The Federal Reserve Is the Fall Guy—and That’s the Plan

EDITOR'S NOTES

Washington’s circus has a new clown to throw under the bus: Jerome Powell. But don’t be fooled—this isn’t about partisan jabs or economic incompetence. It’s about power, control, and creating scapegoats while the real puppeteers rig the system. The latest economic ripples? Predictable. The reactions? Scripted. The consequences? Engineered. Here’s what they’re not telling you about the Fed, Trump, and the smoke screen they’re casting over the American people. It’s not red vs. blue. It’s the machine vs. you.

Derek Wolfe Jun 5, 25

In the theater of political deflection, today's developments are a blazing spotlight on a long-running con. The economy’s showing stress fractures—labor slowing, service sectors retreating—and guess who’s conveniently on deck to take the blame? Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve, of course. But this isn't just another chapter in Trump’s feud with the Fed. This is an orchestrated narrative designed to mask systemic failures and redirect rage away from the true architects of chaos.

Smoke, Mirrors, and Manipulation

The numbers don’t lie: private sector job growth in May tanked, barely scratching 37,000—half of April’s meager figures and a far cry from the 110,000 forecast. Within six minutes, Trump lit up Truth Social with a rant, essentially ordering Powell to drop rates like candy at a parade. “Too Late,” he screamed, like a gambler blaming the dealer. But the truth? Both sides of this stage—Trump and the Fed—are part of the same rigged casino.

ADP’s report and the Institute for Supply Management’s latest readout show what we already knew: the gears of the real economy are grinding. Services shrank. Orders dried up. Construction’s in disarray. And why? Tariff chaos, trade war whiplash, and regulatory chokeholds. It's not "the market" reacting—it's policy carnage trickling down to small business owners who can't even tell which duties apply this week. That’s not capitalism. That’s economic sabotage masquerading as leadership.

Controlled Demolition of Confidence

When Powell holds the line on interest rates, he’s painted as obstinate. But when inflation screams and wage stagnation guts the middle class, he’s silent. This is by design. The Fed’s “independence” is the biggest joke in the District—accountable to no voter, operating in the shadows, and now conveniently positioned to take the fall for policy grenades thrown from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

But don’t think the Democrats would handle it differently. They just sling their fiscal hammers with a different tone and a softer smile. The result’s the same: your savings erode, your job security dissolves, and your financial future gets tethered to a rate sheet controlled by people you never elected.

The Real Warning Sign

Nela Richardson of ADP tried to downplay the carnage, noting this “doesn’t point to a collapsing labor market”—just a hesitant one. But hesitancy is a symptom. Small businesses, the backbone of any truly free market, are bleeding jobs and holding back on growth. They aren’t hesitating out of caution—they’re frozen by policy chaos and a lack of trust in a system that treats them as expendable.

Richardson even let the real truth slip: “As goes small businesses, so goes the economy.” And right now? They’re going down. Hard.

Call to Action

You don’t have to be a political junkie or economic whiz to see what’s happening. This is deliberate erosion—an elite shell game dressed up in bureaucratic babble and partisan sniping. They want you distracted. They want you divided. But if you care about your autonomy, your family’s future, and your right to exist beyond this crumbling fiat clown show, it’s time to act.

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