Below, you will find some headlines we may have missed and some interesting video clips on several subjects. Please feel free to share anything you may have run across; just make sure it’s not from a McMAGAt infested shithole.
Updates:
The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:
Federal websites down as agencies implement executive order ‘defending women’
This week, the Trump administration instructed all federal agencies to remove information from their websites pertaining to “gender ideology.” On Friday, a flurry of reports indicated that exact thing was happening.
Federal agencies bar Black History Month and other ‘special observances’
A number of federal agencies have banned celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women’s History Month and other such observances to comply with Trump’s executive orders.
This week, the Defense Intelligence Agency ordered a pause of all activities and events related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Juneteenth, LGBTQ Pride Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day and other “special observances” to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order, according to a memo obtained by NBC News.
The memo listed 11 observances that are now banned. It also said that all affinity groups and “employee networking groups” are immediately on pause.
Trump fires chief of the federal consumer watchdog agency
The Trump administration has fired Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Acting on Trump’s order, federal officials opened up two California dams
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers abruptly increased the amount of water flowing from two California dams.
- The federal agency made the decision after President Trump signed an order calling for increased water deliveries.
- Local water managers, who were caught off-guard by the decision, said they convinced Army Corps officials to release less water than originally planned.
Other Key Points (Ignorant AF!):
- Water was released from the dams as the first of two approaching atmospheric river storms brought snow and rain to California.
- It was not clear where federal officials intended to send the water that was being released from the dams.
- “I don’t know where this water is going, but this is the wrong time of year to be releasing water from these reservoirs. It’s vitally important that we fill our reservoirs in the rainy season so water is available for farms and cities later in the summer,” Gleick said. “I think it’s very strange and it’s disturbing that, after decades of careful local, state and federal coordination, some federal agencies are starting to unilaterally manipulate California’s water supply.”
- “This is going to hurt farmers,” Vink said. “This takes water out of their summer irrigation portfolio.”
The Worst Garbage in the World:
State News:
Texas AG Paxton demanding Costco end DEI practices
Paxton joined attorneys general from 19 other states, demanding that Costco end what they call “discriminatory” diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.