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Trump’s Recession Has Begun

It’s already in Seattle. It will now travel east.

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May 03, 2025
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by Timothy Noah

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I have a friend named Eric Redman. He’s a lawyer, climate change professional, and author (The Dance of Legislation, Bones of Hilo, Death in Hilo). Ric (his friends call him Ric) and his wife have a view out their window of Elliot Bay and the Seattle waterfront. Ordinarily, when they look out their window they see …

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