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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1533318)	4/11/2025 9:10:46 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	2 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 Fiscally Conservative Respond to of 1580587

Tenchu's Thoughts - The Milli Vanilli of Economics How Trump's tariff expert Peter Navarro made up a fake expert for his book 'Death By China' (Times of India) Trump adviser Peter Navarro and 'economics expert Ron Vara' are same person, NYT reported in 2019 (Snopes) Report: Kushner found Trump advisor Navarro by browsing Amazon (The Hill) Long story short, back during Trump's first campaign to become president, he asked his son-in-law Jared Kushner to find him an economic advisor. Trump wanted someone who could make him look tough, talk tough, and act tough against China. So what does Jared do? Go onto Amazon and find a book called "Death By China." He thought that title was "cool," so he cold-called the book's author, Peter Navarro, and gave him a job. Navarro certainly had good credentials as an economic academician, having post-graduate degrees from Harvard in public administration and economics, and being a prolific writer and researcher. But he had no experience in government until he joined the Trump campaign. Anyway, this guy has an obsession with tariffs and frequently cited an "expert" named "Ron Vara" in "Death By China," the book that Kushner just happened to find on Amazon. *Here's the catch. "Ron Vara" is completely made up. It's an anagram of Peter Navarro's last name.* That got exposed by the NYTimes in 2019, but the story seemed to have faded from the public's collective memory. Fast-forward to today. Trump starts his glorious trade war of choice and ends up wiping out $11 trillion in wealth. He crashed markets and is risking a 21st century global depression. All due to a fake expert that was found by a simple search on Amazon. Ladies and gentlemen (and non-binaries), I state the obvious: Peter Navarro is the Milli Vanilli of economics. "Ron Vara" is to Navarro what "Adrian Dittman" is to Elon Musk. And these are the people who are in charge in the Trump regime. Tenchusatsu P.S. - Jim Cramer considers himself an acolyte of Peter Navarro. How embarrassing. No wonder Cramer gets things wrong more often than not.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1533318)	4/11/2025 11:07:22 PM
From: Maple MAGA	2 Recommendations Recommended By longz Mick Mørmøny Respond to of 1580587

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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1533318)	4/12/2025 9:52:44 AM
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AOC Flying First-Class to Bernie Rally Wasn’t Hypocrisy, It Was Pure Socialism Apr 11, 2025 7:00 am By Robert Spencer 16 Comments New in PJ Media: America’s socialist sweetheart, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Swizzle Stick), recently raised eyebrows among leftists and patriots alike when she was seen enjoying a first-class flight on her way to speak at, of all things, an event of fellow socialist Bernie Sanders. Observers at both ends of the political spectrum thought AOC was being more than a little hypocritical in preaching about income inequality while enjoying all the creature comforts of a first-class flight. Shouldn’t a dedicated fighter for the proletariat be flying among the workers she cherishes? The New York Post reported Monday that “an incredulous passenger” took a photo of the up-and-coming young Bolshevik as she was “getting comfy in the roomy first-class cabin of JetBlue Flight 511 on March 19 that departed from JFK Airport in Queens for Las Vegas, where she spoke at a Sanders rally titled ‘Fighting Oligarchy.’” She also rallied with the irascible old socialist “in North Vegas and at Arizona State University in Tempe.” A woman on the flight who was flying in economy class with the real common folk whom AOC professes to champion remarked: “Nothing says, ‘Power to the people’ like ignoring voters looking to say hello and reclining in first class while tweeting about income inequality. AOC is fighting the system one first-class mimosa at a time.” Now, don’t get me wrong. No capitalist would think there is anything wrong with flying first class. Capitalists and socialists alike would question, however, preaching equity, which means a great levelling of all distinctions between people and all services offered to them, such that a first-class cabin wouldn’t even exist on airplanes, and then enjoying the same benefits that one insists should not even exist. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) remarked that “socialists are hypocrites. I’m surprised she didn’t take a private jet like most of her comrades.” New York State Conservative Party chairman Gerard Kassar said that AOC was demonstrating that she is “out of touch with her principles. It’s absolutely rich in hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is the operative word.” That’s certainly what it appears to be, but AOC’s first-class flight is not actually a sign of hypocrisy on her part. For socialists, enjoying the perks that they deny to the masses is not a bug; it’s a feature. In practice, socialism and Marxism don’t really involve what leftist leaders such as AOC, Bernie, and Barack Obama say they mean, that is, actually spreading the wealth around. The wealth is spread around only to the ruling class. Socialism means that the wealth of those who have no political power is confiscated for the benefit of those who do have political power. That’s the way leftists always behave when they’re firmly ensconced in power. There is more. Read the rest here.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1533318)	4/13/2025 9:57:32 AM
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How Trump’s team will break down the woke bureaucracy By Tyler O'Neil Published Jan. 25, 2025, 11:00 a.m. ET Americans are unifying behind President Trump far more than we did in 2017. Eight years ago, cries of “not my president” resounded through Washington, DC, but this year, it seems the hard-left “resistance” has gone out with a whimper. Unfortunately, that’s not the case inside the federal government. A new poll from Napolitan News showed that 64% of the federal bureaucrats who work in DC and voted for Kamala Harris vow not to implement a lawful order from Trump if they consider it bad policy. Newly-elected Pres. Donald Trump has mounted his ‘war on woke’ aimed at dismantling the progressive bureaucracy that has overtaken Washington. REUTERS Forty-two percent of all DC bureaucrats in the survey said they would dedicate their political efforts to opposing the administration. Trump has come back to the Oval Office with resounding applause and renewed vigor. Why the White House needs to hit woke schools even HARDER on DEI ‘Bond girl’ Ana de Armas rejects changing characters to satisfy diversity goals: ‘Let James be James’ He unleashed an opening salvo on his first day in office by revoking the security clearances of the 49 surviving former intelligence officials who helped launch the Big Tech suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop by suggesting it was a “Russian information operation.” While critics say this move is little more than messaging, Trump is right to send the message loud and clear: the privileges of serving in the federal government should not be used to create a misinformation campaign aimed against a presidential candidate. Joe Biden’s term in office saw a boom in ‘woke’ policies aided by a compliant media, according to reports. AP Trump is right to revoke these clearances, and he’s just getting started. The president has hand-picked nominees who will bring real change to the establishment in Washington, DC. Tulsi Gabbard, who found herself on a TSA watchlist, will bring accountability to the Intelligence Community. Kash Patel, who worked to bust the hoax that Trump was a Russian asset, will bring accountability to the FBI. Russ Vought will reform the Office of Management and Budget, helping Trump reinstate Schedule F, a key reform that will enable the president to fire bureaucrats who oppose the people’s elected president. “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government,” is written by Tyler O’Neil. All this may not be enough, however. Removing the woke influence from the federal government won’t be an easy task. My new book, “ The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government,” explains why, and helps lay out the path forward for the administration and Congress. The Woketopus works like this: influential donors like George Soros — and his son, Alex, who now runs the Open Society Foundations — bankroll a system of woke nonprofits that staff and advise federal agencies, getting their agenda enshrined in the regulations Americans must live by. Remember that fancy Constitution, with its nice checks and balances to enable the majority to rule while protecting minority rights? That’s not how it works today. Instead, unelected bureaucrats write far more regulations than Congress passes laws, and that means that woke nonprofits can influence policy by going to the bureaucrats and circumventing the people’s elected representatives. Left-wing activist groups have been feeding their cronies into the administrative state for years, but this influence campaign revved into high gear under former President Joe Biden. His administration revealed just how woke the bureaucracy had become, and why Trump will have to work overtime to root out the bad actors. The ACLU is getting ready to challenge Trump’s policies via the court system. In the book, I highlight the far-left groups with the most influence in the bureaucracy Biden oversaw — and explain why they’re an abiding threat. Groups like the Center for American Progress, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Human Rights Campaign spread their tentacles into the administration. These organizations drove the Biden administration’s war on fossil fuels, its demonization of conservatives, its open borders policies, and its radical transgender agenda. While Biden is no longer in office, these organizations haven’t ceased to exist. The ACLU, for example, is gearing up to block Trump’s policies in the courts. The Trump administration needs to be on the lookout for the organizations in my book and be wary of their woke influence. There are almost no rivals to billionaire George Soros in his ongoing funding of extremist progressive political causes, critics say. AP Trump is off to a great start, but rooting out the Left’s influence campaign will take more than just executive orders. Congress also needs to get involved. The House and Senate should revisit the question of whether public sector unions should be allowed to represent federal workers. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, no conservative, opposed the very idea of public sector unions because they pit civil servants against the people’s elected representatives. FDR’s concerns were born out, as unions like the American Federation for Government Employees loudly opposed efforts to make the bureaucracy more accountable to the people’s elected president. Public sector unions were once illegal in the federal government—Congress should consider returning to that standard. Incoming Office of Management and Budget chief Russ Vought will help reform how Washington spends American taxpayers’ money, according to reports. UPI Congress should also consider bills like the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act. This would take some of the legislative power that the Constitution gives to Congress away from unelected bureaucrats and restore it to the people’s elected representatives. Finally, Congress should reconsider the freedom that agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enjoy. While the Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse — the ability to determine how much money each agency receives — the CFPB is insulated from Congress’ oversight. This creates a bureaucracy untethered to the people’s elected representatives. Tyler O’Neil is the author of The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government (1/21/25, Post Hill Press)