frozen snapshot — 2026-08-20 · see today →

What's on Donald Trump's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6

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the crushing economic operation 28% the drills he shrank for kim 20% the helipad, the ballroom, the granite 14% · newthe canada tariffs he paused 11% everything else 27%

Economic D-Day: Anyone Who Trades With Iran Gets Hit Too

Six months into the war, the bombs give way to sanctions and 'tremendous economic consequences' for any country still buying Tehran's oil.

Trump Threatens Economic Pain for Countries That Help Iran

The New York Times · 2026-08-20

our translation

the military option stopped producing wins, so the same pressure campaign gets renamed after a beach landing. oil jumped 3% on the threat — he'll read that as leverage, not as a warning.

war hits six months, talks cut offvery sure · 4 sources

He Shrank the Drills. Kim Fired Ten Missiles.

10 missiles day after drills cutvery sure · 4 sources

Tour Guide in Chief Signs the Helipad

new — helipad tour, ballroom at 20 hours a dayvery sure · 4 sources

A Canada Deal With No Terms Attached

deal announced, terms still unpublishedpretty sure · 4 sources

thursday, august 20

Check the oil screen before anyone else brings it up(safe bet)

Take one more lap around the helipad, granite talk optional(safe bet)

Wait on Indiana's major disaster request to land(reported)

Post about Bitcoin and the Clarity Act, take the credit(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Oil Prices Jump After Trump’s Latest Iran Threat

news.google.com · 2026-08-20

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