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Mar 2025
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Inside a WTF Week: Stock Market Nosedive...

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393. Inside a WTF Week: Stock Market Nosedives, Dept of Ed Decimated & the Elon Circus with Jessica Yellin 


Jessica Yellin and Amanda are together again to discuss the biggest news stories in what Jessica calls a “WTF week.” 


-How the latest tariffs will affect consumers, companies, and our electricity in the US

-The facts behind the potential government shutdown 

-The Elon Musk circus and the recent infomercial-esque promotion of Tesla by Trump

-The cuts to the Department of Education and what Project 2025 conservatives really want


Jessica Yellin is the founder of News Not Noise, a pioneering Webby award-winning independent news brand -- dedicated to helping you manage your “information overload.” She is the former chief White House correspondent for CNN and an Emmy, Peabody and Gracie Award-winning political correspondent. You can follow her on Instagram at Jessica Yellin. And also, to get real time, clear and brilliant reporting, go to substack.com and search for her page newsnotnoise and subscribe there.

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