Political Journaling mid-June 2025

First, I want to credit @ismatu.gwendolyn for the idea of political journaling.

Last night at 7:50PM, Donald Trump made a post on Truth Social revealing that the U.S. had dropped bombs on Iranian nuclear sites, claiming to have destroyed their nuclear abilities.

ICE deportations continue across the U.S. CBP cracks down on entry to the country by foreign nationals, searching the personal cell phones of those entering the U.S., threatening fines and imprisonment. A Norwegian man was recently denied entry to the United States and subsequently sent back to Norway after ICE agents searching his phone discovered a meme of VP JD Vance with a bald, egg shaped head (MSN.com).

Trump today claimed having struck a ceasefire deal between Iran and Israel following U.S. strikes which the president claimed to have destroyed Iran's nuclear abilities. The escalation marks a continuation of this administration's pattern of military interference w/o congressional approval. 

The State department has issued an advisory on June 22 to U.S. nationals traveling abroad globally:

The conflict between Israel and Iran has resulted in disruptions to travel and periodic closure of airspace across the Middle East.  There is the potential for demonstrations against U.S. citizens and interests abroad. (state.gov)

The world is seeing the U.S. continuing its decades long insistence on global capitalism, continuing an emphasis on free trade and United States hegemony. The world is watching our country continue to destroy ecosystems and exploit workers across the globe through its foreign policy and economic initiatives. The proletariat of the planet can't take much more. The people united will never be defeated.