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What Happened Today – May 15

Walmart said it would raise prices because of Trump's tariffs after its first quarter profit decreased.

πŸ“ΊπŸŽ–οΈ The government that should protect you is being weaponized against you instead. While Trump offers donors VIP access to military parades featuring soldiers who get only one hot meal per day and will sleep on office floors, his administration revokes security clearances despite court orders, investigates critics, deports students over traffic tickets, and even … Read more

What Happened Today – May 14

Trump's Surgeon General nominee advocates the use of psychedelics in therapy. "4-AcO-DMT, Bacardi, Clonazepam, & LSD" by Rachel Elaine. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.

πŸ₯πŸš‘πŸ©Ί Your health secretary refuses to give health advice while your surgeon general promotes illegal psychedelics. Meanwhile the Houston weather office has no managers and a Kansas office can’t stay open 24/7 as extreme weather season begins. They’re gutting Medicaid to close hospitals, dismantling the very systems meant to keep us alive. They’re not breaking … Read more

What Happened Today – May 13

Before the cuts: NIOSH scientists test firefighter respirators and monitor workplace hazards, life-saving work that's been eliminated. RFK Jr. fired 90% of the agency's 1,300 workers but today reinstated only the director. After 54 years protecting Americans from toxic exposures, these labs sit empty.

🏴 They shook hands with dictators and sold out America while you were working for a living. Trump lifts sanctions on Syria’s al-Qaeda-linked president and pockets a $400 million Qatari jet while Musk cuts Saudi deals and Tesla’s board dumps stock. At home? They’re purging intelligence officials, downsizing military brass, poisoning your drinking water, and … Read more

What Happened Today – May 12

Operation Allies Refuge evacuees lose protected status under Trump administration, face deportation to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Cribelar)

πŸ’Έ $148 million for dinner with Trump. That’s what 220 annonymous crypto buyers finally paid today while white South Africans got refugee status and millions fleeing actual genocide remain blocked. America is dying off and being auctioned to the highest bidder. The price of admission is cruelty: 9,000 Afghans face deportation to Taliban rule, EPA … Read more

What Happened Today – May 11

One of the twin Boeing 747s serving as Air Force One. They have special military features, including the ability to refuel in midair, a medical suite with permanent onboard doctor, and two galleys that can feed 100 people.

πŸ’° While Qatar gifts Trump a $400 million flying palace and China buys tariff relief, everything in America is for sale except mercy for a mother torn from her child or healthcare for those who can’t afford $35 copays. Foreign powers write checks while judges are terrorized at home and families are destroyed in the … Read more

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.

πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§ 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.

βš–οΈ 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