NEW: Per multiple sources, the National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisors has been entirely disbanded.

After Trump Aid Cuts, Food Banks Scrounge and Scrimp (Gift Article) In one of the country’s poorest areas, the quantity and quality of government deliveries have dropped, forcing one charity to make do with thin soup and dried cranberries.

A very worthwhile Fahrenthold story on what Trump’s cuts are doing to food banks and the communities that depend on them. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...

Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.

1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation

Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"

Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...

A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency — a potentia...

SCOOP: A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts, by @jakepearson.bsky.social

ProPublica and Documented obtained videos of two speeches delivered during invitation-only annual gatherings for the Center for Renewing America, a pro-Trump... “We Want the Bureaucrats to Be Traumatically Affected”

Last October, ProPublica and @documented.net published secret recordings of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought discussing plans to eviscerate entire agencies and decimate the morale of federal workers if Trump won a second term.

"We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected," he said.

Musk Allies Made FAA Staff Sign NDAs to Keep New Project Secret Elon Musk’s DOGE allies have been spearheading a secret new communications project at Donald Trump’s Federal Aviation Administration.

The level of criminal conduct here is hard to imagine www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

How Trump Plays Into Putin’s Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions (Gift Article) Many of President Trump’s actions have been seen as benefiting Russia either directly or indirectly, so much so that Russian officials have celebrated some of his moves.

This is exceptionally well reported: in case after case Trump has surrendered long time US interests to favor Russia and gained nothing in return. When you put it all together it a staggering surrender.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...

"Wake Up America!"

Can someone change the locks on the White House while he’s gone?

Steven King- RFK Jr wants to cut Meals on Wheels to elderly and disabled persons. Another example of this administration’s unthinking cruelty. Pass it on, and possibly they will be embarrassed into continuing the program.

Donald Trump’s No. 2 Pick for the EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s fir...

Also - noting so it doesn't get lost: the EPA is also reviewing the bans on four other chemicals, including asbestos. As you may recall, David Fotouhi, the man Trump nominated to be #2 at EPA, tried to overturn that ban on behalf of car companies in October

www.propublica.org/article/davi...

Trump Executive Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals One of President Donald Trump’s most damaging strikes against U.S. climate policy is buried in an executive order that would obliterate the critically import...

WATCH: One of President Donald Trump’s most damaging strikes against U.S. climate policy is buried in an executive order that would obliterate the critically important “social cost of carbon” calculation the government uses to gauge the real-world costs that climate change imposes on the economy.

Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

Pete Hegseth just reportedly ordered the US military’s Cyber Command to “stand down” from all planning against Russia. Analysts have been ordered not to follow or report on Russian threats.

One inside source said, “Putin is on the inside now.”

Every American with a soul feels this way or worse. I know I do.

Mike Crapo (R-ID) photo of Chuck GrassleyChuck Grassley(R - IA) photo of John CornynJohn Cornyn(R - TX) photo of John ThuneJohn Thune(R - SD) photo of Tim ScottTim Scott(R - SC) photo of Bill CassidyBill Cassidy(R - LA) photo of James LankfordJames Lankford(R - OK) photo of Steve DainesSteve Daines(R - MT) photo of Todd YoungTodd Young(R - IN) photo of John BarrassoJohn Barrasso(R - WY) photo of Ron JohnsonRon Johnson(R - WI) photo of Thom TillisThom Tillis(R - NC) photo of Marsha BlackburnMarsha Blackburn(R - TN) photo of Roger MarshallRoger Marshall(R - KS)

Here are the GOP members of the Senate Finance Committee--consider going to their LOCAL office this week and exhorting them to figure out why DOGE is in your financial records.

Super cold here again. Dreaming of warm weather for walking outside!

Max can’t believe it either.