Barnes Brief: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Barnes Brief
Schedule This Week
Sidebar: TBD. Kari Lake in transit this week.
Bourbon w/ Barnes: Tuesday & Thursday at 9 pm-ish eastern.
Thursday: Steve Deace.
Friday: The Duran.
The Closing Argument Today: Why Trump Is Legally Innocent.
Introduction: Top 10 Headlines
- Trump to be arraigned today, without mug shot, jail visit or booking. Trump added new counsel, a corporate-type defense lawyer.
- Polls show Trump surging to massive lead in primaries.
- Wisconsin voters go to polls to decide fate of Wisconsin Supreme Court, with Democrat-aligned candidate as heavy favorite.
- Texas medical board targets dissident doctors.
- Twitter bird is gone, replaced by the Doge symbol.
- Bombings of Russian cafes targeting bloggers celebrated by Oscar-winning Ukraine war supporters. A reminder as to who is likely culprit.
- Replacing the $ is akin to replacing English: it requires mass adoption to work, and little sign such massive public adoption is happening.
- ISM data shows manufacturing in recession.
- OPEC cuts production.
- Real construction spending declines again as consumer sentiment shows recession incoming.
Wisdom of the Day: "“Arbitrary governing hath no alliance with God.”
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