Jam to the slaughter
Analysts say President Trump's pause on some tariff measures "upends any pretence that we understand his strategy." / ING
Meanwhile, Trump now faces accusations of market manipulation. / Al Jazeera
From the Financial Times: "We now know the market has Trump on a leash, and we have an initial estimate of its length." / The Financial Times
A full list of the new updated tariff rates country by country. / The Guardian
See also: Research strongly suggests America's 19th-century tariffs were probably harmful. / Economic Forces
Switzerland launches a trial program offering young criminals psychotherapy and increased freedoms while keeping them in a confined environment. / NZZ
In the US, the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants a system of trucks to handle mass deportation similar to how Amazon's fleet delivers packages. / The Guardian
Why aren't universities using their billion-dollar endowments to fight Trump? "It's easy to see the next four years as a blip when you're about to celebrate your 400th birthday." / Vox
Unrelated: A collection of "improprieties in pronunciation" among people from New England in 1808. / Futility Closet
A biologist says insects from the 1970s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term even existed. / Bluesky
Remembering heiress Katharine McCormick, who funded development of the pill and Planned Parenthood. / The New York Times [+]
Reviews of Meghan Markle's sold-out raspberry jam: "It's too runny for a PB&J or, God forbid, an open-faced slice of toast." / The Cut
Hunter Biden says sales of his paintings have plummeted since his father left office. / The Art Newspaper
Some notes on Pablo Picasso's drawing notebooks. / Noted
Some photorealistic oil paintings of urban landscapes. / Colossal
Modern culture and emergent tech are said to be reshaping our relationship to dreaming. / Noema
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