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Voices, The Peoples News

February 25, 2025, PM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Notorious Migrant Route To US Suddenly Shows Signs Of Life As Migrants Hoof It Back Home With Trump’s Return. Migrants are now using the Darien Gap to head home or travel to other foreign countries instead of heading toward the U.S.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/02/24/migrants-darien-gap-return-trump-administration/

ICE directed to find and remove unaccounted for migrant minors. About 600,000 unaccompanied migrant children who entered the United States illegally
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ice-directed-remove-unaccounted-migrant-211139363.html

# Bundy Rides Again
# Business / Industry / Corporations
Support Black-Owned Businesses: 450+ Places to Start Online
https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/support-black-owned-businesses/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System. At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-is-inside-the-national-institutes-of-health-nih/

ROOKE: Intelligence Agencies Pushback Against DOGE Requests, Giving Trump A Clear Message. President Donald Trump is experiencing pushback among his appointees at national security agencies, signaling that his plan is working.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/02/24/rooke-intelligence-agencies-pushback-doge-donald-trump/

Elon Musk’s underground digital detective reveals all to NewsNation. A data scientist says she is harnessing the power of AI to uncover corruption and waste within the U.S. government.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/elon-musks-digital-detective-newsnation-interview/

Musk and his DOGE operation eye the Social Security Administration. In a lawsuit filed late last week, a coalition of unions and retirees sued the Social Security Administration (SSA) to halt what they call an “unprecedented, unlawful seizure of personal, confidential, private and sensitive data” by the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
https://www.yahoo.com/news/social-security-advocates-ringing-alarm-173030799.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump Just Fired 6,700 I.R.S. Workers in the Middle of Tax Season. That’s a Huge Mistake
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/opinion/irs-taxes-trump.html

Starbucks to lay off 1,100 employees. The jobs cuts, which will affect about 7 percent of the chain’s non-retail staff, are part of its new chief executive’s plan to win back customers.
https://wng.org/sift/starbucks-to-lay-off-1-100-corporate-staff-1740505900

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Florida road project using radioactive waste faces legal challenge
https://www.ehn.org/florida-road-project-using-radioactive-waste-faces-legal-challenge-2671207991.html

Trump moves swiftly to dismantle U.S. climate policies, a legacy that could long outlast his presidency
https://www.ehn.org/trump-moves-swiftly-to-dismantle-u-s-climate-policies-a-legacy-that-could-long-outlast-his-presidency-2671208558.html

‘Viciousness’ of Trump’s climate attacks stuns even his critics. President Donald Trump has attacked nearly every aspect of the U.S. effort to confront rising temperatures.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/21/trump-gutted-climate-policy-across-federal-government-00204998

Trump moves swiftly to dismantle U.S. climate policies, a legacy that could long outlast his presidency
https://time.com/7258269/trump-climate-policies-executive-orders/

# Food General News
Death toll in Listeria outbreak traced to supplemental shakes increases to 12: Another death has been confirmed in an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to supplemental shakes.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2025/02/25/lyons-readycare-sysco-shakes-recall-listeria/80263286007/

# Gov / Politics
Democrats charged with election fraud amid party’s efforts to obstruct election integrity measures
https://www.allsides.com/news/2025-02-25-0454/politics-democrats-charged-election-fraud-amid-partys-efforts-obstruct-election

Sanders moves to block Trump’s $8.56 billion arms deal to Israel. The Vermont senator challenges U.S. involvement in arming Israel amid allegations of war crimes and violations of international law
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/02/25/sanders-moves-to-block-trumps-8-56-billion-arms-deal-to-israel/

# Gov / Politics / Global
New German Chancellor Merz says ‘priority’ is to make county, Europe independent of Trump-era USA
https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/germany-s-chancellor-in-waiting-prioritizes-20186560.php

This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called. In the epic US-Russian prisoner swap last summer, Vladimir Putin brought home an assassin, spies, and another prized ally: the man behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time.
https://www.wired.com/story/russian-prisoner-swap-vladislav-klyushin-evan-gershkovich/

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
New York corrections officers strike enters second week over forced overtime, violent conditions
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/new-york-corrections-officers-strike-enters-second-week-over-forced-overtime-violent

# Medical / Health News
RFK Jr. backtracks, tells HHS staffers they must respond to Musk email justifying their jobs: report
https://justthenews.com/government/rfk-jr-backtracks-telling-hhs-staff-they-must-respond-musk-email-justifying-their-jobs

Most U.S. infant formulas contain mainly added sugars, posing a serious risk to babies’ health, researchers say
https://usrtk.org/healthwire/infant-formulas-added-sugars/?mc_cid=a96ea67e01&mc_eid=485b9951ab

Sweetener aspartame aggravates atherosclerosis through insulin-triggered inflammation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550413125000063

# Military / DOD / General News
Troops deployed to Guantanamo Bay increased to roughly 1,000
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/americas/2025-02-24/troops-migrants-guantanamo-deportation-16941525.html

# Military / General News / Global
Israel sends tanks into West Bank amid ‘de facto annexation’ of Palestinian lands: Mariam Barghouti. “What we are seeing is an intensified campaign aimed at annexation of the West Bank.”
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/02/25/israel-sends-tanks-into-west-bank-amid-de-facto-annexation-of-palestinian-lands-mariam-barghouti/

# NOAA
NOAA prepares for major staff layoffs amid federal cuts
https://www.dailyclimate.org/noaa-prepares-for-major-staff-layoffs-amid-federal-cuts-2671215101.html

# Nuclear
Texas pushes ahead with new nuclear reactor projects. Texas-based Natura Resources and California’s Kairos Power have permits to build advanced nuclear reactors, aiming for completion by 2027. The state legislature is considering public financing to support nuclear projects, with Texas A&M University establishing a site for multiple commercial reactors.
https://www.dailyclimate.org/texas-pushes-ahead-with-new-nuclear-reactor-projects-2671215059.html

# Veterans / VA
VA Research Funding Slashed. Though not as prominent as the NIH, VA researchers play a major role in advancing basic health science. Hundreds of projects have been cut.
https://prospect.org/health/2025-02-25-va-research-funding-slashed/

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Voices, The Peoples News

February 25, 2025, AM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
States move to cement PFAS protections amid fears of federal rollbacks
https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/02/states-move-to-cement-pfas-protections-amid-fears-of-federal-rollbacks/

# DEI [Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]
Federal Judge Blocks President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders That Seek To End Support Of DEI
https://apnews.com/article/dei-diversity-equity-inclusion-trump-federal-judge-5b04fbc742bd32adf98ca108b4b12b37

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
New DOGE bill would target more than $200B in annual improper payments from safety nets, lawmaker says
https://www.aol.com/news/doge-bill-target-more-200b-162530226.html

Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by DOGE are expected to produce no savings
https://time.com/7261360/us-doge-musk-canceled-contracts-no-government-savings/

Elon Musk’s protege ‘Big Balls’ is grandson of executed KGB agent, report says: Coristine, 19, dropped out of Northeastern University to find work in Silicon Valley, only to be fired from a cybersecurity internship last year for allegedly leaking insider information to a rival company and accused of frequenting Telegram and Discord communities linked to cybercrime.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-s-protege-big-balls-is-grandson-of-executed-kgb-agent-report-says-b2703739.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes
Social Security changes include payment amount, age eligibility and more
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2025/02/25/social-security-changes-2025/80024873007/#:~:text=The%20cost%2Dof%2Dliving%20adjustment,for%20those%20born%20in%201959.

‘Single-biggest threat to our local economy’: GOP mayor fears ‘devastating’ Trump plan. “Billions of dollars in goods crisscross between Canada and the United States from points in Michigan, and economists and industry analysts warn that tariffs or, worse, an escalating trade war could kneecap the economy ofa region already battered by globalization and foreign competition.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tariffs-auto-industry/

Trump Says Tariffs On Mexico And Canada Will Go Forward Next Month. Senior US official says reciprocal tariff plan moving ahead. Trump has threatened sweeping levies on trading partners
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2025/02/24/trump-says-tariffs-on-mexico-and-canada-will-go-forward-next-month/

Trump announces ‘major economic development transactions’ with Russia in ‘huge reversal’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-russia-sanctions-2671208168/

# Education / Schools
House kills free school lunches bill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSmC0kRK2B8

U.S. Agriculture Department suspends scholarships for students at historically Black colleges
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/02/22/usda-scholarship-program-aga-dei/7291740259303/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Major company to axe nearly 5,000 jobs and cut 3,000 contractors in massive downsizing effort: ‘We have got more we need to do’
https://fortune.com/europe/2025/01/16/british-oil-giant-bp-to-axe-almost-5000-jobs/

So close, yet so far from retirement: These older Americans need a few more years of work, but can’t find a new job. Some older Americans just want a few more years of work to boost retirement savings or stay busy.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3828371695076-so-close-yet-so-far-from-retirement-these-older-americans-need-a-few-more-years-of-work-but-cant-find-a-new-job?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NDA0ODYyNjExODg%3D

For Many of America’s Aging Workers, ‘Retirement Is a Distant Dream’
https://time.com/7260357/aging-workforce/

Donald Trump claimed he would help American workers. Now, he’s betraying them, Musk is just helping Trump implement the anti-worker ideas of the radical Project 2025
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/donald-trump-claimed-he-would-help-american-workers-now-hes-betraying-them

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Map Reveals Locations of World’s Rare Earth Minerals. Need to know: Rare earth minerals have become crucial to almost every sector and the global economy at large, drawing significant attention to the countries that possess these vital resources.
https://financialpost.com/commodities/mining/australia-u-s-and-canada-launch-interactive-map-for-critical-minerals

Iran Squeezed by Fresh US Oil Sanctions. Need to know: Oil prices rose for a second consecutive day after the U.S. tightened sanctions on Iran’s oil sector, intensifying economic pressure on Tehran.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-donald-trump-squeezes-iran-economy-new-oil-sanctions-nuclear-2035714

# General News
Elon Musk Hit With Brutal Double Whammy of Legal Losses
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-new-republic-1991457/3828738982437-elon-musk-hit-with-brutal-double-whammy-of-legal-losses

A dozen Louisiana victims of police racism get $1,000 each month. The program is funded by a family that got rich off slavery
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-independent-517119/3828164909853-a-dozen-louisiana-victims-of-police-racism-get-1-000-each-month-the-program-is-funded-by-a-family-that-got-rich-off-slavery

Neo-Nazi group plots rebuild as Trump’s FBI chief takes helm, audio reveals. Exclusive: Terrorist group the Base appears defiant as new administration aims to deprioritize threat from far right
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/24/neo-nazi-trump-fbi-chief

Trump Supporter Asked Why He’s Wearing A Fake ICE Uniform, And His Reply Is Gross
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-supporter-asked-why-hes-001040836.html

Woman hit with $5,000 tow bill after fender bender on road – then she uncovered truth about law and 911’s ‘bad’ advice. A lawmaker blasted the incident as ‘outrageous’
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/13612606/new-york-towing-law-comsumer-protection/

# Gov / Politics
Ohio’s J.D. Vance rebuked by the Pope, denounced by NATO allies, ridiculed for bizarre rant
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ohio-j-d-vance-rebuked-093003779.html

Judicial pushback on Trump ‘hurting American people,’ says GOP rep leading impeachment charge
https://www.aol.com/judicial-pushback-trump-hurting-american-090046873.html

Jasmine Crockett Hits GOP With Damning Funding Forecast: ‘They Have A Trump Trifecta’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jasmine-crockett-trump-trifecta-republicans-looming-government-shutdown_n_67bc1fe7e4b029e3b893e028

James Carville Predicts Donald Trump’s Downfall— Advises Democrats to ‘Sit Back and Watch’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/james-carville-makes-bold-prediction-223752694.html

House Republicans unfazed by protests: ‘We’re moving forward with the cuts’
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/24/house-republicans-protests-00205892

Donald Trump sparks chilling three-word ‘fascism’ warning as he cozies up with Putin. A  US general has warned that Trump must not enter into a deal with Putin, or he could start World War Three.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2002237/trump-putin-ukraine-negotiations-ww3

Transcript: Trump’s Angry Defense of Musk Goes Awry at Nutball Presser. An interview with writer Susan Milligan, who argues that Trump’s struggles to defend his DOGE fiasco wrecks GOP efforts to portray him as a stern “daddy” figure who is effective and in charge of events.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191918/transcript-trumps-angry-defense-musk-goes-awry-nutball-presser

CNN’s Jake Tapper Confronts Top Trump Official With Stunning Clip of Russian State TV Praising Trump’s ‘Total Alignment’ With Putin
https://www.mediaite.com/news/cnns-jake-tapper-confronts-top-trump-official-with-stunning-clip-of-russian-state-tv-praising-trumps-total-alignment-with-putin/

Bernie Sanders on Battling a Government ‘Of, By, and For’ the Billionaires. “The defeat of Trumpism is not going to take place in Washington,” Sanders tells Rolling Stone
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bernie-sanders-elon-musk-donald-trump-oligarchy-government-billionaires-1235278831/

Let Me Be Clear: Putin is the Dictator. Not Zelensky.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GgzYBLW2GI

PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders to Colleagues on Senate Floor: “Do You Have the Courage to Continue Telling the Truth When the President is Lying?”
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/prepared-remarks-sanders-to-colleagues-on-senate-floor-do-you-have-the-courage-to-continue-telling-the-truth-when-the-president-is-lying/

‘This cannot get any weirder’: Emmanuel Macron just had to pry Donald Trump’s hand off his knee [Scroll 1/2 way down for video]
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/this-cannot-get-any-weirder-emmanuel-macron-just-had-to-pry-donald-trumps-hand-off-his-knee/

‘Surreal’: Impeachment witness floats disturbing explanation for Trump selling out Ukraine
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-compromised-russia/

‘Extortion, pure and simple’: Onlookers shocked by Trump threat to cut Ukraine’s internet
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-zelensky/

Virginia Dem ripped after invoking famous Holocaust quote in attack on DOGE: ‘First they came for …’
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3827806915901-virginia-dem-ripped-after-invoking-famous-holocaust-quote-in-attack-on-doge-first-they-came-for-?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NDA0ODQ3MDEzNzE%3D

U.S. Senator Rips Into Elon Musk, “I Hate to Break It to You But You’re Not My Boss”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/u-s-senator-rips-into-elon-musk-i-hate-to-break-it-to-you-but-you-re-not-my-boss/ar-AA1zCuDY

U.S. Wins Backing for U.N. Resolution on Ukraine War That Doesn’t Blame Russia. On third anniversary of invasion, Trump says he is talking to Moscow about economic development deal as Washington’s posture in region shifts
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/trump-putin-us-russia-economic-deal-679a9d26

US Siding with Russia at UN Angers Trump Critics. Need to know: United States opposition to a European-drafted United Nations resolution that condemned Moscow’s full-scale invasion has sparked anger on both sides of the Atlantic among critics of President Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-russia-un-vote-condemnation-2035664

# Gov / Politics / Global
Finnish President to Trump: If Putin wins in Ukraine, the US loses
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-24/finnish-president-to-trump-if-putin-wins-in-ukraine-the-us-loses

Ukrainian parliament rejects resolution supporting Zelensky
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukrainian-parliament-rejects-resolution-supporting-183319758.html

Ukrainian parliament fails to pass resolution supporting democracy amid Russian aggression
https://english.nv.ua/nation/elections-in-ukraine-rada-fails-to-vote-on-resolution-to-support-democracy-on-february-24-50492686.html#goog_rewarded

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
The Law’s Trump-Size Hole Is Suddenly Exposed. The judicial system has started to rule against the administration’s decimation of the civil service. If only it could actually enforce its rulings.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191897/trump-contempt-congress-power-grab

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Republican files article of impeachment against judge who ordered agencies to restore scrubbed data
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5161693-andy-ogles-impeachment-resolution-federal-judge-trump-administration-health-data/

# Medicare / Medicaid
Mike Johnson’s “prayer request”: A GOP budget that slashes Medicaid to pay for Trump’s tax cuts
https://www.salon.com/2025/02/25/mike-johnsons-prayer-request-a-budget-that-slashes-medicaid-to-pay-for-cuts/

Gov. Lujan Grisham sounds alarm on Medicaid cuts in House GOP budget plan
https://www.newsbreak.com/cbs-news-510078/3827850618693-gov-lujan-grisham-sounds-alarm-on-medicaid-cuts-in-house-gop-budget-plan

DOGE cuts, Medicaid fears spark protests at GOP lawmaker offices across US. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has clearly had enough of Elon Musk and his DOGE initiative.
https://punchbowl.news/article/washington/doge-republican-criticism/

# Medical / Health News
Elon Musk Asks for Reason US Can’t Afford Healthcare, Mark Cuban Gives 7 (and a Solution)
https://www.newsbreak.com/gobankingrates-522888/3827453789386-elon-musk-asks-for-reason-us-can-t-afford-healthcare-mark-cuban-gives-7-and-a-solution

Researchers issue warning after discovering troubling trend in human brains: ‘A much larger effort is needed.’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/microplastic-contamination-human-brains-increasing/#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20revealed%20that,article%20published%20in%20the%20Guardian.

Bill filed in Arkansas legislature to monitor fertility, embryo reproduction and outcomes. House Bill 1554 intends to create the Assisted Reproductive Technology Reporting Act. Its stated intent is to “track certain health outcomes and success rates of assisted reproductive technology” through mandated reporting.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bill-filed-arkansas-legislature-monitor-232731336.html

Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/23/trump-nih-health-medical-research

These states will see the biggest impact if Congress ends Medicaid expansion coverage for 20 million Americans. Republicans are split on cuts to the federal and state health insurance program that provides coverage for more than 72 million Americans
https://www.the-independent.com/news/health/medicaid-cuts-trump-states-b2703679.html

# Medical Recalls
# Military / DOD / General News
Senior Pentagon Official: New Plan Is to Invest in “Autonomous Killer Robots”: It’s going to be easier than ever for the Defense Department to get the lethal toys on its wishlist.
https://www.aibase.com/news/15629

Pentagon may break up tech offices in acquisition-policy shift. Shakeup may also consolidate service PEO functions and put more R&D costs on industry, a Pentagon source says
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2025/02/pentagon-may-break-tech-offices-acquisition-policy-shift/403167/

Satellite Images Show World War II Airfield Revived on US Pacific Island. Need to know: The United States has fully revived North Field, the strategic World War II airfield on Tinian, part of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific Ocean.
https://www.twz.com/air/massive-wwii-b-29-bomber-base-fully-reclaimed-for-future-pacific-fight

# NASA / Space
Scientists Turned the James Webb to Examine Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy and Saw Something Wild. In the most detailed look at that black hole ever undertaken, the astrophysicists observed incredible flares of light spewing out of Sagittarius A* described as resembling pyrotechnics.
https://futurism.com/james-webb-black-hole-galaxy

# Other Interesting Things
Researchers stunned after making 6,000-year-old discovery underneath Rocky Mountain ice: ‘We were really surprised’
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/ancient-trees-beartooth-plateau-wyoming-f/

Researchers baffled by remains of animal found in desert: ‘It was beyond anything we had expected.’ “My first reaction was disbelief until I checked the photos and videos of the remains.” The large carnivore had not been spotted in the region for the last few thousand years. The sighting happened just 19 miles, from the Sudan border, but over 300 miles from the hyena’s well-known habitat range.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/spotted-hyena-egypt-sighting-tourists/#:~:text=For%20a%20team%20of%20ecology,the%20last%20few%20thousand%20years.

# Social
National Park Service withdraws Black community in Louisiana from historic landmark consideration. Ashley Rogers, executive director of the nearby Whitney Plantation, said the decision to remove the Great River Road region from consideration for federally granted recognition was due to the “changing priorities” of the Trump administration, the latest blow to “a culture under attack.”
https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-great-river-road-federal-protection-park-8c6eac1f01899c1fc177a0742a5a8ba0

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February 24, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
US white supremacist groups emboldened with ‘ethnic and racial hatred’ as Trump stokes immigration fears. Anti-immigrant actions fuel a heartland battle between middle-ground Republicans and extremists
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/22/white-supremacist-groups-emboldened-trump-immigration

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
More Troops Sent to Guantanamo Bay as Court Testimony Shows One-Third of Detainees Were ‘Low Threat’
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/21/more-troops-sent-guantanamo-bay-court-testimony-shows-one-third-of-detainees-were-low-threat.html

Mass Deportation – Devastating Costs to America, Its Budget and Economy. Any mass deportation proposal raises obvious questions: how, exactly, would the United States possibly carry out the largest law enforcement operation in world history? And at what cost?
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mass-deportation

Trump administration abruptly empties out Guantanamo prison of all immigrant detainees. Nearly 200 immigrants at the high-security facility were sent back to Venezuela
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-guantanamo-bay-prison-immigrants-b2702448.html

Deportation ad campaign: ‘Leave our country now’ or ‘be hunted down and deported’
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/02/17/dhs-announces-ad-campaign-warning-illegal-aliens-self-deport-and-stay-out

# DEI [Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]
‘Textbook viewpoint-based discrimination’: Judge says Trump’s anti-DEI orders violate First Amendment and are ‘unconstitutionally vague’ — issues nationwide injunction
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/textbook-viewpoint-based-discrimination-judge-says-trumps-anti-dei-orders-violate-first-amendment-and-are-unconstitutionally-vague-issues-nationwide-injunction/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
‘No legitimate rationale’: Lawmakers raise concerns over what NASA won’t say about DOGE
https://www.aol.com/house-democrats-raise-deep-alarm-202525217.html

Senators demand removal of Musk’s DOGE citing conflict of interest. “Americans deserve a CFPB that will continue to stand up against corporate greed—not an agency shut down by officials looking out for themselves,” the senators wrote
https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/minority/warren-and-schiff-demand-removal-of-musks-operatives-from-cfpb-citing-x-and-tesla-conflicts-of-interest

DOGE is causing the very problem it claims to be solving
https://thehill.com/opinion/5154109-doge-firewalls-data-access/

Federal workers must justify their jobs to Musk by email: ‘Failure to respond will be taken as resignation’
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305834/elon-musk-federal-employees-email-opm

Hundreds in DOGE purge had jobs not paid by taxpayers – lowering the amount of savings America sees by cuts. The recent firings at the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ‘do nothing to reduce the federal budget’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/doge-musk-firings-taxpayers-latest-b2702595.html

DOGE’s millions: As Musk and Trump gut the government, their ax-cutting agency gets a cash infusion. The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines the group and expands a list of DOGE workers.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/02/doges-millions-musk-and-trump-gut-government-their-ax-cutting-agency-gets-cash-infusion/403197/?oref=ge-author-river

19-Year-Old Elon Musk Deputy Edward Coristine, Known As ‘Big Balls,’ Gets State Dept. Job As A ‘Senior Adviser’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/10/musk-doge-state-department-surrogate/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes
Trump’s ban on federal spending for illegal immigrants could affect billions of payouts
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3324747/trump-executive-order-federal-spending-illegal-immigrants-saves-billions/

So many Americans died from COVID, it’s boosting Social Security to the tune of $205 billion
https://fortune.com/2025/02/19/americans-died-covid-social-security/

‘We’re clearly heading towards collapse’: why the Murdoch empire is about to go bang
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/feb/22/were-clearly-heading-towards-collapse-why-the-murdoch-empire-is-about-to-go-bang

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill for the second year in a row that would weaken a safety protection for coal miners created after the workplace death of a Harlan County miner.
https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kentucky-house-passes-bill-weakening-safety-protection-for-coal-miners/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Explosion at U.S. Volcano Prompts Advisories from USGS. An explosion detected at the Atka volcano in Alaska led USGS to evolve different advisories for the area as they learned what exactly happened to trigger the blast at the volcanic complex there.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3824288623426-explosion-at-us-volcano-prompts-advisories-from-usgs?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NDAyNzI1Nzc0MTk%3D

# General News
Stephen Colbert on Elon Musk: ‘An unelected donor running an unauthorized employee kill squad’
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-guardian-usa/20250221/282827901877481?srsltid=AfmBOorQx3OdOusiDskQMsHSFFdsxPgSGcO-Udb2wahOzq2691tbzS9–

Trump and Elon’s ‘pointless bloodbath’ at the FAA is even worse than you think. The administration fired several FAA lawyers tasked with keeping reckless and drunk pilots out of the skies and officials are baffled
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-elon-musk-faa-air-planes-pointless-bloodbath-1235274324/

Team Trump has defended their FAA cuts. Former staffers warn the purge will ‘only create more safety risks.’ Despite assurances from transport secretary Sean Duffy that none of the 400 FAA staff let go were critical safety personnel, industry experts disagree
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-faa-cuts-safety-b2702403.html

# Gov / Politics
From saviour to Judas… How Trump’s pivot on Russia also endangers his own country
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/22/from-saviour-to-judas-how-trumps-pivot-on-russia-also-endangers-his-own-country

Trump moves with light speed and brute force in shaking the core of what America has been
https://apnews.com/article/trump-reshaping-america-democracy-musk-executive-power-0e8b6724d45fcdb3e6f0cef05ae7b952

Trump is Putin’s ‘puppet’ as he creates ‘trilateral of meanness’ with Russia and China, ex-aide says
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-mirror-us-1900780/3821636877452-trump-is-putin-s-puppet-as-he-creates-trilateral-of-meanness-with-russia-and-china-ex-aide-says

Trump finally shows his cards, he’s siding with Russia. President Trump has just shocked most of the world, and generated exuberance in the Kremlin by accusing Ukraine of starting the war with Russia.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5155121-trump-finally-shows-his-cards-hes-siding-with-russia/

Maggie Haberman Says Shocking Trump Attacks Are ‘Because He Can’ — Because ‘Nobody Is Stopping Him’
https://www.mediaite.com/news/maggie-haberman-says-shocking-trump-attacks-are-because-he-can-because-nobody-is-stopping-him/

Language that’s said to cause violence is popping up in presidential orders
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-11-04/the-people-and-groups-trump-has-threatened-with-violence

The People (and Groups) Trump Has Threatened With Violence. Trump has long targeted his opponents with violent language, sometimes implicitly – but often explicitly – threatening specific individuals and groups with death or execution.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-11-04/the-people-and-groups-trump-has-threatened-with-violence

‘Long Live the King’: Trump Likens Himself to Royalty on Truth Social. A fondness for regal themes was apparent as the president applauded his administration’s move to kill congestion pricing in New York.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/us/politics/trump-king-image.html

Fact Check: Yes, the White House posted an image of Trump captioned ‘Long live the king’ An AI-generated image depicted Trump wearing a crown and the slogan “Long live the king” on a Time magazine cover.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-house-post-trump-as-king/

Democrat: Europe worried Czech Republic, Poland, Baltic states could be next for Putin
https://thehill.com/homenews/5157036-us-ukraine-russia-war-trump-impact/

Conservative Media Should Tell the Unvarnished Truth About Donald Trump’s Ghastly Attacks on Ukraine
https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/conservative-media-should-tell-the-unvarnished-truth-about-donald-trumps-ghastly-attacks-on-ukraine/

Another ceasefire is under threat from Trump – the precarious deal between Lebanon and Israel
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/21/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-under-threat-donald-trump

America’s Fastest Growing Criminal Enterprise. The Trump administration’s promise to Make America Safe Again includes eliminating human trafficking at the U.S. southern border.
https://radio.foxnews.com/2025/02/21/americas-fastest-growing-criminal-enterprise/

‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ says US is facing fraud, waste and abuse of ‘biblical proportions’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/the-wolf-wall-street-says-us-facing-fraud-waste-abuse-biblical-proportions

‘It took the Nazis one month’: Pritzker compares Trump’s policies to 1930s Germany
https://forward.com/fast-forward/697912/pritzker-nazi-speech-trump/

‘Is this a Joke?’ Donald Trump Mocks Federal Employees with THIS Meme as Musk’s Demands Sparks Outrage!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cried-elon-more-trump-mocks-215019568.html

‘Horrified’: MSNBC host claims Trump has set off frantic ‘whispering in the GOP cloakroom’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-putin-dictator/

‘Domino effect’ of Trump policies to spread pain nationwide: economists
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2671203418/

# Gov / Politics / Global
More than 150,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship. Parliamentary petition launched due to billionaire’s link to Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to conquer Canada
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/24/canada-elon-musk-citizenship-parliamentary-petition

Nearly a third of Canadians view US as an ‘enemy country.’ Recent tensions between the United States and Canada have led to a shift in public perception, with 27% of Canadians now viewing the U.S. as an enemy and 30% still seeing it as an ally. This shift is attributed to recent tariff threats.
https://san.com/cc/nearly-a-third-of-canadians-view-us-as-an-enemy-country-poll/

Russia could concede $300 billion in frozen assets as part of Ukraine war settlement, sources say
https://www.tbsnews.net/world/russia-could-concede-300-billion-frozen-assets-part-ukraine-war-settlement-sources-say-1074556

Hundreds of protesters block neo-Nazi march in Berlin
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hundreds-protesters-block-neo-nazi-151822751.html

‘Epitome of evil’: Hungarian national ‘hunts’ disabled senior men like ‘prey’ before killing them, police say
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/epitome-of-evil-hungarian-national-hunts-disabled-senior-men-like-prey-before-killing-them-police-say/

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
FBI director Kash Patel orders hundreds of FBI agents to be transferred to Redstone Arsenal
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-trump-patel-justice-department-8fa2f99b7915ee18def9fdf61150741f

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
ICE prosecutor called ‘Nazi’ in complaint, Alleged racist posts include ‘America is a white nation.’ According to the, the posts were on an X account where ICE prosecutor James Rodden tried to hide his identity.
https://www.blackenterprise.com/ice-prosecutor-racist-posts-complaint/

# Media
What could happen if Trump orders takeover of troubled US Postal Service?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-potential-impact-of-a-trump-takeover-of-usps

USPS customer left without critical medicine as mail stuck at hub for weeks, agency insists there’s ‘no issue’
https://www.the-sun.com/news/13595683/usps-customer-mail-issues-medicine-mississippi/

# Medicare / Medicaid
Trump backs plan with Medicaid cuts. President Trump’s endorsement of the House budget includes $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, affecting vulnerable populations and healthcare providers.
https://www.ajmc.com/view/trump-endorses-budget-that-would-slash-medicaid-funding

Trump backs GOP bill with large cuts to Medicaid and food stamps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7FFKUZOCrY

Trump aides scramble as off-the-cuff Medicaid remarks leave GOP ‘blindsided’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-medicaid-2671188660/

The Cruelty of Medicaid Work Requirements. Medicaid work requirements may be coming back soon as part of a proposed $2.3 trillion spending cut to the program. Trump said he wouldn’t touch Medicaid but then endorsed a plan that included deep cuts.
https://time.com/7260543/medicaid-work-requirements-disability-essay/

Senate Republicans Pass Budget, Rejecting Protections For Medicaid.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/senate-gop-budget-tax-cuts_n_67b7e128e4b04144c748eacd

# Medical / Health News
‘We’re Sitting Ducks’: Abortion Providers Brace For Violence After Trump Limits Clinic Protections. The president has limited enforcement of the FACE Act — created to safeguard abortion providers and patients — and pardoned 23 people who were convicted of the federal charge.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abortion-clinics-face-act-trump_n_67b8df3de4b075fafcec2f5e

Michael Jordan Opens Fourth Health Clinic for Uninsured Patients in North Carolina. Partnering with Novant Health, Michael Jordan expanded his initiative to provide quality healthcare to those who lack insurance, with the latest clinic opening in Wilmington on February 19, 2025.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-3-5b-worth-michael-jordan-opens-fourth-free-medical-clinic-home-state-underprivileged

More than 2 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the U.S. last year
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/video/more-than-2-million-new-cases-of-cancer-were-diagnosed-in-the-u-s-last-year/

RFK Jr.-led CDC kills flu shot campaign, cancels major vaccination conference
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr-led-cdc-halts-flu-shot-campaign-postpones-vaccine-advisory-meeting-11740240608685.html

Senators Britt and Schmitt Reintroduce ENABLE Act to Support Americans with Disabilities. The ENABLE Act would allow individuals with disabilities and their families to save and invest through tax-free savings accounts while protecting eligibility to federal programs like Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tuberville-schmitt-reintroduce-the-enable-act-empower-americans-with-disabilities/
ENABLE Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4539

# Military / DOD / General News
‘It’s time for fresh blood’: Trump purging military JAG lawyers so they won’t be ‘roadblocks to anything that happens’ over next 4 years, Hegseth says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/its-time-for-fresh-blood-trump-purging-military-jag-lawyers-so-they-wont-be-roadblocks-to-anything-that-happens-over-next-4-years-hegseth-says/

# Military / General News / Global
The UN will vote to demand Russia pull troops out of Ukraine. But the US wants a softer approach
https://apnews.com/article/un-russia-ukraine-war-resolution-trump-zelenskyy-cde221e5850196776525403e788c272c

# Other Interesting Things
Tour Guide Records Bizarre Noises In Sweden — He’s Convinced It Came From Northern Lights. These unusual noises were documented while the man was touring with a group in an unusual location in the Nordic city.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/tour-guide-records-bizarre-noises-in-sweden-hes-convinced-it-came-from-northern-lights

Savonoski Crater: The mysterious, perfectly round hole in Alaska that scientists can’t explain
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/savonoski-crater-the-mysterious-perfectly-round-hole-in-alaska-that-scientists-cant-explain

# Science /  Science Engineers
US science agency reclassifies hundreds of workers as probationary, US lawmaker says. National Science Foundation (NSF) unilaterally stripped permanent status from both union and non-union workers, including executives, without notification. The only sign of the change was a form added to the individuals’ personnel files
https://www.aol.com/news/us-science-agency-reclassifies-hundreds-160340553.html

Chinese scientists unveil breakthrough therapy that could save lives from nuclear fallout
https://www.the-independent.com/news/science/nuclear-fallout-life-saving-therapy-breakthrough-b2702186.html

# Social
Trump administration plans mass firing at office that funds homelessness programs
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/g-s1-50199/doge-trump-hud-cuts-homeless-housing-programs

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Cybersecurity
Meta and X Approve AI Ads Referencing Nazi War Crimes Ahead of German Elections, Research Finds
https://www.adweek.com/media/meta-and-x-approve-ai-ads-referencing-nazi-war-crimes-ahead-of-german-elections-research-finds/

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
ICE acting director Caleb Vitello removed from role
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/ice-acting-director-vitello-removed/

Border czar Tom Homan: ICE agents are ‘prioritizing security threats’
https://www.newsbreak.com/newsnation-2045693/3824276094183-border-czar-tom-homan-ice-agents-are-prioritizing-national-security-threats-cuomo

Trump’s new order poised to flip 500K migrants from legal status to illegal
https://www.rawstory.com/haitian-tps/

They moved to the US ‘the right way.’ But with babies due imminently, these families are afraid for their future. Families on H-1B visas who are expecting babies imminently tell Rhian Lubin how Trump’s birthright citizenship order has left them fearing for their children’s future
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/birthright-citizenship-order-h1b-deadline-b2701215.html

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
You Won’t Believe How Much DOGE’s Latest Cuts Have Actually Saved. Elon Musk and his cronies continue to lie about how much money they’re saving.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191822/doge-cuts-social-security-savings-low-amount

Social Security Administration: DOGE Cannot Make Changes to Benefit Payments. The acting Social Security Commissioner released a statement that the agency will uphold SSA’s history of protecting benefits and data amid concerns about DOGE access.
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/social-security/social-security-administration-says-doge-will-not-disrupt-your-payments

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
The Secret Society Raising Your Electricity Bills. A breakthrough report details how utility companies use bogus models to earn excess profits. The Society of Utility and Regulatory Financial Analysts, or SURFA. And they are a large part of the reason why you’re paying way too much for electricity.
https://prospect.org/environment/2025-02-21-secret-society-raising-your-electricity-bills/

Railroad Commission Approves More Waste Disposal in East Texas. Oil and gas commissioners overruled the recommendations of technical staff, authorizing an oilfield waste site in Paxton, Texas. “We are not against the oil and gas industry,” he said. “But we need to move away from drinking water supplies.”
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16022025/railroad-commission-approves-waste-disposal-east-texas/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Plan to Build a Road With Radioactive Waste in Florida Prompts Legal Challenge Against the EPA. The project, located east of Tampa, involves phosphogypsum, a radioactive, carcinogenic and toxic waste generated by the fertilizer industry.
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-challenges-epas-approval-of-radioactive-roads-2025-02-19/

Climate and Environmental Justice Programs Stalled by Trump Freeze, Despite Court Orders
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16022025/climate-environmental-justice-programs-trump-freeze/

Trump Order Fast-Tracks Projects That Would Damage Wetlands, Environmental Groups Say
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19022025/trump-fast-tracks-projects-that-would-damage-wetlands/

# General News
LAFD chief removed over handling of LA fires
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/west/lafd-chief-fired/

Fact Check: Yes, Musk reposted meme calling Americans who use federal programs the ‘Parasite Class’
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/musk-parasite-class/

# Gov / Politics
Trump’s ‘Friday night massacre’ sent a stark message that ‘could not be clearer’: “None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or ‘lethality,’ or promoting ‘warfighters,’ or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple,” Tom Nichols concluded.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-military-2671196630/

Trump’s Executive Orders Build Toward Dictatorial “Unitary Executive” Power. The president’s power grab over federal agencies is the latest example of his use of the controversial legal theory.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-executive-orders-build-toward-dictatorial-unitary-executive-power/

‘What’s it Gonna Take?’ Angus King Warns Americans to Realize We Are In ‘Biggest Constitutional Crisis’ In U.S. History
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/whats-it-gonna-take-angus-king-warns-americans-to-realize-we-are-in-biggest-constitutional-crisis-in-u-s-history/

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Idaho firing squad bill moves to Senate floor. University of Idaho killings suspect Bryan Kohberger could be executed by firing squad
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/02/19/bill-to-make-firing-squad-main-method-of-execution-in-idaho-moves-to-senate-floor/

Trump deletes nationwide database on police misconduct founded after George Floyd murder
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/21/database-federal-police-misconduct-trump-deletes

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Large Law Firm Sends Panicked Email as It Realizes Its Attorneys Have Been Using AI to Prepare Court Documents
https://www.yahoo.com/news/large-law-firm-sends-panicked-212032335.html

# Medicare / Medicaid
Senate Republicans Signal Intent to Slash Medicaid Funding in Upcoming Budget. Republicans rejected a series of Democratic amendments aimed at preventing cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
https://truthout.org/articles/senate-republicans-signal-intent-to-slash-medicaid-funding-in-upcoming-budget/

# Medical / Health News
US justice department opens civil fraud investigation into UnitedHealthcare. Federal government examining whether insurance giant is illegally raising Medicare program users’ monthly payments
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/united-healthcare-justice-department-investigation

New vaccine shows promise for treating one of the deadliest forms of cancer
https://www.aol.com/mrna-vaccines-show-promise-against-162241160.html

# Military / DOD / General News
Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers, and announced he will nominate a retired three-star general to succeed him as the nation’s top military officer.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5305288/trump-fires-chairman-joint-chiefs-of-staff-charles-brown-pentagon

Pentagon says it will cut 5,400 probationary workers starting next week
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/21/pentagon-fire-5400-civilian-employees-first-step-trumps-purge-of-federal-workers.html

# NASA / Space
Elon Musk Got Humiliated by a Space Station Astronaut Immediately Before Announcing Space Station Should Be Destroyed. Musk is trying to make a mountain out of a molehill over the fact that the original February date for the return mission was pushed back a month, this was done to give Musk’s own company, SpaceX, more time to get its next Crew-10 mission ready, which will be bringing Williams’ and Wilmore’s replacements.
https://futurism.com/elon-musk-argument-iss-destroy

NASA Heard a Strange ‘Chirping’ Sound 62,000 Miles Away From Earth — Then They Realized What It Was. While the deep space is soundless, this field now buzzes with a constant sound that resembles a bird song.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/nasa-heard-a-strange-chirping-sound-62-000-miles-away-from-earth-then-they-realized-what-it-was

# Other Interesting Things
Scientists discover mysterious form of energy in Egypt’s pyramids that should only exist in modern times. New discovery suggests the structure was not just a pharaoh’s final resting place, but also a giant power plant.
https://www.newsbreak.com/daily-mail-560402/3823724490421-scientists-discover-mysterious-form-of-energy-in-egypt-s-pyramids-that-should-only-exist-in-modern-times

# Science / Science Engineers
US science labs face ‘growing threat’ of espionage – with some Chinese researchers involved in ‘nuclear weapons work’
https://nypost.com/2025/02/20/us-news/us-science-labs-face-growing-threat-of-espionage-with-some-chinese-researchers-involved-in-nuclear-weapons-work/

DOGE shut the funding spigot for medical research overnight. Scientists are calling it ‘the end of science’ in America
https://fortune.com/2025/02/21/doge-national-institute-health-funding-indirect-funds-elon-musk-medical-research-science/

# Social
Neo-Nazis rattled an Ohio town. Now masked, armed civilians are patrolling neighborhood streets. One of the armed individuals intent on keeping neo-Nazis at bay reportedly told a concerned resident: ‘We are the police’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/neo-nazi-ohio-town-armed-civilians-b2702624.html

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# Archaeology
Explorers Discover First Pharaoh Tomb in Over 100 Years
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ym30v356po

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
US and Mexico agree to military collaboration on patrols, communication for border security
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/americas/2025-02-20/northcom-mexico-border-security-16898212.html

# DEI [Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]
Schools in at least 46 states embrace DEI, face losing federal funding
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_15677292-efca-11ef-9c89-e73a25f783e8.html

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Bernie Sanders Warns Elon Musk Is ‘Clearly Running the Show’ and Working Toward Privatizing ‘Every Important Government Agency’: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday was forced to clarify that Musk “has been tasked with overseeing DOGE on behalf of the president,” after an earlier administration court filing said the billionaire isn’t an employee of the operation.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bernie-sanders-says-elon-musk-152944105.html

DOGE directs IRS to lay off 6,700 probationary workers
https://thehill.com/business/5155588-irs-fires-6500-employees-tax-compliance/#:~:text=The%20IRS%20fired%206%2C700%20employees,to%20becoming%20full%20staff%20members

DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards. The restrictions are already in place at the General Services Administration along with several other agencies. Soon they’ll roll out to most of the federal government, sources say.
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-government-credit-cards/

Trump Says Elon Musk Actually Runs DOGE, Kicking Off Legal Chaos. Who the heck is running DOGE?
https://newrepublic.com/post/191739/donald-trump-elon-musk-runs-doge-legal-chaos

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes
Trump’s New Cabinet Pick Confirms Plan to Gut Social Security—and More. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has revealed Donald Trump’s true plans.
https://accountable.us/watchdog-trump-omb-pick-confirms-hes-once-again-coming-for-social-security-medicare/

Economist Warns That Elon Is About to Cause a “Deep, Deep Recession”
https://futurism.com/economist-elon-musk-recession

Trump backs Musk proposal to return billions of dollars in DOGE savings to taxpayers because ‘the numbers are incredible’
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/2/20/trump-says-he-could-give-to-20-of-doge-savings-back-to-americans

Trump’s Tariff War Explained. Trump is starting an economic war to settle political debts. Economist Brad Setser explains why this could be a very bad idea.
https://www.levernews.com/trumps-tariff-war-explained/

Trump’s Tariff Wars Leave US Small Business With Nowhere to Hide
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/international-trade/trumps-tariff-wars-leave-us-small-business-with-nowhere-to-hide

Trump Tariffs: Tracking the Economic Impact of the Trump Trade War
https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/trump-tariffs-trade-war/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Federal workers in Boulder face uncertainty as mass layoffs ripple through government agencies. With over a dozen federal labs and at least 1,700 federal employees, Boulder workers face job losses and an uncertain future, while the broader local economy braces for the impact of abrupt Trump administration cuts.
https://boulderreportinglab.org/2025/02/18/federal-workers-in-boulder-face-uncertainty-as-mass-layoffs-ripple-through-government-agencies/

HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts
https://apnews.com/article/trump-job-cuts-health-cdc-0d002fd6f528a7b91ced79628bf68196

‘I feel like cruelty is the point’: For many newly fired federal workers, the way they were let go made things much worse
https://www.aol.com/feel-cruelty-point-many-newly-174439441.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Decision to fast-track fossil fuel projects sparks anger. Activists warn new designation for projects such as pipelines threatens US wetlands and waters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/19/trump-fossil-fuel-climate

Trump faces lawsuit over offshore drilling expansion
https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/activist-groups-sue-to-block-trumps-offshore-drilling-expansion

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
People brace for impacts on land, water and wildlife after feds fire thousands over holiday weekend. Career employees were unsettled by the termination email sent by HR, which cited ‘performance issues.’
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18022025/feds-fire-thousands-over-holiday-weekend/

# Food General News
A military vet and a scientist were securing America’s food system. Trump fired them
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/20/nx-s1-5301150/trump-federal-employees-fired-veteran-food-agriculture

USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers. The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.
https://www.northernag.net/thousands-of-usda-employees-fired-as-part-of-federal-workforce-reduction/

A Furious Trump Is Learning That Food Prices Are Out of His Control. Why Trump and the Republicans are struggling to lower prices
https://www.yahoo.com/news/furious-trump-learning-food-prices-110000305.html

# Gov / Politics
‘No sane country would stand for this’: Lawmakers launch effort to withdraw US from UN. Republican lawmakers have launched an effort to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations, amid concern that the international humanitarian and human rights organization fails to promote American interests and align with President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda.
https://www.aol.com/news/no-sane-country-stand-lawmakers-205419557.html

Trump’s executive order on independent agencies: What does it mean?  last night Mr. Trump attempted to seize control of more or less the entire federal government. He signed an executive order purporting to bring all independent agencies–including the FCC, FTC, SEC, and perhaps most chillingly the Federal Election Commission–under his individual control.
https://natlawreview.com/article/deep-dive-what-does-mr-trumps-executive-order-seizing-control-federal-agencies

Trump’s Next Planned Cuts Guarantee Disaster—Literally. Donald Trump is expected to make cuts at a key HUD team that works on helping America recover from disasters.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191767/trump-cuts-disaster-red-states-recovery-hud

Unveiling Secrets: Congressman Burchett on Declassifying Federal Files
https://art19.com/shows/john-solomon-reports/episodes/d455c8a7-935a-4fe3-97eb-4d1458ad57c2

Murphy says he believes ‘the entire American political system is corrupted by money’
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5156353-chris-murphy-political-corruption/

Senate adopts budget resolution after marathon overnight vote-a-rama
https://rollcall.com/2025/02/20/senators-get-ready-for-overnight-budget-vote-a-rama/

DOGE Sparks Surveillance Fear Across the US Government. The US government has increased the use of monitoring tools over the past decade. But President Donald Trump’s employee purges are making workers worry about how their data could be abused.
https://www.allsides.com/news/2025-02-21-0727/defense-and-security-doge-sparks-surveillance-fear-across-us-government

Dark Shadows of Fascism Over Germany and the U.S: “Nothing is more dishonorable for a civilized people than to let itself be ‘governed’ without resistance by an irresponsible clique of rulers devoted to dark instincts.”
https://www.thedailyreview.com/opinion/columns_editorials/dark-shadows-of-fascism-over-germany-and-the-u-s/article_b58ad090-efeb-11ef-ad34-33b600de8dc5.html

GOP Lawmakers ‘Scared S***less’ of Trump’s MAGA Supporters. Some Republicans have privately expressed concerns for their safety if they don’t toe the president’s line.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-congress-political-violence?srsltid=AfmBOora7TRqIUI-mo3Rixb4DHhdaw0S1B-jyvo4ZBZIovifNWUwMFxC

Dem Calls ‘King Trump’ a ‘Royal Pain in the A**’: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse was unamused by the president’s declaration that he is king.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5155073-sheldon-whitehouse-trump-king-royal-pain/

Trump and Musk Keep Spouting Bogus Numbers to Hide Their Real Agenda. Their phony “statistics” aren’t just an attempt to justify DOGE’s destruction of the government. Trump and Musk’s goal is even more duplicitous and shady.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-musk-keep-spouting-bogus-110000898.html

Green Berets and Reaper Drones: Trump’s Shadow War in Mexico. The U.S. military’s growing footprint south of the border is making the outbreak of violence—and the deployment of more American troops—far more likely.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191774/green-berets-reaper-drones-trumps-shadow-war-mexico

‘Discovery will be needed’: Trump must fork over his personal financials if he follows through with Kamala Harris ’60 Minutes’ lawsuit, CBS says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/discovery-will-be-needed-trump-must-fork-over-his-personal-financials-if-he-follows-through-with-kamala-harris-60-minutes-lawsuit-cbs-says/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Fearing Trump will cross border militarily to pursue cartels, Mexico moves to reform constitution
https://www.newsweek.com/mexico-plans-constitutional-reforms-after-us-labels-cartels-terrorists-2033813

“Frenzy of Warmongering”: Critics of Munich Security Summit Warn of Musk, Rising Fascism in Europe
https://www.radiofree.org/2025/02/14/frenzy-of-warmongering-critics-of-munich-security-summit-warn-of-musk-rising-fascism-in-europe-2/

What does the shift in geo-political power mean for Ukraine? | Inside Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fvRLneN-pE

# Media
Elon Musk’s X Gets VIP Seat at White House Press Briefing
https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-x-takes-new-media-seat-in-white-house-press-briefing/

# Medicare / Medicaid
Trump Opens Door to Medicare Cuts After Backing GOP Plan to Gut Medicaid. The president’s contradictory statements in recent days “cannot mask his betrayal to millions of people across the country who believed he would lower their costs,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-on-medicaid

# Medical / Health News
Trump administration fires hundreds of young scientists and health experts
https://www.ehn.org/trump-administration-fires-hundreds-of-young-scientists-and-health-experts-2671188718.html

Is it time to rethink how we measure success in immunotherapy?
https://www.statnews.com/sponsor/2024/12/13/is-it-time-to-rethink-how-we-measure-success-in-immunotherapy/

HHS orders CDC to halt some vaccine ads, saying RFK Jr. wants message focused on ‘informed consent’
https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/cdc-vaccine-promotions-rfk-jr-informed-consent/

Meeting of key CDC vaccine advisory panel, under scrutiny by RFK Jr., is postponed
https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/acip-cdc-vaccine-meeting-postponed/

Dr. Oz plans to sell insurance, hospital, and pharma stocks, step down from supplement company if confirmed
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/20/nx-s1-5304170/dr-oz-bhattacharya-cms-nih-ethics-disclosures

# Military / DOD / General News
Ransom emails threaten explosions at US military installations across Okinawa. Japanese police are investigating email threats that targeted 32 U.S. military installations on the island, warning of planned explosions unless a ransom is paid.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-02-20/email-threats-military-bases-okinawa-16892491.html

Pete Hegseth orders Pentagon to cut $50B. In the past, Republicans have objected to cutting military spending.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/pentagon-ordered-budget-cuts/

B-1 bombers fly over South Korea in show of force against North’s threats
https://www.legion.org/information-center/news/security/2025/february/b-1-bombers-fly-over-south-korea-in-show-of-force-against-norths-threats

# NASA / Space
Something Massive Is Shifting Deep Inside the Moon. What was that?  The researchers describe their findings as the “first measurement of the Moon’s yearly gravity changes due to tides.”
https://futurism.com/the-byte/shifting-deep-inside-moon

It Kinda Sounds Like NASA Is Gutting Its Plans for a Moon Landing
https://futurism.com/nasa-gutting-plans-moon-landing-artemis

# Nuclear
Bad idea for the Trump administration to conduct a “rapid” nuclear test. “The United States has much to lose and little to gain from shattering the international consensus against explosive nuclear testing,” write a group of scientists and analysts from the Union of Concerned Scientists. “Restraint should prevail in the Oval Office.”
https://thebulletin.org/2025/02/why-it-would-be-a-bad-idea-for-the-trump-administration-to-conduct-a-rapid-nuclear-test/

# Security / Surveillance
Charles Spitzer-Stadtlander, who was working on a secret defense project, was fired recently. He said he is scared to death now and Americans should also be concerned about national security. He said the cuts to the federal workforce were ‘detrimental to national security’ after hundreds of thousands of people lost their jobs.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-doge-faa-firing-scared-to-death-fired-faa-employee-working-on-secret-defense-project-has-a-warning-for-americans-charles-spitzer-stadtlander/articleshow/118424240.cms?from=mdr

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Cybersecurity
Trump Team Plans Mass Firings at Key Agency for AI and Chips
https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/commerce-agency-to-order-mass-firing-of-chips-ai-staffers

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings. Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge
https://aitopics.org/doc/news:458473D9

# Veterans / VA
VA Sec. Doug Collins defends veteran’s care, benefits amid layoffs. Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said Democrats are trying to “scare” voters by claiming the agency is “cutting veterans benefits.
https://news.va.gov/138540/va-secretary-addresses-benefits-rumors-video/

‘On the backs of veterans’: Senators rail against federal workforce purge as vets hit hard by cuts
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-02-19/veterans-federal-firings-trump-musk-16888063.html

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# Indigenous
Utah Bill Would Disenfranchise Rural Native Residents, Critics Warn. The proposal comes despite the vast majority of Utah voters being confident in the current vote-by-mail system.
https://truthout.org/articles/utah-bill-would-disenfranchise-rural-native-residents-critics-warn/

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Trump administration designates Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Trump has promised an all out attack on the drug trade.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/19/latin-american-cartels-terrorist-organizations-020847

These soldiers risked their lives serving in Afghanistan, now they plead with Trump to bring their sister to the U.S. Trump’s executive orders have blocked entrance to the country for thousands of Afghans, including those who worked with the U.S. military and their relatives. Two brothers hope permission comes quickly for their sister and her husband, who they say are in danger.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/19/trump-refugee-executive-order-afghan-allies/

Trump’s Appeal On Birthright Citizenship Order Rejected By Court
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/20/trump-birthright-citizenship-order-blocked-court-appeal

Trump orders end to taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal foreign nationals. Order directs agencies to cut taxpayer-funded benefits, enhance eligibility verification systems
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-signs-executive-order-ending-federal-benefits-for-undocumented-immigrants/3487384

DeSantis signs immigration enforcement agreements with federal agencies
https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/article_2a309a7a-ef0f-11ef-9d20-d7170abe9e0e.html

Panama sends 97 U.S. deportees to migrant camp after they refused to be repatriated
https://newrepublic.com/post/191740/trump-lutnick-cut-social-security-medicaid-medicare

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Democrats say Trump’s DOGE agenda is anti-democratic, despite fulfillment of campaign promise. Elections have consequences: “President Trump campaigned on the fact that he’s going to bring bold reforms to the executive branch,” Mike Davis said. Obstructionists are feigning surprise at those voted-for reforms.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/democrats-claim-trumps-doge-agenda-antidemocratic-despite-campaign

The Incompetence of DOGE Is a Feature, Not a Bug. A series of mistakes by DOGE shows just how arbitrary and destructive this slash-and-burn strategy can get.
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-incompetence-mistakes-feature-not-bug/

Soros-funded group wages hidden legal battle on DOGE
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/watch/1998417/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes
Trump considering sending 20 percent of DOGE savings to US citizens and 20 percent to US debt. US president’s proposal comes amid scepticism of claimed savings from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting drive.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/2/20/trump-says-he-could-give-to-20-of-doge-savings-back-to-americans

Social Security Clarifies Beneficiary Payment Interruptions and DOGE’s Role at Agency. DOGE personnel now working at SSA do not have the authority to alter benefit payments or change agency systems. Their role is strictly limited to read-only access, meaning they can review records but not modify them
https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-warning-issued-benefits-interruption-2032594

Trump’s commerce secretary is raising the alarm on Social Security. “We have almost $4 trillion of entitlements, and no one’s ever looked at it before. You know Social Security is wrong, you know Medicaid and Medicare are wrong. So he’s gonna cut a trillion and we’re gonna get rid of all these tax scams that hammer against America and we’re gonna raise a trillion dollars of revenue.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/191740/trump-lutnick-cut-social-security-medicaid-medicare

Millions of Americans to lose Social Security benefits – the exact ‘limits’ IRS looks at: The main things the IRS looks at is your marital status and income level, plus any interest you might have if you own municipal bonds, and half your annual Social Security benefit. For example, if you earn under $25,000 a year and are not married, the IRS is not eligible to tax any of your Social Security.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-us-sun-513995/3820349313298-millions-of-americans-to-lose-social-security-benefits-the-exact-limits-irs-looks-at0

# Education / Schools
Trump has a constitutional obligation to eliminate the Department of Education. The U.S. Department of Education was established by an act of Congress, and eliminating the agency would require another act of Congress.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/faqs-the-us-department-of-education-and-the-trump-administration/

Legislative committee endorses prosecution of librarians who lend books deemed harmful to children
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3821362243032-legislative-committee-endorses-prosecution-of-librarians-who-lend-books-deemed-harmful-to-children-bill-would-also-subject-employees-of-schools-universities-and-museums-to-potential-jail-time

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Texas offshore oil terminal gets federal approval. The terminal continues an oil export infrastructure buildout that pushes growth in U.S. oil production as momentum fades on a phase-out of fossil fuels.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/20/texas-gulf-coast-oil-loading-terminal-trump/

Trump administration moves to speed up fossil fuel projects with emergency permits
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/19/trump-fossil-fuel-climate

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Trump administration seeks to dismantle key environmental law
https://www.ehn.org/trump-administration-moves-to-dismantle-key-environmental-law-2671182849.html

Interior Department fires thousands as federal layoffs expand
https://apnews.com/article/doge-firings-layoffs-federal-government-workers-musk-d33cdd7872d64d2bdd8fe70c28652654

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Morrisey: Federal aid ‘required’ for WV flood recovery, stays mum on Trump plan to dismantle FEMA
https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/02/18/morrisey-federal-aid-required-for-wv-flood-recovery-stays-mum-on-trump-plan-to-dismantle-fema/

# General News
New transparency task force could pursue declassification on these incidents shrouded in secrecy. From the JFK assassination to Russia collusion and the 9/11 files to Jeffrey Epstein, here are several batches of documents the new House Oversight transparency task force could pursue.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/new-transparency-task-force-could-pursue-declassification-these-incidents-shrouded

# Gov / Politics
‘The Man Who Would Be King’ … Republicans Happily Roll Over as Trump Declares Himself King. Donald Trump made the stunning announcement while trying to roll back congestion pricing in New York.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191718/republicans-donald-trump-king-congestion-pricing

GOP Senators Are Having to Literally Beg Trump for Their Own Money. Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s spending freeze has sent Republicans scrambling.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191718/republicans-donald-trump-king-congestion-pricing

J.D. Vance Met With German Neo-Nazi Party Leader Alice Weidel. Vance also gave a speech in Munich, hypocritically scolding Europe’s leaders for many actions Trump has engaged in.
https://truthout.org/articles/j-d-vance-met-with-german-neo-nazi-party-leader-alice-weidel/

Trump’s Attack on Zelensky Signals New World Order Taking Shape
https://www.livemint.com/global/trumps-attack-on-zelensky-signals-new-world-order-taking-shape-11740030980336.html?showGiftPopup=true

President Trump signed an executive order to give the president greater power over independent regulatory agencies, government entities Congress set up to be shielded from White House control.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/19/nx-s1-5302481/trump-independent-agencies

Trump’s 6’6″ Congress Whisperer Says “There’s No Desire To Contain” The President
https://2paragraphs.com/2025/02/james-carville-launches-strange-plan-to-stop-trump-do-nothing-and-obey-patrick-swayzes-immortal-words/

Trump to sign executive order instructing agencies to hunt down regulations that violate Constitution. It’s the latest action in Trump’s quest to dramatically expand his authority over the federal government.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/20/trump-order-review-federal-regulations-00205143

Trump signs late-night executive order abolishing handful of federal advisory boards
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/19/trump-federal-advisory-committees

Trump equal opportunity commission puts employers ‘on notice’ to stop ‘anti-American bias’
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/02/20/812554.htm

MAGA Cheers on ‘King’ Trump Dropping Pretense of Democracy
https://www.thedailybeast.com/lawrence-odonnell-rages-at-utterly-insane-image-of-trump-as-king/

Trump’s New World Order Leaves Future of European Security in Question: Officials in European countries have expressed alarm recently amid a significant shift in U.S. policy regarding the war in Ukraine.
https://thedebrief.org/trumps-new-world-order-leaves-future-of-european-security-in-question/

Trump Threatens to Blow Apart Entire G7 to Protect Putin
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-threatens-blow-apart-entire-144610329.html

Federal Judge Sounds The Alarm Over Trump’s Power Grab
https://www.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-justice-sounds-alarm-110804875.html

Elon Musk issues chilling warning supported by Donald Trump about future of US presidency
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/elon-musk-us-president-trump-34715310

Despite DOGE budget cut crusade, Trump has already spent $10.7 million of taxpayer money on golf trips: report
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gold-trips-taxpayer-money-doge-b2701045.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
European leaders are scrambling to respond to President Trump’s first moves to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, shocked to find themselves on the outside of high-stakes talks about the continent’s security and grappling with a potential retreat of U.S. forces from Europe.
https://www.aol.com/trump-stuns-europe-opening-ukraine-224409207.html

Hamas claims it is ready to free all remaining hostages in one swap if Israel agrees to permanent cease-fire.
After the completion of the first phase, 58 hostages will remain in Gaza.
https://www.courthousenews.com/hamas-says-ready-to-free-all-hostages-at-once-in-gaza-truce-phase-two/

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
The Senate has confirmed Kash Patel’s as FBI director, tightening Trump’s control of the government.
https://www.newsweek.com/kash-patel-confirmation-tightens-trump-control-2033989

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
How Trump’s Apparatchik Told a Judge: We Are the Masters Now
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-trumps-apparatchik-menacingly-told-a-judge-we-are-the-masters-now/

The courts must decide between Elon Musk and the First Amendment
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5151124-elons-musk-sues-critics-first-amendment/

# Media
Musk Talks Over Trump as Hannity Blanks President in Awkward Fox Interview
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-talks-over-trump-141551413.html

# Medicare / Medicaid
‘Outrageous Lies’: Claiming Fraud, Trump Floats Kicking Millions Off Social Security. “They are laying the groundwork for denying benefits to anyone they want to punish or deem unworthy—or indeed, any one of us,” said the president of Social Security Works.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-social-security-fraud

# Medical / Health News
Kennedy promises shake-up at HHS, vows to question health standards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-BCMG198Yc

Musk furious as critics push back at DOGE’s blind destruction of S&T research funding. Researchers warn that without stable funding, critical advancements in fields such as neuroscience, diabetes, autism, and pandemic preparedness could be derailed. The loss of research grants and institutional support could drive top talent out of the U.S., diminishing the nation’s leadership in scientific innovation.
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Musk_furious_as_critics_push_back_at_DOGEs_blind_destruction_of_S_and_T_funding_999.html

Generals, senior officers at DOD could soon be fired: US officials
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5156006-hegseth-defense-budget-cuts-what-to-know/

# Military / DOD / General News
Pete Hegseth orders Pentagon to prepare for 8 percent budget cuts for the next five years
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/02/19/white-house-eyes-8-cut-to-defense-budget-to-boost-trump-priorities/

Trump administration orders Pentagon to identify $50 billion in cuts
https://san.com/cc/trump-administration-orders-pentagon-to-identify-50-billion-in-cuts/

# Social Media / Internet
Poised to Take Over TikTok, Oracle Is Accused of Clamping Down on Pro-Palestine Dissent. Oracle, which has secret partnerships with Israel, has told employees to love the country or work elsewhere.
https://theintercept.com/2025/02/18/oracle-tiktok-israel-palestine-gaza/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Cybersecurity
DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency. DOGE technologists Edward Coristine—the 19-year-old known online as “Big Balls”—and Kyle Schutt are now listed as staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-cisa-coristine-cybersecurity/

USDS Engineering Director Resigns: “I do not believe that DOGE can continue to deliver the work of , based on their actions so far,” wrote Anne Marshall in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday.
https://beamstart.com/news/usds-engineering-director-resigns-this-17400093621
USDS: United States Digital Service
https://www.usds.gov/

Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases. Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found.
https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/google-ad-tech-users-can-target-national-security-decision-makers-and-people-with-chronic-diseases/

# Veterans / VA
As federal cuts continue, DOGE just fired a veteran who served four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
https://www.newsweek.com/he-served-four-tours-iraq-afghanistan-doge-just-laid-him-off-2033503

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# Indigenous
Leonard Peltier Is Released After Nearly 50 Years in Prison. The 80-year-old activist, who always maintained his innocence, will serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/leonard-peltier-native-american-activist-released-prison-biden-commute-rcna192253

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Deportation fears create ripple effects across undocumented migrants, legal immigrants and entire communities
https://www.yahoo.com/news/deportation-fears-create-ripple-effects-134141468.html

Trump administration cuts off access to legal services for unaccompanied migrant children
https://immigrantjustice.org/press-releases/trump-administration-ends-legal-services-funding-unaccompanied-immigrant-children

Texas border reinforced with National Guard deputized under Title 8. 300 Texas Military Department soldiers were sworn in Friday. They can apprehend and detain individuals who cross illegally. Illegal crossings in South Texas have dropped dramatically
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/texas-border-national-guard-title-8/

ICE agents are arresting migrants showing up for their immigration hearings and readying them for deportation. Multiple immigration attorneys have reported witnessing clients being arrest in or around courthouses
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/ice-arrest-immigration-hearings-court-b2700382.html

3 migrants beat the Trump administration in court. They got deported the next day
https://politicalwire.com/2025/02/19/3-migrants-who-beat-trump-in-court-were-deported/

President Donald Trump’s White House social media team is coming under fire for a dehumanizing social media post that shows immigrants in chains being deported along with audio of the shackles and aircraft.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/disgusting-trump-white-house-slammed-100929029.html
Video: https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1891922058415603980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1892011125530604001%7Ctwgr%5E20617b055e7dbbd042842a29afd612be063b3989%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffpost.com%2Fentry%2Fwhite-house-deportation-asmr_n_67b59e2ce4b04083cc996831

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
The 50-Year-Old Law That Could Stop DOGE in Its Tracks—Maybe
https://www.wired.com/story/privacy-act-doge-lawsuits/

Yet another company investigating Elon Musk’s activity was just purged by DOGE. Elon’s team has just sacked more than a dozen FDA employees who were reviewing his Neuralink project. Trump has effectively granted Musk the power to dismantle any and all opposition to his schemes from regulatory bodies?
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/yet-another-company-investigating-elon-musks-activity-was-just-purged-by-doge/

Social Security Battle Heats up As DOGE Eyes Federal Cuts. GOP Rep. Eyes Medicare, Social Security For DOGE Cuts: ‘We Can Move The Retirement Age Back’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/gop-rep-eyes-medicare-social-security-for-doge-cuts-we-can-move-the-retirement-age-back/amp/

I Just Figured Out What Elon Musk’s DOGE Really Is. A protection racket should have been obvious all along.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-trump-mafia-dahlia-lithwick.html

Elon Musk’s DOGE group just published classified info about a US spy agency  to a public website. An easy search shows that DOGE’s database provides details on the National Reconnaissance Office, the federal agency that designs, builds and maintains U.S. intelligence satellites.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-doge-posts-classified-data_n_67ae646de4b0513a8d767112

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes
Social Security Head Resigns as DOGE Seeks Sensitive Data: SSA has data on everyone who has a Social Security number, everyone who has Medicare, and low-income Americans who have applied for Social Security’s means-tested companion program, Supplemental Security Income,” Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works said in a statement. “It has our bank information, our earnings records, the names and ages of our children, and much more.”
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/social-security-chief-quits-elon-musk-doge-meddling-1235270811/

UH-OH: Trump Just Publicly Abandoned 1 Of His Biggest ‘Day One’ Promises. “I will immediately bring prices down starting on Day 1,” he said on Aug. 15, according to video resurfaced by progressive media outlet MeidasTouch, which also found him saying two days later: “Starting the day I take the oath of office, I will rapidly drive prices down.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/uh-oh-trump-just-publicly-091834188.html

Trump says tariffs on automobiles, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors likely to start at 25%
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/18/trump-auto-tariffs-25-percent-april/79101169007/

Trump abdicated power to Musk. And now a 25-year-old may get access to your tax return.
https://fortune.com/2025/02/17/elon-musk-doge-access-tax-information-irs-every-american-trump/

Social Security Checks Face Multiple Hidden Deductions. The answer isn’t as straightforward as one might hope.
https://www.irmaacertifiedplanner.com/is-it-mandatory-to-have-medicare-deducted-from-social-security/

# Education / Schools
Trump administration asked to end racial segregation, CRT trainings in Illinois school
https://www.chalkboardnews.com/issues/cultural-issues/article_1efe0010-ee0c-11ef-bdaa-8796c1f6aec3.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
President Donald Trump’s administration targeted on Tuesday bank regulators, rocket scientists and tax enforcers for dismissal, as a federal judge gave the green light for its unprecedented remaking of the U.S. civil service, at least for now.
https://www.fidelity.com/news/article/top-news/202502182030RTRSNEWSCOMBINED_KCN3F31DA-OUSBS_1

Trump’s mass firing of probationary employees illegal, not performance-based, lawyers say
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/18/trump-mass-firings-federal-workers-illegal/79070972007/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract
https://theconversation.com/greenlands-rapidly-melting-ice-and-landslide-prone-fjords-make-the-oil-and-minerals-trump-covets-dangerous-to-extract-249985

Texas pipeline project will expand natural gas supply despite climate concerns
https://www.dailyclimate.org/texas-pipeline-project-will-expand-natural-gas-supply-despite-climate-concerns-2671180350.html

Feds Approve Another Deepwater Oil Export Terminal Off Texas. An export infrastructure buildout will enable further growth in American oil production as momentum fades on a phase-out of fossil fuels, even as global temperatures continue to break records.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19022025/texas-deepwater-oil-export-terminal/

# General News
Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/us/politics/elon-musk-companies-conflicts.html

Trump’s view of the world is becoming clear: America’s allies come second to its own interests. The US is sending a message to its allies: he’s putting American interests first – not theirs. And this means dealing with Russia. So, how will Europe respond?
https://theconversation.com/trumps-view-of-the-world-is-becoming-clear-americas-allies-come-second-to-its-own-interests-250144

Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power – lessons from around the globe
https://theconversation.com/firing-civil-servants-and-dismantling-government-departments-is-how-aspiring-strongmen-consolidate-personal-power-lessons-from-around-the-globe-249089

# Gov / Politics
Trump Is Gutting Efforts to Combat Foreign Election Interference. The administration is undercutting the agency charged with preventing foreign actors from meddling in US elections.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/trump-cisa-foreign-election-interference/

The Trump Administration Is Going After Our Elections Too. Government employees have long protected the ballot from attacks. The president is preparing to fire many of them.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/02/trump-doge-layoffs-project-2025-election-security-cisa-firing.html?pay=1739981863389&support_journalism=please

Trump’s Incompetence Is Botching His Own Deregulation Spree. Turns out that when you paralyze government agencies, it only makes it harder to undo Biden-era regulations.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191673/trump-civil-service-incompetence-deregulation

Trump Expands Power With New Executive Order Attacking Constitution. Donald Trump’s latest executive order is his most blatant power grab—asserting authority over independent agencies.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191697/trump-expands-power-executive-order-agencies

Trump signs order to claim power over independent agencies. The action is likely to face court challenges and test a once-fringe legal theory.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/18/trump-order-power-independent-agencies-00204798

Russia and US agree to work toward ending Ukraine war in a remarkable diplomatic shift
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-riyadh-talks-trump-putin-rubio-0c3beebfef5839e9d509ff58239a6bc5

Former USAID official warns China is already looking to fill void left by paused programs
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-may-fill-aid-void-left-by-usaid-shutdown-but-its-own-challenges-could-limit-it/7965690.html

Trump Grilled on Elon Musk’s ‘Billions of Dollars in Contracts’ With Agencies He’s Regulating. President Donald Trump said he was unaware of any “conflicts of interest” between Elon Musk’s business interests and the government agencies he’s regulating during a Tuesday press conference.
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/im-just-hearing-about-it-trump-grilled-on-elon-musks-billions-of-dollars-in-contracts-with-agencies-hes-regulating/

# Gov / Politics / Global
The Transatlantic Alliance in the Age of Trump: The Coming Collisions
https://www.csis.org/analysis/transatlantic-alliance-age-trump-coming-collisions

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Trump administration terminates Arizona US District Attorney
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2025/02/18/gary-restaino-us-attorney-arizona-terminated-trump/79069090007/

Trump’s firing spree rises to SCOTUS as watchdog gov’t attorney challenges termination
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021925_scotus_firing/trumps-firing-spree-rises-scotus-as-watchdog-govt-attorney-challenges-termination/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump terminates ‘all remaining Biden Era US Attorneys’ in chilling vow to ‘clean house immediately’
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5152413-trump-firing-biden-era-us-attorneys/

# Media
Louis DeJoy announces plans to step down as Postmaster General!
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dejoy-announces-plan-to-step-down-as-postal-service-chief

Postmaster General’s Resignation Opens Door for Trump’s Privatization Plan: A January report revealed that parts of the organization are preparing to go private as they expect Trump to continue his brutal purge of the US civil service.
https://www.tag24.com/politics/us-politics/us-postal-service-privatization-could-be-on-the-table-after-postmasters-resignation-3361358

# Medicare / Medicaid
Republicans Consider Cuts and Work Requirements for Medicaid, Jeopardizing Care for Millions
https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-cuts-work-requirements-congress-republicans-90ec1119f1d95de067c76f79eec7fa87

# Medical / Health News
Missouri bill would create registry of pregnant women
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5151439-missouri-bill-registry-pregnant-women-abortion/

RFK ‘s plan to make America healthy again? Round up people with mental health conditions in camps
https://www.salon.com/2025/02/19/rfk-s-plan-to-make-america-healthy-again-round-up-people-with-mental-health-conditions-in-camps/

RFK Jr. Names First Targets in Chilling Speech as Health Secretary. ‘Nothing … off limits’ in his pursuit to reduce chronic disease: His first remarks to the department since being confirmed comes as Washington reels from mass firings and funding cuts.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/18/kennedy-lays-out-hhs-plan-00204675

Pain Clinics Exploited Opioid Dependency to Earn Millions From Ineffective Shots. Chronic pain patients received medically unnecessary injections from Pain MD as part of a decade-long fraud scheme.
https://truthout.org/articles/pain-clinics-exploited-opioid-dependency-to-earn-millions-from-ineffective-shots/

Trump, RFK Jr. go after SSRIs in executive order. Immediately following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as health secretary, President Donald Trump instructed his administration to assess the “threat” posed to children by the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, stimulants and weight-loss drugs.
https://www.aol.com/trump-rfk-jr-ssri-comments-170330755.html

# Military / DOD / General News
US military and defense contractors hit with Infostealer malware. Lockheed Martin and Boeing among those affected. The malware can exfiltrate victim’s data. Researchers discovered thousands of infected devices
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/us-military-and-defense-contractors-hit-with-infostealer-malware

Leaders of the House Armed Services Committee ask military services to list potential funding cuts
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-02-18/house-armed-services-military-cuts-trump-musk-16873528.html

Army used majority of soldiers’ food funds on other expenses, report says
https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2025/02/14/over-151-million-taken-soldiers-paychecks-food-costs-spent-elsewhere-army.html

Data Breach Prompts Coast Guard to Take Personnel and Pay System Offline
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/17/data-breach-prompts-coast-guard-take-personnel-and-pay-system-offline.html

US Coast Guard paychecks delayed by cyberattack. Over 1,000 personnel have been affected
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/us-coast-guard-paychecks-delayed-by-cyberattack

# NASA
Musk Ignores Astronauts’ Protests to Take Shot at Biden: ‘Left Up There for Political Reasons’: Musk’s SpaceX in September launched a Crew Dragon capsule to rescue the pair, and it docked at the space station, but NASA opted to stall its return.
https://nypost.com/2025/02/18/us-news/elon-musk-says-stranded-astronauts-were-left-up-there-for-political-reasons-by-biden/

Trump Enacts Brutal Cuts at NASA. NASA? More like NADA.
https://futurism.com/trump-brutal-cuts-nasa

# Security / Surveillance
Donald Trump Making ‘Sweeping Cuts’ to Homeland Security: The Trump administration plans to dismiss hundreds of senior Department of Homeland Security officials this week to reshape the nation’s third-largest agency by removing individuals perceived as not aligning with its objectives.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-sweeping-cuts-homeland-security-what-know-2032647

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Cybersecurity
RedMike (Salt Typhoon) Exploits Vulnerable Cisco Devices of Global Telecommunications Providers
https://www.recordedfuture.com/research/redmike-salt-typhoon-exploits-vulnerable-devices

Trump continues federal purge, gutting cyber workers who combat disinformation. Roughly half a dozen employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency who previously worked to counter election-related disinformation have been put on administrative leave.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/07/trump-guts-cyber-workers-00203087

Trump’s workforce blitz comes for CISA: Trump administration is poised to announce another round of large scale layoffs at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and those familiar with the move fear it will unintentionally gut the agency’s top technical talent.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-cybersecurity/2025/02/18/trumps-workforce-blitz-comes-for-cisa-00204634

# Transportation / Travel
Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash. The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, one air traffic controller told The Associated Press. The air traffic controller was not authorized to talk to the media and spoke on condition of anonymity.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/02/trump-begins-firings-of-faa-air-traffic-control-staff-just-weeks-after-fatal-dc-plane-crash/

‘Unprecedented in Our 53-Year History’: Southwest Airlines Announces Its First Mass Layoffs Ever. The airline is eliminating 15% of its corporate workforce, including many in senior leadership positions.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/southwest-airlines-is-laying-off-15-of-its-workforce/487248

# Veterans / VA
Military Health System Beneficiaries Urged to Download Old Medical Records by April 1. The Department of Defense plans to decommission the online portal patients use to access old military health information and recommends patients download their digital medical records if they want to retain copies.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/18/military-health-system-beneficiaries-urged-download-old-medical-records-april-1.html

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# Archaeology
Sunken City Dated 3400 Years Old Emerges From a Reservoir, Identified as the Hub of a Bronze Age Empire
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/sunken-city-dated-3400-years-old-emerges-from-a-reservoir-identified-as-the-hub-of-a-bronze-age-empire/ar-AA1za0Gf

China’s Great Wall’s oldest section has been discovered and with it, has pushed back the origin of the Great Wall by 300 years.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-s-great-wall-s-oldest-section-discovered-pushing-back-origin-by-300-years/ar-AA1zbIGN

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Trump Can’t Be Allowed to Hide the Dangers of His Deportation Agenda at Guantanamo Bay. The US government has begun to shuttle immigrants from the United States to Gitmo, post photos of them in shackles, and lock them away.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-guantanamo-bay-migrant-detention/

‘A human rights disaster’: immigrants sent into Guantánamo black hole despite no proof of crime. Homeland security chief Kristi Noem claims the US is shipping ‘criminal alien murderers’ to the Cuba naval base – but the immigrants’ true stories remain enigmatic
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/trump-guantanamo-bay-migrants

Guantanamo before. Is Trump’s approach different? The US has held migrants at Guantanamo before, with fewer than 100 in recent years. How does Trump’s approach differ?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/11/the-us-held-migrants-at-guantanamo-before-is-trumps-approach-different

Texas CBP officer arrested for human smuggling: A Customs and Border Protection officer was arrested in El Paso on criminal charges. related to his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle undocumented noncitizens for financial gain and alleged drug trafficking activity.
https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/pr/2025/dojpr-021025-cbp-officer-arrested-el-paso-charged-alien-smuggling-and-drug-trafficking.pdf

Trump’s Next Fight With Mexico: Designating Drug Cartels as Terrorists. Move would give U.S. new tools to fight fentanyl trade while exposing businesses to stiff penalties
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trumps-next-fight-with-mexico-designating-drug-cartels-as-terrorists-a46aeb4c

The Need for Course Correction: The Risks of Treating Drug Cartels as Terrorist Threats
https://www.justsecurity.org/107770/cartels-foreign-terrorism-designation/

People from Afghanistan, Iran, China and other countries flown out as Trump’s deportation effort intensifies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/us-trump-deportation-panama

U.S. Deports African & Asian Migrants To Panama in diplomatic breakthrough
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-deportations-panama-african-asian-migrants/

Trump’s Huddled Masses: The trench warfare in sanctuary cities and states to protect innocent families from Trump’s ICE raids
https://prospect.org/justice/2025-02-17-trumps-huddled-masses/

# DEI [Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]
Obama library, begun with lofty DEI goals, now plagued by $40M racially charged suit, ballooning costs. The Black-owned firm claims it was accused of underperforming in the project because of race
https://www.foxnews.com/us/obama-center-subcontractor-hired-under-dei-initiative-now-suing-40m-racial-discrimination-lawsuit

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Elon Musk’s DOGE ‘requests access to IRS taxpayer data,’ sparking privacy fears. US tax office has detailed financial data about millions of Americans, US media reported.
https://tribune.net.ph/2025/02/17/elon-musks-doge-pushes-for-access-to-irs-system-raising-privacy-concerns

DOGE scores big court win, allowed access data on 3 federal agencies: Unions and nonprofits attempted to stop Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing records at the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
https://www.aol.com/doge-scores-big-court-win-180711251.html

Elon Musk in hot water as billionaire is sued by 14 states over ‘unchecked power’ at DOGE. Unlike other legal action taken against DOGE this month, the lawsuit seeks to tackle DOGE as an entity rather than focus on individual cuts it has made to specific agencies or government departments.
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-doge-lawsuit-14-states-2031205

Elon Musk’s mass government cuts could make private companies millions. Defense and tech firms – including Musk’s own – await potential contracts as Doge decimates US agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/16/elon-musk-doge-government-privatization

Federal government has wasted trillions. Trump and Musk are saying, ‘Enough!’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/02/17/trump-musk-doge-government-waste-national-debt/78518870007/

Musk and Trump Are Cutting Popular Programs. That’s Deliberate.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/musk-trump-cutting-popular-programs-110000287.html

Elon Musk tightens grip on gov’t, sparking ‘coup’ accusations. Tech billionaire has upended the federal bureaucracy in the two weeks since US President Donald Trump took office.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/2/4/elon-musk-accused-of-coup-running-shadow-govt-as-doge-tightens-grip

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Threat of a trade war has Canadians and Americans in border towns on edge
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/06/nx-s1-5271589/threat-of-a-trade-war-has-canadians-and-americans-in-border-towns-on-edge

Trump suggests he might impose auto tariffs on April 2
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/14/trump-auto-tariffs-april-00204436

Trump’s trade war could spiral into a debt war that sends interest rates soaring, former White House official warns
https://fortune.com/2025/02/15/trump-trade-war-debt-treasury-market-interest-rates-dedollarization/

U.S. Government Cancels Millions in Foreign Aid, Including $39 Million for Nepal
https://www.newsbreak.com/nepyork-288847545/3815589849338-u-s-government-cancels-millions-in-foreign-aid-including-39-million-for-nepal

# Education / Schools
Colleges, K-12 schools ordered by Trump administration to abolish DEI or face funding cuts
https://www.gazettextra.com/news/nation_world/colleges-k-12-schools-ordered-by-trump-administration-to-abolish-dei-or-face-funding-cuts/article_932045ac-ad49-59e9-9fe9-520fbe14d285.html

Schools serving military service members’ kids are pulling books on civil rights history after Trump’s DEI threats
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/military-schools-order-remove-dei-books-b2699252.html

The Columbia Network Pushing Behind the Scenes to Deport and Arrest Student Protesters. For some members of the WhatsApp group, speaking out for Palestine and criticizing Israel are tantamount to supporting Hamas.
https://theintercept.com/2025/02/15/columbia-alumni-israel-whatsapp-deport-gaza-protesters/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
More federal workers to be fired in ‘effort to cut government spending.’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/17/fired-federal-workers-performance-language-doge/78886104007/

Trump warned of ‘dangerous’ federal job cuts in the FAA after four crashes. Trump’s administration began mass firings of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees on Friday, a move that comes just weeks after a fatal midair collision in Washington, D.C., and as concerns mount over air traffic control staffing shortages.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-mass-firings-faa-air-traffic-control-2032269

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
A Third Generation Driller Transitions from Oil and Gas to Geothermal
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17022025/third-generation-oil-driller-transitions-to-geothermal/

# Food General News
‘Hitting ranchers hard’: Farmers union leader blames Trump for ‘disastrous consequences’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hitting-ranchers-hard/

Many American farmers agree with Trump’s cuts. But those policies hurt farms most.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-trump-federal-funding-pause-161353823.html

Trump Responds to Potential EU Food Imports Ban By Doubling Down On Tariffs
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/i-dont-mind-trump-responds-to-potential-eu-food-imports-ban-by-doubling-down-on-tariffs/

Trump defiant as EU threatens US food ban: ‘They’re just hurting themselves!’ ‘That’s alright. I don’t mind. Let them do it,’ Trump says when asked about European countries saying they will ban US food imports in response to his tariffs
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/trump-defiant-as-eu-threatens-us-food-ban-they-re-just-hurting-themselves/3484295

Strengthening food stamp work requirements: Republican SNAP Proposals Could Take Food Away From Millions of Low-Income Individuals and Families
https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/republican-snap-proposals-could-take-food-away-from-millions-of-low-income

# General News
‘As an American I’m terrified’: Canadians take to social media to warn Americans of our northern neighbor’s wartime preparations
https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/as-an-american-im-terrified-canadians-take-to-social-media-to-warn-americans-of-our-northern-neighbors-wartime-preparations/

Elon Musk allows ‘biggest waste ever’ after failing to stop Donald Trump PR stunt. Donald Trump spent potentially millions of dollars on a trip to the Daytona 500 as Elon Musk and his DOGE program continue to lay off thousands of federal employees
https://www.irishstar.com/sport/other-sports/donald-trump-daytona-musk-doge-34690797

Haunting nuclear map lays bare where 75% of US population would perish in WW3
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Singer_11-03-15.pdf

Hundreds of air traffic control service employees getting fired.
https://san.com/cc/hundreds-of-faa-employees-fired-nuclear-workers-told-to-return-reports/

Judge calls rare hearing on a holiday in case against Musk’s DOGE
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/feb/17/elon-musk-doge-irs-donald-trump-ukraine-europe-us-marco-rubio-politics-live

A timeline of activities of a cultlike group tied to the killing of a Border Patrol agent
https://apnews.com/article/vermont-border-patrol-shooting-youngblut-lasota-zizians-8d3522fae8338cabf9f890aab054c0b4

MAGA rioter says plot to murder FBI agents covered by Trump pardon
https://www.rawstory.com/capitol-riot-pardons-2671167608/

Major agency yanks several non-white history pieces from museum: report
https://www.rawstory.com/dei-2671158947/

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Donald Trump’s Friendship Dates Back Decades as 30-Year-Old Photo Resurfaces
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-donald-trumpsfriendship-dates-back-decades-30-year-photo-resurfaces.html/

The Man Madison Warned Us Against. He authored the Constitution to forestall the rise of a despotic president. We’ll soon see if those safeguards suffice. Trump’s tweets, on the other hand, are pernicious and dangerous, not because he’s mastered that medium but because he deliberately peddles lies and slanders. Nor has he taken power at a time of crisis; rather, he’s claimed this to be a time of national emergency that presumably justifies his power grabs, though that emergency is not visible to the naked eye.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-02-17-trump-man-madison-warned-us-against/

# Gov / Politics
‘Attacking your allies is crazy’: American soldier feels forced to reassure Europe a U.S. military invasion won’t happen. If there’s one thing we don’t need right now, it’s a war over Greenland. https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/attacking-your-allies-is-crazy-american-soldier-feels-forced-to-reassure-europe-a-u-s-military-invasion-wont-happen/

‘Backhanded compliment’: Lawyer vows fierce fight as he’s put on Trump retribution list. “It is the combination of the single-minded revenge focus, coupled with the unchecked use of executive power that makes this particularly dangerous.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-retribution-2671167810/

Auchincloss: Trump ‘replacing the rule of law with the law of the ruler’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5147993-auchincloss-trump-rule-of-law/

From legal settlements to business ventures, mega corporations are making deals with President Donald Trump and the Trump family
https://usaherald.com/dol-wins-15m-judgment-against-home-care-agency/

Griffin and other conflicted judges must publicly recuse themselves from Supreme Court election case
https://ncnewsline.com/2025/02/17/griffin-and-other-conflicted-judges-must-publicly-recuse-themselves-from-supreme-court-election-case/

House Republicans plot impeachment against judges blocking Trump, DOGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5146332-house-republicans-impeachment-judges-trump-musk-doge/

Republicans hope to jam through defense, border funding boost ahead of shutdown fight. Senate Republicans have the ambitious goal of jamming through funding boosts for defense and border security, separately from the appropriations process ahead of a mid-March deadline to prevent a government shutdown.
https://thehill.com/business/budget/5146835-senate-republicans-border-defense-funding/

Senators Britt and Cruz Introduce Bill to Protect Military Installations from Foreign Adversaries
https://calhounjournal.com/senators-britt-and-cruz-introduce-bill-to-protect-military-installations-from-foreign-adversaries/

Republicans have always been wary of women voting or even engaging in politics, while Democrats are welcoming of women. Republican activists and candidates are often surprisingly open about their craving to strip women of their voting rights.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/the-gop-s-taliban-has-a-new-message-for-women-opinion/ar-AA1z86Sb?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1

Trump actions could change the presidency. Executive Orders Mean Real Damage to U.S. Economy, Communities, and Clean Energy Gains
https://www.nrdc.org/media/trumps-executive-orders-mean-real-damage-us-economy-communities-and-clean-energy-gains

Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
https://apnews.com/article/fda-job-cuts-trump-hhs-kennedy-cdc-nih-76dee97eee8209b2605fadac34427aab

The Vast Dangers of Trump’s War On Information. With dramatic cuts to departments and efforts to restrict access to certain research, the administration is reshaping a vast data-driven world in its autocratic image.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191563/trump-musk-war-information-data

Trump-Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Unnerving Turn With Vile Leaked Memo. Can Trump and his top advisers really just act with total impunity? Or is there, just maybe, a price to be paid for starving poor people and un-indicting a corrupt mayor?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-musk-scandal-usaid-takes-110000546.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Top Russian officials set to hold talks with US in Saudi Arabia
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-us-saudi-talks-0c7f21c2125c97fd0a1f6459eebeb65b

‘Sometimes it does take a threat’: Canada’s Conservative leader puts Trump on notice. Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, is facing an electorate worried about Trump’s vow to annex Canada.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/world/americas/trump-canada-pierre-poilievre.html

China anger as US amends wording on Taiwan independence. The United States has “gravely backpedaled” on its position on Taiwan and sent the wrong message to “separatist forces” on the island, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said.
https://apnews.com/article/china-taiwan-us-statement-independence-8374f7675d25a747f00364617b1bc970

Israel’s Netanyahu signals he’s moving ahead with Trump’s idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
https://www.newsitem.com/ap/international/israels-netanyahu-signals-hes-moving-ahead-with-trumps-idea-to-transfer-palestinians-from-gaza/article_c86af49a-a95a-547f-952e-d02dd66ed8e3.html

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Bondi orders federal inmate transferred for execution. Bondi this week directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer inmate George John Hanson, 60, so that he can be executed for his role in the kidnapping and killing of a 77-year-old woman in Tulsa in 1999.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/oklahoma-donald-trump-pam-bondi-b2698840.html

Democratic lawmaker: Prosecutors are ‘refusing to do a drug deal for Donald Trump.’ “When you see prosecutors in New York refuse to do a drug deal for Donald Trump, that’s what honor looks like,” said Swalwell.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-justice-department-2671157718/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
‘Sharp departure from established procedures’: Trump DOJ slapped down by US appeals court after trying to block lower judge’s order to let Biden ethics enforcer keep his job
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/sharp-departure-from-established-procedures-trump-doj-slapped-down-by-us-appeals-court-after-trying-to-block-lower-judges-order-to-let-biden-ethics-enforcer-keep-his-job/

Trump administration blasts ‘unprecedented assault’ on its power in first Supreme Court appeal. Appointed by former President Joe Biden, Dellinger’s five-year term was set to expire in 2029. He sued after receiving an email on Feb. 7 informing him that Trump had fired him from the watchdog role, “effective immediately.”
https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-administration-turns-to-us-supreme-court-in-bid-to-fire-agency-head/7977407.html

# Media
‘Your Country is Under Assault!’ MSNBC Hosts Melt Down Over Elon Musk — Say They’re ‘Thoroughly Concerned About How We Survive’
https://www.mediaite.com/news/your-country-is-under-assault-msnbc-hosts-melt-down-over-elon-musk-say-theyre-thouroughly-concerned-about-how-we-survive/

# Medical / Health News
DOL Wins $15M Judgment Against Home Care Agency. The court granted summary judgment, ordering the company to pay $15 million in unpaid wages and damages.
https://usaherald.com/dol-wins-15m-judgment-against-home-care-agency/

NHS admin issues putting patients off seeking care, research finds
https://thecareruk.com/patients-put-off-seeking-care-due-to-dysfunctional-nhs-admin-warn-healthcare-experts/

NIH funding cuts could cost me my life, and that of millions of others
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5145665-nih-cancer-research-halted/

Trump administration cuts thousands of HHS jobs, including CDC disease investigators
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/02/cdc-to-lose-one-tenth-of-workforce-under-trump-administration-job-cuts/

RFK Jr. Got to Work Gutting CDC Staff on Day 1. Members of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) were told on Friday that they were among nearly 1,300 layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-got-gutting-cdc-150013816.html

# Military / DOD / General News
US special forces landing in Mexico to train marine infantry. Mexican Sen. Alejandro Moreno Cardenas explains the mission of American military instructors landing in Mexico this week.
https://www.borderreport.com/video/us-special-forces-landing-in-mexico-to-train-marines/10450939/

# Science / Science Engineers
Elon Musk faces exile from 365-year-old Royal Society scientific institution over his political behavior. The announcement comes after more than 2,700 scientists signed an open letter, penned by biologist Stephen Curry, accusing Musk of breaching the society’s code of conduct.
https://fortune.com/europe/2025/02/17/elon-musk-faces-exile-from-365-year-old-royal-society-scientific-institution-over-his-political-behavior/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Cybersecurity
FDA cuts hit AI division, even as Trump invests in the technology. The office has a strained relationship with Musk’s company Neuralink
https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/16/fda-layoffs-center-for-devices-radiological-health-cdrh-artificial-intelligence-doge/

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Colorado organization claims federal agents are illegally arresting immigrants outside courthouses
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/federal-agents-are-illegally-arresting-immigrants-outside-courthouses/73-f2d76cbe-cc56-4bf8-bd71-0992eef565c9

Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-court-judges-fired-firings-d35eed0f685739c4a19d4c8baf39113a

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Agricultural pesticide exposure linked to childhood cancers, study says
https://usrtk.org/healthwire/pesticide-exposure-linked-to-childhood-cancers/

Social network attacking pesticide critics shuts down
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/v-fluence-pesticide-critics

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Internal DOGE documents lay out plans for ‘Phase 3’ to begin on Wednesday: Internal documents contain bullet points on how to force workers out of their jobs while avoiding legal entanglements down to how to phrase employee dismissals in emails and phone calls. The report notes the nation is currently in the midst of “Phase 2” which will give way to the first elements of “Phase 3” on Wednesday which will be in effect until July.
https://www.rawstory.com/doge-musk-government/

Pennsylvania ‘Iron Mountain’ mine drawing attention of Elon Musk, the Department of Government Efficiency
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/business/money-report/company-ripped-by-elon-musk-that-stores-government-records-in-a-mine-may-actually-get-a-boost-from-doge/4109417/?os=icxa75gdubaevcfca9&ref=app

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
President Trump Wants to Eliminate the IRS: President Trump’s Cease and Desist to IRS Protects Middle Class Families and Small Businesses from IRS Audits and Weaponization
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2025/01/23/president-trumps-cease-and-desist-to-irs-protects-middle-class-families-and-small-businesses-from-irs-audits-and-weaponization/

Metals Crucial to Clean Energy Are Getting Caught Up in the US–China Trade War. After a Chinese export ban, can the US get gallium and germanium from Canada—or will tariffs get in the way?
https://www.tradebriefs.com/archive/GfaSz1C.html

Banks Get Their Pro-Merger Regulator. The new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants ever-bigger banks, which isn’t great for the rest of us.
https://www.levernews.com/banks-get-their-pro-merger-regulator/

# Education / Schools
Republican state Rep. Andy Hopper of Decatur has filed a bill to abolish the Texas Education Agency, stating that it is a bloated bureaucracy that isn’t accountable to taxpayers.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article300329229.html#storylink=cpy

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Here are the agencies purging federal workers
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5147209-agencies-purging-federal-workers-explained/

Federal Workers’ Unions Are Waging the Fight of Their Lives. With the White House and Elon Musk’s DOGE working to dismantle the government, civil service employees are finding ways to push back.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/16/federal-workers-trump-musk-firings/78728081007/

‘We’re under attack by billionaires’: Fired federal workers speak out on terminations. USA TODAY spoke to federal workers fired from the departments of Education, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture and Transportation who said they were shocked, angry and emotionally distraught by the terminations.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/16/federal-workers-trump-musk-firings/78728081007/

Elon Musk’s dream comes true: The federal board that protects workers does not exist, at least for now
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/15/business/nlrb-trump-musk-workers/index.html

Federal workers forced to return to offices with no desks –– and plenty of chaos:
https://www.rawstory.com/federal-workers-2671162220/

Nissan CEO speaks out as struggling company set to shutter plants & slash 9,000 jobs after merger talks with Honda end
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/13535821/honda-nissan-eliminate-jobs-no-merger-plants/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump administration lays off as many as 2,000 Energy Department employees
https://san.com/cc/trump-administration-lays-off-as-many-as-2000-energy-department-employees/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA employees say about the decision to stay or go under Trump. 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: resign or work for an administration that plans to radically reshape the EPA while reversing environmental protections.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-workers-resign-trump?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-youtube

Fired National Park Service workers left feeling angry, betrayed
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2025/02/national-park-service-employees-speak-out-layoffs-trump-cuts

# Food General News
House GOP eyeing $230B in cuts, includes SNAP reductions
https://san.com/cc/house-gop-eyeing-230b-in-cuts-includes-snap-reductions/

# General News
If Democrats Don’t Champion the Civil Service, Who Will? With the federal workforce facing an onslaught by Trump and Elon Musk, its employees—and the populace it so dutifully protects—desperately need defenders.
https://qoshe.com/new-republic/bryce-covert/if-democrats-dont-champion-the-civil-service-who-will/180728534

Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul. The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191427/pope-francis-jd-vance-maga-dark-soul

Musk Gets More Government Cash While Pushing Education Cuts. The kicker? His companies already take in $8 million a day in public funds.
https://www.levernews.com/musk-just-scored-more-government-cash-while-pushing-education-cuts/

# Gov / Politics
Trump vs. the Courts: Will He Drive Us Over the Constitutional Cliff? It’s about to be a constitutional crisis, if it’s not already. And we’re only three weeks in. Buckle up.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191450/trump-courts-judiciary-constitutional-cliff

What the Hell Happened to Democrats in Detroit? Trump won Michigan by around 80,000 votes—and urban Wayne County accounts for virtually all of it. Yes, the explanation starts with the Arab American vote. But it hardly ends there.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190894/detroit-wayne-county-trump-democrats-arab-american-vote

‘Quoting Napoleon’: Critics rage as Trump makes ‘most un-American statement ever uttered’
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-post-sparks-napoleon-dictator-comparisons-critics-2031828

President Trump takes steps that indicate an openness to corruption
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-green-lights-bribery-corruption-091656308.html

Trump administration cuts US efforts to support democracy at home and abroad
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/16/nx-s1-5297844/the-trump-administrations-funding-cuts-are-impacting-pro-democracy-organizations

Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies. The ramifications of the president’s appeasement of Russia will be felt widely, not least in the alliance he recklessly undermined
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/15/donald-trumps-betrayal-of-ukraine-has-emboldened-vladimir-putin-and-pulled-the-rug-from-under-nato-allies

# Gov / Politics / Global
Zelenskyy characterizes US security support as unreliable, calls for creation of ‘Armed Forces of Europe.’ The United States can no longer be relied on to ensure security in Europe, which is at risk of being pulled apart by Russia, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy said in a speech on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2025-02-15/munich-security-conference-day-two-16840211.html

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
‘Vexatious litigant’: Lawyer devises ‘radical’ plan that could stop Trump in his tracks. Judges, Coale argues, can cut through the time-wasting by ruling the filer is a “vexatious litigant” — and dismissing their claims out of hand.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-executive-order-2671162929/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump Won His War on the Justice Department. The once-independent agency has been forced to embrace a change of mission—serve the president’s exclusive interests, and carry out his revenge on the American people.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191430/trump-bondi-justice-corruption-roberts

# Media
USPS slammed for ‘ignoring’ mail issues as customers watch packages ‘bounce around different facilities for weeks.’ THE United States Postal Service has been slammed by customers for “ignoring” their mail problems amid thousands of missing packages.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/13549858/usps-ignoring-mail-issues-packages-indiana/

# Medical / Health News
We Are About to Learn What a Post-Truth Approach to Public Health Feels Like. Trump and Musk are slashing global vaccination efforts, funding for medical research and access to health information.
https://truthout.org/articles/we-are-about-to-learn-what-a-post-truth-approach-to-public-health-feels-like/

Atlanta-based Centers for CDC to lose nearly 1,300 employees under Trump administration job cuts
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/02/14/cdc-lose-one-tenth-workforce-under-trump-administration-job-cuts/

Obamacare Outreach Funding Cut by 90 Percent. The Trump administration on Feb. 14 cut funding for an outreach program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that helps people sign up for health insurance coverage
https://www.kff.org/quick-take/a-90-cut-to-the-aca-navigator-program/

# Military / DOD / General News
Army redirecting millions collected from soldier BAS pay meant for food services elsewhere: The money is collected in what amounts to a tax on troops — taken from their Basic Allowance for Subsistence payments, roughly $460 per month that is automatically deducted from the paychecks of service members
https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2025/02/14/over-151-million-taken-soldiers-paychecks-food-costs-spent-elsewhere-army.html

# Science /  Science Engineers
Elon Musk Built His Wealth on Taxpayers Money—Now He’s Destroying the Future of Science
https://www.newsbreak.com/inquisitr-news-522568/3814340416998-elon-musk-built-his-wealth-on-taxpayers-money-now-he-s-destroying-the-future-of-science

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Cybersecurity
Musk’s DOGE team raises major cyber security concerns
https://www.kulr8.com/news/national/musks-doge-team-raises-major-cyber-security-concerns/article_5df98884-9664-5938-9e2c-1c710182b72c.html

# Veterans / VA
VA is latest dept to face budget cuts under Trump: The President extends these tax breaks largely for the rich all while maliciously cutting programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other crucial programs. Destructive cuts to these programs hurt millions of veterans and their families who depend on them for their health, safety, and economic well‑being.
https://democrats-budget.house.gov/resources/reports/president-trumps-extreme-budget-cuts-hurt-veterans

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
Democratic senators press Hegseth for cost and troop impact of immigration operations. The Pentagon has estimated its southern border operations will cost almost $1 billion in the next eight months and does not yet have an estimate for new operations at Guantanamo
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-02-14/pentagon-border-costs-senators-hegseth-16834177.html

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
What Is the Point to the DOGE Chaos? The Answer Is Hiding in Plain Sight. It’s not really about efficiency. They’re after something else.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/02/elon-musk-trump-doge.html

DOGE charged with slashing trillions from federal spending, has doubled its budget already, report claims
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-doge-trump-budget-b2697914.html

DOGE discussing Housing Department layoffs. New details on potential layoffs emerge as the Department of Government Efficiency takes on HUD.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/14/doge-housing-department-layoffs-00204372

IRS Hit With Surprise From Elon Musk’s DOGE, Fueling Privacy Fears Amid Budget Cuts And Layoffs Due To Trump Plans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/14/irs-tax-doge-musk/

Senator Chris Murphy Details Why DOGE Targeting Federal Agencies Is Just About ‘Making Elon Musk Rich’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/senator-chris-murphy-details-why-doge-targeting-federal-agencies-is-just-about-making-elon-musk-rich/

Elon Musk targets programs for ‘poorest children on earth’ while getting billions in federal contracts. “Elon loves corporate welfare for himself, rugged individualism for the poor,” wrote a top adviser for Sen. Bernie Sanders.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/elon-musk-hypocrisy-federal-contracts

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump orders up a plan for more tariffs, even as inflation heats up
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trumps-tariff-plan-would-raise-inflation-and-cost-u-s-jobs-economist-mark-zandi-says

US Judge Extends Order to Block DOGE From Treasury Department Data
https://www.courthousenews.com/federal-judge-extends-order-barring-unauthorized-doge-access-to-treasury-payment-system/

‘The damage is already done’: Why Ken Griffin thinks Trump’s tariffs are chipping away at American exceptionalism
https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2025/02/12/ken-griffin-takes-donald-trump-to-task-on-tariffs/

Gillibrand wants answers on planned closure of White Plains Social Security regional office
https://westfaironline.com/latest-news/trump-administration-targets-social-security-hudson-valley-offices-affected/

Trump Kicks Off Global Chaos With New Tariff Announcement
https://newrepublic.com/post/191518/donald-trump-global-trade-war-new-tariffs

# Education / Schools
Department of Education warns that public schools must remove DEI policies or lose federal funding
https://srnnews.com/china-will-play-along-to-the-end-with-u-s-its-top-diplomat-says/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cannot terminate more employees, providing a major reprieve to staff at the agency, who have been bracing for mass layoffs. More than 100 workers have already been fired this week.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/14/nx-s1-5297870/cfpb-doge-trump-musk-federal-workforce

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Hundreds of Americans have been hit with surprise electric bill surcharges following a policy change by President Donald Trump. The sudden increase stems from a pause in federal energy assistance programs, such as LIHEAP. Low-income families and seniors are among the most affected.
https://www.upexciseportal.in/hundreds-of-americans-hit-with-surprise-electric-bills-after-trumps-policy-change/#google_vignette

Chevron announced Wednesday it’s laying off 15% to 20% of its workforce — meaning up to 9,000 jobs
https://www.scrippsnews.com/business/company-news/chevron-second-largest-oil-company-in-the-us-slashing-thousands-of-jobs

More than 100 federal workers fired at Portland-based Bonneville Power Administration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKIgNrd6vM8

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Federal department slashes millions in contracts, including $230K for ‘Brazilian forest and gender consultant’
https://www.aol.com/federal-department-slashes-millions-contracts-055810521.html

KY Senate approves bill removing state protections for wetlands, groundwater, small streams
https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/02/14/ky-senate-approves-bill-removing-state-protections-for-wetlands-groundwater-small-streams/

US Forest Service fires 3,400 workers, Park Service cuts 1,000
https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/interior-department-fires-thousands-forest-service-workers/

Warning as threat levels for three US volcanoes are elevated
https://www.newsbreak.com/daily-mail-560402/3812372480205-warning-as-threat-levels-for-three-us-volcanoes-are-elevated

Yosemite National Park is on the verge of a ‘catastrophic’ staffing shortage thanks to Trump’s hiring freeze. According to reports, hundreds of seasonal job offers have been clawed back and layoffs are looming.
https://www.theinertia.com/news/yosemite-national-park-hiring-freeze-trump-adminstration/

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
Exclusive-US global disaster response teams unable to deploy following USAID shutdown, sources say
https://www.tbsnews.net/worldbiz/usa/us-global-disaster-response-teams-unable-deploy-following-usaid-shutdown-sources

# General News
White South Africans gather in support of Trump and his claims that they are victims of racism
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/trump-south-africa-white-afrikaners/2025/02/15/id/1199195/

# Gov / Politics
House Republican Budget Blueprint Clears First Big Hurdle
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/02/13/congress/house-gop-budget-markup-00204041

Mass firings have rocked multiple agencies as President Trump and Elon Musk ramp up plans to drastically slash and reshape the federal work force
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/us/politics/energy-department-layoffs.html

Many Trump Administration Personnel Actions Are Unlawful
https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/many-trump-administration-personnel-actions-are-unlawful

‘Obvious illegality’: Trump’s firing of US watchdogs violated federal law as he kicked ‘longtime public servants’ to the curb without properly telling Congress, suit says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/obvious-illegality-trumps-firing-of-us-watchdogs-violated-federal-law-as-he-kicked-longtime-public-servants-to-the-curb-without-properly-telling-congress-suit-says/

‘Presidential crime spree’: Legal expert unloads on Trump’s ‘outrageous’ scandals
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-crime-2671158735/

60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history
https://theconversation.com/60-years-of-progress-in-expanding-rights-is-being-rolled-back-by-trump-a-pattern-thats-all-too-familiar-in-us-history-248526

Elon Musk’s attacks on a group long backed by the GOP prompt Republican shrugs. A funding freeze is pushing the National Endowment for Democracy and groups it supports toward shutdown.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/13/national-endowment-democracy-musk-funding-017146

Elon Musk’s 4-year-old son X irks President Donald Trump at White House, ‘want to shush your mouth’
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/elon-musks-4-year-old-son-irks-donald-trump-in-front-from-camera-says-want-to-shush-your-mouth-watch-11739410335699.html

14 states sue to block Musk’s DOGE actions, claim unconstitutional abuse of power
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/14-states-sue-to-block-elon-musks-doge-actions-claim-unconstitutional-abuse-of-power/

GOP Proposes $4.5 Trillion Tax Giveaway to the Rich While ‘Ransacking’ Food Stamps and Medicaid. “House Republican leadership put a giant bullseye on Medicaid, with the intent to strip Americans of their healthcare benefits to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations.”
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/02/13/gops-4-5-trillion-tax-giveaway-slashing-medicaid-and-food-stamps-to-fund-the-wealthy/

‘Full-Scale Authoritarian Takeover’: Vance and Musk Take Aim at Federal Judges. “We must push back hard against these next leaps down the pathway to tyranny,” said one Democratic in the House.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/musk-vance-judges

Corporate Media Failing to Call This What It Is: A Coup. If this is not a coup d’etat, I don’t know what is. It is not “taking sides” to say so. Rather, it is accurately describing the dire emergency America now faces.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/corporate-media-failing-to-call-this-what-it-is-a-coup?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=a9c5008719-Week+In+Review%3A+Sat.+2%2F8%2F2_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-59f0163267-600473715

# Gov / Politics / Global
‘This Is Not Acceptable!’ German Defense Minister Fumes at JD Vance For Comparing European Allies to Authoritarian Regimes
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/this-is-not-acceptable-german-defense-minister-fumes-at-jd-vance-for-comparing-european-allies-to-authoritarian-regimes/

Hamas releases 3 more hostages, Israel frees over 300 Palestinian prisoners under ceasefire deal
https://apnews.com/video/hamas-frees-3-hostages-israel-releases-hundreds-of-prisoners-as-ceasefire-holds-ap-explains-ae0751d9a3ae4a4c98c526c77697b465

China will ‘play along to the end’ with U.S., its top diplomat says
https://www.ournationalconversation.org/httpswww-usnews-comnewsworldarticles2025-02-15china-will-play-along-to-the-end-with-u-s-its-top-diplomat-says/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Judge Who Made Life Hell for Trump Will Oversee Case on Elon Musk. A major lawsuit against Elon Musk just got assigned to his new nightmare: Judge Tanya Chutkan.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191559/judge-tanya-chutkan-case-lawsuit-elon-musk

Trump Justice Department Moves to Complete ‘Openly Corrupt Legal Bailout’ of Eric Adams. “The Adams case confirms that as long as Bondi is in office, the rule of law will be subordinate to Trump’s personal motivations.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-justice-department-eric-adams

# Medicare / Medicaid
Steve Bannon Has Dark Warning for Republicans Planning to Cut Medicaid. Donald Trump’s ex-adviser warned many MAGA voters rely on the program.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/steve-bannon-maga-medicaid-b2698723.html

‘The first time didn’t work’: Georgia and Arkansas scale back Medicaid work requirements
https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/02/14/the-first-time-didnt-work-georgia-and-arkansas-scale-back-medicaid-work-requirements/

# Medical / Health News
RFK Jr. Just Kneecapped the CDC on His First Day. The purging of federal workers continues.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191579/robert-f-kennedy-jr-cdc-infectious-disease-research

Florida senator files to have the state’s ‘Free Kill’ law repealed. Many families have never heard of it until they try to sue for medical negligence after their loved one dies. If you are over the age of 25, not married and have no children under the age of 25, your loved ones are barred from suing for medical negligence.
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/politics/lawmakers-make-another-push-repeal-floridas-free-kill-law/77-dbb01eb5-5888-459d-bfcf-9bd47d851abf

Trump administration slashes funding for ObamaCare outreach program
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5146096-trump-administration-funding-slashed-obamacare-navigators/

# Military / DOD / General News
US Army bans transgender people from enlisting
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/us-army-transgender-policy-gender-care/

# NATO
Musk’s DOGE Sets NASA as Next Target
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/nasa-elon-musk-next-target-doge-latest-mission-big-questions-spacex-13862869.html

# NOAA
For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting Prowess. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/26/trump-presidency-gut-noaa-weather-climate-crisis

NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it
https://theconversation.com/noaas-vast-public-weather-data-powers-the-local-forecasts-on-your-phone-and-tv-a-private-company-alone-couldnt-match-it-249451

Trump officials signal potential changes at NOAA, the weather and climate agency
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/15/nx-s1-5297183/noaa-national-weather-service-trump

# Nuclear
Energy Department scrambles to rehire nuclear bomb experts fired in major DOGE screw up: Reports
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/doge-screw-up-nuclear-experts-fired-b2698732.html

# Other Interesting Things
Scientists are baffled after discovering a mysterious radioactive ‘blip’ deep under the Pacific Ocean
https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-radioactive-anomaly-discovered-deep-under-the-pacific-ocean

# Science / Science Engineers
‘A scary time to be a scientist’: “Above and beyond the stalling of progress, we’re going to see this hollowing out of the workforce that’s been working on this research,” Lane-Fall said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/15/trump-medical-research-funding-maternal-mortality#:~:text=Not%20only%20could%20the%20cuts,%2C%E2%80%9D%20Lane%2DFall%20said.

# Security / Surveillance
Trump administration fires over 400 DHS employees as mass firings continue
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-administration-fires-over-400-dhs-employees-in-effort-to-cut-federal-workforce-11739582487231.html

# Sports
Donald Trump blamed for American disgrace: This isn’t the first time non-Americans have disrespected the anthem recently. Crowds at sporting events across Canada have taken to booing the American anthem before NHL games, amid tensions between the two countries.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-comeback-1601133/3811384772082-donald-trump-blamed-for-american-disgrace

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Cybersecurity
A ‘Musk-led consortium’ of investors say they’ll withdraw $97.4 billion bid to buy OpenAI—if it stays non-profit
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-sam-altman-openai-chatgpt-ai-f024aca265ad8ee9f30b699a0c74066c

# Veterans / VA
Republicans advance plans to raise military spending by $100B amid concerns budget cuts affect veterans
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-02-14/congress-defense-spending-budget-cuts-veterans-16832927.html

Democratic lawmakers, veterans and union leaders rally against VA staff cuts
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2025/02/13/protestors-demand-va-oppose-trump-efforts-to-trim-federal-workforce/

# Weather
US to get 10th and ‘most severe’ polar vortex as arctic blast plunges most of country into ‘extreme cold’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/very-cold-weather-coming-us-134945013.html

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