President Donald Trump, 79, marked Memorial Day Monday with an early morning rampage on Truth Social, firing his first post at 6:15 a.m. labeling Democrats “Dumocrats” who “disrespect our Military.” His Iran war so far has killed 13 U.S. service members. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s flagship Vision 2030 project has hit a wall: NEOM has paused construction on The Line — the 170-kilometer dual mirrored skyscrapers originally pitched as housing 9 million people — until at least 2031. The 2026 fiscal deficit stands at $33.5 billion in Q1 alone (194% of the full-year target). The Asian Winter Games at Trojena are postponed indefinitely.
🇺🇸 MEMORIAL DAY MELTDOWN
189 NIGHT POSTS IN APRIL — TRUMP ALSO JOKED ABOUT “NOT MANY DONALDS BURIED AT ARLINGTON”
President Donald Trump, 79, marked Memorial Day Monday with an early-morning Truth Social rampage starting at 6:15 a.m. The opening salvo: “Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military.” Targets across multiple posts: senators Thom Tillis, Bill Cassidy, and congressman Thomas Massie — all Republicans who questioned the Iran war. A Daily Beast analysis found Trump posted 189 times between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. in April alone. Later at Arlington National Cemetery, Trump “joked” that “not too many soldiers named Donald” were buried there. Trump received five military deferments during the Vietnam era — four academic, one for bone spurs (later disputed by his doctor’s daughter as a favor to his father). The Iran war he launched in February 2026 has killed 13 U.S. service members.
TRUMP BOUGHT $680,000 IN ELI LILLY STOCK AS HIS ADMIN BOOSTED ITS OBESITY DRUGS
Federal ethics disclosures released May 14 show Trump bought up to $680,000 in Eli Lilly stock between January and March 2026, while his administration pursued an agenda benefitting the maker of blockbuster GLP-1 obesity drugs. Lilly’s market cap: just under $1 trillion. Company revenue jumped from $45B (2024) to $65B in 2025, with 2026 projected above $80B. Critical to that surge: Medicare coverage of obesity drugs starts July 1, 2026 — historically Medicare hasn’t covered them. TD Cowen analysts called Medicare adoption “critical” to the projection. Trump’s other trades during the same period include Microsoft, Nvidia, Boeing, Target, and Chipotle.
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🏗️ SAUDI ARABIA — THE LINE
NEOM ORIGINAL TARGET: 9 MILLION RESIDENTS — REVISED 2030 TARGET: 100,000 ACROSS ALL ZONES
Saudi Arabia’s NEOM has paused all further work on The Line — the planned 170-kilometer twin mirrored skyscrapers originally projected to cost over $1 trillion — until at least after 2030. The kingdom’s Public Investment Fund is redirecting capital toward ports and data centers. The 2030 population target across all NEOM zones has been slashed to 100,000 people — vs. the 9 million MBS announced for The Line alone in January 2021. Trojena, the mountain resort meant to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games, will get no new investment. PIF also halted funding for LIV Golf ($5B sunk) and the giant cube Mukaab in Riyadh. Q1 2026 fiscal deficit: $33.5 billion — 194% of the full-year target. Webuild (Italy) had its €1B Connector High Speed Line contract terminated with only 20% work complete.
🇲🇽 MEXICO — SERIAL KILLER
PUERTO VALLARTA: 3 WOMEN MURDERED — ALL TATTOOED, 30-35 YEARS OLD, PARTIALLY UNDRESSED
Three women have been found murdered in Puerto Vallarta — a popular resort destination for American tourists in Mexico — in less than three weeks, prompting police to investigate possible serial killer activity. First victim: May 10, near scenic viewpoint Rancho El Pirulí. Second: roadside stop along the highway to Mismaloya, about a week later. Third: discovered Thursday on a dirt road near Parque Las Palmas. Common pattern: all victims between 30 and 35 years old, partially undressed, abandoned in isolated areas, with tattoos. Unconfirmed reports suggest the most recent victim is Elizabeth Martínez, 22, who had been reported missing. Investigators are also exploring whether bodies were transported from another location. Puerto Vallarta was already rocked in February when Jalisco New Generation Cartel members rampaged through the city after the death of cartel boss “El Mencho”.
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🚭 SWEDEN — SMOKE-FREE
SWEDEN HITS 4.8% — FIRST COUNTRY ON EARTH TO GO “SMOKE-FREE”
Sweden has officially become the world’s first “smoke-free” country: the daily smoking rate has fallen to 4.8% — below the 5% threshold defining smoke-free status, according to the Swedish Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAN). For comparison: EU average is 24%, France 25%, Spain 20%, UK 11%, US 12-13%. The rate fell from 16% in 2003 to 4.8% in 2025. Sweden’s secret: snus (oral tobacco pouches) and white snus (tobacco-free nicotine pouches). White snus sales rose 180% from 2021 to 2024; vape liquid sales jumped 640% in the same window. Result: 61% lower male lung cancer mortality than EU average, total cancer deaths 34% below. In January 2025, the Swedish government cut snus taxes by 20% while raising cigarette taxes by 10%.
🌐 TECH — DEEPFAKE PORN
TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR CREATING AI DEEPFAKE PORN — CONNECTICUT, FLORIDA
Federal prosecutors have arrested two men in separate cases for creating AI-generated deepfake pornography of identifiable women, marking some of the first cases under the Take It Down Act signed into law in 2025. The act criminalizes the publication of “intimate visual depictions” created by AI without the subject’s consent — even when the images depict adults. Victims included co-workers, neighbors, and former classmates, with images posted to dark-web forums and revenge-porn sites. Tools used: open-source Stable Diffusion derivatives and commercial “undress” apps. Estimated 23,000 such sites operated globally in 2025 per UK research. Both defendants face up to 3 years in federal prison per image distributed.
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