Doomberg: Geopolitics, Debt, and Big Promises. How Trump is Reshuffling the World Order
Trump’s presidency, national debt challenges, energy policy, and global geopolitical dynamics.
Back in December, Doomberg described how Trump is serving the interests of the globalists and would work to install Mark Carny as Prime Minister. ( at 29:19 on the video )
Canada cannot win Trump’s trade war but would survive as a sovereign nation by joining the EU. Canada is a trading nation that has relied on negotiated trade deals with the US, which Trump is determined to end. However, Canada has the natural resources that the EU does not and has been buying from hostile countries in many cases.
I’m not an advocate, but I understand why people are discussing this now.
Canadian actress Jasmine Mooney says she was held for 12 days in an ICE facility.
Jessica Brösche, a German tattoo artist detained at the U.S./Mexico border, was held for over six weeks.
Rebecca Burke, a Welsh comic artist, was detained in an ICE facility in Washington State for 19 days.
According to Salon’s Tatyana Tandanpolie, some travel agents in Canada are now encouraging tourists not to visit the United States because of civil liberties concerns.
I recall eleven years ago, I flew to Boston to visit a Harvard professor who took me to lunch, where I suppose professors eat. I returned to Toronto that day. On my entry, I was required to go to an interview room where an ICE officer grilled me for at least five minutes. He demanded to know why I was visiting for only a few hours, the name of the professor I was meeting, what subject he taught, the purpose of my visit, etc. He found it incredulous that I would fly to Boston for lunch with a friend.
That was unusual but not much of a harassment. Today, because of what I see that ICE is doing, I would not go.
That reminds me of another same-day return flight to Boston. When I returned to the airport, the airline attendant said I was not on the passenger list. I told her I didn’t much care about her list because I was holding their ticket in my hand. She said she didn’t care about my ticket, and lucky for me, she said a seat was available, but I had to pay for it. I paid, and after landing in Toronto, I marched to the airline check-in, showed both tickets for the same flight, and demanded my money back. I got it, but what a hassle.
Travelers, including tourists, often experience needless inconveniences. What concerns me today is that many such incidents are purposeful and carried out because of a political directive. We can’t trust that the records of the carrier or the government are correct. When they are wrong, we could find ourselves in trouble.
Numerous incidents of innocent travelers have been arrested and jailed, and then 10 to 20 days later transported to airplanes in full body chains to be sent back to their countries. These are innocent travelers, and it happened to Canadians, Brits, and Europeans. Canadian snowbirds visiting their second homes are being harassed. Drivers with foreign license plates are harassed. It’s all too much.
Trump has developed hatred and spite as a way of life, which the world can see in the town halls and TV discussions. But the situation is now out of control when travel to the US is no longer safe for legitimate foreigners.
The situation for Canadians regarding US travel has shifted from mere embarrassment over Trump’s actions to a rapidly growing concern about our inability to protect ourselves from his dubious Dept of Justice and FBI to the misguided loyalty of his supporters.
According to Statistics Canada, the number of Canadians returning by car from visits to the US fell by 23% in February, and air travel by Canadians returning from the US was down 13% relative to last year.
The March data will be higher. The reason is simple: Canadians are no longer welcome in the communities where they own second homes and legally manage businesses. They are being harassed, and drivers with Canadian license plates are being harassed.
As I expect this situation to worsen, I recommend that Canadians restrict all non-essential travel and sell their US real estate and businesses. Trump and his Trumper cult are now a clear and present danger to Canadians, a statement I soon anticipate from Ottawa.
The moment Trump told Laura Ingraham in her interview for Fox that Canadians are nasty, mean, and steal from Americans, I knew he had crossed the line. In the past 48 hours since that interview went viral, the number of rage incidents against Canadians has multiplied to where it’s ridiculous to put themselves in harm’s way.
This is a serious problem that Trump elevates daily. The man is delirious, thinking Canadians do not embrace sovereignty and will not fight for it.
If you have essential travel, get confirmation from your government. Others, you are advised not to take the risk. Some idiot Trumper could change your life forever.
I recall how our next-door neighbour’s daughter was pulled over on the Interstate while returning home from school in the US south. She was arrested because the state trooper said she didn’t have a US driver’s license. She phoned her parents, both doctors, who sent her money to buy her freedom. It was on the national news. Pat and I were watching and looked at one another, “Is that who we think it is?” She’s a kid that Pat used to babysit.
I am afraid Trump, in two months, has broken the Canada-US bond that has existed for 200 years. ‘Broken’ is not a strong enough word.
jimg911
March 20, 2025 6:10 am
#45574
The corruption and waste is so unbelievable…
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) occupied a nine-story office tower on D.C.’s K Street for only 60 employees, many of whom actually worked from home, prior to the pandemic. Its managers had luxury suites with full bathrooms; one manager would often be “in the shower” when she was needed, while another used her bathroom as a cigarette lounge. FMCS recorded its director as being on a years-long business trip to D.C. so he could have all of his meals and living expenses covered by taxpayers, simply for showing up to the office.
This right here is why so many of us Voted for Trump. Was this the guy they had to call in the SWAT team on because he barricaded himself in his office and wouldn’t leave or was the SWAT team story over at CIA??? I can’t keep up.
I want Trump to do to the USG EXACTLY what Lou Gerstner did to IBM back in the 1990’s — Namely Take a Blow-Torch and Put it UP EVERY ORIFICE that the USG has and BLOW It OUT. You Have NO IDEA the Amount of RAW ANGER out in these USA. LFG!!!!!!
The world agrees with you, but Trump’s targets are more than the USG, and that is what the world has a problem with. Fixing America should not require harassing and threatening foreigners in the US, legally or abroad. Many Americans know he does, and it doesn’t bother them. They openly embrace it and engage in it.
jimg911
March 19, 2025 8:25 am
#45564
Gold new highs on extremely low volume
jimg911
March 19, 2025 8:20 am
#45563
Gold ETF holdings are 25 million ounces off their COVID highs.
America will face a liquidity squeeze in the days after the tariffs are applied on April 2. To facilitate the tariffs, Trump needs the Fed to buy assets from the commercial banks, leaving them with additional reserves to increase the debt.
So, America shuts down, and the stock market tanks, or the Fed and the banks work with Trump by pumping the money supply as the price of physical Gold soars.
The ball is in Trump’s corner. If the tariffs go on, he will be held accountable.
President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II to arrest and deport Venezuelans, who were accused of being Tren de Aragua gang members, without a court hearing. Japanese American community leaders say they fear Trump’s actions could lead to abuses similar to those that took place during one of the darkest chapters of the nation’s history. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s use of the law, in the immediate aftermath of the Japanese military’s bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, led to the arrest of 31,000 Japanese, German and Italian nationals in the United States and Latin America. Many were later found to have been improperly arrested, jailed and, in some cases, repatriated. Several months after invoking the Alien Enemies Act, Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which authorized the removal of anyone deemed a threat from the West Coast to “relocation centers” — paving the way for the U.S. government to incarcerate 120,000 people of Japanese descent, including more than 70,000 American citizens. Decades later, the United States would issue formal apologies and pay reparations to those who had been incarcerated under both the Alien Enemies Act and the executive order.
Words failed me while watching Trump’s interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox. Watch the interview here.
He repeatedly claimed that the US would take over Canada because Canadians “steal,” calling them “nasty” and “the worst.” As he was spitting out his words, I was almost waiting for him to call Canadians “scum.” That would have been putting the cherry on his cake.
He also stated that the US would take over Greenland “one way or another.” Well, it must be “another” because today on TV, I watched Greenlanders protesting against the US, with nearly everyone in the streets chanting, “Yankee, go home!” All five of Greenland’s political leaders stood united, like Canada, telling Trump to stop disrespecting their country and that they are “not for sale at any price.”
I keep asking myself why he’s doing this. In today’s Fox interview, why did Trump speak so glowingly about Putin? He even suggested today setting up games between the NHL and the Russian hockey league—something that will never happen. The majority of NHL players are Canadians and Europeans who despise Putin for what he’s done to Ukraine. Very few American players would agree to play in Russia. Maybe Trump could try setting up women’s basketball games instead. Let’s see how that would go — or has he forgotten because the American mistreated and threatened by Putin is black and a woman?
I think what Trump is doing is trying to distract Americans from the economic catastrophe unfolding in their country—like the violence against Tesla, which is sure to escalate—and instead, rally them to justify the military action he’ll soon propose.
This week, leaders from 28 European countries, the UK and Canada, decided to pursue a new defense treaty outside the orbit of the US, as they no longer trust America. If Trump orders an invasion of Canada, I expect three immediate outcomes:
The US military will defer to Congress and the Supreme Court, who will reject his orders because Canada has never been an enemy, never a threat of any kind, nevertheless to national security.
The new Europe-UK-Canada alliance will warn Trump that he’s inviting a world war.
The Canada-US border will close, US businesses will shut down, and workers—along with government employees and students—will launch a nationwide strike.
I don’t think that will happen, though. What I believe is already happening is that millions of American workers and businesses are going broke this week, next week, and for weeks to come. It’s a country of 340 million people, so to some, maybe seeing several million more Americans broke and homeless doesn’t matter.
Starting April 2, distributors must pay billions in tariffs before picking up imported goods at the docks. Many distributors will go bankrupt unless Trump orders emergency funds to cover these payments. I expect him to do that, or the supply chain will halt at every port and border crossing. He will tell Americans he will get that money back from other countries, which is as ludicrous as when he lied about Mexico paying for his wall. Americans will pay every penny of his multi-billions in tariffs, and my point is that many cannot afford to.
Then, when distributors deliver the goods, hundreds of thousands of companies can’t afford the tariff costs. Chaos will follow. Companies will close their doors. Workers won’t get paid. Consumer spending will plummet. The unemployed won’t pay their bills, and many will lose their homes. Tragically, some may even take their own lives.
This isn’t making America great.
Trump is the President of the United States. His words and actions have consequences. No president in history has caused the level of damage to the nation that will soon become obvious to the world. Trump is now an existential threat to the United States. If his tariffs take effect on April 2, as he has unequivocally stated they will, this will be undeniable within a month.
To the jokesters and smart alecks who think the rest of the world is wrong about Trump, you’ll soon see how big the world is—and how small Trump really is. Either that, or he’s become the dictator he wants to be.
“We’ve spent over $350 billion, and Europe has spent about $100 billion. That’s a big difference,” Trump said in February during a visit with French President Emmanuel Macron. In fact, the US Congress has appropriated half that figure since 2022 – $174 billion (£134 billion) – of which much was spent purchasing US equipment.
The differences are substantial, as seen in the attached graphic.
The world no longer listens to Trump’s lies because there’s too much at stake.
Free tuition at Harvard and MIT unless the parents are considered wealthy.
The internet is on fire.
Hot-tempered outbursts from people accusing these schools of using taxpayer funding to underwrite education the way it’s done in most countries.
Hopi Hoekstra, the Garber and Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced today that Harvard College would be free for students from families with annual incomes under $100,000 and tuition-free for students of families with annual incomes of under $200,00.
The same offer exists at MIT, where undergraduates with family incomes below $200,000 will be tuition-free next fall.
Eighty percent of American households fall within this income threshold.
Dan Bongino, podcaster and radio host, assumes office as Deputy Director of the FBI. I don’t really know much about him. Ok, looked him up, spent four years on the NYPD and then joined the Secret Service. He’s kind of a foot soldier. Deputy Director?
I am reposting this because it will upset many people. Every word is true, and they know it. The words came from an American but are acknowledged by hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
From Joe Varco, Palm Springs CA
I made sure I fact checked these, so feel free to check yourselves, but these may be a good reason not to trust Donald.
Trump facts
May I share some facts?
64 Times Mentioned In Epstein Report.
97 Times Pleaded The Fifth.
34 Felony Convictions.
91 Criminal Charges.
26 Sexual Assault Allegations.
6 Bankruptcies.
5 Draft Deferments.
4 Indictments.
2 Impeachments.
2 Convicted Companies.
1 Fake University Shut Down.
1 Fake Charity Shut Down.
$25 Million Fraud Settlement.
$5 Million Sexual Abuse Verdict.
$2 Million Fake Charity Abuse Judgment.
$93 Million Sexual Abuse Judgements.
$400+ Million Fraud Judgment.
First President in history to serve a full term increase the deficit every year he was in office.
First President in history to maintain a debt to GDP ratio over 100% for his entire term.
Highest annual budget deficit.
Most added to the national debt in a single term.
Most new unemployment claims.
Largest single day point drop in the history of the Dow.
First major party candidate in half a century to lose the popular vote twice.
Longest government shutdown in history (and he did that while his own party controlled both chambers of Congress).
First President in the history of approval ratings to maintain a net negative approval rating for his entire term.
First President to be impeached twice.
First President to have bipartisan support for his conviction after impeachment (which happened both times).
Most indictments, guilty pleas, and criminal convictions of members of an administration.
This is all interesting and you must be talking to your Base BUT Honestly NONE of us who VOTED for TRUMP care much about what some dude from CALIFORNIA has to say about Trump. That’s CRAZY.
Trump has been in office for ~2months and we’re already talking about annexing Alberta and building golf-courses in Gaza.
LOL. I have no base. I’m just a communicator. What Americans should be concerned about is that a couple of billion people in the world have been impacted and do care. Countries are removing US companies daily from the list of potential suppliers of US-made goods and business and professional services. It’s not just Canada.
After Canada said it would not purchase F-35s in a mega billion-dollar order, I wrote that Americans should expect more of this. The next day, Portugal also dropped its similar-sized order. Today, India went to France. France is now the world’s second-biggest manufacturer of military arms, bigger than Russia, and its products, like those of the UK and Sweden in particular, are world-class. There is no need to buy from the US.
After leaving weekend meetings in Europe and the UK, where 28 countries pledged support, Canada’s new Prime Minister went to the Arctic and made a deal with Australia for long-distance radar that will serve Canada’s interests in protecting its northern boundaries. He’s been on the job for four days. He’s getting things done, and he’s aggravating none of Canada’s allies while bringing them all together. Most importantly, he said he will not visit the White House or Mar-a-Lago or even begin renegotiating tariffs or the still-legal USMCA until Trump tells Canada and the world that he respects Canada’s sovereignty. The world doesn’t see a joke here, Kyle.
Right-thinking Americans, too. This week, US Governors are telling Canada they respect Canada’s sovereignty and that Canada is their biggest trading partner, which is being cut off as Trump forces a split between the two countries. This is on Trump, and my re-posting was my way of saying, what else did Americans expect? He is what he is — all of the things on that list. That’s his calling card.
So, Kyle, you may laugh at ‘jokes’ about Canada’s sovereignty, annexing Alberta, and building golf courses in Gaza, but the world takes Trump at his word. He is the President of the United States. His open disrespect for sovereignty and the world order is receiving push-back that is costing Americans’ employment and life savings, and it’s going to get a lot worse in April.
I take it seriously, and I know from direct contact that many Americans do, too, and want Trump to stop. I wish more people understood what Trump has gotten the country into. I, too, want to see many things done that Trump says must be done. I am a conservative. But going about it the Trump way is the wrong way, and he’s not paying for it; the people are paying for it. Americans and people all over the world.
jimg
March 17, 2025 7:46 am
#45522
FDIC Ends Disclosing Total Assets of Banks on “Problem Bank List
“For the reasons stated above, the FDIC is not disclosing total assets on the Problem Bank List as part of the QBP materials and will not do so going forward, returning to the original practice of only disclosing the total number of banks on the list”
No more Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Reporting means the end of transparency in the US financial system.
Trump’s Treasury stated that this regulation is too burdensome on US companies. So it will no longer be necessary to file.
Blood money is now acceptable in the US. The Trump family is free to bring in billions of money stolen by their friends in Russia to help them build “beautiful” real estate developments across America.
jimg
March 16, 2025 12:48 pm
#45512
Canada’s new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, warns that climate change is an existential threat, declaring that anyone not aligned with the push for net zero will face consequences.
He’s provoking Trump because he’s going into meetings with the leaders of the UK and Europe, who are universally behind this issue. They will speak with one voice against Trump, and climate change will be a key part of their platform.
But while Carney dropped the carbon tax (which he and Goldman Sachs brought to Canada), by dissing the Oil industry, he might be missing the vote in the next election.
As I say about Carney, he’ll be sucking and blowing as usual. The only reason I’ll likely vote for him is because, unlike anybody else in the country, he can bring together the political and business leaders of the UK and Europe with Canada. Without doing it, Canada is in for a challenge in protecting its sovereignty, it might not win.
I was saying to friends last evening that if Trump stays with the playbook, talking up annexing Canada, that there would soon be word that NATO forces from Europe would be moved into Canada.
Ergo today’s news:
A French nuclear-powered attack submarine left locals bewildered after it surfaced in an eastern Canadian province, just 300 miles from the U.S. border.
The French Navy Suffren submarine, the FS Tourville, arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia earlier this week.
Rumors quickly spread online that it was in response to Donald Trump’s annexation threats after the president repeatedly called on Canada to become the 51st U.S. state and named departing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “governor.”
This news is only the start. NATO will send the message to the American people that their President’s talk is a threat to world peace, and it has to stop. They won’t bother to say it to Trump because they know he won’t listen.
It is a new submarine on trials and made a port call in Halifax. I don’t think we’re to the point of deploying military on both sides of the border. Trump is a bag of hot air, nothing more. America is not going to war with Canada.
American astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore expected a two-week mission in space. The objective was to test Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft and quickly return home. The mission did not go as planned. Nine months later, they are finally set to return to Earth from the International Space Station next week, barring further delays. The relief crew is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX ship tonight (weather permitting), and is expected to arrive at the space station on Saturday. Our hopes are with them.
jimg
March 14, 2025 8:31 am
#45487
Starmer goes MAGA?
Starmer announces axing of NHS England to ‘cut bureaucracy’ in health service It comes after Starmer vowed to reshape the ‘flabby’ state and slash the cost of bureaucracy.
(In response) Lee Saunders, union president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees of the AFL-CIO, fired off a furious response saying: “America’s public service workers — our nurses, teachers, firefighters, librarians — chose making our communities safe, healthy and strong over getting rich. They are not, as the world’s richest man implies, genocidal murderers.” He added: “Elon Musk and the billionaires in this administration have no idea what real people go through every day. That’s why he’s willing to take a chainsaw to people’s jobs, Medicaid, Social Security and Medicare.”
#2 : In the meeting with NATO head, Trump says the US would ensure that no attack on NATO allies occurs. “Not going to happen, but we’ll make sure it doesn’t happen.”
In the same meeting, Trump says he’s ready to annex Canada and Greenland (Denmark).
Is it any wonder why investors are turning to Gold and away from the US Dollar?
Doomberg: Geopolitics, Debt, and Big Promises. How Trump is Reshuffling the World Order
Trump’s presidency, national debt challenges, energy policy, and global geopolitical dynamics.
Back in December, Doomberg described how Trump is serving the interests of the globalists and would work to install Mark Carny as Prime Minister. ( at 29:19 on the video )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2agAGd0NHsE
Google plans to release new ‘open’ AI models for drug discovery
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/18/google-plans-to-release-new-open-ai-models-for-drug-discovery/
Revealed: How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2472068-revealed-how-the-uk-tech-secretary-uses-chatgpt-for-po
Could Canada join the EU?
A week ago, after Mark Carney became Prime Minister, I remarked to someone that the next question is, will he propose that Canada join the EU?
People are now talking about it.
Canada cannot win Trump’s trade war but would survive as a sovereign nation by joining the EU. Canada is a trading nation that has relied on negotiated trade deals with the US, which Trump is determined to end. However, Canada has the natural resources that the EU does not and has been buying from hostile countries in many cases.
I’m not an advocate, but I understand why people are discussing this now.
Do Foreign tourists feel safe visiting the US?
If Americans wonder why foreign countries are issuing US travel warnings, they should be aware of what Trump’s ICE is doing.
From MSN;
I recall eleven years ago, I flew to Boston to visit a Harvard professor who took me to lunch, where I suppose professors eat. I returned to Toronto that day. On my entry, I was required to go to an interview room where an ICE officer grilled me for at least five minutes. He demanded to know why I was visiting for only a few hours, the name of the professor I was meeting, what subject he taught, the purpose of my visit, etc. He found it incredulous that I would fly to Boston for lunch with a friend.
That was unusual but not much of a harassment. Today, because of what I see that ICE is doing, I would not go.
That reminds me of another same-day return flight to Boston. When I returned to the airport, the airline attendant said I was not on the passenger list. I told her I didn’t much care about her list because I was holding their ticket in my hand. She said she didn’t care about my ticket, and lucky for me, she said a seat was available, but I had to pay for it. I paid, and after landing in Toronto, I marched to the airline check-in, showed both tickets for the same flight, and demanded my money back. I got it, but what a hassle.
Travelers, including tourists, often experience needless inconveniences. What concerns me today is that many such incidents are purposeful and carried out because of a political directive. We can’t trust that the records of the carrier or the government are correct. When they are wrong, we could find ourselves in trouble.
Germany issues a US travel warning, like Canada, the UK, and others I’m sure to follow.
Numerous incidents of innocent travelers have been arrested and jailed, and then 10 to 20 days later transported to airplanes in full body chains to be sent back to their countries. These are innocent travelers, and it happened to Canadians, Brits, and Europeans. Canadian snowbirds visiting their second homes are being harassed. Drivers with foreign license plates are harassed. It’s all too much.
Trump has developed hatred and spite as a way of life, which the world can see in the town halls and TV discussions. But the situation is now out of control when travel to the US is no longer safe for legitimate foreigners.
Traveler Alert to Canadians
The situation for Canadians regarding US travel has shifted from mere embarrassment over Trump’s actions to a rapidly growing concern about our inability to protect ourselves from his dubious Dept of Justice and FBI to the misguided loyalty of his supporters.
According to Statistics Canada, the number of Canadians returning by car from visits to the US fell by 23% in February, and air travel by Canadians returning from the US was down 13% relative to last year.
The March data will be higher. The reason is simple: Canadians are no longer welcome in the communities where they own second homes and legally manage businesses. They are being harassed, and drivers with Canadian license plates are being harassed.
As I expect this situation to worsen, I recommend that Canadians restrict all non-essential travel and sell their US real estate and businesses. Trump and his Trumper cult are now a clear and present danger to Canadians, a statement I soon anticipate from Ottawa.
The moment Trump told Laura Ingraham in her interview for Fox that Canadians are nasty, mean, and steal from Americans, I knew he had crossed the line. In the past 48 hours since that interview went viral, the number of rage incidents against Canadians has multiplied to where it’s ridiculous to put themselves in harm’s way.
This is a serious problem that Trump elevates daily. The man is delirious, thinking Canadians do not embrace sovereignty and will not fight for it.
It’s not just Canada. Many countries are feeling the same.
Canadians and others, this could happen to you.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/traumatic-british-tourist-sent-home-from-us-in-chains-after-visa-error/ar-AA1BjnZ5
If you have essential travel, get confirmation from your government. Others, you are advised not to take the risk. Some idiot Trumper could change your life forever.
I recall how our next-door neighbour’s daughter was pulled over on the Interstate while returning home from school in the US south. She was arrested because the state trooper said she didn’t have a US driver’s license. She phoned her parents, both doctors, who sent her money to buy her freedom. It was on the national news. Pat and I were watching and looked at one another, “Is that who we think it is?” She’s a kid that Pat used to babysit.
I am afraid Trump, in two months, has broken the Canada-US bond that has existed for 200 years. ‘Broken’ is not a strong enough word.
The corruption and waste is so unbelievable…
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) occupied a nine-story office tower on D.C.’s K Street for only 60 employees, many of whom actually worked from home, prior to the pandemic. Its managers had luxury suites with full bathrooms; one manager would often be “in the shower” when she was needed, while another used her bathroom as a cigarette lounge. FMCS recorded its director as being on a years-long business trip to D.C. so he could have all of his meals and living expenses covered by taxpayers, simply for showing up to the office.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/fmcs-slush-fund-abolished-by-trump
This right here is why so many of us Voted for Trump. Was this the guy they had to call in the SWAT team on because he barricaded himself in his office and wouldn’t leave or was the SWAT team story over at CIA??? I can’t keep up.
I want Trump to do to the USG EXACTLY what Lou Gerstner did to IBM back in the 1990’s — Namely Take a Blow-Torch and Put it UP EVERY ORIFICE that the USG has and BLOW It OUT. You Have NO IDEA the Amount of RAW ANGER out in these USA. LFG!!!!!!
Nice capture of the current news!!!!
The world agrees with you, but Trump’s targets are more than the USG, and that is what the world has a problem with. Fixing America should not require harassing and threatening foreigners in the US, legally or abroad. Many Americans know he does, and it doesn’t bother them. They openly embrace it and engage in it.
Gold new highs on extremely low volume
Gold ETF holdings are 25 million ounces off their COVID highs.
As Debt Ceiling Looms, the Fed Considers Tweaking Its Portfolio Runoff
Process of shedding assets and draining bank reserves could collide with dynamics related to raising the federal debt limit
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-bond-portfolio-balance-sheet-debt-ceiling-75fc61eb
As predicted by Michael Howell:
Keeping it Simple | Ep. 46
Michael Green and Harley Bassman are joined by global macro expert Michael Howell to discuss the state of liquidity.
Start at 26:30…the Fed balance sheet and the required expansion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Qd-pC0wJ8
America will face a liquidity squeeze in the days after the tariffs are applied on April 2. To facilitate the tariffs, Trump needs the Fed to buy assets from the commercial banks, leaving them with additional reserves to increase the debt.
So, America shuts down, and the stock market tanks, or the Fed and the banks work with Trump by pumping the money supply as the price of physical Gold soars.
The ball is in Trump’s corner. If the tariffs go on, he will be held accountable.
President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II to arrest and deport Venezuelans, who were accused of being Tren de Aragua gang members, without a court hearing.
Japanese American community leaders say they fear Trump’s actions could lead to abuses similar to those that took place during one of the darkest chapters of the nation’s history. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s use of the law, in the immediate aftermath of the Japanese military’s bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, led to the arrest of 31,000 Japanese, German and Italian nationals in the United States and Latin America. Many were later found to have been improperly arrested, jailed and, in some cases, repatriated.
Several months after invoking the Alien Enemies Act, Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which authorized the removal of anyone deemed a threat from the West Coast to “relocation centers” — paving the way for the U.S. government to incarcerate 120,000 people of Japanese descent, including more than 70,000 American citizens.
Decades later, the United States would issue formal apologies and pay reparations to those who had been incarcerated under both the Alien Enemies Act and the executive order.
Trump Must Be Having a Nervous Breakdown
Words failed me while watching Trump’s interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox.
Watch the interview here.
He repeatedly claimed that the US would take over Canada because Canadians “steal,” calling them “nasty” and “the worst.” As he was spitting out his words, I was almost waiting for him to call Canadians “scum.” That would have been putting the cherry on his cake.
He also stated that the US would take over Greenland “one way or another.” Well, it must be “another” because today on TV, I watched Greenlanders protesting against the US, with nearly everyone in the streets chanting, “Yankee, go home!” All five of Greenland’s political leaders stood united, like Canada, telling Trump to stop disrespecting their country and that they are “not for sale at any price.”
I keep asking myself why he’s doing this. In today’s Fox interview, why did Trump speak so glowingly about Putin? He even suggested today setting up games between the NHL and the Russian hockey league—something that will never happen. The majority of NHL players are Canadians and Europeans who despise Putin for what he’s done to Ukraine. Very few American players would agree to play in Russia. Maybe Trump could try setting up women’s basketball games instead. Let’s see how that would go — or has he forgotten because the American mistreated and threatened by Putin is black and a woman?
I think what Trump is doing is trying to distract Americans from the economic catastrophe unfolding in their country—like the violence against Tesla, which is sure to escalate—and instead, rally them to justify the military action he’ll soon propose.
This week, leaders from 28 European countries, the UK and Canada, decided to pursue a new defense treaty outside the orbit of the US, as they no longer trust America. If Trump orders an invasion of Canada, I expect three immediate outcomes:
I don’t think that will happen, though. What I believe is already happening is that millions of American workers and businesses are going broke this week, next week, and for weeks to come. It’s a country of 340 million people, so to some, maybe seeing several million more Americans broke and homeless doesn’t matter.
Starting April 2, distributors must pay billions in tariffs before picking up imported goods at the docks. Many distributors will go bankrupt unless Trump orders emergency funds to cover these payments. I expect him to do that, or the supply chain will halt at every port and border crossing. He will tell Americans he will get that money back from other countries, which is as ludicrous as when he lied about Mexico paying for his wall. Americans will pay every penny of his multi-billions in tariffs, and my point is that many cannot afford to.
Then, when distributors deliver the goods, hundreds of thousands of companies can’t afford the tariff costs. Chaos will follow. Companies will close their doors. Workers won’t get paid. Consumer spending will plummet. The unemployed won’t pay their bills, and many will lose their homes. Tragically, some may even take their own lives.
This isn’t making America great.
Trump is the President of the United States. His words and actions have consequences. No president in history has caused the level of damage to the nation that will soon become obvious to the world. Trump is now an existential threat to the United States. If his tariffs take effect on April 2, as he has unequivocally stated they will, this will be undeniable within a month.
To the jokesters and smart alecks who think the rest of the world is wrong about Trump, you’ll soon see how big the world is—and how small Trump really is. Either that, or he’s become the dictator he wants to be.
Today, French President Macron urged European leaders to stop buying US weapons.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/macron-calls-on-eu-leaders-to-boycott-us-weapons/ar-AA1BaATf
Setting the record straight.
“We’ve spent over $350 billion, and Europe has spent about $100 billion. That’s a big difference,” Trump said in February during a visit with French President Emmanuel Macron.
In fact, the US Congress has appropriated half that figure since 2022 – $174 billion (£134 billion) – of which much was spent purchasing US equipment.
The differences are substantial, as seen in the attached graphic.
The world no longer listens to Trump’s lies because there’s too much at stake.
Free tuition at Harvard and MIT unless the parents are considered wealthy.
The internet is on fire.
Hot-tempered outbursts from people accusing these schools of using taxpayer funding to underwrite education the way it’s done in most countries.
Hopi Hoekstra, the Garber and Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced today that Harvard College would be free for students from families with annual incomes under $100,000 and tuition-free for students of families with annual incomes of under $200,00.
The same offer exists at MIT, where undergraduates with family incomes below $200,000 will be tuition-free next fall.
Eighty percent of American households fall within this income threshold.
Dan Bongino, podcaster and radio host, assumes office as Deputy Director of the FBI. I don’t really know much about him. Ok, looked him up, spent four years on the NYPD and then joined the Secret Service. He’s kind of a foot soldier. Deputy Director?
Feels like we are living in a cartoon.
The Truth (and not the b.s. from Truth Social)
I am reposting this because it will upset many people. Every word is true, and they know it. The words came from an American but are acknowledged by hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
From Joe Varco, Palm Springs CA
This is all interesting and you must be talking to your Base BUT Honestly NONE of us who VOTED for TRUMP care much about what some dude from CALIFORNIA has to say about Trump. That’s CRAZY.
Trump has been in office for ~2months and we’re already talking about annexing Alberta and building golf-courses in Gaza.
LOL. I have no base. I’m just a communicator. What Americans should be concerned about is that a couple of billion people in the world have been impacted and do care. Countries are removing US companies daily from the list of potential suppliers of US-made goods and business and professional services. It’s not just Canada.
After Canada said it would not purchase F-35s in a mega billion-dollar order, I wrote that Americans should expect more of this. The next day, Portugal also dropped its similar-sized order. Today, India went to France. France is now the world’s second-biggest manufacturer of military arms, bigger than Russia, and its products, like those of the UK and Sweden in particular, are world-class. There is no need to buy from the US.
After leaving weekend meetings in Europe and the UK, where 28 countries pledged support, Canada’s new Prime Minister went to the Arctic and made a deal with Australia for long-distance radar that will serve Canada’s interests in protecting its northern boundaries. He’s been on the job for four days. He’s getting things done, and he’s aggravating none of Canada’s allies while bringing them all together. Most importantly, he said he will not visit the White House or Mar-a-Lago or even begin renegotiating tariffs or the still-legal USMCA until Trump tells Canada and the world that he respects Canada’s sovereignty. The world doesn’t see a joke here, Kyle.
Right-thinking Americans, too. This week, US Governors are telling Canada they respect Canada’s sovereignty and that Canada is their biggest trading partner, which is being cut off as Trump forces a split between the two countries. This is on Trump, and my re-posting was my way of saying, what else did Americans expect? He is what he is — all of the things on that list. That’s his calling card.
So, Kyle, you may laugh at ‘jokes’ about Canada’s sovereignty, annexing Alberta, and building golf courses in Gaza, but the world takes Trump at his word. He is the President of the United States. His open disrespect for sovereignty and the world order is receiving push-back that is costing Americans’ employment and life savings, and it’s going to get a lot worse in April.
I take it seriously, and I know from direct contact that many Americans do, too, and want Trump to stop. I wish more people understood what Trump has gotten the country into. I, too, want to see many things done that Trump says must be done. I am a conservative. But going about it the Trump way is the wrong way, and he’s not paying for it; the people are paying for it. Americans and people all over the world.
FDIC Ends Disclosing Total Assets of Banks on “Problem Bank List
“For the reasons stated above, the FDIC is not disclosing total assets on the Problem Bank List as part of the QBP materials and will not do so going forward, returning to the original practice of only disclosing the total number of banks on the list”
https://www.fdic.gov/quarterly-banking-profile/statement-acting-chairman-travis-hill-problem-bank-assets
No more Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Reporting means the end of transparency in the US financial system.
Trump’s Treasury stated that this regulation is too burdensome on US companies. So it will no longer be necessary to file.
Blood money is now acceptable in the US. The Trump family is free to bring in billions of money stolen by their friends in Russia to help them build “beautiful” real estate developments across America.
Canada’s new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, warns that climate change is an existential threat, declaring that anyone not aligned with the push for net zero will face consequences.
https://x.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1898874806550122985
He’s provoking Trump because he’s going into meetings with the leaders of the UK and Europe, who are universally behind this issue. They will speak with one voice against Trump, and climate change will be a key part of their platform.
But while Carney dropped the carbon tax (which he and Goldman Sachs brought to Canada), by dissing the Oil industry, he might be missing the vote in the next election.
As I say about Carney, he’ll be sucking and blowing as usual. The only reason I’ll likely vote for him is because, unlike anybody else in the country, he can bring together the political and business leaders of the UK and Europe with Canada. Without doing it, Canada is in for a challenge in protecting its sovereignty, it might not win.
The stakes are raised.
I was saying to friends last evening that if Trump stays with the playbook, talking up annexing Canada, that there would soon be word that NATO forces from Europe would be moved into Canada.
Ergo today’s news:
This news is only the start. NATO will send the message to the American people that their President’s talk is a threat to world peace, and it has to stop. They won’t bother to say it to Trump because they know he won’t listen.
It is a new submarine on trials and made a port call in Halifax. I don’t think we’re to the point of deploying military on both sides of the border. Trump is a bag of hot air, nothing more. America is not going to war with Canada.
That 17th at the Players is Brutal
Stretching a 9-day mission into nine months.
American astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore expected a two-week mission in space. The objective was to test Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft and quickly return home. The mission did not go as planned. Nine months later, they are finally set to return to Earth from the International Space Station next week, barring further delays. The relief crew is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX ship tonight (weather permitting), and is expected to arrive at the space station on Saturday. Our hopes are with them.
Starmer goes MAGA?
Starmer announces axing of NHS England to ‘cut bureaucracy’ in health service
It comes after Starmer vowed to reshape the ‘flabby’ state and slash the cost of bureaucracy.
https://news.stv.tv/politics/keir-starmer-has-announced-nhs-england-will-be-abolished
Britain ‘no longer a rich country’ after living standards plunge
Parts of the UK are now worse off than the poorest regions of Slovenia and Lithuania
https://archive.is/umgVw
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/03/12/britain-no-longer-rich-country-after-living-standard-plunge/#selection-2379.4-2383.88
Tariffs on goods may be a prelude to tariffs on moneyCapital inflows could be the Trump administration’s next target
Gillian Tett
https://www.ft.com/content/b1bf0858-d7d5-489d-8d61-02997d2f4aec
https://archive.is/l5PNX
In the ‘too absurd to believe’ category.
#1: Elon Musk Thursday reposted a message on X declaring that “Hitler didn’t murder millions of people. Public sector employees did.”
(In response) Lee Saunders, union president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees of the AFL-CIO, fired off a furious response saying: “America’s public service workers — our nurses, teachers, firefighters, librarians — chose making our communities safe, healthy and strong over getting rich. They are not, as the world’s richest man implies, genocidal murderers.” He added: “Elon Musk and the billionaires in this administration have no idea what real people go through every day. That’s why he’s willing to take a chainsaw to people’s jobs, Medicaid, Social Security and Medicare.”
#2 : In the meeting with NATO head, Trump says the US would ensure that no attack on NATO allies occurs. “Not going to happen, but we’ll make sure it doesn’t happen.”
In the same meeting, Trump says he’s ready to annex Canada and Greenland (Denmark).
Is it any wonder why investors are turning to Gold and away from the US Dollar?