Donald Trump Has a New Unbelievably Stupid Idea

[Splinter]( Jun 14, 2024 [Donald Trump Has a New Unbelievably Stupid Idea]( [Donald Trump Has a New Unbelievably Stupid Idea]( The notion that tariffs can replace income tax is a fantasy that requires a child’s understanding of the world to even float as a proposal, but such is life under Donald Trump. Even for him, this idea is a doozy. [Ukraine\'s Summer of Uncertainty]( [Ukraine's Summer of Uncertainty]( “We have this constant feeling, and most of the people in Ukraine share it, that the West doesn't want us to win this war, and they don't want us to lose this war." [The Pentagon Ran the World\'s Most Well-Funded COVID Anti-Vax Campaign]( [The Pentagon Ran the World's Most Well-Funded COVID Anti-Vax Campaign]( This was an enormous bully, reaching back into its century-old bag of clandestine and underhanded tricks adapted to modern media environments, to prey on a weaker ostensible ally just because they were worried about China's growing power. [Remembering a Play: After 22 Years, Sakic Hands the Cup to Bourque]( [Remembering a Play: After 22 Years, Sakic Hands the Cup to Bourque]( Ray Bourque represented everything pure and good about sports, culminating in a perfect capstone to one of hockey's most celebrated careers. [Untangling the World\'s Right-Wing Reactionary Web]( [Untangling the World's Right-Wing Reactionary Web]( The minoritarian, technocratic approach to democracy appears to be dying. Maybe it’s best we don’t try protecting it with platitudes and pistols, but by rebuilding it with an international coalition of our own [Fake News Isn’t the Problem, TV News Is]( [Fake News Isn’t the Problem, TV News Is]( The entire cable news apparatus is designed to serve a shrinking audience of influential and more well-off news consumers, not to inform the broader public. It's infotainment. [There Have Been Many Faces of the NBA, But Only One Logo]( [There Have Been Many Faces of the NBA, But Only One Logo]( It feels a bit futile to argue about faces in the same universe as The Logo. [Airlines Demonstrate the Benefits and Challenges of Getting to Net Zero]( [Airlines Demonstrate the Benefits and Challenges of Getting to Net Zero]( Despite how far behind the climate change curve we find ourselves, all hope is not lost, especially with new climate investments. When it comes to innovating a decrepit 20th century product, we often have the money on our side—and in this country, that’s all you need. [View this email in your browser]( Copyright © 2024 Splinter/Paste Media (7525 Colbert Drive, Suite 106, Reno NV 89511) [unsubscribe](