Tariff Terrorist Trump Strikes Again

It only took Trump about a year and a half to turn our once longtime ally Canada into an enemy.

After months of threatening the Canadian economy to go along with Trump's version of a trade deal Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from the negotiations Saturday.

The result was a 50% tariff on Canadian goods. Carney immediately retaliated with 50% tariffs on American goods. It should have never come to this bitter trade war, but Trump loves bossing other countries around and illegally forcing his will on them.

After Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" in April where he illegally levied steep tariffs on nearly all US trading partners, the Supreme Court had to step in and stop the grift - even going so far as ordering Trump to pay back the nations he tried to rip off.

That barely slowed our first felon down. He quickly came up with another cockamamie scheme under untested authorities to keep imposing arbitrary tariffs. 

This latest assault against Canada shows how stupid he is. One of the reasons our economy is staggering is his terrorist tariffs.

Here's some key findings provided by the TAX FOUNDATION on Trump tariffs by the numbers:

* US tariff policy has changed more than 50 times since January 2025. 

* It's estimated new tariffs apply to 54% of US goods in 2026.

* It's estimated Trump's tariffs increased taxes by an average of $1,000 per US household in 2025, before the Supreme Court's ruling that struck down the IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Act) tariffs.

* In 2026, it's estimated the tariffs will increase taxes by an average of $840 per US household, as the new tariffs have not fully replaced the struck down IEEPA tariffs.

Trump's tariff imposition on Canada is going to be a blow to North American competitiveness in this self-defeating trade saga, according to Candace Laing, CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Once again Americans will see their costs go up thanks to Trump's favorite way to punish other countries that don't give in to his demands.

Under Trump the national debt has ballooned to 40.05 trillion according to an August 2026 report from the US Treasury Department. 

As it Stands, as long as Trump is in charge there's going to be a mismatch between spending and revenues thanks to his tariffs, vanity projects, and his war in Iran.

Trump Term One; 'Cryptocurrency is a Scam' then Trump Term Two; 'Have I Got a Deal for You'

When the subject of cryptocurrency came up in Trump's first term, he told Fox Business "it was not money" and "it was based on thin air."

Trump still believed cryptocurrency would negatively impact the dollar in 2021 (after losing his first attempt to get re-elected) and told Fox News that it "seemed like a scam." He also strongly emphasized that "he wanted the U.S. dollar to remain the "currency of the world."

But then something strange, and vile happened.

In September 2024, Trump announced that his sons would enter the cryptocurrency marketplace with a new venture called World Liberty Financial (WLF). The new company struggled and was losing money until Trump got re-elected in November. Then it suddenly soared in value.

To assure a friendly and profitable relationship the crypto industry became the largest corporate donor - $238 million - to the Trump inauguration, money Trump was free to spend as he wished.

 A Trump business entity owns 60 percent of WLF and is entitled to 75% of all revenue from bitcoin sales. By December 2025, the Trump's had profited $1 billion on proceeds, while holding $3 billion worth of unsold tokens. 

To ensure ongoing profits the Trump regime took a series of crypto-friendly actions and decisions. They reduced crypto regulation and dropped investigations into crypto firms and crypto crime. The fix was in.

A House Judiciary Committee report determined that the cryptocurrency policies were in fact used to benefit Trump and his family. The Trump regime ignored it and plowed ahead with more digital assets like meme coins.

The grift goes on. On Wednesday Trump met with his tech bros in the White House, which just happened to coincide with US financial regulators advancing new frameworks for digital assets.

In a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll the majority of Americans believe Trump and his family are illegally profiting from the whole crypto industry. Yet all they can do is watch the blatant corruption mocking the Constitution like hostages in a bad dream.

The irony is voters in the last election were warned about Project 2025, a map to destroy our freedoms and a path to profit for MAGA loyalists. However, they chose to shoot themselves in the foot. 

As it Stands, hopefully Democrats winning the midterms will put obstacles in Trump's destructive drive to destroy our Democracy.

Just the Event Americans Want to See: An IndyCar Race in Washington D.C.

The nation's economy is staggering like a drunk in a dark alley.

 American's feel trapped in the never-ending Trump/Epstein war. 

The GOP has stripped healthcare from millions of Americans in the last 18 months of Trump's second term.

The streets are no longer safe with lawless masked ICE goons invading schools, libraries, court houses and numerous other public places.

What to do about all of these challenges?

How about having an IndyCar race around the nation's capital? Now there's an idea that only a stable genius could come up with.

Just imagine. The track 1,7-mile, 7-turn street circuit will wind around the National Mall. Pretty exciting stuff watching drivers racing past iconic federal landmarks, including the Capitol and the Washington Monument.

Just don't talk about the major disruptions involved in a town where they already have the national guard patrolling year around.

Okay. Let's just talk about what a major fundraiser this is for Trump's Freedom 250 slush fund. Like all the patriotic events sponsored by Freedom 250 it's another chapter in Trump's upcoming Grift Book that won't be completed until 2028.

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest Americans' problems aren't just going to go away when Trump pulls stunts like this. I'd hazard to say there's millions of people pissed off with these taxpayer diversions.

They all boil down to one thing; Trump is busy creating his own reality and the hell with the rest of us. Just look at his vanity projects in Washington D.C. Enough said.

I find it incredible that so many people try to act like Trump is normal and it's no problem that he's a convicted felon and sexual abuser who has started a war he can't finish.

There's nothing normal about Trump who is in the end stage of dementia and has a young woman following him around to change his diapers and also write endless hateful tweets for him to post.

As it Stands, this weekend's spectacle featuring racers going 240 mph around the nation's capital is a perfect metaphor for democracy being ran over. 

Republicans Pleading for Gas Money: 'Hey Buddy! Got Some Cash for Gas?

It's fair to point out that the price of gas is gutting MAGA politicians who are running for office in November. 

It's their own mistake by supporting the Epstein/Trump debacle in the Middle East. The surging prices are payback for their own stupidity. No wonder political analysts are predicting a Blue Wave in the midterms.

The result of their buffoonery is having to plead to their supporters for gas money so they can conduct their campaigns. 

A desperate Sen. Susan Collins told her supporters in a fundraising email this week that "organizing a tour of this scale takes a lot of coordination, enthusiasm, and quite literally fuel." 

Sen. Collins, who supported Trump's illegal war numerous times flipped the script in April and actually voted against Trump's War Powers Act. But it was too late by then. Her constituents with good memories are fleeing and she's found herself in a tough re-election battle with Democratic state lawmaker Troy Jackson.

This is not an isolated case. In May, Sen. Dan Sullivan told his supporters "To continue ushering in America's Golden Age and delivering results for Alaska, I'm personally reaching out to you to ask for a grassroots donation of $3, $5, or $10 dollars," and that contribution will, among other things, "pay for the gas as we visit isolated areas of Alaska." 

To state the obvious, soaring gas prices have become a major political liability for all Republicans. The regime's spin machine says the high prices are a necessary sacrifice for national security against nuclear proliferation. Talk about a load of crap. No one but a MAGA moron buys that story.

Remember how Republicans hammered Democrats on gas prices in 2024? Now those prices are soaring again - and this time, the roles are reversed. The prices are now even higher than they were going into the last election. Gas has soared to an historical high.

Here's something that's scary: energy analysts see a future where prices spike after the midterms if Trump feels less bound post-election to keep in check any aggression against Iran that could cause gas prices to rise further.

Trump has said he would "never apologize" for the recent increases in gas prices because he's stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. That of course is blatant lie after looking at the last six months of the conflict started by our first felon.

I'm enjoying the irony of Republicans currently being blamed for high gas prices when just two years ago they ran on the issue of bringing down gas prices under the evil Biden administration.

As it Stands, perhaps Karma is true and "What goes around comes around."

'Trump Is Doing God's Work' and other Right-Wing Blasphemies

 "Women aren't supposed to make coffee"...the Bible says " He-Brews" - Anonymous

While enjoying my coffee fix this beautiful morning, I recalled something I read last week about a right-wing Evangelical pastor's claim that God sent Trump to save America.

Trump's religious base, white evangelic men, seem completely untroubled by the most profane president in modern history. These 'Men of God" have an attitude toward women that's disturbing and defiantly not biblical.

According to one Evangelic thinker, Lance Wallnau, "Trump is a "modern day King Cyrus" an ancient king chosen by God to "navigate in chaos."

Okay. I'll go along with the chaos part. Trump has turned the White House and our government into one hot seething bed of chaos with his profanity and irreverence.

Oh yeah...and his daily lies. Seems to me that one of the 10 Commandants instructs good Christians not to lie.

The King Cyrus comparison has become more explicit in the wake of Trump's presidency. 

For example; an Israeli organization, the Mikdash Educational Center, minted a commemorative "Temple Coin" depicting Trump and King Cyrus side by side, in honor of Trump's decision to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

For believers who subscribe to this account, Cyrus is a perfect historical antecedent to explain Trump's presidency. 

He was a nonbeliever who nevertheless served as a vessel for divine interest.

In backing our porn star president, evangelicals have chosen to turn their back on nearly every bad behavior listed in the Bible, to back someone willing to overturn laws - like Roe vs Wade - effectively taking away a woman choice over her own body.

Right-wing religious zealots do not represent Christianity honestly. For the sake of politics, they are willing to worship at Trump's altar of greed and power.

According to the Bible, God sent Jesus down to teach us what's right and wrong. 

As it Stands, I can assure you God wouldn't have sent Trump on any kind of mission representing holiness. Let alone salvation.

A Casual Look at Chaos in America

After many views of the news recently, I've had an epiphany. 

Americans have normalized chaos because it's a daily thing in Trump's second term. Sensational headlines and pod casts spew doomsday scenarios to millions of confused people looking for some sense of the normal in all of the wrong places.

On one hand chaos is entertaining. No matter how sinister and dark people still watch the whole video or read the whole story.

A good friend of mine pointed out that our attraction to the chaotic and crazy things got worse since Trump slimed his way into politics. Some are addicted to chaos. You know, the ones with red baseball caps with white letters proclaiming MAGA.

Just when we thought things couldn't get worse with Trump's war on Iran, we've discovered there's no plan to win the war, and the Iranians are turning the tables on Trump.

Reuters reported that Iran is threatening to escalate tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and beyond and launch an attack if the U.S. fails to implement an interim peace deal in a matter of weeks.

You read that right. Iran is threatening the U.S.! How did it come to this? Trump has been claiming he won the war since he started it in February. Meanwhile the Strait of Hormuz has been blockaded by the Iranians and their allies, regardless of the false claims of being open by Trump.

Chaos. And this was just one example of how chaos came home and the economy is suffering from the effects of Trump's little excursion as the price of gas and everything else keeps going up.

On a daily basis Americans have to contend with Trump's private army, aka ICE, violating every law in the book and killing immigrants and American citizens while doing so. 

The whole country is concerned about the upcoming midterm elections. Trump has already infused chaos into the system by touting voter suppression under the guise of fair elections. He's scared to death that if the Democrats take back Congress, they're going to go after his fat felon ass.

Every day Americans hear about Trump's Tweets and how off-the-wall they are using AI enhancements that show him in images like in a full army uniform with medals and flanked by Gen. Patton and Ike Eisenhower. He stays up most of the night and sends out hundreds of tweets with the help of his diaper nurse, Natalie Harp.

By now it's a given Trump is the worst president America has ever had. Just ask AI helpers like Chatgpt. The majority of Americans hate Trump and his authoritarian regime. Pick a poll. They'll all say the same thing.

As it Stands, those of us that are still sane hold out hope that there's going to be a better future ahead.

Inspirational quote for the day: "At night, especially, it is beautiful to believe in the light." - Plato

Unless You Watch Fox News You Missed the Patriot Games

Another controversial Freedom250 event sponsored by Trump concluded last week though most Americans were unaware it even took place.

Unless you were a Fox News devotee you probably didn't know the Patriot Games were even a thing. The competitors ranged in age from 14 to 17, and they did not have to go through qualifying events for the privilege of competing.

A CNN analysis found that a specific demographic of kids got a shot to compete. They were overwhelming White and most attended private Christian schools. One critic referred to the event as a dystopian Hunger Games. 

How were the kids judged? They recorded video essays describing why they should be included. Some students were chosen to represent states they didn't live in.

Don't mind me but the process sounds rather inclusive and hardly representative of the whole population.

Especially when competitors were required to answer questions about American patriotism according to Trump's twisted version of it.

When describing the event organizers made it sound like the students were really competing in physical challenges. They tried to make it sound like Olympic performances, but the reality was somewhat different. 

Events like Pop-A-Shot basketball (ever been to a state or country fair?), tug of war, and a final course featuring ropes, monkey bars, and climbing a wall. You know, like you sometimes see in malls and gyms.

It was painfully obvious that none of the students were exceptional athletes after watching them compete in the finals doing the 100-yard dash, 55-meter hurdles, and the broad jump. Trump touted it as the American Ninja Warrior course. I'm not kidding.

The two winners, a boy and a girl, received a $125,000 scholarship each to a Trump approved college.

As it Stands, like the other Freedom250 events most Americans ignored the great Patriot Games produced by our first felon and sexual abuser.

Memo to MAGA Politicians: What's Your Message for the Midterms?

MAGA lawmakers up for election in the midterms are facing a daunting challenge.

Reality. 

It's something GOP lawmakers in Congress manage to avoid by controlling every arm of the government during their term.

Fake pie charts, stacked statistics, and goofy graphs can't change the reality that our economy is struggling, and America is losing its standing with the rest of the world.

So, what's the typical MAGA politician going to do to convince people their eyes are lying and to vote for them?

Hmmmmm...that's a tough one. Republicans have avoided town halls all year because their constituents want to strangle them! You can't blame them. They're living in the real world while their elected representative is living a life of lies while supporting a convicted felon and sexual abuser that's sliming the White House.

What subject could a Republican safely campaign on to avoid being tarred and feathered by his constituents? 

How about the war in Iran?

Every major national poll shows Trump is significantly under water regarding his handling of the war that he started to deflect news about the Epstein files.

Fox News Poll: 66% of Americans want the war to end and they think Trump has horrible mismanaged it.

CBS News Poll: 61% disapprove of Trump's decision to go to war and 65% think he's really fouled up and obviously doesn't know what he's doing. 

(Hint: You probably should skip this subject. Just saying.)  

How about the Economy?

Recent National polls show widespread public pessimism regarding the economy, driven by persistent inflation, high living costs, and expensive energy prices. 

Gallop Poll: 75% of Americans blame Trump for these hard times.

(Hint: You might not want to talk about the economy.)

Wait a minute!

I can't think of one good subject that's safe for MAGA morons to proudly spout off about without getting major blowback from the majority of the country.

As it Stands, regarding the minority of Americans who still support Trump keep in mind that he's a malicious narcissist who'd throw you under the bus in a moment if it benefited him.

Another Trump First: We Now Have the Highest Gas Prices in History

It's not easy keeping up with Trump's firsts in his second term.

His latest achievement even has Republicans recoiling as the midterms draw near.

The 1st Place Award for the highest gas prices in American history goes to Trump and his corrupt regime. Our first felon gets credit for the surge in prices because he started a war with Iran to deflect from the Epstein files and is now sunk in an international quagmire of his own making.

The AAA and GasBuddy gave the bad news today. National averages have never stayed above $4.07 a gallon this late into August in ANY previous year. Dubya Bush had the record for the highest prices until Trump came along.

The geopolitical tensions from Trump's illegal war (that was won on Day Two) have caused global shortages in refining capacity and infrastructure disruptions that have limited fuel production. The war has kept the pump prices elevated despite lower domestic demand.

The nation's Top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($5.58), Hawaii ($5.43), Washington ($5.16), Alaska ($4.83), Nevada ($4.76), Oregon ($4.69), Idaho ($4.41), Arizona ($4.40), Utah ($4.32), and Colorado ($4.31).

The nation's Top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Louisiana ($3.57), Indiana ($3.59), Mississippi ($3.60), Alabama ($3.61), Texas ($3.63), South Carolina ($3.65), Tennessee ($3.65), Kentucky ($3.70), Arkansas ($3.71), and North Carolina ($3.72).

What does Trump and his regime have to say about this grim news? Thus far, very little. I did see some MAGA media trash claiming we're living in a golden age right now. 

As it Stands, regardless of the facts, the Trump regime is going to keep degrading the economy in a pursuit to destroy Democracy.

Is This Trump's Most Audacious Grift Yet During His Second Term?

Trump's pet media platform ironically named Truth Social is where facts die and lies thrive. 

It's a strange arrangement because Truth Social has not reported a single profitable quarter since it became a public company on March 26, 2024. It's been a steady loser moneywise, but Trump has lived with that fact to have a platform where he can lie his ass off and not get deplatformed.

But his grifting DNA finally figured out a way to actually make money on the failing platform. He came up with a slimy scheme to sell insider stock information to corporations and to hold an unfair advantage over other newsrooms.

The unlawful scheme was launched in the beginning of August, and a lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by a nonprofit newsroom, The Intercept and the Freedom of Press Foundations, alleging the scheme "is extraordinary, corrupt, and unconstitutional."

The lawsuit charges Trump with violating the news media's First Amendment rights to access presidential statements "on equal terms with other members of the press and public.

The scam is simple. Corporations pay $100,000-month to get the privilege of knowing in advance when Trump is going to make an announcement that will temporarily rock the stock market making millions for his paid corporate customers.

But wait! There's more. In addition to high-speed access to Truth Social customers will get access to the nine most-popular accounts on the platform, including J.D. Vance, Karoline Leavitt and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. I'm not sure how Leavitt's sudden announcement that she is retiring will affect the case.

There's more. Natalie Harp (aka Trump's diaper changer) is the new woman in Trump's life who media reports suggest is responsible for authoring many of his posts, is named as a defendant in the suit alongside Dan Scavino.

Striking while the iron was hot 10 companies have already registered for the service. They still invested in the scam despite reports Truth Social lost $238 million dollars in the second quarter of 2026. Apparently, the jackpot being offered wiped away any doubts for those greedy CEOs.

Meanwhile Democratic lawmakers Senator Ruben Gallego and Mark Warner have introduced a bill seeking to ban social media companies from selling earlier access to government employees' accounts and specifically invoked the Truth Social scheme.

As it Stands, one of many striking things about Trump's second term is that he's living out his fantasies by renaming monuments, public places, and highways after himself, along with a complete disregard for ANY laws.

ICE to get New Weapon to Terrorize Immigrants and American Citizens With

The Department of Homeland Security just announced it is introducing a new circle of hell into their enforcement tactics.

Trump's masked secret police also known as ICE are getting a new accessory to torture people with next year - gloves that emit painful electric shocks. The regime is doling out $20 million dollars of taxpayers' money to cause more pain than they already do with the current savage methods of enforcement.

Some genius came up with the acronym G.L.O.V.E. (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter) for ICE's new toy. I can imagine how the untrained goons at ICE are taking this news. With jubilation and celebration.

The manufacturer warns against using its device on elderly people, pregnant women, children, and severely handicapped - individuals who have not been spared from the regime's sweeping crackdown on immigrants. We're talking about favored targets here.

The company also warns that the devices are not meant to be used against people merely exhibiting "verbal defiance or belligerence." It's not hard to imagine ICE officials laughing their asses off at that advise. Let's face it, ICE agents aren't exactly known for making that distinction - with deadly consequences.

Out-of-control ICE agents have continually threatened or attacked individuals who criticize or monitor their enforcement tactics. By adding electric shocks to deliver terrible pain in encounters adds another dimension of harm to the public.

All you have to do is look at what's been happening around the country since the start of Trump's second term.

ICE agents have practiced excessive force, warrantless searches or arrests, racial profiling, and wrongful detentions. There have been eleven fatal shootings since the invasion of American cities by masked agents began last year.

The Department of Homeland Security recently announced that its spending hard-earned taxpayer money on "conductive distraction and de-escalation devices" that should be on the streets in March 2027.

A contract solicitation for the proposed rollout is expected to be published on Friday, according to the DHS notice.

As it Stands, treating Americans like cattle utilizing electric prods is a stark reminder of how the regime views us.