Democracy is Dead News: Feb 15 2025 - Feb 23 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: Flu and birdflu

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/worst-flu-season-influenza-virus-spread-new-bird-flu-cases-us-plus

 

Re: Measles

https://apnews.com/article/measles-texas-new-mexico-mmr-outbreak-vaccines-408371700e3ab548777bf0354e586549

 

Re: Tuberculosis

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/tuberculosis-kansas-city-missouri-tb-outbreak-treatment/

 

Re: Ukrainian conflict

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/22/its-blackmail-ukrainians-react-to-trump-demand-for-500bn-share-of-minerals

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c62e2158mkpt

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93np4y0343o

 

Re: Government Firings

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93np4y0343o

 

Re: IVF

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyg1rlnywyo

 

Re: Cutting legal aid for migrant children

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c04ngq3lwl2o

 

Re: Firing of Joint Chief chair

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyr2xvn4dpo

 

Re: Enrique Tarrio arrest

https://apnews.com/article/proud-boys-leader-enrique-tarrio-arrested-a1b88e26b17e21193fbf92ad0e9a65e2