The public is still waiting for the $1.50 per gallon gasoline prices. Maybe after Trump commandeers Venezuela and takes the oil. https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/25/business/gas-prices-oil-trump-biden excerpt: "The national average for regular gas stood at $3.055 on Tuesday, almost exactly the same as $3.056 a year ago under former President Joe Biden, according to AAA. In fact, Tuesday breaks an eight-day streak where the national average was up on a year-over-year basis, according to AAA data shared with CNN."
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politic...-side-trump-tariffs-opening-door-2000-payouts excerpt: "One of the ways to prove to the American people how great tariffs are is to have them share in a part of one year's income from these tariffs and that's $2,000 a head for people who need the money," Lutnick said.
The 'income' Lutnick mentions is tariff money Trump took from the American public. Trump says he wants to refund some of that money to the public. image:
Trump administration changes its mind and is now saying there won't be a re-application requirement for SNAP. Rollins had previously said that the entire program would be deconstructed and everyone would have to re-apply. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/20/trump-rollins-snap-benefits-reapplication-00661001 excerpt: "Anti-hunger groups and Democrats have noted that there isn’t nearly as much SNAP fraud as Trump officials allege and that benefits average to about $6 a day per participant. “[Rollins’] words have consequences, and her offhanded comments about forcing people to reapply for SNAP benefits created unnecessary confusion for the millions who are already struggling to afford food due to the reckless tariff and economic policies of the Trump administration,” House Agriculture Committee ranking member Angie Craig (D-Minn.) said in a statement.:"
People can have great faith in Trump and his clan to completely take apart an entity and try to put it back together again with the hope of making it better.
People can give their car engines to Trump to disassemble, improve, and assemble. Trump with a pile of parts in front of him: 'Who could have ever thought car engines could be so complicated.'
Dear JAG: What Do I Do if I Get Unlawful Orders to Blow Up Civilian Boats excerpt: "U.S. military strike on a civilian vessel, suspected of drug trafficking, in international waters. As these strikes have escalated, questions have only increased around their lawfulness. At the same time, President Donald Trump last week accused Democratic lawmakers of “treason” for producing a viral video noting that members of the military must remain vigilant in the face of potentially unlawful orders from the commander in chief. On Monday, the Pentagon announced it was investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for the video about unlawful orders."
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill to Cost San Francisco $400M, End Care for Thousands | KQED excerpt: "President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is expected to cut hundreds of millions of dollars annually from San Francisco’s budget, with up to 50,000 people potentially losing access to public benefits. That’s according to a new report from the San Francisco Department of Public Health and Human Services, which estimates the federal budget could cost the city up to $400 million annually once fully implemented in 2038."
An HSI officer smashed the car window of a person, cut himself, apparently on the car window, and blamed the person whose window he smashed. DHS case against migrant thrown out after judge slams 'fictional' threat excerpts: "A Texas federal judge slammed Department of Homeland Security agents for bringing a “largely fictional” case where they tried to argue that a Honduran man intentionally harmed a federal agent with his broken car window." "When the agents stopped him, they instructed him to open the doors of his vehicle. Moments later, however, the situation escalated, with the agents breaking the vehicle windows on the driver’s side. During the incident, Carl suffered a cut to his arm, likely from breaking the window. As a result, DHS agents accused Quintanilla-Chavez of inflicting bodily harm on the agent, seeking a sentence of up to 20 years."
DHS case against migrant thrown out after judge slams 'fictional' threat excerpt: “The aggressive tactics being employed by ICE are becoming increasingly unchecked and threaten the very fabric of our society,” Douenat told The Daily Beast. “We cannot allow these overreaches to stand unchallenged. We must put an end to these inhumane practices and uphold the principles of justice that define our nation,” she added. According to The Independent, immigration agents have broken car windows nearly 50 times since Trump took office, compared to just eight instances identified in the previous decade.
It's become much worse than the cartoon. Trump's agents are attacking people and then blaming them for any collateral injuries that happen to the agents. image;
The latest: 51 of 143 detained in major San Antonio raid are Tren de Aragua members, FBI says | kens5.com excerpt: Castro on Tuesday renewed his call for more information, saying neither he nor fellow Congressman Greg Casar have received answers in the days since the operation. Castro previously questioned the lack of information and the circumstances by which authorities ended up detaining nearly 150 people in a raid authorized as a search for one person. “It's un-American to round people up and claim they have ties to a gang without evidence or proof," Castro said in a statement Tuesday. "Especially as 92 people got caught in the crosshairs and were charged with nothing—including two teenage boys who were grabbing something to eat—just to meet quotas."
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/24/nx-s1-5619170/trump-latinos-poll-immigration-economy-pew excerpt: "No Republican presidential candidate in history did better with Latinos than Donald Trump did in 2024. But there are lots of signs that support has evaporated. Democrats won big victories earlier this month in elections across the country – with large margins among Latinos. Poll after poll has shown Hispanics declining in support for Trump since he was sworn in for a second term."
Trump administration keeps canceling key economic reports. The Trump administration keeps cancelling key economic reports - people are concerned
Trump is inflicting more damage on the American tourist industry. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/us/politics/national-parks-prices-tourists-trump.html excerpt: "It is not clear what impact the price increases will have on visitation and revenue for the national parks. The parks have already lost millions of dollars this year because they lack the staff to operate entrances and collect visitor fees — including at some of the highly popular parks where the higher prices will apply."
Guns seized and federal drug arrests drop dramatically as Trump team turns agents attention to deportations Alex Woodward Tue, November 25, 2025 at 3:49 p.m. UTC Guns seized and federal drug arrests drop dramatically as Trump team turns agents attention to deportations excerpt: "More than 28,000 federal law enforcement agents were diverted from their primary duties to focus on immigration, including nearly half of DEA agents and more than two-thirds of agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to a recent analysis from the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank."
The Trump administration's ploy for deporting particular groups of people. Tren de Aragua - Wikipedia excerpt: "On 20 January 2025, US president Donald Trump signed an executive order initiating the process of designating various drug cartels and transnational gangs, including Tren de Aragua, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.[29] The designation took effect on 20 February 2025. In March 2025, the Trump administration ordered the deportation of alleged Tren de Aragua members, citing the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The order was temporarily halted pending further legal challenges.[30] Experts have disputed the designation as a terrorist organization, describing it as motivated by money and not political ideology.[31][32]"
Democrats are trying to flip a House seat in what has been a GOP-safe TN district. The looming election Trump can't afford to lose excerpt: The outcome in Tennessee alone won't flip control of the closely divided House of Representatives. But a Republican loss could prompt a panic within party ranks at a time when Trump is vulnerable and the many conservatives are glancing nervously at next year's midterm congressional elections. The results could also reveal a shifting political landscape even in the heart of Trump country – and hint at how the Republican Party is slowly coming to grips with a world after Trump. "Republicans are going to have to start thinking about the future," said John Geer, a political science professor at Nashville's Vanderbilt University. "It's going to be hard to do, but at a certain point they're going to see it in their electoral interests."