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  'http://laksa054.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
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Williamson’s weekly newsletter on politics, policy, and culture. To unlock the full version, \nbecome a Dispatch member today\n.\nLiars think everyone is a liar, cheaters think everyone is a cheat, etc.: You know that story. Donald Trump is, from time to time, shocked that the world is not populated by grifters and con artists as thoroughly corrupt as he, and he sometimes confesses his consternation in a way that would be amusing if he were in the high-dollar Palm Beach retirement home where he belongs rather than waging illegal wars willy-nilly in Iran, Venezuela, Ecuador, possibly Cuba, as well as on random boats in the Caribbean, inconveniently located girls’ schools, Democratic cities, and the U.S.\neconomy. He is, by his own telling, distressed that the justices he has appointed to the Supreme Court attempt to follow the Constitution rather than simply do his bidding. Earlier in March, he\nthundered\non his boutique social-media site:\nThe decision that mattered most to me was TARIFFS! The Court knew where I stood, how badly I wanted this Victory for our Country, and instead decided to, potentially, give away Trillions of Dollars to Countries and Companies who have been taking advantage of the United States for decades.\n…\nThe Democrats on the Court always “stick together,” no matter how strong a case is put before them — There is rarely even a minor “waver.” But Republicans do not do this. They openly disrespect the Presidents who nominate them to the highest position in the Land, a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and go out of their way, with bad and wrongful rulings and intentions, to prove how “honest,” “independent,” and “legitimate” they are.\nI do love the sneer quotes around “honest” and “legitimate.” Small wonder he lost his shirt in Atlantic City: Trump has no poker face—he always tells you exactly what he is thinking.\nBeyond the usual shock all mentally normal people must feel when encountering the borderline illiteracy of the president of these United States—there are exceptions, but one can generally get a decent read on a man’s intelligence from how he writes in his native language, and I’d be shocked if Trump’s IQ were as high as the temperature in Indian Wells yesterday—consider the bluntness of the president’s political corruption as confessed here: There is no pretense that the Constitution or statutes matter, that an independent judiciary is a desirable part of our republican constitutional order, etc. Trump’s vision of jurisprudence is:\nI gave you what you wanted—a seat on the Supreme Court—and now your job is to give me what I want\n.\nI don’t take my oath of office seriously, and if you do, I consider that a personal betrayal. \nThere are, I am told, some poetic sentiments that can be expressed only in French and some psychological states that require German. But in the Age of Trump, we must lean on Yiddish in response to this\nmeshugganah gonif\n.\nYou are receiving the free, truncated version of\nWanderland\n.\nTo read Kevin’s full newsletter—and unlock all of our stories, podcasts, community benefits, and our newest feature, \nDispatch Voiced\n, which allows you to listen to our written stories in your own podcast feed—\njoin The Dispatch as a paying member\n.\nStories We Think You’ll Like\nThe Two Jakes\nOn one journo’s much-noticed resemblance to a certain CNN anchor.\nKevin D. Williamson is national correspondent at The Dispatch and is based in Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he spent 15 years as a writer and editor at National Review, worked as the theater critic at the New Criterion, and had a long career in local newspapers. He is also a writer in residence at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. 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Earlier in March, he [thundered](https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116236559151421767) on his boutique social-media site:\n\n> The decision that mattered most to me was TARIFFS! The Court knew where I stood, how badly I wanted this Victory for our Country, and instead decided to, potentially, give away Trillions of Dollars to Countries and Companies who have been taking advantage of the United States for decades.\n> \n> …\n> \n> The Democrats on the Court always “stick together,” no matter how strong a case is put before them — There is rarely even a minor “waver.” But Republicans do not do this. 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Williamson’s weekly newsletter on politics, policy, and culture. To unlock the full version, [become a Dispatch member today](https://thedispatch.com/join/). *** Liars think everyone is a liar, cheaters think everyone is a cheat, etc.: You know that story. Donald Trump is, from time to time, shocked that the world is not populated by grifters and con artists as thoroughly corrupt as he, and he sometimes confesses his consternation in a way that would be amusing if he were in the high-dollar Palm Beach retirement home where he belongs rather than waging illegal wars willy-nilly in Iran, Venezuela, Ecuador, possibly Cuba, as well as on random boats in the Caribbean, inconveniently located girls’ schools, Democratic cities, and the U.S. economy. He is, by his own telling, distressed that the justices he has appointed to the Supreme Court attempt to follow the Constitution rather than simply do his bidding. Earlier in March, he [thundered](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116236559151421767) on his boutique social-media site: > The decision that mattered most to me was TARIFFS! The Court knew where I stood, how badly I wanted this Victory for our Country, and instead decided to, potentially, give away Trillions of Dollars to Countries and Companies who have been taking advantage of the United States for decades. > > … > > The Democrats on the Court always “stick together,” no matter how strong a case is put before them — There is rarely even a minor “waver.” But Republicans do not do this. They openly disrespect the Presidents who nominate them to the highest position in the Land, a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and go out of their way, with bad and wrongful rulings and intentions, to prove how “honest,” “independent,” and “legitimate” they are. I do love the sneer quotes around “honest” and “legitimate.” Small wonder he lost his shirt in Atlantic City: Trump has no poker face—he always tells you exactly what he is thinking. Beyond the usual shock all mentally normal people must feel when encountering the borderline illiteracy of the president of these United States—there are exceptions, but one can generally get a decent read on a man’s intelligence from how he writes in his native language, and I’d be shocked if Trump’s IQ were as high as the temperature in Indian Wells yesterday—consider the bluntness of the president’s political corruption as confessed here: There is no pretense that the Constitution or statutes matter, that an independent judiciary is a desirable part of our republican constitutional order, etc. Trump’s vision of jurisprudence is: I gave you what you wanted—a seat on the Supreme Court—and now your job is to give me what I want. 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Liars think everyone is a liar, cheaters think everyone is a cheat, etc.: You know that story. Donald Trump is, from time to time, shocked that the world is not populated by grifters and con artists as thoroughly corrupt as he, and he sometimes confesses his consternation in a way that would be amusing if he were in the high-dollar Palm Beach retirement home where he belongs rather than waging illegal wars willy-nilly in Iran, Venezuela, Ecuador, possibly Cuba, as well as on random boats in the Caribbean, inconveniently located girls’ schools, Democratic cities, and the U.S. economy. He is, by his own telling, distressed that the justices he has appointed to the Supreme Court attempt to follow the Constitution rather than simply do his bidding. Earlier in March, he [thundered](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116236559151421767) on his boutique social-media site: > The decision that mattered most to me was TARIFFS! The Court knew where I stood, how badly I wanted this Victory for our Country, and instead decided to, potentially, give away Trillions of Dollars to Countries and Companies who have been taking advantage of the United States for decades. > > … > > The Democrats on the Court always “stick together,” no matter how strong a case is put before them — There is rarely even a minor “waver.” But Republicans do not do this. They openly disrespect the Presidents who nominate them to the highest position in the Land, a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and go out of their way, with bad and wrongful rulings and intentions, to prove how “honest,” “independent,” and “legitimate” they are. I do love the sneer quotes around “honest” and “legitimate.” Small wonder he lost his shirt in Atlantic City: Trump has no poker face—he always tells you exactly what he is thinking. Beyond the usual shock all mentally normal people must feel when encountering the borderline illiteracy of the president of these United States—there are exceptions, but one can generally get a decent read on a man’s intelligence from how he writes in his native language, and I’d be shocked if Trump’s IQ were as high as the temperature in Indian Wells yesterday—consider the bluntness of the president’s political corruption as confessed here: There is no pretense that the Constitution or statutes matter, that an independent judiciary is a desirable part of our republican constitutional order, etc. Trump’s vision of jurisprudence is: I gave you what you wanted—a seat on the Supreme Court—and now your job is to give me what I want. I don’t take my oath of office seriously, and if you do, I consider that a personal betrayal. There are, I am told, some poetic sentiments that can be expressed only in French and some psychological states that require German. 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