Trump Bombs on the World Stage: A Masterclass in Geopolitical Arson

By Rob C.

Art by Dave Granlund

TL;DR: Donald Trump has spent the past few months bombing on the world stage—and I mean that both literally and figuratively. Between threatening war crimes against Iranian civilians or trying to annex Canada, Trump has officially set the global order on fire. While you’re paying for it at the pump, the real winners are clear: defense contractors, his “Epstein Class” cronies, and—most importantly—Vladimir Putin. From removing Russian oil sanctions to letting Russian tankers slide through his “impenetrable” Cuba blockade, Trump is proving that his “America First” slogan really means “Moscow First, Me Second, America Never.”

If you ever wondered what it looks like when a “Peace President” decides to speedrun the destruction of Western civilization, just look at Trump’s recent social media feed. It’s a dizzying cocktail of expletive-laden rants and casual threats to commit war crimes by obliterating civilian infrastructure.

But hey, who needs international law when you’ve got a $1 trillion military budget and a profound misunderstanding of how the world works?

War Crimes Anyone?

Trump, in a series of unhinged comments and expletive-laden posts, has threatened to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure—power grids, water systems, Telecommunications. Here’s the thing: Threatening to commit war crimes is itself a war crime under international law. Article 54 of the Geneva Conventions explicitly prohibits attacking, destroying, or rendering useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population. That includes water installations, electrical generating stations, and other infrastructure necessary for civilian life. Trump isn’t just violating international law by waging an illegal war. He’s publicly threatening to commit crimes against humanity and apparently thinks that makes him look strong.

It doesn’t. It makes him a war criminal. And it destroys what little moral authority America had left on the global stage.

Trump’s completely idiotic and illegal war has forever damaged the world order where the U.S. was the major beneficiary. After World War II, America built a system—imperfect, often hypocritical, but functional—based on international institutions, alliances, trade agreements, and diplomatic norms. The UN, NATO, the IMF, the World Bank, the WTO. Treaties and agreements that created the most peaceful and prosperous era in human history. Was this system perfect? No. Did America use it to serve its own interests? Absolutely. But it also prevented World War III, reduced global poverty dramatically, and created frameworks for cooperation that benefited billions of people.

Trump is destroying that system—not to replace it with something better, but to return to a world of imperial competition, nationalist conflict, and great power wars.

The ripple effect is washing away the foundation of global stability. And once it’s gone, it’s not coming back.

The Economic Ripple: From the Pump to the AI Bubble

If you live in the U.S. and have a pulse, you’ve noticed the cost of war isn’t limited to the bloated military budget. You’re feeling it at the bank, at the market, and at the pump.

Trump’s illegal war in Iran isn’t just “over there.” It’s currently siphoning the lifeblood out of the American economy. While Trump was busy handing $20 Billion of your tax dollars to the right-wing cattle ranchers of Argentina (because apparently, we’re subsidizing South American steak now), the rest of us are feeling the squeeze every day. Gas prices up 30-40%. Food costs spiking. Mortgage rates rising. Inflation accelerating. The economic pain is real and getting worse.

But never fear—it can get much worse.

Here’s something most Americans don’t know (because it’s not on TikTok): Much of the AI bubble is funded by Middle East sovereign wealth funds. Saudi Arabia. UAE. Qatar. These countries have invested hundreds of billions in AI startups, tech companies, and venture capital funds betting on the AI boom.

Trump’s war is putting those investments in jeopardy. Sovereign wealth funds are pulling money out of U.S. markets. They’re diversifying away from dollar-denominated assets. They’re hedging against American instability.

If they pull out en masse, the AI bubble bursts. And when it bursts, it won’t just pop some overvalued tech stocks. It will take down the entire U.S. economy.

Tech sector collapse. Stock market crash. Credit freeze. Mass layoffs. Cascading failures across industries dependent on AI speculation and venture capital. All because Trump started an illegal war to hide his Epstein crimes and couldn’t foresee that destabilizing the Middle East might have economic consequences.

The American dream doesn’t just stall—it dies, potentially dragging the U.S. into a depression that makes 2008 look like a minor accounting error.

Who Benefits from This Shitshow?

With all this economic pain and global chaos, we have to ask: Who benefits from this disaster?

Benjamin Netanyahu gets his war. He’s wanted to destroy Iran for 40 years. Trump handed it to him on a silver platter. Netanyahu’s vision of Pax Judea—Greater Israel dominating the Eastern Mediterranean—requires eliminating Iran as a regional power. Trump is doing that work for him, using American blood and treasure to advance Israeli imperial ambitions.

Defense Contractors - The usual suspects, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Boeing—are making a killing. Literally. If Trump gets his $1.5 trillion military budget, defense contractors will feast on government contracts for years. Missiles, bombs, jets, drones, surveillance systems. All purchased with your tax dollars and used to blow up Iranian children. War is very profitable. For them. Not for you.

Then there are Trump’s cronies cashing in through insider trading.

Stock purchases right before war announcements. Options trading on defense contractors. Investments in oil futures timed perfectly with Trump’s escalations.

I’m sure it’s totally coincidental that people with advance knowledge of Trump’s war plans made fortunes betting on predictable market moves.

The Clear Winner: Russia

🇷🇺 The Russian Asset Update: Putin’s Jackpot

Let’s follow the money, shall we?

My hypothesis that Trump is a Russian Asset isn’t just a theory anymore; it’s a balance sheet. Look at the “wins” Trump just handed Putin:

Putin has seen his fortunes explode—and I mean that literally and figuratively.

Why? Because of the “crisis” Trump created by starting a war. Suddenly, the world needs oil, and Trump magnanimously decides Russia can sell theirs freely again. Trump drove oil prices through the roof. Russia is a major oil exporter. Higher prices mean massive windfall profits for Putin’s regime. Trump has made Putin the richest man on the planet again.

Sanction Relief: Using the “crisis” as cover, Trump quietly removed the economic sanctions on Russian oil that were imposed after the invasion of Ukraine. So Putin gets twice the price for his oil and unrestricted access to global markets.

The Ukraine Drain: The war in Iran has conveniently diverted the defensive weapons meant for Kyiv, leaving Ukrainians to face Russian cruise missiles with little more than hope. Trump prioritized an illegal war over defending a democratic ally from imperial invasion.

🌍 The “Paper Tiger” and the Greenland Grudge

On the diplomatic front, Trump is treating our allies like unwanted stepchildren. He’s currently floating the idea of pulling out of NATO, an alliance that has kept the peace for 60 years, because—in his own words—his buddy Putin told him it’s a “paper tiger.”

“Putin has explained to me many times, NATO is a paper tiger. Putin’s not afraid of NATO. Putin’s afraid of us, very afraid of us,” Trump said. “I got to know him very well. I know him very well.”

He followed this up by berating South Korea, Australia, and Japan for not joining his disastrous Middle Eastern excursion. And then, he got to his real grievance: Greenland. Because they wouldn’t sell us the island, Trump’s official stance is “bye, bye.” It would be hilarious if it weren’t a massive, catastrophic gift to Putin’s Arctic imperial ambitions.

🇨🇺 The Cuba Blockade (With a Russian Exception)

Finally, let’s look at Trump’s next target for conquest, Cuba—the tiny island that’s been America’s punching bag for 60+ years. Trump has blockaded the island, threatening massive tariffs on any country that dares to help the starving population.

Except for Russia. While the rest of the world is barred, Trump allowed a Russian oil tanker carrying 700,000 gallons to sail right through. No threats. No tariffs. Just a little fake compassion for starving Cubans—conveniently delivered by Russia, with Trump’s blessing.

Trump Is and Always Has Been a Russian Asset

All of this proves my hypothesis: Trump is and always has been a Russian asset.

His illegal war isn’t just incompetence. It’s deliberate destruction of the global order to serve Putin’s interests:

• Spiking oil prices enriches Russia

• Removing sanctions frees Russian exports

• Diverting weapons from Ukraine leaves them defenseless

• Threatening NATO withdrawal removes Russia’s main strategic obstacle

• Allowing Russian oil to Cuba shows whose side Trump is on

Every decision Trump makes benefits Putin. Every policy choice advances Russian interests at America’s expense. This isn’t coincidence. This is kompromat in action. Putin owns Trump—through money, through blackmail, through the Epstein files—and Trump does whatever Putin wants.

🏛️ Conclusion: The Bumpy Ride Ahead

Trump isn’t “making deals”; he’s liquidating the assets of the United States and handing the pieces to his authoritarian friends. He has alienated our closest allies, threatened to invade Greenland and annex Canada, he even kidnapped a world leader—hardly the resume of a man interested in global stability.

The “Techno-fascists” are ready to step in and divide the world’s assets among themselves once the dust settles. Hold onto your wallets, folks. If we don’t stop “Donny Dip-shit”, the next global order won’t be written in English or even Chinese—it’ll be written in blood. Because Trump is bombing on the world stage—and we’re all trapped in the wreckage.

F*CK ICE, RELEASE ALL THE FILES!

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— Robert Cain, author of Democracy for Sale: How Corporate Greed Is Corrupting Democracy and Endangering the Planet. Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Booksellers everywhere.