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Saturday, June 13, 2026

Golfball-Brained Man and Inflation Tanka

Politics of Distraction, XIII

this golfball-brained man
behind the Resolute Desk
loves inflation ...
a MAGA sign, Donald Trump
                              $20,28 per gallon



FYI: The Hill, June 10, 2026: Trump embraces May price spikes amid Iran war: ‘I love the inflation"

“No, I love it. The numbers were great,” Trump said when asked if he was concerned about the latest data, which showed the consumer price index rising to 4.2 percent over the past 12 months — with an increase of 0.5 percent in May alone, according to the Labor Department.

...The CPI data also showed that energy prices spiked 3.9 percent in May after having risen 3.8 percent in April and 10.9 percent in March. 


Added: Politics of Distraction, XIV

smoky haze ...
the 40th deal to end
the war of this wor(l)d


FYI: ABC News, June 16US-Iran agreement confirms Trump trend on the art of the deal

The agreement between the United States and Iran fits with a pattern from Donald Trump where the signing of a deal appears to be the major goal and the details often seem a distant secondary consideration.