GOP Sen. Johnson: I’ll Be Talking to Trump About Tariff ‘Exemptions’ as Time Goes On to Ensure Businesses Survive

During an interview aired on Thursday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) stated that there will be problems for manufacturers that import products no longer made in the U.S. under the Trump tariffs because “it’s going to take a long time to onshore some of those products. So, we’ll certainly be talking to the president…

The SS United States is a piece of maritime history. Now it’s becoming an artificial reef

A piece of maritime history, the SS United States, is set to become the world’s largest artificial reef, destined for the depths of Florida’s Gulf Coast. However, the ocean liner’s final resting place is contested, with competing diving businesses vying for its proximity.Meanwhile, there have been legal challenges to halt the sinking entirely.Currently undergoing a meticulous month-long cleaning at the Port of Mobile, Alabama, the nearly 1,000-foot vessel is being prepared for its transformation. Workers are painstakingly emptying and cleaning all 120 fuel tanks, removing chemicals, wiring, plastic, and glass to mitigate any potential environmental impact. The SS United States in 1952 on its maiden voyage

JD Vance’s Trumpian Attack on Time

Photograph Source: Office of Vice President of the United States – Public Domain It’s all happening so fast. If they are not attacking some agency like the Department of Education or a cultural institution such as the Kennedy Center or Smithsonian Museum, they’re launching some personal vendetta against a lawyer or law firm, imposing tariffs…

Roaming Charges: Welcome to the Machine

Frank Gehry’s Experience Music Project building, Seattle. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Confessions + Trump and Rubio would have deported Tom Paine for writing seditious pamphlets as a “citizen of the world” and not the US. As it was, Paine died a…