Statecraft 101: What it is, what is was, what it became, and how The Trump Doctrine is changing (fixing) it is now free for all to read on Shitshow Macro:
Topics covered in this post
-Introduction: What is statecraft?
-What is the Department of State (US State Department), and what is it supposed to do?
-What did statecraft become pre-Trump?
--Afghanistan NEO (or lack thereof)
--Diplomats who refuse diplomacy
--Obama evicting RUS embassy & staff
--Biden corruption as VP, Biden Logan Act strategizing against Flynn
--Clinton Foundation while Hillary was SecState
--Senator “Gold Bars” Menendez
-How is Trump evolving statecraft (for the better)?
--The Trump Statecraft Doctrine
--Greenland
--Little Rocket Man (NK)
--Abraham Accords
--Gaza comments forcing ME nations to bargain amongst each other
--Russian diplomacy without those who refuse diplomacy (EU & Zelensky)
-Fin
Topics covered in this post
-Introduction: What is statecraft?
-What is the Department of State (US State Department), and what is it supposed to do?
-What did statecraft become pre-Trump?
--Afghanistan NEO (or lack thereof)
--Diplomats who refuse diplomacy
--Obama evicting RUS embassy & staff
--Biden corruption as VP, Biden Logan Act strategizing against Flynn
--Clinton Foundation while Hillary was SecState
--Senator “Gold Bars” Menendez
-How is Trump evolving statecraft (for the better)?
--The Trump Statecraft Doctrine
--Greenland
--Little Rocket Man (NK)
--Abraham Accords
--Gaza comments forcing ME nations to bargain amongst each other
--Russian diplomacy without those who refuse diplomacy (EU & Zelensky)
-Fin
The Shitshow Macro Weekly Wrapup Podcast for Friday, February 28, 2025 is out:
-The first draft of the Emanations of the Cross Throughout Mankind's History is finished and I hope to publish it for Shitshow Macro premium subscribers tomorrow.
--This is my “clap back” at the ignorant secular media who lied about Pete Hegseth’s Jerusalem Cross tattoo; it took awhile, and it is a fulsome explanation of the history of the Cross in historical, archetypal, and Faith-based usages throughout man’s history (and prehistory).
-The post Statecraft 101: what it is, what it was, what it became, and how the Trump doctrine is changing (fixing) it is now free for all to read and share. The podcast version will probably come out from behind the paywall tomorrow.
Domestic:
-The Epstein Phase I release resulted in much consternation, but a major aspect of the release was largely missed.
--We’ve discussed this in previous podcasts, but the official USGOV release basically verified the veracity of the “Little Black Book” of Epstein’s that has been in the open-source, public domain for several years now.
--That is a bigger deal than most seem to realize.
open.spotify.com/episode/6wap5M…
-One spotlight this Phase 1 release seems to have opened up for many normies who haven’t paid attention is the curious case of James Comey’s daughter being assigned as prosecutor to many of these high-profile cases that we never learn anything about, like Epstein, P Diddy, and others:
zerohedge.com/political/epst…
-Jake Tapper, the CNN “journalist” who was quick to castigate anyone who called out Biden’s obvious mental decline, announced this week that he co-wrote a book about Biden’s obvious mental decline.
--One of Jill’s aids has also come out to the NY Post about how the administration was gaslighting the American people about the obvious mental decline:
nypost.com/2025/02/28/us-…
-The “very serious people” of the US media are super upset that the Trump administration is looking at CISA and considering shutting down its election-based censorship operations and work.
--I’ll just add that the first head of CISA, the guy who made the infamous “most secure election in history” comment, was a follower/subscriber to one of the journalists who I’m suing for defamation.
--So there’s that.
thefederalist.com/2025/02/27/pro…
-Despite the media’s anger that Trump may dare look at CISA’s actual operations and what they were doing, a voter fraud case in Florida may upend the “most secure election in history” mantra and open up a can of worms across the country, according to Rod Martin.
--Weird that the super duper effective CISA didn’t seem to catch this operation. Weird.
rodmartin.org/p/the-florida-…
-Despite the MSM and FBI’s seeming nonchalant approach to the events, some are starting to learn more about the attempted Trump shooters.
--An article in the NY Post indicates that Crooks (Butler attempt) may have had an accomplice that the FBI is trying to cover hide:
nypost.com/2025/02/27/us-…
--And X user @The_War_Economy put out a deep, deep dig on Ryan Routh (Mar A Lago attempt) this week:
x.com/The_War_Econom…
-Executive Director for Look Ahead America @MattBraynard released an article and X thread this week with some pretty startling revelations.
--According to Matt, he informed the FBI back in 2020 that the fundraising platform ActBlue may be laundering money and sending funding to Hamas.
--Surprisingly (not really), the FBI didn’t do anything.
lookaheadamerica.org/fbi/
-In our latest edition of Astroturfing the USA, it seems that at least some of the town hall “protests” against GOP members that the media touted as “proof Trump voters were turning against him” were astroturfed (see: fake) by progressive groups:
freebeacon.com/media/mainstre…
-In more “that thing the media said doesn’t happen is happening again,” the owner of a Charleroi, PA staffing agency pled guilty to harboring illegal immigrants to put them in local jobs:
thepostmillennial.com/owner-of-charl…
-The first draft of the Emanations of the Cross Throughout Mankind's History is finished and I hope to publish it for Shitshow Macro premium subscribers tomorrow.
--This is my “clap back” at the ignorant secular media who lied about Pete Hegseth’s Jerusalem Cross tattoo; it took awhile, and it is a fulsome explanation of the history of the Cross in historical, archetypal, and Faith-based usages throughout man’s history (and prehistory).
-The post Statecraft 101: what it is, what it was, what it became, and how the Trump doctrine is changing (fixing) it is now free for all to read and share. The podcast version will probably come out from behind the paywall tomorrow.
Domestic:
-The Epstein Phase I release resulted in much consternation, but a major aspect of the release was largely missed.
--We’ve discussed this in previous podcasts, but the official USGOV release basically verified the veracity of the “Little Black Book” of Epstein’s that has been in the open-source, public domain for several years now.
--That is a bigger deal than most seem to realize.
open.spotify.com/episode/6wap5M…
-One spotlight this Phase 1 release seems to have opened up for many normies who haven’t paid attention is the curious case of James Comey’s daughter being assigned as prosecutor to many of these high-profile cases that we never learn anything about, like Epstein, P Diddy, and others:
zerohedge.com/political/epst…
-Jake Tapper, the CNN “journalist” who was quick to castigate anyone who called out Biden’s obvious mental decline, announced this week that he co-wrote a book about Biden’s obvious mental decline.
--One of Jill’s aids has also come out to the NY Post about how the administration was gaslighting the American people about the obvious mental decline:
nypost.com/2025/02/28/us-…
-The “very serious people” of the US media are super upset that the Trump administration is looking at CISA and considering shutting down its election-based censorship operations and work.
--I’ll just add that the first head of CISA, the guy who made the infamous “most secure election in history” comment, was a follower/subscriber to one of the journalists who I’m suing for defamation.
--So there’s that.
thefederalist.com/2025/02/27/pro…
-Despite the media’s anger that Trump may dare look at CISA’s actual operations and what they were doing, a voter fraud case in Florida may upend the “most secure election in history” mantra and open up a can of worms across the country, according to Rod Martin.
--Weird that the super duper effective CISA didn’t seem to catch this operation. Weird.
rodmartin.org/p/the-florida-…
-Despite the MSM and FBI’s seeming nonchalant approach to the events, some are starting to learn more about the attempted Trump shooters.
--An article in the NY Post indicates that Crooks (Butler attempt) may have had an accomplice that the FBI is trying to cover hide:
nypost.com/2025/02/27/us-…
--And X user @The_War_Economy put out a deep, deep dig on Ryan Routh (Mar A Lago attempt) this week:
x.com/The_War_Econom…
-Executive Director for Look Ahead America @MattBraynard released an article and X thread this week with some pretty startling revelations.
--According to Matt, he informed the FBI back in 2020 that the fundraising platform ActBlue may be laundering money and sending funding to Hamas.
--Surprisingly (not really), the FBI didn’t do anything.
lookaheadamerica.org/fbi/
-In our latest edition of Astroturfing the USA, it seems that at least some of the town hall “protests” against GOP members that the media touted as “proof Trump voters were turning against him” were astroturfed (see: fake) by progressive groups:
freebeacon.com/media/mainstre…
-In more “that thing the media said doesn’t happen is happening again,” the owner of a Charleroi, PA staffing agency pled guilty to harboring illegal immigrants to put them in local jobs:
thepostmillennial.com/owner-of-charl…
-A 33-year-old Tajik was arrested in Brooklyn on Feb 26 for allegedly aiding ISIS and possession of firearms.
It’s NYC, so the latter charge is probably the one they care about the most.
theepochtimes.com/us/tajikistan-…
-A massive sting in Arizona netted 25 arrests and 1.7mm fentanyl pills:
theepochtimes.com/us/massive-sti…
-The Trump White House has ordered heads of Federal agencies to have Reduction in Force plans in place to move forward with mass firing and layoffs of Federal employees by March 13.
theepochtimes.com/us/white-house…
War/Military:
-UK PM Keir Starmer visited the White House this week, and while it doesn’t seem to be getting a lot of notice, one might view it as a preamble to the Zelensky visit today.
--While not forcefully or outright, Trump jokingly called out the obvious: the UK has been one of the prime escalatory forces for the UKR war, but could not fight the (proxy or hot) war without US support.
-Zelensky came to the US Friday and had several scheduled events billed as centering around the signing of a mineral deal agreement with the US.
--Things devolved pretty quickly when it seemed he did not come with the intention of signing the deal as it had been written and previously agreed to.
--I hate to say I told you so, but I called this out in the Statecraft 101 post; his history shows that he should not be considered a good-faith deal maker.
--Here’s a writeup from @EpochTimes :
theepochtimes.com/us/trump-says-…
--And the full video of the Oval Office meeting that led to the falling apart of the deal and Zelensky leaving early. It’s worth the watch because it isn’t being reported accurately.
--Here’s the entire meeting, shared by @JordanSchachtel :
x.com/JordanSchachte…
--Here’s the 7 ½ minute exchange that most are focusing on:
x.com/elonmusk/statu…
--Probably the least expected (from my personal POV) was Lindsay Graham even coming out against Zelensky’s behavior after the meeting:
x.com/WallStreetMav/…
-Hegseth has shifted policy away from the previous administration and loosened targeting restrictions for commanders on the ground, allowing them to go after groups like the Houthis, AQ, Al Shabab, ISIS, and others.
--There have already been at least 5 significant strikes against terrorist leaders over the past several days:
sofx.com/trump-administ…
-China conducted unannounced live fire military drills just 40 miles off the coast of Taiwan this week.
sofx.com/taiwan-condemn…
-Mexico has extradited 29 individuals associated with the cartels to the US, including Rafael Caro Qunitero, who was jailed for the torture and murder of a DEA agent in 1985 but released early on a technicality:
sofx.com/mexico-extradi…
-Counterterrorism forces have found mass graves among the ISIS strongholds in the Shebaab, Kayaxa, and Cal Miskaad mountain regions of Somalia:
sofx.com/puntland-force…
-Senior Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk has said he would not have supported the October 7th attack had he known the eventual consequences.
--No kidding, d-bag.
sofx.com/hamas-official…
Markets/economics:
-An article is out from @zerohedge noscriptd Bidenflation & His Media Whores.
--While the media is trying to spin this as bad data as a result of Trump admin moves, in reality it's just the truth coming to light of how bad Biden screwed up our economy, and how much the media & economist “experts” lied on his behalf:
zerohedge.com/economics/bide…
-Bessent (Treasury) has said that Mexico is considering matching the US tariffs against China. Bessent said it would be nice if Canada would follow suit, creating a “North American fortress” against cheap Chinese imports.
finance.yahoo.com/news/mexico-pr…
-The US stock market did not have a great week, but Friday showed a movement back to the upside:
--S&P 500: down 0.98% on the week
--Dow 30: up 0.95% on the week
--Nasdaq: down 3.47% on the week
--Russell 2000: down 1.47% on the week
-Crude oil is now down below the crucial $70 mark, at $69.95
-Gold is down a bit but ended Friday at $2,914.10
It’s NYC, so the latter charge is probably the one they care about the most.
theepochtimes.com/us/tajikistan-…
-A massive sting in Arizona netted 25 arrests and 1.7mm fentanyl pills:
theepochtimes.com/us/massive-sti…
-The Trump White House has ordered heads of Federal agencies to have Reduction in Force plans in place to move forward with mass firing and layoffs of Federal employees by March 13.
theepochtimes.com/us/white-house…
War/Military:
-UK PM Keir Starmer visited the White House this week, and while it doesn’t seem to be getting a lot of notice, one might view it as a preamble to the Zelensky visit today.
--While not forcefully or outright, Trump jokingly called out the obvious: the UK has been one of the prime escalatory forces for the UKR war, but could not fight the (proxy or hot) war without US support.
-Zelensky came to the US Friday and had several scheduled events billed as centering around the signing of a mineral deal agreement with the US.
--Things devolved pretty quickly when it seemed he did not come with the intention of signing the deal as it had been written and previously agreed to.
--I hate to say I told you so, but I called this out in the Statecraft 101 post; his history shows that he should not be considered a good-faith deal maker.
--Here’s a writeup from @EpochTimes :
theepochtimes.com/us/trump-says-…
--And the full video of the Oval Office meeting that led to the falling apart of the deal and Zelensky leaving early. It’s worth the watch because it isn’t being reported accurately.
--Here’s the entire meeting, shared by @JordanSchachtel :
x.com/JordanSchachte…
--Here’s the 7 ½ minute exchange that most are focusing on:
x.com/elonmusk/statu…
--Probably the least expected (from my personal POV) was Lindsay Graham even coming out against Zelensky’s behavior after the meeting:
x.com/WallStreetMav/…
-Hegseth has shifted policy away from the previous administration and loosened targeting restrictions for commanders on the ground, allowing them to go after groups like the Houthis, AQ, Al Shabab, ISIS, and others.
--There have already been at least 5 significant strikes against terrorist leaders over the past several days:
sofx.com/trump-administ…
-China conducted unannounced live fire military drills just 40 miles off the coast of Taiwan this week.
sofx.com/taiwan-condemn…
-Mexico has extradited 29 individuals associated with the cartels to the US, including Rafael Caro Qunitero, who was jailed for the torture and murder of a DEA agent in 1985 but released early on a technicality:
sofx.com/mexico-extradi…
-Counterterrorism forces have found mass graves among the ISIS strongholds in the Shebaab, Kayaxa, and Cal Miskaad mountain regions of Somalia:
sofx.com/puntland-force…
-Senior Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk has said he would not have supported the October 7th attack had he known the eventual consequences.
--No kidding, d-bag.
sofx.com/hamas-official…
Markets/economics:
-An article is out from @zerohedge noscriptd Bidenflation & His Media Whores.
--While the media is trying to spin this as bad data as a result of Trump admin moves, in reality it's just the truth coming to light of how bad Biden screwed up our economy, and how much the media & economist “experts” lied on his behalf:
zerohedge.com/economics/bide…
-Bessent (Treasury) has said that Mexico is considering matching the US tariffs against China. Bessent said it would be nice if Canada would follow suit, creating a “North American fortress” against cheap Chinese imports.
finance.yahoo.com/news/mexico-pr…
-The US stock market did not have a great week, but Friday showed a movement back to the upside:
--S&P 500: down 0.98% on the week
--Dow 30: up 0.95% on the week
--Nasdaq: down 3.47% on the week
--Russell 2000: down 1.47% on the week
-Crude oil is now down below the crucial $70 mark, at $69.95
-Gold is down a bit but ended Friday at $2,914.10
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