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5️⃣ TRUMP OPENS "ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ" DETENTION CENTER
President Trump toured his new "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility in the Florida Everglades—a 5,000-capacity center surrounded by swampland and natural predators. Trump joked about teaching detainees "how to run away from an alligator if they escape prison" while DeSantis proudly showed off bathrooms funded with emergency money meant for hurricane victims. Built on protected Everglades land, this concentration camp represents the Sharknado-style horror of combining America's worst impulses: mass detention plus natural death traps. It's not just about illegal immigrants—this infrastructure is designed for anyone the Trump regime deems insufficiently American. But at least he’s selling two new fragrances:
The Griftfather Rides Again: While Americans Get Ready To Lose Medicaid, Food Assistance Programs, Trump Launches Two New Fragrances - For Men AND Women
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4️⃣ GAY RIGHTS, PRIDE, PRONOUNS: CANADA’S ROLE IN PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS WAS ON DISPLAY DURING PRIDE MONTH:
Canada has long been a country that protects the freedom of its people to live as they choose and love whomever they choose. Dean and Zev kicked off the show with a heartfelt, yet cheeky, conversation about Pride weekend and Canada’s role in protecting the rights of every human, regardless of their preferences. Zev has been a proud member of the community for the past 30 years and as a "more conservtive” gay man, he sheds light on the damage being done to the community from the inside and out as well as the pride and love he feels in Canada’s acceptance and promotion of inclusivity for all.
3️⃣ CANADA SURRENDERS ON CANADA DAY AS DOLLAR CRASHES
Prime Minister Carney's government completely rescinded Canada's Digital Services Tax on their own national holiday, giving up $7.2 billion in revenue after Trump's economic threats. The optics couldn't be worse—Canada folding to a foreign president's tantrum while trying to celebrate their sovereignty. Meanwhile, the US dollar posted its worst first-half performance since 1973, dropping 10.8% as global markets flee Trump's chaotic economic policies. The dollar's collapse reflects what we've been saying: Trump's plan is to crash the traditional economy and force everyone into crypto feudalism, where his oligarch friends control the new financial system.
Did Canada Just Blink? Mark Carney’s Government Drops Big Tech Tax After Trump Throws a Fit
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2️⃣ TRUMP-MUSK FEUD EXPLODES WITH FINANCIAL WARFARE
The bromance is officially dead. Trump threatened to weaponize government departments against Musk's companies while calling him a "big-time drug addict" and suggesting deportation. Musk fired back by calling Trump's spending bill a "disgusting abomination" and threatening to form a new political party. Tesla stock has cratered over 17% since their public feud began, proving that personal vendettas now drive market volatility. When Trump suggests using DOGE—the department Musk once led—to investigate Musk's subsidies, we're watching the authoritarian playbook in real time: use government power to destroy former allies.
1️⃣ SENATE PASSES TRUMP'S $5 TRILLION WEALTH TRANSFER BILL
The Senate passed Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" in a 50-50 vote with JD Vance casting the tie-breaker, officially enacting the biggest wealth transfer from poor to rich in American history. Seventeen million Americans will lose healthcare, 60 million will lose food assistance, while corporations and billionaires get massive tax cuts. The bill raises the debt ceiling by $5 trillion while funding Trump's police state infrastructure—including more alligator prisons and permanent ICE Gestapo powers. This isn't just fiscal policy; it's the final construction of American oligarchy. The broligarchs celebrating at Bezos's wedding will pocket billions while working families lose basic human rights to food, shelter, and healthcare.
The jigsaw puzzle of tyranny is coming together faster than anyone imagined. From horror-movie detention centers to the systematic dismantling of the social safety net, we're watching the construction of American feudalism in real time. The only question left is whether 2026 elections will even matter—or if they'll be as rigged as everything else in Trump's America.
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