5️⃣ Trump's Military Parade Humiliation Meets 12 Million No Kings Protesters

The visual contrast couldn't have been starker this weekend. While 10-13 million Americans flooded the streets for No Kings protests across the country, Trump's $95 million military parade drew just 20,000 people—most of them forced military families and paid actors. The soldiers themselves staged their own silent protest, deliberately marching out of step in what amounted to a visual rejection of their commander-in-chief. Fox News had to pipe in fake crowd noise to mask the pathetic turnout. When global adversaries like Russia, China, and North Korea are mocking your military display, you've officially become a laughingstock on the world stage.

4️⃣ Trump Stands Alone Against G6 Allies on Israel-Iran De-escalation

At the G7 summit in Canada, Trump refused to sign a joint statement calling for de-escalation between Israel and Iran, isolating America from its democratic allies. Mark Carney masterfully let Trump hang himself with rope, watching as the president rambled incoherently about letting Putin back into the G7 while looking visibly unwell and jaundiced. Italy's right-leaning Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was caught on camera rolling her eyes in disgust at Trump's warmongering stance. The message is clear: this isn't the G7 anymore—it's the G6 plus one rogue authoritarian state.

3️⃣ VA Hospitals Can Now Refuse Care to Democrats and Unmarried Veterans

In perhaps the most fascist policy yet, the Department of Veterans Affairs quietly changed hospital bylaws allowing doctors to refuse treatment based on patients' political affiliation and marital status. Nine million veteran patients who fought for their benefits with their lives can now be denied care if a healthcare worker decides they're not MAGA enough. This isn't just medical discrimination—it's a Trojan horse for creating a two-tiered system where white Christian Americans get full access while everyone else gets the scraps.

2️⃣ Senate Hands Trump a $57 Million Crypto Payday

Eighteen Democrats caved to bipartisan pressure and voted for the Genius Act, creating the first federal framework for stablecoins—perfectly timed for Trump's World Liberty Financial venture that's already netted him $57 million in disclosed earnings. Justin Sun's Tron stablecoin launches today as an IPO, with the Trump family holding massive stakes. This is a classic crypto rugging operation, legitimized by the U.S. government and designed to fleece ordinary investors while enriching the oligarchy. Don't touch these coins—only one in 25,000 people makes money on Trump's crypto scams.

1️⃣ Christian Nationalist Executes Minnesota Lawmakers with Trump Hit List

Vance Luther Bolter, a 57-year-old registered Republican and evangelical preacher, murdered Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and critically wounded Senator John Hoffman and his wife during a 43-hour manhunt. Bolter had a hit list of 50-70 Democratic officials including Tim Walz and Ilhan Omar, along with flyers targeting No Kings protesters. MAGA influencers immediately launched disinformation claiming he was a Democrat, but the facts are clear: Bolter was a Trump-voting Christian nationalist who believed Jesus called him to murder political opponents. Trump's response? Virtual silence, continuing his pattern of permitting and thus promoting domestic terrorism against his enemies.

The weekend revealed Trump's presidency in its full authoritarian glory—failed spectacles, international isolation, discriminatory policies, financial corruption, and deadly political violence. The veil has been pierced, and Americans are responding with the largest protest movement since the civil rights era.

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