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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.  INTRODUCTION

A. Art of the Day

The tall French doors, the sunlight slipping in amidst the shadows, the desk with files stacked, the overcoat and old school hat, awaiting thought or observing contemplatively, the true gentleman appears ready to soon take action in a time where men were men.

B. Wisdom of the Day

“The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.” Otto von Bismarck.

C. Cultural Recommendation

Surviving Hitler in St. Petersburg, a documentary detailing the shock and horror of the Great War, a generational-defining experience for Putin’s own parents.

D. Appearances

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II. THE EVIDENCE

 *Note: A reminder — links are NOT endorsements of the ideas contained therein. The Library is big, and it mostly consists of ideas I do not personally share.  

A.  Daily News of Interest

  1. Regional bank problems. https://x.com/HedgieMarkets/status/1978921640596590993
  2. Trump-Putin Summit II. https://x.com/RusEmbUSA/status/1978923764642439213
  3. Generational, regional & income gaps in spending. https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1978868455135736318
  4. Anti-Trump card played by Mamdani. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran-mamdani-andrew-cuomo-trump-debate_n_68f1af04e4b061265b2c62b1?origin=home-zone-b-unit
  5. Argentina buy-in, not bail-out.

*Bonus:  Trans agenda origins.

B. Daily Deep Dive: China Trade War

  1. Doomberg: China’s escalatory dominance w/ rare earths. https://newsletter.doomberg.com/p/gloves-off
  2. Internal politics may drive China’s hawkishness. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/asia/china-trump-tariffs.html
  3. The limits to China’s rare earth strategy. https://x.com/KrisPatel99/status/1976933835695698414
  4. China’s debt problem limits their leverage. https://x.com/SantiagoAuFund/status/1978836532866711574 & https://x.com/SantiagoAuFund/status/1978831000298721743
  5. China decoupling divorce defeats the CCCP. https://x.com/abcampbell/status/1978070295157096808

*Bonus: China debt bubble.

C. Cases of Consequence

  1. Red flag searches at SCOTUS. https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/court-hears-arguments-on-when-police-may-enter-a-home-without-a-warrant/
  2. SCOTUS; restitution debate. https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/justices-debate-whether-restitution-imposed-on-convicts-is-criminal-civil-or-perhaps-a-little-of-both/
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  5. Judge protects NYC as sanctuary. https://courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/kaplan-order-ny-terrorism-funding-southern-district-new-york.pdf
  6. Dr. Bowden https://x.com/MdBreathe/status/1979149533314478394
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  9. Antifa indictment. https://www.foxnews.com/us/doj-brings-first-antifa-related-terrorism-charges-texas-ice-attack
  10. Pentagon media rule controversy. https://www.axios.com/2025/10/16/pentagon-press-reporting-rules-restrictions-hegseth

*Bonus: More Ukraine property right violations. https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/m.s.l-tov-v-ukraine-echr-jugment.pdf

 

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I.  INTRODUCTION

A. Art of the Day

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D. Appearances

 

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I.  INTRODUCTION

A. Art of the Day

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