🇺🇸 The Damage Report: Trump Policy Updates

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Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of a White House that has halted its work, closed its headquarters and fired dozens of its workers.

apnews.com

 

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Oh goodie. Something to look forward to.

 

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So in spite of the carnage, there are still people around me who think Trump is doing a great job and the right thing. I still don't get it. Maybe most Americans don't want democracy anymore. I mean, what else could it be? It's too soon for the poorest and weakest to die in noticeable numbers just yet, assuming even that would get their attention.

 

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DOGE doesn't care about the lives of women, especially poor ones.



This is why we shouldn't vote for people just because of their name.



They don't even have the decency to fire them to their face, the cowards.

 

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This is so bad for so many people.

 

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DOGE impersonators storm San Francisco city hall demanding sensitive documents

Law enforcement in San Francisco is trying to find the three unidentified men

www.independent.co.uk

 

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‘If they charge us, we charge them’: What is Trump’s goal with his trade war?

President’s obsessions with tariffs have been a constant for his entire time in public life, dating back to his emergence as a real estate tycoon in the 1980s and 1990s, write Andrew Feinberg

www.independent.co.uk

 

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DOGE impersonators storm San Francisco city hall demanding sensitive documents

Law enforcement in San Francisco is trying to find the three unidentified men

www.independent.co.uk

This is a real problem. Without a badge or a uniform, how do you know if someone is legit or not? ( assuming anyone from DOGE is even legit to begin with...)

 

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Bluesky

bsky.app

 

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Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.

The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”

www.nytimes.com

 

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Opinion | Trump's purge is continuing in a new form

Trump’s purge is continuing in a new form after his buyout offers didn't hit their targets.

www.msnbc.com

 

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Ha!

 

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Another guy out working for the greater good, I'm sure.



Because nothing could go wrong here.....

 

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‘Took away my hope.’ Federal workers say Trump mass firings upended their lives

Fired workers worried about making rent and paying student loans. Many talked about going into government work because they value public service.

www.usatoday.com

 

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Strong armed them in so they could wreck everything.

 

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'None of This Is About Saving Money': Fury Over Trump-Musk Purge of Federal Workers | Common Dreams

The "mass firing spree," said one union leader, is "about gutting the federal government, silencing workers, and forcing agencies into submission to a radical agenda that prioritizes cronyism over competence."

www.commondreams.org

 

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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

www.theguardian.com

 

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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

www.theguardian.com

I'm sure that was the point.