Trump Builds Police State While Installing 22-Year-Old Landscaper to Stop Terrorism

Day 136 of the Trump administration delivered a masterclass in authoritarian priorities. While deploying unprecedented federal resources to hunt immigrants, Trump handed terrorism prevention to a grocery store clerk and systematically weakened America's defenses against foreign threats. The pattern connects across every story: maximum force against the vulnerable, maximum incompetence against actual dangers.Operation At Large: Trump Builds Police StateTrump launched his largest immigration crackdown, deploying 5,000+ federal personnel including FBI, DEA, IRS agents, and 21,000 National Guard troops to arrest 3,000 undocumented immigrants daily. This represents the systematic construction of a police state using immigration as the entry point. Multi-agency coordination typically happens only for terrorist attacks, not pursuing people seeking asylum. Once you fuse various agencies into a single enforcement mechanism targeting one group, that infrastructure easily turns on any group the regime dislikes. First "dangerous" immigrants, then legal asylum seekers, then naturalized citizens, then anyone who opposes the administration. The quota system ensures continued expansion—agents must fill 3,000 daily arrests regardless of actual threats. Meanwhile, Palantir's database connects all these agencies, providing the technological backbone for mass surveillance and coordinated enforcement. This isn't immigration policy—it's police state construction hiding behind border security rhetoric.22-Year-Old Former Landscaper Runs Terrorism PreventionThomas Fugate went from pulling weeds to preventing terrorism in five years. The recent college graduate with zero counterterrorism experience now oversees DHS's main terrorism prevention hub, managing an $18 million grant program while actual terror threats multiply globally. Al-Shabaab, ISIS factions, and al-Qaeda grow stronger as Trump cuts USAID programs that provided intelligence. Iranian assassination teams operate on U.S. soil. Domestic terror groups feel emboldened. The Pentagon warns America faces heightened attack risks. Trump's response: put a grocery store clerk in charge while diverting experienced FBI agents to immigration raids. This isn't incompetence—it's deliberately leaving the door open while pretending to provide security.Trump Diverts Ukraine's Anti-Drone Weapons to Middle EastAnti-drone rocket fuses originally purchased for Ukraine got redirected to U.S. Air Force units in the Middle East while Ukraine faces nightly swarms of Russian drones burying civilians in rubble. The Pentagon quietly notified Congress and skipped NATO meetings to execute this transfer. Ukraine desperately needs these exact weapons as Putin escalates drone attacks, but Trump prioritizes phantom Middle East threats over defending democracy. The timing connects to Putin's threats yesterday about responding "aggressively" to Ukraine's successful bomber attacks. Trump heard Putin's demands and immediately started weakening Ukraine's defenses. Every weapons shipment promised to Ukraine becomes negotiable when Moscow applies pressure.U.S. Abandons Ukraine Security GuaranteesAmerica refused to provide air defense support for the planned UK-French reassurance force in post-war Ukraine, abandoning allies who want to deter future Russian aggression. This isn't just abandonment—it's active sabotage of collective defense. The message to allies: America's word means nothing when Putin objects. Every decision serves Moscow's interests while fracturing NATO solidarity. Trump systematically dismantles the security architecture that has protected democracy for decades.Economists Question Inflation Data ReliabilityThe Bureau of Labor Statistics admitted using "imprecise methods" in April due to "staffing shortages"—the first crack in America's economic credibility. W