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“You better comply, you better comply, because otherwise you’re not getting any federal funding.”

“See you in court,” she shot back.

“Good,” he said, sounding surly. “I’ll see you in court. I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.” He paused and then added, “and enjoy your life after governor, because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.” [Trump to Maine governor]

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The Trump Administration’s First 100 Days

Cuts to 9/11 Aid: The group led by Elon Musk made cuts to a federal program that administers aid to 9/11 responders, drawing bipartisan pushback. President Trump also floated the possibility that money culled from budget cuts could be returned to taxpayers, but he offered no details.
‘One Big Beautiful Bill’: Trump embraced a House G.O.P. budget and dismissed Senate Republicans’ plans, just hours after he gave conflicting directions to Congress on cuts to social safety net programs.
Air Force One: Furious about delays in delivering two new jets, Trump has empowered Musk to explore drastic options to prod Boeing to move faster.
Sued Over D.E.I.: Civil Rights groups claimed that Trump had exceeded his authority in issuing executive orders targeting diversity programs, and that they discriminated against Black and transgender people.
.Upending U.S.-Russia Policy: As peace talks opened in Saudi Arabia, President Trump made clear that the days of isolating Russia were over and suggested that Ukraine was to blame for being invaded, causing European leaders to recalibrate their relations with the ___________
A TIP FOR TODAY
Timmothy Snyder’s On Tyranny, a book which has been often quoted in recent times as a guidebook for how to deal with the kind of tyrannical government we are seeing under Trump’s second term, has a lesson for Whitman-Walker, other organizations, and all of us. “Do Not Obey In Advance: Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do… Anticipatory obedience is a political tragedy.” Source:
preemptive capitulation isn’t just shortsighted—it emboldens authoritarians, sets a dangerous precedent, and paves the way for even more crackdowns on transgender rights.
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