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Lance Rosen  ·

A Quick Take In Response To Question From A Friend On "Trump's Downfall"

"If Trump Is Headed For A Messy End, How Do You See The Aftermath Playing Out?"

Question:

"Lance, Trump is destined to have a spectacularly messy and epic downfall, and an ugly death, but what I worry about is what comes after. As much as JD arrogantly imagines himself to be a great leader with grand ideas who will be loved by all, we know this isn't the case.

The real people in power who have been manipulating Trump for decades will not find such a willing stooge in JD. He thinks he's the smartest guy in the room and will not take kindly to being controlled, even though Theil is his overlord. Technically, he will be president when Trump dies, but he will never be the puppet Trump was, because Trump never realized he was being used; he was groomed to think all that was done under his name was his own ideas.

MAGAt Republicans in Congress will not have Trump to fear or follow. What will they do? These MAGATs can only function under an authoritarian figurehead who tells them how to vote, what to say, and what to believe. They will not automatically transfer their loyalty to JD. They will be rudderless for a while, and I don't see another Trump personality among them to lead. They are so used to not thinking for themselves, having ideas, or listening to their constituents, I don't know how they will behave. They don't know how to act or how to do their job unless someone gives them a script.

What do you think the aftermath will look like?"

My Reply--

"Great question.. It's hard to say. There's too many moving parts, too much about his health we don't know. It's like asking about what happens when a skydiver's parachute won't open..."what will it look like when they hit the ground?" Well, it depends on wind direction, where they land, what they land on. Will Trump get Mike Johnson to pass a bill repealing the law of gravity first? Has he changed his Depends? (Ugh, sorry) But yeah, he is in freefall and it will be a mess.

Assume his Doctors keep him alive until the midterms. He knows that if the actual vote counts are certified without tampering he is finished, even with redistricting. Impeachment will follow quickly if they don't convince him to resign first. (Which I don't see happening, given what he's doing with his "Ballroom.")

Economic reality has broken the hypnotic grip on much of his base, whether we want to see it or not. You are correct, Republicans are afraid of Trump, they have been afraid to criticize him publicly all along. More of the elected ones are showing resistance lately to his craziest behavior, even if their policies seem just as crazy and destructive as ever. Others are resigning or retiring, even a couple switching parties.

His voters are still intimidated by family, church, career pressure to stay in the fold and won't speak out of turn against him, especially in the presence of a Democrat to whom they don't want to give the satisfaction. But they are boiling over inside about their personal circumstances, and see him literally asleep on the job, becoming obscenely rich in the process.

So, whatever they say publicly, in polls, social situations, a lot of them want to send a message, to tell Trump and the GOP, "f_ck you."

Look at the massive popular opposition everywhere, even in Trumpy areas, to the data centers. A lot of MAGA voters blame Trump's Tech Bro megadonors for these things. People are upset about ICE buying warehouses in their areas. They are screwed at the pump and worse is coming. Republican voters are expressing their dissent in ways they can get away with without being ostracized at home, in their communities. His conduct on the war and Epstein have burned a lot of bridges. He is more unpopular than even shown by his abysmal poll numbers.

There is no one in the voting booth with them to scare or intimidate them. They aren't technically voting for or against Trump, they are voting on candidates he endorses. Some of the Southern states are just too red, too stupid, they won't break. Texas will be interesting. But I believe there will be a enough of a crossover vote to give the Dems majorities in both houses.

That's where it will get crazy. No one knows what Trump will do, if he is still alive and in power, but you can bet it will be illegal and insane. No one knows what the Red State Governors and State officials will do to void the results, but we should plan for the worst scenarios.

If it is a landslide, that limits his options. If the battleground states are closely contested, then I expect Trump to attempt to burn everything to the ground to overturn the vote results. He is mildly interested in the Governor's races. His people know that they are losing the House, which is why he's manically trying to get his vanity/police state projects funded now before it changes hands.

It's the Senate that really scares him, because they are the ones who will conduct his impeachment trial. That's why he and his Israeli friends are "stroking" Fetterman. That is the actual story behind why he screwed Cornyn to install Paxton as nominee, because he wants his most loyal attack dogs around him when that happens. But it was also his stupidest, most reckless political blunder, because Cornyn kissed his ring for ten years. And Trump, for his own survival, treated his years of loyalty like it never happened.

Every single GOP Senator got that memo. Trump will screw them in the end too. He just made his situation in the Senate worse without a single vote being cast.

Many Republican leaders are praying he dies sooner rather than later just as hard as some Democrats. Vance of course is one of them.

Being the VP of a President facing impeachment, who was all in on everything he did, and having literally zero of the charismatic leader skillset as his boss, Vance will be the lamest Duck since the days when Daffy Duck was running around trying to outsmart Bugs Bunny.

Literally, he'll be the most powerless President in history, who won't be able to pass a bill to stop his rent-a-couch from being repossesed.

Judicial Watch has obtained new documents showing that Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old who carried out the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, exchanged emails with a female deputy from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office prior to the shooting.

The heavily redacted records also state that a SWAT officer recovered a “gray remote device with an antenna” from Crooks’ pocket after he was killed.

Also, a medic who had climbed onto the roof to examine Crooks’ body was ordered to evacuate after a police K-9 unit alerted on the American Glass Research building. Crooks’ body was left on the roof during the evacuation.

The documents also show a sheriff's deputy told investigators she had two email communications with Crooks, though the content of those emails remains redacted. She stated she did not recognize him initially when his photo was released publicly.

These new details, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, raise several serious questions that still have not been fully answered nearly two years after the attack:

-- Why did Crooks contact a local sheriff’s deputy before the event?

-- What was the nature and purpose of those emails?

-- Why was the shooter's body left on the rooftop after the K-9 alert?

Investigators had previously determined that Crooks flew a drone over the Butler rally site for roughly 11 minutes earlier that afternoon, using it to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the area. The “gray remote device with an antenna” is believed to be the controller for that drone.

Despite this pre-rally surveillance activity, Crooks was still able to access the roof of the American Glass Research building and get within 130 yards of the stage with a rifle. How and why?

The records do not provide conclusions on any of these points, and significant portions of the documents remain heavily redacted.

This latest release adds to the growing public demand for fuller transparency around the Butler assassination attempt, one of the most significant incidents of political violence in modern American history.

To be sure, the American people still do not have full answers about what happened that day, especially when they see Trump's undamaged and unscarred right ear.

This revelation strongly indicates there is a clear need for a thorough, independent, bipartisan congressional investigation with full subpoena power to address these lingering questions and provide transparency to the public and the victims’ families.

No one should have to wonder whether key information about an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate is being withheld.

We aren’t rooting for a conspiracy and proof that the incident was staged. The family of Corey Comperatore, and the two critically injured others, know it was real enough.

But we can demand full disclosure, including the records from Trump's visit to the hospital after the incident.

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On this day, 82 years ago, on June 6, 1944, Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., age 56, landed with the first wave of infantry on Utah Beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy.

Roosevelt was the assistant division commander of the 4th Infantry Division. He suffered from arthritis and had a heart condition. He walked with a cane. Despite this, he personally requested to go ashore with the first wave of troops. His request was approved.

When Roosevelt landed, he immediately realized that the landing craft had drifted nearly 2,000 yards south of their assigned beach. The units were scattered. The beach was under fire. Shells landed nearby. German machine guns swept the shoreline. Officers and men were disoriented. Command structure was breaking down.

Roosevelt made a decision. He walked up and down the beach under fire. He located commanders. He assessed the terrain. He determined the new location could still support the mission. He ordered the troops to press forward from that point. He said, “We’ll start the war from right here.”

Throughout the morning and afternoon, Roosevelt moved across the sand and the sea wall, personally directing units, grouping scattered soldiers, and assigning objectives. He organized columns and pointed them toward exits from the beach. He made contact with naval gunfire units and adjusted fire on enemy positions inland.

He repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire while moving between positions. He brought up reinforcements and guided them through minefields and along cleared paths. At multiple points, he led troops directly through enemy zones to ensure progress inland. His leadership stabilized the beachhead and enabled the division to achieve its initial objectives with fewer casualties than expected.

Roosevelt remained on the beach all day. He never sought cover. He refused to rest. He coordinated with both division staff and regimental units as they established a foothold in enemy territory.

One month later, on July 12, 1944, while serving in France, Roosevelt died of a heart attack. He was buried at the Normandy American Cemetery. His grave lies next to that of his younger brother Quentin Roosevelt, a pilot killed in World War I.

you have to be kinder to people who are slow processors.

you have to be kinder to people who don't understand your jokes.

you have to be kinder to people who forget important dates.

you have to be kinder to people with cognitive decline.

you have to be kinder to people who were always this way, too.

Let’s play the biggest game of kick the can on the internet.

“Everybody knows that the boat is leaking Everybody knows that the captain lied Everybody got this broken feeling Like their father or their dog just died Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich That's how it goes Everybody knows"

--Leonard Cohen (Sept. 21, 1934-Nov. 7, 2016)

A Georgia cat named Peach has reportedly been riding the same coastal ferry route for nearly four years, and the crew finally decided she deserved a seat of her own.

Each morning, Peach boards the ferry, hops onto her custom-built wooden stool beside the window, and quietly watches the waterways of coastal Georgia drift by while pelicans soar overhead and fishing boats head toward the Atlantic horizon.

When the ferry reaches the dock, Peach steps ashore, spends a few minutes inspecting the marina like the unofficial harbormaster of the Georgia coast, then casually boards the next trip back.

The crew eventually installed a small sign identifying her by name after visitors repeatedly assumed she belonged to someone.

Regular passengers say Peach has become such a fixture of the crossing that it feels strange when she isn't aboard.

One crew member reportedly said:

"Honestly, she knows the ferry schedule better than most tourists."

Rain, summer heat, coastal storms, salty sea breezes, or a perfect Georgia afternoon, Peach is usually waiting at the dock before half the passengers arrive.

Some locals swear she has favorite seats.

Others claim she has favorite captains.