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👁️🗨️🚨 Trump is consolidating power faster than he can spell DEI.
From defying court orders to purging national security staff and threatening universities, the administration is rewriting the rules—and punishing anyone who resists. Even Wall Street and the country’s biggest law firm flinched.
They’re testing the limits. It’s up to us to show where the line is.
DOJ advisor Christopher Stanley once ran hacking forums and pirated software sites, now works for Musk’s DOGE.
April 2, 2025
Top Trump FDA official pauses Novavax Covid-19 vaccine approval in rare intervention overriding staff scientists.
April 2, 2025
Trump slaps tariffs on uninhabited Antarctic islands managed by Australia that have no trade with the U.S.
April 2, 2025
Trump reviews TikTok bids after Amazon makes last-minute pitch in scramble to meet Saturday divestment deadline.
April 2, 2025
State Department bans US government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens.
April 2, 2025