We're starting. I think we're starting.

Check one, two, check one, two.

You're coming in loud and clear, one, two, nine, four, five, or.

Welcome everybody. This is, if I have my numbers correctly, our fourth public assembly of the Independent Labor Club of New York City, and you've made it.

This is a test today.

I'm Sean, by the way, a spokesperson for the ILC.

This is a test to see if on the nicest day of the year thus far, on the day when spring has sprung if we can get 50 or 100

people into a relatively windowless room to talk about tariffs. So far, so good. I think we've done

pretty good so far. So we can all give ourselves a good nice big pat on the back for that.

We have a little feedback-ish sort of, bear with us, folks.

I think we're all right.

It sounds good?

Thumbs up if it sounds good.

Getting a lot of thumbs up here.

For the people, we are recording this for podcast, internet radio.

So, you know, do understand, too too that this will be recorded for posterity. Your reactions will be recorded for posterity.

So react well, my friends.

Thank you so much again for coming to our panel.

We have three excellent and esteemed guests.

Today we're going to be talking about

Trump, tariffs, and the working class. Without further ado, I'm going to go ahead and we'll start

with Cyrus. Introduce yourself. Give yourself a short little blurb or bio, and we'll come right on

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