🟨🟧 "MR. NICE GUY" is afraid

Behind the president's martial posture, the war is bogged down, markets are trembling, and war chief Trump is gripped by fear.

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I will tell you about the revelations of a Wall Street Journal investigation which describes a hesitant, worried president, obsessed by the specter of failure in the Middle East. “MR. NICE GUY,” as he now calls himself, wants to conclude an agreement with Iran at all costs. He threatens because he doubts. He improvises, disperses, seeks an exit strategy at all costs to prevent his presidency from sinking.

In this climate of tension, even the heart of the State wavers. FBI Director Kash Patel goes on Fox to plead his case with the president, who is watching. Ready to do anything to save his skin, despite his multiple alcohol-fueled absences that endanger national security. He embodies an administration under pressure, which fears losing control.

An old friend (turned enemy) of the president deciphers a Trump as “undisciplined, immature, and narcissistic,” but dangerous precisely because he is not “stupid.” And he lambastes Democrats who are unable to propose a clear alternative.

In Zeitgeist, I will also tell you why the hamburger is becoming a luxury product, a symbol of sustained inflation that weighs on the middle classes and could impact the 2026 elections.

And a cultural shift. Why the ultra-rich no longer want to apologize. A new era where wealth is displayed, owned, and staged.