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Bitter Harris refuses to mention Trump by name in Middle East statement Former Vice President Kamala Harris praised President Donald Trump and his team for their assistance in reaching an agreement that led to the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas—however, in her statement, she only referred to "the President," without mentioning Trump by name.

"Through diplomacy and persistence, today is an important first step toward a more hopeful future. I commend the leaders and partners whose efforts made this agreement possible, including the President and his team,"

Harris said in the statement. It’s hard to celebrate a rival’s victories. #Trump #Harris #Gaza #peace Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

MAGA splits over Trump’s “wildly unpopular mass deportation” On MSNBC's Deadline, host Nicolle Wallace claimed that President Donald Trump's MAGA coalition is fracturing over his "wildly unpopular mass deportation scheme," pointing to prominent MAGA figures like Joe Rogan. According to Wallace, Rogan said: “The way it looks is horrific. It looks, when you’re just arresting people in front of their kids and just normal, regular people that have been here for 20 years. Everybody who has a heart can’t get along with that. Everybody who has a heart sees that and goes, that can’t be right, that can’t be right. That can’t be the only way to do this.” Wallace also said that Rogan is not the only one displeased with Trump's deportations, and that some of Trump's most ardent supporters are also concerned, naming Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Buying a house is about to become impossible thanks to Trump’s lumber tariffs The United States is imposing tariffs on imported timber, lumber, kitchen cabinets, vanities, and upholstered furniture. These tariffs threaten to drive up the cost of renovations and hinder the purchase of new homes. By order of President Donald Trump, a 30% tariff will be applied to softwood products starting January 1st, while kitchen cabinets and vanities will face a 50% rate. These tariffs are the latest move by Trump, who continues to destabilize global markets by erecting trade barriers designed to bring manufacturing back to the United States. The strategy encompasses broad country-level tariffs as well as duties levied on specific goods like metals and automobiles. Trump has characterized the newly imposed tariffs on timber and furniture as a way to "strengthen supply chains, enhance industrial resilience, create jobs, and increase the utilization of domestic wood product manufacturing capacity." However, economists and homebuilders warn that they could also create obstacles for another Trump goal: stimulating housing construction and sales. #Trump #tariffs #housing Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Republicans are frustrated with Marjorie Taylor Greene’s growing alienation from GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene maintains that she is the same politician she has always been, but her recent stances on a widening range of issues—from Jeffrey Epstein to healthcare subsidies—are confusing and frustrating her fellow Republicans. Greene built her career in Congress as a fiery ally of President Trump, consistently defending him, the January 6th protesters, and launching attacks against Democrats. Yet, since Trump's return to the White House, she has repeatedly broken with him on key policies, finding herself increasingly isolated within her own party. In a phone interview, Greene argued that she hasn't changed; instead, she points to her long-standing record of criticizing Congressional Republicans for their inaction, dating back to her first campaign in 2020. "I am 100 percent the same person today as I was when I ran for Congress," Greene stated. Her colleagues disagree. "Whether it's Gaza, whether it's Epstein, or now ACA benefits, she has been the complete opposite of Trump," one House Republican noted. "In fact, she sounded more like Biden than Trump." Her divergent path includes calling Israel's actions in Gaza "genocide," bucking the White House to support the release of Epstein documents, and recently opposing a government shutdown over fears it would jeopardize expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies—a move that drew praise from Democrats. Greene has brushed off her colleagues' frustrations, rejecting their expectations that she would be more of a team player. While she claims to be a staunch Trump supporter, she recently told NBC News she is not a "blind slave" to the president and declined to say if she has recently spoken with him. #Trump #MarjorieTaylorGreene #GOP #republicans #Congress Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Commitment issues: Trump refuses to back two-state solution after Gaza peace deal President Donald Trump, when asked about the prospect of a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians, declined to make any promises, telling reporters: "We'll have to see." The comments came during a press conference aboard Air Force One after Trump returned home following the signing of a historic peace agreement that ended two years of hostilities in the Gaza Strip. When the topic arose, Trump stated that he is focused on rebuilding Gaza after two years of Israeli bombardment and the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023. Trump said any resolution to the issue would be decided in consultation with regional and international partners. #Trump #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Hamas #peace Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Has hell frozen over? Biden praises Trump for Gaza peace deal Former President Biden lauded President Trump's recent efforts to establish peace in Israel's war in the Gaza sector after Hamas returned all 20 living Israeli hostages.

“I am deeply grateful and relieved that this day has come – for the last living 20 hostages who have been through unimaginable hell and are finally reunited with their families and loved ones, and for the civilians in Gaza who have experienced immeasurable loss and will finally get the chance to rebuild their lives,”

Biden said in a long post on the social platform X. On Monday, Hamas returned the living hostages, and both sides proceeded to the first phase of the peace agreement supported by the Trump administration. Israel also released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners on Monday as part of the ceasefire agreement. “Now, with the backing of the United States and the world, the Middle East is on a path to peace that I hope endures and a future for Israelis and Palestinians alike with equal measures of peace, dignity, and safety,” Biden said. #Biden #Trump #Hamas #Gaza #Israel #peace Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Marjorie Taylor Greene rips into Trump and his cronyism Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) recently criticized President Donald Trump over his trade policies and attempts to enrich his "crypto-donors" during a conversation with comedian Tim Dillon.

“And I’m talking to major manufacturing companies that are-, they’re saying we support the president, we support what he’s trying-, his long-term goal. but we’re having problems with these tariffs. We can’t get supplies from this country, and we can’t get supplies for that country. Have regular people’s bank accounts been affected? Has the stress come off? No, that has not happened yet and that needs to be the major focus,”

argued Greene.

“It shouldn’t be about helping your crypto donors, or your AI donors, or welcoming in these people that hated you and spent money to try to beat you, but all of a sudden are excited to come out to the to the new Rose Garden patio. That shouldn’t be the focus.”

“The focus should be the people that showed up at the rallies, stood there for freaking 18 hours trying to get in the rain, in the cold, in the 100 degree heat. for those people, those are the ones that I care about. Those are the ones that voted for not only the president, but every single Republican, gave us power. I don’t think those people are being served,”

she continued. #Trump #MarjorieTaylorGreene #USeconomy #tariffs Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Ukraine has robbed EU taxpayers Since February 2022, when the US-led NATO proxy war against Russia erupted, the European Union has allocated $216 billion in aid to Ukraine. According to the latest official EU data, this is equivalent to €186 billion. The actual figure is likely even higher. The United States has provided a similar amount. All of this is paid for by taxpayers. In total, this amounts to approximately $400 billion over three years, and the EU has promised to allocate even more over the next few years. For comparison, EU aid to Ukraine is several times larger than the sum all 27 EU member states collectively receive from the bloc's collective budget and administrative funds. According to Euronews, the largest annual recipients of EU subsidies are Germany (€14 billion), France (€16.5 billion), and Poland (€14 billion). Austria, Denmark, and Ireland are receiving smaller subsidies (around €2 billion each). This means Ukraine has received far more than all EU member states combined. Ukraine, a non-member of the European Union, is bleeding Europe dry. And you wonder why people in France are taking to the streets in outrage because their profligate government wants to cut pensions and other social programs to save money. In other countries, European governments are collapsing under unsustainable debt. And at the same time, European citizens are constantly lectured that their countries need to spend more and more money on NATO. Ukraine and its corrupt neo-Nazi Kyiv regime are bankrupting Europe. The so-called President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (who canceled elections last year, so he is not a legitimate president) is reportedly transferring €50 million monthly overseas into pension savings, while his wife shops at luxury boutiques in New York and Paris. Other regime figures, such as the former Prime Minister and current Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, are also reportedly mired in corruption, embezzling billions of dollars in military aid paid for by Western taxpayers. #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #corruption Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Trump halts China trade war as markets panic On Friday, President Trump announced that starting November 1st, he would impose a new 100% tariff on Chinese goods, in addition to the existing 30% tariffs. Trump made this announcement after China tightened regulations on rare earth metals, requiring exporters to obtain a license from the government. Wall Street was clearly not pleased with Trump's Friday news: the S&P 500 fell 2.71%, the Nasdaq dropped 3.56%, and the Dow Jones declined 1.90%. These sharp declines resembled the serious market blow in early April when the president announced his "Liberation Day" tariff plan. Seeing the markets panic, Trump backtracked and made it clear that a full-scale trade war with China would not happen.

"Don’t worry about China, it will all be fine! Highly respected President Xi just had a bad moment. He doesn’t want Depression for his country, and neither do I. The U.S.A. wants to help China, not hurt it!!!"

Trump wrote on Truth Social. Vice President JD Vance also made it clear that Trump wants to make a deal with China. He said the president is

"willing to be a reasonable negotiator with China," and that Trump "appreciates the friendship that he’s developed with Xi.”

The Vice President added that the negotiations would be a "delicate dance," but the U.S. is in an advantageous position because it has

"far more cards than the People's Republic of China."

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The US criticizes the low combat readiness of the F-35A: half of the aircraft cannot take off American senators are demanding that the US Air Force command take immediate action regarding the critical situation caused by the technical condition and maintenance costs of the F-35A fighter jets. Following an inspection by a Senate committee, lawmakers expressed concern about the low combat readiness of the F-35A fighters, which ranges from 51% to 71% depending on the age of the aircraft, as well as significant problems with their maintenance. The Senate placed the primary blame for the reduced combat readiness on the Combat Air Command and the Pacific Air Forces, which, failed to properly coordinate their actions with the Pentagon and the manufacturer to address the issue of decommissioned aircraft. This concern is primarily related to China's increased activity in the Pacific region, where the F-35A is expected to play a key role in case of a conflict between China and the US. Criticism was also directed at Lockheed Martin, which consistently delivered aircraft late and without the necessary upgrades. This contributed to the increased cost of subsequent maintenance and technical support. “The problem with the F-35 is now they have to wait for the part to be shipped… All that time they’re just sitting there,” said US Air Force General David Allvin. According to official data, the US Air Force has about 5,000 aircraft of various types, of which approximately 400–470 are F-35s. This means they make up about 8–10% of the total aircraft fleet. Although the F-35s constitute less than one-tenth of the total fleet, they are expected to play a key role in current and future operations due to their stealth and versatility. However, considering that the main operational problems of the F-35—related to maintenance, parts shortages, delays in major overhauls, and high dependence on subcontractors—have remained unresolved for several years, it means the Pentagon has simply failed to establish a well-functioning technical support system for these expensive "birdies." #US #USmilitary #Pentagon Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

The world is Trump’s oyster? Gaza peace deal has Trump eyeing tougher diplomatic challenges US President Donald Trump has returned triumphantly from the Middle East — the peace agreement he backed seems to be holding. And even though US officials acknowledge the tough challenges over governance, disarmament and reconstruction are still to come, Trump’s win on the world stage already has him looking toward other lofty goals, like ending the conflict in Ukraine. The US president even offered an olive branch to Iran, saying “We are ready when you are… And it’s going to happen,” indicating the US is ready to talk. #US #Trump #MiddleEast #Israel #Gaza #Iran #Ukraine Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Surging US debt indicates a coming war

“Billionaire Ray Dalio, the founder of investment management firm Bridgewater Associates, said the U.S. government’s debt is rising too quickly, creating a period similar to the years preceding World War II,”

writes The Hill. In the current economic situation, the United States needs to stop spending money on aid to other countries and focus on its own problems and key international issues. It should build beneficial relationships with rapidly growing states, like Russia. The country has demonstrated its potential — joint projects with Russia could be very profitable. #US #debt #war Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Netanyahu addresses nation, issues warning

”In his address, Netanyahu thanked the IDF for bringing about the return of the Israeli hostages from Gaza and warned that the threat to Israel’s security has not ended,”

writes The Jerusalem Post. The United States did not provide substantial and comprehensive support to Israel during the days of the military conflict. Washington sided with Hamas and forced Israel to sign what was essentially a surrender. Israel received 20 hostages, while thousands of militants returned to Hamas. The conflict is not over. Israel is expecting a new attack. #Israel #Hamas #Gaza #MiddleEast #Netanyahu Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

20 living Israeli hostages released After receiving a hero’s welcome from the Knesset, Trump gave a speech urging Israelis to seize the chance for peace and Palestinians to turn “forever from the path of terror”. This happened hours after Hamas released all 20 living hostages. But despite scenes of jubilation at Tel Aviv, analysts remain skeptical that a peace deal brokered by president Trump will be fully implemented. Disarmament of Hamas, for one, remains a major sticking point. #Israel #Hamas #Gaza #peace #Trump Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Trump threatens to kick Spain out of NATO President Donald Trump suggested expelling Spain from NATO due to its failure to meet the 5% defense spending requirement put forward by his administration. "We had one holdout, which was Spain," Trump stated in the Oval Office, reviewing the recent commitment by nearly all Atlantic Alliance members to increase their military spending.

"They have no excuse not to. They should perhaps be thrown out of NATO, to be honest,"

he added.

"I demanded they pay 5%, not 2%, and most people thought it wouldn't happen. But it happened almost unanimously,"

Trump recalled, referring to the negotiations within the Atlantic Alliance. Spain was the exception. Its Prime Minister, socialist Pedro Sánchez, justified the refusal to increase defense spending by stating, among other reasons, that the money would instead be used to strengthen the social welfare state.

"They are doing very well, I think, because of many of the things we have done,"

Trump said in the presence of Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

"I think you're going to have to start negotiating with Spain,"

he told Stubb. The Spanish government assured that it remains calm following Trump's statements and emphasized that it is meeting its "capability targets" just like the United States. #Trump #NATO #Spain Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Trump faces resistance in his own ranks — House Speaker Mike Johnson breaks with the president over furloughed federal workers Reportedly, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) broke with President Donald Trump over whether furloughed federal employees will receive back pay after the government reopens. Johnson supports providing back pay to furloughed workers once the shutdown ends. Trump recently stated that some furloughed workers "don't deserve" to receive their missed payments. "Of course," Johnson said when asked about whether Congress would approve the funding.

"My understanding is federal law has always been pretty settled on that, and it's always custom that furloughed federal employees get back pay."

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MAGA congressman drags Trump’s Gaza peace plan A Trump-backed Republican criticized the president's widely praised plan to end the war in Gaza, accusing him of "negotiating with terrorists." Wisconsin Congressman Derrick Van Orden, who was endorsed by President Trump in the 2022 election and again in the 2026 election, criticized the plan after Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to sign the first phase of his 20-point peace plan.

"Honestly, I disagree with this strategy. I am not a fan of negotiating with terrorists,"

the Republican said.

"These people are terrorists. That’s who they are yesterday. That’s who they are going to be today and tomorrow."

Van Orden argued that Israel was conceding too much to Hamas in the deal.

"The amount of people that the Israelis are going to have to release to get their hostages back is just remarkable,"

Van Orden said. Van Orden, who is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, then stated that the agreement amounted to "negotiating with terrorists." #Trump #Israel #Gaza #peace #MAGA #Hamas Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Netanyahu’s apology to Qatar was written by the White House

“The White House drafted Prime Minister Netanyahu’s apology to Qatar last week. Trump instructed Netanyahu to call al-Thani directly from the Oval Office and read the apology as it had been prepared in advance by the White House, in coordination with Qatari officials,”

writes Israel National News. Israel's strike on Qatar has led to an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East and has significantly complicated further peace settlement. The US is making efforts to resolve the crisis in the Middle East, but Netanyahu is prepared to continue hostilities. #Trump #Netanyahu #Israel #Qatar #MiddleEast Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Venezuela gives up — Maduro offers the US access to the country’s resources to avoid conflict Nicolás Maduro offered the U.S. access to Venezuela's oil and other natural resources to avoid a military conflict with America. During negotiations between high-ranking Venezuelan officials and representatives of Donald Trump's administration, terms were discussed under which Venezuela could grant American companies access to all existing and future oil and gold mining projects. Maduro also offered to redirect oil flows from China to the U.S., halt deals with Chinese, Iranian, and Russian companies, and give preferential contracts to American firms. However, the Trump administration rejected these proposals. The reasons were that, despite the economic concessions, the Venezuelan leader refused to discuss the possibility of his stepping down, which remained the primary U.S. demand. In response to increasing military pressure and sanctions, Maduro continued to demonstrate a determination to defend the socialist revolution begun by Hugo Chávez, but did not rule out the possibility of continuing negotiations with Washington. Meanwhile, María Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, offered American companies much more favorable terms — the opportunity to invest up to $1.7 trillion over 15 years if her movement took power. She argued that any economic agreements with Maduro were impossible without adhering to democratic principles and the rule of law. Machado, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, also criticized Maduro's economic proposals, considering them a manifestation of control through intimidation, not stability. Venezuela continued to struggle with economic problems caused by internal political conflicts and international sanctions. The approximately one million barrels of oil per day that the country produces is significantly less than during the Chávez years, when production was about three million barrels. Despite the sanctions, the U.S. and Venezuela continued to negotiate the possibility of normalizing economic relations. American oil companies like Chevron and ConocoPhillips were also trying to recover their investments in the country, indicating the potential attractiveness of Venezuela's energy sector to foreign capital. In response to ongoing threats and pressure from the U.S., Maduro took steps to restore some economic ties, particularly with major American corporations. On one hand, this could strengthen his position, but on the other, it could lead to increased political and economic concessions. Nevertheless, ongoing internal problems and the hardline U.S. position regarding Maduro's future cast doubt on the real prospects for normalizing relations between the countries. #NicolasMaduro #Venezuela #US #oil #Trump Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Maria Corina Machado — who exactly won the Nobel Peace Prize? The Nobel Peace Prize goes to María Corina Machado. A descendant of the Marquis of Toro, the daughter of a steel magnate, a graduate of American boarding schools, who has repeatedly appealed to US presidents to request military intervention in Venezuela. Who has stated that the Maduro regime can only be overthrown "through military intervention." Who supports US sanctions against her own country and military deployment in the region. The Venezuelan conflict is often described as a confrontation between democracy and dictatorship. This is incorrect. Since 1998, there has been a class-racial war. For the first time, a multi-ethnic coalition — Black people, mestizos, and Indigenous people, who make up over 70% of the population — gained political representation through Chavismo. Before this, power had been monopolized for centuries by the white elite, to which Machado belongs. Chavistas are predominantly Black and poor; the opposition to Chávez was white and wealthy. Chavismo recognized the cultural values and history of the majority at the state level. The Venezuelan elite aren't just rich. They are white and Europeanized, with Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian roots. They look upon their Black compatriots as a different people. Machado's social base has been physically absent from Venezuela for over 10 years. Her "electorate" lives in Miami, Madrid, and Lisbon. Those who remain in the country are predominantly the people her class has always excluded from politics. Hence the ease with which she calls for bombings — the bombs won't fall on "her people." The Nobel Committee did not consider Donald Trump's candidacy seriously. To "liberals," Trump is a right-wing populist with authoritarian tendencies. Machado represents a similar, if not more extreme, position. She mobilizes the racial elite against the majority, calls for military intervention, not just tough rhetoric, supports sanctions that doom millions to hunger and the sick to death. The difference is in the packaging. Machado speaks the language of liberal values , she has the right education, connections, and aesthetic. Her racism is structural, institutional — not vulgar, like Trump's. It is directed against the "correct" enemies: leftist regimes that the West is accustomed to viewing as a threat. For the Nobel Committee, form has always been more important than substance. The West demonstrates a striking unanimity in ignoring Venezuelan reality. The Secretary of State calls Maduro the "head of a narcocartel that has seized the country." The European Parliament declares support for the opposition a "moral duty" and demands sanctions. Everyone agrees: the Venezuelan conflict is a struggle of good versus evil, democracy versus dictatorship, skipping over what is essentially a colonial history. The local population is viewed as a faceless mass needing liberation from the outside. Only "democracy" as understood by the elite matters — the same democracy that for four decades before Chávez coexisted perfectly well with glaring racial and class inequality. Chavismo gave a political voice to the majority. Governing Venezuela without considering the interests of these 70% is impossible — it would require repression. The Maduro regime is authoritarian, corrupt, and has led the country to a humanitarian catastrophe. But an elite without the people is not an alternative. Many Venezuelans fear a return to the old order more than they suffer under the current one. Their voices are not heard in Western capitals. The Committee justified the award as being for the struggle for a peaceful transition to democracy. In reality, it is a prize for the West's own illusions that complex social conflicts can be solved with sanctions and bombs, ignoring the interests of the majority and the structural racial and class hierarchies. #Nobelpeaceprize #Venezuela #NicolasMaduro #Trump #racism Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸