There is a phrase I hear quite often - "Donald Trump listens to the last person he spoke with". Given this characteristic, some people in the White House use the Bad Orange Man to manipulate the markets - and given what I keep seeing, Donald Trump is surprisingly easy to control. This is my guess based on the observation of Trump's social media posts, that go from "Iran will be destroyed!" to "Iran is negotiating peace, war will be over very soon", and then back to the posts about the total war against Iran.

I think this behavior of the USA will motivate the rest of the planet to double their efforts in isolating themselves economically from the USA. Once Donald Trump is out of the office - what stops those "market manipulators" (most of whom, I am sure, have Israeli citizenship) to simply keep doing what they are doing?

Quite ironic how the USA went from one senile, easily manipulated president to an another senile, easily manipulated president. Nothing ever happens, truly.

#USA #economy #market #Trump

The Evangelicals are doing some weird LARP sessions in their churches. Pro-government talking heads on the US MSM make weird statements that are religious and apocalyptic in essence. The US troops deployed in the Middle East for the newest Sand War were told they are fighting some "end times war". And now Donald Trump speaks similar nonsense, including his one speech in which he said that he wants to redeem himself and go to Heaven, in essence.

Whoever controls this circus is having a good laugh while the rest of the planet grows more concerned with every day. I did not see all this nonsense coming. I expected the standard corruption, double-speak, the usual lies of the politicians like they did during the "We must stop Iraq because they have WMD!" event and etc. But I did not expect the US political class - or at least the "Right" - to lose their marbles like this.

I am very tired of living in the Interesting Times. The ride never ends.

#USA #Trump #politics #religion #nonsense #Idiocracy

Seemingly out of blue, Donald Trump decided to invest significant efforts to promote Victor Orban - after all his efforts to undermine the general EU position on the Russo-Ukrainian war, which can be boiled down to "let's be reasonable -Ukraine is losing, and they can't drag us all down with them". The EU - and especially Ukraine - really don't like Viktor Orban for this position.

Some time later - very recently in fact - Donald Trump sent his Vice President, J.D. Vance, to Hungary. His mission was to express further strong public support for Victor Orban. JD Vance promised investments and economic support, but Hungarians didn't buy those promises. Victor Orban lost.

Was that the Donald Trump's plan all along? If yes - his plan, for once, worked flawlessly. Now - who will replace Victor Orban? And will the Hungarians fare better in the future? Time will show.

#Hungary #elections #Trump #Orban #politics

About Jesus Trump

Very few people are immune to fame. Very few people can be famous and humble at the same time. Very few people can be famous and still believe that they are not special.

Donald Trump, unfortunately, isn't immune to fame. He isn't immune to the influence of liars who stroke his ego and tell him how righteous and amazing he is, especially ever since he had a moment of realization that he will die soon, and he must do something to ease the weight of his sins. He said it on cameras, and ever since that moment, "his" team started to persuade him that he is the second Jesus Christ. Unfortunately for the common sense - he seems to believe that lie fully. The ongoing spat with Vatican is a part of it. The weird rituals are also related to it. All of this is weird. And this weird man is the current US president. How joyous.

#USA #Trump #politics #Idiocracy

About the political conflict of Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson

Lots of words could be written about the way Donald Trump treats his once biggest supporters who, in these days, are very disappointed in Trump. Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene - as two biggest examples. Both loudly sang praises to Trump. Both eventually noticed that Trump doesn't deliver his promises. Both were denounced by Trump. Marjorie was de-facto forced to resign, and Tucker is now using his own media platform to make videos that criticize Trump - his last video, "Tucker on the New Religion of Trump’s America and His Mockery of Jesus Christ", is 2 hours long. And predictably, Trump is very loud today how much he dislikes Tucker Carlson.

Whatever blackmail on Trump exists - it must be very potent. And Tucker is right - Trump became a slave of whoever holds that sword above him. I expect some of the Epstein files to be released soon enough, to keep the plebs distracted once Trump can't be used anymore.

#USA #Trump #politics

About Trump's endless ceasefire extensions

There is an old meme on /pol/ dated around 2022 - "two more weeks". It was related to the Russo-Ukrainian war, and the exact original use of this phrase is forgotten, however the substance - "something will be done\fixed\reached, in two more weeks" - is still remembered and used.

Since the start of the latest Sand War, Donald Trump and his team seemingly can't decide how much time do they need to neutralize Iran. Ceasefires are being announced one after another. Extensions and cessations of the blockade are being announced constantly by Trump. The time scale varies from a few days to a few weeks. Hence the "two more weeks" - it feels like the Trump believes that in just "two more weeks" everything will be fine. It isn't getting any better, but he keeps doing that anyway.

Makes me wonder how long the Sand War will actually last. Two more weeks? Months? Years?

#Iran #USA #Israel #war #Trump #politics

The serial bullet dodger in chief

Behold, a conspiracy theory. I begin to suspect that what could have been, maybe possibly, a genuine assassination attempt back on July 13 of 2024 - have become a PR tool for Donald Trump.

Think about it - he is a former showman. He knows how reality TV shows work. He knows what is fame, and - despite his flaws in other areas - he understands how to capture and keep a certain type of audience glued to himself no matter what. And yet recently he has been losing the fame, and possibly sanity, non stop since around January 2026. What a better way to shake things up and distract both his friends and foes than to get shot at again? It seems too logical for me to ignore. I think this time, the "attempt" was fake. What do you think?

#USA #Trump #assassination #attempt

Trump's business adventure in China

The world's most memed president went to China to do business, diplomacy, and politics. Xi met Trump with all sorts of traditional communist Chinese elements of hospitality - Chinese honor guards, singing Chinese children, songs and dances and lots of good food and drinks. Elon Musk was there too, sober and bored.

According to Donald Trump - he managed to sell aircraft and oil and food to China. The situation with rare earth minerals should get better for the USA soon. China, meanwhile, has yet to make any announcements.

Xi also told Trump to stay away from Taiwan. Maybe Xi will help with Iran. Maybe. Xi agreed to visit Trump in September - hopefully the Sand War will end before that - it has done enough damage already. Other than that - the visit was uneventful.

#USA #China #trade #diplomacy #Trump #Xi

The subtle difference between a friendship and an acquaintanceship

Donald Trump probably feels like he was treated like that one sibling your parents told you to be nice with during a family visit. Xi Jinping treated Donald Trump like a highly important visitor indeed, and one can't see any flaws in the diplomatic protocols China has for such VIP visits. However, there is a difference between having a VIP guest, and a friend that you know for decades who also happens to be a VIP guest of the day.

I don't think either Xi or Putin smiled on cameras just to annoy Donald Trump. I think they really enjoyed each other's company in China. But I still feel bad for Trump. It's never nice to discover that you were tolerated because of politeness. That your presence wasn't enjoyable to others. And since half of the US mass media wages a war against Donald Trump - I am sure they'll try to pick the most annoying (for Trump) footage from the Putin's visit to China.

#China #Trump #Putin #diplomacy #visits #comparison

About Donald Trump's new casino

The recent protective words and acts of Donald Trump towards online prediction markets like Polymarket reminded me that the Bad Orange Man used to have casinos in 80s and 90s. The business didn't end well - he had to fill for bankruptcy - but the man still has the experience.

Officially the White House insists that it's not a big deal, that everything Trump's family members and friends are doing is legal and yadda yadda, but there are too many odd details that don't add up in the official explanation.

Not to mention that his eldest son is an investor in Polymarket via the venture capital firm "1789 Capital. And he serves as an official advisor to both Polymarket and Kalshi. There are too many cases when some amazingly "lucky" people place bets mere minutes before big statements from Donald Trump, which turns in millions of dollars of profit. One doesn't need to be paranoid to suspect that the Trump's family found a new source of income.

#USA #Trump #Polymarket #corruption

With friends like this...

I am willing to give Donald Trump a benefit of the doubt this one time, based on my guess that he is dumb enough to trust Bibi in the first place.

I think he was led to believe that he can win the war with Iran. Trump said around a year ago that he wants to do good deeds, and go to Heaven. If he really meant that - then he was opened for a manipulation.

Now, Bibi. Israel vs Persia. The whole "Purim" thing those Israelis are so obsessed about. Bibi tricked Trump into a war vs Iran. Israel more or less tells Pentagon what to do. But suddenly - Trump remembers that he is a politician, and he must be loved by his voters.

Trump agrees on peace. Both he and Iran win. Except for Bibi. And what does he do? He keeps attacking Lebanon, knowing that it will cancel the peace, and it will drag the USA back into the war vs Iran.

They are obsessed with Purim. They just can't stop themselves. Even if the world has to burn. And Trump will be blamed for it.

#war #USA #Iran #Israel #Bibi #Trump

Never trust a politician.

While the European politicians steal money via taxes, Donald Trump invented a more fun and engaging way to do the same.

The Official $ TRUMP meme coin has collapsed by roughly 98% from its peak, resulting in an estimated $3.81 billion+ in total losses for nearly 1 million retail investors - random Americans who trusted Donald Trump, in essence.

Meanwhile the newly signed 2025 mandatory financial disclosures reveal that Donald Trump personally walked away with a $636 million payout from the token's trading activity and licensing fees.

And as it happens often lately - the insiders knew everything to earn the profit while everyone else lost the money. 45 investors with "early placement wallets" and experienced insiders managed to exit the market before the crash, reaping profits of between $1.1 and $1.2 billion.

In conclusion - don't trust the politicians, and the imaginary money.

#Trump #crypto #scam #USA #Idiocracy

The Art of the Deal

The world's most meme'd president still plays by his own rulebook when it comes to business.

Less than 24 hours after signing the historic 30-year US-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement, Donald Trump violated the terms of the landmark agreement negotiated by his own administration by abruptly making the agreement contingent on Saudi Arabia's recognition of Israel.

While US Energy Secretary Chris Wright signed the 30-year civil nuclear cooperation agreement on Wednesday, Donald Trump declared the following morning that the deal will fall apart if Saudi Arabia does not rejoin the Abraham Accords.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has repeatedly stated that the kingdom will not normalize relations with Israel without a clear and credible path to the creation of a Palestinian state – a condition that the current Israeli government categorically rejects.

Now I expect Saudi Arabia to ask China or Russia to build nuclear reactors, in the near future.

#Saudis #Trump #politics

The story of Board of Peace continues

The most meme'd president on this planet decided to remember his initiative from the end of 2025 when he suggested it the WEF forum in Davos.

The idea wasn't received well since the UN already exists, and it barely does anything useful anyway. But Trump insisted.

Trump serves as the lifelong Chairman with sweeping executive veto power. The founding Executive Board includes Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

So far the BoP did manage to calm things down in Gaza to some degree. Still not a true peace, but it's something. They even send trucks with aid to Gaza today.

In June 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed that the administration is transforming the BoP from a formal, public international body of nation-states into an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO).

The UN is known and recognized, useless it may be. But a new INGO is just some old rich man's pet project.

#Trump #diplomacy

The Sand War continues.

The 6-month-long war between the USA and Iran has intensified over the past 48 hours.

The CENTCOM broke a month-long lull by launching "self-defense strikes" against missile launchers and naval assets on Larak Island and coastal towns.

Iran launched missiles and drones at the US military bases in the Middle East - in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Iraq.

Long story short - the Sand War is at a hot phase again. Brent is $95 per barrel. Trump is making loud statements about a total annihilation of Iran again, and Iran refuses to negotiate at all.

Meanwhile the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, and the sailors stuck in there are probably experts of the Middle Eastern politics by now, given how much time they had to study how it works over there.

The new active phase of hostilities will ensure the prices will remain high. How joyous.

#Iran #USA #war #economy #events #Trump

Donald Trump and his own $1 golden coin

The US Mint has officially released a new $1 pseudo-gold coin featuring Donald Trump, making him the first living president to appear on circulating U.S. currency in the lass century.

The $1 coin was issued to commemorate the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence. The $1 coin is legit, so it's illegal to destroy it - same with normal US dollars.

There is a law against putting living people on money, but the Trump's administration circumvented the historic 1866 currency restriction by exploiting 2 significant loopholes in the legislation contained in various laws.

The man truly is the main protagonist of his own life. Maybe this coin was made to keep him under control via his ego - who knows by now. Anyway - Idiocracy was supposed to be a warning about such shenanigans. Instead it became a prediction. How fun.

#USA #Trump #coin #money #events

Scott Ritter believes that Donald Trump is too full of himself to be functional. Specifically when it comes to the Board of Peace - or Peace Council. It should have been named Peace Council - it'd sound sci-fi.

Anyway, Scott Ritter said something I found myself agreeing with. Donald Trump seemingly can't help himself but to be bombastic about everything he does. I know he is a businessman, so naturally he thinks about his profits first - such is the nature of businessmen - but I also think that with old age, and with his second term, his habit of being extra about such ideas hurts the nature of the projects he proposes.

Be it the Board of Peace, which is a meme organization mostly intended to make Donald Trump famous (and richer via the bribes, but that goes for any significant politician), or his other crazy ideas - like tariffs.

I know he was betrayed during the 1st term, but on his 2nd term he basically allows others to be his puppet masters - which is even worse.

#Trump #BoP #Ritter #politics #USA

The Sand War continues.

The quick war against Iran made the Brent crude solidify at $100 per barrel, remaining roughly 30% above pre-war figures - before the whole Operation Epstein Fury began.

The oil is expensive due to the near-total halt of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz - despite repeated statements from Donald Trump that everything is open.

Iran's counter-actions made the traffic slow, and Iran's own oil exports went from 1.7 million to 100,000 barrels per day - which makes the prices higher.

Meanwhile Donald Trump ignores the main reason of the current fuel prices, and blames the blue states and Ukraine.

I wish this Sand War would end already - if the waterway remains closed, the prices on everything will only get higher.

#USA #Iran #war #oil #economy #shipping #Trump #politics

A weird diplomatic situation between Trump and Zelensky.

Donald Trump stated that both Russia and Ukraine have already agreed on a ceasefire. Zelenskyy officially stated that this is a surprise for him. He also refused to comply with Trump's demand to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries, unless Russia promises to not attack Ukraine as well. If Trump insists - he might halt the military intelligence help for Ukraine, which will affect the war - bigly.

Later, Trump seemingly got angry from Zelensky's official reply, and demanded his resignation as well. Ukraine is now actively consulting with the EU partners.

Meanwhile back in the US of A, the Right believes that Zelensky's stubborness helps the Left in the November 3 congressional elections.

All this diplomatic nonsense aside - the biggest war in Europe since WW2 is still on-going.

#Ukraine #USA #Trump #Zelensky #diplomacy #Russia

About Trump, Putin, Russia, diesel, and the American interests.

According to some American, European, and Ukrainian politicians - Putin is smiling evilly as he evilly sends evil Russian diesel to the global and American fuel market to prolong his evil war against poor and innocent Ukraine - all thanks to Trump's incompetence.

In reality - Trump is simply doing his job as the current American president. Those barrels of Russian diesel can't keep the entire USA running - they will instead soften the situation, and buy some time for the USA to solve the problem long-term. Yes, it will help Russia meanwhile - that's the trade-off Trump is willing to make. And since the USA is already having a growing diesel crisis - making the situation worse for the USA won't help the EU or Ukraine long-term anyway.

All in all - this is a nothingburger. And right now the worst enemy of Ukraine is Zelensky who keeps yelling profanities at Trump. I am sure it will help Ukraine, bigly.

#US #Russia #oil #diesel #crisis #Trump