The LuLac Edition #5, 412, August 12th, 2025

 

ARE WE BECOMING

A POLICE STATE?

President Trump announced Monday he was taking federal control of the Washington, D.C., police department and deploying the National Guard in the nation’s capital in an effort to crack down on crime.

“Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people, and we’re not going to let it happen anymore. We’re not going to take it,” Trump said.

Wow! Where are the gangs? Where are roving mobs of youth? What exactly is a drugged out maniac? Once more the bully, extortionist and wanna be dictator in chief has fired an atomic bomb into a problem when a bullet would do.

This is when crime in Washington, D.C. is down by 30%. But Trump in his attempt to create or exacerbate a problem that doesn’t exist has to show people he is in charge.

Under the Home Rule Act, Trump can temporarily take control of the District’s police department if he determines “special conditions of an emergency nature exist.” The president announced Monday he was declaring a public safety emergency in the District.

Trump also has the authority to activate the D.C. National Guard without local approval, though he is restricted in certain other actions by the Home Rule Act, which grants various powers to D.C.’s local government. National Guard troops will not be able to make arrests but will support local and federal law enforcement. Trump is like the little boy he cries wolf way too many times.

The white noise of his Presidency is getting tiring. (AP, LuLac) 

 

RETIRED PILOT TALKS

Word is it that Trump’s retired pilot too Trump to Epstein’s Island…………wait for it….37 times. Trump just went for the golf I guess.

 

WHY SODA

COSTS SO MUCH?

Coca-Cola's strategy of ramping up prices has boosted earnings - but sales are losing their fizz in North America.

Globally, the volume of drinks it sold grew 2 percent in 2023 even though they were 10 percent more expensive on average.

The double-whammy of more drinks sold at a higher prices helped bump revenue up 6 percent to $45.8 billion, Coca-Cola said today as it reported annual results.

Fast food giants have also admitted higher prices - such as the $29 KFC bucket and the $18 Big Mac meal - are impacting sales at McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut.

Coca-Cola's CEO James Quincey said that in North America it was starting to feel the impact of high prices and that the company would moderate them in response.

'In North America and Europe, while inflation is moderating, the cumulative impact of inflation is pressuring certain consumer segments who are seeking value,' Quincey said in an earnings call with investors.

He later told Bloomberg that the successive quarterly price hikes were going to come to an end.

'A section of US consumers came under pressure in 2023,' Quincey said. 'We are making sure we have affordable options that allow people to stay within the franchise.'

He added that in 2024, 'you'll see normalized pricing levels in the majority of countries.'

Despite the fall in sales in North America, the increased demand globally for its drinks - which include Sprite, Fanta, Powerade and Minute Maid - suggests the company is doing a good job of passing costs on to consumers.

Rivals are not faring so well in that regard, as inflation has driven up costs but also caused consumers to cut back on purchases. (LuLac-The Daily Mail).