What If This War Was Actually Designed to Create Maximum Chaos?
What If This
War Was Actually Designed to Create Maximum Chaos?
Junious Ricardo Stanton
In our last
post I suggested that the Iran War debacle might have been concocted and
designed to create maximum chaos and disruption for the American Empire. This
war is only a month or so old and already we see its folly and the dire
consequences this misadventure is creating. The US launched an unprovoked
illegal war on Iran, a war the US Congress did not authorize and a war US
citizens overwhelmingly do not support! When I say concocted, I don’t mean
Donald Trump (who I call Wyllie E. Coyote) actually sat down and thought of the
most bone headed ways to destroy the American Empire, to hasten its demise on
the world stage. What I mean is there are other entities and forces at work
assiduously manipulating this situation in order to enhance their preplanned
agendas.
Which
forces, who, what entities, you ask? I don’t know or have their names but I do
know there are entities like the World Economic Forum and the state of Israel
who are pushing agendas to reconfigure the world in numerous ways. Are they
working in cahoots? Not necessarily but they do have their own agendas to alter
the current global order. The WEF’s agenda is called The Great Resent
while the Israeli’s agenda is called Greater Israel.
The WEF
Great Reset calls for a reconfiguring of the world’s social and economic order.
Its leadership or misleadership saw the COVID crisis as an excellent
opportunity to achieve some if not most of their stated agenda. Go to their
Website and look up The Great Reset https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/06/now-is-the-time-for-a-great-reset/.
Read what they say and ask yourself how did they plan to bring this about?
Much of what they advocate was
enabled during the COVID lockdowns in 2019. What if the WEF’s other goals and
objectives could be accomplished if or when the global socio-economic structure
and infrastructure was inadvertently stressed by an unwise unprovoked war? If
the global financial and commerce systems featuring commodities such as oil,
natural gas, fertilizer, foods and supply chains could be so disrupted that the
whole system wobbles or collapses; wouldn’t this enable the WEF to push for
their Great Reset? I’m just speculating.
Look at
what is happening in the war in Iran as we speak. Iran has shut or curtailed
traffic in the Strait of Hormuz a thin stretch of waterway that allows ships
into and out of the Persian Gulf by which twenty percent of the world’s oil and
much of its natural gas flows. The US and Israel aggression against Iran has
put this flow at risk and with it, the risk of severe global economic
repercussions. Part of Iran’s warfare strategy is to make the US and its allies
suffer not just militarily but economically.
China is one of Iran’s top trading
partners currently Chinese ships have complete access to the Strait of Hormuz
and Iranian oil, think about that free passage! China also is connected with/to
Iran via an overland railway, part of China’s Belt and Road initiative. The
rest of the world’s energy consumers don’t have access to this type of relationship.
What does this mean for the rest of the world? How stressed out must they be
right about now?
Iran is strangling the flow of oil
and natural gas and the results are rippling across the globe. Investors are
taking a hit; stock markets and global exchanges are taking huge hits not to
mention Europe and Asia who are dependent upon oil coming from and through the
Gulf are being devastated, as are the GCC nations who supply the world their
oil and gas! The whole system is bottled necked. Imagine if this continues; how much will the
global economic system suffer? We could be looking at a global catastrophe, a
2007 financial and supply chain crisis on steroids. Could a situation like this
help bring about the WEF’s Great Reset?
Israel has an expansionist agenda
called Greater Israel where they claim their god promised the children
of Abrahm (who by the way was not their genetic ancestor) the “promised Land”
stretching from the Nile all the way to the Euphrates. The modern state of
Israel has been aggressively expanding since it was founded in 1948. Take a
look at the map of the region and see its territory in 1948, then look at it
now. Look at what they are doing to Gaza and in Lebanon under the pretext of
defense. Look at a map of Greater Israel and see for yourself. https://mepei.com/greater-israel-an-ongoing-expansion-plan-for-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/
Israel’s goal is to claim all of this land as
theirs. However, in order to accomplish this, they must wreck the whole region via
war, then destabilize and reconfigure it, Saudi Arabia and Iran included.
Here’s my question, eschatologies aside, could the powerful backers and
supporters of Greater Israel be manipulating Trump to engage in this reckless
war knowing full well it will spiral out of control and cause massive chaos
which would then enable Israel to accomplish its agenda? Food for thought.
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Here's An Interesting Thought
Here’s
An Interesting Thought
Junious Ricardo Stanton
Here’s an
interesting thought, what if the Iran War, was actually a vehicle to bring
about massive societal change and chaos? What if it wasn’t just hubris,
stupidity or failure to grasp history that is driving this misadventure? What
if there were forces and entities taking advantage of Trump’s hubris and
manipulating events so they have a deleterious and devastating effect on the US
Empire?
On February
28, 2026 Donald (Wyllie E. Coyote) Trump along with Israel launched an
unprovoked attack on the sovereign nation of Iran. This act of wanton
aggression was part of an act of perfidy, deceit and mendacity whereby Trump
sent emissaries to negotiate with Iranian representatives knowing full well the
US was going to launch an attack on them in the near future.
Trump did this twice and both times
he initiated acts that blew up in his face. The Twelve Day War last June went
so badly for Israel, Israel took such a pounding they were forced to call on
Trump to press for a ceasefire. But Trump and Netanyahu spun it like the US and
Israel had won decisive victories, obliterating Iran’s capacity to wage war.
But was a lie.
I call Donald Trump Wyllie E.
Coyote because like the Looney Toons cartoon character Wyllie E, Coyote, all
his schemes have a way of blowing up in his face; and like Wyllie E Coyote he
never learns from his past. His two assaults on Iran blew up in his face, one
is still ongoing and he hasn’t learned any lessons from his actions.
We are seeing Iran standing up to
the bullies, fighting back, holding its own despite suffering massive damage to
its civilian infrastructure and its population.
Iran is wreaking major havoc on US military bases in the region,
knocking out their radar facilities and defensive capacities, hitting Israel
and the Arab nations who host US bases hard. Things are going sideways for
Trump. The US and Israel have depleted their anti-drone and missile defensive
capabilities and Iran his sending wave after wave of drones and now their advanced
missiles at Israel to the point Tel Aviv is starting to look like a bomb out
Gaza! In response the US and Israel hit back harder. If all you have is a hammer you treat everything
like it’s a nail!
Things are so bad the US cannot
protect its’ Gulf State allies because it is spending what’s left of its THAAD
and Patriot missiles to protect Israel. To accomplish this Trump was forced to
transfer missiles from the Pacific where they protect Taiwan, South Korea and
Japan to the warzone in Israel. By doing this the US is sending a clear message
they prioritize Israel more than they do their allies in the Pacific and Gulf
regions! How do you think this is going over with the allies?
To make matters worse, Iran is
attacking the American Empire where it can do the most damage, its economic standing.
Iran is choking off the Strait of Hormuz the strategic twenty-one mile wide,
one hundred-four mile long entrance into the Persian Gulf. This checkpoint is
where over twenty percent of the global oil supply oil and most of the world’s
natural gas get to the global market! Iran
has effectively stopped the flow of oil and natural gas to the world! This
means Europe and Asia will suffer because of Trump’s foolhardiness.
It gets worse, the US Navy has been
forced to withdraw to distances beyond the reach of Iranian drones and missiles
and it admitted it’s too dangerous to even try to escort tankers through the
Strait of Hormuz. The Houthis are threatening to block the Red Sea which would
worsen the situation as far as supply chains and global disruptions are
concerned.
Things are so bad Trump begged
Europe, China and Japan to help him get the Strait open and provide military
escorts through the Strait, they all said no! So, then Trump was forced to lift
sanctions off of Russian oil just so oil would be available for the global
market! Putin must be getting big chuckles out of this.
Worse yet China is getting a free
pass. Its tankers transit the Strait of Hormuz at will. There is nothing the US can do about it! To
add insult to injury Iran is allowing some vessels through but they have to pay
in Chinese currency, the Yuan! This is undermining the Bretton Woods agreement
and supplanting the US Petrodollar as the world’s reserve currency! Guess what?
Some countries are negotiating individually with Iran to pay in Yuan so their
ships can get through. Talk about a blow up in our face moment! Wyllie E Coyote
must be empathizing with Donald Trump right about now.
This is a enormous blow to the
American Empire, all because Wyllie E Coyote partnered with Israel to attack
Iran. But here’s a thought; what if all this wasn’t just battling
eschatologies, Trump’s bumbling or inanity, what if this was part of a plan to
take down the American Empire? I don’t have enough space to elaborate here,
just stay tuned.
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Dueling Eschatologies
Dueling Eschatologies
Junious Ricardo Stanton
When we peer
into the fog of Trump and Netanyahu’s War on Iran and bypass the lies, the propaganda,
the bluster and bombast and closely scrutinize the cultural values, we see
there are additional motivations for this war beyond land grabs, regional
hegemony, egos and imperial objectives. This war is also about conflicting
religious eschatologies and beliefs about so called end times or last days.
Each of the participants: Israel, the US and Iran has their own ideas, myths,
doctrines and dogmas about some event or series of events they each believe
will usher in a period of peace, justice, reigned over by their holy person
they each have their own name for and allegiance to.
All three
religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam have their fanatical wings, sects or
unhinged elements. Each of them has their doctrines and worldview which allows
them to feel good about themselves, what they believe and the god of their
understanding. They each are anticipating the appearance or arrival of a great
one, a savior or redeemer who will lead them as loyal followers and adherents
of their religion into an era of peace, utopia and righteous reign over the
whole planet
A key
principle in Judaism is their notion of a Messiah who’s anticipated
coming many believe is near, some claim he is already here. The Messiah is a High
Priest King, a descendant of the Biblical King David who is human who will
restore Israel, who will sit on the throne and usher in an era of global peace
and unity. This priest king will welcome
all Jewish believers from around the world to return to Israel. The Temple of
Solomon will be rebuilt and their governing council, the Sanhedrin will
be reestablished and reconstituted.
They believe the world will
recognize (acquiesce to) their notion of God, their Messiah, their righteous governance
of the planet which will be conducted from Jerusalem and the “Jews” will be the
preeminent administrators of this new global order. The problem with this is
most of the people who call themselves Jews are not descendants of the Biblical
Judeans, Israelites or Hebrews. DNA proves they are from Eastern Europe or
Eurasia. Looking at how they treat the Palestinians and wage war on their
neighbors is the opposite of justice and peace.
Iranians are
Persians. While they are Muslims, they are Shia Muslims and most Arab Muslims
are Sunnis. Shias anticipate the emergence of a special Imam they call The Mahdi.
Muhammad al-Mahdi was born in 869 AD the son of a major Shia Imam (religious leader)
who became an Imam when he was just five years old following his father’s death.
Shias believe he was divinely protected and hidden from political enemies. They
believe he is still alive and awaiting the appropriate time in reveal himself. They believe the al-Mahdi will arrive during a
time of severe corruption, injustice and oppression. They believe al-Mahdi will
usher in an era of peace, justice and Islamic rule.
However, Sunni Arabs question how al-Mahdi
could live so long and how he could be an Imam at five years old. A schism in
beliefs exists within Islam. Nevertheless, many Iranians believe they are
living in a time which is ripe for the emergence of a righteous religious
leader especially since they currently find themselves engaged in an
existential war against The Great Satan. This is incentivizing the
Iranians to fight to the death in their war against the US and Israel. It does
not bode well for world peace.
Christians
have an end time scenario also. Theirs is quite complicated. There are
differing views on how and when The Rapture will occur. I don’t have
space to deal with that here and now. The most ardent adherents to this eschatology
are the Protestant Evangelicals. The Catholics, Greek Orthodox and most so
called mainstream Protestant denominations do not prioritize Eschatology as
much as Evangelicals.
Part of Christian theology is the
expectation of the return of Jesus Christ to earth to rule. Evangelicals
believe in order for Jesus to return there must be a great tribulation, a time
of suffering, divine wrath, upheaval and apocalyptic wars. Some believe at this
time “Jews” will accept Jesus as their Messiah, Christians will be taken up
into the sky and Jesus will return to earth to defeat the Anti-Christ, raise
the dead, and establish a thousand-year Millennial Reign from the city of Jerusalem.
The leaders
of all three participants in this war have their notions about the god of their
understanding, how war is inevitable and how they will fare as future events
play out. These beliefs are critical factors in current events and we need to
grasp the crucial roles and implications of their eschatology to understand the
reasons for this carnage.
From my perspective all of this is
of man, it is man’s ignorance, arrogance, bloodlust and drive for temporal
power, not of God. But try telling this to religious fanatics.
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Who Will Stand For Truth?
Who Will
Stand For Truth?
Junious Ricardo Stanton
They say the first casualty of war
is truth. This is obviously true the in second unprovoked war of aggression
against Iran by Israel and Donald (Willye E. Coyote) Trump. When you listen to
the Trump administration’s “explanations” for this naked aggression against a
country who poses no threat to the US it becomes clear they are liars. These
lies are no small thing; they are resulting in the loss of thousand of innocent
lives.
We
are used to Israel engaging in wanton genocide but now Trump has made the
United States of America even more complicit in crimes against humanity
continuing an ongoing tradition which dates back to the end of WWII over succeeding
administrations. Is there a discernable pattern here? What can we learn from this
history?
In
January Trump sent US military assets in close proximity to Iran in the Gulf
and West Asia regions, threatening he would unleash them unless Iran made a
deal. Iran naively responded by agreeing to participate in negotiations
brokered by Oman. The most recent meeting was on February 26 in Geneva
Switzerland. Previous talks had been held in Muscat Oman and Rome Italy. Allegedly
according to the mediators progress was being made in the Geneva talks.
Trump in a wanton act of deceit once again
used the negotiations as a cover, knowing full well, he was going to attack
Iran! Two days later on February 28 Trump launched another unprovoked attack on
the sovereign nation of Iran. He used the same tactic prior to the Twelve Day
War last June. So, who is the real terrorist? Who is the real maniac?
What
is the major take-away from this? Obviously, Trump is a liar and a warmonger. But
we knew that already. The outcome should be that all rational leaders, allies
and adversaries alike view Donald (Wyllie E. Coyote) Trump and the United
States of America as untrustworthy.
As far as Israel is concerned the motto of
their Mossad is “By way of deception thou shalt make war. This tells us all we
need to know about them. We have witnessed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
frantically proclaiming for thirty plus years Iran is months, days, minutes,
seconds away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon. Thus far his Chicken Little
accusations have proven untrue. Which of the two nations Isreal or Iran has
nuclear weapons?
We are being lied to,
big time by Donald (Wyllie E. Coyote) Trump his minions and acolytes;
warmongers all. I call Trump Wyllie E. Coyote after the Loony Tunes cartoon
character because like Wyllie, the stuff Trump does always blows up in his
face. Consider his tariffs and trade wars and now this. To add injury to insult
the lies are blatant. He said Iran posed an eminent threat to the United States
and their allies; they didn’t. He said Iran had nuclear weapon capabilities;
they don’t. Trump demanded Iran give up their ballistic missiles, after the US
and Israel’s brazen and unprovoked attacks on Iran last June, only an imbicle
would agree to such a demand. Who in their right mind would sign off on
that? Trump said he was the peace
president, obviously he isn’t! Trump initially
said his war (and this is his war), would be over in four days, it isn’t.
The Iranians stated
repeatedly they had/have no nuclear weapon ambitions, the US and Israel who both
have major nuclear weapons stockpiles, who are engaged in numerous simultaneous
aggressions in their spheres of influence scoffed at the Iranians’ statements. In
psychology this is called projection, when you accuse others of what you
yourself are thinking and doing! As we have seen since Trump returned to office
last year, he is a warmonger, not a man of peace.
The truth is the Iranians
support Hezbollah in Lebanon. Fact: Lebanon has been a frequent target of
Israeli attacks for decades, the Iranians supported the Houthis who were
engaged in a protracted war with Saudia Arabia which was supported by the US! So
what? That’s what allies do, they support each other. Just like the US is actively
supporting Neo-Nazis in Ukraine against Russia, supporting Israel in its
genocide in Gaza and its aggression against Iran, that’s what allies do!
TRUTH is in short
commodity, don’t fall for the okey-doke, the flim-flam, or fooled by the lies
and pro-war propaganda. Stand up for TRUTH and PEACE!
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The Mask Has Completely Come Off
The Mask Has Completely Come Off
Junious
Ricardo Stanton
When Trump
launched a second unprovoked attack against Iran early Saturday morning, his mask
completely came off, the mask/persona Trump donned to portray himself as a “peace
president”. Now the world sees Donald Trump for what he truly is, a mentally
unstable war criminal. Trump drunk from his successful take down of the
Venezuelan leader actually thought he could attack Iran and that nation would
capitulate and surrender to US and Israeli aggression.
The lies
being uttered by the Trump administration to justify this blatant imperialism and
aggression are: Iran poses an immediate security threat to the US, it doesn’t,
Iran has nuclear weapons capabilities, they don’t and Iran is the largest
sponsor of terrorism in the world, they aren’t! They say Iran is the bad guy
and they US and Israel are the innocents trying to bring peace by killing Iranian
school children and other innocent civilians.
The ultimate irony is, Donald Trump
in his insanity partnered with known war criminal and mass murderer, Benjamin Netanyahu,
to murder the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Kamenei, the man who
remained steadfast for thirty-seven years insuring Iran did not pursue the
development of nuclear weapons! The Ayatollah is the second ranking leader in
the global Shia Muslim community.
Their actions will have severe
consequences. The Iranians responded within an hour of the decapitations by launching
deadly attacks on US military bases and assets throughout the Gulf region, successfully
hitting Israel with successive waves of missiles and drones and threatening to
close the vital seafaring throughway the Strait of Hormuz which is the
key transit point for much of the world’s oil supply.
As this war goes on, look for the
economic fallout to be huge not just for the price and availability of oil but
for its impact on products made from petroleum such as plastics. This is only
the third day; things are going to get much worse because Iran sees itself in
an existential crisis a fight for their lives; for them, it’s do or die.
We must never forget, amidst the
noise of Trump’s bluster, bombast and false bravado he was the one who exited
the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018. The JCPOA agreement
facilitated by the Obama Administration in 2015 was a signed mutual working
agreement among the US, Iran, the United
Kingdom, France, Russia, China, Germany and the European
Union designed to ensure Iran’s nuclear program remained peaceful. Iran by all accounts
honored the agreement throughout its existence. It was Donald Trump who
unilaterally pulled out of the agreement in 2018. Now look where we are.
The
Trump Administration and the Israeli lobby are spinning this war as a just war
to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons capabilities. Netanyahu, a modern-day
Chicken Little has been screaming for over thirty year “Iran is months, weeks,
days seconds away from have a nuclear bomb.” Time has proven this to be totally
false. Yet Trump fell for the proverbial okey-doke. So, we have to place the
blame for this insanity where it belongs at the feet of Donald J. Trump and
Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump
knew in January after his meeting with Netanyahu he was going to attack Iran. Nevertheless,
he engaged in deception by negotiating with Iran making offers he knew Iran
could not and would not accept. Trump in
his psychopathy has proven the Native American saying, “the white man speaks
with forked tongue” to be absolutely true. The mask is off and the world sees
Trump and the American ruling class for what they are, warmongers and monsters.
Trump will surely reap what he has sown.
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More Food for Thought
More Food for Thought
Junious Ricardo Stanton
The Epstein
files have become a major distraction; they are being used by the powers who
shouldn’t be to re/misdirect Americans’ attention away from other critical and
pressing issues. Yes pedophilia, financial manipulation and fraud and
government corruption/capture are extremely important issues but unfortunately,
what we are seeing now is a form of national voyeurism and salaciousness propagated
by the media. Other than Epstein and Maxwell no one else in the US has been
indicted, arrested or gone to jail! Why isn’t the media asking why? Around the
world the fallout from the release of the Epstein files has been more severe,
unlike here in the US, in Europe numerous prominent men have been arrested or
forced to resign! Why isn’t the US media asking why this hasn’t happened here?
The media knew over ten years ago
what Epstein was up to, how he received a sweet heart plea deal in Florida which
allowed him to serve minimal jail time and be released for short periods of
time every day to go to his office! Epstein was charged in both Florida local and
US courts. Alexander Acosta the US Attorney trying the case in Florida was told
Epstein was “intelligence” meaning he was either CIA or Mossad which supposedly
prompted him to approve the lenient deal Epstein received. This deal when it came
to light prompted Alexander Acosta to resign his position as US Secretary of
Labor in the first Trump administration. At the time the local media made a
fuss but the deal was done.
The media and authorities also knew
prominent men were flown on Epstein’s private jet to his private island in the
Caribbean and around the world. They also were told by the victims underaged
girls the names of several prominent men who abused them. Plus, Epstein’s
flight logs also named names of the men who flew when and where. However,
Epstein’s fortunes changed when he was indicted in New York on federal sex
trafficking and networking charges.
The questions for me are: when are
more people in the US going to be held accountable, when are more US men going
to be indicted, arrested and jailed and what are the Epstein files coverage keeping
off the front pages and the main spotlight? The media only focuses on one big
story at a time so when are the Epstein files going to fade into the
background.
While all of this Epstein stuff is
going on in the media, little is being said about Trump’s saber-rattling,
bluster and bluffs against Iran. Trump has massive US military assets parked
within striking distance of Iran but little is said in the press because the
media is fixated on the Epstein files. Is there a cover up, no doubt. Do
Epstein and Maxwell’s victims deserve their day in court and justice?
Certainly. But what about the potential for WWIII? Isn’t this important?
We have to realize the media
selects the stories and “analysis” they want us to internalize and believe. We
are routinely lied to by our government and the media working in cahoots as a
team to treat us like mushrooms, kept constantly in the dark and feed massive
amounts of cow manure. We were fed a bunch of cow dung about Iraq’s WMDs and
COVID-19. We are being gas-lit and lied to about the economy and affordability
and why the government does what it does.
We are being told by Isreal, our
government and the media Iran is the bad guy, a sponsor of terrorists and a
prime agitator within the region. But let’s look at the facts. Which country,
the US or Iran, formed, armed and sponsored Al-Qaida a global terrorist
organization with components around the world the US or Iran? Which two nations
have been engaged in expansionist wars since their founding the US, Israel or
Iran? Which nation is currently engaged
in a genocidal campaign within the region against unarmed harmless civilians, Iran
or Israel? Which country has been lying for thirty plus years about the other
having nuclear weapons Israel or Iran? Which country actually has nuclear
weapons Israel or Iran? Which country is bombing and targeting Syria, Lebanon,
Yemen; Israel or Iran? Which two nations launched unprovoked attacks on another
country in June 2025, the US, Iran or Israel? Which nation overthrew the duly
elected government of Iran in 1954? Which two nations (Iran, Israel or the US)
are currently threatening to launch preemptive attacks which could potentially
spark a regional or global conflagration? Which nation is a global empire with
over eight hundred military bases around the world and is currently engaged in
hostile actions against numerous nations, Iran or the US?
Based upon the answers to these
questions which two nations are the greatest threats to peace in the region?
Food for thought.
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COurts Hand Trump Several Important Loses
Courts Hand Trump Several Important Loses
Junious Ricardo Stanton
Last week Donald
J. Trump was handed major setbacks by Federal District Court Judge Cynthis F.
Rufe and the United States Supreme Court. On Monday February 16
th
Federal District Court Judge Cynthia F. Rufe ordered the Independence Hall
National Parks Service to completely restore the President’s House Slavery
Memorial exhibit, located at Sixth and Markets Streets adjacent to where the
Liberty Bell is located, to its original condition.
. The President’s House Slave Memorial Exhibit
is totally unique. It is the first exhibit on federal property created to pay
homage to enslaved persons. It was built to honor the lives of nine enslaved
persons of African descent who labored in bondage while George Washington
resided in Philadelphia during his presidency.
The Avenging The Ancestors Coalition a
grass-roots alliance of historians, activists, educators and elected officials
fought to have the exhibit erected. It has been standing since 2010 and is a
major tourist and educational attraction for the city of Philadelphia. It is
located within an historical area which include Independence Hall, Carpenter’s
Hall, the Liberty Bell and the Constitutional Visitors Center.
Judge Rufe
ordered all the instructive panels be returned and restored to their original condition,
the video monitors be in pristine working order and the whole site made
accessible to the public. She also ordered the site to be restored by Five PM
Friday February 20th.
A rally was held Thursday February 19
by the Avenging The Ancestors Coalition at Three- thirty PM, but the site had
not been totally restored at that time. National Parks Service workers were
working to comply with Judge Rufe’s order, but they stopped to allow the rally
to take place on site.
The Trump administration has filed an
appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The struggle intensifies.
Also on Friday February 20th,
the US Supreme Court voted 6-3 against Trump’s universal tariffs stating Trump
overstepped his authority imposing the tariffs. The majority decision which was
written by Chief Justice John Roberts noted the power to impose tariffs and taxes
lies with the US Congress not the executive branch as is written in the US
Constitution. The Supreme Court ruling confirmed a lower court ruling that use
of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, (IEEPA) was not appropriate since the IEEPA lacks
specific language authorizing the levying of tariffs and taxes.
The ruling is a major blow to Trump’s
agenda and at least temporarily checked his willful pattern of taking unilateral
authoritarian actions since his return to the White House in 2025. But it
didn’t take long for Trump to react and respond. Following the Supreme Court
ruling, Trump in a fit of petulance immediately announced he would issue a 10%
universal global tariff then later in the day, he said he would add another 15%
to the tariffs! This is childish as his tariffs are not being used properly.
Tariffs are designed to protect domestic markets and producers as well as raise
money, not as bargaining chips and threats. The US Congress needs to step up
and do its job as outlined in the US Constitution.
What we are seeing is a man determined
to push the envelop on executive power, taking actions which are obviously
unconstitutional. Trump will attempt to use other legislation to circumvent the
US Constitution. He has used Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act in the past to
take action against nations in the various trade wars he has instituted during
his first administration.
While there are laws on the books that
sanction specific international trade actions, Trump’s use of them always seems
to blow up in his face. Take his trade wars with Canada, Mexico, China and the
EU during his first term. They were a disaster.
Neither Friday court ruling has
deterred Trump, he is pressing on. If his past patterns are a precursor to the
future, his actions will blow up in his face like a Wylie E. Coyote ACME
contraption. Stay tuned to see what happens.
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