ICE Immunity and Canadian Tariffs Anchor the Trump Executive
July 21, 2026
The Trump administration is consolidating a 'back-door state' by shielding masked ICE agents from FBI oversight and leveraging Truth Social as a private toll-road for executive access. This domestic hardening coincides with a navalized trade war against Canada, where wildfire smoke and dairy quotas are weaponized to justify 50% tariffs, while secret billionaire societies like Peter Thiel’s Dialog bridge the gap between apocalyptic tech-capital and NATO high command.
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ICE and the Architecture of Authoritarianism
At Tech Policy Press, we’ve monitored the massive influx of money into the Department of Homeland Security to support the Trump administration’s brutal and increasingly lawless immigration crackdown. Last month saw the publication of a report commissioned by Mijente, Just Futures Law, and Surveillan…
- AI governance
- media and technology
- structural power
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Everything Is For Sale In The Trump White House, Even His Truth Social Posts
Over the last few months especially, there has been renewed attention to the sheer scale of Donald Trump’s ability to profit off the presidency. The efforts to do so only become more brazen every week. Leaving aside the crypto business that he got a ton of people to fund, the free airplane from a fo…
- media and technology
- AI governance
- structural power
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State Department Frames Cuba as Major Threat via Left-Wing Groups
The report comes amid growing U.S. efforts to overturn Cuba’s government.
- geopolitics
- structural power
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The Uses of ‘Treason’
By repeatedly blasting the press as traitors, Trump is trying to solidify his splintering MAGA base.
- media and technology
- structural power
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Trump imposes 50% US tariffs on some Canadian goods, citing discrimination
Tariffs apply to Canadian wine, hockey sticks, cement, and other products, sparking fears of escalating trade tensions.
- geopolitics
- structural power
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Intel Officials Predict the Pentagon’s Bill for the Iran War Will Exceed $100 Billion
The Trump administration has not disclosed its cost estimates for the Iran war.
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How apocalyptic worldviews are moving from the fringes to the corridors of power
It recently emerged that tech billionaire Peter Thiel is running a secret society that brings together fellow CEOs and billionaires with political leaders. Members reportedly include figures like Nato supreme commander Alexus Grynkewich and son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner. Thi…
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Trump to sign order hitting Canada with more tariffs
US officials said the measure is a response to provincial bans on US liquor, Canada's supply managed dairy system and quotas on certain US vehicles and is not connected to Trump's recent threat to hit Canada with higher tariffs because of wildfire smoke.
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Donald Trump again threatens tariffs over smoke after sitting with Mark Carney
After sitting together with Prime Minister Mark Carney during Sunday's World Cup final in New Jersey, US President Donald Trump isn't letting up on his threat to tariff Canada over wildfire smoke.
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Ford calls out Trump over ‘rubbish’ wildfire comments
On Sunday, Trump reiterated his claim that the US could impose tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke, which has prompted air quality warnings in some northeastern states.
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The FBI reportedly won’t investigate ICE anymore
ICE agents hide behind masks while skulking through the halls of immigration court | Image: Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images According to the New York Times, federal agents have been told that the FBI will no longer be investigating confrontations involving ICE agents. The DH…
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The America First Contradiction
A Pentagon official’s X thread exposes the cognitive dissonance of Trump’s foreign policy.
- geopolitics
- structural power
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Iran is turning into the sort of ‘forever war’ that Donald Trump promised to avoid
When Donald Trump returned to the White House, he promised to avoid another Middle Eastern “forever war”. After the costly experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan, that pledge resonated with an American public weary of prolonged military intervention. For a brief moment, it appeared that this promise mi…
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