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| Detainees in California Suing ICE and Commissioners in Newark Admonishing ICE for Poor Conditions |  | Newark, NJ, California City, CA Nov. 13, 2025 - According to the MSN Patch, Essex County commissioners are demanding ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) address the "inhumane and unspeakable treatment" taking place at the Delaney Hall federal immigration detention center in Newark. The sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stating that the conditions in the prison, run by the GEO Group, the largest private prison company in America, at getting "increasingly more concerning". Read more... |
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| Economists Predict Tarriffs Will Cause Decline in Stock Market and Dollar |  Washington, DC Mar. 21, 2025 - Within days, leading economists predict that the tariffs hinted at by Trump will cause turmoil in the stock market and threaten the dollar as foreign owners of our debt drop it like a hot potato. The chances of a recession by the end of the year was only about 23% a little over a month ago, but has risen to 50% and will continue to rise as the tariffs take effect on the economy. As Democrats predicted in the 2024 campaign, these tariffs will be the equivalent of a huge sales tax on the average American as inflation soars. Those who can least afford the tariffs will be the most affected.
In a CNBC CFO Council Survey, CFO’s were found to be generally “pessimistic†about the state of the overall U.S. economy and uncertain about the stock market. 95% of CFO’s said Trump policy is impacting on their ability to make business decisions. Many business men supported Trump as president because they foresaw fewer taxes and less red tape under his presidency in the future. However, his first priority is to raise tariffs. Within days he plans to raise them exponentially and his approach is too “chaotic, disruptive and extreme for businesses to navigate effectivelyâ€, according to the CNBC study.
For a little history, on February 4th, Trump imposed a 10% tariff on all imports from China and Hong Kong. March 4th, that tariff rate was increased to 20% and a 25% tariff was placed on imports from Canada and Mexico, though Canadian energy products were reduced to 10%. Goods that qualify under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) rules of origin are exempt from these additional North American tariffs. March 12th, a 25% tariff on global steel and aluminum imports was implemented, affecting major suppliers, including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and South Korea. Trump has promised more tariffs in April, when he will roll out his full plan to put tariffs on the whole world. Add that to his promise to raise more tariffs on any country who reciprocates, and this can very well get out of hand in a hurry.
With China and other industrial countries holding our debt in the form of bonds, Trump is playing Russian roulette with our economy while his brand of chaos and disruption is taking a toll on 401K retirement portfolios through the stock market and the economy as a whole. Trump promised tariff’s yet many in business thought it was just bluster and an attempt at coercing countries into better trading conditions. His praise of the failed tariff policies of McKinley and those of 1930 that led to World War I and the Great Depression, in that order, is scaring a lot of businessmen as the reality of a second Trump term with no economic guardrails sinks in.
Commentary
"The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud, 'Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls! For in a single hour all this wealth has been laid waste.' And all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning, 'What city was like the great city?'" (Rev. 18:15-18 ESV)
"The shining city upon a hill" envisioned by Reagan that America was, will soon be taken down by a fellow Republican leader, not out of any sense of retaliation for any real wrongs done against American, but on a whim and a promise. The post-pandemic economy carefully rebuilt by the Biden administration and the envy of the world is going down much quicker than the Trump's taking down of the post-great recession economy rebuilt by Obama from the ruins of George W. Bush's errors. As the Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt brought us out of the ashes of Republican Hoover's Great Depression, Clinton, Obama and Biden took us out of recessions caused by their Republican predecessors. Reaganomics caused the poor economy of senior Bush, but George H. W. got the blame. Clinton left us with less debt and a better economy than his predecessor. The same goes for Obama and Biden. See a trend here?
However, Trump is taking no chances this time. He has lined his cabinet and economic advisors with those who no longer act as guardrails against his whims and is taking us down this time with a greater speed. He is adding greater tariffs to the mix to ensure annihilation of the economy this time as fast as possible. It has always been amazing to me the Christians who overlook the historical fact that the Republican party is now and always has been the party of the corporation, by the corporation and for the corporation. This credo in the past led to taking all safeguards away in each new Republican term that protect the common man from greed and corruption, thus causing economic havoc (historically bank failures, stock market crashes, etc.) However, Trump has added a huge amount of economic incompetence to this process making the coming great recession or even economic depression all but a Fait accompli. The Republican party is now not only hurting the common man, but their incompetence is also harming greatly the corporations they usually allow to run rampant with greed.
My baccalaureate degree being a major in history, I am always reminded, and once again pass on to you this great advice from George Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." When are my fellow Christian brothers and sisters going to quit voting for the ruination of our economy by insisting that Republicans support us and we should support them. You are being played for a sucker. Trump does not believe in God. He has almost never attended any church and is not a member of one. His greed is only exceeded by his incompetence and immorality. You would never have voted for such a man even a couple decades before based in the immorality alone, much less the greedy bankruptcies and incompetence. So why are some of you still supporting him now?
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| 10 Democrats Vote What They Feel the Lesser of Two Evils to Avoid Government Shutdown |  | Washington, DC Mar. 14, 2025 - The budget resolution to continue funding until the end of the Fiscal year in September was passed in a 62-38 vote tonight with help from several Democrats who felt shutting down the government would have been more harmful to the American people than allowing Republicans to pack it with their agenda. Leading the Democrats was minority leader Chuck Schumer who stated that to vote against the resolution would have allowed Trump to "cherry pick which parts of the government to reopen" after the resolution was finally approved. Read more... |
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| Trump Stops U.S. from Sharing Intelligence with Ukraine |  | Washington, DC Mar. 05, 2025 - In a fit in response to what he views is a lack of subservience from President Zelensky of Ukraine, Trump turned off the critical intelligence the U.S. has been sharing with Ukraine to assist them in their defense against Russian aggression. This action will probably result in more death and destruction in Ukraine as the valued intelligence helped Ukraine fend off attacks in the past. Read more... |
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| Lakers Trey Jemison III Hosts Bible Studies on Instagram |  | Los Angeles, CA Mar. 03, 2025 - According to Relevant Magazine, Los Angeles Lakers center Trey Jemison III is using his Instagram platform to host Bible studies. Going beyond inspirational quotes from the Bible, Jemison encourages his thousands of followers to read along, ask questions, and engage in discussion. Jemison was raised in Birmingham, Alabama, home to McDowell Bible College. Read more... |
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| Tragedy in the White House:
Death of American Foreign Policy as We Have Known It |  | Washington, DC Feb. 28, 2025 - Today will go down in American history as one of the most shameful episodes in American foreign policy, as Trump reversed decades of American support for democratic states over authoritarian dictators by viciously attacking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a guest in our own White House. Read more... |
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| Tim Walz Caught Telling the Truth | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Minneapolis, MN Feb. 27, 2025 - The Irish Star wrote that Tim Walz was "caught on tape" at a town hall meeting labeling the Trump administration as "fascists and Nazis". Walz, governor of Minnesota and Democratic candidate for Vice-President in the last election, has been relatively quiet since his defeat. Read more... |
| Trump Fires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, DC Feb. 22, 2025 - According to the A.P., President Donald Trump fired Air Force Gen C.Q. Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Friday evening. The reasoning was to fire anyone who supports diversity and equity in the ranks. Gen. Brown held the position for 16 months with much of his time devoted the war in Ukraine and the expanded conflict in the Middle East. Read more... |
| Zelensky Responds to Putin's Puppet |  | Washington, DC Feb. 20, 2025 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has responded to criticism of Kyiv by Donald Trump, by saying that Trump is "living in a disinformation space" created by Russia. This was in response to Tuesday's remarks by Trump where he incorrectly said that Ukraine was responsible for the war with Russia and that Zelensky's popularity rating was only 4%. Read more... |
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| Trump Attacks Zelensky/Ukraine |  | Washington, DC Feb. 19, 2025 - Armed with Russian talking points from his recent talks with Putin, President Trump continued his attack on President Volodymyr Zelensky today accusing him of taking advantage of our country as we have supported him in his defense. Trump claims he has done a "terrible job" leading Ukraine in the war against Russia. Read more... |
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| Thousands Protest Against Trump's Actions in the First Weeks in Office |  | Washington, DC Feb. 17, 2025 - housands of protesters opposing many of the actions in the early weeks of Trump's second administration took to the streets in cities across the nation today. He is being called a "king" and a "dictator", using Trump's own words to describe himself. Read more... |
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| Vance Slams Our Allies and Downplays Our Enemies |  | Munich, Germany Feb. 14, 2025 - At the Munich Security Conference, Vice President Vance insulted our allies by telling them that their biggest threat to security was from within, rather than from Russia or China. He compared a young girl ecological activist to a man who, unelected and without any real authority, has been tearing down our government and shaming us in the world. Vance said, "If American democracy can survive 10 years of Greta Thunberg scolding, you guys can survive a few months of Elon Musk". Read more... |
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| American Airlines Flight Collides with Helicopter in Washington | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, DC Jan. 29, 2025 - Added at press time, we have the collision of a U.S. Army Sikorsky H-60 helicopter with American Eagle Flight No. 5342 carrying 50 passengers and four crew members on a flight from Wichita, Kansas. Read more... |
| Deadly Los Angeles Fire
Toll Rises to 29 | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Los Angeles, CA. Jan. 27, 2025 - At least 29 people died as a result of wild fires that were fueled by severe drought and strong winds. Thousands of firefighters fought the infernal across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. Read more... |
| Thousands Return to Northern Gaza as Part of Ceasefire | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip Jan. 24, 2025 - There is a cease-fire deal which has concluded with the return of Gaza residents to the north for the first time since the beginning of the 15-month war between Israel and Hamas. Read more... |
| Tik-Tok Saved by Trump One
Day after Going Dark | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, DC Jan. 20, 2025 - Trump gave a reprieve by executive order to TikTok after it was already shut down. He gave it 75 more days to sell the app to an American company. Read more... |
| Trump Is Back | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, D.C. Jan. 20, 2025 - On this date, Donald Trump returned to power as the 47th president of the United States. In his inaugural address he promised that, “the golden age of America begins right now.” and “From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world.” Read more... |
| Deadly Attacks in
New Orleans and Las Vegas | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | New Orleans, LA. Jan. 01, 2025 - On January 1st , Shamsud-Din Jabbar, an American=born resident of Houston Texas, drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, in New Orleans. Fifteen people were killed, including the perpetrator. Fortunately, Police shot the attacker and prevented further deaths. Read more... |
| The House Passes a Stop-gap Budget Bill on the Evening of the Last Day | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, D.C. Dec. 20, 2024 - The House of Representatives passed a last ditch budget bill and sent it to the senate this evening which should pass in the senate without problems. The newest House proposal is a 118-page bill that contains most of the provisions that were put in place in the bipartisan bill that was agreed to on Wednesday. The bill includes $100 billion for disaster aid, $30 billion for farmers and a one-year extension of the farm bill, provisions that were under heavy debate prior to this week's votes. Read more... |
| Rebels Take Syria as Fifty-Three Year Assad Family Reign Ends | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Damascus, Syria Dec. 08, 2024 - Early this morning rebels took over Damascus and had the government turned over to them peacefully with Assad apparently nowhere to be found. It was reported that Assad's family had fled earlier to Russia and Russian state media reported that Assad himself landed in Moscow after having fled. This is a historic moment as the collapse of more than 53 years of al-Assad family rule has finally ended. Read more... |
| Texas State Board of Education Approves Bible Curriculum for K- 5 | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Austin, TX. Nov. 23, 2024 - CNN reports that public schools in Texas now have the option to teach a Christian biblical view as part of their K-5th grade curriculum. It is a part of the state developed curriculum called Bluebonnet Learning. School districts in Texas are autonomous in choosing their curriculum, however, the state offered $60 per student to accept this curriculum will be hard for most to turn down. Read more... |
| Matt Gaetz Withdraws Nomination | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, DC. Nov. 21, 2024 - ABC News announced today that former Rep. Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name for consideration for Attorney General in President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming administration. "I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday," Gaetz wrote in a post on X. "I appreciate their thoughtful feedback - and the incredible support of so many. Read more... |
| Mass Deportations Using the Military Confirmed by President-Elect Trump | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, DC. Nov. 18, 2024 - According to ABC News, President-elect Donald Trump confirmed he would declare a national emergency in order to implement his campaign promise of mass deportations of illegal immigrants. Trump replied on social media that such reports of using military assets was indeed "TRUE!!!". Read more... |
| Trump Pick for Attorney General Will Be Challenged by Both Parties | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, DC. Nov. 18, 2024 - President elect Trump's pick for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is seen as a surprisingly poor choice by members of both major political parties. He was under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct and possible illegal drug use, as well as other issues by the House Ethics Committee. Read more... |
| Trump Declared Winner of the 2024 Election | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, DC. Nov. 06, 2024 - The Associated Press declared Donald Trump the winner in Wisconsin at 5:34 am EST the day after the election, wrapping up his chances for the White House when it was determined that the remaining votes would not be enough to turn the tide towards Vice President Kamala Harris to overtake Trump. Trump had already swept the other two must-have states of Pennsylvania and Michigan in the "blue-wall" and Wisconsin sealed the deal. Read more... |
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