Donald Trump and Elon Musk have declared war on many federal regulatory agencies, creating a “clear and present danger” in so many areas of government policy.
These include the US Agency For International Development (USAID); the US Department of Education, which is a Cabinet post; the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
These agencies were created by John F. Kennedy in 1961; Jimmy Carter in 1979 for the second and third listed agencies; and the latter by Barack Obama in 2010, after vigorous advocacy by Elizabeth Warren, before she won election to the US Senate in 2012.
Additionally, there has been discussion of weakening or eliminating the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), all created in the early 1970s under Richard Nixon.
This is pure madness, but at this point, Trump and Musk are like “Bulls in a China Shop”, abusing their power and no clearcut response from Democrats, state governments, and the courts, although cases are being brought to the courts, and Democrats are up in arms!
Now Musk is going after FEMA.
Trump is trying to defy judges on the funding freeze.
Urgggh!!! CBS News poll shows 53% approve of Trump so far. What is wrong with these people?!!!
They’ll start complaining when their Social Security and Medicare get taken away from them.
Here’s the info about the funding freeze.
https://www.msnbc.com/chris-jansing-reports/watch/judge-says-trump-admin-violated-order-lifting-blanket-funding-freeze-231561797927
Trump wants to get rid of pennies. His order to get rid of pennies may be another legally dubious power grab.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-pennies-order-adds-list-legally-dubious-power-grabs-rcna191445
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem backs Trump’s idea to ‘get rid of FEMA’.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/kristi-noem-trump-fema-homeland-security-secretary-doge-rcna191506
LOL! Trump recognizes Feb. 9 as first ever ‘Gulf of America Day’.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5135285-trump-gulf-of-america-day/
We are living in a serious warped, dark, alternate timeline.
Trump Plans to Impose 25% Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Imports
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-09/trump-plans-to-announce-25-steel-aluminum-tariffs-on-monday
Musk calls to impeach judge whose order blocks DOGE from Treasury systems access.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/09/musk-calls-to-impeach-judge-whose-order-blocks-doge-from-treasury-systems-access.html
Our system of government does not and CAN NOT work that way.
Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/us/politics/vance-trump-federal-courts-executive-order.html
And, of course, Vance wants to determine what Trump’s “legitimate power” is. That’s dictatorship, no checks/balances.
Trump Says Some Treasury Notes May Not Be Real
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-says-some-treasury-notes-may-not-be-real
That type of talk is EXTREMELY dangerous.
This is bonkers!
NOAA told to search grant programs for climate-related terms
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/09/noaa-search-grants-climate-change-terms
No Democrat should have ever voted to confirm Noem. Shame on those that did so.
Speaking of Noem, she says that DOGE team has access to Homeland Security agency data.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/09/politics/noem-homeland-security-doge-musk-cnntv/
Theme song for America right now.
Elizabeth Warren is going to be on Rachel Maddow’s show tonight.
OMG! Someone stop this craziness ASAP!
Musk’s 19-year-old goon is a senior adviser at the State Department.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/10/musk-doge-state-department-surrogate/
Utter insanity!
Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday,’ Trump says ahead of Vance-Zelensky meeting
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/11/europe/ukraine-russia-trump-zelensky-intl/index.html
Trump says he may withhold aid to Jordan, Egypt if they don’t take in Palestinians.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5137309-trump-jordan-egypt-aid/
He’s not allowed to do that! That aid is appropriated by CONGRESS!
Trump ousts director of Office of Government Ethics.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-office-of-government-ethics-director/
Trump’s administration has zero ethics, actually negative ethics.
Trump signs order pausing enforcement of foreign bribery ban.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/10/trump-doj-foreign-corrupt-practices-act-pause.html
Wild corruption, illegality, criming…
More appalling lawlessness, corruption by Trump…
Trump planning to pardon Rod Blagojevich.
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/10/trump-pardon-rod-blagojevich
Justice officials tell prosecutors to drop charges against N.Y. Mayor Eric Adams.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/10/new-york-mayor-eric-adams-charges-drop-justice/
Total lawlessness by the MAGA Republicans. So much for “law and order!”