frozen snapshot — 2026-08-05 · see today →

What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6

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seven more government equity stakes 28% the MP Materials export order 16% the copper that beat the tariff 10% · newthe fishermen's rule rollback 8% · neweverything else 38%

The op-ed pages have found his equity portfolio

A Washington Post opinion piece tallies the "hidden cost" of the government's corporate buying spree.

Opinion | The hidden cost of the government’s corporate buying spree

The Washington Post · 2026-08-04

our translation

he built the stakes faster than anyone could price them. the hidden cost isn't the money, it's that every future rescue now comes with a published price sheet.

WaPo op-ed reopens the ledgerpretty sure · 1 source

Washington picked MP Materials before the order was signed

Report puts him in the timelinepretty sure · 1 source

200,000 tons of copper beat the tariff to the docks

new — Record July import surge reportedhonestly, a hunch · 1 source

The endangered-species rollback lands back in NOAA's lap

new — Trump vow plus new coastal reviewhonestly, a hunch · 2 sources

wednesday, august 5

Draft a rebuttal to the "hidden cost" op-ed before the afternoon shows(safe bet)

Get the MP Materials timeline straight before anyone asks about dates(reported)

Ask staff how 200,000 tons of copper cleared customs in one month(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Opinion | The hidden cost of the government’s corporate buying spree

news.google.com · 2026-08-05

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