Argentina and Money Printing

 It’s simply too tempting for governments to try and win voters by giving out free stuff when they don’t have the money in hand to pay for them.  Their only choice is to borrow and print.  Argentina is the latest nation to be collapse.  One day it will happen in America too.

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Protests have erupted across the country over the last several months, as citizens are demanding that their center-left government reinstate various subsidies, and reconsider cutting more - such as the country's notorious welfare program, which has grown to 22 million Argentinians receiving assistance amid a 43% unemployment rate.

The country's deteriorating economic picture has left it cut off from international capital markets as the Fernández administration has relied on printing money to cover its chronic fiscal debt.

As the Epoch Times noted earlier in the week, the country’s state funded programs extend to nearly every aspect of the economy, from wages to utilities, education, and health care.

Argentina already spends an estimated 800 million pesos per day—a sum of more than US$6 million—on state benefit programs.

Concurrently, inflation in the South American nation hit 58 percent in May and soared above 60 percent in July. By comparison, national inflation was just over 14 percent in 2015.

Harry Lorenzo, chief finance officer of Income Based Research, told The Epoch Times the spending habits of Argentina’s government are at the root of the escalating problem.

“The Argentine government has been grappling with a collapsing economy for some time now. The main reason for this is the government’s unsustainable spending, which has been funded in part by generous welfare programs,” Lorenzo explained 

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/argentina-vows-not-go-full-weimar-will-stop-printing-money-amid-60-inflation 

 

Most Rain Ever!

 Wild weather continues.  Record rains and record droughts.  The Left is convinced it's all the result of man-made climate change.  The Bible might suggest it's because the world is groaning as it awaits its redemption.

Since the monsoon rains started in mid-June, heavy rains and ensuing flooding have killed at least 502 people and destroyed thousands of houses throughout Pakistan.

National rainfall for the month of July 2022 was largely (+181%) above average and stands as the record wettest July since 1961.

July 2022 monthly rainfall alone exceeded the total normal monsoon seasonal rainfall by 26%.

July 2022 rainfall was excessively above average over Balochistan (+450%) & Sindh (+308%), both

ranking as the wettest ever during the past 62 years.

The torrential rain caused massive flash floods in Balochistan, Sindh and southwest Punjab, inflicting huge loss of human lives and properties.

The national mean monthly temperature of July 2022 for Pakistan as a whole was 29.93 °C (85.87 °F), being 1.34 °C (2.4 °F) cooler than the average of 31.27 °C (88.26 °F).

Here; More than 500 people killed, thousands of homes destroyed as record-breaking rains hit Pakistan - The Watchers 

Make sure to watch the 2nd video posted in the above link.  Watch the massive boulders weighing multiple tons come washing down the hill in front of the flood waters.  No man-made structure would survive such power.

Next we find chaos in Japan

More than 540 000 people ordered to evacuate as heavy rainfall hits Japan

As of Thursday morning (LT), August 4, 2022, over 540 000 residents living in the Tohoku and Hokuriku regions of Japan were ordered to evacuate as heavy rains continue falling over the Sea of Japan shoreline, triggering floods and landslides.

Evacuation orders are in effect in Aomori, Iwate, Yamagata, Fukushima, Niigata, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures on August 4.

Several people are missing.

According to the country’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Mogami River in Nagai, Yamagata Prefecture, overflowed its banks in the early hours of Thursday, flooding homes, roads and railways.

At least two bridges have already collapsed, one in Yamagata and another in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture

During a news conference on Thursday morning, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said that around 1 900 households, most of them in Niigata Prefecture and neighboring areas, have lost power, while 380 households were experiencing water supply cutoffs.1

Two people were missing as of Thursday morning, but the number reportedly increased as the day progressed.

More than 540 000 people ordered to evacuate as heavy rainfall hits Japan - The Watchers

Does it Seem Like We Are Living in the Twilight Zone?

 I'm sure many of you have also noticed that the "things of this earth have started to grow strangely dim."  I know we have been saying so for the last few years.  Maybe it's just because of our age?  Maybe it's because we are old enough to say "been there, done that" so that activities and sights and travel just don't hold them same level of excitement that they once did?

Or maybe it's because as the dawn of Christ draws nearer we realize more and more that this world is not our home?  Maybe it's because we find out that so many of our neighbors support Black Lives Matter?  Or maybe it's because we see how many of our fellow Americans can't answer the simple question of what a woman is?  And when did our public schools literally become indoctrination chambers where so many teachers are telling our kids that being gay or transgender is a perfectly sane lifestyle choice?

It all seemed to slide so fast!  But now it really feels like we are living in the Twilight Zone and America is being run by clowns who came from Clown World.

I often feel as though I have ventured into an episode of The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling began his television series in 1959, and those familiar with the show remember Serling’s sense of dystopian fiction that stretched the limits of our imaginations. Who can forget the iconic scenes, plot twists, and bizarre endings?

Life today seems like something that even goes beyond what Rod Serling envisioned for his broadcasts. There’s a vast disconnect between reality and the popular truth that confronts us daily on the mainstream news and social media (via the fact-checkers). It makes my head spin!

It’s dystopian fiction at its best, but this time it’s not a TV show depicting a make-believe world. The media spins its lies as reality and mainstream media addicts readily believe them.

Janet Yellen, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, recently bragged about the health of America’s economy. This is gaslighting at its best. Soaring food, fuel, and natural gas prices have stretched many people, especially those on fixed incomes, well beyond their breaking point. And the current crisis in America is just the beginning of the turmoil that many predict will grow steadily worse.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently warned about a coming “economic hurricane” for later this year. He is just one of many voices warning of the coming severe economic storm that will hit America as it has already in many other nations.

I could cite many other examples of where today’s messages on the mainstream and social media do not line up with reality. Some call it “gaslighting,” and it’s surely all that. I like the term “dystopian fiction” as a description of the wide gulf between the “popular line” and reality that’s become the fog of living in this Twilight Zone.

The Fog of the Twilight Zone Invades the Church

Walking into many churches today is also like entering a Twilight Zone. There we hear a message that life is all good and we can experience our “best life now.” Five-year plans are made without even a fleeting thought of Jesus’ imminent appearing or the dark threatening clouds on our horizon.

It’s like a church shrouded in fog so that it’s unaware of the outside world and the many prophetic signs telling us that we live in the last days.

I am reminded again of Kari Jobe’s song: Amen (Simple Gospel). It begins with wonderful words affirming the Gospel but ends with a false message of hope, which exemplifies the disconnect with reality that we find in far too many churches today.

The words below come from the last stanza of her song:

The church will arise

With power and love

Our cities will know

The glory of God

The future is bright

There’s nothing to fear

Revival is now

The Kingdom is here

Such sentiment sounds great, but it’s not what the Bible teaches.

First, the song makes the church the object of our hope rather than Jesus. Many today believe that the church will so change the world that it, not Jesus, will initiate the millennium. The Lord thus returns afterward rather than before this time of peace.

Even pastors that reject such teaching communicate a message exalting the church as our refuge during perilous times.

Second, the words quoted above from the song do not agree with what the Bible says about the day in which we live. Biblical prophecy pictures the last days as being awash in lawlessness, deception, extreme wickedness, corruption, and violence. This is today, and it’s all leading to the rule of the antichrist.

The words to the song tell us that “the future is bright.” However, I live in a country that’s screaming for God’s judgment. A nation led by fanatical advocates of abortion up to birth and all that the LBGTQ stands for surely invites a stern response from God. Adding fuel to the fire, Biden recently advocated the dividing of Jerusalem and a radical two-state solution for Israel with pre-1967 boundaries that will leave the nation defenseless against its foes.

So far, the Lord has been remarkably patient with the U.S.

Jesus’ Imminent Appearing is the Reason for Our Bright Future

Our future is glorious and bright, however, solely because of Jesus’ imminent appearing.

The myriad of signs pointing to the approaching seven-year Tribulation tell us that Jesus is coming for us soon. We live on the cusp of the Lord fulfilling His promises to us in passages such as John 14:1-3, Philippians 3:20-21, and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.

The Rapture signifies a bright future for us; it marks the beginning of an eternal and amazing adventure for us.

Sadly, many saints today never hear any mention of the over-the-top joy and excitement ahead for them. It’s a truly glorious message!

A sound biblical outlook on what lies ahead yields unexplainable and wonderful peace within us. I cannot imagine getting up each morning to face this world without the eternal perspective we see throughout Scripture. The world is a scary place, but an understanding of biblical prophecy yields the fruit of peace deep within us.

We live in the season of Jesus’ appearing to take us home to heaven. It’s not about date-setting but about understanding the multitude of signs God gave us in His Word that reveal the nearness of the Rapture.

Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and Sadducees who did not recognize the signs that their Messiah stood in their presence (Matthew 16:1-4). Would not the Lord have a similar reprimand for church leaders today who remain oblivious to all the indications that the Tribulation period is rapidly approaching?

We will certainly not endure the wrath of God that the apostle John describes for us in Revelation 6-18. However, because of the day in which we live, we must be ready for perilous times ahead before Jesus whisks us up to the place that He’s preparing for us.

Or then again, the Lord could come for us today!

Maranatha!!

Here;  Does It Seem as if We're Living in a Twilight Zone? :: By Jonathan Brentner - Rapture Ready

This world is not our home.  We are aliens here for a very short while and we really shouldn't fall in love with this place because it's all passing away.  Maybe being Americans and living with the blessings that God has provided us has made that more difficult to understand than if we lived in Iran or North Korea?  We do know it's time for all of us to wake up and remind ourselves of who our First Love is supposed to be...and it's not America.

Judgment is Coming

 We already know that judgment is coming to all the earth and that includes America.  Is it possible that the fringes or judgment has already started?  Are biggest floods EVER hitting Kentucky, and worst drought EVER a possible sign that judgment has started and it will only get worse and fulfill the judgments of Revelation?

The Book of Revelation is a very important book but is very neglected by most Christians. It can be a little mysterious, and many denominations ignore it. Many who teach through it mistake it as an allegory or even try to say it is historical rather than a look into the end of days.

Many people who know nothing else about Scripture have some knowledge about this important book, but the facts are fuzzy. They know that the number 666 is important and try to find a “creepy” meaning whenever that number appears. Scripture says that it is the number of a man rather than a random time on a clock or a string of numbers on a credit card.

“And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom, Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six” (Revelation 13:15-18).

If a person takes this mark which identifies them as following the Beast, they will, by their own choice, be forever damned with no turning back. That mark isn’t here yet, but the way is being prepared for people to take that mark. Be careful what you choose to believe and who you follow.

The first verse of Revelation (notice that it is a single revelation, not many revelations) tells us what it is all about.

“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John” (Revelation 1:1).

The revelation was given from God the Father to God the Son, then related to the Apostle John, “Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw” (Revelation 1:2).

This isn’t a transcript of a nightmare that John had one night, but it was prophecy from God. Since God revealed it to John, it’s important to study and understand.

“Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand” (Revelation 1:3).

The time is at hand and coming quickly. It’s important for every Christian to be able to help those who have little knowledge of what’s coming and let them know that only faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ can bring salvation. Anyone who has placed their faith in Christ won’t face God’s wrath.

Many who read Revelation don’t understand that Jesus dictated seven letters to John, which were addressed to seven churches. Those letters describe real situations in each of those congregations but also describe the Church Age in advance, from the letter to Ephesus (the early days of Christianity had much persecution but, in spite of the troubles, those brave men and women had continued patiently in the faith) to the letter to those in Laodicea (describing today’s congregations where Christ isn’t welcome inside but knocks on the door waiting for someone to answer).

There are few pastors today who teach the pure word of God. They try not to offend the congregation by pointing out sin, nor do they want anyone to think that only Christians will go to Heaven. That is heretical teaching but prophesied as a sign that the end is near. The Book of Revelation contains 22 chapters, but after Revelation 3:14, the word ekklesia (translated church) isn’t mentioned.

What has happened? To whom are the following chapters written?

Something wonderful has taken place. The Harpazō (often called the Rapture) has taken all true Christians to Heaven. Christ has called His bride Home.

“After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter” (Revelation 4:1).

The words “after this” come from the Greek words “meta tauta,” which mean something in sequence. First, something happens, then another thing. So, first, the Church Age happens, then a door opens in Heaven, and a voice says, “Come up hither.” I long to hear that voice, and it will happen soon.

“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God” (2 Thessalonians 2:3).

Most people will think the Anti-Christ is their god, but he will show just how evil he is, and many Gentiles will also come to faith in Christ during that final week. The following years won’t be easy.

The Anti-Christ is going to demand that everyone take his mark and worship him. We can see the groundwork is being laid today for that to happen. During the Tribulation, if you don’t take the mark, you will be beheaded. If you do, you will not be able to be saved in the end (Revelation 14:11). The events of the final week are very disturbing, even gruesome. There won’t be any place to hide from the coming horrors; they will be worldwide, fierce to behold, and completely consuming in their vastness. No one on earth during this time will escape God’s wrath. Those who miss the Rapture yet become believers during the tribulation week will fall prey to some of the horrors spoken of in those remaining chapters. Most will be martyred for their faith.

Only by becoming a born-again believer in Christ now, before the Rapture, can we be assured of being in Heaven during the Tribulation. You can’t blame God if you’re left to face the Tribulation. God has given you warning. The first five chapters of Revelation speak of blessings, churches doing well, and churches not doing so well. We read about the glory of God’s throne. After we read of the glory, we are shown what those who reject Christ will face. Does your pride stop you from seeing you are a sinner who needs a Saviour? Being “good” won’t get you to Heaven. Only faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ will allow you to spend eternity with Him.

Judgment is coming, and the question is, how will you respond to God’s free gift of salvation? Will you reject it and face the horrors of His wrath, or will you accept it and spend eternity with Your Lord and Saviour? You make the decision.

Here;  Judgment Is Coming :: By Nathele Graham - Rapture Ready

We don't know how much misery we might experience before Jesus comes for us.  I'm not planning on digging a deep bunker and stocking it with 7 years of food and ammo because I believe Jesus will not allow His bride to have the wrath of God poured out on her before the wedding.

We cling to the promise, "there is no wrath for those who are in Christ Jesus."  But certainly the day of wrath is close for all those who reject Jesus.

Zawahiri Killed by Missiles from Unmanned Drone

 For 6000 years of human history, if a man was going to kill a man he had to be really close and look him in the eyes.  Then rifles came, then airplanes where a pilot could drop a bomb and be away from the target before it even exploded.  But today we don’t even have to sit in the plane!  We can have a dude sitting in Las Vegas flying a drone which constantly hovers in the air 8000 miles away in Kabul!  He can launch a missile and kill a specific man and be home in time to coach baseball and sleep in his own bed with his own wife!  You can see how impossible it will be to escape the modern military when they turn on us, or the Antichrist gets control.

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Two Hellfire missiles fired from a drone killed the leader of al-Qaeda, causing surprisingly little damage beyond the target, suggesting they may be a version of the missile shrouded in secrecy and used by the United States to avoid non-combatant casualties.

Officials said the missiles killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri while he stood on a balcony at his home in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, over the weekend in the biggest blow to the militants since Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. 

A senior administration official told reporters two Hellfire missiles were fired from an unmanned aerial vehicle at Zawahiri. US officials said no one else was killed or wounded in the attack.

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-713765

China's Mortgage Crisis and Financial Collapse News

 The big news today is Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan.  China is responding to the news by live-firing missiles into the ocean some miles away from Taiwan.  Needless to say, they are upset about such a high ranking D.C. politician traveling to a territory that they want for themselves.

But everything isn't going so great in China right now.  As we have reported there are huge problems with their real estate bubble.  People are getting very upset watching their investments vanish.

Watch the news on this here;  https://youtu.be/YBBnQmRcRI4

Also remember that a lot of global currencies will need to collapse so that new digital currencies can be rolled out.  Maybe China will soon be rolling out one of their own real soon?

This will further pave the way for the Antichrist to take over the system when he arrives...and we hope it will be soon because this world is more and more appearing to not be our home.

Public Totally Unaware of How Digital Currencies Will Change Society

 Yep.  It's true.  Most Americans have absolutely no clue how currency works.  We just assume that smarter people are running everything for us and they always have our best interests in mind.  Of course that's simply no true.  The Secret Power of Lawlessness that Paul spoke of is always running in the background.

And one day we (if we are still here) will wake up to the fact that we no longer have cash in our wallets to anonymously buy a box of shotgun shells at Ace Hardware anymore.

CBCD stands for Central Bank Digital Currency.

Other countries which are in a CBDC pilot phase include Russia, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. It is unclear, however, which program could see a proper launch next. Concrete plans to launch a CBDC were recorded by the source in Canada, Australia, Brazil and India, among others.

The digital Euro is also in its development phase, with a pilot scheduled for 2023 in participating nations.

As Alt-Market's Brandon Smith detailed previously, with the introduction of CBDCs in the wake of a stagflationary crash, the central banks could call for a new global network of currencies to "stop such a crisis from ever happening again." 

The BIS and the IMF will be ready and waiting in the wings with the SDR basket, or something very similar. The bankers will remove all physical money over a short period of time and a global digital system will take over. All privacy in trade will be gone, except for those people involved in barter, black markets and commodities.

The advent of CBDCs could also mean that money and economic participation will become privileges, not rights. Digital trade could be tied to a social credit system, much like the one that exists in communist China.

Want access to your checking and savings accounts? Better not say anything critical of the establishment, or you could be reported by a neighbor or stranger by cell phone app and have your money disappear in seconds. The onus will then be on you to prove that you are "loyal" and get access back. You are guilty until proven innocent. 

Maybe you don't want to take the next untested mRNA vaccine for the next dubious pandemic threat? You'll have little choice if your ability to function economically is controlled digitally.

This is the world we are facing if we allow central banks to fully digitize money and trade. It is a nightmare environment of complete authoritarianism. The public at large is mostly unaware of the incredible danger inherent in CBDCs and they must be educated before the current crisis grows so large that they can no longer focus on anything other than their own problems.

Here;  General Public Completely Unaware How Digital Currencies Will Change Our Society (prophecynewswatch.com)

The fact that all these articles talking about digital currency are in the news everyday should be one more wake up call that the return of Jesus is closer than it's ever been.

"Ezekiel 38" Trends on Twitter

 Last week we posted the picture of the 3 amigos over in Iran.  Putin, Erdogen and the Ayatollah were all getting together to discuss what to do about Syria and of course they were going to mention Israel in those meetings too.  Why?  Because Israel has been bombing assets in Syria.  And the assets they bomb are munitions coming into the country from Iran to supply the terrorist group Hezbollah.

Today we read an interesting article that has this 2800 year old prophecy actually trending on Twitter!

A recent meeting in Tehran, bringing together Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei was so fraught with end of days implications that “Ezekiel 38” trended on Twitter.

PUTIN IN TEHRAN

Putin’s trip to Iran closely followed Biden’s tour of the Middle East, in which the US President met with Arab leaders who were deeply concerned about Iran’s growing nuclear program. The president’s tour met with mixed results as his requests for increased oil production went unanswered.

Russia’s talks in Tehran were centered around the interests of the three countries over Syria. Russia and Iran are also united in being targeted by US sanctions. Both countries, isolated from trade with the West, will benefit from this arrangement. Putin recently claimed that trade between the two countries was up 81% from last year to a record $3.3 billion. This economic cooperation comes despite the two countries actually being competitors in the energy market.

Perhaps most significantly was a recent announcement by Iran that the US currency has been replaced with the Russian ruble in Iran-Russia business, with future plans to do so in their dealings with other countries.

Though uneasy allies, Iran and Russia complement each other militarily. In January 2021, Iran, China, and Russia held their third joint naval exercise, the third joint exercise of the three countries, in the northern Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman area.  Iran recently announced it would begin providing Russia with drones for its military in Ukraine. It has signed an agreement to supply aircraft parts and equipment to Russia and service Russian aircraft. Russia is also involved in the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to revive the Iran deal, as Russia will be building much of Iran’s increased atomic infrastructure.

Any alliance between the three countries will be conditional, as Iran and Turkey have regional aspirations that conflict. 

The growing alliance under Russia garnered a wave of attention on the internet, and the terms “Ezekiel 38” and “Gog and Magog” trended on Twitter.

Here;  As Russia forges alliance with Iran, 'Ezekiel 38' trends on Twitter (israel365news.com)

We really don't believe that Bible prophecy will become a huge household topic in these Last Days.  We believe that as the return of Christ draws closer that people will become even more uninterested in Bible topics than they already are.  There will be a famine in the world...not only of food and water but a scriptural famine where people don't have Bibles and even those that do have NO CLUE what they say.

Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip

Nancy might be going to Taiwan really soon.  With tensions hot between USA and China this could be a move that puts things over the top.  BTW, Trump is the dude who said China would blow the chips off the earth.  We are surprised that China hasn’t already invaded Taiwan once they saw that Russia could invade Ukraine while the rest of the world only sent them guns and good wishes.  Read the whole article below as it gives you a really good backdrop on why Taiwan and the South China Sea are such a big deal.

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“Taiwan will be next. You won’t have any computer chips. They’ll blow them off the face of the earth.”

Well, who said that? My question, dear readers, is part of the mystery of the Taiwan Strait. And who better to unlock that mystery than Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, whose summer trip to Asia may well include a stop in Taiwan? Indeed, she could already be on her way there as I write.

 I just hope she has packed her SPF 50 sunscreen, as the Asian island is really warming up. When it came up during their call on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping warnedPresident Joe Biden that “resolutely safeguarding China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity is the firm will of the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people. … Those who play with fire will perish by it.” On second thoughts, better pack a Kevlar pantsuit.

Pelosi’s Taiwan trip would hardly be a surprise. In early April, Japanese media reported that she would go there after a trip to Japan. Right away, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned that a visit to Taiwan by such a high-ranking legislator would be a “malicious provocation.” However, Pelosi had to postpone the visit after she contracted Covid-19. Two weeks ago, the Financial Times broke the story that she had rescheduled the trip for August.

“Pelosi would be likely to fly to Taipei on a U.S. military aircraft,” reported the New York Times on Monday. “Some analysts looking at Chinese denunciations of the proposed visit say that China could send aircraft to ‘escort’ her plane and prevent it from landing.” A nervous Biden told reporters: “The military thinks it’s not a good idea right now.” That seems not to have changed Pelosi’s mind.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-07-29/pelosi-s-taiwan-trip-would-anger-china-and-may-trigger-trump-prophecy