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MAGA Imperialism Unites the World Against US - The Monday AM Quickie 3/24/25

By Corey Pein —

Tiger Woods says he and his new beau Vanessa Trump, who was married to Don Jr. for 12 years and had five kids with him, "would appreciate privacy," in a post to his 6.4 million followers on X. I'm no public relations professional, but I see one problem with his strategy. - Corey

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THE BIG NEWS

World Tour: Trumpism Inspires Autocracy, Undermines Rule of Law, Weakens Status of US

  • Liberal Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Calls Snap Elections on April 28 to Seize Anti-Trump Momentum "We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trump's unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty," Carney told reporters yesterday. "Trump claims that Canada isn't a real country. He wants to break us so America can own us. We will not let that happen. We're over the shock of the betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons." via the New York Times and CBC News.
  • Greenland Prime Minister Denounces 'Highly Aggressive' US Delegation Second lady Usha Vance and one of her sons will join national security adviser Michael Waltz on the trip, which Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede says "can in no way be characterized as a harmless visit from a politician's wife" but is instead "demonstration of power to us." via the Guardian, the Washington Post, and NBC News.
  • US Holds Separate Meetings with Russian and Ukrainian Delegations in Saudi Arabia As delegations met behind closed doors at a luxury venue in Riyadh, Russian drones killed at least seven people across Ukraine and in the capital, Kyiv. via BBC News, the Associated Press, and NBC News.
  • South Korean Constitutional Court Reinstates Impeached Acting President Han Duck-soo "The court has not, however, yet given a date for its highly anticipated ruling on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was suspended from his duties after attempting to impose martial law on Dec. 3, a move that put Han — briefly — into the acting president role." via the AP and the Washington Post.
  • Largest Protest in Over a Decade Sweep Turkey After Jailing of Opposition Leader in Istanbul "Speaking at a polling station in Bodrum, western Turkey, engineer Mehmet Dayanc, 38, said he feared that 'in the end we'll be like Russia, a country without an opposition, where only a single man participates in elections.'" via BBC News, the AP, and Le Monde.
  • Sudan's Military Seizes Presidential Palace and Central Bank as Civil War Takes a Turn "Foreign powers like the United Arab Emirates and Russia fuel the fight by supplying weapons to either side, and many worry it could spiral into a regional conflict by drawing in fragile neighboring countries like South Sudan or Chad." via the New York Times and Al Jazeera.
  • South African Ambassador Expelled By Trump Returns to Hero's Welcome "It is not the US of Obama, it is not the US of Clinton, it is a different US and therefore our language must change," Ebrahim Rasool says, defending his comments that the MAGA movement represents a white "supremacist instinct." via the Associated Press.
  • Parisians Vote on Making 500 Streets Car-Free, Replacing Asphalt with Greenery Socialist Mayor Anne "Hidalgo's moves have earned her acclaim overseas, but they have been more controversial at home." via the Washington Post.

Trumpocalypse: Government Piles on 'Patently Weak and Pretextual' Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil

  • 'I Didn't Sign It,' Trump Claims of Mass Deportation Order Bearing His Signature The Department of Homeland Security, meanwhile, revoked the temporary immigration status from more than half a million Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans who came to the US since Oct. 2022. via the Washington Post, NBC News, the Associated Press, and the Guardian.
  • 'The Big Law Firms Are Not Going to Save Us': Fear Spreads as Big Shot Lawyers Cave to Trump Shakedown Meanwhile, a White House memo orders Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to bring ethics cases against lawyers who challenge the administration in court. via NBC News, HuffPost, and the Washington Post.
  • 'Really, I Want to Turn It Off': Acting Social Security Commissioner Walks Back Threat to Shut Down Benefits System Trump allies are meanwhile begging him to rein in Elon Musk and keep him from ranting unscripted about slashing Social Security benefits. via NBC News and Politico.
  • The Party of Fiscal Responsibility: Tax Revenue Projected to Fall 10 Percent Amid DOGE Cuts Weather forecasts are also expected to get worse just in time for severe weather season as cuts force the remaining employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to skip balloon launches. via the Washington Post and the AP.
  • Voice of America Journalists Sue Kari Lake for Dismantling Their Agency Counterintelligence experts, meanwhile, warn that the mass firing of federal employees creates an unprecedented opportunity for foreign governments to solicit information from unemployed feds desperate for work. via the Post and the AP.
  • White House Sells $200,000 Corporate Sponsorships for South Lawn Easter Egg Roll House Republicans, meanwhile, are introducing bills to put Trump's face on the $100 bill instead of Benjamin Franklin – and to carve his face on Mount Rushmore. via CNN and Politico.
  • No Injuries Reported After Florida Man Drives Car Into Protesters Outside Tesla Dealership "Aside from the peaceful protests across the country, at least 80 reported cases of vandalism or arson of Tesla vehicles have made headlines in the U.S. and Canada." via the AP, NBC News, the Washington Post, and Politico.
  • 'Not a Big Fan of Elon': Ordinary Conservative Voters Disturbed By DOGE Destruction of Government "Interviews with dozens of voters showed an organic irritation with MAGA policies some have interpreted as antidemocratic, rough for the economy or destabilizing to the world order." via the Washington Post and the New York Times.

QUICKEST QUICKIES

  • All Eyes Are on Zohran Mamdani in New York City Mayoral Race as Candidates Unite Against Cuomo "Your policies should not require translation," the leftist social media star Mamdani says of his approach to campaigning. "They should speak directly to a person's life, and I think the medium through which you convey that message should also speak to that same directness." via Politico, the New York Times, and the City NYC.
  • Wildfires Strike New Jersey and Force Evacuations in the 'Abnormally Dry' Carolinas Meanwhile in fire-devastated Altadena, California, international investors are paying big premiums in cash for ruined properties, fueling gentrification fears. via the Associated Press and NBC News.
  • Luigi Mangione's Lawyers Claim Police Evidence 'Fraught with Constitutional Violations' Meanwhile, former cops with disciplinary records have joined a private security app called Protector that bills itself as "Uber with guns" and advertises its services using a live reenactment of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's assassination, allegedly by Mangione. via the Guardian and HuffPost.
  • Something Happening Here: 41,000 People Attend Sanders and AOC Rallies in Denver and Greeley, Colorado "In Denver, the crowd was so immense that people climbed onto statues and sat on the broad steps of buildings across the street to watch. In Tempe, Arizona, outside Phoenix, thousands of people who could not get inside the arena crowded a plaza outside or watched from a parking garage." via the Denver Post, the AP, and the Guardian.

SOME NUMBER

50,021

That's the latest official death toll in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, although most experts consider it a dramatic undercount. The Israeli military bombed Gaza's Nasser Hospital yesterday, killing at least two people, including a 16-year-old boy, injuring medical staff, and destroying much of the surgical department.

ON THE SHOW TODAY

3/17: Happy Monday! Today's MR guest will be Paul Glastris, discussing his new piece in Washington Monthly.

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PARTING WORDS

"Look, I'm not stepping down."

-- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, speaking to NBC News about growing outrage from across the Democratic Party at his decision earlier this month to advance a Republican funding bill with devastating cuts to Medicaid. Schumer calls his capitulation "a vote of principle" motivated "out of pure conviction as to what a leader should do."

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