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In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has escalated his criticisms [https://www.readtangle.com/r/4527a9cb?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over Powell’s decision to maintain interest rates at current levels. The comments follow reports [https://www.readtangle.com/r/965b1f6a?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] that Trump is considering removing Powell from his position, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said [https://www.readtangle.com/r/80de85ed?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] that the administration has begun vetting replacement candidates. Separately, on Tuesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released [https://www.readtangle.com/r/3708d441?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] its monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, which showed prices rising faster than in May. The report added to existing concerns from economists and lawmakers that President Trump’s tariffs would be inflationary, a possibility that Powell has cited [https://www.readtangle.com/r/f6c433e1?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] as his rationale for holding off on cutting the Fed’s interest rate. AD-FREE PODCASTS ARE HERE! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it. You can go to ReadTangle.com [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] to sign up! You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.readtangle.com/], our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here [https://www.readtangle.com/r/ab3bd5d9?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠ [https://www.readtangle.com/r/11657483?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]. Take the survey: What do you think about cutting rates or removing Powell as Fed chair? Let us know [https://www.readtangle.com/r/f9e11f89?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]! Disagree? That's okay. My opinion is just one of many. Write in and let us know why, and we'll consider publishing your feedback. You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. [https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com]  Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall. This podcast was written by: Isaac Saul [https://www.readtangle.com/author/isaac-saul/] and edited and engineered by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Hunter Casperson, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

On Monday, President Donald Trump announced [https://www.readtangle.com/r/eb8fe1fc?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] two measures aimed at pressuring Russia to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. First, Trump said Russia would face tariffs “at about 100%” if it did not agree to a peace deal in the next 50 days, adding [https://www.readtangle.com/r/4ffaa195?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] that he would impose secondary sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil, such as China, India, Brazil, and Turkey. Second, he outlined a plan for countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to purchase weapons from the United States and then transfer them to Ukraine. The announcement follows recently heightened criticism from President Trump towards Russian President Vladimir Putin over his purported unwillingness to end the war.  AD-FREE PODCASTS ARE HERE! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it. You can go to ReadTangle.com [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] to sign up! You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.readtangle.com/], our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here [https://www.readtangle.com/r/f64b1d30?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠ [https://www.readtangle.com/r/8b9b3058?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]. Take the survey: What do you think of Trump’s pivot on Russia and Ukraine? Let us know [https://www.readtangle.com/r/8b654f6e?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]! Disagree? That's okay. My opinion is just one of many. Write in and let us know why, and we'll consider publishing your feedback. You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. [https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com]  Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall. This podcast was written by: Isaac Saul [https://www.readtangle.com/author/isaac-saul/] and edited and engineered by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Hunter Casperson, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

On Thursday, federal immigration authorities said [https://www.readtangle.com/r/42df3640?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] they arrested 319 people suspected of being in the country illegally in raids carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection at two licensed cannabis farms in California. Law enforcement officers also found 10 children in the country illegally during the raids and arrested four United States citizens for allegedly assaulting or resisting officers, according [https://www.readtangle.com/r/da705d29?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] to the Department of Homeland Security. Separately, a farmworker reportedly died [https://www.readtangle.com/r/1444e88d?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] after falling off the roof of a greenhouse at one of the farms. The immigration sweeps are believed to be [https://www.readtangle.com/r/65ce0177?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] the second-largest single-state ICE worksite operation in history.  AD-FREE PODCASTS ARE HERE! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it. You can go to ReadTangle.com [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] to sign up! You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.readtangle.com/], our “Under the Radar” story ⁠here [https://www.readtangle.com/r/97ef941c?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266] and today’s “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠ [https://www.readtangle.com/r/25a0b20c?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]. Take the survey: What do you think of the Trump administration’s recent immigration actions? Let us know [https://www.readtangle.com/r/f0d9214c?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266]! Disagree? That's okay. My opinion is just one of many. Write in and let us know why, and we'll consider publishing your feedback. You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. [https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com]  Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall. This podcast was written by: Isaac Saul [https://www.readtangle.com/author/isaac-saul/] and edited and engineered by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Hunter Casperson, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk a lot about Jeffrey Epstein and the Grok/ai chat bot meltdown. Then the guys play a fun population game that they surprisingly do well on. And, as always, the Airing of Grievances and our mutual frustration with ticks! Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it. You can go to ReadTangle.com to sign up! You can also give the gift of a Tangle podcast subscription by clicking here [https://tanglemedia.supercast.com/gifts/new]. You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. [https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com]  Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall. This podcast was hosted by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75 and Jon Lall.  Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Hunter Casperson, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

SO TODAY, I’D LIKE TO TACKLE FIVE THINGS I THINK I’VE GOTTEN WRONG ABOUT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF HIS SECOND TERM. OF COURSE, THE BOOK ISN’T CLOSED ON ALL THESE STORIES, AND I REMAIN OPEN TO HAVING MY MIND CHANGED AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. AD-FREE PODCASTS ARE HERE! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it. You can go to ReadTangle.com [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] to sign up! You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here [https://www.readtangle.com/membership/] or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. [https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com]  Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall. This podcast was written by: Isaac Saul [https://www.readtangle.com/author/isaac-saul/] and edited and engineered by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Hunter Casperson, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.