Trump’s DOGE is having a very positive impact. The U.S. Agency for International Development website went dark Saturday afternoon as lawmakers and aid workers were already upset over the recent freezes to foreign assistance and the suspension of senior officials who attempted to block access. Their arrogance of covert braced for the possibility that the agency might be shut down – thank God!!!!!!

Elon Musk recently declared USAID a criminal organization. President Donald Trump has said it is run by “radical left lunatics” and needs to be shuttered. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was established by John F. Kennedy in 1961, independent of the US government, intended to deliver foreign aid and assistance. The Treasury Department under the Bureau of the Fiscal Service allocates funds to USAID. USAID spent $72 billion in FY23, with $16 billion going directly to Ukraine. Congress must approve of all USAID spending.

Politicians like RFK Jr. and Ron Paul have long called for dissolving USAID. But everyone has labeled them as conspiracy theorists and ignored their warnings. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt recently revealed a short list of woke agenda spending shelled out by USAID. Remember, the new administration is first going after DEI programs that are blatantly unnecessary before digging deeper into where the big money is going. Leavitt revealed that the organization spent $1.5 million to promote DEI in Serbia’s workplaces, $70,000 on a DEI musical in Ireland, $47,000 on a transgender opera in Colombia, and $32,000 on transgender comic books in Peru.

Considering what the organization funds, it is of no surprise that 97% of political contributions from USAID went to the Democrats. USAID paid out $406,790 during the 2024 election cycle, according to Open Secrets. Around $241,079 was sent to Kamala’s campaign, while Trump received a mere $999. About $377,000 was paid to Democratic candidates, with Republicans receiving $12,704.

Those in Washington are aware that you cannot question the USAID. “We would ask them questions — ‘Who does this program fund? Who gets the money?’” and we get no responses, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “These are taxpayer dollars,” he added, saying, “We owe the American people assurances that every dollar we are spending abroad is being spent on something that furthers our national interest.”

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) recently declared that she has received threats for questioning the agency. “I wanted to know exactly how those dollars were being spent,” Ernst said. “We got all kinds of threats from USAID,” she continued. “Because I was trying to exercise my oversight capacity in Congress.” The media is portraying DOGE and any inquiring minds as the bad guys who want to shut down a humanitarian organization. USAID seems to be funneling US funds into globalist programs to shape international policies, societies, and of course, fill the pockets of the corrupted elite.

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador said that most are already aware of the corruption. “Most governments don’t want USAID funds flowing into their countries because they understand where much of that money actually ends up,” he stated. “While marketed as support for development, democracy, and human rights, the majority of these funds are funneled into opposition groups, NGOs with political agendas, and destabilizing movements. At best, maybe 10% of the money reaches real projects that help people in need (there are such cases), but the rest is used to fuel dissent, finance protests, and undermine administrations that refuse to align with the globalist agenda.”

This AID Agency is nothing more than a slush fund for NEOCONS. Your taxpayer dollars became “private” funds via Rockefeller that then went into a whole host of progressive causes via groups like Hopewell, which Wikipedia says are “seemingly independent Facebook pages disguised as news outlets” to support leftist agendas.

Then there is Defending Democracy’s president, Bill Kristol, and its directors are Mona Charen, Linda Chavez, and Sarah Longwell. Defending Democracy is essentially the nonprofit arm of Kristol’s post-Weekly Standard/anti-Trump project, The Bulwark. Bill’s father started the Neocon Movement. They hate Trump because they want an all-out war with Russia.

Kristol posted a pair of boxing gloves to his X account linked to a list of action items for Congress on his blog. Kristol wants Congress to stall and attack Trump from every angle. He wants the media to focus on items that will rise regardless, like autos and food, to claim Trump is hurting the economy. He believes that there should be another mass wave of litigations against Trump. “Our message should be that we relish the opportunity to sue or be sued by this president so that WE CAN MAKE HIM LOSE LIKE NO ONE HAS NEVER LOST BEFORE.”

I know Bill Kristol. I was probably his first advertiser in the Weekly Standard, taking the back cover every week, which Murdock funded. I even attended a White House Press dinner with Bill. I took the back cover of his magazine primarily because I thought at the time that he was an economic conservative. Only with time did I get to understand that he was a NEOCON and that it was his father who even started the Neocon movement. So when I say I have had dinner with these Neocons, I am not exaggerating. It was his hatred of Trump because he was against any war that destroyed his publication and credibility. The Rockefeller Foundation appears to be funding NEOCON war agendas.

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Neocon Nepo baby Bill Kristol wrote on 2/2 that the Deep State is preferable to Democracy under Trump. As mentioned, Kristol is the President of Defending Democracy (EIN 831567380), which is an indirect beneficiary of USAID through Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors received $38 million in grants last year that they evenly divided between the state department and USAID. This fund has donated to the likes of the Hopefull Fund, which provides “management for nearly a dozen contracts and grants management for community-based organizations, think tanks, advocacy organizations, and NGOs in the United States.” This means that public funds are funneled through these fraudulent philanthropy giants and suddenly become private funds often allocated to neocon and globalist agendas.

As the Russia-Ukraine war approaches three years, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has clarified that Kyiv has only received $75 billion out of the $177 billion military aid approved by the United States under the Biden administration.

The revelation came after US President Donald Trump’s administration froze virtually all foreign aid except for Israel and Egypt. However, Zelenskyy said the US had not “stopped” military assistance for Ukraine.

It is clear that money from the U.S. Agency for International Development has not only promoted war but was being used to promote an anti-Trump agenda. Zelensky claims nearly $100 billion never made it to Ukraine. Someone is lying somewhere. All these people want is war, war, and more war. They do not care about the people who die on the battlefield, the economy, or the future of our nation. More often than not, war fails to benefit society in the long run.

Rumsfeld promised an investigation into finding $2.3 trillion of dollars missing in one year from the Pentagon. The next day, the plane crashed into the Pentagon as part of the 9/11 attack, and miraculously, it hit the very room in the Pentagon that stored all the records. Some are concerned that this is another NEOCON slush fund with no accountability.

The Pentagon failed its seventh audit in a row, and it, too, could not account for its more than $824 billion budget. If you were a small business and could not account for missing money from your company, the IRS would come in with handcuffs and arrest you on the spot. Maybe if we start pulling out the people who handled this money and threaten to throw them in prison, we just might learn that they have been operating on orders from above.

More information is coming out by the hour. The agency may have funded programs that contributed to the open border policy. The USAID funded corrupt health organizations at the helm of the pandemic. Some, like RFK Jr, believe the agency was used to create the war in Ukraine back in 2014 when the coup occurred, which led to the installed puppet government. USAID is merely the beginning of the coming elimination of government waste. As Senator Kennedy said, “To my friends who are upset, call somebody who cares. You better get used to this. It’s USAID today, it’s gonna be Department of Education tomorrow.”

It is alleged that George Soros’ global influence is being funded by USAID, which is why they have refused to answer questions. It has been a slush-fund for the LEFT and it explains why Biden handed the Medal of Honor to George Soros. The Heritage Foundation back in 2017 alleged that George Soros’ Open Society Foundations was this charity that had been made an “implementer” of USAID’s aid since at least 2009. This explains a lot, for it has been the Soros-USAID collaboration, which some claim has been linked since 1993. Soros was never that great of a trader, in my opinion, and he simply became famous for the ERM Crisis that broke the British pound after they staged the coup to push out Maggie and replace her with John Major, all to take Britain into this fairyland of the euro.

A 1993 USAID document does exist that appears to confirm that USAID signed an agreement with the Soros Foundations’ Management Training Program that was supposed to then train 30 professionals from Bulgaria, Estonia, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia on this one world government agenda. Any Democrat that defends USAID should be criminally charged with conspiracy against the United States. This is going to get much darker than people realize.

George Soros’ network of NGOs has been funding revolutions around the globe to implement his ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT idea. USAID has indeed been acting against the national security of the United States. Let’s pull the curtain back here. It was Soros’ International Renaissance Foundation, according to reliable sources, which teamed up with USAID to support Ukraine’s ‘Orange Revolution’ in 2003–2004. Before that, the US spent almost $100 million on these so-called “democracy programs” in Ukraine alone through various agencies, including USAID. All of this was to instigate the war. We now have to bring freedom by killing 1 million Ukrainians who are now at last free of taxation and dictators like Zelensky who use martial law to deny the people any right to vote. Zelensky was a dictator when his term expired last year by retaining power under martial law. Why stop the war? He loses power!

Here, Lyndsey Grachm is saying it’s the best money they have ever spent to kill Russians. In many jurisdictions, that would be hate speech subject to prison time.

The Black Hole of USAID

While the 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada were more of a classic Art of the Deal since he used the same number on Columbia, Trump achieved what he wanted from both Canada and Mexico – to secure the border and to stop the drug trade that kills hundreds of American youth daily. There is no question that the United States has picked the short-stick in this draw for world trade. Especially over the past 20 years, the imbalances in world trade have grown. However, the Drug Cartels may decide to wage war on the border, fearing Trump will exterminate them economically.

What has happened is that other countries have taken advantage of the situation. Capital flowed from the United States postwar, which rebuilt the world economy. To protect their economies, they have engaged in all sorts of games. For example, American banks are barred from operating in Canada.

Canada and Mexico were a distraction in what would emerge as a Tariff War. Trump imposed a 10% tariff on China, which is more realistic because that is not part of the Art of the Deal. The real issue will be the tariff imposed on the EU. That is a serious issue insofar as a Trade War is concerned.

In the case of China, the Ministry of Finance imposed a 15% tax on certain types of coal and liquefied natural gas and a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement cars, and pickup trucks. The Ministry of Commerce and China’s customs administration also announced new export controls effective immediately. They targeted more than two dozen metal products and related technologies. Those include tungsten, a critical mineral typically used in industrial and defense applications, as well as tellurium, which can be used to make solar cells. They also added two American firms, biotech company Illumina and fashion retailer PVH Group, which owns Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. They were added to China’s unreliable entities list, saying they “violated normal market trading principles.”

The real bombshell is more likely to be Europe, which has been so anti-Trump with all the media swearing Trump as a felon could never win. Interestingly, some $82 billion in gold has left the London Market and moved to NYC warehouses. Why? They fear a Trump tariff will be applied to everything, including gold. In reality, this could lead to a shortage of gold for Europe if the EU imposed tariffs on anything and everything coming from the United States, including gold.

It must be in 100oz recognized bars to be viable for the NY inventory, like this one. Our computer is projecting a choppy period for gold into April. It appears from May onward, is where we will see a trend develop. The European economy as a whole is in serious trouble. The negative interest rates from 2014 left much of the debt in a serious loss position, for banks mandated to keep reserves in government debt do not have to mark-to-market. There in lies a potential economic crisis for Europe.

Europe has been preparing for the possibility of a trade war for months. Trump has long criticized the European Union for not buying enough American cars and farm products. Trump even told the BBC that tariffs “will definitely happen with the European Union” and may come “pretty soon.” The European economy is in such dire straights the likelihood of a trade war with the United States will only lead to a steep economic decline for the EU after it has pursued this NET-ZERO climate change agenda that has shrunk its economy and imposed sanctions on Russia, courting war on that front as NATO pushes their agenda.

The cornerstone of the EU economy remains Germany. We had a Directional Change in 2024 and another in 2026. It appears this economic contraction will continue into 2027. That is when the prospects for war seem to be on schedule.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to an inquiry on rising egg prices by blaming the prior administration. Leavitt was correct when she stated that the Department of Agriculture was directed to kill over 100 million chickens, leading to a mass shortage. Prices steadily rose throughout Biden’s term, as an average dozen cost only $1.60 in February 2021.

Egg prices increased by 20% to $1.93 during Biden’s first year in office. We saw the avian flu outbreak in 2022, which along with other factors brought egg prices up another 30% on a yearly basis to $2.51. Egg prices continue to rise in 2023, reaching around $3.50 per dozen during February but slightly decreasing by year-end of $2.50. We saw egg prices surge significantly by 60% from 2023 to 2024. The Agriculture Department believes that egg prices will rise by another 20.3% in 2025.

As reported by the USDA:

“Retail egg prices increased by 8.4 percent in December 2024 and continue to experience volatile month-to-month changes. An outbreak of HPAI that began in 2022, with recent detections in January 2025, contributed to elevated egg prices by reducing the U.S. egg-layer flock. HPAI continued to drive egg price increases in 2024. Egg prices in December 2024 were 36.8 percent higher than in December 2023 but still below peak prices in January 2023. Egg prices are predicted to increase 20.3 percent in 2025, with a prediction interval of 0.1 to 45.3 percent.”

The bird flu is certainly a main factor here. The USDA stated that 108 million chickens have died since 2022, but an additional 13 million have died in recent MONTHS. The Animal Health Protection Act permits the USDA the authority to kill off infected herds and flocks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claim that chickens have at best a 10% survival rate after contracting the bird flu.

Culling has been a standard practice that cannot be avoided if we are to believe the flocks were indeed infected. Alarmingly, bird flu has been detected among cattle and depopulation efforts are underway, which will raise the prices of milk and beef. The USDA believes milk prices, which are already up 11.7% on the yearly, will rise by an additional 1.3% in 2025. Beef prices, up 4.9% annually, are expected to rise by 1.5%. Food prices have been on the rise for years, and I have long warned to stockpile food in case of supply shortages.

Our models do not indicate that food inflation will ease in 2025. In fact, I have repeatedly warned that people may want to stockpile food for the next two years as there will be weather events and supply chain shortages. Our model warns that we may see another severe drought, probably between 2025 to 2027, in both the US and Canada. The drought conditions are already beginning, which is in line with our model, which warns it will expand into 2025-2027.

Panama was presented with an ultimatum to control foreign Chinese influence in the Panama canal or face retaliatory measures. While retaliatory measures were not specified, the State Department said that Panama was violating the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal, and the US would move to protect itself. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunda,y and Panama caved to US pressure.

Panama is terminating standing agreements with the Chinese government before their initial end dates in 2027 and 2028. The “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) will not be renewed. Panama became the first Latin American nation to join the BRI in 2018 after cutting all diplomatic ties with Taiwan the year prior. China invested around $1.4 billion on infrastructure for the canal and port expansions. Panama said it will look into leaving the BRI earlier if possible.

Panama’s president said he is focused on strengthening ties with the United States and attracting new US investments. Some believe Panama heeded to Trump’s warnings swiftly to avoid the US taking back the canal. The US president long accused Panama of overcharging US vessels despite 66% of traffic being linked to US ports.

The Panama Canal was an engineering masterpiece that changed world trade. Theodore Roosevelt called the canal a “highway of civilization.” Prior to the canal, trade from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean would be routed around South America, a trip that could take up to two months. The US found the thinnest strip of land to create a shortcut for trade. The area of the Panama Canal was technically controlled by Colombia at the time, but Colombia was not interested in the project and permitted the French to build a shortcut in 1882. The French failed to build a successful canal and the project went bankrupt before completion.

America intervened and helped Panama form a new government and reclaim its impudence in 1903. Panama gifted the US that much-desired strip of land in 1904, and the US paid the French $40 million for the remainder of the canal. It took $375 million ($12 billion) to complete the canal, but the return was admissible. This is no simple passage but a series of locks and water chambers that slowly fill to permit ships to pass through the artificial river. The project, completed in 1914, was hailed as a massive success. Shipping time between New York and San Francisco was cut by 8,000 miles. Investors rushed to back the remainder of the project, and about 5% of all world trade began passing through the Panama Canal.

Trade through the canal continued to increase each year, providing the US with notable revenue. The passage also provided a strategic military channel during World War II.

The Torrijos-Carter Treaties of 1977 led to Panama regaining full control of the canal by 1999. Former President Jimmy Carter wrote in his personal diary that it was “obvious we cheated Panama out of their canal.” Yet, the US not only funded the project but assisted Panama in gaining independence. Carter believed the US would viewed as less imperialistic by “returning” what never belonged to Panama. Panama vowed to maintain a neutral stance on the canal but part of the treaty did permit America the right to defend the canal.

This treaty was one of the worst deals in modern US history. Carter gave away a crucial economic and military asset, weakening America’s global position, and still agreed to help Panama maintain the canal. America now must pay to use the very canal it built, with 40% of US container traffic passing through the canal and paying ever-increasing tolls. Panama was not maintaining their end of the bargain by entering the BRI. This comes down to a broader issue of the disastrous 1977 Torrijos-Carter Treaty that cannot be easily or legal undone.

The Mexican peso and Canadian dollar both saw notable declines right before the 25% tariffs were implemented. The US markets fell in early trading as CONFIDENCE rapidly declined with these tariff threats. We saw the Dow drop over 650 points early Monday, only to turn around after it was stated that tariffs on Mexico would be postponed. The Dow dropped so quickly simply because foreign capital began leaving the US markets. Canada and China plan to take matters to international court. Mexico has decided to placate Trump to buy time, sending 10,000 Mexican troops to secure the US southern border.

“It was a very friendly conversation wherein she agreed to immediately supply 10,000 Mexican soldiers on the border separating Mexico and the United States,” Trump said in a social media post on Truth Social. “These soldiers will be specifically designated to stop the flow of fentanyl, and illegal migrants into our country.” Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has asked Trump to delay tariffs by one month.

The same exact situation happened under the last Mexican administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Trump threatened tariffs and Obrador sent the National Guard to the border. Yet, this president seems less likely to work alongside Trump for long.

Now in 2024, Mexico sent 78% of ALL their exports to the United States. That’s an astounding 37% of Mexico’s GDP. One may think that Mexico would be forced to agree to anything presented by Trump but that is not the case. Mexico dethroned China to become the top exporter of goods to the US in 2023, exporting $475.6 billion to the US in 2023, a 5% YoY uptick. Mexico had stated that they would implement retaliatory tariffs but never laid out an exact plan. Could they be using this month to buy time?

Trump has not addressed the reason that US manufacturers are moving to Mexico. Now there are new challenges. So you can make it in America, but who will you sell to when everyone is paying a markup? Nations once lined up to sell to Americans, but rest assured they will look to offload their goods elsewhere with such stiff penalties. They sold to Americans and were forced to use the dollar. And who will buy? Consumers hide their wallets amid uncertainty and this entire debacle is causing massive volatility internationally.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Trump and his administration fail to comprehend that asset shortages lead to inflation. We will have shortages or a speculative boom, causing currency declines and leading to more inflation. Everything is connected. Creating unemployment outside the US will lead to fewer consumers and declining business, and the US companies will be forced into layoffs. The US economy will shrink as the world economy shrinks and this entire tariff debacle will be remembered in history for igniting the global recession if not outright depression in some nations.

Zelensky is preparing for DOGE. We are going to need a new crop of conspiracy theories. They are all coming true one by one.