The ASTROLABE: 4/7/25 | JASON MIRONCHUCK Joins Me (on PAUL SUDA DAY!): TARIFFS & the SHADOW EMPIRE

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SEE BELOW for the list of all the content for the 4/7 show.

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4/7 ASTROLABE LINKS:

• (2) Paul Suda on X: "TRUMP 47 Week 12 of 208 GAS UP THE JAEGERS https://t.co/LUn11OKHqj" / X

• (22) Dark,Odd,Conspiracy on X: "https://t.co/BeGsUGx4ZA" / X

• (22) mert | helius.dev on X: "so basically > guy reported fake news > all of world finance aped the news and added 2.5T to the market > news is fake, so everyone dumped so basically finance is just memecoins with suits" / X

• (22) Napoleon Bonaparte Appreciator on X: "https://t.co/CC75KrAzEv" / X

• (22) Jack Poso 🇺🇸 on X: "https://t.co/EioFjj5ITs" / X

• (22) John Carter on X: "It's kind of wild how much the dissident right resembles a digital Occupy. - leaderless swarm structure - exerts political power via culture jamming - all the good ideas come from white guys - completely ideologically incoherent - absolutely fucking despises the financial" / X

• (22) SuperTrucker 🚛💨→💻🥷 on X: "Why do RW shitpost accounts have a better grasp of the stakes involved here than the x’perts? https://t.co/YOZwQPDCKE" / X

• (22) Derek. on X: "Bessent was hired to strengthen the dollar by doing the opposite of all the warning signs he saw in the British Pound. Inflated housing markets, treasury yields, etc. all pointed to the big short that the Soros fund pulled off. Bessent's obsession with the prices of homes and" / X

• (22) Derek. on X: "Well, step 2 chronologically is Wall Street deleveraging themselves massively to prevent the bubble pop that would have created another 2008 crisis. Step 2 by Trump and team? Consider what they did in step 1. They just made the world (but mostly China and its satellites) far" / X

• (22) Donald J. Trump on X: "The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO. Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!). Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result!" / X

• (22) AF Post on X: "Trump says he may not reduce tariffs on Israel because the US already gives them billions of dollars. “Congratulations, by the way. That’s a lot.” Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/mvhEy8qej8" / X

• (20) Imperator Philippus Arabus on X: "@AcademicAgent_X The USA has an overall annual trade deficit of nearly a trillion dollars. This is ultimately financed by the federal government taking on debt, and the sale of preexisting assets to foreign buyers. How do you think the USA is able to finance its trade deficit?" / X

• (20) ☦️ Kingpilled 👑 on X: "AA’s tweet here kicked off a bunch of thoughts. It’s rote to say “America’s chief export is USD.” But it’s not really true. Or it’s only true at a level of reduction that isn’t very useful in liminal times. Producing the global reserve currency in a fiat world is not an obvious" / X

• (20) sanket.a on X: "@mittdolcino @TFL1728 @realJoeHoft @gatewaypundit A data points to support your argument EU is seeking trade deal with India & asking for lower terrifies on its automakers. After USA and China, India is the largest MKT for EU. https://t.co/poLuK9CfjZ" / X

• (20) Autism Capital 🧩 on X: "🚨 ELON MUSK: “I hope that the United States and Europe establish a very close partnership. I hope that with the tariffs, the United States and Europe move to a zero tariff situation, effectively creating a free trade zone between Europe and North America. I also hope that https://t.co/HuguEZjSy2" / X

• (20) Mario Nawfal on X: "🚨ELON: UNFETTERED MASS IMMIGRATION WILL DESTROY ANY COUNTRY—IT’S JUST MATH “A country is not its geography. A country is its people. This is a fundamental concept that is truly obvious.” Source: @matteosalvinimi https://t.co/b25m9ust70" / X

• (20) Labrador Skeptic on X: "American-induced global economic changes are moving from a female phase to a male phase. The female phase, that was dominant on X, was all about hurt feelings, screaming & hysterics. "We'll teach those Americans a lesson!" Now we're moving to actual economic power & actions. 1/" / X

• You Are Thinking About Trump's Tariffs All Wrong - YouTube

• (20) Camus on X: "German MEP Christine Anderson recently shared her perspective on the hidden forces shaping global governance. "I don’t know who’s truly behind it," she admitted. "It’s not Ursula von der Leyen—she isn’t making decisions. It’s not Bill Gates, nor even Klaus Schwab. They’re not the https://t.co/9DISYSqkhY" / X

• (21) Vagrant of Rhodes 🗡️🕯️ on X: "From a pure political strategy standpoint, Trump may be unmatched in the modern age. He knows the libs hate him so much that they are forced to take completely indefensible positions, so he makes them do this over and over in full public view. He has done this on many topics but" / X

• (21) Matt Van Swol on X: "🚨#BREAKING: A wild report from the National Weather Service confirms that an Indiana Amish community that was hit by a tornado on April 3rd... ...had already completed ALL of the roof repairs ON THE SAME DAY SO DAMAGE COULD NOT EVEN BE ESTIMATED BY THE NWS Read that again. https://t.co/srwvS36TPf" / X