Kelly Johnston

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Memo to Democrats: Acts of domestic terrorism are not a very effective political strategy in persuading others. https://kellyjohnston.substack.....com/p/from-profanit

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Do we need - and do politicians benefit from - flinging profanity these days like monkey poo? https://kellyjohnston.substack.....com/p/is-democratic

Potty mouths in politics are legendary, but has it been mainstreamed? Is it getting out of hand, and does it help or hurt the Democrats who increasingly use it?

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I've never seen so much attention on the US-Canada trade relationship, but the current brouhaha isn't adequately explained. Here you go. https://kellyjohnston.substack.....com/p/trumps-tariff

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Canada's economy, especially its farm and food sector, bears little resemblance to America's. Their "supply management" scheme would be illegal, even unimaginable in the USA.

Movies about the US Senate are few and far between, but the best is the suspenseful Advise and Consent, the only one filmed in the Capitol complex and released in 1962. It perfectly captures the Senate of its era. https://kellyjohnston.substack.....com/p/advice-and-co

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Democrats on Capitol Hill aren't getting much traction attacking the Trump Administration's spending cuts, which are popular with everyday Americans. But storm clouds are appearing over Trump's tariffs. https://kellyjohnston.substack.....com/p/tariffs-maha-

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Trump Administration shock and awe is wrecking lots of havoc. They should consider a better communications rollout.