Democracy is Dead News: Feb 02 2025 - Feb 08 2025

We continue with our Democracy is Dead News segment covering the policy changes and goings-on in the new American Fascist administration. This is a weekly addition to the podcast to attempt to catalogue for listeners as concisely as possible the growing fascist threat in America perpetrated and planned by Trump's second term. Please see references below.

References:

Re: Gaza purchase by US

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/clyn05y9x2xt

 

RE: El Salvador locking up deportees

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/04/el-salvador-deportees-incarcerated-us-citizens

 

Re: Fentanyl and Canada/Mexico

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c805jjk2klko

 

Re: Musk access to private information

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/feb/04/donald-trump-tariffs-live-blog-news-updates-canada-trudeau-mexico-china

 

Re: Firing coast guard leader

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/21/trump-administration-removes-four-star-coast-guard-leader-in-firing-spree

 

Re: Russel Voight appointment

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/russell-vought-democrats-protest-trump

 

Re: Summary of Feb 3-Feb 7 week

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjdep9j31l8o

 

Re: China Tariffs

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrl053kez3o

 

Re: Banning transgender athletes:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20g85k3z35o

 

Re: Rare earth Ukraine deal

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0mzgv4x901o

 

Re: Bondi disbanding anti-corruption initiatives

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pam-bondi-disbands-anti-corruption-task-force-1235259073/

 

Re: Climate change information and mentions from websites

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/climate-change-transparency-project-foia/2025-02-06/disappearing-data-trump

 

Re: Trump Impeachment

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/05/al-green-trump-impeachment-articles-gaza

 

Re: Biden security clearance

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn57p5r99xyo

 

Re: FBI sue government over firings

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/fbi-jan-6-trump-doj

 

Re: Bird flu dairy cattle

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/05/bird-flu-us-cattle

 

Re: Anti-LGBT initiatives

https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250122-trump-orders-end-of-government-dei-programs-lgbt-protections

 

Re: Multiple Jan 6 rioters arrested already on other charges

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/january-6-attacker-arrested

 

Re: Illegal words for funding in Trump administration

https://gizmodo.com/the-list-of-trumps-forbidden-words-that-will-get-your-paper-flagged-at-nsf-2000559661