.) join with all Dems to block it Republicans are going back to rules tonight but π¨π¨214-217 House defeats attempt by Speaker Mike Johnson to ban votes challenging Trumps tariffs thru July [--] Three Republicans - Don Bacon (Neb.) Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Kevin Kiley (Calif.) join with all Dems to block it Republicans are going back to rules tonight but"
X Link 2026-02-11T03:07Z 102.8K followers, 24.5K engagements
""Ford Discloses Additional $900 Million Tariff Hit" https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ford-earnings-q4-2025-f-stock-25dc2378mod=djemlogistics_h https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ford-earnings-q4-2025-f-stock-25dc2378mod=djemlogistics_h"
X Link 2026-02-11T12:10Z 102.8K followers, 11.4K engagements
"And they'll get to explain why CANADIAN FENTANYL is a NATIONAL EMERGENCY justifying broad tax hikes on Americans buying from one of the USA's closest allies The House will vote tomorrow on a resolution to terminate Trump's IEEPA tariffs on Canadian imports. For the first time every Republican in the House will be forced to choose between blind allegiance to Trump's tax hikes and economic/geopolitical reality. The House will vote tomorrow on a resolution to terminate Trump's IEEPA tariffs on Canadian imports. For the first time every Republican in the House will be forced to choose between"
X Link 2026-02-11T13:46Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Nothing with these deals will ever be truly final until they're passed by Congress and hardwired into law: "US Changes India Trade Deal Statement Sparking Confusion" https://share.google/IiKHQNm8wv7iBfhM8 https://share.google/IiKHQNm8wv7iBfhM8"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:23Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@JayCaruso I already did Jay. https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020927588118692329s=20 OMG he did it. He really did it (Turn captions on) https://t.co/zD3Q4tUNti https://x.com/scottlincicome/status/2020927588118692329s=20 OMG he did it. He really did it (Turn captions on) https://t.co/zD3Q4tUNti"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:29Z 102.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@jasonc_nc My old law firm had a "nap room" that was allegedly for overworked associates but - cmon - we all know what really went on in there"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:20Z 102.8K followers, [---] engagements
"I was never a big Valentine's Day Guy (not bc it's too commercialized but just bc it's a fake holiday with overpriced food and meh gifts) but this still seems pretty egregious for even a hater like me"
X Link 2026-02-11T20:18Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"They just need to tariff harder Brian. I mean it worked for all those first-term tariffs meant to eliminate Chinese subsidies trade surpluses and overcapacity right Wait--Just I thought they couldn't get any stupider the Trump Administration says its justification for maintaining tariffs on Canada is that the tariffs failed to work as intended https://t.co/nK1XXZWvl7 Wait--Just I thought they couldn't get any stupider the Trump Administration says its justification for maintaining tariffs on Canada is that the tariffs failed to work as intended https://t.co/nK1XXZWvl7"
X Link 2026-02-11T20:24Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"This version's better imo. Not sure why Claude picked black for the first one"
X Link 2026-02-11T21:03Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
""Netflix Loads Up on Antitrust Lobbyists as It Tries to Seal $82B Warner Bros. Deal" https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/02/11/netflix-loads-up-on-antitrust-lobbyists-as-it-tries-to-seal-82b-warner-bros-deal/kw=Netflix+Loads+Up+on+Antitrust+Lobbyists+as+It+Tries+to+Seal+$82B+Warner+Bros.+Deal&utm_position=1&utm_source=email&utm_medium=enl&utm_campaign=afternoonupdate&utm_content=20260211&utm_term=nlj&oly_enc_id=1461J7097034A0V&user_id=5827587bd4cd66926c8b4aa1&slreturn=20260211163257"
X Link 2026-02-11T21:33Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Quite the admission from this White House official:"
X Link 2026-02-11T22:04Z 102.8K followers, 12.8K engagements
"Another non-US FTA: "Both Australia and the EU are racing to shore up economic links with like-minded partners anxious to insulate their economies from US President Donald Trumps barrage of tariffs and Chinas recent restrictions on critical mineral supplies" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/australia-and-eu-enter-final-stretch-in-long-running-trade-talkscmpid=BBD021126_TRADE&utm_campaign=trade&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=260211"
X Link 2026-02-11T22:22Z 102.8K followers, 10.1K engagements
"House votes to end Trump's Canadian fentanyl "emergency" The House adopted H.J. Res. [--] by a vote of 219-211. The House adopted H.J. Res. [--] by a vote of 219-211"
X Link 2026-02-11T23:23Z 102.8K followers, 26.6K engagements
"AND MAKE NO MISTAKE it's as bogus as a $3 bill. https://x.com/i/status/2021676501729521997 Outlandish statement refuted by actual @CBP data. They report seizing [---] pounds of seized last December at all borders and from internal US labs. The "northern border" total was less than [--] ounces. In December [----] [--] pound in over half a ton. https://t.co/4FcM4OtlQY https://x.com/i/status/2021676501729521997 Outlandish statement refuted by actual @CBP data. They report seizing [---] pounds of seized last December at all borders and from internal US labs. The "northern border" total was *less than 8"
X Link 2026-02-11T23:56Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Many people are asking this. If the Jones Act protects US shipbuilding capacity why is US shipbuilding capacity at record and unacceptable lows If the Jones Act protects US shipbuilding capacity why is US shipbuilding capacity at record and unacceptable lows"
X Link 2026-02-12T01:07Z 102.8K followers, 12.4K engagements
"@gnunns81 @JimPethokoukis Read/learn: https://www.cato.org/commentary/great-tariff-inflation-confusion https://www.cato.org/commentary/great-tariff-inflation-confusion"
X Link 2026-02-13T12:54Z 102.8K followers, [--] engagements
"π¨NEW TODAYπ¨ The @CatoInstitute docuseries Faces of Globalization follows real people here and abroad whose lives depend on the global economy in ways that challenge the current conventional wisdom: /1 https://www.cato.org/video-series/faces-globalization https://www.cato.org/video-series/faces-globalization"
X Link 2024-11-12T14:31Z 102.8K followers, 563.5K engagements
"Fascinating: Eager GLP-1 consumers bypassed the traditional employer-based insurance system and instead turned to cash/direct-payments (+ telehealth scrips) leading to a Big Pharma price war and now cheap brand-name drugs: https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/the-weight-loss-price-wars-are-breaking-big-pharmas-business-model-53446a58mod=panda_wsj_custom_topic_alert https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/the-weight-loss-price-wars-are-breaking-big-pharmas-business-model-53446a58mod=panda_wsj_custom_topic_alert"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:01Z 102.8K followers, 229K engagements
"OMG he did it. He really did it (Turn captions on)"
X Link 2026-02-09T18:27Z 102.8K followers, 2.6M engagements
"Note: The House today is voting LESS on Trump's tariffs & MORE on whether there are ANY checks on the President's ability to declare a "NATIONAL EMERGENCY" for ANY reason thus unlocking VAST & unchecked powers. There are FIFTY active emergencies. Canadian fentanyl is just one"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:02Z 102.8K followers, 67.4K engagements
"Shocked - SHOCKED - that CBO would find basically the same thing re tariff incidence that the St Louis Fed Kiel Institute @TaxFoundation Harvard Business School Gopinath/Neiman & others have found. Shocked I tell you. Shocked. Wow. CBO estimates that U.S. consumers bear [--] PERCENT OF THE TRUMP TARIFFS. Basically foreign firms bear 5% of them U.S. companies bear 30% of them but other U.S. companies get to raise prices on consumers from less competition so that nets to zero. And consumers pay rest. https://t.co/V8oY5gSErV Wow. CBO estimates that U.S. consumers bear [--] PERCENT OF THE TRUMP"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:07Z 102.8K followers, 83.6K engagements
"Good but it should be 435-0 to overturn the emergency here. Canada is a close US ally and US free trade agreement partner (a TRUMP-SIGNED trade agreement no less) and the "fentanyl emergency" is an obvious sham. That this won't have a veto-proof majority is telling & sad The White House expects "substantial" GOP defections on the House Canada tariff vote tonight WH + GOP leaders are whipping Rs against it now - but our expectation is that the effort will not be successful" one WH official said from @meganmesserly https://t.co/q9ddtMErTW via The White House expects "substantial" GOP defections"
X Link 2026-02-11T21:08Z 102.8K followers, 80K engagements
"Now that both chambers have voted to nix Trump's bogus Canadian fentanyl emergency (and tariffs) his inevitable veto will keep it all in place AND show why the law today provides effectively NO check on boundless executive power Note: The House today is voting LESS on Trump's tariffs & MORE on whether there are ANY checks on the President's ability to declare a "NATIONAL EMERGENCY" for ANY reason thus unlocking VAST & unchecked powers. There are FIFTY active emergencies. Canadian fentanyl is just one. https://t.co/1LZBEEYasY Note: The House today is voting LESS on Trump's tariffs & MORE on"
X Link 2026-02-11T23:42Z 102.8K followers, 32.8K engagements
"Little known fact about this new set: it can be sent to your home directly from Denmark but not from the Port of NY/NJ. Lego Maersk Duel-Fuel Container Vessel revealed [----] Pieces / $149.99 / 1st March [----] #Lego #Legonews #Legoleaks https://t.co/UrLdFBKgJI Lego Maersk Duel-Fuel Container Vessel revealed [----] Pieces / $149.99 / 1st March [----] #Lego #Legonews #Legoleaks https://t.co/UrLdFBKgJI"
X Link 2026-02-12T16:59Z 102.8K followers, 98.4K engagements
"A textbook industrial policy failure: "It is now becoming clear that those efforts were haphazard and too reliant on government support that proved fleeting." And "Kentucky is not an isolated case." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/business/energy-environment/ford-trump-electric-vehicles-kentucky.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/business/energy-environment/ford-trump-electric-vehicles-kentucky.html"
X Link 2026-02-12T18:14Z 102.8K followers, 12K engagements
"Indict Bondi for perjury. The Dow is below [-----] The Dow is below 50000"
X Link 2026-02-12T18:57Z 102.8K followers, 68.5K engagements
"@Fringe_Centrist $7 at Costco after tax. And ofc you can roast your own (which does take time) for like $3"
X Link 2026-02-12T20:50Z 102.8K followers, [---] engagements
"WOW. Between my original Bad Bunny/Jones Act video and @WUTangKids's dubbed version we're quickly approaching 4.5M views. That means we need just 600k more views before #EndTheJonesAct passes Kid Rock for the second-most-viewed Super Bowl Halftime Show of [----]. ππ https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022054924365050080 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022054924365050080"
X Link 2026-02-12T21:07Z 102.8K followers, 22.5K engagements
"Dubbed: https://x.com/WUTangKids/status/2021399603162251326 Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime opening dubbed to English https://t.co/2mwMQOGaN5 https://x.com/WUTangKids/status/2021399603162251326 Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime opening dubbed to English https://t.co/2mwMQOGaN5"
X Link 2026-02-12T21:11Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
""Aluminum prices in the US have been rising faster than global prices for much of this past year because of tariffs. The so-called US Midwest premium.climbed to an all-time high of $1.03 a pound on Wednesday" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/arconic-arnc-seeks-218-million-of-aluminum-as-trump-tariffs-roil-market https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/arconic-arnc-seeks-218-million-of-aluminum-as-trump-tariffs-roil-market"
X Link 2026-02-12T22:03Z 102.8K followers, 18.1K engagements
"π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π² New Federal Reserve research undercuts the US presidents claim that foreign companies would bear the burden of levies. https://t.co/jdowlh4ynq https://t.co/XXGqGBiLkk New Federal Reserve research undercuts the US presidents claim that foreign companies would bear the burden of levies. https://t.co/jdowlh4ynq https://t.co/XXGqGBiLkk"
X Link 2026-02-13T00:58Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"The price-hiking admission will get the attention but the complexity problem might be more important: [---] tariffs + the "inclusion process" discussed herein was the likely replacement for IEEPA tariffs (if SCOTUS rejected). Now they see how disastrously messy that'd be. Oops. BOMBSHELL @FT scoop: Trump admin mulls cutting steel/aluminum tariffs bc these taxes 1) raise US prices; 2) are insanely complicated; 3) had other unintented consequences (incl lobbying). They're admitting in other words that gravity exists. Good. https://t.co/o4RkfMWxlF BOMBSHELL @FT scoop: Trump admin mulls cutting"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:58Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"god I love these tweets. They. never. get. old. @scottlincicome @Konola4Colorado @FT Did you complain when Biden tariffed steel and aluminium @scottlincicome @Konola4Colorado @FT Did you complain when Biden tariffed steel and aluminium"
X Link 2026-02-13T14:42Z 102.8K followers, 14.9K engagements
"@EricBoehm87 I call em like I see em. Sorry not sorry"
X Link 2026-02-13T16:14Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
""The Office of the US Trade Representative is scrambling to resolve complications spawned last year by the Commerce Departments efforts to rush out President Donald Trumps tariff agenda" https://share.google/EMybl0m8sSVwUfzrD https://share.google/EMybl0m8sSVwUfzrD"
X Link 2026-02-13T18:11Z 102.8K followers, 17.2K engagements
""Many New York New Jersey and California residents are enjoying supercharged tax savings this year from a provision in Donald Trumps tax law" #SALT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-13/salt-cap-boost-in-trump-tax-bill-supersizes-new-yorkers-refundsutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-13/salt-cap-boost-in-trump-tax-bill-supersizes-new-yorkers-refundsutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:32Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Heckuva system. @MichaelRStrain I spoke with a manufacturer with a plant in Mexico who imports the same intermediate goods to his two US plants in different states. These shipments enter the US with identical items through different routes and face different tariffs on different days in different places. @MichaelRStrain I spoke with a manufacturer with a plant in Mexico who imports the same intermediate goods to his two US plants in different states. These shipments enter the US with identical items through different routes and face different tariffs on different days in different places"
X Link 2026-02-14T00:15Z 102.8K followers, 11.7K engagements
""Nippon Steel workers from Japan get a crash course on life in Pittsburgh" https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2026/01/18/nippon-steel-uss-japan-transplants-pittsburgh/stories/202601110052 https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2026/01/18/nippon-steel-uss-japan-transplants-pittsburgh/stories/202601110052"
X Link 2026-01-18T16:26Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
""The Korea Zinc CEO also said he sought assurances from the Trump administration that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement would not detain Korean workers at the site." π€ https://www.mining.com/web/korea-zinc-says-us-smelters-waste-pile-has-3-billion-in-metal/ https://www.mining.com/web/korea-zinc-says-us-smelters-waste-pile-has-3-billion-in-metal/"
X Link 2026-01-23T12:33Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Greed-deflation "In an effort to woo price-conscious consumers back PepsiCo said Tuesday that it would cut prices on some of its most popular snacks" "PepsiCos stock jumped more than [--] percent in early trading on Tuesday." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/business/pepsi-doritos-cheetos-prices.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/business/pepsi-doritos-cheetos-prices.html"
X Link 2026-02-03T20:36Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
""Novo Nordisks India patent will expire in March. And the countrys colossal pharma production industry is gearing up to take advantage by selling generic versions." https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/07/india/india-semaglutide-patent-expiry-intl-hnk-dst https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/07/india/india-semaglutide-patent-expiry-intl-hnk-dst"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:22Z 102.8K followers, 32.8K engagements
"p.p.s. In Bad Bunny's defense he only had a few minutes and had other pressing policy issues to cover https://x.com/cpgrabow/status/2021222266504126702s=20 Some additional data points left out by Bad Bunny https://t.co/KcnX0QhmgN https://t.co/74NrDLEIht https://x.com/cpgrabow/status/2021222266504126702s=20 Some additional data points left out by Bad Bunny https://t.co/KcnX0QhmgN https://t.co/74NrDLEIht"
X Link 2026-02-10T14:04Z 102.8K followers, 27.7K engagements
""because it saves republicans from painful votes through August" Says it all. The pitch from R leadership in the closed GOP meeting was that republicans should vote for the rule which blocks tariff disapproval resolutions because it saves republicans from painful votes through August. Democrats they said are trying to hurt the GOP politically. The The pitch from R leadership in the closed GOP meeting was that republicans should vote for the rule which blocks tariff disapproval resolutions because it saves republicans from painful votes through August. Democrats they said are trying to hurt"
X Link 2026-02-10T15:25Z 102.8K followers, 47.4K engagements
"It's beyond ironic/sad that the elected officials who constantly complain about "unaccountable bureaucrats" setting US policy are desperately trying to avoid accountability when it comes to Trump's tariffs. "because it saves republicans from painful votes through August" Says it all. "because it saves republicans from painful votes through August" Says it all"
X Link 2026-02-10T15:28Z 102.8K followers, 17.2K engagements
"@jeremycoleman First LOL at "Global Slave Labor" Second you should maybe next time google my constant criticism of "Bidenomics" & US industrial policy (especially green policy)"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:03Z 102.8K followers, [---] engagements
""Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. Investors Are Slow to Back Him: A French logistics behemoth promised $20 billion for the United States but a year into President Trumps second term only a fraction of the money has arrived." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/business/trump-shipping-investors.htmlsmid=tw-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/business/trump-shipping-investors.htmlsmid=tw-share"
X Link 2026-02-11T14:54Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Remember this nugget the next time Trump says his tariffs will pay for yet another new spending scheme. The tariff money has already been spent - and then some. CBO estimates that last years GOP tax cuts along with Trumps immigration policies will increase deficits by trillions of dollars over the next decade essentially canceling out the roughly $3T in deficit reduction from Trumps tariffs via @JAscholtes https://t.co/R68JNcVxQI CBO estimates that last years GOP tax cuts along with Trumps immigration policies will increase deficits by trillions of dollars over the next decade essentially"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:01Z 102.8K followers, 17.8K engagements
""New analysis of U.S. Census data shows that states across the U.S. where key midterm elections will take place this year paid over $134 billion in tariffs in the period since President Donald Trump began implementing widespread trade duties" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/inflation-affordability-trump-tariffs-midterm-elections.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/inflation-affordability-trump-tariffs-midterm-elections.html"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:13Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Problematic. Per today's CBO estimates by [----] Social Security Medicare Medicaid and interest will be 70% of federal outlays -- and 96% of federal revenue. Per today's CBO estimates by [----] Social Security Medicare Medicaid and interest will be 70% of federal outlays -- and 96% of federal revenue"
X Link 2026-02-11T21:49Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Only [--] Republicans voted just now to nix Trump's bogus "Canadian fentanyl emergency" (and thus the costly tariffs he imposed thereunder). Quite the admission from this White House official: https://t.co/jCa2S1s4Am Quite the admission from this White House official: https://t.co/jCa2S1s4Am"
X Link 2026-02-11T23:32Z 102.8K followers, 12.7K engagements
"Was this a previously disputed title President Trump receives the Undisputed Champion of Coal award from the Washington Coal Club https://t.co/3T9EqnaXMH President Trump receives the Undisputed Champion of Coal award from the Washington Coal Club https://t.co/3T9EqnaXMH"
X Link 2026-02-12T01:05Z 102.8K followers, 11.2K engagements
"@ericadyork But how could we have known this would happen"
X Link 2026-02-12T14:13Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@MrsCroaky It's literally translated right here thanks https://x.com/i/status/2020927588118692329 OMG he did it. He really did it (Turn captions on) https://t.co/zD3Q4tUNti https://x.com/i/status/2020927588118692329 OMG he did it. He really did it (Turn captions on) https://t.co/zD3Q4tUNti"
X Link 2026-02-11T01:40Z 102.8K followers, 15.2K engagements
"Today Trump temporarily eliminated his own tariffs to "protect American car manufacturers and American farmers." I could watch this a million times"
X Link 2025-03-06T20:36Z 102.8K followers, 3.5M engagements
"The Government of Ontario just spent $75 million on a pro-trade/anti-tariff ad starring. Ronald Reagan"
X Link 2025-10-15T15:45Z 102.8K followers, 556.5K engagements
""Gold was the top U.S. export for the second consecutive month the only two months in at least the last [--] years" π€π€ https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2026/01/30/not-good-news-gold-was-top-us-export-an-unprecedented-second-month/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2026/01/30/not-good-news-gold-was-top-us-export-an-unprecedented-second-month/"
X Link 2026-02-01T16:17Z 102.8K followers, 136.9K engagements
"This is an incredible* exchange on the conspicuous absence of legal authority under which the Trump administration is operating re: VZ oil sales. *It might give me an aneurysm sure but it's still an incredible exchange. Notable exchange between Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) and Bessent on how exactly Treasury is holding Venezuelan assets in custody post Maduro capture. Its the most detailed exchange on these mechanics Ive seen. https://t.co/UI2J8b069W Notable exchange between Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) and Bessent on how exactly Treasury is holding Venezuelan assets in custody post Maduro capture."
X Link 2026-02-04T19:05Z 102.8K followers, 547.7K engagements
"First eggs then coffee and now beef. Every time there's a food affordability crisis Trump responds by lowering tariffs and boosting imports. You'd think there'd be a broader lesson to be drawn here but. no. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ensures-affordable-beef-for-the-american-consumer/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ensures-affordable-beef-for-the-american-consumer/"
X Link 2026-02-06T22:55Z 102.8K followers, 51.9K engagements
""New research from the nonpartisan @TaxFoundation found that the presidents trade policies cost U.S. households about $1000 on average last year matching the average refund check size touted by administration officials" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-money/2026/02/09/the-tariff-man-taketh-00770936 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-money/2026/02/09/the-tariff-man-taketh-00770936"
X Link 2026-02-09T13:34Z 102.8K followers, 21.8K engagements
"The People have spoken #EndTheJonesAct https://x.com/i/status/2020929215533817918 A record [---] million watched the Super Bowl halftime show according to NBC. Compared to [---] for the alternative. https://x.com/i/status/2020929215533817918 A record [---] million watched the Super Bowl halftime show according to NBC. Compared to [---] for the alternative"
X Link 2026-02-09T19:14Z 102.8K followers, 141.2K engagements
"p.s. The video clip may be silly but the real harms the Jones Act inflicts on Puerto Rico are no laughing matter: https://www.cato.org/commentary/american-made-boot-puerto-ricos-neck https://www.cato.org/commentary/american-made-boot-puerto-ricos-neck"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:48Z 102.8K followers, 76.6K engagements
"@AmyA1A Pathetic losers"
X Link 2026-02-09T22:51Z 102.8K followers, 21K engagements
""Global tariffs and continuing weak production levels in the automotive sector impacted Cleveland-Cliffs revenue in [----] which dropped about 3% year over year to $18.6B. The steel maker posted a net loss of $1.4B last year a 100% decline from 2024" https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/cleveland-cliffs-q4-2025-steel-posco-us-canada-tariffs-2026-outlook/811736/utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202026-02-10%20Manufacturing%20Dive%20%5Bissue:81606%5D&utm_term=Manufacturing%20Dive"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:02Z 102.8K followers, 16.9K engagements
""Canadas attempts to diversify trade away from the US and find willing partners are picking up speed. Canada is pursuing several free trade deals including current talks with India the Philippines Thailand the UAE and Saudi Arabia as well as with the ASEAN and Mercosur blocs." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-10/canada-and-free-trade-agreements https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-10/canada-and-free-trade-agreements"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:45Z 102.8K followers, 34.1K engagements
""For every $1 the U.S. collects in taxes and tariffs it will spend $1.33 this year. That continues a trend of high and persistent deficits that is historically rare outside of emergencies wars and recessions." https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/u-s-budget-hole-set-to-deepen-by-trillions-b5dfe11bmod=author_content_page_1_pos_1 https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/u-s-budget-hole-set-to-deepen-by-trillions-b5dfe11bmod=author_content_page_1_pos_1"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:10Z 102.8K followers, 11.5K engagements
"Three telling charts from today's BLS data re the [----] US job market (via @byHeatherLong @katekgen @JedKolko):"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:12Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Goodyear is shedding hundreds of US manufacturing jobs AND paying hundreds of millions of dollars in tariffs. Huh. https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/goodyear-tire-rubber-q4-2025-rubber-tariffs-forward-lay-offs-findlay-ohio/811884/utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202026-02-11%20Manufacturing%20Dive%20%5Bissue:81655%5D&utm_term=Manufacturing%20Dive"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:03Z 102.8K followers, 24.3K engagements
"My new @opinion column explores all the ways governments companies & people are reducing their reliance on the increasingly-unreliable & protectionist US by trading more with each other - and how this shift will make America weaker in both the short & long term: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021942112573403168 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021942112573403168"
X Link 2026-02-12T13:39Z 102.8K followers, 16.5K engagements
"Special tariff carve-outs to buy his support for tariffs. Textbook stuff. NEW - GOP Rep. Don Bacon said after he voted against the rule and left the floor Tuesday night GOP leaders tried to persuade him to come back and negotiate offering tariff carve-outs and other incentives for businesses in his district They were shocked Bacon recounted. NEW - GOP Rep. Don Bacon said after he voted against the rule and left the floor Tuesday night GOP leaders tried to persuade him to come back and negotiate offering tariff carve-outs and other incentives for businesses in his district They were shocked"
X Link 2026-02-12T14:15Z 102.8K followers, 69.1K engagements
"π Listen to how shocked Senator Kennedy was. I should've clarified more how it's actually three different overlapping policies (the presidential visa ban the USCIS benefits suspension and the State Dept immigrant visa suspension) leading to the theft from applicants. https://t.co/SZh4PMzc6j Listen to how shocked Senator Kennedy was. I should've clarified more how it's actually three different overlapping policies (the presidential visa ban the USCIS benefits suspension and the State Dept immigrant visa suspension) leading to the theft from applicants. https://t.co/SZh4PMzc6j"
X Link 2026-02-12T15:44Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"New @NewYorkFed analysis finds US companies/consumers paying 90% of Trump's tariffs: "The bulk of the tariff incidence continues to fall on U.S. firms and consumers. These findings are consistent with twoother studiesthat report high pass-through" https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-is-paying-for-the-2025-u-s-tariffs/ https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-is-paying-for-the-2025-u-s-tariffs/"
X Link 2026-02-12T17:10Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Hooray But also per CBO tariffs have the opposite effect. Tariffs smaller long-run economy less pressure to raise interest rates USG debt service costs get smaller. https://t.co/appIKqxa5A But also per CBO tariffs have the opposite effect. Tariffs smaller long-run economy less pressure to raise interest rates USG debt service costs get smaller. https://t.co/appIKqxa5A"
X Link 2026-02-12T18:15Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"@RichardRubinDC I know I know. But my sarcasm is unfiltered and I couldn't pass up the QT"
X Link 2026-02-12T18:17Z 102.8K followers, [--] engagements
"Golden. Age. CBO says President Trump's tariffs will pass almost entirely through (95%) to the US economy and on to American consumers. The tariffs affect 61% of US imports and will: -reduce investment -reduce employment -lower efficiency -lower the level of GDP https://t.co/KhWRW2D8nf CBO says President Trump's tariffs will pass almost entirely through (95%) to the US economy and on to American consumers. The tariffs affect 61% of US imports and will: -reduce investment -reduce employment -lower efficiency -lower the level of GDP https://t.co/KhWRW2D8nf"
X Link 2026-02-12T18:33Z 102.8K followers, 20.3K engagements
"@janecoaston They're clearly not shopping at Costco. Sad"
X Link 2026-02-12T18:34Z 102.8K followers, 17.6K engagements
"@ClimateAudit @IHoward1749 yes it's one of the stupider things about his "national security" tariffs. Canada is literally - by LAW - part of our Defense Industrial Base"
X Link 2026-02-12T20:17Z 102.8K followers, [--] engagements
"I can't stop thinking about this. It's gonna haunt me for days I just know it. @scottlincicome @janecoaston Theyre shopping at Rigor Hill Market in Tribeca and buying $48 rotisserie chickens https://t.co/gJ6eTHfzi6 @scottlincicome @janecoaston Theyre shopping at Rigor Hill Market in Tribeca and buying $48 rotisserie chickens https://t.co/gJ6eTHfzi6"
X Link 2026-02-12T20:28Z 102.8K followers, 13.8K engagements
"Just saw another example of this today in fact. Never stops being sad/jarring. Small reminder: if you took conservative positions on the Constitution the economy foreign policy or basic morality and then radically changed them solely because a Republican was elected president who changed the partys positions you were never really a conservative you Small reminder: if you took conservative positions on the Constitution the economy foreign policy or basic morality and then radically changed them solely because a Republican was elected president who changed the partys positions you were never"
X Link 2026-02-13T00:43Z 102.8K followers, 39.9K engagements
"BOMBSHELL @FT scoop: Trump admin mulls cutting steel/aluminum tariffs bc these taxes 1) raise US prices; 2) are insanely complicated; 3) had other unintented consequences (incl lobbying). They're admitting in other words that gravity exists. Good"
X Link 2026-02-13T12:03Z 102.8K followers, 442.7K engagements
"Coincidentally @inumanak and I were just in @PostOpinions talking about the complexity problem: https://x.com/i/status/2021949676216316004 I'm also in the @washingtonpost today with @inumanak talking about Trump's other tariffs - the ever-growing "national security" ones - and how a new lawsuit shows they've morphed into a costly bureaucratic nightmare for US companies: https://t.co/zlKS78Tmxg (π) https://t.co/WpYHqZIFcP https://x.com/i/status/2021949676216316004 I'm also in the @washingtonpost today with @inumanak talking about Trump's other tariffs - the ever-growing "national security""
X Link 2026-02-13T12:15Z 102.8K followers, 11.6K engagements
"And https://www.cato.org/blog/us-businesses-tariff-complexity-death-thousand-papercuts https://www.cato.org/blog/us-businesses-tariff-complexity-death-thousand-papercuts"
X Link 2026-02-13T12:30Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Well sure but the economy didn't collapse so it's still a huge knock on all the people who never said it would Wow how did economists get this so wrong https://t.co/CZ55fYEuX1 Wow how did economists get this so wrong https://t.co/CZ55fYEuX1"
X Link 2026-02-13T12:37Z 102.8K followers, 11.2K engagements
"@EsotericCD need this clipped"
X Link 2026-02-13T13:45Z 102.8K followers, [---] engagements
"@TheStalwart @RyanLEllis @ettingermentum also no one in the real world - or in the DC bubble - knows what "neoliberalism" is lol"
X Link 2026-02-13T14:00Z 102.8K followers, [---] engagements
"The @WSJ just posted my response to Peter Navarro's evidence-free claim (also in the WSJ) that foreigners are paying US tariffs. Here it is in full:"
X Link 2026-02-13T14:47Z 102.8K followers, 22.7K engagements
"It's all so ridiculous. Yet it's actual US trade policy. You truly can't make it up. The rent-seeking tariff lobbyists apparently didn't get the MAHA memo about carbs. The soldiers only need protein and whole milk now not crusty rolls https://t.co/3iZ8RfgkeG The rent-seeking tariff lobbyists apparently didn't get the MAHA memo about carbs. The soldiers only need protein and whole milk now not crusty rolls https://t.co/3iZ8RfgkeG"
X Link 2026-02-13T15:49Z 102.8K followers, 13K engagements
"@MichaelRStrain @FT that's right Michael. It does seem that way"
X Link 2026-02-13T18:14Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
"Another nugget in this piece: "The White House has communicated to companies that tariff adjustments are in the works but details and timing remain unclear" Insiders are always the first to know. Always. "The Office of the US Trade Representative is scrambling to resolve complications spawned last year by the Commerce Departments efforts to rush out President Donald Trumps tariff agenda" https://t.co/eSPfa5Hqk5 "The Office of the US Trade Representative is scrambling to resolve complications spawned last year by the Commerce Departments efforts to rush out President Donald Trumps tariff"
X Link 2026-02-13T18:17Z 102.8K followers, 11.3K engagements
"Thread. Can we also all just please point & laugh at the Jones Act lobbyists spending all this time & effort to "debunk" a parody Super Bowl halftime video (and then get all Mad Online about it) I hope the wasted effort cost them a fortune. π€£ I watched this @mercoglianos video in its entirety. Some observations: * @sanbenito's main point that the Jones Act inflates shipping costs to Puerto Rico is confirmed by Sal as around the 9:20 mark he concedes that JA-compliant ships cost more. Costlier ships=inflated rates. I watched this @mercoglianos video in its entirety. Some observations: *"
X Link 2026-02-13T21:04Z 102.8K followers, [----] engagements
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