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Stories to Amplify — August 27, 2025

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🧨 Struggling Trump Economy

  • August consumer confidence dips in US, with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most unease (Associated Press).

  • US slaps 50% tariffs on India, among highest in the world, escalating global trade conflicts to unprecedented levels (Bloomberg).

👑 Trump’s Mad King Power Grab

  • Trump knee-caps America’s institutions, systematically undermining democratic checks and balances (Axios).

  • Trump again escalates power grabs in bid to fire Fed member, continuing assault on Federal Reserve independence (New York Times).

  • National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties, filling in gaps left by Trump’s mass firings (Washington Post).

🔥 Trump Is Making Us Less Safe

  • Social Security official says DOGE compromised Americans’ data, revealing cybersecurity failures affecting millions (Washington Post).

  • Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter, punishing employees for raising disaster preparedness concerns (Associated Press).

📊 Public Opinion

  • Just 38% of Americans support Trump’s use of troops to police DC, showing majority opposition to military deployment (Reuters).