Trump boasts tariffs are filling US pockets while tech titans rake in $2.2 trillion, 8 billionaires claim a quarter of the gains

So while most people are juggling bills, rent, and rising prices, the richest 500 just stacked another $2.2 trillion like it was Monopoly money. Big Tech is printing fortunes off AI hype, markets bouncing, and a Trump win just supercharged the ride. Tariffs are creating GREAT WEALTH, and unprecedented National Security for the USA! 🇺🇸🇺🇸 …

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95% of AI projects are failing while Wall Street rakes in profits and businesses see zero returns

95% of organizations that are pouring money into generative AI have little or nothing to show for it. That isn’t rumor. That’s MIT’s own conclusion. They say the machines can’t retain data. They can’t adapt. They can’t learn over time. So let’s stop pretending. They are not intelligent. Not artificial. Not anything. But Wall Street …

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Tariffs rake in $27.7B, but July spending wipes out the gains and burns $630B in 31 days. The US deficit is on pace to hit $3.5 trillion

US deficit hit $291B in July. That’s a $3.5 trillion yearly pace without a war or a recession. Just “normal” Washington spending. https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-08/61304-MBR.pdf Tariffs brought in $25B. Trump called it “incredible revenue.” The same month, the government spent $630B. That’s pocket change against a tidal wave. https://www.crfb.org/blogs/tariffs-are-generating-meaningful-new-revenue Social Security payouts jumped $108B. Medicare and Medicaid …

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