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Barnes Brief: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
April 04, 2023
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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.”
― Samuel Rutherford

 

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I. THE INTRODUCTION
 

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B. Wisdom of the Day
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C. Appearances
 
 
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E. *Bonus: Board Post of Note
  
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A. Food & Medicine
 
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C. Politics
  • The politics of war. 
 
D. Geopolitics
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Special Notices

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