What Happened Today – Feb 5

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Elon Musk & his team now have access to the Medicaid & Medicare payments system and are also sweeping through the CDC and Labor Dept.

If you stand against him in public or online, might your health benefits get messed up in the computer? What about your taxes?

No one has ever had such direct, unsupervised access to our systems. Ever.

Facing virtual worldwide opposition, the White House said Trump has not committed to sending US troops or spending US funds to rebuild Gaza
Elon Musk’s deputies have moved to the CDC, Labor Dept., and now have access to the payment systems for Medicaid and Medicare
DataOversight
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/02/05/doge-health-agencies-labor/
Trump signed an executive order that will cause K-12 schools and colleges to lose federal funds if they allow trans women to participate in women’s sports
EducationHuman Rights
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5282137/trump-transgender-sports-executive-order
AG Bondi ends moratorium on federal death penalty and told Justice Dept attorneys she demands “zealous advocacy” of Trump’s agenda
Justice Dept
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/g-s1-46698/attorney-general-memos-weaponization-trump
The White House demanded that the CIA email a list of all new employees hired within the last 2 years
DataFederal Personnel
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/cia-sent-unclassified-email-names-recent-hires-rcna190872
The Justice Dept dropped all charges against conservative operatives who stole and republished Ashley Biden’s diary
Justice Dept
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-gaza-news-02-06-25/index.html
Donald Trump announced that Elon Musk will determine for himself when his government role conflicts with his businesses
Oversight
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-05/white-house-says-musk-will-police-his-own-conflicts-of-interest
Donald Trump is placing at least 100 environmental justice employees at the EPA on leave
EnvironmentFederal Personnel
https://www.wlfi.com/news/trump-administration-expected-to-put-epa-environmental-justice-and-civil-rights-workers-on-administrative-leave/article_36aeff92-7871-5c8c-aa00-0fdcd2a5690c.html
The White House is considering labeling migrants a measles and tuberculosis risk to allow more stringent immigration rules
Immigration
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/trump-considers-labeling-migrants-a-measles-tuberculosis-risk/ar-AA1yugLk