Trump47 First Week & Beyond Catch-All
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EyeballKid
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This'll directly impact my employment.
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“… [at his parade event] Trump riffed on a range of familiar pet issues throughout, and in one particularly discordant moment, called the families of hostages taken by Hamas to the stage — only to then describe in graphic detail the wounds suffered by some of those abducted during the attack.
“They were hurt, one had her hand blown off,” Trump said. “A bullet knocked off her hand. I don’t know, if you look at it, it’s a disgrace.”
The family members, who had joined Trump on stage before his remarks, were left to stand behind him for the entirety of his speech. …”
“They were hurt, one had her hand blown off,” Trump said. “A bullet knocked off her hand. I don’t know, if you look at it, it’s a disgrace.”
The family members, who had joined Trump on stage before his remarks, were left to stand behind him for the entirety of his speech. …”
Callatoroy
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Was trump lying when he said we were paying $500 million and China $39 million?
Callatoroy
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Yea, that sucked for them. It was torture.
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“… The executive orders included a mix of administrative measures, such as changing government forms to include only two genders, as well as assertions dismissing the validity of gender identity entirely. A gender identity other than the one assigned at birth, an order said, “reflects a fully internal and subjective sense of self” and “does not provide a meaningful basis for identification.”
The actions also effectively shut down an array of programs and practices aimed at reversing decades of systemic inequities and discriminatory practices that have disproportionately affected Black people and other underserved communities.
Under the orders, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Performance and Personnel Management will coordinate on changing hiring practices, ending equity-focused programs and grants and terminating “chief diversity officer” positions designated during the Biden administration. …
Mr. Trump ordered federal agencies to recognize a biological, binary definition of sex — male or female and not interchangeable. The government will also eliminate references to gender identity in policy documents, and will order that government-issued documents, including passports and visas, accurately reflect one’s biological sex.
On the first day of his presidency in 2021, Mr. Biden took an essentially opposite position, directing agencies to include sexual orientation and gender identity in any regulations and policies covering workplace discrimination, formalizing protections for L.G.B.T.Q. workers. He extended those directions to schools and students last year.
The order also prohibits the use of federal funds for any use promoting gender ideology through grants or other government programming, as well as the use of public funding for transition-related medical procedures in prisons. …”
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The actions also effectively shut down an array of programs and practices aimed at reversing decades of systemic inequities and discriminatory practices that have disproportionately affected Black people and other underserved communities.
Under the orders, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Performance and Personnel Management will coordinate on changing hiring practices, ending equity-focused programs and grants and terminating “chief diversity officer” positions designated during the Biden administration. …
Mr. Trump ordered federal agencies to recognize a biological, binary definition of sex — male or female and not interchangeable. The government will also eliminate references to gender identity in policy documents, and will order that government-issued documents, including passports and visas, accurately reflect one’s biological sex.
On the first day of his presidency in 2021, Mr. Biden took an essentially opposite position, directing agencies to include sexual orientation and gender identity in any regulations and policies covering workplace discrimination, formalizing protections for L.G.B.T.Q. workers. He extended those directions to schools and students last year.
The order also prohibits the use of federal funds for any use promoting gender ideology through grants or other government programming, as well as the use of public funding for transition-related medical procedures in prisons. …”
Trump Signs Two Orders to Dismantle Gender and Racial Equity Policies
The administration will take steps to roll back federal support for racial equity and protections for transgender people.
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“… Perhaps the most pointed part of the directive instructs agencies to protect “intimate single-sex spaces,” such as prisons and rape shelters, by denying access to transgender women.
The Trump official said the changes were all aimed at promoting the privacy and safety of women, who the official said had suffered under attempts to cater to transgender workers and students. …
The order directs his attorney general to release guidance stating that a Supreme Court decision in 2020 that cemented stronger civil rights protections to transgender workers does not apply to schools and their students, echoing a ruling by a federal judge earlier this month.
… Mr. Trump reiterated his intent to minimize the role of the federal government in steering education policy … But the executive orders issued on Monday demonstrated the extent to which the Trump administration intends to use the power of the executive branch to compel schools and educators to conform to its vision for social policy. …”
“… Perhaps the most pointed part of the directive instructs agencies to protect “intimate single-sex spaces,” such as prisons and rape shelters, by denying access to transgender women.
The Trump official said the changes were all aimed at promoting the privacy and safety of women, who the official said had suffered under attempts to cater to transgender workers and students. …
The order directs his attorney general to release guidance stating that a Supreme Court decision in 2020 that cemented stronger civil rights protections to transgender workers does not apply to schools and their students, echoing a ruling by a federal judge earlier this month.
… Mr. Trump reiterated his intent to minimize the role of the federal government in steering education policy … But the executive orders issued on Monday demonstrated the extent to which the Trump administration intends to use the power of the executive branch to compel schools and educators to conform to its vision for social policy. …”
thebruinbleedstarheelblue
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Ehhh, not sure some of those rambles qualify.
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Trump's executive orders are basically just enacting Project 2025 - the same project that Trump claimed he'd never heard of and knew nothing about even though many of his top campaign officials and advisors helped write it. Just another in the endless stream of lies from Donald J. Trump.
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I'm sorry, man.
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Government website offering reproductive health information goes offline
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Government website reproductiverights.gov appeared to be offline on the evening of President Donald Trump's inauguration.
The site, launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a public awareness campaign, contained information on access to abortion and reproductive health care and a Know-Your-Rights patient fact sheet.
The site affirmed that most employer-based health plans and private health insurance plans are required to cover certain prescription birth control methods under the Affordable Care Act, which Trump has made calls to repeal. It also displayed a list of other services covered by most insurance plans, including breast and cervical cancer screenings, prenatal care and HIV screenings.
The site reiterated that while abortion legality varies by state, Mifepristone, in a regimen with misoprostol — otherwise known as a medication abortion — has been approved by the FDA and is safe and effective when used correctly.
It was not clear exactly when the site went down but it had been active as recently as Jan. 15. …”
Government website offering reproductive health information goes offline
The site was launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a public awareness campaign.
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Is it still day one?
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Trump Demands Search for Political Bias in Justice Dept., Other Agencies
His ‘weaponization’ executive order begins with a list of misleading accusations against the Biden administration.
Trump Demands Search for Political Bias in Justice Dept., Other Agencies
His ‘weaponization’ executive order begins with a list of misleading accusations against the Biden administration.
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President Trump’s executive order decrying the “weaponization” of the Justice Department instructs his attorney general to scour federal law enforcement agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission for any indications of political bias in work conducted under the Biden administration.
The same executive order instructs the director of national intelligence to conduct a similar review of intelligence agencies. Both reviews will culminate in a report to the White House and recommendations for “remedial action.” The executive order does not give a time frame for the reviews or reports.
The order also makes unclear what type of review will be conducted — an ethics investigation like the kind often undertaken by the Justice Department’s inspector general, or a criminal inquiry mounted by prosecutors. It also leaves vague what it means by the stated goal to “ensure accountability for the previous administration’s weaponization of the Federal government against the American people.”
The executive order, titled “ending the weaponization of the federal government,” begins with a list of misleading accusations against the Biden administration for what Mr. Trump has long claimed to be unfair use of the criminal justice system against him, his supporters and conservatives generally. …”
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“… The Biden administration “and allies throughout the country engaged in an unprecedented, third-world weaponization of prosecutorial power to upend the democratic process,” the order continued.
The language of the document suggests — but does not explicitly state — that the Trump administration review will examine the actions of local district attorneys or state officials, such as the district attorneys in Manhattan or Fulton County, Ga., or the New York attorney general, all of whom filed cases against President Trump.
The presidential order accused the Justice Department of “ruthlessly” prosecuting more than 1,500 individuals for charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in the halls of Congress.”
“… The Biden administration “and allies throughout the country engaged in an unprecedented, third-world weaponization of prosecutorial power to upend the democratic process,” the order continued.
The language of the document suggests — but does not explicitly state — that the Trump administration review will examine the actions of local district attorneys or state officials, such as the district attorneys in Manhattan or Fulton County, Ga., or the New York attorney general, all of whom filed cases against President Trump.
The presidential order accused the Justice Department of “ruthlessly” prosecuting more than 1,500 individuals for charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in the halls of Congress.”
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Trump reclassifies thousands of federal employees, making them easier to fire
“… One of a promised flurry of measures signed on Trump’s first day back in power, the order effectively reinstates “Schedule F”, which sought to allow for the reclassification of tens of thousands of federal workers. Schedule F changed civil service rules to allow for a broad swath of career federal employees to be fired without civil service protection, reclassifying their jobs as political appointments.
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But Donald Kettl, an expert on government reform, recently told the Government Executive website that Schedule F “is probably constitutional. If unions and Democrats challenge it, they will probably lose.
“ … It would probably take at least two years to resolve the constitutional questions [but] even if Schedule F loses, it would provide two years for the administration to establish a new pattern of practice.” …”
Trump reclassifies thousands of federal employees, making them easier to fire
Executive order effectively reinstates ‘Schedule F’, which sought to categorize workers as political hires
