Southern Progressives

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Bill Freeman
May 08, 2025

National News:

The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy

www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/05/the-david-frum-show-the-most-corrupt-presidency-in-american-history/682720/?gift=kv3__FYls2fxmm4Mh6G3fULQRMdHLSa3KGNT6VfBbzI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

US and UK expected to announce a trade deal that Trump says will cement their relationship

The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal that will lower the burden of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

apnews.com/article/us-uk-trump-starmer-trade-deal-79d55b8ade0dd8c9265ada9400d079db?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

State News:

Local Efforts Emerge After South Nashville ICE Sweep - Nashville Banner

Nashville residents and organizations rally to support affected families and coordinate resources in response to recent ICE actions.

nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/07/nashville-ice-sweeps-response

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My Take:

Reading and listening to Anne Applebaum helps me understand more of what is going on in our country. The above article is an excellent read or listen to. Waiting for the tariffs to hit us is like waiting for an accident you know is going to happen, it’s going to hurt a lot of people and there is nothing any of us can do anything about. We don’t know exactly how it will affects us, we just know it’s coming.

It makes me wonder, just how bad does Trump get to hurt our country before the whole country decides he is not good for us at all? I have friends that continue to give him the benefit of the doubt, and I wonder if the empty shelves this coming months will have an impact or will they continue to make excuses for him.

The courts, Dow Jones going down, and protests are the only areas that seem to give Trump pause on what he is trying to do. He is slowly trying to take over our country and a small piece of paper called the constitution is truly stopping him and the people who take an oath to it.

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