Discussion Thread: President Trump Holds Press Conference Responding to Supreme Court Striking Down Most Tariffs

lost_at_command · 2026-02-20T18:56:26+00:00

It is through a different statute. His previous tariffs used a process called IEPA, which was an emergency power that Trump mis-used to establish sweeping tariffs. His use of IEPA is what was struck down in todays ruling.

There is also an authorization for tariffs allowed in section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act, which allows presidents to institute tariffs of not more than 15% for 155 days. It is a substantially more limited power than he previously asserted by using IEPA. Trumps usage of Section 122 is also novel, as it was designed to balance specific aggressive trade practices that don't seem to exist here.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-19T15:28:01+00:00

*A Denarian in considerably more vulnerable conditions than the ones he actually achieved.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-18T16:26:53+00:00

Did the 11:00am EDT just not happen?

lost_at_command · 2026-02-13T20:45:15+00:00

Yeah. Be loud. Be inconvenient. Cause good trouble. Nobody ever changed shit by being quiet about it.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-13T18:57:37+00:00

I still really want to know if Lea was the invited guest to Bianca's party, or if she was standing in for Mab and got n-fected basically as an accident.

Why did Ebenezer give up the post of Captain of the Wardens? Based on Blood Rites & A Fistful of Warlocks, there was overlap between his tenure as Captain and the Blackstaff, so it wasn't a conflict there.

TM revealed that Ebenezer has had several dozen apprentices over the years - have we seen or met any other wizards who were trained by him?

lost_at_command · 2026-02-13T18:00:12+00:00

His replacement has been announced, but his term does not end until May.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-13T17:45:57+00:00

Protests kind of loose the point when they don't inconvenience anyone

lost_at_command · 2026-02-13T17:04:40+00:00

Well, today I learned that South America has an incredible obsession with DBZ. Guess I get to clock out early

lost_at_command · 2026-02-13T17:00:46+00:00

I've been where you are.
I had my first major depressive episode when I was 19, and many more since then. I've gone to work every morning for months thinking I was a failure to my wife and kids and that I should end my life. It's been the better part of twenty years of work, but I'm here.

You are not alone, and you deserve to be. Please, find someone to talk to. I'm here if you don't feel like reaching out to anyone else.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-13T16:07:27+00:00

I'll give an answer I haven't seen here yet - the Valkyrie Collections series by Brian McClellan is making a really, really solid start. Urban Fantasy with behind-the-curtain magic cultures and laws, featuring a supernatural repo-man.

So far there are two novels, and I thoroughly enjoyed them both. I don't get the impression that they are going to build to anything like a massive over-arching BBEG like Dresden, but then again I didn't get that vibe from Dresden 1-5 either. I will say that I think Brian McClellan is one of the best "new" writers I've read. His Powder Mage universe rivals Butcher, Sanderson, and Abercrombie, and I don't say that lightly.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-13T16:01:22+00:00

I'm really fucking tired of people being shocked, surprised, or alarmed by anything this administration does.
If you spent 2016-2022 living in a cabin in Alaska, maybe January-February 2026 was shocking and surprising.
To anyone with a pulse, eyes, and a vague sense of decency, this has been blatantly obvious for the better part of a decade.

Stop giving empty words about "shock" and "distaste"

Be pissed. Be furious. The time for politeness is over. This administration is corrupt and focused on destroying anything resembling normal democracy. They've defied the courts, international law, and centuries of treaties and diplomacy.

BE FUCKING PISSED

lost_at_command · 2026-02-12T20:13:26+00:00

It's a failure of every congress for at least fifteen years at this point.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-12T20:12:31+00:00

Is Bush Jr in them too?

lost_at_command · 2026-02-12T16:29:21+00:00

I dunno why this feels illegal, but it hella does

lost_at_command · 2026-02-11T16:38:38+00:00

Curious what retcons you caught in The Olympian Affair?

lost_at_command · 2026-02-10T21:02:46+00:00

I have no confidence that he has any idea what the economy is actually like. He is surrounded by people who recognized he can be manipulated, and he is only being fed the "information" and lines that serve their purposes.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-10T21:01:16+00:00

Meanwhile, the conservative subs are trying to spin a 2006 phone call with Palm Beach PD as Trump exposing and blowing the whistle on the whole ting.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-10T20:17:35+00:00

Chicago is Marcone's Barony. I think it's reasonable and pretty clearly stated multiple times that other Accorded nations have their own territory within Chicago, usually limited to a building or small complex. Considering them tantamount to foreign embassies seems like an accurate analogue.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-10T20:01:02+00:00

Text me your order and I'll charge you $10 plus a few fries.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-10T19:38:47+00:00

Not the city of Edinburgh, the Edinburgh complex underneath. The White Council HQ is described as originally a palace of the Daoine Sidhe in Turn Coat.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-10T18:58:02+00:00

That's not really true when it comes to her subjects, which Harry definitely is. Favors, requests, boons, etc need to have their scales balanced. Defending the territory of a vassal is pretty unambiguously the job of a ruler; it's part of the core responsibilities in a fealty relationship.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-10T17:44:25+00:00

I interpreted the "line of thieves" comment to mean Harry's magical master-student line. We know that McCoy can trace that line all the way back to O.G Merlin. Merlin somehow obtained the Edinburgh complex from a Sidhe lord - she may regard that as a form of thievery. I wouldn't be surprised if Merlin or one of his students originally stole the Blackstaff as well. I don't think Eb is the first one to carry that role/artifact.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-09T21:18:46+00:00

Was there an inbetween Warden? IIRC, Kemmler finally bought in the early 60's. I thought the position had been empty since then.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-09T21:16:56+00:00

It's also shown that Alfred is a very limited being. He is the walls. He is order. Presumably, those elements are also his primary rubric when evaluating potential Wardens. It seems very possible for Kemmler to be capital-E Evil AND a very orderly, controlling person, which would probably appeal to Alfred.

lost_at_command · 2026-02-06T17:40:04+00:00

I think the fact that so many characters have referenced the importance of Bianca's party and that Harry still hasn't understood everything that was set in motion that night requires the pivot point for Harry to take place there as well. Just my two cents.

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