In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy

Summary

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s drastic federal budget cuts and regulatory rollbacks have sparked legal and political backlash.

Musk has gutted agencies while Trump fired 17 inspectors general without legal notice.

Critics liken the firings to “firing cops before you rob the bank,” accusing Trump of dismantling oversight to benefit donors and special interests.

Judges have blocked some moves, prompting Trump and Musk to attack the judiciary and threaten impeachment.

Lawsuits are challenging their actions, warning of constitutional violations and unchecked executive power.

  • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
    16·
    3 days ago

    At least domestic media is finally coming around to directness. For the past month, I’ve been feeling like a Jew in Nazi Germany listening to the BBC. Granted, it’s far easier to get international news these days, but it would be nice if the passively informed had some no-nonsense truth shoved in their faces.

      • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
        17·
        3 days ago

        They were the most accessible international news radio station in 1930s Germany. It’s far easier to get a more whole picture from diversifying international media sources today. Relying on a single source nowadays amounts to willful ignorance.