Day 1 of Trump's Presidency... and all the days that follow

[Jad]

Posted by Rizotto (here)

Posted by Rizotto (here)
Brian Allen - April 17, 2026:

"Just 20 minutes before Trump announced the Strait of Hormuz was open—Someone dumped 7,990 lots of Brent crude futures.
A $760 million bet that oil prices would drop.
Orders far larger than anything else in the market at that moment.
They made a fortune.
But somebody knew the announcement was coming.
This is insider trading at the highest level of government"

https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/2045254631862013999

It looks more like Trump is feigning cognitive decline, in order to prolong his presidency as much as possible by making people feel sorry for him, making excuses, etc.

Trump’s flip flops and falsehoods have gone off the charts, and the only plausible reason that people around him aren’t stopping him is that they’re making big profits from gaming the stock market prior to each of Trump’s flip-flop announcements.

The Trump gang is just a bunch of fraudsters. Fake religiosity. Fake patriotism. Just look at the facts and what they’re actually doing.

That’s 5D chess bro! Trust the plan

[Kryztian]

Posted by ThePythonicCow (here)

Posted by Kryztian (here)
Just wondering if dementia can be induced, and if can be done without knowledge or consent? Is there some chemical that can be slipped into your food ... that could reduce your mental capacities slightly and gradually, over time ... that degrades your cognitive skills?

Absolutely such toxins exist. Any "modern" first world grocery store is well stocked with such, and from what we're told, Donald Trump prefers such a diet.

Yes, he proudly embraces the fact that he positions himself on the food chain at exactly the same place as many "ordinary" Americans. (Although I have to wonder if that is just "marketing" and he is secretly on a diet of organic grass fed beef and roasted vegetables.)



However, that diet is more likely to cause clogged arteries, heart failure, and stroke. All those maladies would pretty much end his time in the White House. But like his predecessor, he could continue his job with dementia, and dementia, like a case of acne, can be covered up. In the case of acne, you use make-up, while for dementia, you hire Karine Jean-Pierre to castigate the media. Make-up can make an ugly person beautiful, and Karine Jean-Pierre can make a nearly dead demented corpse look (to hard core believers) like a competent, wise, leader firmly in control of your game.

Just wondering if there was a drug that was tested and never made it to market because it showed a high level of dementia onset? I am sure there are people in the deep state looking for it.

[BMJ]

Posted by ThePythonicCow (here)

Posted by Kryztian (here)
Just wondering if dementia can be induced, and if can be done without knowledge or consent? Is there some chemical that can be slipped into your food ... that could reduce your mental capacities slightly and gradually, over time ... that degrades your cognitive skills?

Absolutely such toxins exist. Any "modern" first world grocery store is well stocked with such, and from what we're told, Donald Trump prefers such a diet.

You forgot what happened to Ronald Reagan, you might want to look into that.

[BMJ]

ECONOMIC FURY: Why Trump's Warning Went ONLY to Britain

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SNbJMeDL6k4

Promethean Updates
Apr 19, 2026
Summary:
00:00 The Saturday Wrap-Up - "ECONOMIC FURY": Why Trump's Warning Went ONLY to Britain - April 18, 2026
02:20 Why Trump Disarmed Netanyahu, Not Just Iran
06:23 Bessent's "Economic Fury" Warning — Delivered Only to London
09:25 Hudson's Hail Mary: Send the King to Save It

Susan Kokinda argues that recent U.S. actions framed as confronting Iran are actually aimed at dismantling the British imperial financial and geopolitical system. She cites Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s April 16 meeting with UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves, highlighting the on-record “Economic Fury” campaign and U.S. tracking of financial flows to Iran that allegedly lead to London.

The episode shows Trump is ending a decades-old “world extortion” model tied to the Strait of Hormuz, Lloyd’s war-risk insurance, and London’s commodity pricing power (gold, metals, oil benchmarks).

It also points to an Israeli–Lebanon ceasefire and Trump prohibiting Israeli strikes, arguing this removes Netanyahu’s leverage built on a perpetual Iran threat.

With London’s pricing nodes shifting toward New York and the “special relationship” weakening, the Hudson Institute is said to be pinning hopes on a King Charles visit to the U.S.

[JohnColeridge]

Ska has a message for Trump:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cntvEDbagAw

And so does his MAGA base:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=R3ChToIvLRM

[jaybee]

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smelling salts at the ready.... - please remain seated.....


Crowd EXPLODES When Bill Maher ADMITS Trump is ACTUALLY Right about the Pope! (15:14)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KpRDTp1VXC0

0:35You guys got to hear the crowd and how loud they get when Bill Maher calls out the left for all of the sudden only
loving and agreeing with the Pope because the Pope says stuff about Donald Trump and being mad at President Trump.
Right? So, I'm going to break down everything that uh basically has to do with the Pope and what Trump has been talking about. And another thing about this is the way he says uh MSNBC's all of the sudden loving the Pope. I mean, you you'll know what I you you'll know what I mean when I say this.

Take a listen to this.

(Maher...) I love Hypocritical America. I really do. See, liberals suddenly love the Pope. The Pope who two weeks ago was all in the headlines. You know why? Exorcisms. He had this big thing about we got to exor the demons are all around the devil. That's who the [ __ ] pope is, okay? A guy who does exorcism, doesn't believe in gay marriage, no women priest. But now because he's feuding with with Trump, MSNBC loves this guy. He got a big speech on the
floor from Chuck Schumer. Eric Swallwell sent him a dickpick. Uh I I love hypocrits.......

my comment...... so....has the Pope and the Catholic Faith been weaponized against Trump? - strategically - in the run up to the Mid Term elections? - Is the Pope a closet Globalist Asset....? Was he, an American, given the top job in the Vatican to help 'tackle' the Globalist's 'Trump problem'?

asking for a friend... lol.....

The Trump Dimension - (54 seconds)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OUEeAzl9Weo

[RunningDeer]

Posted by ThePythonicCow (here)
I regret to inform the kind readers of my posts that AI refused to create an image for me, showing JD Vance with a big grin on his face, holding up a Chicago paper, in November 2028, with the headline "Gavin Newsom defeats JD Vance". The AI was worried that such an image might be deceptively real. Those of us alive (or with politically engaged U.S. parents alive) in Nov 1948 might recall the "Dewey defeats Truman" moment I was playing off.

I’m only allowed 3 (4?) images in a 24 hr. period because I don’t have an AI account. The thread has moved on but I’ll add the image anyway.

[Jaak]

Good day for the Trump cartel.
Trump gives himself another 10 billion of taxpayer money ...
So in total his board of peace has gotten 20 billion from American taxpayers and several billions more from those who wanted to be members of hid Board of Peace .
Amazing . Art of the deal !! Supposedly the money will go to rebuilding Gaza .

[Jaak]

[Rizotto]

"So begins the largest veteran and military family act of civil disobedience since the Iraq war..."
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1006291058398084

[Rizotto]

Remember how Trump has been propping up Palantir for AI surveillance of USA residents...

Shawn Hendrix, April 20, 2026:
"Company who makes profit from war wants more of our children to go to war. They take our land for data centers now the want your children. Evil incarnate."
https://x.com/TheShawnHendrix/status...01492445577720

[Rizotto]

This should jolt awake all americans concerning Trump's contracting Israel-linked Palantir for digital warfare:
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https://www.trtworld.com/article/e3c96555543c

April 20, 2026

Internet explodes in outrage over Palantir’s dystopian tech manifesto
Palantir’s 22-point manifesto calls for AI weapons, conscription, and rearmament and defines some cultures as “regressive”.

Over the weekend, US surveillance and analytics company Palantir Technologies posted a long, arrogant thread on social media excerpting a 22-point manifesto by the company’s CEO, Alex Karp, which dictates national policy on war, culture, crime, and technology.

The points are from Karp's New York Times bestselling book, The Technological Republic.

Titled "Because we get asked a lot. The Technological Republic, in brief," the post quickly exploded to over 21 million views, dominated by outrage over warmongering and backlash towards Silicon Valley elite dictating how society should embrace military tech and national duty.

The document reads like a self-serving corporate wishlist dressed up in pseudo-philosophical language. It urges Silicon Valley to embrace “hard power” through software, pushes for AI weapons, a return to the draft, rearmament of Germany and Japan, and greater tech involvement in policing “violent crime.”

Critics see it as a blueprint for expanding intrusive AI-driven surveillance, predictive policing, and algorithmic control over society, tools Palantir already profits from handsomely.

French analyst Christophe Boutry called it the "privatisation of sovereignty".

UK-based group Labour Digital Rights Network said that “unaccountable tech monopolies have no democratic mandate”.

Economist and former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said: "If Evil could tweet, this is what it would!"

Another X user called Palantir an “absolutely demented” and “highly dangerous” organisation that represents a “sinister corporate threat to democracies and their collective sovereignties”.

The post suggested that the development of AI weapons is unavoidable, urging Silicon Valley to take a more active role in national defence. “The question is not whether AI weapons will be built; it is who will build them and for what purpose.”

“Our adversaries will not pause to indulge in theatrical debates about the merits of developing technologies with critical military and national security applications. They will proceed,” it said.

Most controversially, the manifesto asserts that "some cultures have produced vital advances while others remain dysfunctional and regressive", language that reeks of civilisational supremacism by ranking entire cultures and subcultures in a hierarchy of worth.

The viral post ends with a not-so-subtle plug for the book and criticises “the shallow temptation of a vacant and hollow pluralism.”

Palantir’s platforms like Gotham and Foundry already integrate massive datasets for intelligence, targeting, and law enforcement. Critics fear the manifesto normalises rolling out these tools domestically, creating a permanent surveillance architecture where AI monitors, predicts, and “neutralises” threats in everyday life, eroding privacy and individual liberty under the guise of security and “hard power.”

Karp has a track record of controversial views. He has repeatedly defended the company’s work with ICE, Israel, and the US military.

He has described Palantir’s mission as helping to “scare enemies and on occasion, kill them.”

Palantir has long been slammed as a surveillance behemoth that profits from human suffering. Its platforms power ICE’s aggressive deportation machine, enabling mass tracking and raids on migrants and asylum seekers in ways human rights groups like Amnesty International have condemned as enabling serious abuses.

Even more damning, the company’s AI tools have been linked to Israel’s military aggressions in Gaza, including systems accused of feeding “kill lists” and automated targeting.

[Rizotto]

Simond Dixon, april 19, 2026:

"The First and Second Amendments do not fix what Palantir is planning for you.
You can’t shoot the algorithm.
They beta-tested a full surveillance state and pre-crime arrest technology in the UK and Gaza.
They want to roll it out globally.
It will form the backbone of programmable stablecoins and central bank digital currencies.
It will use your social credit score, built on this app.
This is the technical industrial complex’s end product created by veterans in the military industrial and financial industrial complex."

https://x.com/SimonDixonTwitt/status...68163695280296

[BMJ]

Trump, Iran and Europe: The Strategy No One Sees

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7Y2ul2DA7-0

Promethean Overviews
Apr 10, 2026
Summary:
0:00 The global shift begins
1:05 Hungary election and Europe at a crossroads
3:45 The fracture of Europe’s political order
6:40 Why the Hungary vote matters
9:10 The Iran conflict and ceasefire
12:30 China, oil, and global power dynamics
15:45 American leadership and Artemis II
18:10 The human soul and what’s at stake

A major geopolitical shift is underway.

From a ceasefire in Iran… to a decisive election in Hungary… to a broader fracture across Europe’s political order—this moment may reshape the global balance of power for decades to come.

At the same time, American leadership is reasserting itself—not just on Earth, but beyond it.

This episode breaks down the forces driving this shift:

• The Hungary election and the future of Europe
• The internal fracture of the EU and rise of nationalist movements
• The Iran conflict and the conditions behind the ceasefire
• The role of China, Pakistan, and global energy dynamics
• The collapse of old geopolitical assumptions
• The return of American leadership through Artemis
• Why this moment is about more than politics—it’s about civilization itself

This is not just another news cycle.

It is a turning point.

P.S. This presentation is pre the Hungarian election. DJT Mini Me lost the election but the new PM Peter Maguiar is more extreme right leaning than former PM Victor Orban was, which is a step backward for the deep state.


The EU and GLOBALISTS Have Been Made to Look TOTAL FOOLS!!!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RTa06DZFToI

Dr Steve Turley
Apr 21, 2026
The recent electoral outcomes in Hungary and Bulgaria have showcased a significant shift towards conservative populism within Central Europe. Hungary's new Prime Minister, Peter Maguiar, has adopted a more hardline stance than his predecessor, Victor Orban, while Bulgaria's elections resulted in a nationalist populist party gaining an outright majority, marking a defeat for traditional pro-European Union parties.

Quote:
" The bullies in Brussels just got punked again twice in one week. They thought they had it in the bag. They thought Victor Orban, who had been a thorn in their side for nearly two decades, was finally gone. That the last populist domino in central Europe had fallen.

That the illiberal era was finally over and the rainbow flags could finally fly over Budapest. That's what the legacy media was celebrating. The era of Victor Orban is over. And then 48 hours later, Peter Maguiar, the man they thought was their liberal savior, started governing.

And every liberal globalist jaw dropped to the floor in utter shock. Their supposed liberal savior turned out to be more Orbananish than Orban.

And then yesterday it happened again. Bulgaria went to the polls and handed the EU its second black eye in a week. Make sure you stick with me the very end of this video because I'm going to show you why Orban may have lost the election, but Orbanism has absolutely won the future of Central Europe. "

[Rizotto]

Must watch! (13 minute video)

My paraphrasing of some of Scott Ritter’s commentary:

There is evidence that Trump was considering using nuclear weapons on Iran, but was strongly opposed on this by the joint chiefs of staff. Trump suffers from malignant narcissistic personality disorder, he is a threat to global society. And he is also a threat to the United States of America. Under Trump’s presidency, USA no longer functions as a constitutional republic, we function as a cult of personality, which has led to the shorting of American financially and constitutionally.

Trump is focused on his brand and his legacy, not the betterment of the USA. Trump’s entourage has been using insider information to short the stock market. He’s enriching himself and his associates financially and politically by destroying the basic structure of society. How do we stop this? Using the constitution to vote Trump out of office, to be replaced by someone who will respect the constitution. Trump’s cabinet has demonstrated they cannot be trusted. American voters need to ensure they go out voting in November.

Ritter’s Rant 086: The Shorting of America

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7pXI52jKcOU

[Rizotto]

"Dr Mary Trump, the niece of Donald Trump and a clinical psychologist, says her uncle is beginning to display similar symptoms of dementia that her grandfather – Fred Trump – exhibited at a younger age than the US President."

Trump's erratic actions spark speculation on cognitive decline | ABC NEWS

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=MPXUjYi9EX0

[Tintin]

Posted by Rizotto (here)
Must watch! (13 minute video)

My paraphrasing of some of Scott Ritter’s commentary:

There is evidence that Trump was considering using nuclear weapons on Iran, but was strongly opposed on this by the joint chiefs of staff. Trump suffers from malignant narcissistic personality disorder, he is a threat to global society. And he is also a threat to the United States of America. Under Trump’s presidency, USA no longer functions as a constitutional republic, we function as a cult of personality, which has led to the shorting of American financially and constitutionally.

Trump is focused on his brand and his legacy, not the betterment of the USA. Trump’s entourage has been using insider information to short the stock market. He’s enriching himself and his associates financially and politically by destroying the basic structure of society. How do we stop this? Using the constitution to vote Trump out of office, to be replaced by someone who will respect the constitution. Trump’s cabinet has demonstrated they cannot be trusted. American voters need to ensure they go out voting in November.

Ritter’s Rant 086: The Shorting of America

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7pXI52jKcOU

Thanks; this is very important: and, boy, is he right to rant given all the efforts made by him over decades as a UN Weapons Adviser and co-author of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty document.

Of further enormous concern must be the report that General Dan Caine, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stormed out of a White House briefing meeting over the weekend when he was asked by Donald Trump to provide him with access to the nuclear codes and in no uncertain terms was reported to have said a very firm "NO!" which, it seems, triggered another hissy fit from Donald Trump

If I've remembered this correctly it is mentioned in Monday's Judging Freedom segment with Scott Ritter that I listened to this morning before heading off to work:

Source: https://x.com/Judgenap/status/2046303345418396095

Join the podcast around 13:26:

[Jaak]

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's sons could be making 3 to 5x returns on every dollar they spent buying tariff refund rights.

Cantor Fitzgerald, now run by Lutnick's sons Brandon and Kyle, was buying tariff refund claims from companies at 20 to 30 cents on the dollar.

The firm told clients it had "capacity to trade up to several hundred million" in these claims.

They confirmed at least one $10 million trade was already executed as of July 2025. They said they expected that number to "balloon in the coming weeks." That was 9 months ago.

Today those claims are worth 100 cents on the dollar. The refund portal is live, $166 billion in refunds are being processed.

If Cantor bought $100 million in refund rights at 25 cents on the dollar, they spent $25 million.

They now collect $100 million from the government. That is a $75 million profit. A 300% return.

If they scaled to "several hundred million" as they told clients they could, the profits run into the hundreds of millions.

Howard Lutnick was the architect of the tariff policy.

He pushed Trump to impose them. He fought against officials who wanted to limit them. Then he left Cantor Fitzgerald to his sons and transferred his equity into a trust benefiting them.

Tax free under government ethics rules. He received $360 million from the buyout.

His sons positioned the firm to profit from the exact policy their father built.

Their father publicly championed tariffs he knew could be struck down while his sons were buying refund claims betting they would be.

[Rizotto]

Unbelievable! Donald Trump extending the 'ceasefire' on the claim that he's going to allow the government of Iran to come up with a 'unified' proposal?
Fact is, the Iranian government has been consistent all along. Meanwhile Trump is flip-flopping all over the place.
My guess is that this extension of the 'ceasefire' is to allow Israel to invade and destroy more of Lebanon, the West Bank, genocide more Gazans, and USA military to conduct more piracy of Chinese & Iranian cargo ships.
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STATEMENT OF PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP:
April 21, 2026

"Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal. I have therefore directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...44507618729432

[AutumnW]

The problem with you Jaak, is you don't understand 4 dimensional chess. On the surface it looked like he was blowing off Timmy, but in reality, (where most of us live,) he was doing the child a favor.

You know those "trust" exercises where a child's Dad stands behind them and encourages the child to let themselves fall back without hesitating or looking back to see if he/she is going to be caught? And when the kid falls back the Dad jumps out of the way and lets him fall on the floor? Well, that's what Trump was doing. The lesson being, "never trust anybody to do the right thing."

Don't you think that's what Trump was doing? And don't you think it will serve Timmy well in business when he grows up? Just remember, Trump is a stable genius and master of mental kung fu.