This week, Rick and I break down the chaos in Trumpworld and beyond:

Serious Headlines

• Trump’s tariffs ruled illegal — then reinstated by an appeals court.
• Trump claims he lowered China tariffs to protect them from civil unrest.
• Steel tariffs are set to double, prompting fears of a trade war rerun.
• “TACO” — Trump Always Chickens Out — goes viral (and he’s not thrilled).
• Lobbyists reportedly charging for help securing Trump pardons.
• Trump cancels a $766 million Moderna bird flu vaccine grant — during an actual bird flu outbreak.
• The MAHA report cites studies that don’t exist (including one that links to a dog food site).
• The State Department considers an “Office of Remigration” — a term borrowed from European far-right parties.
• PBS sues the Trump administration, just days after NPR did the same

Weird and Funny Stuff

• Trump retweets a conspiracy theory that Biden died in 2020 and was replaced by a robot.
• Elon Musk allegedly did so much ketamine while advising Trump it affected his bladder.
• A newspaper publishes an AI-generated summer reading list with totally fake books (we’d still read The Invisible Canoe).
• Trump might pardon Diddy.
• Senator Joni Ernst, asked about Medicaid cuts, says: “Well, we’re all going to die.”

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