From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: kyle@westalabamachamber.com <kyle@westalabamachamber.com>; susan.wilhelm@finance.alabama.gov <susan.wilhelm@finance.alabama.gov>; djblakley@ua.edu <djblakley@ua.edu>; info@innovatealabama.org <info@innovatealabama.org>; justice.smyth@tcoeda.com <justice.smyth@tcoeda.com>; Steve Ammons <sammons@birminghambusinessalliance.com>; director@homewoodchamber.org <director@homewoodchamber.org>; chamber@vestaviahills.org <chamber@vestaviahills.org>; rfigh@montgomerychamber.com <rfigh@montgomerychamber.com>; chamberinfo@shelbychamber.net <chamberinfo@shelbychamber.net>; pelhamchamberofcommerce@gmail.com <pelhamchamberofcommerce@gmail.com>; sandra@leedsareachamber.com <sandra@leedsareachamber.com>; nhewston@mobilechamber.com <nhewston@mobilechamber.com>; cfranklin@bcatoday.org <cfranklin@bcatoday.org>; wnewman@bcatoday.org <wnewman@bcatoday.org>
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Sent: Friday, August 8, 2025 at 10:19:09 AM CDT
Subject: How fearful of Trump is the Alabama business community?
To Alabama chambers of commerce and others:
The news story Trump demands 'highly conflicted' Intel CEO resign over China ties prompts me to ask you about how fearful the Alabama business community is of Trump.
As I have previously tried to say to you, my opinion is that Trump's overriding motivation at this juncture in his life is to be, and show to the world that he is, the most powerful and consequential President (for good or bad) in the history of the United States.
For that, I believe Trump is hellbent on mowing down any and all checks and restraints that impede his gaining ever more power in his relentless quest to be the most powerful and consequential United States President ever.
Trump has been incredibly successful towards that end during the past nine months.
A chief tool Trump wields is that of instilling fear in anyone who opposes him or speaks against him.
Such fear is infectious and builds on itself, in that, as some parties succumb to Trump out of fear, other parties are more likely to succumb and do succumb to Trump, and that further grows the fear of Trump.
The fear includes fear of being shunned by other parties with whom one has business (or other) relationships, because one perceives the other parties as being fearful of being associated with someone who speaks against Trump, and for that reason one chooses not to speak against Trump.
Please tell me how pervasive you think fear of Trump is in the Alabama business community as to result in the foregoing phenomenon of people in the community being unwilling to speak up against Trump. (I appreciate that your answering this inquiry is a lose/lose proposition that, if you say people are not fearful, that may encourage people not to be fearful and to speak up, and, if you say people are fearful, that may cause people to decide not to be ruled by fear and to speak up against Trump.)
Thank you.
(for filing in Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: How fearful of Trump is the Alabama business community?)
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: fhelmsing@joneswalker.com <fhelmsing@joneswalker.com>
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Sent: Friday, August 8, 2025 at 06:30:39 PM CDT
Subject: Fw: How fearful of Trump is the Alabama business community?
To Alabama State Bar:
The news story Trump demands 'highly conflicted' Intel CEO resign over China ties prompted me to send the below email to Alabama chambers of commerce asking about how fearful the Alabama business community is of Trump.
I think the same question is legitimately posed to the Alabama legal community, and I do so by means of this email.
Please read the below email to Alabama chambers of commerce and tell me how fearful you think the Alabama legal community is of Trump.
Thank you.
(for filing in Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: How fearful of Trump is the Alabama business community?)
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[forwarded messages is above Email to Alabama chambers of commerce]
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: president@ua.edu <president@ua.edu>; jdenhart@samford.edu <jdenhart@samford.edu>; amcewan@samford.edu <amcewan@samford.edu>; mwithers@samford.edu <mwithers@samford.edu>; jcobia@samford.edu <jcobia@samford.edu>; dburch1@samford.edu <dburch1@samford.edu>; jvance@law.ua.edu <jvance@law.ua.edu>; hultquic@montevallo.edu <hultquic@montevallo.edu>; jwiesen@uab.edu <jwiesen@uab.edu>; Christopher Jones <jonesc1@uab.edu>; ppddei@uab.edu <ppddei@uab.edu>; jrothman@ua.edu <jrothman@ua.edu>; mab0122@auburn.edu <mab0122@auburn.edu>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 06:05:09 PM CDT
Subject: Smithsonian and GWU- How scared of Trump are Alabama professors?
Dear Alabama universities and professors:
I have previously asked of the Alabama business community and the Alabama legal community about how fearful they are of Trump. Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: How fearful of Trump is the Alabama business community?
Today's news about the Smithsonian and George Washington University (per Trump administration says George Washington University violated law over Jewish students, faculty and Donald Trump seeks to remove 'divisive' Smithsonian materials) prompts me to think about how scared Alabama universities and professors are of Trump.
The reason for the groups and others copied on this email is to try to get them to send their own emails to Alabama universities and professors to stand up against Trump. Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: Subjecting Alabama universities to targeted emailing
Thank you for receiving this email.
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 06:56:00 AM CDT
Subject: To Alabama business community re "Everyone knows Trump wants to be Dictator"
To Alabama business community:
Everyone knows Trump wants to be Dictator.
Everyone knows Trump's chief Dictator tool is fear.
I have emailed you who are representatives of the Alabama business community asking how fearful the Alabama business community is of Trump. Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: How fearful of Trump is the Alabama business community?
I am trying to get other Alabamians to do similar emailing.
Thank you.
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: kyle@westalabamachamber.com <kyle@westalabamachamber.com>; susan.wilhelm@finance.alabama.gov <susan.wilhelm@finance.alabama.gov>; djblakley@ua.edu <djblakley@ua.edu>; info@innovatealabama.org <info@innovatealabama.org>; justice.smyth@tcoeda.com <justice.smyth@tcoeda.com>; Steve Ammons <sammons@birminghambusinessalliance.com>; director@homewoodchamber.org <director@homewoodchamber.org>; chamber@vestaviahills.org <chamber@vestaviahills.org>; rfigh@montgomerychamber.com <rfigh@montgomerychamber.com>; chamberinfo@shelbychamber.net <chamberinfo@shelbychamber.net>; pelhamchamberofcommerce@gmail.com <pelhamchamberofcommerce@gmail.com>; sandra@leedsareachamber.com <sandra@leedsareachamber.com>; nhewston@mobilechamber.com <nhewston@mobilechamber.com>; cfranklin@bcatoday.org <cfranklin@bcatoday.org>; wnewman@bcatoday.org <wnewman@bcatoday.org>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 06:45:59 PM CDT
Subject: Charlie Kirk, and what good is the Alabama business community?
Dear Alabama chambers of commerce and others:
Does the Alabama business community say, "Fire any employee who speaks ill of Charlie Kirk."?
Or, does the Alabama business community say, "Let us and our employees take heed of what Charlie Kirk says"? To wit, Charlie Kirk says:
“When people stop talking, really bad stuff starts… when you stop having a human connection with someone you disagree with, it becomes a lot easier to want to commit violence against that group. What we as a culture have to get back to is being able to have reasonable disagreement where violence is not an option.” DR. CHLOE CARMICHAEL: Charlie Kirk’s Final Warning: Don’t Stop Talking – IJROr third choice, say and do nothing.
So, Alabama business community, whatcha gonna do in your sphere of influence over your employees?
Thank you.
(for filing in Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: How fearful of Trump is the Alabama business community?)
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