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The Trump Effect: Make America’s Billionaires Bigger Again

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The Strait of Hormuz remains shuttered from every western country with perhaps the exception of Spain.  As officials walk out of Military pow-wows shaking their heads in disgust, it appears Hegseth’s advisors have zero strategy with regard to a ground invasion.  A suicide mission.  Today, Trump has declared the EU must figure out its own means of dealing with Iran given America doesn’t need the Strait…  Except America is the reason it is closed.  And given the bills are mounting with at least 12 destroyed US bases, the cost of deploying bombs and jets, refueling the ships and jets at triple the cost, Trump says “The Arabs” have to foot the bill.   

Now Trump is telling Europe they have a choice either buy from America or buy from Russia.  Of course, Trump’s specific actions caused that Brent Crude price to spike over $108 settling at $103.7 from its 2025 price of $61.  NOT including massive shipping fees from America to Europe – adding an additional near $4 per barrel.  Russia has already realigned its clients with India representing a significant increase.  America imports roughly $173 billion…

According to the Daily Treasury Statement, in the first 6 months of Fiscal Year 2026 Withdrawals exceed Deposits by $1 trillion.  The last Financial Statements for the Department of War were as of FYE2025 = September 30, 2025.  The audit was NOT done outside of government but was conducted by the GAO.  STILL, they failed – miserably.  In response, the Department of War CPA said they would resolve critical issues and request an updated ‘internal’ audit of FY 2025 – in 2028.  Coincidentally, coinciding with an election Year.

DEBT CLOCK:  Federal Debt has surpassed $39 Trillion.  Of a US Workforce of 162 million people (30 million of which are part time) and 72 million children under the age of 18, 62 million retirees, some 82 million disabled, and 14.3 million unemployed there simply isn’t enough inflow to support America.  There are 36.8 million people living in poverty yet 87.5 million receiving Medicaid – the single largest COST of the Treasury Statement* – I don’t consider payments for SS a Cost given it was forcibly taxed.

Trump is not 100% responsible, but nonetheless the ONLY promise kept is a 98% downsizing of border crossings.  Unfortunately, it comes on the heels of Trump’s former Director of HHS, Kristi Noem under investigation over her $220 Million ad campaign which seemingly promoted Noem’s political ambitions more than anything else of value.  Contracts were given to Trump buddies as commissions with two receiving $23 million.  The White House Hustle continues to bludgeon Taxpayers

While Trump continues to pardon White Collar criminals effectively removing $2-$3 billion of their debt to victims, the rumor mill suggests that Trump is actually collecting bribes for pardons.  The latest being a Jewish owner of nursing homes released after 3 months of a 30 year sentence and enjoying the wiping out of $39million he owed in restitution.  Does this ‘benefit’ America?   The corruption of our Federal Government is not a PARTY system – it is The Federal Government in its entirety.

Southern Lebanon has officially fallen and is now occupied by Israel.  Over 1 million people are displaced including Christians.  The sentence is so common any longer, it has little effect.  Displaced – as in no home, no clothes, no food, nowhere to go, and bombs continuing to fall on their heads.  Of the one million displaced and 1238 dead, including 3 peacekeepers and 52 medics.  The IDF claims 2700 Hezbollah were neutralized.  An overstatement on par with Trump’s drug pricing being reduced by at least 800%…  The IDF Zionists and their ‘funny common core math’. 

At this point, Israel is too busy taking over southern Lebanon to bother with Iran – leaving Trump’s Department of War to mitigate.  There are no talks taking place at all despite various claims by Trump.   Witkoff’s calls are going unanswered given he is incompetent and Lies.  There are no developments in regard to Ukraine as the CIA continues its operations there unheeded.  The Double Speak is now rather inglorious.

The Question remains, a dangling participle, how will Trump be able to extricate himself from the mess he has made in Iran and by default America?  NATO is effectively dead on arrival.  Military inventory is depleted.  The narrative has been upended.  Rubio continues to make a mockery of himself.  Hegseth seems armed with amphetamines.  And JD Vance has no credibility or charm.

Answer:  He doesn’t know because more important things have developed;  a Judge has ordered Trump’s Big Beautiful Ballroom construction come to a halt because it was never approved by Congress.  Priorities…

TARIFFS:  Despite Trump’s Tariff policy being struck down by the courts, February 2026, Trump issued an EO stating:  Beginning on the effective date of this order, an additional ad valorem rate of duty — for example, 25 percent — may be imposed on goods imported into the United States that are products of any country that directly or indirectly purchases, imports, or otherwise acquires any goods or services from Iran, in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of this section.  As Trump details that the War with Iran is not a War because that would be Unconstitutional, the Tariff TAX is called a ‘rate of duty’.

Trump Media Group including Truth Social has hit a new low having peaked at $92.05 in 2022, is now trading at $8.72 mirroring everything he touches turns to dust.  Yet despite the drain on wealth, Trump somehow managed to squeak by with a $1.5 Billion gain in Net Worth 2025.

Ultimately, one thing is certain;  Making America Great Again was specifically focused on Make American Billionaires Bigger Again.  MABBA!

TARIFFS – The Statistics of 1901 vs 2026 Unraveled

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TARIFFS.  State of the Union Address, Trump again pushes the notion that the US used to have no federal income tax because tariff revenue was all that the government needed to sustain themselves.  The Federal Budget in 1901 was $525 million or 3% of GDP and total debt was roughly $2 billion.  Averaging in inflation, the budget would equate to $20 billion and the debt to $76 billion today.  Trump’s Budget is $6 Trillion+.  We are operating at 128% of GDP on debt of nearly $40 trillion.  Using the 1900’s to justify Tariffs today is a ridiculous comparison that has no basis in reality.

The overextended growth of the US Government began in 1979 with Jimmy Carter’s Malaise.  Since then, the federal government’s spending skyrocketed into deficit stratospheres with a brief pause between 1997 and 2000.  In 1913 Woodrow Wilson introduced the Income Tax to pay for WWI.  The United States has since become a War Economy. 

In 2025, the US imported $3.44 Trillion in goods – further defining America’s inability to be self sufficient in anything.  A 10% Tariff across the board would levy $344 billion in receipts, whereas our current allocation to the Feds for income tax is roughly $2.5 Trillion.  Simple math.  In order for Trump to aggregate the value of the Income Tax, Tariffs would have to be levied at 90%.  This would equate to a 100% inflation cost of all imported goods.  Running the risk that countries would reciprocate, the global economy would literally CRASH.   A $50,000 automobile would be $100,000.  Every technology apparatus would double from phones to computers, to kitchen appliances, to electricity, and beyond.

We don’t have mathematicians or economists running the White House – we have lawyers, bankers and conmen.  It is no different than having a lawyer conduct surgery – their acumen is based on argue everything even when you are wrong. They would undoubtedly remove your liver for a head-cold.  Trump is following those orders.  TARIFFS can never replace the income tax unless we can reduce the government and its budget by 90%.

SOCIAL SECURITY:  Every single year we are told that Social Security is broke and retirees will have to take a cut in their receipts.  The fact that Social Security utilizes a completely different schematic to calculate inflation than government employees is only matched by the fact that government pensions are never similarly targeted for bankruptcy.  How is that possible. 

US TREASURY:  As of 2024, the last time the government pulled a calculation out of thin air, the total pension liability at the time amounted to $3.34 Trillion – a 5.5% increase over 2023 due to – inflation.  Where is that money supposed to come from?  According to the US Treasury 2024 Balance Sheet; Total Assets are $5.6 Trillion on Liabilities of $45.5 Trillion.  Within the Receivable section of the Balance Sheet, $2.15 Trillion is for loans, including education that will never be repaid. In addition, $1.3 trillion in Property Plant and Equipment that could generate likely 35cents on the dollar.  So the $5 trillion in assets is more likely $2 Trillion.   It isn’t Social Security that is in trouble – it is the entire government system.  And TARIFFS will exasperate the Value of Living for all 345 million Taxpayers to the point of third world status.

To mitigate the mess, Trump is proposing a Thrift Plan of Savings for Americans.  All you have to do is turn over your retirement to the US Government.  The fund is managed by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.  It is currently managed by Democrat Lawyer and politician Mike Gerber.  The five member part-time Board is required by FERSA to have “substantial experience, training, and expertise in the management of financial investments and pension benefit plans.” 

Other Board members include Dana Bilyeu – a lawyer, Leona Bridges – MBA from Barclays, aka Blackrock, and Stacie Olivares – MPP Business and Government.  The fifth member is ‘vacancy’.

What Trump is entertaining is for millions of hard working civilians to give their money to FERSA which will be ‘accounted for’ as a Trust but will be used as a slush fund for more government warfare funding.  No one would be able to touch their money until the new retirement age of death per Ben Shapiro and Ted Cruz.  Given Social Security is ‘bankrupt’ – FINRA would call this Investment FRAUD. 

Yet the Trump Gala touts how strong the economy really is despite bankruptcies rising 14%, and unfettered debt.  Not only is it negligent, fraudulent, and unsustainable, the ONLY way out is for government to step down, forfeit their pensions, pay back the graft, and sacrifice their individual wealth gained on the backs of taxpayer labor.

While tariffs funded 19th-century government, they were volatile, regressively taxed consumption, and raised prices. Income taxes allow for higher, more reliable revenue as the government is ‘ever expanding’.  Current federal employees – roughly 9.1 million – 3 million of which are actual employees, the remaining include contract and grant employees doing the actual work on behalf of the government because lawyers don’t know how to contribute to society.

Trump’s America: WAR, Trade Death, & Agriculture Bankruptcies

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China has rolled out Tariff free market exchange across 53 African nations.  Just as taxing millionaires simply makes them move, Africa was roiling from Trump’s Tariffs which hit South Africa to the tune of 30%.  China steps in and America loses.  Trump keeps handing China the gauntlet of trade and prosperity while sending American troops to WAR and farmers into bankruptcy.    

The US Agriculture Center is under stress as costs increase and commodity prices crash.  The main export crops include Soy, Wheat and Corn.  The main importer?  China.  Trump’s solution?  Use more glyphosate and he’ll remove cancer liability issues through force.  China’s solution?  Find trade elsewhere;  Sub-Sahara Africa is a major producer of corn. Ethiopia is the newest wheat capital.  And South Africa is now leading in production of Soybeans.  Not only will pricing beat out American Farmers, but shipping will also be considerably less.  For China – a win/win!

Trump’s secondary solution?  Give farmers Taxpayer subsidies.  Now they can grow nothing for nobody.  From which pocket will the subsidies originate?  Under President Trump, the US debt is now growing at a staggering $6 billion – per day!  Trump just pledged $10 billion to Gaza and another $10 billion to Israel. 

Farm bankruptcies were up 46% in 2025 shutting down 315 family farms.  Who got the money?  Not farmers, but Israel, the subsidized nation paid for by American Taxpayers.  Farm loans increased dramatically as farmers sought to stay afloat amidst a tariff nightmare reaching into the $350 billion range.

The US trade deficit in goods widened to $1.24 Trillion.  While the trade with China dropped significantly, the deficit rose via Taiwan, Mexico and Vietnam.  Overall the deficit remained unchanged despite Trump’s Big Beautiful Tariffs.  In an unprecedented off the script speech, Trump announced he’ll give away the tariff money he has collected, which he claims is $18 trillion, to a few lower income taxpayers, use some for more powerful weapons like his son’s drone company, and the rest will pay down the debt.

But there is no $18 trillion.  The actual additional revenue is roughly $194 billion. Roughly 1%.  China leads paying the most in Tariff revenue followed by Mexico, Canada, India, Japan and Germany.  Canada is Trump’s newest pariah and will soon shift their economy toward China.  India has already shifted  toward Russia and China.  And Germany doesn’t seem to have a clear direction anywhere except Ukraine – pledging money, troops, weapons, etc… while citizens can’t afford to heat their homes.

Adding to the fray of abject economic failures, despite Trump’s claims that he reduced the federal government, initiated DOGE fraud eliminations, and made money on Tariffs, the DUS Debt has risen nearly $3 trillion.   The actual number of unemployed persons is 14.3 million.  164 million people in the workforce, including 28.7 million part-time workers, are supporting 24 million government workers and countless sub-contractors all getting paid more than the 95% of average workers.  Thus WAR is the only option to completely unravel a failed Empire. The age of conscription is 18-25.  An entire generation that will create a new Dark Ages.

Today, speaking at the first meeting of the Board of Peace, Trump announced Iran has ten days to comply with Washington’s demands or suffer the consequences, ie WAR.  Given Trump’s previous negotiations with Iran were superimposed with strikes, it is more likely the ten day period will last a fraction of that.  How many will die for peace?  Will troops honor Hegseth’s death strategy?  Will Congress be able to intervene?  Will Russia or China react?

Regime Change is a CIA/NED intel operation.  IF Trump anticipates turning the Iran’s power off as he did in order to capture Maduro, the most significant difference is Iran has Hypersonics which do not require a power grid to operate.  Nicknamed the ‘Discombobulator’  contrary to Trump’s assessment, rockets and missiles also do not require a power grip to be operational.  Instead they operate via batteries or onboard gas generators.  A Maduro 2 would likely NOT happen. However, Jesse Canchola at Medium.com discusses The Discombobulator in more detail –

Thus, ‘freeing’ the Iranians would mean murdering a large number in a nondeclared air and boots on the ground war.  With Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman hosting US Bases, they are reticent to allow airstrikes from these bases given the obvious repercussions.  The UK has also denied access.  Leaving just Israel and battle ship carriers in the gulf as the sole offensive.  The War thus becomes a remake of the 1950’s movie Rebel Without A Cause and the game of ‘Chicken’. 

WHO WILL STRIKE FIRST?

US Economy Faltering While Trump Profits

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Trump targeting allies of China, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, will backfire should China simply redirect its entire trade, crashing the American economy.  While the economies of China and America remain interwoven, China has options that America does not.  China could redirect trade to ASEAN countries, to Europe, and through stimulation of internal demand.  Because America is no longer a viable or competitive manufacturer we could see ourselves in a bit of a pickle.

China buys vast amounts of U.S. crops like soybeans, corn, and beef, recent trade tensions and China’s investment in South American agriculture have shifted reliance, creating uncertainty for U.S. farmers who want stable trade rather than temporary aid.  China has been increasing imports from South America and Latin America to limit trade reliance with the US. 

Sharp Decline in Trade Volume: Full-year 2025 data shows substantial drops, with U.S. imports from China down around 34% and exports to China down roughly 38% year-over-year.  What this means for America is higher costs.  Trade with India for 2025 increased by over 20%, but our Great Economist Zulu in the WH, simply traded one trade deficit for another.  Over $50 billion the first ten months of 2025.  Mexico trade deficit first 10 months was $165 billion.  What this reveals is what is being ignored!  US needs far exceed the value of what we produce.

And therein lies a conundrum.  Trump announced that Venezuela will ONLY buy from America.  But Venezuela has no money due to colossal sanctions imposed by Trump in 2017.   Trade partners, China and Cuba, bartered goods.  So how will Venezuela pay? 

The Economists in the WH are either daft and ignorant, or they are Rip Van Winkling their way to another parallel universe through a CERN collider.  Because, trading one deficit for two others is about as logical as Common Core Math.  Unfortunately, gathering the necessary data to make economic evaluations via the US Census Bureau has been in limbo with release dates for November and December listed as TBD… with February the earliest potential.

Thus – ALL the data presented to the public in terms of inflation, GDP Growth, Employment, etc… for 2025 are false.  Contrived.  Made Up.  The data is unavailable.

The GDP Growth for the third quarter is touted as phenomenal revealing 4.3% pace.  What drove it?  1)  Consumer spending for tariff inflated goods,  2)  Government defense spending,  3)  Increased Corporate profits.  4)  According to the BEA, the 4.3% is an ‘estimate’.  “The average of real GDP increased 3.4% in the third quarter compared to 3.2% in the second.” 5)  January 22 a new release will be issued showing an ‘updated Estimate for the 3rd quarter’.   Estimated.  https://www.bea.gov/news/2025/gross-domestic-product-3rd-quarter-2025-initial-estimate-and-corporate-profits

Actually reading the documents – a Lost Art.  Reminds me of Obamacare and its massive number of pages that literally no one ever read with the exception of, Ben Carson!  Congress, the Media, Pundits – don’t read, don’t research – and thus parrot false information.  The Economy is NOT stellar.

Force feeding us Stellar does not enhance trust and erodes confidence. 

The economic fray is emphasized by fragmented relations between Trump and his former allies, Qatar and Saudi Arabia who are seemingly moving in a different direction given the Israel disorder and chaos in the Middle East Region.  This hemisphere was essential to Trump’s package of ‘investment pledges’.  Of which not a dime has yet to be delivered.  Stepping back, the geopolitical confrontations employed by Trump across the world is not just wearying to Americans – but to former allies.  The Middle East represented the largest pledges in Trump’s wallet.  And that bromance would appear to be over.  Crown Prince Bin Salman has lost Trust in Trump and his Israeli Regime.

There is no alternative to these ‘pledges’ – Europe is broke and desperate, Japan is broke and desperate, and broken ties with Russia and China will RESET the Order in favor of BRICS and Middle East money.  The Pariah of destruction will isolate America as our ‘enemies’ use diplomacy and détente to evolve and enrich while the Israeli/Trump mantra of the ancient Art of Torture and Death fails yet again.  And History is Repeating itself in this cycle of Nephilim.

Meanwhile, the Trump Organization under Eric is cutting deals with Saudi Arabia for personal profit.  Mar a Lago Style.

The Supreme Court Decision on Tariffs – America in Hostage

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Iran protests:  Diplomacy Talks?  Been there, done that, The Art of Deception lingers.   Trump open to airstrikes as though killing Iranian peoples will free the Iranian peoples.  The end point being the removal of the Ayatollah and the insertion of the Israeli Reza Pahlavi.  Been there, done that too.  How is it that educated men and women cannot see the Big Picture?   The Mantra is ‘Take Back Control’.

What we thought that meant, and the theatre it has been staged on, are quite diametrical and seem to have sold tickets on two parallel planets.  Taking Back what the Biden Regime did was a prominent theme and we were all aboard that train.  At what point do the MAGA dog mushers realize they have been betrayed?  Do they refuse to see with their eyes and hearts because reality is simply too formidable of an evil and hope would forever be dashed?  At what point does humanity take control? 

It becomes ever more apparent that Trump would not hesitate to bomb Americans if BiBi The Netanyahu Nihilist told him to.  Would our military agree to bomb Greenlanders who have done absolutely nothing?   The reason not one government is doing anything is because they are ‘afraid’.  We have no James Bond to save the day.  And MI6 has proven to be ‘Spectre’ the enemy looking to destroy the world if necessary to remove the last Goyim.

What Trump may not be aware of is that being a ‘friend’ to the Zionists does not make you a Zionist Jew, and thus after Trump has been used to achieve their End World Revelation, they will eliminate him too.  And in Truth, he will go to Hell.

Before bombing Iran, Trump has announced a 25% Tariff on anyone doing business with them.  How would Trump collect such a Tariff?  Given that seemingly all tariffs are simply passed on to the American Consumer…  The countries currently trading with Iran include:  China, India, Germany, UAE, Iraq and Turkey.  All subject to Trump’s Tariffs.  And the legality is still being determined by the US Supreme Court.  A statement to this effect is scheduled for this Wednesday.

With potential lawsuits piling up against the government should the Supreme Court rule against Trump, the method Trump used to impose the Tariffs without Congressional approval is the debate:  International Emergency Economic Powers Act, enacted in 1977.  The Law allows the president to declare a national emergency in response to an extraordinary threat to the United States. 

April, Trump declared a National Emergency to increase our competitive edge, protect our sovereignty, and strengthen our national and economic security.  The legal question becomes, what exactly was the threat and by whom?  The Basis is the Trade Deficit which was pushed to its extreme levels beginning in 1977.  Why?  What caused our deficit spending? 

The two main drivers of America’s trade imbalance include Government spending dollars it doesn’t have, and lack of foreign investment.  What caused lack of foreign investment?  Noncompetitive, lack of manufacturing.  Pricing.  To Trump’s detriment these two issues have yet to be resolved under Trump’s first year and instead have caused an economic crisis for Americans.   Foreign investment has dwindled further due to Tariffs, and spending continues to circle back to a near $2 Trillion annual fatigue.

While Supreme Court Justices are lawyers, not economists, they would require economic advice to weigh their decision.  The Trump Trade Deficit for 2025 is $1.26 Trillion – 2024 was $1.21 Trillion – reflecting negatively on Trump’s policies and claims that raising Tariffs would solve the crisis for which he called a National Emergency. 

There are 44 Active Emergency Orders still in effect dating from 1979 forward.  There have been a handful related to trade, including Bush declaring it illegal to boycott Israel.  And further used the emergency powers post 9-11 to curtail the export of defense parts and weapons. 

Essentially, Trump’s legal status is perilous based on his own performance and based on historical case law.  He did not clearly define the cause of America’s trade deficit which began in 1997. 

In order to make America competitive Trump’s advisors claimed that if our imports were hiked into lala land via financial Tariffs, imports would decrease.  Instead, consumers were left holding a bag of sand, unable to make ends meet, spiraling the economy into debt and gloom.  In other words, Trump’s action caused the US Economy to contract and deficits to increase.  His advisors are NOT Economists. 

Trump’s claim that he has secured $18+ Trillion in US Foreign investments is baseless.  Pledges are NOT contracts.  From that point of view, he hasn’t actually secured one dime but has made a slew of enemies with his War Machine which could quite easily result in withdrawals – specifically from Qatar and Saudi Arabia –

The impact against the US should the Supreme Court deny the legitimacy of the Tariffs would be devastating and could quite literally see Trump personally bankrupted, and the US government having to print money to reimburse collections.  Foreign investment would collapse along with confidence that America was remotely exceptional.  Trump’s War Crimes would go to the Courts.  Creating indefensible impeachment…

I would venture, the Supreme Court is well aware of the domino effect fallout and is weighing that consideration in their decision.  Whether they are working for America or for Israel is the determining factor. 

A Trump Regime Rivaling a Topsy Turvy Version of 1984

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Does Trump have the “Legal” authority to nullify Biden’s pardons and contracts signed with an autopen?  What is the history of the autopen amongst presidents?  What happens when an incoming president reverses all Trump’s Executive Orders?  Because Trump is using EO’s to run the entirety of the country. 

“…The President’s authority to pardon is unlimited except in cases of impeachment, extending to every offence known to the law and able to be exercised either before legal proceedings are taken, or during their pendency, or after conviction and judgment”.  The purpose of a pardon is to erase the crime.  It never happened.  The White House has at its disposal the Office of the Pardon Attorney who is tasked with making sure everything is legal.  Under Biden, Liz Oyer, served in this position. 

Although the autopen has been around for decades, the first president to use it regularly in signing legislature was Obama.  While its Constitutionality has been questioned, no one has ever taken the validity to court.  In 2024, the fourth circuit court of appeals declared that pardons do not even have to be in writing.  Therefore, Trump’s statement that Biden’s pardons are null is moot.  Instead, challenging Biden’s mental acuity would have been a better strategy, as well as ‘who was really running the White House’.  But Trump didn’t pursue that course.  WHY?  Trump’s advisors are legally delinquent.

Pundits are jumping up and down for joy!  But the smoke and mirrors game is yet another diversion.    

Executive Orders are not true laws, they are temporary injunctions given any incoming president can immediately revoke them.  They must comply with the Constitution, and cannot create new laws – such as tariffs.  Thus, EO’s can be upended by the Courts and/or Congress.  The overuse of EO’s crosses boundaries with law.  In addition, all bills for revenue raising, ie Tariffs, must originate in the House and proceed thru the Senate – the authority does NOT rest with the President via an EO.  ~ Article I, Section 7, US Constitution.

Trump is surrounded by attorneys.  Either they are wholly incompetent, or they are goading him into a spiral that will upend the entirety of our federal government. 

While Trump pardoning the former Honduran President convicted of drug charges is horrendous – it is technically legal.  Unfortunately.  However, it raises hypocritical points when Trump claims he is fighting the drug cartels, specifically in Venezuela.  Like Bush’s War on Drugs the real agenda is the CIA needs a monopoly.  And besides Venezuela has oil, gas and rare earths…  Proving that his intentions are less than ‘legal’.  There is no declaration of war which warrants a Congressional approval. 

While Trumps lack of indictments against the previous administration is curious, the fact that no one is contesting Trump’s illegal orders is just as curious.

Almost as if the entire government is operating via a charade of good cop bad cop wherein everyone goes free if they support Israel.  A dominant portion of Trump’s appointments were previously democrats, or as in Rubio – anti-Trump to extreme.  Yet, suddenly his staunchest supporters.  Why?  Because the system is rigged.  And we have become the jesters.   Reading Twitter responses is like reading 1984 backward and upside down.  People rejoicing death.

I recently watched a movie that was a sort-of remake of the Stepford Wives wherein chaos was what they strove for given order was evil.  Bizarre.

The latest scullery would be the rationale that because Obama did it, and wasn’t prosecuted, then Trump can do it and not be prosecuted – and no one seems to comprehend what they have just said…  It means there is no Law.  No Consequence.  There is only vengeance.  Imagine telling your child it is okay to cheat, because Johnny cheats…

And yet, it would appear that is exactly how all the White House offices are running – under the rationale that their predecessor was just as guilty of fraud, lies, graft and corruption. Just look at this hand, while I defraud with the magicians slight of hand with the other – According to debt clock – 90 million Americans are on Medicaid!  IF we use FBI stats for population = 30% of Americans are in dire poverty.  TO be on Medicaid a person would have to make less than $21,597 or $10.8 per hour.  For a family of 2 workers they would each need to make less than $7.30 per hour.  But the economy is Tony The Tiger GREAT!

In response to a league of current and former FBI agents claiming the organization is run rip shod, Kash Patel stated, “The FBI is operating exactly as the country expects”.  What the fark is that supposed to mean?  What Patel didn’t say is ‘Stellar’…  The alliance of agents criticized Patel as “in over his head” and Bongino as “something of a clown”, so I guess that is what America expects?  Or maybe the country Patel is referring to is Israel?  In looking up FBI crime data I came across a very interesting statistic – according to them, the US population is NOT 360 million – it is 302 million a differential of 14%.  And the last data available is from 2024.

While Patel claims he has rescued thousands of children – there is nothing about anyone arrested…  When Patel claims crime is down, there is no statistic published to verify the data.  When Patel flies on vacation using a $60 million federal plane and performs a photo op on stage with his honeypot girlfriend  – he says he deserves time off.   With reports stating Patel splits his time between DC and Vegas, one might assume a gambling problem.  But then Patel has never been an FBI Agent, a criminologist, a cop, a detective, or anything remotely applicable to an FBI Director.  Instead, Patel is a lawyer who worked as a public defender.  And was likely inserted due to his lack of intellect.

Why don’t people question blunt statements that have no basis in evidence or data?  Why did Bondi need another 30 days to release the Epstein files when ordered to?  Why are there no indictments?  Why can’t Rubio and Witkoff just knock out a peace deal in 30 minutes between Russia and Ukraine?  Why is Regime Change suddenly a MAGA hurrah?  Why is NATO still in existence?  The UN?  WHO?  Why are SS Benefits recorded as an expense?  Treasury Daily Statement:  FY Deposits $932.8 billion on Withdrawals of $1372.23 Billion – two months into the FY.    But Trump is going to give away $2,000 or $5,000 to everyone sometime next year, maybe, to offset the costs generated by his tariffs…

JAPAN’S Economy CANNOT SUpport $550 Billion Deal

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DEALS.  Money is being floated like candy.  Japan’s ‘Deal’ is worth $550 billion.  Japan’s debt is $9.56 Trillion on GDP of $4.28 Trillion.  Interest is $123 billion per year and like all western countries, deficit spending means making more money worthless.  Deficit spending is roughly 11% of the Budget.  Chine is their largest export partner with total exports valued at $691 billion.   FUN Perspective:  If you spend $1,000,000 a day it would take you 10441 years and 2 months to spend all of Japan’s debt.

So where will the $550 billion come from?  Like the US, Japan has an aging problem  and those old guys are consuming 33% of government ‘spending on social security’.  GDP growth is in the proverbial twalette at 1% with projections showing it falling to .6% for 2026 and 2027.  Hardly a stellar place from which money printing will ultimately collapse the economy.  Yet, no one seems to care, least of all their government or ours. 

The White House and its newly installed press corps are touting the deal as a rare earth minerals boondoggle!  Reality:   Japan does not have significant rare earth mineral production currently, but it is actively developing it through test mining of deep-sea mud near Minamitori Island, scheduled to begin in 2026. This ‘mud’ would require significant processing and refining which hasn’t been developed yet… either.

Minamitori Island isn’t an island at all, it is an Atol of roughly 370 acres of baren land.   Located 1100 miles from Tokyo, the Atol is strategic in that it enables Japan to claim a 428,875-square-kilometre (125,040-square-nautical-mile) exclusive economic zone in the surrounding Pacific waters.  If rare earths are found and the mining commences, production would begin sometime in 2028 or 2029 with no information as to – how much. 

Somehow, this mineral play is billed as “reducing dependence on China”.   Given advancements in technology are hypersonic – will rare earths be replaced by then?   Empty caverns?  Raped earth?
Sanae Takaichi, the PM Minister of Japan assumed office October 21, 2025.  She attended the Konosuke Matsushita Institute which advocates training in politics via studying leadership training, public speaking, internships, foreign languages, work on a factory assembly line, meditation and the martial arts.   A member of the liberal party, she began her career as a television host.  As PM she advocates all things western including recognizing Russia, China and North Korea as threats to the globe and is pro-immigration. 

As the meeting with Xi Jinping looms, Trump continues to adhere to talking points while Xi Jinping is monumentally silent.  A poker player.  The Tik Tok deal is still in the fray.  But the cards are still in China’s hands regarding rare earths which Trump desperately needs yesterday.  Not in 2028.  Without which our military comes to a standstill after selling our weapons to Ukraine and Israel with few replacements, example:

Lockheed:  Equity between 2022 and 2024 down 33%.  Book value down 50% and debt up 33%. EPS down 38%

South Korea’s SK Hynix, a critical supplier of chips to Nvidia has already sold out its 2026 inventory for AI data center technology and reported an increase in operating profit by 62% as of September.  Hynix major customers include; Microsoft, Dell, Apple, Asus, and HP.   Their parent companies include SK Group and Hyundai Group which operate as ‘chaebols’ or family units.  SK Group has 186 subsidiaries.

In contrast to Japan and western countries, South Korea is the tortoise with their economy having reached 13th globally.  Their success is in their manufacturing sector wherein they are now a global leaders in semiconductors, electronics, and ship building. 

INTEL is literally deteriorating to nothing unable to compete, stigmatized by ever increasing debt, poor management and government bailouts.  Their planned expansion of factories in Ohio have stumbled out of the gate with completion dates of construction via Bechtel pushed from 2024 to 2030 … maybe. Government subsidies have failed to create any benefit except for the CEO whose compensation package is $69 million and 10% of the company given he has performed in such a stellar fashion…since taking the position in March 2025. 

But this is the essence of what happens when American education systems fail spectacularly:  The new CEO of Intel is Lip Bu Tan of Malaysian descent.  The CEO of AMD is Lisa Su – Chinese, the CEO of Nvidia is Jensen Huang – Taiwanese, the CEO of TSMC is CC Wei, the CEO of Broadcom is Hock E Tan and the CEO of ASUS is Samson Hu. These are the companies operating as true thoroughbred race horses…

The White House claims the $550 billion Japan DEAL is for investment in American Companies/Industries.  However, no details as to how or what the deal entails or where the funds will come from as Japan’s Soft Bank gives an ‘eye roll’.

US Economy: Tech and Foreign Investments from Middle East

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Once again Trump is breaking protocol and promises as he backflips on Russia.  Why?  Someone obviously told him to.  Simultaneously, he has ‘promised’ the Middle East he won’t let the West Bank be annexed by Netanyahu.  Unfortunately, his ‘word’ is worthless.  Israel’s response?  It has created Checkpoint Charlie by closing the only land bridge between the West Bank and Jordan.  Why? 

It is increasingly clear that anything proposed or promised within the Trump regime of advisors is dependent on it making external money for the Billionaire Club.  Russia is BRICS – and all BRICS are now officially persona-non-gratis.  It would appear that someone whispered into Trump’s ear that Ukraine will willingly give all their resources to the Trump family et al if Trump reverses his Nobel Peace quest and initiates more attacks using the CIA and MI6 foot soldiers.

Argentina’s Milie showed up at the UN Assembly sporting a brand new wig that is roughly 4 inches tall.  Trump and Bessent were so impressed with his ability to lose the support of all Argentinian voters and completely destroy their economy they offered Milei $20 Billion of US Taxpayer funds to be used to buy their bonds with a 60% interest rate attached.  The money will come from the Exchange Stabilization Fund.

According to the lExchange stabilization Fund Audit Report by KPMG for FY 2023, a deficiency in internal control over financial reporting that was identified during the audit but was not required to be included in the auditors’ report. This matter involved ineffective procedures over the budget and accrual reconciliation.  As of 2023, the Net Position of this Fund was roughly $38 Billion.  The bulk of the Assets are in Receivables.  As a direct result of Trump’s pledge, the Argentinian Peso rose from .00073 to .00075…  a gain of 2.7%.  Milei is currently losing at the polls.

The tech world in the US has openings for some 438,000 jobs.  The H1B VISA program that Trump just hit with the $100,000 cost per foreign applicant will stop the flow of outside inflows, predominantly from India and China.  The US already has a critical shortage of high-end tech workers particularly in Cybersecurity and AI.  The two most valuable components of the industry that maintain America’s competitiveness.  China has already overtaken the US in AI.  

By the end of this month when the FY ends, the Budget deficit according to Debt Clock will be just shy of $2 trillion.   Our Debt to GDP is 124%. US TOTAL Debt is $104.6 Trillion.  US Trade Deficit is $1.4 Trillion of which China represents 20%.  And Federal Spending has now eclipsed $7.4 Trillion.  WAR and More Debt continue to increase wiping out Tariff Revenues which could stall as countries shift away from US imports.  

The elephant in the room is ‘who is going to pay to rebuild Gaza’?  Israel’s economy is built on tithes from the US and EU.  Thru September, Trump has already given Israel $22 Billion in Aid.  While 30% of Israeli’s live on welfare – it is labeled a ‘sophisticated welfare state’. Given War spending increased by 70%, the welfare benefits including free healthcare, subsidized education and income support will need an infusion of US Taxpayer dollars.  Another hit on America’s already obese deficit spending. 

The elimination of departments including, Education, IRS, USAID, CIA, EPA, etc…, has not happened.  A delicate balance given the unemployment statistic would reflect this adjustment.  Although an easy fix would be to insert a net worth base to be eligible to collect benefits.

Despite Trump claiming the Tariffs are not affecting American consumers, Fed Powell announced that companies are not hiring as they attempt to absorb the costs of tariffs.  For Example, in the auto industry in particular, the Tariffs are split between the dealership and the price tag increases.

There are four ways for a government to reduce debt:  1)  Raise Taxes,  2) Spending Cuts, 3) Default, 4) lowering interest rates.  When making deals with Foreign Governments to invest in America’s Economy, it is typically considered a good idea to not BOMB the country.  The investments that the Middle East  are targeting are primarily in the US tech industry, focusing on AI.  The same AI technology for which the US currently has a shortage of talent.  IF China continues to outpace America, the Middle East pledges could just as easily revert to where the talent pool is located.

What a WEB our government has created entangling Taxpayers while reaping the benefits.   

US Economy: Tariffs, Deficit Spending, and Debt Load

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Two US chip makers, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices, have made a deal with President Trump;  for every authorized advanced AI chip they sell to China, the US government gets 15% of the revenue.  Effectively nationalizing public corporations while opening previously prohibited sales.  In 2024, Nvidia recorded nearly $61 billion in revenue – 13% came from China.  Estimates suggest the additional revenue which Trump tax would generate is between $8 and $15 billion which would net the US Government $1.2  to $2.25 billion. 

China has stated that the specific chips cited for sale to their manufacturers, were ‘not safe’ and are subject to security concerns.  Jinping has advised to avoid their purchase, making Trump’s call a waste of time.  Trump claims the chips he has authorized are obsolete and if Nvidia and AMD want to sell the more advanced chips Trump will raise the revenue sharing ante to 50%.  I doubt he’ll get any takers.

Tariff receipts generated so far amount to $129 billion, an increase of 131% over last year.  A fabulous amount at first glance, but to what end?  Will the money go towards the annual deficit of $2+ Trillion?   Or is Trump going to use it to build Gaza wherein the corporate hedge funds take ownership and Taxpayers are left with toes in sand on the beach?  The Master of Flip-Flops. 

One fellow on social media has claimed that despite Tariffs – prices remain unchanged.  Therefore, tariffs are a resounding clean source of revenue for taxpayer benefit.  But if the revenue is used to shore the continuance of deficit government spending, we are on the receiving end of more sand.  The financial concept of over-spending appears allusive to lawyers and developers. 

Tariffs, contrary to Social Media Maga’s, have increased prices on specific items including cars, manufacturing components, foods, homes, and alcohol.  US auto makers rely on imported components including engines, electronics, tires, brakes, etc… made in Mexico, Japan, and China. There is really no such thing any longer of 100% US made cars.  In fact, Americans will bear the brunt of some or all of these price increases as manufacturers look to spread their losses wherever possible.

While many manufacturers bought up whatever inventory they could before the tariffs took affect, food distributors were obviously limited.  As a direct result of this additional inventory acquiring, wholesale data was used to elevate consumer outlook while the Producer Price Index was used to measure wholesale price increases.  As inventories deplete and purchases are made with added tariffs attached, those increases will be passed on to the consumer.  Driving further inflation. 

The Federal Reserve’s Reaction To The Data:  Initially, the CPI report came in cooler than expected, which gave the Fed an impetus to cut rates this September.  However, given the latest PPI data, Powell said doubt reigned put that in doubt.   The economics world states that “a rate cut would make it cheaper for businesses and consumers to borrow, thereby potentially further stoking inflation.”  So, instead small and midsized businesses will continue to fail and fold given the tariffs make their shops unaffordable, and unable to compete.  The fact that the government is doing the vast majority of the ‘borrowing’ to feed its Big Shop of Horrors budget shortfalls seems out of the equation.  

Fiscal year 2025 ends September 30th..  The Federal Deficit stands at $(2.009) Trillion as of today by Debt Clock.  Federal spending is $7.23 Trillion compared to full year FYE 2024 of $6.25 Trillion.  The $2+ trillion differential requires the Treasury to print more money – making the dollar ever weaker. Pushing the overall National Debt closer to the $40 trillion mark and debt to GDP over 123%.

Trump has one more card trick up his sleeve, the opening of land grabs as he releases federally owned land for sale – with untapped resources attached.  The $150-$200 Trillion valuation is a media spin unrelated to reality.  Tapping ‘resources’ takes time, manpower, energy, money, equipment, and more time.  They have no value until they have a finished product for sale.  Not all of the land is salable.  Not all of the land is usable for anything.  Creating a thorough analytical approach to land valuation and royalties has yet to be accomplished.  So for now we are at the mercy of journalists who have absolutely zero financial acumen.

Scott Bessent has made an unqualified statement based on estimates without calculations that the US ‘Might’ recover $300 billion in tariff revenue for the 2025 calendar year.  His own qualifier was he may have to make sizable adjustments to that number.  And like the ‘land’ qualifier, the tariff qualifier makes the projected numbers absolutely worthless. 

Actual Numbers – Year Over Year as of June:

Consumer bankruptcies up 11.8% – 519,486

Business Bankruptcies up 4.5% – 23,043

Trump’s First 200 Days of Success

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Trump’s first 200 days have been hailed as a BOON for America!  He has brokered Peace and deserves the Nobel Prize.  He has made massive deals benefitting America to the tune of hundreds of billions.  He has halted all immigration and deserves a Medal of Freedom.   He has lifted America’s economy to 3% Growth.  Inflation is down and employment is up!  YEAH…sigh.

  1. Since taking office Trump has bombed, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Russia, Iran and Somalia.
  2. The ‘deals’ are pledges from economies and corporations which are experiencing recessions and lost revenue and haven’t a dime to disperse.
  3. Immigration was definitely curbed and many thousands of gang members were deported – TRUTH. Unfortunately, he also exercised that high against those deserving to remain which spawns anger and deceit.
  4. The 3% growth was stated per the BEA Director, Vipin Arora, who was appointed by Biden. The first growth rate was -.5% creating an average of 1.75% growth and Economic estimates predicting 1.5% for the year.
  5. According to ADP, employment is negative, job growth is negative, and the numbers represent a sign the economy is contracting at Mach 10.

According to Scott Ritter, Trump’s nuclear subs positioned outside Russia as a direct result of a ‘mean tweet’ by Medvedev, reveals an ego driven militant strategy as ignorant and maniacal as the drop on Hiroshima.  The “Dead Hand” is designed to target America and Europe in retaliation – and all will die or wish they had.

Apparently, we have a James Bond villain running the country with his demon sidekicks within SPECTRE enforcing a massive destabilization of Fraud and Fakery.  Putin has warned there will be 2 occurrences before the Alaska Summit;  1)  a false flag using the Black Sea to incite a nuclear strike by Trump,  and 2)  an EU led sabotage of the summit is likely.  And has now been publicly announced to take place Wednesday to include Zelenskky as well as Germany, France, UK, Italy, Von der Leyen, etc…

Given Zelenskky routinely screams he will not relent any conditions as demanded by Russia, there really are only two alternatives, wipe Ukraine off the map – or replace Zelenskky & the entire Cabinet.  Such replacements would have to be approved by both Russia and the US – or it is a worthless endeavor. 

Although Trump continues to claim he is concerned about ‘people dying’ that sentiment has all the merit of a street kid from Little Rascals.  Apparently, the deaths of children, women, and men in all the countries Trump has bombed are of little value.  Eye-Roll.   And so, Trump’s words have little impact except where the rifts are suddenly rising, in particular – India.

Switzerland was given a 39% Tariff rate causing them to back out of their order of 36 F-35’s.  A deal worth nearly $4 Billion.  John Deere’s pledge to invest some $20 billion is on the heels of significant drops in revenue and net income 2025 as a result of tariffs.  And the EU’s Balance Sheet reveals Net Capital (Assets – Liabilities) of 1.26% of Assets   From a corporate viewpoint – Not Stellar when pledging $750 Billion investments in the US.  Trump is NOT a finance man.

John Solomon of Trump’s cadre has announced that he wants the White House to create a Truth Commission.  Just like Biden’s Nina Jankowicz known as the singing nun of Censorship Tsarism!  That lasted a few months as every Maga lit into the agenda.  Oddly, those same Maga are vying for the exact same thing under a different ad banner…Truth.

While China’s Jinping looks on in anticipation of the Summit between Trump and Putin, he sees it as a signal of whether Trump can be trusted.  Another Iran debacle is of a high probability for the ‘bookies’.  Without its rare earths, China knows it has no leverage, therefore it remains until/if an alternative can be invented – like sound wave technology harnessed inside a disc the size of an eraser head.  Many moons into the future.

In the meantime, what is – is – and China has the rare earths that Trump wants desperately.