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Stories to Amplify โ€” August 26, 2025

By August 26, 2025No Comments

๐Ÿงจ Struggling Trump Economy

  • Tariffs push small and midsize toy companies into survival mode, threatening small businesses with trade policy costs (Washington Post).

  • Trump vows ‘substantial’ new tariffs, chip restrictions on countries with digital taxes, escalating trade conflicts globally (CNBC).

  • Trucking bankruptcies spike as Trumpโ€™s tariffs kill post-pandemic boom, showing supply chain industry collapse (Bloomberg).

๐Ÿ‘‘ Trump’s Mad King Power Grab

  • Trump says he is removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, without cause and without legal authority to do so (Wall Street Journal).

  • Trump orders major expansion of National Guard’s role in law enforcement, militarizing domestic policing nationwide (New York Times).

  • Government will take stakes in more companies, top Trump adviser says, moving toward state control of private sector (Axios).

๐Ÿ”ฅ Trump Is Making Us Less Safe

  • FEMA staff warn Trump officials’ actions risk a Katrina-level disaster, highlighting dangerous undermining of emergency response (Washington Post).