QUESTION: This may seem to be a conspiracy theory, but has a double been sent in to pretend he is Trump. The anti-ear old Trump has moved nuclear subs to the border of Russia, and the Telegraph reported that no president has ever played a game of nuclear brinkmanship. Trump looks different and much older since the election. I ask AI if someone could have cloned Trump. This is what it said:
“While theoretically possible, human cloning remains unlikely in the near future due to ethical and scientific barriers. However, advances in genetic engineering (like CRISPR) and biotechnology could change the landscape.”
KL
ANSWER: I fully understand what your suspicions are. I have no rational explanation for the 180-degree turn on war and embracing Zelensky and blaming Putin for everything. It makes no sense. Some have said this is Trump’s ego taking over, where he thinks he is king of the mountain. I don’t think he has been cloned. It may be possible to clone someone as they have accomplished with animals. But they would not be able to catch up by aging it. I would say the only remote possibility would be a double. Granted, when you compare the photos from pre-2024 and 2025, Trump does look older. His hair is turning all grey/white. But that may be just part of the job – it tends to age you rapidly. Many presidents had dark hair and came out grey.
I have spoken to political contacts in DC, and I was told they are hearing the same thing from many people. This is the style of Trump and his ego of using his position against an opponent, but this is not negotiating a trade deal. This is World War III. The danger here is that this is the path to nuclear war rather than conventional warfare. If Trump were to commit troops to Ukraine, then something is seriously wrong, and I would have to question whether he is a double. This is not the Trump I knew in March 2020.
I have publicly stated that Trump is wrong. These types of discussions MUST be by phone, not in public. Once you take to the open press, you will NEVER be able to negotiate, for now your opponent cannot yield or look weak. This is the most fundamental law of diplomacy. I have dealt in geopolitics for decades. When Merkel publicly stated that she intentionally lied and never intended to implement the Minsk Agreement, I was stunned. Europe lost all credibility in any possible negotiation. You only make such a statement if you have ZERO intentions of a peaceful resolution and all you want is war.
Here, Put’s response to Trump calling him crazy publicly showed that Putin understands diplomacy better than Trump. He rebutted, but without naming Trump specifically:
“As for any disappointment felt by anyone, all disappointment stems from excessive expectations. That’s a well-known general rule.” Putin noted that ending Russia’s aggression against Ukraine requires “serious discussions – not in public, but calmly, in the quiet of the negotiation process”.
Putin’s response was that of a dignified leader. Trump’s personal comment calling Putin “crazy” was a blow to diplomacy. This makes me wonder if Trump is being manipulated to sabotage any negotiation, leaving war as the ONLY alternative.
Putin said on Friday in response to Trump’s ultimatums that Moscow has begun production of its newest hypersonic missiles and reaffirmed plans to deploy them to Belarus later this year, posing a threat to neighbouring Ukraine and Europe. He publicly stated that the military already has selected deployment sites in Belarus for the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile.
As the Telegraph has pointed out: “Not even during the Cold War did a US president publicly move nuclear submarines towards Russian waters.”
I can’t even count all the emails coming in asking what the hell is going on with Trump. I will do a private post on what the computer has been showing. I really do not know. The computer has been forecasting that war tensions would begin during the last week of July. The monthly target has been August and September since the beginning of the year.
The EU, US, UK, and Canada agreed on February 26, 2022, to remove select Russian banks from the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) messaging system as a sanction in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The disconnection of seven Russian banks—Bank Otkritie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Bank Rossiya, Sovcombank, Vnesheconombank (VEB), and VTB Bank—took effect on March 12, 2022, as mandated by EU Council Regulation (EU) 2022/345. Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, was later removed from SWIFT as part of the EU’s sixth package of sanctions on June 14, 2022. Gazprombank was spared due to its role in energy payments, reflecting Europe’s reliance on Russian gas.
Nonetheless, this served to intensify the incentive to expand BRICS for geopolitical gamemanship. BRICS was formed in 2006 as BRIC, with Brazil, Russia, India, and China holding their first summit on June 16, 2009, in Yekaterinburg, Russia. South Africa joined in 2010, making it BRICS, with the first expanded summit on April 14, 2011. South Africa saw BRICS as a platform to enhance trade and investment ties with major emerging economies. Joining BRICS elevated South Africa’s global diplomatic stature, giving it a seat at the table with significant powers. Membership provided access to BRICS initiatives like the New Development Bank (NDB), established in 2014, which funds infrastructure and sustainable development projects. China, a key BRICS member, actively supported South Africa’s inclusion to expand the group’s geographic and political reach, particularly into Africa. The US foreign policy has been usurped by the Neocons, like Bliken, and as a result, they have interfered in the world economy for geopolitical power reasons – not economic. This is why after 2032 the financial capital of the world will move to China because the Neocons are only interested in power at the expense of the American people, rule of law, and economy.
When we look at the first turning point on the ECM Wave of the Ukraine Russia War, we come to the typical myopic view of Neocons and how they only look at their objective in front of their nose and nothing else. It was right on schedule when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued his warnings to China about its support for Russia’s military efforts in Ukraine during his visit to Beijing on April 24–26, 2024. He specifically stated publicly on April 26, 2024, in an interview with NPR, that the U.S. had already taken action against over 100 Chinese entities with sanctions and export controls and was prepared to take further measures if China did not curb its supply of dual-use items to Russia. This included machine tools, microelectronics, and optics, which were aiding Russia’s defense industry. Blinken emphasized that China’s actions were “helping fuel the biggest threat” to European security since the Cold War. That is really NATO, but he warned, “If China does not address this problem, we will.” Similar concerns were raised during his meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and President Xi Jinping, where he stressed that China’s support for Russia’s defense industrial base threatened both Ukraine and broader European security.
Donald Trump initiated direct peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin concerning the Russia-Ukraine conflict shortly after his second-term inauguration on January 20, 2025. Specifically, on February 12, 2025, Trump held a phone call with Putin, which he described as “highly productive” on Truth Social. This marked the beginning of direct engagement between Trump and Putin on this issue, with further talks facilitated through intermediaries and meetings, such as those in Istanbul in May 2025.
That turning point of May 15th was the precise day of the peace talks in Istanbul. The talks failed that very day. Ukraine wanted a 30-day unconditional cease-fire, which it would have used to replenish its troops, and Russia insisted it had to pull its troops out of the. Ukraine refused, Russia’s chief negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, reportedly threatened to seize even more:
Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin “crazy” on May 25, 2025, in response to Russia’s massive drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, which were described as the largest aerial assault of the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump made these remarks in a Truth Social post, stating, “He has gone absolutely CRAZY!” and earlier that day told reporters,“I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin,” expressing frustration over Putin’s escalation despite ongoing peace negotiations.
Putin keeps taking the high road and has not lowered himself to name-calling. Trump’s guy Steven Witkoff spoke positively of Vladimir Putin. He called Putin a “great guy” and “super smart“. Witkoff said, “I liked him, I think he was honest,” and “I don’t regard Putin as a bad guy” (see https://www.newsweek.com/steve-witkoff-ukraine-ceasefire-russia-mistake-regions-annexed-vladimir-putin-2049224). All my sources, including people who have met with Putin face to face, all say the same thing. He is one of the smartest men they have ever met. Even Bill Clinton said the same thing.
The media has lied to start EVERY SINGLE WAR because that is what they are there for. Even Tulsi Gabbard found that the CIA project Mockingbird is still active, where the recruited journalists spread their lies. Here is the release of papers to dispel the lies that Putin was an Oligarch. I was in the middle of the plot to seize Russia in 2000, which brought Putin to Power, after I was told that they were blackmailing Yeltsin, demanding he appoint their stooge Boris Berezovsky as the new head of Russia. I know what the scam was, and everything the press says has been an outright lie.
CLINTON Putin Was NOT ‘Chosen’ by the Oligarchs
We will address the computer as it forecasts an array of markets that are all anticipating war from now on. Unintended consequences and misjudgments have often triggered wars. A prime example is World War I. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 was meant to advance Serbian nationalist goals, but it spiraled into a global conflict due to a web of alliances and miscalculations. That still exists with NATO today, which pounds its chest claiming it can defeat Russia conventionally because if every NATO member sent in their troops, Russia could be wrecked. That assumes no nukes.
Another case is the Iraq War in 2003. The U.S. invasion, based on faulty intelligence about weapons of mass destruction, aimed to neutralize a perceived threat but led to unintended consequences like regional instability, the rise of insurgent groups, and prolonged conflict. Misjudgments about Iraq’s internal dynamics and the feasibility of nation-building fueled chaos that lasted years.
The only possible upside of this insane rhetoric is that perhaps the Europeans will get off their ass and demand political change among their leaders, or there may be no TV to watch next year. Has Trump realized that Europe will NEVER accept peace with Russia, so he is pretending to join them for World War III? This is the best possible outcome. Otherwise, I would avoid the major cities and all the military targets. In a nuclear war, you first target your opponent’s military assets. Second, you target the economic assets. Third, you seek to wipe out the major population centers.
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President Donald Trump on Friday blasted former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, saying, “Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences. I hope this will not be one of those instances.” Trum,p then ordered U.S. nuclear submarines to be moved following Medvedev’s comments:
“Trump’s playing the ultimatum game with Russia: 50 days or 10. … He should remember 2 things: 1. Russia isn’t Israel or even Iran. 2. Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war,” Medvedev wrote on X. “Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country.”
I’m sorry, but the words that Trump hurls out are equally provocative. I honestly do not know what the hell is going on anymore, other than our computer has always been right, and we are being propelled into World War III with each insult being thrown out there. Europe has made it very clear that it wants to destroy Russia and break it up. Here is Kallas, who just insulted China and has publicly stated that Russia is too big and should be broken up.
Kallas has also made it clear that the EU will not accept any peace deal with Russia. It appears that Trump has now joined the Neocons, and this is propelling us into major war. I voted for Trump, as did most, because he said he was against the Neocons and these endless wars.
Trump has threatened India and any country that buys weapons or energy from Russia with crushing sanctions. I think Medvedev’s statement that each ultimatum is pushing us closer to war, and then Trump redeploys the nuclear subs, is off the wall. He is provoking war, and his actions and ultimatums are not the way to create peace.
The simple answer is to DEMAND that Europe agree to the Minsk Agreement, which they signed. Twice, peace agreements were reached, and TWICE the West refused to honor them. Now these words of war have pushed Russia to the point that there can be no peace deal for there is nobody to even negotiate with.
Zelensky is calling for the West to now engage in regime change. This is an all-out war on Russia. Remove Putin, and you will get Medvedev, who acts more emotionally. This is who the world is now listening to, this so-called leader of Ukraine in high heels. I wish Musk had his flights to Mars. I think it is time to leave, for we have the worst crop of leaders around the world who are all insane.
Trump’s comments are not helping. He is accusing Medvedev of being provocative. I think Trump had better look at the gun that he is threatening with. This is NOT a war the West Will Win! Remember the term Pyrrhic Victory? “I will not survive another victory like this” is attributed to King Pyrrhus of Epirus, following his costly triumph over the Romans at the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC.
Trump said: “I don’t care what India does with Russia.” He added: “They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care. We have done very little business with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World.” Trump went further and said that Medvedev “to watch his words” because he is “entering very dangerous territory.”
I had even spoken directly with RFK, and he was against war. Well, don’t worry about the vaccines. You may not need them after 2026.
Trump has cut off all possibility of peace. The computer will be correct. We are headed into World War III, and the West will be confronted by not just Russia, but China, North Korea, and others, who will also turn against these policies.
History shows that diplomacy, international cooperation, and economic interdependence have been the only ways to prevent wars. But overcoming deep-seated motives for conflict remains an impossible challenge.
Power & Control (Leaders or nations may seek dominance over others)
Fear of losing power (Leaders will start conflicts to divert attention from internal problems)
Resources & Economic Gain (Wars are often fought over valuable resources like oil, water, minerals, or trade routes)
Ideology & Belief Systems (Religious, nationalist, or political extremism, like communism vs capitalism, has fueled hatred and justified war)
Fear & Security Concerns (Leaders may order preemptive strikes from perceived threats)
Revenge & Retribution (Historical grievances, past defeats, or ethnic/sectarian tensions)
Miscalculation & Escalation (Diplomacy fails, assassinations, border clashes spiral into larger wars)
Alliances (like those before WWI) can drag multiple nations into war.
Human Nature (Many believe aggression is innate (evolutionary survival instinct), remains in some
while others believe war is a learned behavior shaped by culture and institutions.)
Tribalism (favoring one’s own group over others has led to wars.)
Historical evidence suggests that major military campaigns and invasions have more frequently begun in spring or summer rather than winter. It seems that perhaps we need a personality test to cull out people who would create war as a personality defect. Yet, even in market activity, there has been this mysterious aspect where investment trends shift to liquidation trends at the end of the summer. Do wars and market liquidations somehow influence seasonal trends?
Historically, August has been a significant period for war, just as Sepetember often produces those major highs or when markets began to crash, like in 1929. Many have pondered the August/September time period for political and financial upheavals. For example, here is just a brief overview of when stock markets began to crash or peaked and started falling in September, similar to 1929:
1929 – Great Depression Prelude September 3, 1929: The Dow Jones Industrial Average peaked.
1987 – Black Monday Prelude late September 1987, markets became volatile, with signs of strain building, followed by a crash on October 19, 1987.
2000 – Dot-Com Bubble Deflation saw the Nasdaq had already started declining in March 2000, but many tech stocks began sharper declines again in September as earnings missed and sentiment turned negative.
2001 – Post-9/11 Crash came on September 17, 2001 (markets reopened after 9/11): Major indices fell 7–14% that week.
2008 – Global Financial Crisis Escalation saw Lehman Brothers collapse on September 15, 2008.
2022 – Inflation & Rate Hike Driven Decline after a bear market rally in summer, markets reversed sharply in mid-September due to inflation and Fed rate hike signals. The September 13, 2022 CPI report triggered a 4–5% drop in one day, one of the worst days in years.
World War I (August 1, 1914): The global conflict began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This triggered a chain reaction of alliances, leading to a world war. Germany declared war on Russia on August 1st, 1914.
Gulf War (August 2, 1990): Iraq, under Saddam Hussein, invaded Kuwait, prompting a U.S.-led coalition response. The conflict escalated quickly with Operation Desert Shield and later Desert Storm.
Seven Years’ War (August 29, 1756): Often considered a global conflict, it began with Frederick the Great of Prussia’s invasion of Saxony, drawing in major European powers and their colonies.
Many significant battles have occurred in August throughout history. Of course, the most famous was none other than the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC, August) when the famous stand of 300 Spartans under King Leonidas against the Persian army led by Xerxes in Greece.
The Battle of Cannae (August 2nd, 216 BC) saw Hannibal’s Carthaginian army annihilate a much larger Roman force in one of history’s most significant tactical victories in military history.
The Battle of Actium was when Octavian/Augustus defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra. They were preparing for the battle in late August and the final battle took place on September 2nd, 31BC . This was the end of the Roman Republic, and Octavian emerged as Augustus, giving birth to imperial Rome.
There was the Battle of Maserfield (642AD, August 5), which was fought near present-day Oswestry in Shropshire, England. It was a significant conflict between the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia. The battle weakened Northumbria, leading to its temporary division into Bernicia and Deira. Mercia, under Penda, emerged as a dominant power in central England.
Then there was the famous Battle of Hastings (1066AD, October 14, but with August preparations), when William the Conqueror’s invasion began taking shape in August with Norman forces gathering.
The Battle of Bosworth Field (1485AD, August 22): Decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, where Henry Tudor defeated Richard III, becoming King Henry VII of England.
The Battle of Blenheim (1704AD, August 13), was a significant victory for the Grand Alliance (comprising England, Austria, and the Netherlands) against the French and Bavarian forces during the War of the Spanish Succession. This battle marked a turning point in the war, demonstrating the vulnerability of the French army and ensuring the safety of Vienna from invasion. It was a significant victory for the Grand Alliance (led by John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough) against France in the War of the Spanish Succession.
The Battle of Tannenberg (1914AD, August 26–30) was a significant conflict during World War I, fought between August 23 and August 30, 1914, in East Prussia (now Poland). It involved the German Eighth Army against the Russian First and Second Armies. World War I battle where Germany defeated Russia on the Eastern Front.
The Battle of Stalingrad (August 23, 1942 – February 2, 1943) was a major World War II battle between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad (now Volgograd), a key industrial and strategic city on the Volga River. It is considered one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles in history. A turning point in World War II, where Soviet forces eventually defeated the German army after brutal fighting.
The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurred on August 6, 1945, and August 9, 1945, respectively, during World War II. The United States dropped the first atomic bomb, “Little Boy,” on Hiroshima at approximately 8:15 AM local time, followed by the second bomb, “Fat Man,” on Nagasaki at around 11:02 AM local time.
On August 15th, 1920, this was when Communist Russia invaded newly independent Poland, and they defeated what many assumed was an invincible Red Army. This was the Battle of Warsaw, the free world’s first significant victory over communism. Poles refer to this victory as the “Miracle on the Vistula.”
The Warsaw Uprising, which began on August 1, 1944, was a major World War II operation by the Polish underground resistance of some 40,000, led by the Home Army (Armia Krajowa), to liberate Warsaw from Nazi German occupation. It lasted 63 days (until October 2, 1944) and was known as Operation “Tempest” (Burza).
The PELOSI Act, which BANS Congressional stock trading, has just passed out of committee, 8-7. I have personally been asked by a Congressman who is no longer there for information. “The number one question from my constituents is where to put their money these days.” I did everything to prevent myself from laughing. When the Insider Trading nonsense was crafted, they deliberately excluded themselves.
Yet I advised on so many takeovers, and the Assistant US Attorney, Richard Owens, tried so hard to come up with a charge to cover up what they did, and I did not even have a trading account for stocks, which really pissed him off. He checked my entire family. He was angry because he could not find anything and said, “You are one smart SOB.” Yet, I was not a member of a board and was informed of what they wanted to do, which would be indistinguisable from a person in Congress.
I got my son a summer job in a brokerage house while he was in college. They had to vet not just him, but me for a simple job for the summer. Yet Congress is exempt, and I suspect they will ensure that exceptions for spouses and trusts (not so blind) will be in there. That does NOT apply to those of us outside of Congress.
Newly declassified documents reveal that George Soros assisted Hillary Clinton in creating the Russian collusion hoax in an attempt to discredit Donald Trump and deceive the American public ahead of a presidential election. Special counsel John Durham’s 2023 report has been largely declassified and now reveals the link between Soros’s Open Society Foundations and the Clintons.
Leonard Benardo, the senior vice president at George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, and Clinton foreign policy adviser Julianne Smith openly discussed their plan to discredit Donald Trump by linking him to Russia’s Vladimir Putin and demonize both men.
“During the first stage of the campaign, due to lack of direct evidence, it was decided to disseminate the necessary information through the FBI-affiliated…technical structures… in particular, the Crowdstrike and ThreatConnect companies, from where the information would then be disseminated through leading U.S. publications,” the classified annex said. “The media analysis on the DNC hacking appears solid…. Julie [Campaign Advisor] says it will be a long-term affair to demonize Putin and Trump. Now it is good for a post-convention bounce. Later the FBI will put more oil into the fire,” Soros’s employee stated.
The report added, “HRC [Hillary Rodham Clinton] approved [Campaign adviser Julie’s] idea about Trump and Russian hackers hampering U.S. elections. That should distract people from her own missing emails.”
The plan? “The point is making the Russian play a U.S. domestic issue… In absence of direct evidence, Crowdstrike and ThreatConnect will supply the media, and GRU [Russia’s Main Intelligence Directive] will hopefully carry on to give more facts,” the emails from Benardo stated.
Durham noted that Clinton and her campaign began to leak lies to the media around July 2016. Clinton had hoped that the scrutiny would cause the FBI and other intelligence agencies to investigate allegations, further defaming Trump’s character to the American public. Durham wrote that “it is a logical deduction [REDACTED] [Julianne] Smith was, at minimum, playing a role in the Clinton campaign’s efforts to tie Trump to Russia” and stated it is undeniable that there was a clear plan to sway public perception ahead of the election.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, declassified the Durham report and accused the Obama Administration of fairly investigate the situation when there were intelligence reports “showing the Clinton campaign may have been ginning up the fake Trump-Russia narrative for Clinton’s political gain, which was ultimately done through the Steele Dossier and other means.” The reports of Clinton’s wrongdoings were hidden for years. “History will show that the Obama and Biden administration’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies were weaponized against President Trump,” Grassley stated. “This political weaponization has caused critical damage to our institutions and is one of the biggest political scandals and cover-ups in American history. The new Trump administration has a tremendous responsibility to the American people to fix the damage done and do so with maximum speed and transparency.”
FBI Director James Comey, under the guidance of former President Obama, hid the Clinton e-mail scandal from the public. On July 5, 2016, Comey announced that the Clinton email scandal investigation had concluded and Hillary was innocent. His only critique was that Clinton was “extremely careless,” although his initial speech draft used the term “gross negligence.” In the same speech, Comey declared that his agency was keenly focused on investigating GOP nominee Donald Trump for colluding with Russia to sway the election. The FBI also obtained intelligence reports in 2016 showing communications between Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), the chairwoman of the Democratic National Convention, and “two different individuals who worked for the Soros Open Society Foundations.”
Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch met former President Bill Clinton on the Phoenix tarmac in a clearly suspicious meeting a few weeks before Comey’s announcement.
“Under Comey’s leadership, the FBI failed to perform fundamental investigative work and left key pieces of evidence on the cutting room floor. The Comey FBI’s negligent approach and perhaps intentional lack of effort in the Clinton investigation is a stark contrast to its full-throated investigation of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax, which was based on the uncorroborated and now discredited Steele dossier. Comey’s decision-making process smacks of political infection,” Grassley stated.
DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz launched an investigation that determined foul play. “The initial [REDACTED] report suggested that then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and then-FBI Director James Comey were interfering in the Midyear investigation to help the Democratic and Republican candidates, respectively.”
“By way of forming a consensus relative to the candidacy of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, leading the Democratic Party (DP), sanctioned use of all administrative levers to remove possibly negative effects of the FBI investigation of the business of the Clinton Foundation and the email correspondence of the State Department. Based upon information from Wassermann Schultz [sic], the FBI does not anticipate any kind of direct evidence against Clinton, as there was timely deletions from the email servers,” the report said. “The political director of the Hillary Clinton staff, Amanda Renteria [PH], regularly receives information from Loretta Lynch of the Department of Justice, on the plans and intentions of the FBI. Active work is being done on clarification mostly with potential witnesses: the primary witnesses are a number of computer specialists in the Clinton private circle. They represent the only tools which may be used in this matter. Therefore, the threat is minimal…”
This is groundbreaking corruption and a direct attack on American democracy by Obama, the Clintons, Comey, Soros, and everyone who aided them or turned a blind eye to the corruption that they knew had occurred. This is far larger than simply defamation—the Democrats backed by foreign influence (Soros) attempted to manipulate the outcome of the 2016 US Presidential Election. Their plot failed and the people prevailed. If this blatant disregard for democracy is overlooked there is a grand chance it could reoccur. The people on both sides of the aisle should be absolutely outraged that politicians and intelligence agency believe they have the right to decide on our leadership.
Joe Biden’s proposed IRS army has been dismantled. An astounding $80 billion was granted to the IRS under the Inflation Reduction Act to militarize the tax agency against US citizens who are expected to pay for government mismanagement. The Inflation Reduction Act had hidden provisions to hire tens of thousands of new agents, but the trend has officially reversed.
There were around 102,100 IRS employees when President Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025. During his first six months, the agency declined to 75,700 employees, or a 26% reduction. June 2025 saw a steep decrease of 26,400 workers, as many stayed on through the most recent tax season. Layoffs continued in July, although the exact count has not been published at the time of this writing.
The Oxford Academic published a study in February 2025 that found that the IRS generates $12 in revenue for every dollar it spends on auditing households earning above the 90th percentile. Audits of below-median-income taxpayers yielded $5 in revenue, and this is the demographic most likely to be hunted by the IRS as easy prey. They do not have the same resources and outlets to maximize tax benefits, and study after study has shown that middle America feels the brunt of the tax burden. On average, the study found, $1 spent on audits in general initially raises $2.17 in revenue.
Did people actually believe that the IRS needed 87,000 new employees to target the 600+ billionaires living in America? There is no loose change in taxes, the higher you go up in income. Yet, some politicians believe that the economy will suffer due to the reduction in the tax police.
The US government slashed its IRS annual budget by nearly 20% or $2.5 billion from $12.3 billion for FY2025 to $9.8 billion for FY2026. America has not seen faster or larger budget cuts to the tax authority in modern history. The IRS may be collecting less revenue BUT the people are NOT the problem. The government continues to spend in perpetuity with no end in sight, budgets are a mirage for the public. For you see, the government could NEVER collect enough in tax revenue to cover its spending—plain and simple. Reducing government spending in general is a small step in the right direction.
Wages in America have been unable to keep up with inflation. A new report by the Atlanta Fed found that 40% of America’s workforce now earns less than the inflation-adjusted cost of living, which is primarily affecting the lowest earners. Wages outpace inflation in thriving economic conditions, but we are amid a wave of stagflation.
The Wage Tracker data found that 57% of the US workforce experienced pay increases that did outpace the cost of living, but the remaining 43% are facing a decline or stagnation in lifestyle. Nominal wage growth was 3.4% from June 2024 to June 2025 while inflation was 2.7% for that same period, meaning that pay has outpaced inflation by a mere 0.7 percentage points. Last month, the three-month average annual growth in the Atlanta Fed Tracker was 4.2% or 1.5 percentage points above CPI. Real wage growth adjusted for inflation was around 0.7%, adding about $9 per week extra for the average American.
Low and middle-income households reported feeling the brunt of the price increase, with 76% of lower and moderate-income respondents declaring that their financial well-being is in jeopardy as the essentials are rising rapidly in comparison to pay.
Electrical engineers saw the highest increase in wages with a 6.3% rise, followed by legal and marketing with an increase of 5.1%, and project management at 4.6%. Physicians and surgeons saw the highest increases amid COVID, but that pay growth trend has not continued as they are earning only 0.8% more this year on average. Driving (1%), software development (1.4%), and logistic support (1.7%) were among the slowest growing categories. Naturally, many of these professionals were already earning a living that outpaced any inflationary gains.
Wages were outpacing inflation as of early 2024, a stark turnaround from the historically high inflation felt in 2022. It is of no surprise that over half (52%) of Americans reported that they believe their income is not rising to meet inflation, with only 11% of respondents feeling that their wages are surpassing inflation. Northwestern Mutual’s 2025 Planning & Progress Study also found that 51% of US adults believe inflation will continue to rise in 2025. In comparison, only 25% believe prices will come down, while 24% believe it will stagnate.
Again, 57% of the workforce is experiencing a rise in pay that has outpaced inflation. The problem here is that low-wage earners lack the ability to increase their value at their place of employment. Companies are routinely outsourcing these roles to third-party nations like India where lower wages are sufficient to meet the cost of living. This risks an increase in the welfare state that ends up trickling down to the taxpayers.
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, is the US in the hands of the Neocons all over again? Trump’s threats against countries buying Russian oil seem to violate international law, and Congress’s imposition of 500% tariffs for noncompliance with Trump’s demand appears to be fulfilling your computer forecast. Would you comment on this 500% tariffs bill?
FK
ANSWER: The two Neocons Senators who belong in prison for hate crimes in any other country, Lindsey Graham (R‑SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D‑CT), who introduced this bill for a sweeping 500% tariff on countries buying Russian oil/gas. This bill has not yet passed. Unfortunately, this is a measure gaining significant support. This is the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, which would authorize such steep tariffs on countries that continue buying Russian energy products. It has 84 co-sponsors, and it indeed proposes a 500% tariff on goods imported from countries purchasing Russian oil, gas, uranium, or petrochemicals—even if those goods are otherwise unrelated. President Trump has publicly endorsed the bill, while retaining a waiver provision—meaning he could choose whether to apply or exempt countries if the bill is passed.
This is yet another nail in the coffin of destroying Western Civilization. As I explained, sanctions are always the tool of the Neocons that makes them feel powerful and all warm and fuzzy inside. As I mentioned, they imposed sanctions on Cuba in 1960, as Castro was a horrible communist leader. Well, he dies, and the sanctions are still there to this day. I am sure Trump’s 180-degree turn is transforming him into an economic dictator threatening the world economically, which is putting a big grin on Liz Cheney’s face.
Trump is now following the Neocon Rule Book. Threaten your opponent, call him hateful names, and do not talk to ensure there will be no possibility of peace. I am shocked at Trump’s 180 turn. He may think he can intimidate Putin, but he is DEAD WRONG! Worst yet, imposing sanctions on Russia is one thing. Now, threatening actions against anyone who buys energy or used shoes from Russia can be sanctioned up to the proposed 500%.
The sanctions of removing Russia from the SWIFT system were a red flag to the world. The US is becoming a dictator to the world. If you do not comply with the demands of the US, they will remove you from the SWIFT system, and you will be isolated from the world economy. They led to BRICS, especially after the Biden Administration threatened China that it would be removed if it helped Russia. Thus, BRICS was born from that geopolitical threat, and they destroyed the world economy. The dollar can no longer be used as a weapon.
Trump wants to destroy BRICS and protect the dollar’s role in the world economy, which is a joke. You cannot threaten countries that they must comply with US demands and expect them to follow you over the edge. BRICS was created in response to these strong-arm tactics of the Neocons. They are in charge of US foreign policy, and Liz Cheney is popping the champagne – they have Trump following their rule book.
Though the Neocon bill has bipartisan support because there are Neocons on both sides of the aisle, thanks to this strong sponsorship from two ruthless, un-American Neocons, this is a significant threat to international security. This bill has not yet passed Congress, and any person in Congress who votes for it should be dragged out of Congress, kicking and screaming, for they do not represent the people. Moreover, there is also a broad package requiring congressional approval for new tariffs—the Trade Review Act of 2025 (S.1272)—that is also under consideration. It faces opposition from the White House, which has threatened a veto.
Parallel to the legislative process, courts are examining whether Trump’s existing tariffs—imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)—were lawful. A May 28, 2025, ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade struck down these tariffs, though enforcement is paused pending appeal. Then on July 31, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is currently reviewing the legality of President Trump’s tariffs, with judges expressing skepticism about his authority to impose them without congressional approval. A ruling is expected soon, which could have significant implications for trade policy and presidential powers. This could go to the Supreme Court.
The legal argument before the panel of 11 members of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington was stunning. Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to circumvent Congress’s power to levy tariffs was, in fact, I believe, illegal. Neal Katyal, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, argued that Trump’s citation of a statute that doesn’t even mention tariffs to launch an unprecedented trade war was a “breathtaking claim to power that no president has asserted in 200 years.”
A majority of the panel from both camps, Democratic and Republican, expressed varying levels of skepticism about Trump’s position. Any decision will likely take weeks and would almost certainly be stayed to give the US Supreme Court time to consider a request for review. I believe this is in part behind the pending legislation to grant this authority that Trump has usurped.
The NEOCON of the 17th Century was King Louis XIV, who waged endless wars, bankrupted France, and only on his deathbed did he finally lament: “I have been too fond of war.” It is hard to get into their head to come up woth some logical explanation of their thought process.
Here is Lindsey Graham talking about just killing Russians and how that puts such a smile on his face. This is, I believe, a psychopath. There is just no explanation for what has caused his deep-seated hatred of the Russian people. They care nothing for human life or all the people who must die to carry out their objectives. That includes our troops who die on the battlefield to put that smile on Graham’s face, along with Cheney’s.
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