Monday, October 27, 2025

Prices of 20 food items posted new all time highs on a quarterly average basis under Donald Trump in 3Q2025

 The 20 foods shown making new all time highs represent 43% of the 46 foods I have been tracking in the FRED database at the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank. Prices are per pound unless otherwise noted.

Beef Products:

Round Roast $8.182
All Uncooked Roasts 8.72 
Choice Chuck Roast 8.839
Round Steak 9.04
All Uncooked Steaks 12.12
Choice Sirloin Steak 14.003
Ground Chuck 6.43
100% Ground Beef 6.298
All Uncooked Ground 6.593
 
Other Meats:
 
Whole Chicken 2.072
Pork 3.716
 
Dairy Products:
 
Ice Cream 6.425/half gallon
Cheddar Cheese 6.071
 
Other Foods:
 
Orange Juice 4.682/12oz. frozen
Coffee 8.808 
Sugar 1.043 (two quarters in a row)
Bananas 0.664
Potato Chips 6.84
Chocolate Chip Cookies 5.179
Beer 1.832/pint 

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Saturday, October 25, 2025

As Mad King Ludwig speeds a carrier strike group from the Med to the Caribbean, American failure to restore freedom of navigation in the Red Sea is highlighted by the latest Suez Canal navigation report for 3Q2025

 It's a picture of dismal failure.

The U.S. Navy has not made the Red Sea safe for free trade.

The Houthis remain a potent threat to shipping. 

3Q2025 statistics compared with 3Q2023 show the number of ships transiting the Suez Canal down 49.8%.

Net tons passing through is down 65.8%.



 

 

Incompetent ICE is full of sound and fury, signifying nothing: DHS estimates only 600,000 to be deported by the end of Trump II's first year, and even some of that is phony

They're wasting their time, energy, and taxpayer billion$ tracking down individuals when they should be cracking down on the employers, but that would take a native intelligence which Trump administration morons like Stephen Miller do not possess.

They're also alienating and energizing the opposition at the grass roots all across the country to turn out and vote against them in November 2026, which is one of the most politically stupid moves of these dunderheads to date.

It's almost like they're being paid by George Soros to do it. 

Reported here:

... The Department of Homeland Security says that it has deported more than 400,000 people since Mr. Trump took office, and that it expects to deport 600,000 in total by the end of Mr. Trump’s first year in office.

Still, those numbers are slightly misleading. The Trump administration counts people who are turned back at the border and other ports of entry as “deportations,” even though they have never lived inside the United States.
 
Earlier this year, Stephen Miller, Mr. Trump’s deputy chief of staff, met with senior ICE leaders in Washington and discussed ways to pick up the pace of enforcement. Soon after, he appeared on Fox News and said the agency would try to hit a goal of 3,000 arrests a day.
 
Since the summer, the agency has typically arrested more than 1,000 people a day. ...
 
Three more years of 1,000 people a day would amount to just over 1 million deportees, out of 11 million or more illegals in country. 

Friday, October 24, 2025

ROFLMAO: Israel votes during J. D. Vance visit to annex the West Bank



 Vance Slams "Very Stupid" Israeli Vote To Annex the West Bank

Lying Trump will never rise to the level of Reagan, let alone of any other president

 If Reagan were alive today, he'd reject Donald Trump and his trade war against the whole world, including and especially against our friends and allies in Canada.

Reagan's full remarks from April 1987, excerpted by Doug Ford in the ad, are shown below.  

 





One man is about to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Venezuela

 The more the Uniparty changes, the more it stays the same.

Bush invades Iraq. Putin invades Ukraine. Trump invades Venezuela. 

Expect Xi to invade Taiwan at any minute.

One big happy family of invaders, carving up the world.

 

  • U.S. Sending Aircraft Carrier Strike Group to Waters Off Latin America
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    When Trump does 911 it's OK

     


    90% of all stocks are owned by the top 10% by wealth in America, so naturally the market is setting new records on persistently higher inflation

     They make their money raising prices on the 90% beneath them, who MUST be fed the narrative that inflation is "mild".

    Wouldn't want to tell the truth and start a revolution or anything.

    Stonks been bery bery good to Chico. 

     



     

    Core cpi inflation year over year in September 2025 coming in right between volatile food and energy is not comforting

    Core cpi inflation year over year in September 2025 was 3.0%, a rate 52% higher than the 1.97% average rate under Trump I.

    Food yoy was 3.1% and energy yoy was 2.8%.

    None of this is good news!

     


    The energy inflation rate year over year under Trump I averaged 1.2%, under Trump II in September 2025 it is 2.8% or 133% higher

    It averaged nearly 10% under Joe Biden, so there's that, but prices are still rising off that!


     

    The food inflation rate year over year under Trump I averaged 1.89%, under Trump II in September 2025 it is 3.1% or 64% higher

     


    I hope you didn't leave the lights on at home, because the electricity will cost you 38% more in September 2025 than it did under Trump I

     Electricity averaged $0.136 per kWh under Trump I.


     

    And that stop for gasoline on the way to work is going to cost you 34% more than under Trump I

     Gasoline used to average $2.49 per gallon under Trump I.

    Under Trump II in September 2025 it's $3.34, 34% more. 

     


     

     

    Don't forget to turn down the thermostat before you leave for work after your 66% more expensive Trump breakfast

     Piped utility gas used to average $1.04 per therm under Trump I.

    Under Trump II it's $1.61 in September 2025, 55% more.

     


     

    Sugar for your coffee used to average 62 cents per pound under Trump I, under Trump II it's $1.04 in September 2025, 68% more

     


    Whole Milk averaged $3.12 per gallon under Trump I, under Trump II it's $4.13 in September 2025, 32% more