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Gavin Newsom Admits He Might Keep Tariffs?

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Britschgi, C. (2026, August 28). Gavin Newsom Admits He Might Keep Tariffs? Reason. https://reason.com/podcast/2026/08/27/gavin-newsom-admits-he-might-keep-tariffs/

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Quick Summary

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is mentioned on a podcast called Freed Up, discussing various topics including tariffs, but he does not explicitly state his stance on them. The conversation about Newsom's economic instincts and potential continued support for tariffs starts at 0:00 of the episode. The national debt has reportedly reached $40 trillion. The discussion on Newsom is a brief part of a broader podcast that covers multiple topics unrelated to him, including AI-generated articles in The Wall Street Journal.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-08-28, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

California Governor Gavin Newsom has expressed a surprising stance on tariffs, admitting that he might keep them, which was reported by Reason.com. This statement contradicts his previous positions as a pro-free trade politician. The article also mentions various other news stories, including the national debt reaching $40 trillion and articles being written by AI in The Wall Street Journal. Additionally, it touches on several social issues, such as concerns over data centers, kids on social media, and video games causing online harm. The article is part of a podcast called "Freed Up" where the hosts discuss these topics along with other news stories and personal anecdotes.

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Who wrote this

Christian Britschgi

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Topics

American California The Wall Street Journal The Washington Post

Subjects

Robby PERSON · 3× American NORP · 2× The Wall Street Journal ORG · 2× California GPE · 1× Christian Britschgi PERSON · 1× Dolly Parton PERSON · 1× Gavin Newsom PERSON · 1× Newsom PERSON · 1× Robby Soave PERSON · 1× Tim Curry PERSON · 1×

Narrative

This week on Freed Up, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi regrettably cover California Gov. Gavin Newsom's surprising economic instincts and the latest moral panics over data centers, kids on social media, video games, and online harm.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-28

2026-08-28 · Reason

Gavin Newsom Admits He Might Keep Tariffs? · assertive framing

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Soave → cover → media

Then Robby talks about his scooter accident. asserted

Robby → talk → accident

Later, they remember Dolly Parton as one of the rare American heroes almost everyone liked, and they celebrate the great Tim Curry by talking about his unforgettable movies. asserted

they → remember → movies

Plus: AI-generated articles in The Wall Street Journal, the end of summer, and the national debt hitting $40 trillion. 0:00—Newsom apparently likes tariffs? asserted

Newsom → generate → tariffs

17:57—Robby got in a scooter accident. asserted

Robby → get → accident

24:03—How do social media companies measure harm? asserted

companies → measure → harm

31:33—Are young men playing too many video games? asserted

men → play → games

43:12—Parton was one of the few American heroes whom everyone liked. asserted

everyone → like → whom

51:01—Karen Attiah got re-hired by The Washington Post. asserted

Attiah → re → Post

55:05— AI is writing articles in The Wall Street Journal. asserted

AI → write → Journal

1:07:28—Robby is going to miss summer, and the national debt hit $40 trillion! asserted

debt → go → trillion