DYSPEPSIA GENERATION

Fact check: Trump litters Oval Office interview with false claims (CNN) The notion of CNN doing a ‘fact check’ is ludicrous.

Trump suggests Biden and those he pardoned should be investigated (Politico) That would seem to be the finger of God pointing.

Trump’s team wants snitches to expose DEI work (Axios) Taking another page from the Democrats’ own playbook. Sauce for the goose….

Trump says China is ‘operating’ the Panama Canal – here are the facts (The Guardian)

Republicans balk at new Hegseth allegations (Politico)  Yeah, this is another Kavanaugh tempest-in-a-teapot.

CBS 58 weather reporter Sam Kuffel is out after criticizing Elon Musk arm gesture (Journal Sentinel)

Democrats Slow G.O.P. Rush to Confirm Trump Nominees (Carl Hulse/New York Times)

House passes Laken Riley Act, sending it to Trump for first legislative win (The Hill)

Trump has canceled Biden’s ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of ‘drain the swamp’ (Will Weissert/Associated Press)

Trump Begins Deep State Purge At DOJ

Hundreds of subreddits are considering banning all links to X.com in response to Elon Musk’s salute … (Jason Koebler/404 Media)

First Round of Illegal Migrants Detained in Colorado  How’s that ‘sanctuary city’ thing working out for you, Denver?

Trump DOJ gears up for immigration enforcement (Politico)

Justice Department freezes all cases in civil rights division (Perry Stein/Washington Post)

State Dept.: Only US Flag Can Be Flown at Embassies

Trump’s Immigration Plans Are Already Wrecking the Food Industry (Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling/New Republic)

MSNBC’s Joyless Reid Joins Elon Musk Nazi Salute Hoax

Trump targeted federal workers in his opening act, starting with DEI employees (Washington Post)

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring (Science)

ACLU Sues Over Expedited Deportations  Of course it does.

Rubio Moves Swiftly to Implement Trump’s DEI Directive at State Department

Rubio is heading to Panama (Politico)

Trump pardons police officers convicted of murder, obstruction in man’s death (Aysha Bagchi/USA Today)

Trump Repeals Embarrassing Biden Policy Allowing Transgenders To Serve In US Military

Trump pardons two D.C. officers convicted in fatal chase (Washington Post)

Trump says FEMA is “getting in the way” (Rebecca Falconer/Axios)

Trump’s Rush List for Security Clearances Poses Risks, and Congress Will Have No Oversight (NOTUS)

Trump suggests Biden and those he pardoned should be investigated (Irie Sentner/Politico)

Trump threatens to withhold aid for California wildfires in first TV interview since inauguration (Washington Post)

A Line-by-Line Breakdown of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order (Elie Mystal/The Nation)

FTC Chairman Ferguson Announces that DEI is Over at the FTC (Federal Trade Commission)

President Donald Trump goes off the rails when asked about California wildfires (Rob Hayes/ABC7)

Trump says he may withhold federal aid for Los Angeles if California doesn’t change water policies (Associated Press)

Trump’s sweeping new order tries to dismantle DEI in government – and the private sector (Andrew Prokop/Vox)

Trump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Already Approved for Travel (New York Times)

Russian Official Warns Trump Against Taking Control Of Panama Canal

Trump undercuts enforcement of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Judd Legum/Popular Information)

Immigrants rush to prepare for Trump deportation raids (Axios)  They can always leave.

Trump’s Week 1 revenge tour rips through Washington (Zachary Basu/Axios) You mess with the bull, you get the horns every time.

Trump Calls for MSNBC to Be Shut Down in Nighttime Rant (Janna Brancolini/The Daily Beast)

The Memo: Trump 2.0 comes into focus (Niall Stanage/The Hill)

CNN Plots Major Overhaul as It Enters a New Trump Era (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times)

Judge to Weigh Challenge to Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

The shitcoin presidency – $TRUMP is taking corruption to new levels. (Stephen Robinson/Public Notice)

What Republicans Could Cut to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts: Medicaid and More (New York Times)

The Vibes They Are a-Shiftin’ – But it’s really not clear what they are shifting to (Matthew Yglesias/Slow Boring)

Playbook: Donny does Davos (Jack Blanchard/Politico)

Trump’s Actions Are Not Just Lawless; They Defy Our Deepest Values (Jennifer Rubin/The Contrarian) Jennifer Rubin loses her shit and attempts to dictate what ‘our’ values are.

Federal employees are told to name colleagues who work in DEI roles or risk ‘adverse consequences’ (Megan Lebowitz/NBC News)  Using the levers of the Deep State against them. (Do you think they’ll take the hint?)

‘The gloves are off’: Trump appears poised to cash in from his presidency in new ways (Fredreka Schouten/CNN)

Donald Trump’s war on DEI is not about “merit” (Amanda Marcotte/Salon)  As if Amanda Marcotte would recognize merit if it bit her on the foot.

Donald Trump Is Running Riot (David French/New York Times)  David French burnishes his cuckservative credentials.

Hegseth’s ex-wife gives new statement to FBI amid scrutiny over his nomination (CNN)

In first days, Trump deals ‘death blow’ to DEI and affirmative action (Washington Post)  Here’s hoping.

Trump falsely triples number of reported overdose deaths as he targets cartels (Glenn Kessler/Washington Post) Quibbling about numbers means you can dodge discussing the problem. Welcome to modern ‘journalism’.

Trump’s D.E.I. Order Creates ‘Fear and Confusion’ Among Corporate Leaders (Emma Goldberg/New York Times) And rightly so. Those who bend with the wind are in deep doo-doo when the hurricane arrives.

Trump Revokes Security Detail for Pompeo and Others Despite Threats From Iran (Maggie Haberman/New York Times)

China Will Be Thrilled if Trump Kills America’s Green Economy (Jennifer Granholm/New York Times) Watch me wave my hands while I steal the taxpayers blind!

Trump’s anger toward World Health Organization may reshape global health, politics (Washington Post)

Justice Dept. Cancels Entry-Level Job Offers in Honors Program (Glenn Thrush/New York Times)

U.S. Climate Policy: Turnaround Time for Trump

What to Consider Buying Before Trump’s Tariffs Go Into Effect

‘Fact-Based’ AP Hypes Hoax of Elon Musk Offering ‘Nazi Salutes’ at Inauguration Event

‘A Bounty on My Head’: Congress’s First Transgender Member Faces the Trump Era (Annie Karni/New York Times)

WAR WITH TRUMP: Soros DA Scheming to Re-Prosecute Pardoned January 6 Defendants

What Trump didn’t say in his inauguration speech (Bernie Sanders/The Guardian)  Bernie Sanders has fun making shit up.

‘What Are You, a Salute Truther?’ Scott Jennings CLOWNS NYT Reporter Over Dumb Elon Salute Hoax

Federal Government Drops COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement For Legal Immigrants

Trump Admin Taking Out the NASA Trash

 

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