I'm reading the news all day. I get up and check my phone for twenty to forty minutes, then I read three physical newspapers and throughout the day I surf the apps and the sites.
Now in truth, there's less and less in the physical newspaper that has not already been published online. However, you see articles in the physical paper you glance over/don't see online. Because the layout is different and it's easier to see what is important. The physical paper is on its last legs, yet I'm willing to sacrifice print because online news is so much better, it can accommodate more and be posted as it happens.
The first article I want to hip you to I found in today's wakeup ritual on my phone:
"The Problematic Politics of Trump’s Bill: More Lower-Income Americans Are Voting GOP - The class inversion of the two parties is making it harder for Republicans to cut the social safety net"
Free link:
www.wsj.com/politics/the-problematic-politics-of-trumps-bill-more-lower-income-americans-are-voting-gop-0b6288d0?st=aPWk4r&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink On one level, the title says it all. But if you click through you'll see bar graphs and other information.
If you're a boomer, if you were conscious in the last century, this is utterly amazing. The script has flipped, the Democrats are the party of the rich elite. But it seems that only now is anybody acknowledging it.
Republican representatives are wary of voting against the wishes of their constituents, but if they don't support Trump they will be primaried and...
If the Republicans don't come through for their lower income voters will they switch to voting for Democrats in 2026? This is an interesting question, read the article for more.
The second article I want to hip you to I found in the print version of today's "New York Times":
"How Republican E.V. Cuts Could Put U.S. Carmakers Behind China - China’s lead in electric vehicle technology, which is already huge, could become insurmountable if incentive programs are slashed, auto experts and environmentalists say."
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/business/ev-cars-us-china-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TU8.wA3q._SL5X6wNJr02&smid=url-share Once again, the headline tells it all, but if you dig deeper, America's isolationist policies could come back to bite it in the ass.
Unfortunately, the above information is not contained in the rabble-rousing news on social media and other sites that are all opinion, this is what we depend on paid professionals/the derided old media for.
But you should know this information.
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