🇺🇸 The Damage Report: Trump Policy Updates

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Acting social security head who denied access to Musk team leaves agency

Michelle King opts to retire after 30 years rather than grant request by ‘department of government efficiency’

www.theguardian.com

 

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Judge Rejects Effort to Halt DOGE Attack on Federal Agencies | Common Dreams

A judge in Washington, D.C. denied a request to block Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing government data systems and firing employees at seven federal agencies.

www.commondreams.org

 

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Trump's tariffs expose Ukraine's steel industry to another war

One of Ukraine’s largest steel plants lies in the country’s industrial east, where Russia’s 3-year invasion of its neighbor threatens to throttle production at any moment

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Trump cabinet officials embrace far-right influencer who has praised fascists

Jack Posobiec hailed Francisco Franco and Augusto Pinochet as role models for the MAGA right.

www.motherjones.com

 

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Debunked explanations for Musk's reckless firings expose true goal of wrecking the government

"If you voted for Donald Trump, this is what you were voting for." Rachel Maddow shows that the latest excuse for firing huge numbers of federal workers with no regard for the importance of their role in Americans' lives, bad performance reviews, is false, as have been countless other...

www.msnbc.com

 

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'We're All Paying for It': Kash Patel Called Out Elon Musk for Getting Rich Off Taxpayers

Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, has criticized Elon Musk in the past, arguing he's only rich because of taxpayer-funded contracts.

www.rollingstone.com

 

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Meet the Disabled Vets, Cancer Researchers, and Nuclear Techs Fired by Elon Musk

Musk's vulture-capitalist approach to dismantling the federal government may be opening the door to wrongful termination lawsuits.

slate.com

 

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State department orders cancellation of media subscriptions around world

Foreign posts told to end all ‘non-mission critical’ news subscriptions in Trump directive that will ‘endanger lives’

www.theguardian.com

 

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Despite DOGE, Trump's agenda calls for adding trillions of dollars to U.S. debt

Budget experts say Trump’s tax and spending priorities would increase red ink, even as he boasts of balancing the budget. “I don’t think their rhetoric matches reality," one says.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Emil Bove takes leading role in implementing Trump takeover of DoJ

Dismissal of case against Eric Adams reflects new directive for prosecutors to toe line on White House’s policies

www.theguardian.com

 

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Attacking Public Service Dismantles the Infrastructure of Democracy | Common Dreams

When billionaires like Musk ally with political forces to dismantle public institutions, they're not just eliminating jobs—they're attempting to redefine freedom as nothing more than market choice.

www.commondreams.org

 

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Acer just announced 10% price increase in response to Trump tariffs

The company may also move production to other countries

www.tomsguide.com

 

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Trump embraces GOP plan to gut Medicaid, despite promise to protect it

President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed the House Republican budget plan, which would decimate Medicaid, the federal health insurance program that covers 72 million disabled and low-income ...

www.dailykos.com

 

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Trump officially declares himself 'king'—crown included

The Trump administration on Wednesday pulled approval for New York City's congestion pricing, which went into effect on Jan. 5, meddling in state policymaking by ending a popular program intended to fund much-needed subway repairs while reducing...

www.dailykos.com

 

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