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Rod D. Martin

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Sep 9

🚨 HUGE: Trump is building what Victor Davis Hanson calls a new War Production Board—this time for AI, biotech, and national security.

Just as FDR mobilized industry in WWII, Trump is enlisting America’s tech titans to secure U.S. dominance in the 21st century.

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2/ Last week at the White House, Trump assembled some of the most powerful CEOs in the world:

➡️ Tim Cook (Apple)
➡️ Sundar Pichai (Google)
➡️ Mark Zuckerberg (Meta)
➡️ Bill Gates (Microsoft)
➡️ Sam Altman (OpenAI)
➡️ Arvind Krishna (IBM)

Even his critics showed up.

3/ The mission? 🇺🇸

➡️ Ensure America dominates AI, robotics, biotech & crypto.
➡️ Stop China from stealing our breakthroughs.
➡️ Keep jobs and innovation on U.S. soil.

Trump’s deal: no picking winners, no EU-style regulation—just unleash American innovation.

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Rod D. Martin

@RodDMartin

Sep 8

🚨Poland is no longer the poor cousin of Europe.

It’s now a $1 trillion economy, NATO’s 3rd-largest military, and the linchpin against Russia.

Trump just promised to elevate Poland to the G20.

This changes the entire map of Europe. 🧵

2/ In 1989, Poland was among the poorest nations in Europe—crushed by Communism.

Today, it’s an economic powerhouse, growing faster than most EU states, and on track to hit $1 trillion GDP in 2025.

That’s why Trump is backing Poland’s bid to join the G20.

3/ Militarily, Poland is no joke.

It now fields NATO’s 3rd-largest army, behind only the U.S. and Turkey.

Billions invested in tanks, jets, and drones.

And unlike Germany or France? Poland actually takes defense seriously.

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Rod D. Martin

@RodDMartin

Sep 8

🚨 China just spent $5 BILLION on its biggest military parade since 1949.

But here’s the truth Beijing doesn’t want you to know:

👉 Most of the weapons on display were copied U.S. tech.
👉 Much of it is for show, not combat.
👉 And the cracks are showing.

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2/ The parade rolled out hypersonics, lasers, drones, & new missiles.

But analysts point out:

• Medium-range missile = copy of U.S. SM-3
• KJ-600 early warning aircraft = copy of U.S. E-2 Hawkeye
• Naval drones = glorified “suicide boats”

💡 China is playing dress-up with stolen blueprints

3/ And that's not all.

Unlike U.S. systems—tested in combat, refined through decades—China’s copies are unproven.

Example: The KJ-600 has never done a carrier-based takeoff.

👉 Beijing skipped testing to “overtake on a curve.”
👉 In reality? It’s racing blind.

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Rod D. Martin

@RodDMartin

Sep 8

🚨 FBI WARNING: “You can no longer trust your eyes or ears.”

AI deepfakes are now so realistic that criminals are impersonating your family, friends—even government officials!—to scam you.

Losses already top $50 BILLION. The crisis is real.

Here’s what you need to know 🧵

2/ Deepfakes = AI-generated audio, video, or images that look & sound indistinguishable from reality.

Criminals use them to:

• Pose as loved ones in distress 💔
• Pretend to be law enforcement or bank officials 💰
• Impersonate public figures for scams 🎥

And YOU LOSE.

3/ Since 2020:

⚠️ 4.2 million fraud reports
💸 $50.5 BILLION in losses
😱 <5% of stolen money ever recovered

And it’s about to get worse: Deepfake scams could cost $40 BILLION ANNUALLY by 2027.

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Rod D. Martin

@RodDMartin

Sep 7

🚨 PUTIN’S BLUFF IS CRUMBLING 🚨

For 3 yrs, Putin insisted sanctions “don’t work.” That Russia's economy was “resilient.” That his war chest was full.

Now the mask is slipping. The truth? Putin’s war machine is running out of cash.

And showy summits in Beijing won't help. 🧵

2/ Trump's approach has been carrot-and-stick: peace with big investment into Russia...

...or huge new military aid to Ukraine, plus sanctions that will cut off Putin's cash machine.

It brought Putin to Anchorage. But then like Pharaoh "he hardened his heart".

Now he'll pay.

3/ Now Brussels has finally rolled out a real sanctions package—targeting the shady refineries & tankers whose sales are propping up Putin.

Each strike is cutting deeper. Each closure forces Russia to sell at $30–$40 per barrel below market.

Billions lost.

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Rod D. Martin

@RodDMartin

Sep 7

🚨 Bessent Calls for Curb on Fed Authority, Accuses It of Distorting Economy

He says the Fed has been running “gain-of-function” monetary experiments that:

👉 Distorted markets
👉 Fueled inflation
👉 Enriched elites

And he’s calling to STRIP its power. 🧵

2/ Bessent isn’t mincing words:

“The Fed must change course.”

He wants an independent review of the entire institution—policy, regulation, communications, staffing, research.

Translation: no more blank check for unelected bankers.

3/ His main charge? The Fed went rogue.

🔹 2010 Dodd-Frank expanded its powers
🔹 It dove into politics: climate change, “inclusive employment,” social justice
🔹 Meanwhile, it failed to stop collapses like Silicon Valley Bank

Result: ZERO accountability.

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