Now is not the time to cower.
EVERY ACT HAS AN IMPACT
DAYS OF ACTION
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May -->
💙Say no to cuts to Medicaid & SNAP! Use the 5calls app or 5calls.org to contact your reps, or visit ACLU.org for more info on in-person protests and events
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June 3, 2025 --> Join Rep. Al Green, Free Speech for People, and Women’s March for a live Impeach + Remove Digital Town Hall on Tuesday, June 3rd.
June 6, 2025 →
💙 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/17/veterans-organizing-call-action-rally-d-day-anniversary-nations-capital.html
June 14, 2025 →
💙WomensMarch.org
💙NoKings.org
ACTIONABLE STEPS
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Send a postcard or letter to the White House:
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C., 20500
Send a message to the White House digitally
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
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Help save PBS - sign the petition, use the form to email your reps, use their script to call your reps, and share with friends
https://protect.pbs.org/
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Find information to call your representatives + list of bills/executive orders/more + scripts
5calls.org or 5calls app
Petition to call for impeachment
https://www.impeachtrumpagain.org/
Petition to not cancel funding for affordable housing -
https://liscpolicy.wufoo.com/forms/m1qkw9b113vz2fr/
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Printable materials​
Organizations
These organizations are not affiliated with What's ONE Way. They have been doing good work, providing helpful information and actionable steps.
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https://www.councilofnonprofits.org
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​https://freespeechforpeople.org/
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Homeless & Human - advocating for, educating the public and elected officials about, and providing resources for people in need -- proving you can do a lot with very little
Independent Journalists
The following independent journalists, activists, and content creators are some great sources of news and action items:​​​
Provides a weekly summary:
https://substack.com/@soinformed
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Activist daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr:
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​Jess Craven - activist who shares helpful clear outlines of important news + actionable steps
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For women's reproductive rights:
https://linktr.ee/jessicavalenti
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For education in the US and more:
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Tono Latino - breaking down politics ​
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Sydney Seraph - political content creator
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Dan Rather “The Steady” Substack
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Shivy - teacher, Board of Ed member, activist
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​MsEnfranchised - account from the activist who created this W1W initiative aggregating highlights for action items, people to follow, reminders, lessons, and more​​
2010 - present
2010 - present
The following articles are sorted by overall topic.
(This section needs a better sorting method -- suggestions welcome!)
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1st Amendment
Private groups work to identify and report student protesters for possible deportation
US House set to vote on bill of fines, prison for boycott of Israel
5/3/25
NYU Law Wants Students To Sign Away Their Right To Protest
5/5/25
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/05/nyu-law-wants-students-to-sign-away-their-right-to-protest/
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AI / ROBOTS - see separate document for more
Tesla to introduce humanoid robots to factories from 2025
https://www.contechs.com/blog/2024/06/tesla-to-introduce-humanoid-robots-to-factories-from-2025
Trump's manufacturing renaissance could mean more jobs for robots
5/1/25
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/30/trump-manufacturing-robots-jobs
REEL by kaburbank who breaks down the above topic
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DINI10yMpoz/?igsh=b3A5cXZpenNlZnlq
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ALIEN ENEMIES ACT
Families of deported Venezuelans are distraught their loved ones were sent to El Salvador
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ANTISEMITISM
Shopify takes down Ye website selling swastika shirts after Super Bowl ad
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ARTS and HUMANITIES
Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
Nearly all employees at federal agency supporting museums and libraries put on administrative leave
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/imls-museums-libraries-administrative-leave/
Federal museum and library grants abruptly terminated
The National Endowment for the Arts Begins Terminating Grants
5/3/2025
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/arts/national-endowment-for-the-arts-grants.html
PBS Statement on Executive Order Regarding Public Media
5/2/25
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AUTO PRICES
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/business/trump-auto-prices-tariffs/index.html
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BANS - Banned BOOKS, Banned NAMES, Banned WORDS
FDA, NIH, CDC ban chosen names due to Trump gender order
4/30/25
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BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Collins and fellow GOP senators speak out in opposition to Trump’s cuts to biomedical research
4/30/25
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BIRD FLU
Household cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/15/musk-doge-bird-flu-pandemic
New CDC survey found undetected cases of bird flu in three veterinarians
Antarctic expedition confirms the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Weddell Sea
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-antarctic-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza.html
US agriculture department says it accidentally fired bird flu officials
Bird flu is spreading. Wastewater monitoring can help us stop it
https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/21/h5-bird-flu-wastewater-monitoring-nwss-cdc/
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BILLIONAIRES
Why Mark Cuban Bought A Random Texas Town For $20M And His Plans For It
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COST OF LIVING
Number of Americans Using Loans to Buy Groceries Soars
4/29/25
https://www.newsweek.com/number-americans-using-loans-groceries-soars-2065706
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CFPB
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/02/21/rip-consumer-protection-cfpb-shutdown/79300759007/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered to stop work. What it could mean for you
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-doge-cfpb-elon-musk-456b747c367fccbcf3b74d2893cd1a35
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DEI
McDonald’s to let white students apply for Latino scholarships after DEI lawsuit
Trump Administration Forbids Schools, Agencies from Considering Race in Programming and Operations
As Target and other retailers drop DEI programs, Black founders could face tougher battle to get and stay on shelves
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/14/target-walmart-dei-decisions-could-hurt-black-founders.html
In national DEI dismantle, corporate charity efforts won't escape scrutiny https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/16/in-national-dei-dismantle-corporate-charities-are-in-for-scrutiny.html
$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-dei-cuts-trees-new-orleans-b2707425.html
FCC to investigate Comcast for having DEI programs https://www.theverge.com/news/610655/fcc-comcast-dei-investigation-brendan-carr
Missouri sues Starbucks, claiming DEI policies are slowing down orders
https://www.yahoo.com/news/missouri-sues-starbucks-claiming-dei-175654635.html
Starbucks is being sued because its workforce ‘has become more female and less white’ https://www.wsaz.com/2025/02/12/starbucks-is-being-sued-because-its-workforce-has-become-more-female-less-white/
Republican AG Sues Starbucks Over DEI Hiring Policies Resulting In ‘More Female and Less White’ Employees https://www.blackenterprise.com/missouri-ag-sues-starbucks-alleged-dei-hiring-practices/
As Trump tries to dismantle DEI initiatives, Black students in Pa. see scholarships, job prospects wane
D.C.'s Black Lives Matter mural will be erased. Look back at the iconic street painting
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5321872/dc-black-lives-matter-street-mural-history
Article quoting VP Vance that he “doesn't like DEI”. WTF
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-vance-dei-mother-in-law-lakshmi-chilukuri/
Is planting trees 'DEI'? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/g-s1-55090/trump-dei-trees-removal-climate-change
Adobe's HR chief tells staff: We're done with DEI hiring goals
Army Enlisted Academy Bars Students from Writing About Women and Minorities
Pride organizers say sponsors are pulling back amid DEI rollbacks, economic fears
Behind a paywall
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/04/16/women-and-minorities-fired-nih-board-science/
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DEPORTATIONS / REVOKING IMMIGRATION STATUS
What to know about the El Salvador mega-prison where Trump sent deported Venezuelans
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/20/cecot-el-salvador-venezuela-prison-trump-deportations
U.S. to revoke legal status of more than a half-million migrants, urges them to self deport
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-to-revoke-legal-status-of-over-a-half-million-migrants-chnv/
The people legally in the U.S. who have been detained by ICE or refused entry to
Trump administration contends it has no duty to return illegally deported man to US
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/13/abrego-garcia-el-salvador-trump-administration-00288502
Why one deportation case has legal scholars afraid for even U.S. citizens
President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to U.S.
Venezuelan detainees at Texas center spell out SOS with their bodies
4/30/25
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/venezuelans-sos-texas
US House Republicans vote against blocking ICE from deporting US citizens
5/2/25
Some cities are canceling cultural events due to fears of ICE raids and deportations
5/3/25
https://www.cnn.com/us/cultural-events-canceled-trump-deportations
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DEPT of ED.
Dismantling the Department of Education will strip resources from disabled children, parents and advocates say
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/22/us/department-of-education-resources-disabled-children/index.html
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DOGE
Musk’s Coup at the Treasury Has Been Ruled Illegal. Will That Stop Him?
https://truthout.org/articles/musks-coup-at-the-treasury-has-been-ruled-illegal-will-that-stop-him/
Musk’s DOGE says it has saved $55 billion. Not so fast.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/22/doge-savings-found-list-analysis/
DOGE Comes for Affordable Housing Mortgage Insurance
Trump and Elon Musk are floating 'DOGE dividends.' Low-income Americans might not get the benefits.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/trump-elon-musk-doge-dividends-low-income-americans-rcna192994
Elon Musk's DOGE has worked quickly to cut federal agencies. Here's a list of what's been targeted so far.
https://www.businessinsider.com/federal-agencies-musk-doge-targeted-list-2025-2
DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion
4/25/25
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE
4/27/25
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/1247657625/doge-whistleblower-nlrb
U.S. Farm Agency to Require DOGE Approval for Some Loans
5/1/25
https://www.agriculture.com/u-s-farm-agency-to-require-doge-approval-for-some-loans-11725537
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DRUGS
Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly's street fentanyl supply
https://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-drug-supply-medetomidine-xylazine-narcan/
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The ECONOMY
(Behind a paywall)
Trump Promised a Markets Boom. 100 Days In, Stocks Have Only Seen Damage
4/27/25
https://www.newsweek.com/number-americans-using-loans-groceries-soars-2065706
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The ELDERLY
America's Aging Population Faces a Growing Shortage of Geriatric Care
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EDUCATION
School libraries without librarians? Budget cuts could do that in one Maryland county https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/carroll-county-school-libraries-JAS5NEYTMFFLHGJDQTRN4LGUYU
Feds cancel $400M+ of planned reimbursements to MD schools
https://www.wmar2news.com/local/feds-cancel-400m-of-planned-reimbursements-to-md-schools
Feds cancel $400M+ of planned reimbursements to MD schools
https://www.wmar2news.com/local/feds-cancel-400m-of-planned-reimbursements-to-md-schools
Trump’s budget would abolish funding for English learners, adult ed, teacher recruitment
5/6/25
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ENVIRONMENT
World's sea-ice falls to record low
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgeydkz08go
First, tourists abandoned Santorini. Now locals have been forced to flee
https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-tourists-abandoned-santorini-now-060000032.html
Tens of thousands of residents forced out of their homes as once looming threat begins to wreak havoc: 'A ... crisis’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tens-thousands-residents-forced-homes-104503090.html
US has withdrawn from a climate agreement that helps developing nations
Something far worse than acid rain now falls from the sky all the time
https://bgr.com/science/something-far-worse-than-acid-rain-now-falls-from-the-sky-all-the-time/
California Residents Told to Shut Windows, Avoid Driving In Multiple Areas
https://www.newsweek.com/california-residents-told-shut-windows-avoid-driving-multiple-areas-2045778
Food and the environment
EPA Continues to Dismantle Environmental Justice Office, Announces Plans to Terminate Nearly 300 Employees
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22042025/epa-announces-plans-to-terminate-nearly-300-employees/
Senate votes to overturn EPA rule that limits 7 hazardous air pollutants
4/30/25
Major insurer drops thousands of homeowners across high-risk region: 'There is no financial incentive’
5/5/25
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/home-insurance-crisis-climate-change-disasters/
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FEDERAL WORKERS
Federal workers required to report their daily location, email says
4/30/25
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/04/30/return-to-office-track-federal-office-occupancy/
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FDA
FDA pauses milk quality testing amid Health and Human Services cuts; lab transfer planned
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2025/04/22/fda-milk-quality-testing/83218846007/
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FREE SPEECH
The State of Free Speech in America
April 13, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/13/1244593145/free-speech-first-amendment-trump-america
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)
House oversight committee demands answers on gutting of CDC public records office
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/24/nx-s1-5375065/cdc-hhs-public-records-foia
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FUNDING CUTS
Catholic Charities agencies across country cut funding, lay off staff amid funding freeze
NEA shuts down grant for underserved communities https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/american-national-endowment-of-arts-grant-underserved-communities/
USDA cuts over $1 billion in funding for schools, local food purchases
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/johns-hopkins-federal-funding-foreign-aid-cut-ca841d31
Trump’s Latest Targets: The Homeless, Libraries, and Museums https://www.thedailybeast.com/unnecessary-trump-guts-agencies-serving-homeless-libraries-and-museums/
Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Would Be a Disaster for Crime and Safety
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-guts-unnecessary-agencies-serving-173831580.html
https://www.vera.org/news/trumps-medicaid-cuts-would-be-a-disaster-for-crime-and-safety
USDA ends program that helped schools serve food from local farmers
https://apnews.com/article/school-lunch-usda-trump-c1485f824573913fe9a734bbf1273e26
CDC, DOGE claw back $11 billion in COVID-19 grants nationwide
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/cdc-doge-claws-back-covid-19-grants-headed-states
DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/nx-s1-5345870/trump-doge-students-disabilities
Employee cuts at Social Security are leaving remaining workers struggling to keep up
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/26/nx-s1-5368480/social-security-workforce-cuts
Elon Musk Cuts Funding for Internet Archive
4/19/25
https://futurism.com/elon-musk-cuts-funding-for-internet-archive
National Science Foundation eliminates hundreds of grants day after director resigns
4/26/25
Justice Department halts funds for programs for victims of hate crimes, child abuse, school violence and more
4/27/25
Despite Trump's promised cuts, U.S. spent about $220 billion more in first 100 days than last year
4/29/25
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-promised-cuts-spent-200-billion-more/
EPA moves to cancel nearly 800 climate justice grants issued under Biden
https://www.ehn.org/epa-moves-to-cancel-nearly-800-climate-justice-grants-issued-under-biden
Hundreds of Maryland AmeriCorps workers displaced amid federal cuts
5/1/25
https://marylandmatters.org/2025/05/01/maryland-americorps-cuts-conservation-corps/
Trump signs order to block funding to public radio
5/2/25
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly1jwe7582o
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GAZA / ISRAEL WAR
Why did Israel resume the war in Gaza?
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HOMELESSNESS
Could Trump's new HUD create homeless detention camps? Here's what we know
Mass. fair housing center says it can't take new cases after HUD funding cuts
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/03/14/massachusetts-hud-cuts-fair-housing
Musk's DOGE Shutters $1B Affordable Housing Program
https://www.newsweek.com/musk-doge-shutters-affordable-housing-program-hud-cuts-2043435
Housing agencies begin closing offices, escorting employees out
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/03/
housing-agencies-begin-closing-offices-escorting-employees-out/403903
Formerly homeless people, including vets, face loss of HUD grant to help them to stay in homes
Affordable housing projects in limbo after Trump admin cuts contracts https://www.djournal.com/news/nation-world/affordable-housing-projects-in-limbo-after-trump-admin-cuts-contracts/article_29fcc8b0-fc4a-11ef-a761-bbdbc4d04ab3.html
Millions of dollars in affordable housing contracts were canceled after a DOGE review of their websites and social media for terms linked to equity and diversity
Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps aging affordable housing livable
Trump administration has gutted an agency that coordinates homelessness policy
Trump Seeks to End Permanent Supportive Housing for the Chronically Homeless
5/2/25
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/us/politics/trump-homelessness-programs-housing-cuts.html
Cities are trying a new approach to clearing homeless tent encampments
5/2/25
HOMELESSNESS - AND THE ELDERLY
‘We’re not a senior home’: Women’s homeless shelter struggles with aging residents, greater demand
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HOUSING & HOUSING CRISIS / SHORTAGE / Rising RENT / UNAFFORDABILITY
Boomers are setting up a showdown with millennials, aging in place and plunking down hundreds of thousands on renovating their homes
https://fortune.com/article/boomers-setting-up-showdown-with-millennials-housing-home-renovations/
Musk's DOGE shutters $1 billion affordable housing program https://search.app/JU4Qb
https://www.newsweek.com/musk-doge-shutters-affordable-housing-program-hud-cuts-2043435
US is suffering from a housing crisis and Elon Musk is to be blamed, here’s why
Is Warren Buffett selling his real estate empire? His latest move is a clear warning that the property market is in serious trouble; here's what you need to know
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac In Upheaval As Trump Administration Considers Privatizing Mortgage Giants
DC rents are rising — and some vary by more than $1,000 a month
https://wtop.com/business-finance/2025/03/dc-rents-are-rising-and-vary-by-more-than-1000-a-month/
Most Americans can’t afford life anymore — and they just don’t matter to the economy like they once did
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHTb7BmxQx5/?igsh=MW55cm05NmV3Nm1tZA==
A Vietnam vet found a dream senior living community. Then new owners jacked up the rent by 365%.
Housing affordability issues show few signs of easing
https://thehill.com/business/5223626-housing-affordability-issues-show-few-signs-of-easing/
Washington plans on ‘deep cuts’ to Section 8 housing vouchers
Indiana lawmakers eliminate Housing First Program funding
4/29/25
https://www.wrtv.com/news/state-news/indiana-lawmakers-eliminate-housing-first-program-funding
Homeownership further out of reach as rising prices, high mortgage rates widen affordability gap
5/2/25
Trump budget would slash rental aid by 40%
5/3/25
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HUD
HUD is Under Siege by the Trump Administration https://search.app/hDCa
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/g-s1-50199/doge-trump-hud-cuts-homeless-housing-programs
White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/housing-aid-hud-federal-budget.html
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HUNGER / FOOD SCARCITY / GROCERY PRICES
USDA halts millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/usda-halts-deliveries-food-banks-trump-00239453
USDA cuts over $2 million worth of food typically scheduled for Greater Boston Food Bank
https://www.wcvb.com/article/usda-cuts-greater-boston-food-bank/64313136
Food banks scramble after USDA halts $500 million in deliveries
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/22/politics/food-banks-usda-delivery-halt/index.html
'Going to be a lot of hungry people': Food banks, farmers across US decry federal cuts
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/31/funding-cuts-food-banks-farmers/82705776007/
Cuts in USDA funding to affect programs that get food to schools and food banks
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ICE - See also: DEPORTATIONS
11 YEAR OLD girl commits suicide after bullies threaten to call ICE on her parents
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGTq3tpzXw2/?igsh=MThlOWdndTFpZjFseA==
White House's 'ASMR' Video Of Deportation Flight
ICE: ‘First-of-its-kind’ operation with local law enforcement leads to nearly 800 immigrant arrests in Florida
4/27/25
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/us/ice-operation-first-of-its-kind-florida-hnk/index.html
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ILLEGAL LAYOFFS & JOB LOSSES/RESIGNATIONS
National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers on Trump’s Order
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/national-science-foundation-fires-168-165512935.html
Federal spending cuts trigger more than 1,000 Maryland private sector layoffs https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/careers/federal-layoffs-maryland-contractor-2T3MVWSHDBHHDIWY7GNCP4TQ6Q/
Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured
FDA Seeks Staff Volunteers to Replace Recently Laid-Off Workers 4/24/25
(Ridiculous to ask people to volunteer their time and talent so that the billionaires can have tax breaks!!)
More than 15,000 USDA employees take Trump’s offer to resign
5/3/25
Mass HHS layoffs could disproportionately impact Maryland, comptroller says
5/6/25
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JANUARY 6th US INSURRECTION
Jan 6 Offenders Have Paid Only a Fraction of restitution for Repairs, Police Injuries
6/13/24
https://youtu.be/VgsCVgAL_Dg?si=yNNh2ObLuG4PNmyx
Trump floats possibility of compensation for Jan. 6 rioters
3/25/25
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JOB MARKET
After 200 job applications and moving back in with my parents, I take it day by day.
https://www.businessinsider.com/unemployed-no-full-time-job-applied-over-200-times-2025-2
The US job market has never been as bad as it is right now
https://www.mitrade.com/insights/news/live-news/article-3-699685-20250317
The Job Market Is Frozen
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/jobs-unemployment-big-freeze/681831/
https://www.aol.com/got-laid-off-meta-despite-100701838.html
The job market is ‘frozen.’ That’s not a good sign for DOGE casualties
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/economy/us-jobless-claims-doge-federal-applications/index.html
RFK Jr. eliminates 10,000 jobs at HHS
U.S. Secretary of Commerce says the ‘new model’ is factory jobs for life—for you, your kids, and your grandkids
5/2/25
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
4/30/25
https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/04/job-market-youth/682641/
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LGBTQIA
https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/03/nih-terminates-ongoing-grants-for-lgbtq-research/
Penn State Health joins growing list of hospital systems banning some forms of gender-affirming care
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MENTAL HEALTH
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
5/1/25
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5382582/trump-school-mental-health
Trump admin cancels Wake, UNC school mental health grants amid national DEI crackdown
5/1/25
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MILITARY CONTROL
Trump grants military control over strip of federal land along US southern border
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NUCLEAR SECRETS
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
4/28/25
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/28/nx-s1-5378684/doge-energy-department-nuclear-secrets-access
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POKEMON GO
Pokemon Go Fans Expect Aggressive Monetization After Scopely Deal https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-go-fans-worried-pay-to-win-after-scopely-sale/
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POST OFFICE
Trump wants to shake up the US Postal Service. Here’s what it’ll mean for your deliveries.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/business/trump-postal-service-privatization/index.html
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POVERTY AND RELATED ISSUES
Trump HHS eliminates office that sets poverty levels tied to benefits for at least 80 million people
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-hhs-poverty-levels-medicaid-benefits/
The CFPB says it will 'deprioritize' protecting student borrowers, people with medical debt
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Washington state vaccination clinic canceled after CDC funding cuts
US pulls back $12 billion in funding to state health departments
Cutting Medicaid would force even more hospitals to close
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/health/trump-state-health-grants-cuts.html
Trump administration moves to cancel EPA grants for children’s health and PFAS research
4/23/25
New Trump admin plans targeting forever chemicals ‘raise serious red flags,’ experts say
5/2/25
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/health/pfas-new-epa-measures-wellness
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Trump admin cuts wipe out firefighter health and safety programs
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REMOVAL of INFORMATION / ERASING HISTORY
Jackie Robinson’s Army career wiped from military website in DEI purge
Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5342914/smithsonian-president-trump-executive-order
U.S. revokes hundreds of visas to repress student activism. And, HHS cuts jobs
Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide
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SILENCED / TAINTED MEDIA
Washington Post
https://www.yahoo.com/news/washington-post-opinion-editor-quits-150141418.html
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STATE PARKS
https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/national-parks-break-visitation-record-20205089.php
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STUDENT LOANS
Trump administration removes application for popular student loan repayment programs https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-removes-application-for-popular-student-loan-repayment-programs-100008394.html
Trump overhauls student loan system, affecting millions of borrowers: What to know https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/03/trump-overhauls-student-loan-system-affecting-millions-of-borrowers-what-to-know.html
IDR Left In Limbo: Experts Explain What's Going on With Student Loan Payment Plans
Federal judge pauses all student loan income-driven repayment plan options
Student Loan Borrowers See Payments Soar After Trump's Changes
https://www.newsweek.com/student-loan-repayment-income-driven-donald-trump-layoffs-2047291
Huge Changes To Student Loan Repayment Plans Are Coming, And Borrowers Could Pay A Steep Price
Major Updates On Student Loan Repayment Plan Processing Unveiled By Department Of Education
MOHELA Faces Multi-State Loan Servicing Probes
4/30/25
https://thecollegeinvestor.com/57194/mohela-faces-multi-state-loan-servicing-probes/
Congress Takes Huge Step To Repeal 6 Student Loan Repayment Plans And Force Many Borrowers To Pay More
4/30/25
Student loan repayment restart to impact millions
The U.S. Department of Education will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans, affecting around 5.3 million borrowers
4/29/25
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SUBSTANCE USE/MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5342368/addiction-trump-mental-health-funding
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SUPPLY CHAIN / SHORTAGES (see also: TARIFFS)
The first boats carrying Chinese goods with 145% tariffs are arriving in LA. They’re half-full. Expect shortages soon
5/6/25
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/business/tariffs-price-increases-shortages-ports
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SSA Woodlawn/ federal building sale
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/federally-owned-properties-for-sale-83-in-maryland/64040170
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USAID
USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed
US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-usaid-mekele-hunger-b50fce94e1a96346c8de8d1dd06421d7
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TARIFFS (see also: SUPPLY CHAIN / SHORTAGES)
AT&T and Verizon confirm they will pass the cost of tariffs to their customers
https://www.phonearena.com/news/att-verizon-confirm-tariffs-cost_id169742
First major auto manufacturer pulls plug on US production due to tariffs
A massive tariff on millions of Americans’ purchases just went into effect — cue the chaos
5/2/25
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/economy/de-minimis-packages-tariff
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TRAVEL to and from the US
Denied, deported, detained: U.S. border incidents have travelers thinking twice
A hostile state': Why some travellers are avoiding the US
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250328-the-people-boycotting-travel-to-the-us
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WOMEN
How excluding female animals from research held neuroscience back, and could do so again
Erasure: Banning These Words Will Devastate Survivors & Those Who Serve Them
https://www.projectcallisto.org/blog/erasure
U.S. maternal mortality rate increased 27% over five years, NIH study finds
4/9/25
Defining Personhood, The Next Phase In The Fight For Reproductive Rights
4/24/25
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/24/1246832480/1a-personhood-04-24-2025
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WORLD WAR / worldwide anti -government protests / Greenland, US Takeover / Canada as the 51st State / World Domination
US embassy in Syria tells Americans to leave, warns of 'potential imminent attacks’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/us/politics/greenland-jd-vance-usha.html
Canadians pull back on U.S. trips, threatening to widen United States' $50 billion travel deficit
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/canada-united-states-travel.html
Vance says Denmark has 'not done a good job' at keeping Greenland secure as Trump pushes for U.S. ownership
President Donald Trump said this week that the U.S. “would go as far as we have to” to take ownership of territory.”
JD Vance accuses Denmark of neglecting Greenland, makes highest-profile case for US control of the island
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/politics/vances-greenland-trip-trump/index.html
Trump says U.S. will 'get Greenland,' military force may not be needed but not ruled out
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-u-greenland-military-005340629.html
Trump on using military force says "I don't see it with Canada," but "something could happen with Greenland”
5/4/25
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-greenland-military-force-canada/
India strikes Pakistan in wake of Kashmir massacre. Pakistan says 3 Indian planes downed
5/6/25
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/india-pakistan-attack-kashmir-tourists-intl-hnk
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WTF
Trump said, 'They rigged the election, and I became president.' Here's the full quote
3/25/25
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-trump-said-rigged-230000701.html
Healthcare providers can deny care that conflicts with conscience under new Tennessee law
4/29/25
Trump Posting Apparent AI Photo of Himself as the Pope Takes Off Online
5/3/25
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-posting-apparent-ai-photo-himself-pope-takes-off-online-2067617
White House posts image of Trump as pope
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/white-house-posts-image-of-trump-as-pope/
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/03/trump-pope-ai-image.html
The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall
5/1/25
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison
5/5/25
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cze17n02gego
Trump Administration Disqualifies Harvard From Future Research Grants
5/5/25
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/us/politics/trump-harvard-research-grants.html
The following articles are sorted by overall topic.
(This section needs a better sorting method -- suggestions welcome!)
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1st Amendment
Private groups work to identify and report student protesters for possible deportation
US House set to vote on bill of fines, prison for boycott of Israel
5/3/25
NYU Law Wants Students To Sign Away Their Right To Protest
5/5/25
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/05/nyu-law-wants-students-to-sign-away-their-right-to-protest/
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AI / ROBOTS - see separate document for more
Tesla to introduce humanoid robots to factories from 2025
https://www.contechs.com/blog/2024/06/tesla-to-introduce-humanoid-robots-to-factories-from-2025
Trump's manufacturing renaissance could mean more jobs for robots
5/1/25
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/30/trump-manufacturing-robots-jobs
REEL by kaburbank who breaks down the above topic
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DINI10yMpoz/?igsh=b3A5cXZpenNlZnlq
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ALIEN ENEMIES ACT
Families of deported Venezuelans are distraught their loved ones were sent to El Salvador
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ANTISEMITISM
Shopify takes down Ye website selling swastika shirts after Super Bowl ad
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ARTS and HUMANITIES
Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
Nearly all employees at federal agency supporting museums and libraries put on administrative leave
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/imls-museums-libraries-administrative-leave/
Federal museum and library grants abruptly terminated
The National Endowment for the Arts Begins Terminating Grants
5/3/2025
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/arts/national-endowment-for-the-arts-grants.html
PBS Statement on Executive Order Regarding Public Media
5/2/25
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AUTO PRICES
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/business/trump-auto-prices-tariffs/index.html
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BANS - Banned BOOKS, Banned NAMES, Banned WORDS
FDA, NIH, CDC ban chosen names due to Trump gender order
4/30/25
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BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Collins and fellow GOP senators speak out in opposition to Trump’s cuts to biomedical research
4/30/25
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BIRD FLU
Household cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/15/musk-doge-bird-flu-pandemic
New CDC survey found undetected cases of bird flu in three veterinarians
Antarctic expedition confirms the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Weddell Sea
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-antarctic-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza.html
US agriculture department says it accidentally fired bird flu officials
Bird flu is spreading. Wastewater monitoring can help us stop it
https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/21/h5-bird-flu-wastewater-monitoring-nwss-cdc/
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BILLIONAIRES
Why Mark Cuban Bought A Random Texas Town For $20M And His Plans For It
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COST OF LIVING
Number of Americans Using Loans to Buy Groceries Soars
4/29/25
https://www.newsweek.com/number-americans-using-loans-groceries-soars-2065706
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CFPB
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/02/21/rip-consumer-protection-cfpb-shutdown/79300759007/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered to stop work. What it could mean for you
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-doge-cfpb-elon-musk-456b747c367fccbcf3b74d2893cd1a35
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DEI
McDonald’s to let white students apply for Latino scholarships after DEI lawsuit
Trump Administration Forbids Schools, Agencies from Considering Race in Programming and Operations
As Target and other retailers drop DEI programs, Black founders could face tougher battle to get and stay on shelves
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/14/target-walmart-dei-decisions-could-hurt-black-founders.html
In national DEI dismantle, corporate charity efforts won't escape scrutiny https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/16/in-national-dei-dismantle-corporate-charities-are-in-for-scrutiny.html
$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-dei-cuts-trees-new-orleans-b2707425.html
FCC to investigate Comcast for having DEI programs https://www.theverge.com/news/610655/fcc-comcast-dei-investigation-brendan-carr
Missouri sues Starbucks, claiming DEI policies are slowing down orders
https://www.yahoo.com/news/missouri-sues-starbucks-claiming-dei-175654635.html
Starbucks is being sued because its workforce ‘has become more female and less white’ https://www.wsaz.com/2025/02/12/starbucks-is-being-sued-because-its-workforce-has-become-more-female-less-white/
Republican AG Sues Starbucks Over DEI Hiring Policies Resulting In ‘More Female and Less White’ Employees https://www.blackenterprise.com/missouri-ag-sues-starbucks-alleged-dei-hiring-practices/
As Trump tries to dismantle DEI initiatives, Black students in Pa. see scholarships, job prospects wane
D.C.'s Black Lives Matter mural will be erased. Look back at the iconic street painting
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5321872/dc-black-lives-matter-street-mural-history
Article quoting VP Vance that he “doesn't like DEI”. WTF
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-vance-dei-mother-in-law-lakshmi-chilukuri/
Is planting trees 'DEI'? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/g-s1-55090/trump-dei-trees-removal-climate-change
Adobe's HR chief tells staff: We're done with DEI hiring goals
Army Enlisted Academy Bars Students from Writing About Women and Minorities
Pride organizers say sponsors are pulling back amid DEI rollbacks, economic fears
Behind a paywall
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/04/16/women-and-minorities-fired-nih-board-science/
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DEPORTATIONS / REVOKING IMMIGRATION STATUS
What to know about the El Salvador mega-prison where Trump sent deported Venezuelans
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/20/cecot-el-salvador-venezuela-prison-trump-deportations
U.S. to revoke legal status of more than a half-million migrants, urges them to self deport
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-to-revoke-legal-status-of-over-a-half-million-migrants-chnv/
The people legally in the U.S. who have been detained by ICE or refused entry to
Trump administration contends it has no duty to return illegally deported man to US
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/13/abrego-garcia-el-salvador-trump-administration-00288502
Why one deportation case has legal scholars afraid for even U.S. citizens
President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to U.S.
Venezuelan detainees at Texas center spell out SOS with their bodies
4/30/25
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/venezuelans-sos-texas
US House Republicans vote against blocking ICE from deporting US citizens
5/2/25
Some cities are canceling cultural events due to fears of ICE raids and deportations
5/3/25
https://www.cnn.com/us/cultural-events-canceled-trump-deportations
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DEPT of ED.
Dismantling the Department of Education will strip resources from disabled children, parents and advocates say
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/22/us/department-of-education-resources-disabled-children/index.html
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DOGE
Musk’s Coup at the Treasury Has Been Ruled Illegal. Will That Stop Him?
https://truthout.org/articles/musks-coup-at-the-treasury-has-been-ruled-illegal-will-that-stop-him/
Musk’s DOGE says it has saved $55 billion. Not so fast.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/22/doge-savings-found-list-analysis/
DOGE Comes for Affordable Housing Mortgage Insurance
Trump and Elon Musk are floating 'DOGE dividends.' Low-income Americans might not get the benefits.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/trump-elon-musk-doge-dividends-low-income-americans-rcna192994
Elon Musk's DOGE has worked quickly to cut federal agencies. Here's a list of what's been targeted so far.
https://www.businessinsider.com/federal-agencies-musk-doge-targeted-list-2025-2
DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion
4/25/25
A Whistleblower Takes on DOGE
4/27/25
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/1247657625/doge-whistleblower-nlrb
U.S. Farm Agency to Require DOGE Approval for Some Loans
5/1/25
https://www.agriculture.com/u-s-farm-agency-to-require-doge-approval-for-some-loans-11725537
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DRUGS
Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly's street fentanyl supply
https://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-drug-supply-medetomidine-xylazine-narcan/
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The ECONOMY
(Behind a paywall)
Trump Promised a Markets Boom. 100 Days In, Stocks Have Only Seen Damage
4/27/25
https://www.newsweek.com/number-americans-using-loans-groceries-soars-2065706
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The ELDERLY
America's Aging Population Faces a Growing Shortage of Geriatric Care
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EDUCATION
School libraries without librarians? Budget cuts could do that in one Maryland county https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/carroll-county-school-libraries-JAS5NEYTMFFLHGJDQTRN4LGUYU
Feds cancel $400M+ of planned reimbursements to MD schools
https://www.wmar2news.com/local/feds-cancel-400m-of-planned-reimbursements-to-md-schools
Feds cancel $400M+ of planned reimbursements to MD schools
https://www.wmar2news.com/local/feds-cancel-400m-of-planned-reimbursements-to-md-schools
Trump’s budget would abolish funding for English learners, adult ed, teacher recruitment
5/6/25
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ENVIRONMENT
World's sea-ice falls to record low
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgeydkz08go
First, tourists abandoned Santorini. Now locals have been forced to flee
https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-tourists-abandoned-santorini-now-060000032.html
Tens of thousands of residents forced out of their homes as once looming threat begins to wreak havoc: 'A ... crisis’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tens-thousands-residents-forced-homes-104503090.html
US has withdrawn from a climate agreement that helps developing nations
Something far worse than acid rain now falls from the sky all the time
https://bgr.com/science/something-far-worse-than-acid-rain-now-falls-from-the-sky-all-the-time/
California Residents Told to Shut Windows, Avoid Driving In Multiple Areas
https://www.newsweek.com/california-residents-told-shut-windows-avoid-driving-multiple-areas-2045778
Food and the environment
EPA Continues to Dismantle Environmental Justice Office, Announces Plans to Terminate Nearly 300 Employees
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22042025/epa-announces-plans-to-terminate-nearly-300-employees/
Senate votes to overturn EPA rule that limits 7 hazardous air pollutants
4/30/25
Major insurer drops thousands of homeowners across high-risk region: 'There is no financial incentive’
5/5/25
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/home-insurance-crisis-climate-change-disasters/
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FEDERAL WORKERS
Federal workers required to report their daily location, email says
4/30/25
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/04/30/return-to-office-track-federal-office-occupancy/
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FDA
FDA pauses milk quality testing amid Health and Human Services cuts; lab transfer planned
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2025/04/22/fda-milk-quality-testing/83218846007/
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FREE SPEECH
The State of Free Speech in America
April 13, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/13/1244593145/free-speech-first-amendment-trump-america
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)
House oversight committee demands answers on gutting of CDC public records office
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/24/nx-s1-5375065/cdc-hhs-public-records-foia
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FUNDING CUTS
Catholic Charities agencies across country cut funding, lay off staff amid funding freeze
NEA shuts down grant for underserved communities https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/american-national-endowment-of-arts-grant-underserved-communities/
USDA cuts over $1 billion in funding for schools, local food purchases
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/johns-hopkins-federal-funding-foreign-aid-cut-ca841d31
Trump’s Latest Targets: The Homeless, Libraries, and Museums https://www.thedailybeast.com/unnecessary-trump-guts-agencies-serving-homeless-libraries-and-museums/
Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Would Be a Disaster for Crime and Safety
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-guts-unnecessary-agencies-serving-173831580.html
https://www.vera.org/news/trumps-medicaid-cuts-would-be-a-disaster-for-crime-and-safety
USDA ends program that helped schools serve food from local farmers
https://apnews.com/article/school-lunch-usda-trump-c1485f824573913fe9a734bbf1273e26
CDC, DOGE claw back $11 billion in COVID-19 grants nationwide
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/cdc-doge-claws-back-covid-19-grants-headed-states
DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/nx-s1-5345870/trump-doge-students-disabilities
Employee cuts at Social Security are leaving remaining workers struggling to keep up
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/26/nx-s1-5368480/social-security-workforce-cuts
Elon Musk Cuts Funding for Internet Archive
4/19/25
https://futurism.com/elon-musk-cuts-funding-for-internet-archive
National Science Foundation eliminates hundreds of grants day after director resigns
4/26/25
Justice Department halts funds for programs for victims of hate crimes, child abuse, school violence and more
4/27/25
Despite Trump's promised cuts, U.S. spent about $220 billion more in first 100 days than last year
4/29/25
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-promised-cuts-spent-200-billion-more/
EPA moves to cancel nearly 800 climate justice grants issued under Biden
https://www.ehn.org/epa-moves-to-cancel-nearly-800-climate-justice-grants-issued-under-biden
Hundreds of Maryland AmeriCorps workers displaced amid federal cuts
5/1/25
https://marylandmatters.org/2025/05/01/maryland-americorps-cuts-conservation-corps/
Trump signs order to block funding to public radio
5/2/25
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly1jwe7582o
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GAZA / ISRAEL WAR
Why did Israel resume the war in Gaza?
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HOMELESSNESS
Could Trump's new HUD create homeless detention camps? Here's what we know
Mass. fair housing center says it can't take new cases after HUD funding cuts
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/03/14/massachusetts-hud-cuts-fair-housing
Musk's DOGE Shutters $1B Affordable Housing Program
https://www.newsweek.com/musk-doge-shutters-affordable-housing-program-hud-cuts-2043435
Housing agencies begin closing offices, escorting employees out
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/03/
housing-agencies-begin-closing-offices-escorting-employees-out/403903
Formerly homeless people, including vets, face loss of HUD grant to help them to stay in homes
Affordable housing projects in limbo after Trump admin cuts contracts https://www.djournal.com/news/nation-world/affordable-housing-projects-in-limbo-after-trump-admin-cuts-contracts/article_29fcc8b0-fc4a-11ef-a761-bbdbc4d04ab3.html
Millions of dollars in affordable housing contracts were canceled after a DOGE review of their websites and social media for terms linked to equity and diversity
Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps aging affordable housing livable
Trump administration has gutted an agency that coordinates homelessness policy
Trump Seeks to End Permanent Supportive Housing for the Chronically Homeless
5/2/25
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/us/politics/trump-homelessness-programs-housing-cuts.html
Cities are trying a new approach to clearing homeless tent encampments
5/2/25
HOMELESSNESS - AND THE ELDERLY
‘We’re not a senior home’: Women’s homeless shelter struggles with aging residents, greater demand
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HOUSING & HOUSING CRISIS / SHORTAGE / Rising RENT / UNAFFORDABILITY
Boomers are setting up a showdown with millennials, aging in place and plunking down hundreds of thousands on renovating their homes
https://fortune.com/article/boomers-setting-up-showdown-with-millennials-housing-home-renovations/
Musk's DOGE shutters $1 billion affordable housing program https://search.app/JU4Qb
https://www.newsweek.com/musk-doge-shutters-affordable-housing-program-hud-cuts-2043435
US is suffering from a housing crisis and Elon Musk is to be blamed, here’s why
Is Warren Buffett selling his real estate empire? His latest move is a clear warning that the property market is in serious trouble; here's what you need to know
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac In Upheaval As Trump Administration Considers Privatizing Mortgage Giants
DC rents are rising — and some vary by more than $1,000 a month
https://wtop.com/business-finance/2025/03/dc-rents-are-rising-and-vary-by-more-than-1000-a-month/
Most Americans can’t afford life anymore — and they just don’t matter to the economy like they once did
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHTb7BmxQx5/?igsh=MW55cm05NmV3Nm1tZA==
A Vietnam vet found a dream senior living community. Then new owners jacked up the rent by 365%.
Housing affordability issues show few signs of easing
https://thehill.com/business/5223626-housing-affordability-issues-show-few-signs-of-easing/
Washington plans on ‘deep cuts’ to Section 8 housing vouchers
Indiana lawmakers eliminate Housing First Program funding
4/29/25
https://www.wrtv.com/news/state-news/indiana-lawmakers-eliminate-housing-first-program-funding
Homeownership further out of reach as rising prices, high mortgage rates widen affordability gap
5/2/25
Trump budget would slash rental aid by 40%
5/3/25
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HUD
HUD is Under Siege by the Trump Administration https://search.app/hDCa
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/g-s1-50199/doge-trump-hud-cuts-homeless-housing-programs
White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/housing-aid-hud-federal-budget.html
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HUNGER / FOOD SCARCITY / GROCERY PRICES
USDA halts millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/usda-halts-deliveries-food-banks-trump-00239453
USDA cuts over $2 million worth of food typically scheduled for Greater Boston Food Bank
https://www.wcvb.com/article/usda-cuts-greater-boston-food-bank/64313136
Food banks scramble after USDA halts $500 million in deliveries
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/22/politics/food-banks-usda-delivery-halt/index.html
'Going to be a lot of hungry people': Food banks, farmers across US decry federal cuts
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/31/funding-cuts-food-banks-farmers/82705776007/
Cuts in USDA funding to affect programs that get food to schools and food banks
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ICE - See also: DEPORTATIONS
11 YEAR OLD girl commits suicide after bullies threaten to call ICE on her parents
https://www.instagram.com/p/DGTq3tpzXw2/?igsh=MThlOWdndTFpZjFseA==
White House's 'ASMR' Video Of Deportation Flight
ICE: ‘First-of-its-kind’ operation with local law enforcement leads to nearly 800 immigrant arrests in Florida
4/27/25
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/us/ice-operation-first-of-its-kind-florida-hnk/index.html
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ILLEGAL LAYOFFS & JOB LOSSES/RESIGNATIONS
National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers on Trump’s Order
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/national-science-foundation-fires-168-165512935.html
Federal spending cuts trigger more than 1,000 Maryland private sector layoffs https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/careers/federal-layoffs-maryland-contractor-2T3MVWSHDBHHDIWY7GNCP4TQ6Q/
Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured
FDA Seeks Staff Volunteers to Replace Recently Laid-Off Workers 4/24/25
(Ridiculous to ask people to volunteer their time and talent so that the billionaires can have tax breaks!!)
More than 15,000 USDA employees take Trump’s offer to resign
5/3/25
Mass HHS layoffs could disproportionately impact Maryland, comptroller says
5/6/25
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JANUARY 6th US INSURRECTION
Jan 6 Offenders Have Paid Only a Fraction of restitution for Repairs, Police Injuries
6/13/24
https://youtu.be/VgsCVgAL_Dg?si=yNNh2ObLuG4PNmyx
Trump floats possibility of compensation for Jan. 6 rioters
3/25/25
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JOB MARKET
After 200 job applications and moving back in with my parents, I take it day by day.
https://www.businessinsider.com/unemployed-no-full-time-job-applied-over-200-times-2025-2
The US job market has never been as bad as it is right now
https://www.mitrade.com/insights/news/live-news/article-3-699685-20250317
The Job Market Is Frozen
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/jobs-unemployment-big-freeze/681831/
https://www.aol.com/got-laid-off-meta-despite-100701838.html
The job market is ‘frozen.’ That’s not a good sign for DOGE casualties
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/economy/us-jobless-claims-doge-federal-applications/index.html
RFK Jr. eliminates 10,000 jobs at HHS
U.S. Secretary of Commerce says the ‘new model’ is factory jobs for life—for you, your kids, and your grandkids
5/2/25
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
4/30/25
https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/04/job-market-youth/682641/
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LGBTQIA
https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/03/nih-terminates-ongoing-grants-for-lgbtq-research/
Penn State Health joins growing list of hospital systems banning some forms of gender-affirming care
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MENTAL HEALTH
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
5/1/25
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5382582/trump-school-mental-health
Trump admin cancels Wake, UNC school mental health grants amid national DEI crackdown
5/1/25
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MILITARY CONTROL
Trump grants military control over strip of federal land along US southern border
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NUCLEAR SECRETS
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
4/28/25
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/28/nx-s1-5378684/doge-energy-department-nuclear-secrets-access
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POKEMON GO
Pokemon Go Fans Expect Aggressive Monetization After Scopely Deal https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-go-fans-worried-pay-to-win-after-scopely-sale/
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POST OFFICE
Trump wants to shake up the US Postal Service. Here’s what it’ll mean for your deliveries.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/business/trump-postal-service-privatization/index.html
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POVERTY AND RELATED ISSUES
Trump HHS eliminates office that sets poverty levels tied to benefits for at least 80 million people
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-hhs-poverty-levels-medicaid-benefits/
The CFPB says it will 'deprioritize' protecting student borrowers, people with medical debt
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Washington state vaccination clinic canceled after CDC funding cuts
US pulls back $12 billion in funding to state health departments
Cutting Medicaid would force even more hospitals to close
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/health/trump-state-health-grants-cuts.html
Trump administration moves to cancel EPA grants for children’s health and PFAS research
4/23/25
New Trump admin plans targeting forever chemicals ‘raise serious red flags,’ experts say
5/2/25
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/health/pfas-new-epa-measures-wellness
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Trump admin cuts wipe out firefighter health and safety programs
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REMOVAL of INFORMATION / ERASING HISTORY
Jackie Robinson’s Army career wiped from military website in DEI purge
Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5342914/smithsonian-president-trump-executive-order
U.S. revokes hundreds of visas to repress student activism. And, HHS cuts jobs
Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide
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SILENCED / TAINTED MEDIA
Washington Post
https://www.yahoo.com/news/washington-post-opinion-editor-quits-150141418.html
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STATE PARKS
https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/national-parks-break-visitation-record-20205089.php
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STUDENT LOANS
Trump administration removes application for popular student loan repayment programs https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-removes-application-for-popular-student-loan-repayment-programs-100008394.html
Trump overhauls student loan system, affecting millions of borrowers: What to know https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/03/trump-overhauls-student-loan-system-affecting-millions-of-borrowers-what-to-know.html
IDR Left In Limbo: Experts Explain What's Going on With Student Loan Payment Plans
Federal judge pauses all student loan income-driven repayment plan options
Student Loan Borrowers See Payments Soar After Trump's Changes
https://www.newsweek.com/student-loan-repayment-income-driven-donald-trump-layoffs-2047291
Huge Changes To Student Loan Repayment Plans Are Coming, And Borrowers Could Pay A Steep Price
Major Updates On Student Loan Repayment Plan Processing Unveiled By Department Of Education
MOHELA Faces Multi-State Loan Servicing Probes
4/30/25
https://thecollegeinvestor.com/57194/mohela-faces-multi-state-loan-servicing-probes/
Congress Takes Huge Step To Repeal 6 Student Loan Repayment Plans And Force Many Borrowers To Pay More
4/30/25
Student loan repayment restart to impact millions
The U.S. Department of Education will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans, affecting around 5.3 million borrowers
4/29/25
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SUBSTANCE USE/MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5342368/addiction-trump-mental-health-funding
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SUPPLY CHAIN / SHORTAGES (see also: TARIFFS)
The first boats carrying Chinese goods with 145% tariffs are arriving in LA. They’re half-full. Expect shortages soon
5/6/25
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/business/tariffs-price-increases-shortages-ports
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SSA Woodlawn/ federal building sale
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/federally-owned-properties-for-sale-83-in-maryland/64040170
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USAID
USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed
US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-usaid-mekele-hunger-b50fce94e1a96346c8de8d1dd06421d7
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TARIFFS (see also: SUPPLY CHAIN / SHORTAGES)
AT&T and Verizon confirm they will pass the cost of tariffs to their customers
https://www.phonearena.com/news/att-verizon-confirm-tariffs-cost_id169742
First major auto manufacturer pulls plug on US production due to tariffs
A massive tariff on millions of Americans’ purchases just went into effect — cue the chaos
5/2/25
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/economy/de-minimis-packages-tariff
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TRAVEL to and from the US
Denied, deported, detained: U.S. border incidents have travelers thinking twice
A hostile state': Why some travellers are avoiding the US
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250328-the-people-boycotting-travel-to-the-us
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WOMEN
How excluding female animals from research held neuroscience back, and could do so again
Erasure: Banning These Words Will Devastate Survivors & Those Who Serve Them
https://www.projectcallisto.org/blog/erasure
U.S. maternal mortality rate increased 27% over five years, NIH study finds
4/9/25
Defining Personhood, The Next Phase In The Fight For Reproductive Rights
4/24/25
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/24/1246832480/1a-personhood-04-24-2025
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WORLD WAR / worldwide anti -government protests / Greenland, US Takeover / Canada as the 51st State / World Domination
US embassy in Syria tells Americans to leave, warns of 'potential imminent attacks’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/us/politics/greenland-jd-vance-usha.html
Canadians pull back on U.S. trips, threatening to widen United States' $50 billion travel deficit
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/canada-united-states-travel.html
Vance says Denmark has 'not done a good job' at keeping Greenland secure as Trump pushes for U.S. ownership
President Donald Trump said this week that the U.S. “would go as far as we have to” to take ownership of territory.”
JD Vance accuses Denmark of neglecting Greenland, makes highest-profile case for US control of the island
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/politics/vances-greenland-trip-trump/index.html
Trump says U.S. will 'get Greenland,' military force may not be needed but not ruled out
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-u-greenland-military-005340629.html
Trump on using military force says "I don't see it with Canada," but "something could happen with Greenland”
5/4/25
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-greenland-military-force-canada/
India strikes Pakistan in wake of Kashmir massacre. Pakistan says 3 Indian planes downed
5/6/25
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/india-pakistan-attack-kashmir-tourists-intl-hnk
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WTF
Trump said, 'They rigged the election, and I became president.' Here's the full quote
3/25/25
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-trump-said-rigged-230000701.html
Healthcare providers can deny care that conflicts with conscience under new Tennessee law
4/29/25
Trump Posting Apparent AI Photo of Himself as the Pope Takes Off Online
5/3/25
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-posting-apparent-ai-photo-himself-pope-takes-off-online-2067617
White House posts image of Trump as pope
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/white-house-posts-image-of-trump-as-pope/
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/03/trump-pope-ai-image.html
The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall
5/1/25
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison
5/5/25
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cze17n02gego
Trump Administration Disqualifies Harvard From Future Research Grants
5/5/25
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/us/politics/trump-harvard-research-grants.html