Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps

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F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines

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The case that could gut disabled people's right to equal health care The notoriously conservative Fifth Circuit will rule on whether it's a civil rights violation to deny a quadriplegic man a ventilator.

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Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts (Gift Article) The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and ins...

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We can do this.

Of course it's MO. I can't. This is terrifying.
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USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

“Accidentally” — no - as with the nuclear safety people and everyone else they were deliberately fired with malice aforethought and the effort to control the gratuitous damage by trying to rehire them is a reminder that the ones who do need firing are the firers

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Spoon Saving Social Media Tips and How to Resist Online The current political landscape is having a devastating impact on the health of those within the disability community. A look at how we can save spoons and leverage our unique powers to resist.

Disabled people are built for resistance. Our health challenges may make it difficult to withstand stress & upheaval, but we’re skilled at problem solving, contingency planning & adapting to a world that isn’t build for us. We are adept at survival

We should be included in all resistance efforts

If this doesn't scare the crap outta you, I don't know what will. They better be looking into this.

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Pete Buttigieg responds to Trump’s vicious nonsense.

White House response adds to confusion on federal funding freeze A new memo from the Office of Management and Budget appeared to say the freeze was reversed, but the White House said that only the original memo was rescinded, not the freeze itself.

A reprieve for god knows how long.

A tweet from Melanie D'Arrigo reads: "If you're upset that immigrants know their rights, it means you were planning on violating their rights." Below the tweet is a screenshot from an article by The Daily Beast titled "Trump Border Czar Rages About Migrants Being Too 'Educated' About Rights in ICE Round-Ups." The article includes a quote: "They call it 'Know Your Rights.' I call it 'How to escape arrest,'" whined Tom Homan. The article is written by Liam Archarcki, a Breaking News Intern, and was published and last updated on January 28, 2025. Below the article screenshot is an image from a CNN broadcast titled "THE SOURCE" with the headline "FEDERAL AGENTS LAUNCH NATIONWIDE IMMIGRATION BLITZ" featuring Tom Homan, identified as President Trump's Border Czar, speaking on the show.

Agreed!

Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze Read more here.

A spark of hope.

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Democrats slam Trump for not making good on promise to ‘immediately’ lower food prices “During your first week of office you have instead focused on mass deportations and pardoning January 6 attackers,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 19 other lawmakers told the president in a letter.

Has Trump lowered the price of groceries? No. Instead, he's focused on renaming the Gulf of Mexico.

Today, my colleagues and I gave him a list of things he could do right now to start to lower the prices of eggs.

#fallofdemocracy

US freezes almost all foreign aid effective immediately | CNN Politics The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide effective immediately days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to put a hold on such assist...

This includes all life saving medical aide. Rubio said that “every dollar we spend, every program we fund, and every policy we pursue must be justified with the answer to three simple questions: Does it make America safer? Does it make America stronger? Does it make America more prosperous?”

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Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat In addition to other efforts, the retailer will end a program focused on carrying more products from Black- or minority-owned businesses.

This is so damn sad. They will end the program highlighting merchandise from black owned small businesses. What good comes from shutting down such a program. I mean from a business standpoint. I mean, we know why, but economically it only means less sales.

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For Elon Musk and Donald Trump, “government efficiency” means cutting programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and veterans benefits.

I’ve got a better plan.

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WHO comments on United States’ announcement of intent to withdraw The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the organization.

Swine Flu, Covid, Malaria, Ebola.... we're not on this plant alone. WTF?

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Trump to place federal DEI staff on paid leave starting Wednesday The Trump administration on Tuesday instructed U.S. federal government departments and agencies to dismantle all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, advising employees of such programs that they would be immediately placed on paid leave.

This is worse then even my cynical self was ready for.

So the Dems are aligned in using the Hegspeth allegations to oppose him. Dumb.
The man is not qualified for the job. That is all that matters. He has never managed more than 100 people. He won't be the actual one running DOD because he has no clue how.

And this is what the Dems focus on ?