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Slingshot News: ‘Am I Allowed To Appoint Myself?’: Trump Demonstrates His Incompetence, Threatens To Make Himself Chairman Of The Federal Reserve During Bizarre Rant
During his remarks at the White House in June, President Trump threatened to make himself chairman of the Federal Reserve. Trump asked, “Am I allowed to appoint myself?”
‘Am I Allowed To Appoint Myself?’: Trump Demonstrates His Incompetence, Threatens To Make Himself Chairman Of The Federal Reserve During Bizarre Rant
During his remarks at the White House in June, President Trump threatened to make himself chairman of the Federal Reserve. Trump asked, “Am I allowed to appoint myself?”
Daily Mail: Fatima Payman declares that Charlie Kirk was an ‘awful person’ after he was assassinated
Senator Fatima Payman has described Charlie Kirk as an ‘awful person’ in a video in which she appears to make light of his assassination.
Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two and controversial conservative commentator, was shot in the neck last week during a rally at Utah Valley University. He died a short time later.
The independent senator for WA responded to Kirk’s death in a live TikTok video, recorded at some point over the last week.
‘What do I think about Charlie Kirk and obviously his assassination?’, she told her nearly 195,000 followers.
‘I think he was a pretty awful person and he doesn’t deserve all the recognition he’s getting.’
She added: ‘It would have been best to not have him assassinated and for him to remain a footnote in the Trumpian era of the United States.
‘But yeah, so, not cool. Yeah, Charlie Kirk got shot and he’s RIP – whatever you want RIP to stand for! Some people will say it’s not peace. Fill in the blanks people, fill in the blanks.’
Her video has received swift condemnation, with One Nation Leader – and longtime Payman enemy – Pauline Hanson claiming it exposes her ‘radical leftist ideology’.
‘Fatima Payman mocking the death of Charlie Kirk isn’t just vile, it’s revealing,’ Senator Hanson said.
‘When the mask slips, this is what the left shows us: no compassion, no decency, only contempt. And yet they lecture the rest of us about unity and respect.
‘Remember this moment the next time anyone from the left starts lecturing from atop their moral high horse.’
A spokesperson for Senator Payman did not reveal what other possible meaning of ‘RIP’ she was referring to.
‘Senator Payman condemns all forms of political violence, and the level of violence we are seeing in the United States is frightening,’ the spokesperson added.
‘The Senator extends her sympathies to Charlie Kirk’s young family. For them, this is a terrible tragedy, and they deserve compassion in their grief.’
The spokesperson insisted that Senator Payman ‘notes that since Mr Kirk’s death, there has been a wave of commentary revisiting his statements and public positions.
‘The Senator will not engage in attempts to recast or glorify Mr Kirk’s record. Her focus remains on condemning violence, supporting victims of hate speech, and standing for respectful, democratic debate,’ the spokesperson added.
Fatima Payman declares that Charlie Kirk was an ‘awful person’
Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two and controversial conservative commentator, was shot in the neck last week during a rally at Utah Valley University. He died a short time later.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15106055/Fatima-Payman-Charlie-Kirk-awful-person.html
Money Talks News: “There’s No Way This Is Going to Happen to Us” : Army Sergeant, Before ICE Deports His Wife
Immigration enforcement actions are separating military families despite ongoing legal processes for citizenship. The War Horse investigation reveals how thousands of service members face difficult choices between military service and family unity.
“There’s No Way This Is Going to Happen to Us” : Army Sergeant, Before ICE Deports His Wife
Immigration enforcement actions are separating military families despite ongoing legal processes for citizenship. The War Horse investigation reveals how thousands of service members face difficult choices between military service and family unity.
Slingshot News: ‘Are You Letting China Off Of The Hook?’: Trump Trembles As Reporter Calls Out His Failed Trade Negotiations During Press Briefing
During his remarks at the White House in May, President Trump trembled as a reporter called out his failed trade negotiations. Trump was asked, “Are you letting China off of the hook?”
‘Are You Letting China Off Of The Hook?’: Trump Trembles As Reporter Calls Out His Failed Trade Negotiations During Press Briefing
During his remarks at the White House in May, President Trump trembled as a reporter called out his failed trade negotiations. Trump was asked, “Are you letting China off of the hook?”
Regtechtimes: U.S. veteran detained by immigration officers in California over identity despite valid ID
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in his opinion, wrote that citizens or lawful residents would be free to go after brief encounters with immigration agents.
But this veteran’s experience shows the opposite. The officers didn’t check his documents when it would have taken only two minutes. Instead, they arrested him based on where he worked and his appearance.
On July 10, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen and Army veteran was on his way to work as a security guard at a cannabis farm in Camarillo, Ventura County, California. He never expected that his day would take a drastic turn. As he approached the farm, he noticed traffic piling up with cars stuck bumper-to-bumper. Protesters were walking along the sides of the street. He soon saw masked federal immigration agents blocking the road.
A terrifying encounter with immigration officers
He tried to explain that he was a U.S. citizen, a father of two, and an Army veteran who had served in Iraq. But the immigration agents didn’t seem to care. Their focus wasn’t on his identity or service record but on blocking his way.
As a contract worker, missing his job meant losing his paycheck. He got out of his car and tried to explain again. The immigration officers ignored him. When they started walking toward him, he got back inside his car to avoid confrontation.
The situation worsened when immigration agents began using tear gas to disperse the nearby protesters. The gas filled his car, making it difficult to breathe. He panicked but still tried to comply with the officers’ orders. However, they gave contradictory instructions like “pull over to the side” and “reverse” while also trying to open his car door.
Before he could react, an immigration agent smashed his window and sprayed pepper spray into the car. He was dragged out, and one agent knelt on his neck while another pinned his back. Despite holding valid identification in his wallet inside the car, the officers refused to check and confirm his citizenship.
He was zip-tied and made to sit in the dirt with other detainees for four hours. He overheard immigration agents questioning why he had been arrested but received no answers. After that, he was thrown into a jail cell without charges or explanations.
Inhumane Conditions in Immigration Detention
His first night in jail was unbearable. His hands, coated with tear gas and pepper spray, burned constantly because he wasn’t allowed to wash them off. Over the next three nights and days, he remained locked up without being allowed to make a phone call or speak to a lawyer.
He missed his daughter’s third birthday. Still, no explanation or apology was offered. After three days, he was released with no charges against him. He was simply let go, with immigration officials providing only a vague statement about cases being reviewed for “potential federal charges.”
This ordeal shook him deeply. He served his country wearing the military uniform, standing watch in dangerous conditions abroad. He believed in the values of fairness, respect, and dignity that are supposed to be guaranteed to every citizen in America.
However, despite proving his citizenship and military service, he was stripped of his rights. He was treated like an intruder, forcibly detained and isolated without cause.
The Broader Warning: This Could Happen to Anyone
The Supreme Court recently allowed immigration enforcement officers to continue their aggressive tactics in California. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in his opinion, wrote that citizens or lawful residents would be free to go after brief encounters with immigration agents.
But this veteran’s experience shows the opposite. The officers didn’t check his documents when it would have taken only two minutes. Instead, they arrested him based on where he worked and his appearance.
This is not an issue about political sides or voting patterns. It’s about basic rights. If a U.S. citizen can be detained by immigration agents, silenced, and dehumanized despite holding valid identification, then anyone could be next.
This veteran’s experience has now become a warning signal. He is taking legal action with the help of the Institute for Justice under the Federal Torts Claim Act. However, he must wait six months before filing a lawsuit.
He stresses that justice should not be restricted to one group or one viewpoint—it must be accessible and fair for all.
His case highlights how immigration enforcement policies, without proper checks, can strip citizens of their dignity and rights. It raises important questions about oversight, accountability, and fairness in immigration enforcement.
This is not just one person’s story—it’s a cautionary tale that underscores the importance of protecting every citizen from wrongful treatment by immigration authorities.
U.S. veteran detained by immigration officers in California over identity despite valid ID
On July 10, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen and Army veteran was on his way to work as a security guard at a cannabis farm in Camarillo, Ventura County, California. He never expected that his day would take a drastic turn. As he approached the farm, he noticed traffic piling up with cars stuck bumper-to-bumper. Protesters […]
Money Talks News: Highest Tariff Rates Since 1935 Threaten to Eliminate 480,000 American Jobs
Leather goods up 37%, clothing up 35%, and cars up 12% as tariffs reshape American shopping.
Alternet: Revealed: Trump letter to UCLA littered with grammatical and factual errors
The Los Angeles Times has reviewed a previously unreleased 28-page letter from the Trump administration to UCLA demanding an overhaul to adhere to a more conservative agenda and it’s littered with grammatical and factual errors.
These demands, which include $1.2 billion fine over allegations of antisemitism and civil rights violations, also calls on the California university “to make public declarations that it has agreed to significant elements of President Trump’s vision of higher education.”
The president, who has previously said he “loves the poorly educated,” doubled down on that sentiment Sunday, saying, “smart people don’t like me.”
Adding fuel to that fire is the UCLA document, which, the LAT reports, “shows signs of being hastily put together.”
Some of the more egregious errors besides the grammatical ones in which “nouns and verbs occasionally do not match in tense,” are more factual, or, rather, lack thereof.
“There are references to the “president” of UCLA, but the top campus administrator, Julio Frenk, is a “chancellor,” the LAT notes.
“A sentence about medical facilities references the “Feinberg School of Medicine,” which is at Northwestern University“, not UCLA.
This isn’t the first time the administration has shown why grammar and fact-checking matter.
In letters posted to his Truth Social account in July demanding world leaders sign on to his tariffs, Trump made an embarrassing error, according to the Daily Beast.
” Despite correctly referring to Željka Cvijanović, the Chairwoman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina as “Her Excellency,” the letter to her begins with “Dear Mr President.”
In another Truth Social post in which he thanked the B-2 pilots who took part in the attack on Iran, Trump, in all caps, misspelled his own name as, ” “DONAKD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!”
More concerning that garden variety typos, however, is what The Guardian calls “governing by mistake.”
“Have we ever seen a more error-prone, incompetent and fumbling presidency? In their rush to implement a barely concealed authoritarian agenda, this administration is producing a litany of blunders, gaffes and slip-ups. At times, they’ll seek to hide those mistakes by projecting a shield of authoritarianism. At other times, they’ll claim the mistake as a method of walking back an unpopular authoritarian agenda item. Either way, it’s a unique style of rule, one that I call “rule by error,” says The Guardian’s Moustafa Bayoumi.
News Nation: Trump’s new tariff rules bring surprise charges for consumers
President Trump’s new tariff rules are causing chaos for consumers in the United States.
Shoppers are reporting they were hit with surprise charges from international shipping carriers, resulting from the expiration of the exemption on import duties for items under $800.
“It’s maximum chaos,” said Nick Baker, co-lead of the trade and customs practice at Kroll.American farmers say Trump’s trade agenda is killing sales
At the end of August, de minimis goods (small-dollar items) began facing import duties when being shipped into the U.S., meaning personalized small orders are now facing sizable tariffs from its trading partners.
“We encourage customers to take note of the shipping policies of the brands they shop with and to also remember that tariffs are payable to the U.S. government,” said a DHL representative.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection made it clear that the logistics industry has continued to operate without a problem since the new de minimis rules took effect.
“Foreign carriers and postal operators were given clear timelines, detailed guidance, and multiple options to comply. The only thing ending on August 29 is the pathway that has been used by criminals to exploit America’s borders,” acknowledged Susan S. Thomas, CBP.
The Trump administration has made billions in revenue from the tariff rules implemented in recent months.