Bowing Down and Cutting Off

Trump ordered an expansive freeze of “all federal financial assistance” which would cut people off from SNAP benefits which means they’ll starve.

Trump rescinded the order to freeze federal aid spending, just one day after it was issued because he got so much bad publicity. He is now trying to spin it as a hoax and that he knows nothing about it.

Trump cutting things from the national budget isn’t about lowering the budget, it’s about reappropriating funds to the rich.

The EPA has paused disbursements of federal financial aid for a wide array of national, state and tribal programs, including some that assist with air and water quality. The acting EPA Administrator emailed members of the agency’s Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are going to be “reset.”

The DOJ moved to drop its prosecution of Trump’s former co-defendants in Jack Smith’s classified documents case. Everybody is getting off scott free.

One of the criminals that Trump pardoned, insurrectionist Matthew Huttle, was shot and killed by the cops in Indiana during a traffic stop.

Trump took Dr Fauci’s security detail away, putting a target on his back for QAnon nuts to go after. He already gets lots of death threats.

One of the new defense secretary’s orders of business is to exercise his power over General Mark Milley by removing his security detail, suspending his security clearance, and ordering an inspector general inquiry into his behavior as the Pentagon’s top officer. He’s being punished because he had the guts to speak out against Trump publicly. He called him a fascist threat. Pete Hegseth is very likely to lower the retired general’s rank out of spite and revenge.

Trump signed executive orders removing diversity, equity and inclusion from the military and reinstated thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing COVID vaccines during the pandemic.

Trump offered buyouts to almost roughly 3 million people who work for the US government. The unprecedented move defies the rules that protect government employees from political interference. If they don’t retire Trump could just fire them because he loves doing that.

20 million chickens died from bird flu last quarter.

The Quakers are suing Trump.

Jim Acosta, one of the most notable reporters at CNN, resigned. In his parting words he said, “It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant…Do not give in to the lies. Don’t give into the fear. Hold on to the truth and to hope.”

Trump’s new press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, is a hot young blonde as usual. She did her first briefing wearing a giant crucifix around her neck as if she were at an exorcism. She yelled at reporters and basically told them to fuck off without saying fuck. She hit all the MAGA talking points and tried her best to put reporters in their place (beneath her.)

ICE’s hotline to report illegal immigrants is turning out to be a waste of time and resources. Most of the calls are about Elon Musk.

Teslas are being called swasticars.

A leaked memo from the Defense Intelligence Agency instructs the department to suspend observances including Holocaust Remembrance Day, MLK Day, and Juneteenth.

Hitler fun fact: It only took him 53 days to dismantle a democracy. All it takes is for good people to say nothing.