Summary

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s drastic federal budget cuts and regulatory rollbacks have sparked legal and political backlash.

Musk has gutted agencies while Trump fired 17 inspectors general without legal notice.

Critics liken the firings to “firing cops before you rob the bank,” accusing Trump of dismantling oversight to benefit donors and special interests.

Judges have blocked some moves, prompting Trump and Musk to attack the judiciary and threaten impeachment.

Lawsuits are challenging their actions, warning of constitutional violations and unchecked executive power.

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      11 days ago

      But most other people don’t. This needs to be shouted loud and clear over and over again until everyone knows what’s happening.

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      At least domestic media is finally coming around to directness. For the past month, I’ve been feeling like a Jew in Nazi Germany listening to the BBC. Granted, it’s far easier to get international news these days, but it would be nice if the passively informed had some no-nonsense truth shoved in their faces.

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          They were the most accessible international news radio station in 1930s Germany. It’s far easier to get a more whole picture from diversifying international media sources today. Relying on a single source nowadays amounts to willful ignorance.

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    How did a massive dork and a Nigerian prince go into the white house? I mean how short does your penis have to be to cheat at diablo, and then blame the problems on social workers? Unfortunately, we know how short the Trump penis is because of stormy Daniels who should definitely turn it into a meme coin.

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      Strange after complaining about voter fraud and cheating in elections for almost a decade suddenly radio silence from Aotus about this topic. I guess it was not really important after all.