The 24 Seven: Bill of Goods
Updates on the White House mega-bill, upcoming Substack Lives and other hard realities from the trenches
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Programming Notes
Stop by Substack Live tomorrow (Thursday) at Noon ET with
. And tune in for Part 2 of Trygve’s rules for dealing with autocrats at 4p ET Thursday. (In case you missed Part 1: Play the Game You’re In, catch it here.)And make sure to catch 24sight’s
at 4p on The Show! She’ll have the latest from the Hill and more. Make sure to get all of her dispatches at “Hill Pass”.
Know Your Rights
… these are your rights.
(w/ a proper nod to The Clash)
I had on
, editor of Migrant Insider and a longtime reporter on immigration and the lawfare of the Department of Homeland Security — in all its nuance, from aggressive action at previously routine naturalization hearings in order to hit deportation quotas, to the broader reality that beyond the stagecraft the numbers still don’t hit the levels of deportation under Biden and even the first Trump administration (which was staffed with more longtime Republican professionals, and fewer online and TV celebrities.)We talked about the actions by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents, including the warrantless raids on Washington restaurants, the tens of billions of dollars in spending to stretch the ICE raids another five years, and more.
The full interview, if you missed it live yesterday, is available at the Super Secret Members Page for paying subscribers of 24sight News.
Something I’ve noted in conversations with friends, sources, colleagues, is how much the democratized independent journalism space has, often, resulted in a cable-news style of chasing one hot story a day, with little diversity of coverage. That’s something we aim to break here at 24sight News, a lot is happening, not all of it having to do with shock-jock lawmakers, and often fairly complicated and nuanced.
Big, Beautiful Negotiations
writes in with the latest from the Hill, and the House Republicans pushing to get the votes needed to approve the aforementioned sweeping White House legislation. Juliegrace reports members of the House Freedom Caucus, led by hardliner Rep. Andy Harris, (R-Md.) will be heading to the White House for another round of lobbying as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Trump’s team continue twisting arms for the votes needed to pass the sweeping tax, budget, Medicaid and immigration bill before Memorial Day. Radiant Power
Look for my forthcoming interview with veteran author Laurence Leamer, whose newest tome “Warhol’s Muses” goes in-depth into the world of Andy Warhol to reveal why so many of Warhol’s “Factory Girls” withstood the manipulation and machinations of staying in with Warhol in the quest for fame and celebrity, and how that is reflected in our current moment.
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Have stolen your Clash graphic with plans for epic re-use.