The Daily Dean Newsletter — Tuesday, Sept 23, 2025
Carney redraws the map • Trump’s Tylenol train-wreck legal blowback • A West Point historian cools America’s panic • $10B in MAGA self-enrichment • Putin rattles nukes as Trump shrugs
September 23, 2025
Welcome back to the Daily Dean Newsletter. Here are the top five stories democracy lovers NEED to know today!
1️⃣ Carney’s “Rupture” Doctrine: Canada steps into the driver’s seat
The gist: In New York, Prime Minister Mark Carney effectively declared the old order ruptured by Trump’s chaos and laid out a Canadian-led, pro-democracy coalition of the willing—practical trade, shared security, and reliability over spectacle. While Trump flamed out at UNGA, Carney told allies: we’re moving forward—join us or get left behind.
Why it matters:
New map, new math: Carney is snapping together a coalition defined by capability and trust (Europe, Indo-Pacific partners, Americas)—designed to endure power vacuums and tantrum tariffs.
Sovereignty with teeth: “Canada has what the world wants” isn’t a slogan—it’s a supply-chain and security play (energy, minerals, agri-food, defense co-production) that reduces leverage for bad actors.
Contrast at UNGA: On the same stage where Trump flailed, Carney brought the UN to their feet with solutions, routes, partners, timelines, and Canadian values.
Read and Watch:
BREAKING: Mark Carney Triggers A Geopolitical Earthquake in NY. "This Is Not a Transition. It’s a Rupture. And Canada Is Ready." | ||||||
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2️⃣ The Tylenol Meltdown: Kenvue’s legal storm meets Trump’s press-room pseudoscience
The gist: Yesterday’s “Tylenol causes autism” presser with Trump/RFK Jr wasn’t just a misinformation bonfire—it’s a potential corporate-libel/market-manipulation nightmare. Kenvue (Tylenol’s parent) is reportedly gearing up for a legal counteroffensive. The price of showmanship may be…actual damages.
Why it matters:
Regulatory exposure: Health disinformation from the presidential podium spooks markets, invites lawsuits, and complicates the terrain of FDA/DOJ/FTC.
Civil liability risk: If companies can demonstrate quantifiable harm from reckless claims, discovery becomes expensive and potentially damaging for the Trump Regime.
Political boomerang: “It’s just my opinion” won’t shield the regime from real-world consequences for inventing science on camera.
Read and Watch:
VIDEO: Trump's UNHINGED Tylenol Temper Tantrum Was His Craziest Yet But It Made Dr. OZ, MILLION$ | ||||||
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3️⃣ Must-Watch: A West Point historian on why Trump can’t finish the coup
The gist: Former West Point military & history professor Terrence Goggin joined FiveStack and laid out, point by point, why Trump’s militarized dictatorship fantasy is missing crucial ingredients. Translation: institutions, doctrine, and the uniformed services aren’t with him.
What you’ll learn:
Chain-of-command reality: Personal loyalty oaths and “Schedule F” purges don’t rewrite laws of war, UCMJ, or professional ethics.
Capacity vs. cosplay: Paramilitary cosplay ≠ sustained control. Logistics, legitimacy, and lawful orders still rule the battlefield.
The temperature check: Public fatigue, legal headwinds, and military antipathy put hard limits on the strongman script.
Watch:
The FiveStack LIVE with Former West Point Professor/Historian Terrence Goggin Who Has Hope For America: The Army Doesn't Work For Trump - Never Will | ||||||
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4️⃣ Follow the Money: The $10-billion presidency
The gist: Zev Shalev drops receipts on how the Trump orbit vacuumed up ~$10B in nine months—from access and policy arbitrage to international grift pipelines. If you feel poorer while the cronies get richer…you’re not imagining it.
Key takeaways:
Pattern, not anomaly: Recycled influence ops + government levers = systematic cash machine.
National-security risk: Foreign patrons don’t invest for charity—they expect policy ROI.
Voter clarity: This isn’t “populism”; it’s pay-to-play plutocracy wearing a trucker hat.
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5️⃣ Putin’s Nuclear Rattle—After Trump pulls the goalie
The gist: Within days of Trump pausing Patriot sales to Ukraine and signaling a step-back from NATO’s Baltic frontline, the Kremlin amped up nuclear threats against Europe. Lev Parnas —former Trump fixer turned whistleblower—lays the blame squarely where it belongs.
Why it matters:
Deterrence works—until you ditch it: Halting air defense and undercutting Article-5 credibility invites escalation.
Pattern recognition: From energy blackmail to missile terror, Moscow responds to weakness, not flattery.
Carney contrast, again: As Canada corrals allies to harden the flank, Trump’s abdication manufactures risk for everyone.
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Today’s Quote:
“To accuse others for one’s own misfortune is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one’s education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one’s education is complete.
- Epictetus
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