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👨‍⚖️ 💣 Trump’s not ignoring the courts—he’s daring them to stop him.
Judges say “reinstate the AP”? Trump says no. Order a deportee returned? He shrugs. One federal judge literally asked if a constitutional crisis is coming. It’s not coming. It’s here.
And while the courts stall, Trump’s team is punishing universities, defunding global alliances, and withholding disaster aid to anyone who won’t kneel.
This is authoritarianism in action. Call your reps. Call it what it is. Demand it stop.
Pulitzer winner Julia Angwin helps write survival guide for dissent in Trump’s authoritarian America.
April 14, 2025
Trump administration said it will levy 21% tariff on Mexican tomatoes starting in July.
April 14, 2025
Judge warns Trump admin could trigger constitutional crisis if court rules Tufts student’s arrest was unlawful.
April 14, 2025
Trump White House asks Congress to defund NPR, PBS, and USAID, clawing back $9.3 billion.
April 14, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to strip legal status from 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
April 14, 2025
Multiple DOGE staffers found to hold temporary roles at several federal agencies simultaneously.
April 14, 2025
Man charged with firebombing Pa. Gov. Shapiro’s residence denied bail amid history of violence, misogyny, and mental illness.
April 14, 2025
FEMA denies disaster aid to Washington for bomb cyclone damage after Trump demands immigration and DEI compliance.
April 14, 2025
White House plan would slash State Department budget by nearly 50%, cut diplomacy jobs, and defund NATO, U.N., and refugee programs.
April 14, 2025
Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in Europe and Australia, citing inflation and fallout from Trump tariffs.
April 14, 2025
​White House defies court order and bars AP from Oval Office event over refusal to use ‘Gulf of America’ in reporting.
April 14, 2025
Commerce Department opens national security probe into pharma imports, setting up potential tariffs.
April 14, 2025
ICE arrests Palestinian Columbia grad Mohsen Mahdawi at citizenship interview; judge blocks transfer out of Vermont.
April 14, 2025
Trump freezes $2.2 billion in Harvard funding after school rejects federal demands on discipline, protests, and academic oversight.
April 14, 2025