🎙️ the record🗞️ — sunday, august 10truth-telling with no corporate sponsor🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts — Spotify, Apple, Substack, or @redefiningtherecord.
🎧 intro (00:00–01:00)
Good morning. It’s Sunday, August 10th, and this is the record🗞️.Today’s show is about lies — the ones spun to fuel war, prop up politicians, and keep resistance rising beneath the surface.From Trump’s Alaska meeting built on a lie and a deadly missile strike in Ukraine, to Mexico firmly rejecting America’s latest military showboating —This isn’t theater. This is real. This is urgent.And I’m done pretending that corporate neutrality serves anything but power.So let’s get into the news.
📰 headline rundown (01:00–11:30)
🗞️ headline 1: diplomacy built on deception — the Alaska summit (01:00)
What’s happening:Trump is scheduled to meet Vladimir Putin this Friday in Alaska. The summit was pitched as a step toward peace in Ukraine, based on a false claim by Trump’s envoy Steve Wyckoff that Russia would return Ukrainian land. Under pressure from Zelensky and European leaders, Wyckoff admitted this was untrue. Putin demands Ukraine surrender territory Russia has been unable to capture militarily.
What to know:— The White House’s excuse of a “translation error” is a cover-up for a lie that shaped the entire agenda.— Instead of canceling or postponing, the U.S. is barreling ahead with a meeting built on a story everyone knows is false.— Hours after the admission, Russia launched a missile strike on Ukraine’s Poltava region, killing at least 30 civilians and injuring more than 150.— This strike sent a clear message: negotiations happen on Moscow’s terms, enforced by violence.
My take:This is not diplomacy. It’s bullying backed by missiles. Every day this meeting stays on the calendar signals to Ukraine that borders are negotiable — and to Russia that violence gets you a seat at the table. This isn’t peace. It’s dangerous precedent.And here’s a reality check: a few leaders — Trump, Putin, Netanyahu — hold disproportionate power, shaping wars, famines, and violence worldwide. Until we call it what it is — raw power bullying — real change won’t come.
🗞️ headline 2: tariffs — the invisible tax on American families (06:00)
What’s happening:Trump-era tariffs have pushed average U.S. trade duties to 18.6%, the highest level since the Great Depression. This quietly makes everyday goods more expensive for American families.
What to know:— Tariffs aren’t just trade policy; they act as invisible taxes on groceries, electronics, clothing, and more.— Foreign goods get more expensive, giving domestic producers cover to raise prices, which fuels inflation and hits working and middle-class families hardest.— Corporate profits remain high while families cut back or dip into savings just to survive.— Experts warn these effects will worsen, touching everything from your morning coffee to holiday shopping.
My take:Tariffs aren’t economic strategy — they’re stealth taxes on survival. And the least equipped to pay are paying the most. The holidays could look very different this year because of this hidden economic pressure. It’s time to see tariffs for what they are: a ripple effect that squeezes families while protecting corporate margins.
🗞️ headline 3: mexico says no — rejecting U.S. military showboating (09:50)
What’s happening:Mexico has firmly rejected the U.S. proposal for joint military action against drug cartels, citing sovereignty and a long history of mistrust towards U.S. military intervention in Latin America.
What to know:— This refusal is consistent with decades of Mexican policy resisting foreign military involvement.— Past U.S. interventions promised stability but often caused chaos and lasting instability.— Mexico insists on controlling its own domestic affairs, rejecting Washington’s interference.— This comes amid ongoing U.S. deportations of Mexican nationals, many under racist enforcement policies, making the request for cooperation feel tone-deaf and hypocritical.
My take:Asking Mexico for military help while simultaneously deporting Mexican communities is like shitting where you eat. It’s gross, it’s contradictory, and it’s a reminder that true influence requires respect, not domination. Mexico is standing firm, asserting its sovereignty — and that’s exactly what it should do.
🧠gut check (11:30–12:00)
We’re watching a world where violence and lies set the stage for diplomacy, where economic hardship hides behind political posturing, and where sovereignty is a boundary America can’t cross without pushback — as it should.The resistance is growing, and it’s real. Resistance isn’t giving up hope — it’s demanding accountability from those in power and insisting they protect the people, not just themselves.
→ Remember: holding truth to power is how change begins.
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That’s the record🗞️. No billionaire filters. Only facts. See you tomorrow.
with clarity & no corporate filter,— Marlenafounder, redefining the recordsubstack | podcast | daily news@marlenabeautydotcom | Redefining the Record
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