Notices by Dave Troy :toad: (davetroy@toad.social)

Worth remembering that the main guy behind the self-imposed destruction of global markets just got out of prison last July. And now he's decimating your retirement.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-navarro-releasd-prison-trump-trade-adviser/

📄 NEW: The Trump tariffs have caused shockwaves inside MAGA, breaking down the fragile coalition that propelled him to a second term. Democrats should seize the opportunity to map the fissures and exploit the chaos.
https://america2.news/tariffs-expose-rifts-in-fragile-maga-coalition/

Baltimore stands against fascism. #HandsOff

COMING THIS AUGUST: “If you loved LIBERATION DAY, you’ll love X-DATE even more!” (Hey, if they can use AI slop to wreck the world, we can use AI slop to mock them.)

To the rest of the world: we are aware that the United States has been captured by insane sociopaths and apologize for this inconvenience. These policies are wildly unpopular and we will try to fix this in due course. In the meantime, carry on without us and accept our apologies.

📄 NEW: With 'Signalgate' we have officially abandoned the rule of law and entered a liminal realm governed by end times cult ideology. And we have never been in more danger.
https://america2.news/why-signalgate-marks-our-official-descent-into-end-times-ideology/

Significant evidence suggests that anti-Tesla protests that encourage physical violence are being driven by bad actors aiming to accelerate violence and martial law. The public should engage in economic boycott and anti-Tesla information operations, but AVOID physical engagement.

Again, this appears to be a setup. Media covering this are welcome to reach out for a briefing at davetroy.69 on Signal. Thanks.

📄 NEW: "It's Time for Democrats to Carve Up the GOP" Democrats must have the courage to identify and exploit the weaknesses in the fragile GOP coalition. Here are five myths about the GOP, with matching recommendations about how to go on the offense.
https://america2.news/democrats-dont-understand-republicans-and-heres-why-that-matters-2/

Old Soviet joke: "The future is certain. But the past is changing all the time."

For those unfamiliar, the KGB launched an Active Measures campaign immediately following the assassination to pin the blame on the CIA. Joachim Joesten and Mark Lane led the charge, with many building on their work. Putin wants to 'settle' the matter once and for all.

Putin loves anniversaries. On March 18, 2014, Putin illegally annexed Crimea, and he celebrates the date each year. This year he's also getting a "peace" deal with Trump, plus what is most likely to be a selective dump of JFK files that divert attention from KGB to CIA.

People are in denial about how close to the edge we really are. There are zero reasons to think that popular assumptions about how the world works will remain true in a year, in a month, or a week.

The debt ceiling has not been addressed in this CR. That situation will lead to another standoff in about 60-75 days. Start preparing for that now, and make no assumption that R’s want to avoid default. Musk, Putin, and Xi don’t.

📄 NEW: "To Survive This, We Must Break the Fourth Wall" With a potential government shutdown looming, old frames of left vs. right political conflict are breaking down. We're dealing with something much bigger — and it's time we talk about it frankly.
https://america2.news/to-survive-this-we-must-break-the-fourth-wall/

Democrats can choose between voting for the bad CR and fixing things later, or shutting down the government, risking having it never re-open — what Musk wants. Repudiate the bill, demand changes, but don’t fall for the trap and also be blamed for it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/politics/government-shutdown-funding-bill-senate-democrats.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

@JoeGrowling that has nothing to do with it. If the government is shut down, it will not reopen; and that's Musk's goal.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-has-wanted-the-government-shut-down/

I’m interested in talking to anyone who may have been at Elon Musk’s birthday party in June 2017. Hit me up on Signal at davetroy.69. Thanks.

The White House is lying, saying this is a "transition period," requiring short term pain. This is a controlled demolition of entire economies. There is no truth to anything they are saying, and no path to prosperity on this route. It's raw, unbridled terrorism.

This is the heart of the problem now. The people who could make a difference won’t. We are in for some very dark times, and soon.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/trump-democracy.html

I warned the White House, the National Security Council, and several other agencies about all of this (Musk, crypto, Russia, Trump et al) in writing in 2021. It was too far outside the Overton window to be taken as a real threat. Now, here we are.