They wouldn’t.

I know I say this a lot, but I hope we are done—finally done—with accepting the GOP’s efforts to equate its “tough on crime” stance as meaning it actually want to ensure that laws are obeyed.

It’s about social control—enforcement as a means of regulating disliked out groups.

At the direction of RFK Jr., America’s newly confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services, the CDC has suddenly fired nearly 1,300 employees in a single day. 10% of America’s vital team of health experts — considered global leaders in disease control — have been axed.

Although HHS…

Today, Trump signed an Executive Order to “prioritize … admission & resettlement through the United States Refugee Admissions Program, for Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination.” (Afrikaners are white.) 2/7/25 1/ www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

He does not have the authority to terminate the members of the board. Congress established a 6-year term for board members and did not establish a way for the president to terminate them. This is illegal, and the board members should not leave.

uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...

He does not have the authority to terminate the members of the board. Congress established a 6-year term for board members and did not establish a way for the president to terminate them. This is illegal, and the board members should not leave.

uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...

He does not have the authority to terminate the members of the board. Congress established a 6-year term for board members and did not establish a way for the president to terminate them. This is illegal, and the board members should not leave.

uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...

He does not have the authority to terminate the members of the board. Congress established a 6-year term for board members and did not establish a way for the president to terminate them. This is illegal, and the board members should not leave.

uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...

He does not have the authority to terminate the members of the board. Congress established a 6-year term for board members and did not establish a way for the president to terminate them. This is illegal, and the board members should not leave.

uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...

From what I hear from multiple people in the space, the latest NIH indirect costs for medical research grants will basically mean the end most academic medical centers.

What you can do Revised and expanded

If you’re feeling helpless, it’s because you’re overwhelmed. You’re only one person and can only do one thing at a time. Just pick one. It’s better than nothing, and it’s enough. Here are some ideas. Do one today or tomorrow and drop it in the comments.

robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-wh...

Musk tweet: Bring back @DOGE staffer who made inappropriate statements via a now deleted pseudonym? Above a poll on the question, currently 80% saying yes

Musk runs a poll on whether the “I was racist before racist was cool” DOGE guy should be un-fired.

And he demands that the “disgusting and cruel” DOGE reporter who unearthed the guy’s bigotry be “fired immediately.”

Keep being you, Merriam-Webster.

It’s a good thing we have a competent government that is focused on solving our most pressing problems.

Judge bars publicly naming FBI agents who investigated Jan. 6 cases Suing FBI agents raised concerns that Trump Justice Dept. Jan. 6 probe could put law enforcement officers at risk if Musk or others outsiders get their names.

A federal judge barred the Trump administration from publicly naming FBI personnel in its review of Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack prosecutions, after agents sued over concerns that the Justice Department or third-parties, such as Elon Musk, could put law enforcement officers at risk.

I mean it’s just the agency tasked with nuclear security, how bad can it be?

The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.

New: We spoke to government IT employees/contractors about DOGE. Their warnings were dire. The people who maintain the systems that keep the country working are terrified. "This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known."

The husband of an Indian-American wife and the father of 3 Indian-American kids wants to bring back the staffer who posted “normalize Indian hate.”

BREAKING: Senate Confirms Project 2025 Co-Founder Russell Vought.

Elon Musk says DOGE staffer who resigned for racist X posts will be brought back Marko Elez resigned after The Wall Street Journal reported he had posted racist messages to X that included “normalize Indian hate.”

JD Vance, whose wife is Indian, said “You disgust me” about Elez’s racist posts about Indian people. Oh, sorry, he said that about people criticizing Elez’s posts.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-...

Houston man pardoned by Trump arrested on child sex charge Andrew Taake received a six-year sentence for assaulting officers on Jan. 6. He was arrested Thursday on an outstanding charge of soliciting a minor.

NEW: A Houston man and Jan. 6 defendant has been arrested for a child sex crime -- two weeks after he was pardoned by Trump and released from a six-year prison stint for assaulting police with bear spray and a metal whip.

Trump megadonor Steve Wynn has filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, which protects the media's ability to aggressively cover public officials. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

Surprise!

Kanye West proclaims he's a Nazi, praises Hitler in X rant The rapper was previously suspended from X (then Twitter) for offensive, antisemitic posts.

In the least surprising news of the day, Kanye West makes it clear that he is in fact a Nazi.

www.newsweek.com/kanye-west-p...

USAID name is being covered with what looks like black duct tape on sign outside of the Ronald Reagan Building, per photo shared by source

They’ve called armed federal officers to the scene. We aren’t dangerous. We are here to represent our people. To defend public education. This is an authoritarian regime. You cannot block members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.

So let’s see, shuttering FBI election interference efforts, and DOJ also now not investigating violations of FARA. Almost like they want to open the door for foreign influence into our elections. In exchange for…?

I hope it’s clear to everyone that “eradicating anti-Christian bias” is code for “promoting Christian nationalism”.

Also, look at the list of people on the task force. These are the most important people in government. Apparently this is Trump’s highest priority. Higher than, say, egg prices.