Fredonia Project Sitrep 21 Us Domestic

DATE-TIME GROUP: 271800ZDECEMBER25

FROM: EMBASSY OF FREDONIA, WASHINGTON, D.C.

TO: MFA NAGADOCHES

CLASSIFICATION: CONEOFSILENCE // FREDONIAN EYES ONLY

SUBJECT: SITREP 021 “THE FREDONIA PROJECT” – OBSERVATIONAL DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA IN CRISIS 8-26 DECEMBER 2025

SUMMARY: IN ACCORDANCE WITH MFA DIRECTIVE 1826-APRIL-1, THIS EMBASSY HAS INITIATED A REGULAR SERIES OF ANALYTICAL DISPATCHES REGARDING THE INTERNAL DYNAMICS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SERIES, DESIGNATED “THE FREDONIA PROJECT,” WILL BE CIRCULATED UNDER STANDARD SITREP PROTOCOL. PRESUMED LEAK. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

From 1-26 December 2025, President Donald J. Trump put forward a set of executive actions (on holidays, space, AI, fentanyl and investors), pushed for peace in Ukraine, and recalled some 30 serving Ambassadors without explanation, all accompanied by increasingly polarizing rhetoric.

Trump signed an order which called for the closing of executive departments and agencies on December 24, 25 and 26. The order excused most federal employees from duty, with some exceptions for national security, defense and other urgent needs. (Ambassador comments: This may have been an effort to boost the morale of federal workers. If so, it likely fell short given the number of federal workers who have already lost their jobs since Trump was inaugurated and the constant threat that he will close or pare down those agencies that remain.)

“Ensuring American Space Superiority” is another Trump executive order which sets several goals: the United States will return astronauts to the moon by 2028; the U.S. will establish a permanent lunar outpost and reactor sometime around 2030; and the U.S. will enjoy broader dominance in space capabilities. (Ambassador comments: These efforts seem to emphasize military and commercial advantages in space and competition with China. Comedians have focused on the possibility that the Moon is a fertile space for Trump real estate deals and a first step to fulfilling the dream of Trump’s one-time advisor, Elon Musk, to die on Mars.)

On December 11, Trump issued an order which aimed to protect American AI innovation from what Trump describes as a fragmented, over-restrictive set of state regulations that could inhibit growth and US competitiveness with China. The goal of a second December executive order was to “protect American investors”by taking aim at foreign-owned and “politically motivated” proxy advisory firms. This seemed to signal increased federal scrutiny of cross-border influence on U.S. capital markets.

Trump also issued an order designating fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction.” This order seeks to expand the ways in which the U.S. national security community can work on opioid trafficking, potentially broadening interagency authorities. (Ambassador comments: Portraying anything as a “weapon of mass destruction” that is not actually a “weapon of mass destruction,” has not worked to broaden American or world support for military action in the recent past. It is unlikely that it will help increase support to the Trump/Hegseth bomb-small-boats campaign. If the Trump administration ever figures out that it is, in fact, China, not Venezuela, that is the source of fentanyl entering the US, one cannot help but wonder if this new order might be rescinded given China’s stock of, you know, uh, REAL weapons of mass destruction? )

Ukrainian President Zelensky is supposed to meet President Trump at Mar a Lago on Sunday, 28 December, to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. The Trump “peace plan” seems to echo Kremlin demands. Zelensky has reportedly said that Ukraine has agreed on roughly 90% of the plan, but disputes the plan’s positions on control of Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Some Republican Senators have warned that earlier versions of the Trump plan limit Ukrainian sovereignty and some House Republicans argue for much tougher sanctions and military pressure on Russia.

Democratic lawmakers and European officials have voiced concern that U.S. acknowledgement of Russia’s territorial gains, language to renounce NATO and election demands could cement an unjust outcome and weaken international norms against aggressive wars. Transatlantic organizations have referred to the framework as a potential “strategic trap,” and warned that it could constrain Ukraine and NATO more than Russia.

Moscow has resisted relinquishing territorial claims and control of Zaporizhzhia, which has led to worries that Putin will not accept Trump’s plan without further concessions. Trump has suggested that he would use tariffs to pressure Russia, which Europeans see as economically risky. (Ambassador comments: Indeed, the Trump position seems closely coordinated with the Kremlin; it makes Neville Chamberlain look stiff-spined and leader-like. It seems that Trump may not understand the broader impacts of his “plan,” and how it may affect the United States and its allies. Duh.)

Just days before Christmas, the Trump administration ordered the recall of nearly 30 career ambassadors from posts across Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. It was done as part of the administration’s effort to have all U.S. government agencies “align” with Trump’s “America First” priorities. The number of vacant U.S. ambassadorial posts around the world is well over 100 worldwide, about half of all U.S. ambassadors. Some European and Indo-Pacific officials have privately warned that the frequent and prolonged gaps in U.S. ambassadors complicate coordination on sanctions, Ukraine policy, and China strategy. (Ambassador comment: this is truly the zenith of stupidity, from a gaggle of individuals who seem eager to publicly demonstrate their lack of knowledge on so many things. Ambassadors are in place to FURTHER the goals of their governments. Way to weaken US influence and importance, Mr. Trump.)

(Ambassador comment: Barring a surprise from the U.S. government in the next five or so days, this will be the last Situation Report from Washington, D.C. in 2025. We look forward to 2026, and wish everyone a happy, healthy, peaceful 2026.)

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