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Stock futures fall after Trump says tariffs will go into effect on Aug. 1, not July 9: Live updates CNBCTrump confirms ‘letter or a deal' by July 9. Bessent says tariffs will ‘boomerang' to April levels if no deals by August 1 CNNTrump and US commerce secretary say tariffs are delayed until 1 August The GuardianBessent Says He Expects Trade Deals by This Week's Deadline The New York Times
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Israel's Netanyahu says he believes Trump can help seal ceasefire deal ReutersNetanyahu Heads to Washington as Trump Pushes for Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire The New York TimesNew details emerge on Gaza ceasefire proposal as Netanyahu heads to the White House AP NewsTrump hopes to align with Netanyahu on Gaza war endgame during visit AxiosIsrael and Hamas Have Different Reasons for Pursuing Gaza Deal WS
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Topic: PoliticsThe new Trump administration has done a dizzying list of extreme actions, insane cabinet appointments, executive orders and much more. The Democrats have been largely powerless to stop them, and do not appear to have even been trying very hard. Christian "reconstructionist" Russel Vought, architect of both Project 2025 and hidden plans, is running OMB, and Some fear a coup is in progress, and while it's not certain, the fear can't be easily dismissed.
What can be done? For Democrats, the time to act was last year, but they failed. Trump controls the White House, the Senate, the House and much of SCOTUS, a level not seen for many decades, though the margin is small. Most people are asking how can they resist, and as always, there is a great deal of outrage and statements of opposition.
There is a radically different strategy, one that will no doubt anger those feeling outrage, for it is frustrating, contains risk, and seems counterintuitive. It may also be the best plan.
It must be understood that Trump's main strategy is to create enemies, and unify his supporters around them. His main enemy is the left, or Democrats, but he has also specifically demonized immigrants, drag queens, trans people, abortion supporters and many others, even including China and allies like Mexico and Canada.
Trump works by pitching these enemies as the bogeyman, but he also enlists those enemies to help him. He is deliberately as provocative as he can be, in order to trigger outrage. If he can make his enemies lash out at his supporters, engender hate for him and
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