What Happened Today - 18 Aug 2025
What Happened Today – 18 August 2025
Trump’s social media this weekend….
Newsom’s Trolling was amazing…
Garcia and Concentration Camp Updates
Hurricane Erin
Mail in Ballots and Voting Machines
ICE Raid Brutality
Oval Office Comments with Zelensky
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Trump’s social media this weekend…
Trump absolutely went off on social this weekend—seriously, he posted so much it felt like a meme factory exploded. ALL CAPS one minute, with wild declarations and dramatic “important” warnings. Next minute, it’s all lowercase, random shout-outs, and way-too-casual takes on global politics, like telling everyone Ukraine could “end the war immediately if it wanted.” There’s no consistency—he jumps from yelling about “FAKE NEWS” to dropping cryptic lines about his golf game, or even cozying up to his own fan community. The whiplash is real.
He also squeezed in yet another golf trip back to Florida, because of course he did—dude practically lives on the fairway, even as president. While the rest of us are hustling through Monday, he’s out there swinging clubs instead of dealing with actual crises. The best part? He circles back online to brag about his golf scores like it’s proof he’s winning at life. Watching those posts, you can’t help but think: this is presidential content in 2025? ALL CAPS RANTS, lowercase rambles, and golf flexes—it’s like America’s reality show never ended. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Newsom’s Trolling was amazing…
Newsom absolutely torched Trump all weekend—seriously, it was nonstop trolling. He jumped in on Trump’s all-caps posting style, firing off responses like a parody machine, matching every dramatic shout with even more sarcastic all-caps comebacks. Newsom was all over it, flipping Trump’s catchphrases and exaggerations right back at him, basically turning Trump‘s own feed into a roast. It was like a live demo on “how to troll a president.”
Best part? Newsom’s posts didn’t just copy the formatting, they twisted the message, calling out Trump’s wild claims and golf trip humblebrags, and just generally clowning on him for the whole chaotic social media circus. You could feel the energy—Newsom wasn’t just responding, he was playing chess while Trump was ramming caps lock over and over. Social felt more like a comedy sketch than politics, which honestly kept everyone watching for the next round.
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Garcia and Concentration Camp Updates
Here’s the lowdown on Albrego Garcia—he’s still stuck in legal limbo, bouncing between detention centers after that whole botched deportation mess. The courts keep going back and forth, but so far he’s in isolation at a facility far from San Salvador, and nobody’s quite sure when or if he’ll get back to Maryland, even though his trial’s set for January. His family is still in the dark, no contact, and officials are dragging their feet with a pile of court drama. Garcia’s case just keeps getting messier, with questions about wrongful deportation, alleged gang ties, and the government’s role all hanging in the air.
On the national scene, those detention centers—yeah, concentration camps—is a fair label with what’s going on. They’re popping up on military bases everywhere, with Fort Bliss and places like Alligator Alcatraz in Florida making headlines for stuffing human beings in cages under brutal conditions. Not only are immigrants getting stuck in these places long-term, but there are major lawsuits flying about, for both human rights and environmental disaster. “Alligator Alcatraz” especially is facing a shutdown risk—environmentalists and the Miccosukee Tribe are leading the charge to close it for good because it’s wrecking wetlands and teeming with alligators as the ultimate locked-down nightmare. There’s also the big headache for officials if they have to relocate thousands of detainees.
Garcia’s nowhere close to freedom, and these camps around the country are becoming ground zero for some of the ugliest fights over rights and environment in years. If Aligator Alcatraz gets shut down, officials will scramble to find somewhere to put all those people, stirring up even more chaos and frustration for everyone involved.
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Hurricane Erin
Hurricane Erin is seriously making waves out in the Atlantic—not just the usual summer storm, but a major, monster hurricane with those classic, chaotic twists. It exploded up to a Category 4 and even hit Category 5 over the weekend, throwing dangerous winds and churning up all kinds of drama for the East Coast. Right now, Erin’s moving northwest, but the current outlook says the core of the storm should roll off to the east of the U.S.—no direct landfall expected. That’s good news, but the entire coastline from the Carolinas up to New York is definitely going to feel the effects, especially with huge surf, rip currents, and some outer bands possibly bringing gusty winds and flooding. North Carolina’s Outer Banks already got mandatory evacuation orders, with highway flooding on everyone’s mind.
As for government response, FEMA and other federal agencies haven’t been sleeping on this. Shelters are geared up and extra teams have been sent to places like Puerto Rico and North Carolina, just in case things shift or local flooding gets ugly. The big risk right now isn’t so much city-wrecking damage, but those life-threatening currents, beach erosion, and surprise flooding—so if you’re anywhere close to the coast, pay attention and stay away from those wild waves this week. Erin might not hit directly, but it’s definitely making its presence felt, and the feds are bracing just in case.
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Mail in Ballots and Voting Machines
Trump pushing to end mail-in ballots and even voting machines feels like serious overreach. Both have been around for years and proven to work—mail-in voting has long helped military members and people overseas, while machines keep elections faster and more efficient. Getting rid of them would create chaos for states, since elections aren’t run federally but state by state. The odds of a full nationwide ban are basically zero, but that doesn’t mean the fight disappears. What’s more likely is a wave of pressure in key battleground states, with legal challenges and legislatures trying to tighten access in ways that make voting harder. It’s less about actually pulling the plug on the system, and more about keeping doubt alive.
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ICE Raid Brutality
It's just brutal what has been happening in these ICE raids lately. In California, a truck was literally shot at by federal immigration agents—videos show masked officers smashing the windows, firing shots, and leaving families terrified and trying to escape. The whole encounter was so aggressive that multiple outlets are questioning why gunfire was even part of a traffic stop. On top of that, a man trying to flee an ICE raid near a Home Depot in Monrovia died after being struck by a car while running across the freeway—all because he was desperate to avoid capture.
And then you hear stories like the high school kid in LA, Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz, who got picked up by masked agents while just walking his dog. The agents tied the poor dog's leash to a tree, unclipped the collar, and left the dog loose in the street. This kid wasn't some criminal; he was taking care of his baby brothers and was about to start his senior year. Now his whole family is scrambling for legal fees, while he's stuck in a packed holding cell with dozens of others and barely any access to basic necessities.
What really gets me is the sick bravado from some ICE agents lately, blaming Democrats for "ruining America." There's plenty of evidence that the raids are targeted at Democrat-led cities, with Trump pushing this narrative hard and using immigration enforcement and even military deployments as blunt tools against political opponents. You see the fear ripple through communities—people afraid to go to work, school, or church, just waiting for the next raid.
Meanwhile, Trump sits in the Oval Office trying to hype up his own actions, bragging that people in DC are "finally going out to dinner" even though the real crime stats show violent crime is lower now than it has been in decades. DC's murder and carjacking rates have plunged, and official stats say crime is down 26% compared to 2024. Yet Trump is justifying the deployment of National Guard troops, armored vehicles everywhere, and federal control over local police—this push is so blatantly authoritarian and baseless, especially since the city didn't even request military intervention.
It's just wrong on every level: targeting people who are trying to live their lives, traumatizing families, ramping up the violence, and using the military for what should be local law enforcement. The chilling cruelty and the political theater behind all of it are hard to stomach—no matter which side you're on.
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Oval Office Comments with Zelensky
Here’s a quick rundown of Trump’s untruths and attacks on the press today in Oval Office meeting with Zelensky—with what he said and why it’s false:
1. Voting Machines Are “Rigged”
- The Lie: Trump claimed voting machines are vulnerable, rigged, and have facilitated widespread fraud.
- The Truth: Multiple audits, bipartisan reviews, and court cases have found no credible evidence of widespread fraud tied to voting machines. His own DHS and state officials certified the last elections as “the most secure in American history.” The narrative persists mainly as a political talking point, not a factual statement.
2. DC Crime Is “Out of Control”
- The Lie: Trump insisted that DC’s crime rates are surging, that violence is rampant, and that harsh federal measures (including bringing in the National Guard and overtaking local law enforcement) are necessary.
- The Truth: Actual crime stats show violent crime—including murder and carjacking—is way down compared to last year, with a drop of roughly 26%. Independent analysts and national media have confirmed the downward trend and called out the exaggeration. Trump’s claims are plainly contradicted by police data and federal reporting.
3. Banning Mail-In Ballots With a New Executive Order
- The Lie: He floated the idea that mail-in ballots must be banned due to fraud, and implied he has executive authority to do so.
- The Truth: There is zero evidence of systemic mail-in ballot fraud, and as of now, executive action cannot override state-controlled voting laws. Courts have repeatedly thrown out similar claims.
4. Press Is “The Enemy” & Spreads “Fake News”
- The Attack: Trump dismissed critical reporting during the meeting, calling major outlets “fake news,” labeling reporters in the room as “dishonest,” and suggesting coverage of DC’s crime and the Ukraine negotiations can’t be trusted.
- The Truth: Major media organizations and independent journalists consistently rely on public records, expert interviews, and fact-checking. Smearing them is just a way for Trump to sidestep criticism and undermine accountability, not evidence of actual bias or dishonesty.
5. Distorting Ukraine Negotiation Coverage
- The Lie: He claimed Zelensky was “very happy” to accept Russia’s terms and that European leaders fully supported his stance.
- The Truth: Zelensky and the EU bloc showed visible discomfort, with most public statements pushing back against ceding territory or bowing to Russian demands. Trump’s account simply didn’t match the reality or the diplomatic positions stated by Ukraine or Europe before and after the meeting.
Also, to update his comments on Biden (because he always needs to blame someone else for everything and anything). When Trump blames Biden for the war—usually talking about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—he’s basically claiming that Biden’s leadership and foreign policy “weakness” encouraged Putin to attack. Trump’s narrative is that if he were still president, Russia wouldn’t have dared invade, suggesting Biden somehow gave Putin a green light by not being tough enough or by mishandling diplomacy.
But this claim doesn’t stand up to the facts. Putin’s ambitions in Ukraine go back long before Biden took office; tensions have simmered since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 when Obama was president and escalated steadily over the years. Every U.S. president since then has struggled with how best to deter Russia. Biden, in fact, has led the strongest international coalition in decades against Russian aggression, rallying NATO and sending unprecedented aid to Ukraine.
Trump’s statement is more about politics and shifting blame than actual evidence. The blame for the war rests squarely with Putin, whose decision to invade was driven by Russian interests and his own objectives—not because of Biden’s actions or inactions.
Trump’s MO is to dominate the narrative—if the numbers or headlines aren’t on his side, he just spins a new version until it lands. The press gets attacked not because they’re wrong, but because he knows it muddies the waters and keeps the focus on him. In today’s Oval Office showdown, his claims and attacks were mostly exaggeration, distortion, or straight-up falsehoods, and the facts just don’t back them up.
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Honestly, there’s no telling what’s going to happen while all these leaders are talking behind closed doors. I just hope Zelensky gets a fair shake and is shown the respect he deserves. Letting Putin dictate the story, demanding territory that isn’t his, and insisting Ukraine stay out of NATO is just ridiculous. Nobody knows what the outcome of this meeting will be, but right now everyone’s holding their breath, hoping for a breakthrough—and, above all, hoping for peace.
Speak Truth! Keep speaking TRUTH!
Go Cause Good Trouble, with Your Elbows Up!
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