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“I’m not involved” in Abrego Garcia case collide w/ Unitary Executive theory & presidential immunity. Admin officials defying court orders tell the courts that they’re obeying POTUS and the courts can’t interfere in “foreign policy” w/Bukele; yet the boss says DOJ is on its own. So which is it?
Trump says he's 'not involved' in Abrego Garcia case
President Trump says he's "not involved" in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador.
www.nbcnews.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Consequences of mindlessly gutting USAID:
18M cases of malaria per year, 166k deaths
200k children paralyzed w/ polio annually, hundreds of millions of infections
1M children not treated for severe acute malnutrition
28k new cases of Ebola and Marburg every year.

MAGA = only American lives matter
U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid
The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposted
Hottest January on record mystifies climate scientists (who have also been predicting this, but sure)

In response, Trump & Musk are deleting all data, defunding scientists & declaring all measurement illegal.

www.theguardian.com/environment/... cc @sonaar.bsky.social
Hottest January on record mystifies climate scientists
EU monitor says global temperatures were 1.75C above preindustrial levels, extending run of unprecedented highs
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
There is something *almost* reassuring in the delusions of Trump's Gaza proposal.
"We'll own it and be responsible... level the site... supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing... long-term ownership position..."
with 2M Palestinians being forcibly moved to who-knows-where...
February 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM