Getting a job without an address is hard; getting one with a criminal record in America is nearly impossible—and when you do, it rarely pays enough to cover basic needs. The deeper crisis is rent: 74% of extremely low-income renters spend more than half their income just to keep a roof overhead. The 2023 census shows this is no fringe problem—over a quarter of Americans now hand more than half their paycheck to landlords, nearly half spend over 30%, and costs keep climbing.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9762769/

Naturally, the deployment of troops in D.C. has little to do with the homeless. This is about power, not compassion. History is unambiguous: when rulers no longer trust the governed, they place soldiers at the gates.

What we now see mirrors the twilight of Rome, when the Praetorian Guard ceased guarding the empire and began guarding its rulers from the people.

The act is not merely practical—it is symbolic. To militarize your own capital is to cross the Rubicon, trading the pretense of democracy for the machinery of control.

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As anyone not blinded by the usual propaganda can see, the ‘Trump Reflation’ circus has already rolled into the second inflation wave of the decade. Meanwhile, Donald Copperfield—freshly inspired by banana republic antics he once mocked—has now threatened to sue the ‘Central Banker In Chief,’ proving he’s learned absolutely nothing about meddling with monetary policy.

If The Manipulator In Chief spent less time tweeting fake truths and more time reading history, he’d know inflation isn’t some magic trick—it’s just scarcity, raging demand, and a collective loss of faith in government.

Toss in tariffs, trade wars, and Uncle Sam’s usual chest-thumping, and voilà: prices soar and confidence crashes. If ‘Donald Copperfield’ conjures up another inflation spiral or global fiasco, his political clout will disappear faster than his campaign promises.

A day after militarizing the capital, the Warmonger-in-Chief rolled out his shiny new “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force”—600 National Guard troops split into two 300-man teams, ready to squash dissent faster than you can say “First Amendment.” Arizona and Alabama get the bases, commercial airlines get the troop transport gig, and taxpayers get the bill—hundreds of millions by 2027, just in time for the 2028 show.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5448885-quick-reaction-force-proposal/

Budgeting isn’t the point—control is. Washington’s cooking up a federally run Guard force, yanking troops from the states under Title 10, a power usually reserved for wars and real emergencies. But there’s no war, no crisis—just a pricey new army to shield the ruling class from the people footing the bill.

https://www.nationalguard.mil/about-the-guard/how-we-began/

Americans have zero faith left in a government that lies about inflation, fudges jobs data, and spends their taxes on foreign pet projects while ignoring their economic pain.

By the time Washington’s shiny new domestic crackdown force is ready in 2028—just in time for the election—the rage will be so high the real question might be whether there’s even a genuine vote to hold.

The self-proclaimed “Peace Maker in Chief”—in reality the “Warmonger in Chief,” a marionette of the Washington Deep State and its Davos-born Malthusians—has now been blessed by fellow figureheads whose own presidencies were manufactured by the same elite hands.

Their reward for loyal service? The promotion for the most Orwellian accolade imaginable: the Nobel Peace Prize.
If anyone still doubted the true identity of Donald Copperfield, this is the final reveal—proof that, as the French say, plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

The moon—once a dreamer’s muse—is now the next chessboard for Earth’s warring powers. Determined to outpace Russia and China, Donald Copperfield vows to plant a nuclear fission reactor on its surface, turning moonlight into megawatts. The ‘Astronaut In Chief’ from NASA just unveiled the American rush plan, framing it as the key to a lunar economy, Martian ambitions, and, of course, “national security” in space.

https://youtu.be/9rciZftNt_4

Since 2021, Russia and China have methodically advanced their ILRS project, preparing to seize the moon’s south pole—a site of strategic sunlight, suspected water ice, and unmatched vantage. Construction begins in 2026, with nuclear reactors ensuring dominance through uninterrupted power. Officially “peaceful,” these dual-use assets will grant their commanders a decisive edge, treaties be damned.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3277742/details-chinas-lunar-station-revealed-project-expands-dozen-new-partners

America’s Artemis program aims to return astronauts to the moon by 2027, though delays make that target a fantasy. China plans to plant its own flag by 2030. Both sides know that micro-nuclear reactors are the key to surviving the moon’s two-week days and nights, as solar and batteries fall short. NASA now has 60 days to appoint a project lead and rally industry, with the goal of deploying a 100-kilowatt reactor in lunar orbit by 2029—power not just for exploration, but for dominance.

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis/

Who will claim the Moon first? The U.S. and Russia are bleeding funds on endless military ventures, with China poised to join the fray.

Lunar dominance promises control over AI, nuclear tech, resource extraction, and communications—the ultimate leverage in 21st-century geopolitics.

Bonus: untapped rare minerals may lie in wait, making the stakes even higher.

Ever since “Liberation Day,” the world’s been thoroughly ‘tariffied’ — and Donald Copperfield hasn’t missed a chance to boast that America is raking in billions thanks to tariffs. Shockingly, for once, the magician isn’t pulling rabbits out of hats — it’s actually true. For the fourth month straight, Uncle Sam has been swimming in oversized tariff revenues, peaking at about $20 billion a month. That’s roughly $240 billion a year…

In June, that $20 billion in tariff loot was just enough to nudge the US Treasury into a rare budget surplus. But July? That was a fiscal Everest too steep to climb.

According to the latest Monthly Treasury Statement, Washington blew through $630 billion — up 9.7% from last year’s $574 billion and the second-highest monthly splurge since January. So much for DOGE’s legendary cost-cutting… turns out the only thing being trimmed in D.C. is the truth.

Spending jumped nearly 10%, while revenues crawled up just 2.5% to $338B — and that’s only thanks to $19.3B in tariffs. Strip those out, and Uncle Sam’s income actually shrank year-over-year.

July’s books went from a $27B June surplus to a $291B hole — 20% worse than last year’s $243B deficit — making it 2025’s second-biggest monthly shortfall and the second-worst July in US history, beaten only by the post-Covid spending binge.

After last month’s brief reprieve, the deficit lurched back, hitting $1.629T in July — up 7.4% from last year and already locked in as the third-worst year in US history, behind only the Covid blowouts of 2020 and 2021. Meanwhile, the interest tab hit $91.9B for the month, bringing the 10-month total to a record $1.019T — barreling toward $1.2T for the year, because nothing says “fiscal health” like paying Wall Street more than the Pentagon.

It also means interest is now Uncle Sam’s second-biggest expense, outmuscling defense, income security, and health — with only Social Security still on top, though it’s anyone’s guess how long before interest claims that crown too.