President Trump announced a three-day pause on planned 50% tariffs against Canada, citing a pending deal and suggesting Keystone XL could be revived. Susan Kokinda argues the dispute is larger than USMCA negotiations, portraying Canada as an “outlaw” that enables transshipment “smuggling,” fails to enforce forced-labor bans, and facilitates “snow-washing” through weak corporate transparency and money laundering documented in British Columbia’s Cullen Commission. She contrasts U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s pro-development case for oil and gas as civilizational progress with Canadian Minister Mélanie Joly’s Chatham House speech promoting “geo-industrialization” and a Mark Carney-aligned “middle powers” strategy against U.S. and China “hegemons.” Kokinda highlights a House of Commons petition led by Green Party leader Elizabeth May to declare U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra persona non grata, and notes Joly’s outreach to U.S. lawmakers and cities during the trade fight.
Mike Steger, 16 August 2026
What does Hillary Clinton’s support for President Trump’s Gaza peace plan reveal about the growing crisis inside the Democrat Party?
In this overview, Mike Steger examines the political realignment taking place ahead of the midterm elections. Hillary Clinton has supported Trump’s approach to peace in Gaza, former Democrat lawyer Julian Epstein has endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for Senate, and former DSA member Jake Altman is warning voters about Abdul El-Sayed and the increasingly radical direction of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Mike argues that these divisions reflect a much deeper political and economic transformation. President Trump has reclaimed policies once associated with working-class Democrats, including tariffs, manufacturing, secure borders, industrial development, and opposition to endless wars.
The discussion then turns to Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters, who is urging voters to leave behind political “plantation” thinking and consider which candidates will actually support skilled trades, seniors, veterans, and working families.
But why are Republicans still struggling in states President Trump won decisively?
Mike argues that the Republican establishment remains trapped by an outdated devotion to free markets, free trade, corporate power, and Ayn Rand-style individualism. For decades, these ideas contributed to the destruction of American manufacturing and weakened the nation’s commitment to the common good.
The crisis is also spiritual. Mike examines how parts of the American church compromised with materialism, prosperity theology, political popularity, and corporate ideology. Drawing on Christian principles and Catholic social teaching, he argues that rebuilding the nation requires rejecting both state communism and unfettered capitalism.
President Trump’s appeal comes from his willingness to fight for the economic well-being, cultural values, and dignity of the American people. That commitment to the common good could become the foundation of a new political coalition capable of uniting working-class Americans across racial and party lines.
In this overview, Mike Steger examines the political realignment taking place ahead of the midterm elections. Hillary Clinton has supported Trump’s approach to peace in Gaza, former Democrat lawyer Julian Epstein has endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for Senate, and former DSA member Jake Altman is warning voters about Abdul El-Sayed and the increasingly radical direction of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Mike argues that these divisions reflect a much deeper political and economic transformation. President Trump has reclaimed policies once associated with working-class Democrats, including tariffs, manufacturing, secure borders, industrial development, and opposition to endless wars.
The discussion then turns to Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters, who is urging voters to leave behind political “plantation” thinking and consider which candidates will actually support skilled trades, seniors, veterans, and working families.
But why are Republicans still struggling in states President Trump won decisively?
Mike argues that the Republican establishment remains trapped by an outdated devotion to free markets, free trade, corporate power, and Ayn Rand-style individualism. For decades, these ideas contributed to the destruction of American manufacturing and weakened the nation’s commitment to the common good.
The crisis is also spiritual. Mike examines how parts of the American church compromised with materialism, prosperity theology, political popularity, and corporate ideology. Drawing on Christian principles and Catholic social teaching, he argues that rebuilding the nation requires rejecting both state communism and unfettered capitalism.
President Trump’s appeal comes from his willingness to fight for the economic well-being, cultural values, and dignity of the American people. That commitment to the common good could become the foundation of a new political coalition capable of uniting working-class Americans across racial and party lines.
Ballroom Construction Continues
Chief Justice Roberts rules White House ballroom construction can proceed as the Supreme Court mulls Trump administration's emergency plea to intervene.
— Zach Schonfeld (@ZachASchonfeld) August 21, 2026
A lower court order restricting construction was set to take effect in hours pic.twitter.com/xV3HWqTEXo
Free Speech Died in California This Week
Free speech died in CA this week, as CA Dems passed the Stop Nick Shirley Act to make it a crime for journalists to expose fraud. They also cut the mic on the assembly floor to prevent criticism of the bill. Here's how bad this bill is, and how you can help us restore free speech… pic.twitter.com/hjfD9vXY8z
— Carl DeMaio (@carldemaio) August 21, 2026
Ed Martin, 21 August 2026
Proud to serve.
— Eagle Ed Martin (@EagleEdMartin) August 21, 2026
Fight Fight Fight. https://t.co/9Nc0PTuf6c
Freedom 250 Grand Prix
🚨THIS SUNDAY….
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) August 21, 2026
GET READY TO HEAR FREEDOM REV and ENGINES ROAR 🏎️💨
Check out my first lap around the Freedom 250 Grand Prix track with Penske President Bud Denker for a CLOSE UP look at this HISTORIC RACE 🇺🇸⬇️ @Freedom250GP @Freedom250 pic.twitter.com/HdGPjCABIK
Angel Dad Joe Abraham, Whose Daughter Was Killed in an Illegal Alien Hit-and-Run, Will Lead ICE’s VOICE Office as Executive Director
… continue to help families who have lost a loved one to a preventable tragedy caused by open-border policies.There is no one better to lead ICE’s VOICE office than @angeldadjoe.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) August 20, 2026
Since his daughter, Katie, was murdered by an illegal alien drunk driver in a hit-and-run in sanctuary Illinois, he has been a staunch advocate for victims of illegal alien crime.
In his new role, he will…
Angel Dad Joe Abraham
I am excited to accept the Executive Director role at VOICE (Victims Of Immigration Crime Engagement) Office because this is not simply a government position for me, it is deeply personal and rooted in a mission I have come to understand through unimaginable loss. I want to use my experience, my voice, and what I have learned through Katie's story to make sure victims and their families are heard, treated with dignity, and never become an afterthought in our immigration system.
No Accountability for the Actions of the Government & Big Medicine
People died from the mRNA vaccine and the government covered up those deaths. Physicians were told if they reported adverse events or spoke out, they would be fired - and many were. Big medicine was complicite - as were the individual physicians who went along with all of this.
There still has not been any accountability for the actions of the government and big medicine.
Including those hospital chains that insisted on compliance from their phsyicians - to lie, cover-up and obvuscate mRNA vaccine injury and even death.
Dr Robert Malone
There still has not been any accountability for the actions of the government and big medicine.
Including those hospital chains that insisted on compliance from their phsyicians - to lie, cover-up and obvuscate mRNA vaccine injury and even death.
Dr Robert Malone
… disorders, no aneurysm, no high blood pressure. His death was a crime and those perpetrating the lie of safe and effective must be brought to justice for reckless endangerment with depraved indifference to human life. His death was not rare- you can’t find what you don’t look for. Had I not done extensive forensic investigations I would never have known the truth. His peer reviewed and published case directly links the vaccine to his death. I will never forgive or forget and will seek justice no matter how long it may take.Yes. My son died 16 days after his 1st Pfizer shot. Histopathology showed myocarditis, pericarditis and fatal aortic dissection. Spike protein was found in his aorta which decimated the endothelium. No nucleocapsid- he never had covid. He was healthy, no collagen deficiency…
— Victor’s Voice (@VictorsVoice2) August 19, 2026
This Isn’t Complicated
This isn’t complicated. States cannot regulate the federal government. https://t.co/mIJVqmcKm7
— F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) August 21, 2026
Terry Schanz Is Chief of Staff to Democratic Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor of California
… Shirley has a “small penis” and challenged him to “prove me wrong” with Schanz further demanding to see Shirley’s genitalia as proof.Meet Terry Schanz, chief of staff to Democratic Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor of California.
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) August 21, 2026
Schanz, who draws a taxpayer-funded salary of roughly $208,000 a year, used work hours to print and distribute flyers confronting independent journalist Nick Shirley. The flyers claimed… pic.twitter.com/jj2BVaeMCG