But the outline is getting clearer.
At home the MAGAts are using ICE to get people accustomed to seeing masked men in unmarked vans seize and kidnap people off the streets of our cities.
“Masked agents operating in unmarked vehicles across the District under President Trump’s federal crackdown have sparked concern and fear among locals worried about the legality and accountability of such tactics. The White House has confirmed that federal officers are driving unmarked vehicles, wearing masks, and uniforms without name badges or identification.” — Axios DC 08/15/25
The strategy allows federal agents to “successfully make targeted arrests of dangerous criminals, and ultimately make our communities safer. While protecting the identities of ICE agents from retaliation. — WH spokesman
The White House CLAIMS that many of the people arrested under the crackdown had prior criminal histories. However, they refuse to provide any details. Just like they declined to comment on which agencies are using masks and unmarked vehicles and where detainment’s of the, well, “not arrested people” are occurring.
Because, arrested people have rights. They get access to layers, they get phone calls, they get “due process”. “Detainee’s” aren't arrested, they are “detained” and have ZERO rights.
The mysterious disappearance of hundreds of immigrants detained at Alligator Alcatraz
Lawyers and family members report that they have been unable to locate the inmates at the infamous Florida prison after… - english.elpais.com
Lawyers Report Disappearance of Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz Detainees From ICE Database: 'It's a… - The Miami Herald reported that by late August about 800 detainees no longer appeared in ICE's database, while another…www.latintimes.com
With ICE they can always claim they put you on a plane and sent you to the prison in El Salvador.
Or gave you a FREE trip to Eswatini, South Sudan, or Uzbekistan.
Then they just “delete” your record from their database. Leaving your family in limbo after you have been “disappeared”.
“At the federal level, there are no guidelines or requirements that federal agents show their faces or remain unmasked when approaching a person or making an arrest. The same applies to unmarked vehicles.” — Insha Rahman of the Vera Institute of Justice.
[It] is legal under the law,” says Rahman. “Is it acceptable? Does it feel like it goes along with our norms of what law enforcement should do? I think most people would say no.”
UNLESS THEY ARE THE SUPREME COURT.
The Supreme Court has lifted limits that had been imposed on federal agents conducting immigration raids in Los Angeles.
On Sept 7th, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court decided to allow ICE officials to conduct roving patrols and use racial profiling to stop and detain people for no other reason than their skin color, the language they’re speaking, and suspicions about their national origin.
Or, if immigration officials just FEEL like it. Because you didn’t cower enough or act subservient enough when they ORDERED you to “get on the ground, NOW”.
Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops
A federal judge had ordered agents not to make indiscriminate stops relying on factors like a person’s ethnicity or that they speak Spanish. — NYT Sept. 8, 2025
In an unsigned (SHADOW DOCKET) opinion, the Court suspended a previous order issued by a federal judge, who found that agents operating in the city had been illegally detaining people based on their race, language, job, or location, and were “conducting roving patrols without reasonable suspicion.”
The Supreme Court Just Let ICE Detain Americans Based on Race
Indiscriminate immigration raids will expand across the country with the implicit blessing of the conservative…slate.com
FYI — The Court’s three liberal Justices dissented from the opinion.
After the decision Cristian Farias, a legal journalist who has written about various Trump-era court cases for The New Yorker, wrote.
“Just the other day, I was in the audience at Lincoln Center when Justice Amy Coney Barrett said, while promoting a new book, that she doesn’t think the United States is in a constitutional crisis.”
“Today, the Supreme Court, without offering a single line of reasoning, more or less declared that the Fourth Amendment, which protects everyone from unreasonable searches and seizures, nonetheless allows the Trump Administration to arrest and detain anyone who looks Latino, citizen or not, on account of the language that they speak or the kind of jobs they do.”
“The ruling putatively covers the Los Angeles area, but the effect could be national. If that’s not a constitutional crisis, then what is?”
The Government Wants to See Your Papers
And the Supreme Court decides that the Fourth Amendment might not be for everyone. - www.theatlantic.com
MEANWHILE
The US contemplates INVADING Mexico
In a 2023 report, it was revealed that during his first term, Trump privately asked military advisors about firing missiles into Mexico to destroy drug labs. Officials at the time reportedly opposed the idea, calling it an illegal act of war.
Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels
The president has ordered the Pentagon to use the armed forces to carry out what in the past was considered law enforcement. — NYT Aug 8th 2025
Trump Approves Military Action in Latin America Under Guise of Drug War
President Trump secretly signed a directive approving the Pentagon's use of military force on foreign soil to target…www.democracynow.org
Team Trump Is Actually Drawing Up Attack Plans for Mexico
Donald Trump isn’t bluffing about using the military against the cartels: He wants to breach Mexico’s sovereignty, if…www.rollingstone.com
Trump Is Ready to Invade U.S. Ally if It Doesn't Cave to His Demands
Donald Trump has drawn up attack plans for Mexico….newrepublic.com
Can Congress Stop Trump From Starting a War in Mexico?
More than 30 human rights groups urge congressional leaders to block Trump's attempt to target Mexican cartels…theintercept.com
DEA faced pushback at White House, Pentagon after urging Mexico strikes
The suggestion, though not acted upon, was met with alarm from officials who warned that Congress has not authorized….www.washingtonpost.com
Why Trump’s War on the Drug Cartels Is Bound to Backfire
The president’s punishment-heavy plan doesn’t just ignore other factors — it actively undermines itself.
The Commandos Prepping Mexico Attacks
Trump’s war on cartels is a godsend for a special ops command with an identity crisis
Thanks to our post 911 stupidity in allowing Bush II to declare war on “Terror” we are now in a state of never-ending war. One consequence of this “War on Terror” is that it allows a US president to designate ANYONE they want as “terrorists” and use the American Military to “go to war” with them.
SO, it comes as no surprise that Trump signed a directive which gives the Pentagon authorization to use military force against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations. Including in Mexico.
From the Rolling Stone report.
“A U.S. official familiar with the matter confirmed to Rolling Stone certain details regarding the Trump-signed directive, which was first reported by The New York Times. Other knowledgeable sources, working in or close to this iteration of the Trump White House, say that unless Mexico gives Trump what he wants, this administration is serious about attacking its neighbor to the south.”
“According to administration officials and others familiar with the Trump administration preparations, it’s not a bluff: This American president wants to violently breach Mexico’s sovereignty — if and when he feels like it. He, after all, effectively campaigned on doing so during his 2024 bid.”
Trump Asks Advisers for 'Battle Plans' to 'Attack Mexico' if Reelected
Trump and the Republican Party are pushing plans for military action against drug cartels in Mexico-with or without the…www.rollingstone.com
The Trump administration has characterized migration as an invasion, so it isn’t a stretch to think they’d consider the shipment of drugs as an attack.
It was reported in November 2023 that Trump’s incoming administration was considering a “soft invasion” of Mexico, in which American special operations would be sent covertly to assassinate cartel leaders.
Potential plans on the table at the time included everything from drone strikes and commando raids, airstrikes on cartel infrastructure or drug labs, sending in military trainers and “advisers,” and waging cyber warfare against drug cartels and their networks.
Theoretically this was to be done WITH the cooperation of the Mexican government.
However, former intelligence officers who have been tracking the issue say the new Trump directive is bigger than just the Mexican cartels. The focus is on interrupting cartel operations throughout the region.
Rolling Stone stated that a Defense Department source says units at Fort Bragg have already prepared target packages. The source declined to share which unit or who the targets might be, but the North Carolina post is home to both the Army Special Operations Command and the Joint Special Operations Command, which oversees Delta Force and Seal Team Six.
If, or when, Trump decides to blow something up in Mexico, he will be presented with an already prepared menu of options. Which would include possible targets like high-profile cartel hubs or leadership hideouts, or drug-making facilities, as identified by American intelligence gathering.
Because WHY NOT destabilize our Southern neighbor and turn the 131 million people who live next door against us?
MEANWHILE
Trump pushes India towards alliance with China
The new import tax will raise duties on some Indian exports to as high as 50%….www.reuters.com
In early August Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, making tariffs on Indian goods as high as 50%. His reason for doing this is supposedly Delhi’s continued imports of Russian oil despite the “sanctions” declared on Russia by the US. Ostensibly Trump is using the “sanctions” against Russia to try and force Putin to the negotiating table and end the Ukraine War.
In actuality Trump has been trying to FORCE “allies” globally to buy more American oil and LNG. To the point of waging Economic Warfare against countries that we are ALLIED with.
India’s Modi vows to protect farmers, cuts tax, pushes self-reliance amid Trump tariff tensions
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the country on Friday to move towards more self-reliance, manufacture…www.reuters.com
Indian Prime Minister Modi urged the country to move towards more self-reliance, manufacture everything from fertilizers to jet engines and EV batteries, and vowed to protect India’s farmers in the face of a trade conflict with the US.
Trump’s tariffs threaten to disrupt India’s access to its largest export market, where shipments totaled nearly $87 billion in 2024, hitting sectors like textiles, footwear, shrimp, gems and jewellery.
This is having CONSEQUENCES
India and China are partners, not rivals, Modi and Xi say
Their meeting took place five days after Washington imposed 50% tariffs on Indian goods due to New Delhi's purchases of…www.reuters.com
And NOW Trump is “clamping down” on one of India’s big “exports”. Its computer engineers and software developers.
Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee Spurs Confusion and Chaos — Sept 20th
Wall Street banks and tech companies big and small were scrambling on Saturday to figure out how their tens of thousands of employees would be affected by President Trump’s proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee for visas granted to skilled foreign workers.
H-1B visa fee timeline imposed by US 'concerning', says India trade body
Nasscom says the one-day deadline could have 'ripple effects' on the US innovation ecosystem and global job markets….www.aljazeera.com
So, no more “cheap” goods from India and the 5th largest economic power in the world is being told that the US doesn’t want anymore “Indian Students coming to US universities or Indian Workers working for US companies and taking spots that (White) Americans should have”.
Yeah, this is going to go well.
For most people, the largest effect of Trump’s policies on their lives has been a noticeable spike in food prices.
Food costs remain high — and could rise further with tariffs
CNBC.com, August 12th 2025
Americans are worried about grocery prices again, and they’re making changes | CNN Business
President Donald Trump campaigned on lowering grocery prices during the 2024 race and pledged that Americans are “going…www.cnn.com
More than half of Americans say they are stressed about food costs, according to poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released this week. (Aug 8th)
Fifty-three percent of people said grocery costs were a “major” stress, while 33% said they were a “minor” stress, according to the poll. Only 14% said groceries were not a source of stress.
GLOBALLY
THINGS STILL SEEM RELATIVELY NORMAL, BUT……
In 2023 and 2024 wildfires surged across the globe. From tropical rainforests in South America to boreal forests in Canada and Russia. These fires released more than 4Gt of greenhouse gases each year (including carbon locked in trees, as well as methane and nitrous oxide from burning).
That’s ALMOST equivalent to adding the US annual emissions into the atmosphere each year. From WILDFIRES.
Climate change has increased the odds of extreme regional forest fire years globally — Nature…
Regions across the globe have experienced devastating fire years in the past decade with far-reaching impacts. Here, we…www.nature.com
In one final signal that our global civilization has “peaked” and is collapsing.
The illiteracy rate worldwide has ticked up by 2.2 percent on average from 2024 to 2025, with 773 million people worldwide unable to read at all.
According to the new report from the World Literacy Foundation, 2 billion people worldwide (1 out of 4) struggle to read a single sentence. Singapore has the highest literacy rate, followed by Ireland, Estonia, Japan and South Korea. — Ed Nawotka, Publishers Weekly
Another sign of AMERICAN Decline —
The US ranking in literacy varies depending on the definition of literacy and the specific assessment used, but recent data indicates a ranking of 36th in the world in terms of literacy skills, with a literacy rate of approximately 79% for adults in 2024. This contrasts with the high percentage of U.S. adults (21%) who struggle with basic reading tasks and a significant portion (54%) reading below a sixth-grade level.
This is my analysis.
This is what I see.
This is my “Crisis Report”.
rc 09/21/2025
ADDENDUM
Interacting with a larger audience on Reddit for the last year, has made clear to me just how “extreme” my climate analysis is compared to the mainstream. I know that to a lot of people I must come across as a “crazy” person.
FYI- Here’s how I visualize myself.
After all, I am telling you that our civilization has ALREADY started collapsing and that over the next 25 years, the global population is going to shrink somewhere between 25% to 50%. Mostly because of an acceleration in global warming and the “knock on” effects of that warming.
I am LITERALLY telling you that, “The End is Fucking Nigh”.
So, I can understand why it’s easy for most people to dismiss what I’m saying. It doesn’t “sync up” with their “observed day-to-day” reality.
Although “reality” is starting to have a dystopian vibe for some of us here in the US.
The ‘blob’ is back — except this time it stretches across the entire North Pacific — CNN Sept 19th
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