front page of NYT today

A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times

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These brave trans+ kids: take on the might of a US government led by a dangerous fellon and sexual abuser

The cowardly @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social: meets with anti-trans groups, publically declares empathy with parents known to engage in domestic abuse, and introduces Labour's own Section 28

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Banning drag is first act to ‘make arts great again’ United States Hugh Tomlinson - Washington Donald Trump’s social media photo of him conducting an orchestra President Trump has said he is firing board members at the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts and appointing himself chairman to usher in a new “golden age in arts and culture”. He declared he would oversee programming at the centre in Washington, one of America’s leading cultural institutions, imposing an immediate ban on events featuring performers in drag. The announcement ended a tumultuous week in which Trump and his administration bulldozed their way through federal bureaucracy. Three weeks into his second term in the White House, the president’s team has moved to close a string of government agencies and cut the jobs of more than two million civil servants.

Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump declared that the arts were next in the firing line. “At my direction we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, GREAT AGAIN ... we will soon announce a new board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!” the president said. He then posted an AI-generated picture of himself conducting an orchestra. The news caused uproar. The comedian Steve Martin wrote on X that the centre would soon feature “the incomparable vocal talents of Lara Trump,” the president’s daughter-in-law, whose attempts to launch a singing career have been panned. “MC will be DJ Trump. I bet he can be encouraged to dance a bit!” Martin added. “Big Macs available in the lobby. You’ll have a super patriot time.” Trump broke with tradition in his first term as president by refusing to attend the Kennedy Centre Honours, the institution’s hallmark annual event, after some performers criticised him.

"Banning drag is first act to ‘make arts great again’" [Times]

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My favorite part of Zuckerberg's Joe Rogan interview is when he suggests there is not enough masculine energy at his company, where two out of every three employees is a man.

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Senior Labour politician questions Elon Musk’s ‘reluctance’ to appear before MPs Chair of parliament’s technology committee invited Elon Musk in December to give evidence before MPs

Not a word off them about Musk's transphobia or weaponising his social media platform and wealth to abuse trans women yet shocked when he targets one of them.

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The US Military Debates Possible Deployment on US Soil Under Trump Trump has said he wants to use active duty U.S. troops to quell protests and round up immigrants. Will the military comply?

Ends badly in 100% of scenarios

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