Showing posts with label Donald Trump. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donald Trump. Show all posts
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Steve Schmidt & Jason Crow: Trump Doesn't See A Problem He Thinks He Can't Bomb His Way Out Of
Trump’s Relentless Self-Promotion Fosters an American Cult of Personality
THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world.
The racist online video that President Trump recently shared and then deleted generated a bipartisan furor because of its portrayal of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. What was little remarked on was how it presented Mr. Trump himself — as the “King of the Jungle.”
After a year back in the White House, Mr. Trump’s efforts to promote himself as the singularly dominant figure in the world have become so commonplace that they no longer seem surprising. He regularly depicts himself in a heroic, almost godly fashion, as a king, as a Superman, as a Jedi knight, as a military hero, even as a pope in a white cassock.
While Mr. Trump has spent a lifetime promoting his personal brand, slapping his name on hotels, casinos, airplanes, even steaks, neckties and bottled water, what he is doing in his second term as president comes closer to building a cult of personality the likes of which has never been seen in American history. Other presidents sought to cultivate their reputations, but none went as far as Mr. Trump has to create a mythologized, superhuman and omnipresent persona leading to idolatry.
His picture has been splashed all over the White House, on multistory banners on the side of federal buildings, on annual passes to national parks and maybe even soon on a one-dollar coin. His name has been etched on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, on the U.S. Institute of Peace, on federal investment accounts, special visas and a discount drug program and, if he has his way, on Washington Dulles International Airport and Penn Station in New York. » | Peter Baker | Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent, is covering his sixth presidency. He reported from Washington. }Sunday, February 15, 2026
The racist online video that President Trump recently shared and then deleted generated a bipartisan furor because of its portrayal of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. What was little remarked on was how it presented Mr. Trump himself — as the “King of the Jungle.”
After a year back in the White House, Mr. Trump’s efforts to promote himself as the singularly dominant figure in the world have become so commonplace that they no longer seem surprising. He regularly depicts himself in a heroic, almost godly fashion, as a king, as a Superman, as a Jedi knight, as a military hero, even as a pope in a white cassock.
While Mr. Trump has spent a lifetime promoting his personal brand, slapping his name on hotels, casinos, airplanes, even steaks, neckties and bottled water, what he is doing in his second term as president comes closer to building a cult of personality the likes of which has never been seen in American history. Other presidents sought to cultivate their reputations, but none went as far as Mr. Trump has to create a mythologized, superhuman and omnipresent persona leading to idolatry.
His picture has been splashed all over the White House, on multistory banners on the side of federal buildings, on annual passes to national parks and maybe even soon on a one-dollar coin. His name has been etched on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, on the U.S. Institute of Peace, on federal investment accounts, special visas and a discount drug program and, if he has his way, on Washington Dulles International Airport and Penn Station in New York. » | Peter Baker | Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent, is covering his sixth presidency. He reported from Washington. }Sunday, February 15, 2026
Trump’s Relationship with Allies in ‘Worst Place Ever’ | Former US Ambassador
Feb 14, 2026 | “A majority of Europeans now look at the US as a threat rather than a friend.”
The US is in the “worst place we’ve ever been in terms of standing with our allies”, says former US ambassador Matthew Bryza, as allies have “lost faith” in transatlantic unity.
Marco Rubio’s FULL SPEECH and MY COMMENT on it here.
The US is in the “worst place we’ve ever been in terms of standing with our allies”, says former US ambassador Matthew Bryza, as allies have “lost faith” in transatlantic unity.
Marco Rubio’s FULL SPEECH and MY COMMENT on it here.
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Trump's Plan to Rig Elections with ‘Save America Act’ That Limits Voting
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« L’Histoire vous placera aux côtés des plus grands héros du monde » : Reza Pahlavi appelle Trump à « aider » le peuple iranien
LE FIGARO : « Il faut en finir avec la République islamique », a déclaré le fils du chah d’Iran lors de la Conférence sur la sécurité à Munich, exhortant la population à poursuivre son opposition.
Le fils exilé du chah déchu, Reza Pahlavi, a appelé ce samedi Donald Trump à « aider » le peuple iranien, jugeant qu'il était « temps d'en finir avec la République islamique ». « Le peuple iranien vous a entendu dire que l'aide est en route , et il a foi en vous. Aidez-le, et l'Histoire vous placera aux côtés non seulement de la nation iranienne, mais aussi des plus grands héros du monde », a lancé Reza Pahlavi à l'adresse du président américain, dans une conférence de presse en marge de la Conférence sur la sécurité à Munich. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 14 février 2026
Le fils exilé du chah déchu, Reza Pahlavi, a appelé ce samedi Donald Trump à « aider » le peuple iranien, jugeant qu'il était « temps d'en finir avec la République islamique ». « Le peuple iranien vous a entendu dire que l'aide est en route , et il a foi en vous. Aidez-le, et l'Histoire vous placera aux côtés non seulement de la nation iranienne, mais aussi des plus grands héros du monde », a lancé Reza Pahlavi à l'adresse du président américain, dans une conférence de presse en marge de la Conférence sur la sécurité à Munich. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 14 février 2026
Friday, February 13, 2026
Epstein, Donald Trump and Sexual Blackmail Networks (w/ Nick Bryant) | The Chris Hedges Report
Steve Schmidt: Trump’s Gestapo Will Answer America
One cannot help but fast come to the conclusion that America needs to be put out of its misery! The country must surely be in the throes of its demise, of its death. Maybe 250 years was its natural lifespan? — © Mark Alexander
‘The Road to Hell Is Paved with…’: Cory Booker Shames Congress over ‘Failure to Stop’ Trump | US News
Epstein Files Cover Up And Whose Lies Are Fuelling It
Feb 10, 2026 | There is still a lot we need to know about the remaining Epstein Files.
But one thing we know for sure: this administration has been lying, consistently, about the Epstein Files and their attempts to cover up his connections to them and Trump himself.
But one thing we know for sure: this administration has been lying, consistently, about the Epstein Files and their attempts to cover up his connections to them and Trump himself.
Trump Will Not ‘Get Away With Defying Court Orders’
Trump: Ein unbequemer Verbündeter für Europas Rechtsextreme?
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Cuba Receives Humanitarian Aid from Mexico as Trump’s Blockade Bites
Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Environmental Protection Agency repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being. It means the agency can no longer regulate them.
President Trump on Thursday announced he was erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, ending the federal government’s legal authority to control the pollution that is dangerously heating the planet.
The action is a key step in removing limits on carbon dioxide, methane and four other greenhouse gases that scientists say are supercharging heat waves, droughts, wildfires and other extreme weather.
Led by a president who refers to climate change as a “hoax,” the administration is essentially saying that the vast majority of scientists around the world are wrong and that a hotter planet is not the menace that decades of research shows it to be.
It’s a rejection of fact that had been accepted for decades by presidents of both parties, including Richard Nixon, whose top adviser warned of the dangers of climate change and the first President George Bush, who signed an international climate treaty.
And it is a knockout punch in the yearslong fight by a small group of conservative activists as well as oil, gas and coal interests to stop the country from transitioning away from fossil fuels and toward solar, wind and other nonpolluting energy. » | Lisa Friedman | Reporting from Washington | Thursday, February 12, 2026
President Trump on Thursday announced he was erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, ending the federal government’s legal authority to control the pollution that is dangerously heating the planet.
The action is a key step in removing limits on carbon dioxide, methane and four other greenhouse gases that scientists say are supercharging heat waves, droughts, wildfires and other extreme weather.
Led by a president who refers to climate change as a “hoax,” the administration is essentially saying that the vast majority of scientists around the world are wrong and that a hotter planet is not the menace that decades of research shows it to be.
It’s a rejection of fact that had been accepted for decades by presidents of both parties, including Richard Nixon, whose top adviser warned of the dangers of climate change and the first President George Bush, who signed an international climate treaty.
And it is a knockout punch in the yearslong fight by a small group of conservative activists as well as oil, gas and coal interests to stop the country from transitioning away from fossil fuels and toward solar, wind and other nonpolluting energy. » | Lisa Friedman | Reporting from Washington | Thursday, February 12, 2026
Dollar Collapse & Trump’s Lasting Legacy: Top Economist Warns
Feb 11, 2026 | Is the U.S. dollar on the brink of collapse? Renowned economist Professor Steve Keen issues a dire warning about a coming financial storm that most economists are blind to. While the world focuses on the AI boom and tech sector promises, a far more dangerous sovereign debt crisis is brewing in global bond markets.
Decades of debt-fueled growth, reckless Trump-era fiscal policies, and Wall Street dominance have left the U.S. dollar and the global financial system dangerously vulnerable. As foreign investors pull back from U.S. Treasury bonds, inflation pressures rise, and credit cycles hit their limit, ordinary Americans face the reality of working past 65 and navigating a collapsing financial safety net.
In this critical analysis, Professor Keen explains why the current neoliberal economic model built on unsustainable debt, deregulation, and financial illusions cannot withstand the next shock. The AI boom, often hailed as a solution, is no safeguard; technology cannot fix a broken credit system.
Decades of debt-fueled growth, reckless Trump-era fiscal policies, and Wall Street dominance have left the U.S. dollar and the global financial system dangerously vulnerable. As foreign investors pull back from U.S. Treasury bonds, inflation pressures rise, and credit cycles hit their limit, ordinary Americans face the reality of working past 65 and navigating a collapsing financial safety net.
In this critical analysis, Professor Keen explains why the current neoliberal economic model built on unsustainable debt, deregulation, and financial illusions cannot withstand the next shock. The AI boom, often hailed as a solution, is no safeguard; technology cannot fix a broken credit system.
Chris Hedges: The Last Election
Bernie: Trump Is ‘Crazy’ or a ‘Liar’ If He Thinks This Is a Great Economy
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