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What Happened Today – May 10

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka protesting the Trump administration in Washington, D.C. on January 14, 2017. Photo: CC BY-SA 2.0 / Lorie Shaull

100 Days of GovBrief What started as me behaving like an old man yelling at a cloud has turned into a necessary chronicle of this administration’s chaos: arresting mayors, threatening Congress members, detaining students and professors. Today we learned that Trump is conducting global diplomacy like a bad improv scene with no prep, no depth, … Read more

What Happened Today – May 9

Donald Trump's cryptocurrency revenue is now nearly $3 billion, or 40% of his estimated worth, according to CBS News. Most retail investors have lost money as its price plunged.

👩‍👧 While many of us were planning Mother’s Day brunches, Trump’s team is planning to dismantle constitutional protections. A federal judge blocked his sweeping government overhaul for 14 days, while sources revealed discussions in the White House with him about suspending habeas corpus, the 800-year-old protection against imprisonment without trial. Censorship is also increasing. The … Read more

What Happened Today – May 8

This tornado devastation in Barnsdall, OK along with critical meteorological data collection will disappear from public record as Trump limits NOAA's resources and discontinues its weather disaster database.

⚖️ When Supreme Court justices break their typical silence to defend democracy, we’re beyond normal politics. It’s happened four times in the past three months, a shocking public display for the usually taciturn jurists. Trump’s systematic purging of officials who won’t bend to his will reveals an administration that demands absolute loyalty over competence or … Read more

What Happened Today – May 7

Casey Means, 37, is the new Surgeon General nominee. She works as a wellness influencer, dropped out of her residency program, and has an inactive medical license.

🚨 The Trump regime is building a dystopian surveillance state, but they’re so incompetent they can’t even protect their own passwords and chat groups. Your taxes, medical records, and Social Security data are merging into one hackable database, overseen by amateurs who leak national secrets on Signal. Meanwhile, corruption is shamelessly out in the open: … Read more

What Happened Today – May 5

Evening departures at Newark Liberty International Airport, the nation’s 12th busiest airport. qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

⚠️⛰️ The avalanche is roaring; Newark’s radar fails, FEMA stops knocking, health labs go dark, and wind energy stalls while the White House hollers about migrants. Courts pulled a few people from the slide, yet the mountain keeps charging toward us all. Raise hell now. Call your reps and demand they shore up the systems … Read more

What Happened Today – May 4

Trump shared this AI image of himself just days after Pope Francis's death. Catholic leaders called it blasphemous. His vice president, a recent Catholic convert who was granted a papal audience just hours before Francis died, is his only prominent defender.

😳 “I don’t know.” That’s what Trump said on TV multiple times when asked if he has to uphold the Constitution or guarantee due process in the U.S. Believe him. He’s told us over and over: he’s your retribution, he’s here to get rid of people, and now he’s not even sure the law applies. … Read more

What Happened Today – May 3

Springfield, Ohio, home to a large, legal Haitian community. During the campaign, Trump and Vance falsely accused residents of eating pets. New terror designations make that community newly vulnerable.

🇲🇽🇩🇪🇦🇺✝️ Today, the world said enough. From bishops to border neighbors and longtime allies, it was a Find Out Day for Trump. Mexico rejected his call for a soft military invasion. Germany held Rubio accountable for defending an extreme far-right group. Australia’s conservatives blamed Trump for their landslide loss. And Catholic leaders condemned his desecration … Read more

What Happened Today – May 2

Dr. Terry Adirim was fired from the CIA after pressure from right-wing extremists. A pediatric emergency doctor turned Pentagon health chief, she built her career across military medicine, DHS, and HHS before becoming a political target.

📻💸 This is how authoritarians punish. This is also how authoritarian regimes fund their activities. Trump’s team is gutting health, housing, education, and science. Not to save money, but because courts will not let them completely erase these programs established by the co-equal legislative branch. And you can be certain that the Trump administration is … Read more

What Happened Today – May 1

A U.S. soldier watches the Santa Teresa sector of the southern border in New Mexico during expanded military operations, April 12, 2025. (Photo: Army Pfc. Sean Hoch)

🎖️📺🕍 They renamed a holiday, planned a loyalty parade, and put Dr. Phil on a national religious commission. And why does a country with separation of church and state enshrined create a state-run religion committee? This isn’t about patriotism. They’re creating fake traditions.A parade here, a flag there, a sermon on TV–all of it part … Read more