Skip to main content
Key Stories

Stories to Amplify — August 21, 2025

By August 21, 2025No Comments

🧨 Struggling Trump Economy

  • US jobless claims rise, continuing filings highest since 2021, showing worsening unemployment trends (Bloomberg).

  • Video games are getting more expensive amid trade war, demonstrating tariff impacts on consumer entertainment (Politico).

  • Toll Brothers pulls back on home deliveries outlook, revealing homebuilder pessimism about market conditions (Wall Street Journal).

👑 Trump’s Mad King Power Grab

  • Vance says D.C. police takeover an example for other cities, forecasting expanded authoritarian model nationwide (Washington Post).

  • Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover, militarizing civilian justice system (NBC).

  • The price tag for Trump’s D.C. military surge is at least $1 million a day, showing massive cost of authoritarian theatrics (The Intercept).

  • Trump administration’s anti-woke campaign targets seven flagship museums, expanding political control over cultural institutions (The Guardian).

💰 Corruption And Authoritarianism: Trump Is Protecting The Ultra-Rich, Not You

  • He asked Tiffany Trump to marry him. Then the deals started coming, revealing how Trump family connections generate business opportunities (New York Times).

  • Pam Bondi tightens grip on Justice Department after Epstein files fallout, consolidating control following scandal mismanagement (CNN).

🗳️ MAGA Attack on Fair Elections

  • Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout, intensifying surveillance of political opposition (Associated Press).

  • DeSantis targets Florida congressional districts, seeks changes that could aid Republicans, pursuing partisan redistricting advantages (South Florida Sun Sentinel).