The Daily Dean Newsletter — Monday, September 8, 2025 Trump’s Canada scare campaign • “Chi-pocalypse Now/WAR!” post, ICE raids loom • Carney’s Buy Canadian counterpunch • Mike Johnson’s Epstein fairy tale • Ukraine endures war’s biggest drone attack Dean Blundell Sep 8 Good morning! Welcome to the Daily Dean Newsletter for Monday, September 8, 2025! Here are the top five stories democracy lovers need to know today: *SEPTEMBER ONLY: 50% OFF. Monthly, Annual, and Founding plans. 🔒 Lock in the half-price rate forever. Founders pay once—never again. Ends September 30, 2025 (11:59 pm ET). 1️⃣ BREAKING — Crisis by Design: Trump’s Canada “trafficking/fentanyl” scare to militarize the border The White House has been seeding a narrative since February that Mexican cartels are running labs in Canada and that illicit synthetics are flowing “across our northern border”—framing it alongside tariff moves and “national security” justifications. Expert and government reporting has consistently shown Canada is not a major fentanyl source for the U.S.; primary vectors are Mexico (cartels) and China (precursors), with the northern border representing a tiny share of seizures. Even internal threat outlooks acknowledge seizures have fallen from 2023 peaks; some Canada-linked precursor activity shows up, but not a wholesale northern pipeline. Translation: the data doesn’t match the scare-story. Why it matters: Labeling Canada a “security threat” tees up tougher border posture and trade hardball while punishing Carney’s pro-Ukraine, anti-Kremlin stance—without evidence that a new northern drug/trafficking wave exists. Keep receipts. BREAKING: The Trump Regime Is Fabricating a Canada ‘Trafficking’ Crisis to Militarize the Border and Punish Carney’s Stand Against Putin Dean Blundell · Sep 7 September 7, 2025 Read full story 2️⃣ “Chi-pocalypse Now”: Trump threatens “WAR” with Chicago as immigration raids loom On Saturday (Sept. 6), Trump posted an AI “Apocalypse Now” meme—“I love the smell of deportations in the morning… Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR”—as federal enforcement plans ramp. Illinois leaders called it “not normal.” Context: Trump just pushed a “Department of War” rebrand; Illinois leaders say what’s actually on deck is an ICE surge, not Guard tanks on Michigan Ave. Why it matters: Authoritarian vibes meet real-world fear. Whether it’s troops or a massive ICE operation, the chilling effect on immigrant communities is the point. Local and state pushback—and courts—will define the next 48–72 hours. “Chi-pocalypse Now”: Trump threatens “WAR” with Chicago as immigration raids loom Dean Blundell · Sep 6 Trump just declared “war” against a great American city today: *SEPTEMBER ONLY: 50% OFF. Monthly, Annual, and Founding plans. 🔒 Lock in the half-price rate forever. Founders pay once—never again. Ends September 30, 2025 (11:59 pm ET). Read full story 3️⃣ Carney’s “Buy Canadian” counterpunch after Trump’s tariffs: what it means for you Canada shed 66,000 jobs in August; Carney answered with a Buy Canadian industrial push plus a C$5B Strategic Response Fund, procurement rules favoring domestic suppliers, and a short-term EV-mandate pause to give the auto sector breathing room. Ottawa framed it as building resilience and reducing over-reliance on U.S. supply chains while targeted relief lands in the hardest-hit sectors. Program knobs are designed so firms can actually use them—fast. Why it matters: If you build, grow, ship, weld, code, mine, mill, or assemble in Canada, this is the “bridge to the future” cash + certainty play—arriving right when Trump’s tariffs bite. Watch for province/municipal adoption of matching procurement rules. BREAKING: Mark Carney Launches Stunning “Buy Canadian” Anti-Trump Tariff Aid Package: Here's What It Actually Means for You Dean Blundell · Sep 6 September 6, 2025 Read full story 4️⃣ Mike Johnson’s Epstein spin: “Trump was the FBI informant”… then the walk-back House Speaker Mike Johnson told cameras that Trump acted as an “FBI informant” against Epstein, offering no evidence. (Being an FBI Informant for a HOAX must be a new thing…LOL) By Sunday, Johnson’s office softened the assertion, pointing instead to years-old anecdotes of “helpfulness.” Why it matters: It’s the pattern: myth-making to recast Trump as the hero while resisting full transparency. Keep pressing for an unredacted release of the files—facts over fan-fic. MAGA Mike Johnson: "Trump was the informant for the FBI, and helped catch Epstein! I Swear!" Dean Blundell · Sep 6 The Trump Regime’s effort to hide the Epstein Files, his ongoing criminality, the death of the US economy, and his declining health, is turning into theater of the f****** absurd.*SEPTEMBER ONLY: 50% OFF. Monthly, Annual, and Founding plans. 🔒 Lock in the half-price rate forever. Founders pay once—never again. Ends September 30, 2025 (11:59 pm ET) Read full story 5️⃣ Ukraine’s darkest night yet: record 800+ drones, government HQ hit Russia launched the largest air assault of the war: Ukraine reported ~805 Shahed-type drones/decoys plus missiles; a government building in central Kyiv burned, with multiple civilians killed and dozens injured. Interceptors downed the majority, but saturation works: hits across Kyiv, Odesa and beyond. Kyiv is begging for more air defenses—now. Why it matters: This wasn’t random. It’s a message strike against governance and morale. Allies will face fresh pressure to surge interceptors, EW, and layered air defense to close the drone gap. Lev Remembers Breaking: Ukraine’s Darkest Night Yet Last night, Ukraine lived through another nightmare that words can barely capture. At five o’clock in the evening, as the sun began to dip and families prepared for dinner, the sky turned into a batt… Read more 17 hours ago · 382 likes · 30 comments · Lev Parnas Trump is manufacturing crisis optics (Canada “threat,” Chicago “war”) while Carney moves fast to cushion tariff pain and re-wire procurement. Johnson’s Epstein claim collapsed on contact with reality. And Ukraine just lived through the war’s biggest air attack—time for the West to match Russia’s drone tempo with defenses. Today’s Quote “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” — Maya Angelou Thanks for reading The Daily Dean Newsletter! 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