Rosie: APR 05 LATE Protests against Trump & Elon, Ted Cruz (?!) speaks out against Tariffs

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If these tarot card readings are about anything, they're about how we get rid of trump. Now with the enormous citizen dissent against this "administration's" policies and the stock market crash, there is a glimmering of how this might take place.

I also listened to all of the podcasts from Libby to date, and some of the others. I'm taking their comments into consideration when I remark below. Libby's weekend is now over and we should get some new readings coming in soon, like starting in a few hours.

[NJCher]

1. Trump's Political Position Is Very Precarious, Perhaps Fatal; Here's A Plan

this is a Substack by Terence Goggins, the guy who goes by WestPoint History Professor. He has quite a number of illustrious credentials (read his Wiki bio specifics) but he also was involved in crime for which I think he served a year. It was a coffee chain scandal and I think he spent investor money in places he shouldn't have, but I'm not sure. I knew at one time but have forgotten details. Regardless, evaluate his points on their merits.

He mentions he spent 16 hours writing this--"16 glorious hours," as he puts it. Yep. Writing is hard work.

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Republicans may call for Trump’s Removal from office by the Fall to avoid what some Republican Senators have called a looming “bloodbath”.

BUT TRUMP, ACCORDING TO WHITE HOUSE INSIDERS, “Doesn’t give a “f**k about the political ramifications of his policies on the party. He isn’t running again.” (New York Times April 5, 2025). Current Republican office holders, facing an enraged electorate, may say “the same to you Dear Leader”.

I. THE IMPENDING ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE

Trump and Republican politicians are living in an “alternate reality” free from immediate economic consequences and ignoring plummeting polls. That may end quickly, at least for Republicans facing the electorate in 2026.

Republicans on Main Street; Wall Street and the professional class are living in the real world of crashing financial markets, capital freezes, declining market shares and profits and face financial strain if not ruin. “There’s going to be hell to pay.” According to anonymous, and not so anonymous sources.

An example:

“Business leaders are saying the Trump tariffs are a ‘cataclysmic mistake…he could well bring down the economy and himself,’” according to Steven Ratter, New York Times columnist and professional investor. Rattner continues:

“Almost as important is the lack of clarity of what his policies are and what he is trying to do. Is he using these tariffs as a temporary negotiating tool or is he seeking to bring back manufacturing to the US, which makes them permanent. This dithering takes a toll and freezes decisions to invest in a company or not. Equity offerings have plummeted with companies delaying public offerings since Wednesday’s [Tariffs announcement.]”

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More at link to Substack.