The Complexities of Tariffs and Global Supply Chains

This chapter explores the intricate dynamics of global supply chains and the effects of tariffs on economies, revealing how minor adjustments can trigger major disruptions. It also examines the political ramifications of the Trump administration's tariff threats on countries such as India and Brazil, underscoring the potential unintended consequences in Brazil's political environment.

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

- Infrastructure as Control feat. Andrew

- Why Trump is Obsessed with the Autopen

- How Tucson Beat Amazon’s Data Center

- Tariffs and the Corruption State

- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #29

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Sources/Links:

Why Trump is Obsessed with the Autopen

https://www.shapell.org/behind-the-scenes/the-robot-pen/

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1908354

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/lead-investigator-james-comer-biden-autopen-digital-signature-rcna216719

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/05/politics/autopen-trump-biden-analysis

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/us/politics/biden-pardon-autopen-trump.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/us/politics/biden-clemency-interview.html

How Tucson Beat Amazon’s Data Center

http://nodesertdatacenter.com

https://apnews.com/article/electricity-prices-data-centers-artificial-intelligence-fbf213a915fb574a4f3e5baaa7041c3a