The ASTROLABE: 4/8/25 | The Bessent SHORT; Trade WAR with China; TRUMP'S Record Popularity

Every M-F I do a livestream on Twitter and YT called The ASTROLABE, covering all the tweets, videos, articles, and memes that caught my eye. Many are saying it's the "best afternoon morning show on the internet."SEE BELOW for the list of all the content for the 4/8 show.SUPPORT THE SHOW:* LISTEN TO EWBSX, NOW LIVE: https://EWBSX.app* App now available on Google Play and Apple App Stores! Search EWBSX: The Cyberbully* FOLLOW THE CYBERBULLY ON X: https://x.com/ewbsxcyberbully* Join the super top-secret private Kingpilled community: kingpilled.com* Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realkingpilled* Help Matt pay the bills: https://buymeacoffee.com/kingpilled* CASH APP: https://cash.app/$kingpilled* TAKE ACTION against the decay of modernity! JOIN Axios Fitness Coaching: https://axioscoaching.outgrow.us/axioscoaching-244/8 ASTROLABE LINKS:* thad🥛☀️ on X: "https://t.co/OksbJwmyZw" / X* (22) DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 on X: "Wait for it ….. https://t.co/sjKXrnP6Va" / X* (23) Dudes Posting Their W’s on X: "This guy came across the coolest custom built motorcycle https://t.co/bvGXpE431a" / X* (23) Dudes Posting Their W’s on X: "Metallica performs “Enter Sandman” in Moscow in 1991, drawing an estimated 1.6 million attendees. It’s considered one of the best performances of all time https://t.co/BoenT5h02L" / X* (23) The Post Millennial on X: "Lowe's to close all stores for Easter Sunday https://t.co/BrfN8qOrWZ" / X* (23) Brent Scher on X: "So it really did get sucked into Mike Waltz phone… According to @guardian, the WH forensic report says Brian Hughes, who runs Waltz comms, sent Goldberg’s contact last Oct to push back on a campaign story. Apple added the number under Hughes as a “contact suggestion update.” https://t.co/688DXYiEZl" / X* (25) MERICA MEMED on X: "Hold it. This is a good one. https://t.co/igf2SFYLWn" / X* (25) Eric Daugherty on X: "🚨 'HE AIN'T NO LAME DUCK, HE'S A SOARING EAGLE!': CNN finds Trump is at a "RECORD PACE" with implementing policy promises, and voters are OK with it "The American people recognize that what he's doing here is completely different - 86%!" "A majority of the public, 53%, do NOT https://t.co/v6EGhOZWC9" / X* (25) Eric Daugherty on X: "🚨 BOOM! Scott Jennings lays into Democrats' newfound "free market bona fides" as they oppose tariffs, but have always supported tax increases. He suggests Trump should offer to cut corporate taxes to appease Democrats. 😂 "I do find it interesting in this conversation though https://t.co/km9E0t2kyc" / X* (25) Derrick Evans on X: "🚨NEW: Stephen Miller: “The original sin was that we created a tax system that punished you for making something in America & rewarded you for making something in China or a foreign country." https://t.co/clBntKNdOb" / X* (25) The Reckoning 💥 on X: "The Bessent short has gained popularity as the US and China descend into a trade war. It's grounded in the famous Soros Fund Management short of the British pound. But are there signs that this could be happening to the Yuan? Let's explore the Bessent short 🧵: https://t.co/t2Zq3hE84w" / X* (25) The Reckoning 💥 on X: "Trump is writing checks with his mouth right now. That rarely backfires on him." / X* (25) Rarely Tolerable. on X: "Senator Wyden: " We are in an arms race on clean energy with them. Are you going to be on the side of people who want to unravel this?" Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent: " China will build a hundred new coal plants this year. Senator Wyden. There is not a clean energy https://t.co/0kHsO1oz4c" / X Get full access to Kingpilled at kingpilled.substack.com/subscribe