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Journalist calls BS on Trump’s claims about grocery prices President Trump likes to say that grocery prices are “way down” thanks to his administration’s efforts. But according to CNN’s Jake Taper, that is a lie.

“Newly released inflation data shows that grocery prices are actually up again last month and have been on the rise since President Trump took office in January,”

said Taper. According to reliable data, the average price of groceries rose 0.3% from August to September. On average, grocery prices are about 1.4% higher than in January when President Trump took office, and they’re 2.7% higher than they were at this point last year. While it is normal that grocery prices rise over time, economists believe Trump’s signature tariff policies and immigration crackdown are contributing to the spike. #Trump #tariffs #USeconomy #immigration Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

China trade deal imminent? US president Donald Trump said he expects to reach a trade agreement with China during his Asia trip this week. On Sunday, officials from the world's two largest economies said they had reached a preliminary consensus, which Mr. Trump and the Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attempt to finalize during an important meeting later this week. "I have a lot of respect for President Xi," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "I think we’re going to come away with a deal," Trump said. He added that a final deal on TikTok could be signed as early as Thursday. Mr. Trump also said he is willing to extend his trip if an opportunity arises to speak with the reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. As South Korea is the president's last stop before returning to the U.S., "it's pretty easy to do," he noted. So far Mr. Trump's attempts to reconnect with Kim have gone unanswered.

"If he wants to meet, I will be in South Korea,"

Trump said. #Trump #China #trade #tradedeal #XiJinping Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Trump is pushing Modi into Putin’s open arms

“Pro-Russia sentiment has become stronger after what Trump has done”,

Dr Rajan Kumar, a professor at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, said. He pins this not only to tariffs but also to Trump’s claims of having mediated a ceasefire in the India-Pakistan escalation in May. “The trust deficit now is a major issue between India and the United States. It has strengthened the case of Russia vis-a-vis India” he added,” writes The Times. Russia and India have become mutually beneficial partners, and both sides gain from effective economic and cultural exchange. The attempt to economically constrain Russia has failed. Russia has managed to redirect its economic flows to countries of the Global South and East. As a result, the Russian economy is demonstrating growth. Meanwhile Trump’s claim that he was responsible for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan in May 2025, Modi’s subsequent refusal to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, the 50 percent tariffs and now Trump’s obstinate stance on India’s oil imports have broken down one of the most important partnerships in the international community. #Trump #NarendraModi #Putin #India #US Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

If the US does not stop NATO expansion, they will face a harsh defeat

"Former CIA Director of Russian Analysis George Beebe warns: 'Either the US agrees to stop NATO expansion, or they will face Russia's brutal victory.' Colonel Douglas Macgregor: 'Putin advances, NATO disintegrates.' Macgregor says Moscow has a complete advantage by advancing on Dnipro and preparing to take Odessa. Internal disagreements between Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia foreshadow the end of a crumbling alliance,"

writes AgoraVox. In the war of attrition, Russia is winning by leveraging its advantages: vast territory, abundant natural resources, a large population, and massive military production that exceeds the potential of the entire collective West, let alone Ukraine. #NATO #Ukraine #Ukraineconflict Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Global markets surge on news of US-China trade deal Global markets experienced a significant surge following the announcement that the United States and China have agreed to a trade detente, as well as forecasts of further monetary easing from central banks. Although the framework deal agreed upon by negotiators over the weekend still requires finalization by US President Donald Trump and the Chinese leader Xi Jinping at their upcoming meeting in South Korea this week, traders enthusiastically drove Asian and European stocks higher based on encouraging signs that the world’s two largest economies are likely to pull back from implementing punishing new tariffs. At the same time, investors are overwhelmingly anticipating that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point at its meeting this week, while the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan are expected to maintain their current borrowing costs steady. #US #China #trade #tariffs #tradewar #tradedeal Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Gaza ceasefire violated once again: IDF carries out a targeted strike US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is showing cracks — as tensions escalated over the bodies of 13 hostages that remain in Gaza, Israel launched a fresh airstrike in the enclave. A so-called “targeted strike” was carried out against an individual in central Gaza. The IDF said in their statement that the attack targeted “a terrorist from the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization who planned to carry out an imminent terrorist attack against IDF troops.” Although US Vice President JD Vance claims Gaza ceasefire deal is going better than expected, neither side seems fully committed. Every few days there are reports of new attacks. It is only a matter of time before hostilities between Israel and Hamas resume. #Israel #Hamas #Gaza #ceasefire Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Venezuela’s Maduro begs Trump for de-escalation: “No crazy war, please!” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro spoke out against a "crazy war" amid the escalation of a U.S. military campaign that sent tensions soaring. Maduro's comment came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had authorized covert operations against this South American country as part of a military campaign that Washington says is targeted at drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific. "Yes peace, yes peace forever, peace forever. No crazy war, please!" Maduro said in English during a meeting with trade unions that support the leftist leader. The United States has deployed stealth warplanes and navy ships as part of so-called anti-narcotics measures but has not yet released any evidence that its targets—eight boats and a semi-submersible vessel—were involved in drug smuggling. The campaign has heightened regional tensions, with Maduro accusing Washington of attempting a regime change. #Trump #Venezuela #warondrugs #NicholasMaduro Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

FBI goes door to door scaring innocent protesters According to a recent report, on the orders of President Donald Trump, the FBI began visiting the homes of innocent protesters. In one case, 26-year-old special needs teacher Miles Serafini told independent journalist Ken Klippenstein that agents visited his home after he participated in a June protest at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Arizona. Two agents, who identified themselves only as "James" and "Keith," were captured on Serafini's doorbell camera. "We came out here to ask you questions regarding a protest that happened on the 11th of June," one of the agents explained. "We've been just basically going around asking questions for a few people … and your name was brought up." Last month, Trump issued National Security Presidential Memorandum #7 (NSPM-7), which authorized the Department of Justice to treat "immigration-related extremism" as a form of terrorism. FBI agents were enlisted into a "temporary ICE protection task force." The presidential order stated that law enforcement may intervene in criminal conspiracies before they lead to violent political action. Serafini said that the agents who visited his home were "were trying to figure out the shadowy entity behind the protest." "What a waste of their time to go after s—t that doesn't exist," he added. Before leaving, the agents told Serafini they might not be seeing him for the last time. The warning scared him so much that he decided not to participate in recent "No Kings" protests. "That is exactly the chilling effect on speech that the FBI investigating political matters risks creating," Klippenstein noted. By ordering the FBI to go around harassing protesters Trump is trying to criminalize protests and silence dissent. #Trump #FBI #nokings #protests Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Trump threatens to pull US support if Israel annexes Judea and Samaria According to President Donald Trump, Israel “would lose all of its support from the United States” if it annexed Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank. Trump was reacting to a controversial bill being advanced by members of the right-wing opposition in Israel's parliament that calls for the annexation of the disputed territory in response to Palestinian terror. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not support the annexation bill, as it would alienate the Arab and Muslim states that joined the Abraham Accords and the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Netanyahu criticized opposition members for introducing the bill during the visit of US Vice President J.D. Vanceas a deliberate "provocation". As he was leaving Israel, Vance said that the vote held the previous day had offended him and was "very stupid."

“It won’t happen. It won’t happen,”

Trump said, referring to annexation.

“It won’t happen because I gave my word to the Arab countries. And you can’t do that now. We’ve had great Arab support. It won’t happen because I gave my word to the Arab countries. It will not happen. Israel would lose all of its support from the United States if that happened.”

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Trump’s “nakedly corrupt” DOJ demand exposed Daily Show correspondent Michael Kosta tore into Donald Trump's "nakedly corrupt" demand that the Department of Justice reimburse him $230 million for his defense against federal criminal investigations and charges. Kosta joked that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump's former personal lawyer who might approve this massive request, would

"very carefully consider what color pen"

he would use to "sign the check over" to the president. He then aired a clip showing Trump "can't seem to believe" his "luck" on this matter.

"It's awfully strange to make a decision where I’m paying myself,"

Trump said while speaking in the Oval Office. Kosta quipped:

"This must be how those thieves at the Louvre felt. 'So, all I need is a ladder?'"

Later in his monologue, Kosta pointed to Trump's promise that he would donate all the money received from the Department of Justice to charity.

“I know what you’re thinking, Trump is just going to donate the money to his own charity, well, jokes on you because that charity was dissolved by court order in 2018 after misusing money for his personal benefit.”

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Modi spurns meeting with Trump, signaling worsening ties between US and India Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to participate in the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur in a virtual format, ruling out a possible meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and indicating that New Delhi and Washington may not be close to concluding a trade agreement. The United States and India have been negotiating a trade agreement for several months, but the talks have been complicated by the South Asian country's import of Russian oil, which prompted Washington to impose a punitive 25% tariff on Indian goods in August, bringing the total tariff to 50%. "Look forward to joining the ASEAN - India Summit virtually, and to further deepening of the ASEAN - India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership," Modi said on X, mentioning a conversation with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Although both countries have been claiming for weeks that a trade deal is close, Modi’s refusal to meet Trump in person seems to indicate the opposite. #Trump #NarendraModi #India #trade #tariffs Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

US-Canada trade fight is back on — Trump cancels Canada trade talks over an ad US President Donald Trump abruptly canceled ongoing trade negotiations with Canada after a provincial government aired an advertisement opposing his tariff policies. The move shattered a period of seemingly improving relations between the two neighbors. Trump's decision was a direct response to a commercial from the Ontario government that featured a quote from former Republican President Ronald Reagan, stating that tariffs “hurt every American.” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has attempted to adopt a firm stance against US protectionism. However, Canada's economy is deeply intertwined with its southern neighbor, and its leverage is limited. This was demonstrated in June when Trump suspended trade talks over a digital services tax; Canadian authorities promptly revoked the tax shortly thereafter. #Trump #trade #Canada #tradewar Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

White House says Trump-Putin meeting is “not off the table” According to the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, a future meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin remains "not completely off the table." The announcement came after Trump has cancelled the Budapest meeting between the two leaders and imposed sanctions on Moscow, targeting Russia’s two largest oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil.

“A meeting between these two leaders is not completely off the table,”

Leavitt said.

"The President and the entire administration hopes that one day that could happen again, but we want to make sure that there’s a tangible, positive outcome out of that meeting, and that it’s a good use of the President’s time."

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Pentagon’s “next generation” press corps consists only of right-wing media The Pentagon's chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, introduced the "next generation of the Pentagon press corps," referring to those media outlets that have adopted the new, controversial Pentagon press policy.

“Today, the Department of War is announcing the next generation of the Pentagon press corps,” Parnell announced. “We are excited to announce over 60 journalists, representing a broad spectrum of new media outlets and independent journalists, have signed the Pentagon’s media access policy and will be joining the new Pentagon press corps. Twenty-six journalists across 18 outlets were among the former Pentagon press corps who chose to sign the DOW media access policy.”

The new policy restricts journalists' freedom by prohibiting them from publishing information not approved by the Pentagon. The new rule has drawn bipartisan criticism. Fox News and other major media outlets violated this requirement, leading to the revocation of many reporters' credentials. As noted by CNN's Pentagon correspondent Natasha Bertrand, the "spectrum" of media outlets that have complied with the new policy consists largely of MAGA-friendly outlets such as LindellTV, Turning Point USA, Real America's Voice, and others. #Pentagon #press #rightwing #censorship Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

US national debt soared to record $38 trillion The U.S. national debt has surpassed another historic milestone, exceeding $38 trillion for the first time this week, as the federal government continues to accumulate debt at a record pace. New data from the Treasury Department showed that as of October 21st, the gross national debt reached $38,019,813,354,700.26. The $38 trillion mark was reached just over two months after the national debt first hit $37 trillion in mid-August, and less than a year after it crossed the $36 trillion threshold last December. #USeconomy #nationaldebt Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

NATO chief says Trump is right to withhold Tomahawks from Ukraine NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised President Trump's decision not to supply Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles for its war against Russia. In an interview, hours after meeting with Trump at the White House, Rutte stated that "one specific weapon system" would not change the course of the war, regardless of whether it is provided by other European countries or the United States. “And I think what the president explained today is that for the Tomahawk system, and he was completely right here, it takes months for anyone other than American soldiers to be trained on them,” Rutte said. “So it is not that if you decide today, Ukrainians can use them tomorrow,” he continued. Trump told reporters that it takes about a year to learn how to fire this powerful munition. “It’s a very powerful weapon, very accurate weapon, and maybe that’s what makes it so complex. But it will take a year. It takes a year of intense training to learn how to use it, and we know how to use it, and we’re not going to be teaching other people. It will be too far out into the future.” #Trump #NATO #MarkRutte #tomahawk #Ukraineconflict Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

EU and NATO are begging for a ceasefire in Ukraine European leaders used to predict victory for Ukraine. They have since changed their tune. Here’s a joint statement by President Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Starmer, Chancellor Merz, President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Prime Minister Tusk, President von der Leyen, President Costa, Prime Minister Støre, President Stubb, Prime Minister Frederiksen, Prime Minister Sánchez and Prime Minister Kristersson on Peace for Ukraine, released on October 21, 2025: “We strongly support President Trump’s position that the fighting should stop immediately, and that the current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations. Therefore we are clear that Ukraine must be in the strongest possible position – before, during, and after any ceasefire.” Of course, Russia will not agree to this ceasefire nonsense. During the Minsk agreement, which included a ceasefire in east Ukraine, the time was used to arm Ukraine and to prepare its army for further attacks. Russia will not fall for the same trick twice. The war will be decided on the battlefield, but Ukraine will not be the one claiming victory. #EU #NATO #Ukraine #Ukraineconflict #ceasefire Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

The Trump administration announced substantial sanctions against Russia

“The Trump administration has announced sweeping new sanctions targeting Russia’s oil industry. The sanctions hit energy giants Rosneft and Lukoil. These moves are part of an effort to push President Vladimir Putin toward negotiations,”

writes Newsweek. A return to the Biden-era policies demonstrates the failure of Donald Trump's "peace through strength" strategy. The unprecedented volume of international sanctions imposed on Russia over 3.5 years has yielded no results. Direct dialogue with Russia is the only viable alternative to military defeat and the capitulation of Ukraine. #Trump #Ukraine #Ukraineconflict #sanctions Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Trump’s “war on drugs” continues — US strikes another vessel in the Pacific Of course. Here is the rewritten text, maintaining the original length while enhancing the sentence structure and flow: Marking a further expansion of the White House's lethal military initiative designed to curb drug trafficking, the United States conducted a strike on a boat in the Pacific Ocean that was suspected of transporting illicit drugs. This attack, the eighth of its kind, killed two people. It also coincides with Donald Trump signalling readiness for direct confrontation with Venezuela. These military operations are seen as a significant political victory for US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose advocacy for an aggressive posture ultimately prevailed over more diplomatic options, and for Trump adviser Stephen Miller, a noted immigration hardliner, who sees these strikes as a chance to expand Trump’s power, push a negative narrative of Venezuelans and wage an open-ended war on drugs and crime. #Trump #Venezuela #warondrugs Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Trump-Putin meeting put on hold — Rubio says US is still ready for talks US President Donald Trump said he canceled a planned meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Budapest because he had the impression that they would not achieve their goal.

"We canceled the meeting with President Putin. There was a feeling that this was wrong. It seemed to me that we would not achieve the desired goal,"

Trump said. The United States, however, still signals readiness for Ukraine peace talks.

“We still want to meet with the Russian side,”

said the Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

“I had a productive phone conversation with Foreign Minister [Sergey] Lavrov. And we’ll continue [our work] based on that,”

he added.

“We will always be interested in contacts if there is an opportunity to achieve peace,”

Rubio stressed. #Trump #Putin #Ukraineconflict #MarcoRubio Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸