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Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision …
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Hundreds of FAA probationary workers fired by Trump administration, union says — The Trump administration has started firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration probationary employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, according to their union.
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Daily Mail, Raw Story, New York Post, TechCrunch, MeidasTouch News, New Republic and Forbes


Our Government Is Experiencing a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly — Musk is moving fast and breaking important things — Last month SpaceX carried out a test launch of its in-development Starship rocket. Liftoff was achieved, but as the company later announced, “Starship experienced …


Hundreds of FAA employees let go as Trump's mass layoffs continue — The firing of nearly 300 Federal Aviation Administration employees comes just weeks after a mid-air collision in Washington, D.C., killed all people on board. — The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees …
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Business Insider, The Hill, passnational.org and WUSA


4 Top Officials Expected to Resign Over Adams's Cooperation with Trump — Four deputy mayors to Eric Adams are planning to leave in coming days after Eric Adams embraced President Trump's immigration crackdown. — Four top New York City officials are expected to resign in the coming days …
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NBC New York, CNN and Politico
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Trump Voters Splinter Over His Rapid Shake-Up of Washington — Some core supporters love his no-holds-barred approach, but several swing voters are taken aback at his early moves


Musk's DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS — The unusual request would put sensitive data about millions of American taxpayers in the hands of Trump political appointees. — Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily-guarded Internal Revenue Service system …
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We confronted Speaker Johnson over DOGE. His response is cause for concern. — This is not a time where business as usual can be our strategy. — Insults toward women in politics are nothing new, so we are wearing being called “rude,” “aggressive” and “unhinged” last week as a badge of honor.
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Raw Story and Washington Examiner


‘Five alarm warning’: Possible DOGE access to private taxpayer data sparks outcry — The Elon Musk-run effort wants to study a system that includes tax returns, Social Security numbers and other information. — Democrats and tax experts are sounding alarms about a plan by Elon Musk's DOGE team …
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Staten Island Advance and Raw Story


‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk's purge is cutting more than costs, say experts — In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy — Donald Trump and Elon Musk's radical drive to slash billions of dollars in annual federal spending …
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Elon Musk's X blocks links to Signal, the encrypted messaging service — Signal has been a primary method of communication for federal workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE. — Elon Musk's social media platform, X, is currently banning links to “Signal.me,” a URL used by the encrypted messaging service Signal.
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Ars Technica, The Verge, The Hill, New Republic, Forbes and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
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Trump administration pressures Romania to lift restrictions on Tate brothers — Tristan and Andrew Tate have been charged with sexual misconduct, organised crime and money laundering — The Trump administration has pressured Romanian authorities to lift travel restrictions …
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Raw Story and New Republic


Elon Musk ridiculed a blind person on X. Then a mob went to work. — Musk's unparalleled online reach on X has given him a powerful tool to attack individuals who criticize DOGE. — Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette works at the Project on Government Oversight, a nonpartisan watchdog group focused on reducing bureaucratic waste.


Vance's real warning to Europe — Europeans need to reduce their dangerous dependence on an adversarial America — When JD Vance took the stage at the Munich Security Conference last week, he issued a stern warning. The US vice-president told the assembled politicians and diplomats …
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Rubio spars with Brennan over Vance's Munich speech — Secretary of State Marco Rubio sparred with CBS host Margaret Brennan over Vice President Vance's speech in Munich. — Rubio joined Brennan on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where he was asked what Vance accomplished by meeting with a leader …
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Washington Post backs out of ‘Fire Elon Musk’ ad order — The Washington Post this week backed out of a “Fire Elon Musk” advertising order that was to run as a wrap on some of its Tuesday editions, according to the advocacy group Common Cause. — The group said it signed a $115,000 agreement …
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New Republic and The Independent, more at Mediagazer »
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The Marco Rubio Guide to Survival is Not Working Well — The secretary of State is taking positions that were once anathema and sounding very Trumpy online. — It is becoming increasingly clear that Marco Rubio is secretary of State in name only. — Since taking over Foggy Bottom …
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Raw Story and OutsideTheBeltway


'Can't be saved': Former Canadian defense official says relationship with U.S. is over — Retired Vice Admiral Mark Norman, who once served as Canada's Vice Chief of the Defense Staff, does not believe that the relationship between his nation and the United States is salvageable …


Ukraine Calls on Europe to Nominate Envoy for Peace Talks — Ukraine wants Europe to swiftly nominate a representative for potential peace negotiations with the US and Russia, one of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's top advisers said. — “It should be a quickly made decision,” Ihor Zhovkva …
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Scoop: Why Trump targets AP … - “This isn't just about the Gulf of America,” White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich told Axios. … - The dispute with AP is part of Trump's broader effort to discredit legacy media outlets and the public's trust in the press — already at a record low.
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RedState, Breitbart, Daily Kos, The Independent, Mediaite, The Jim Acosta Show, MSNBC, Fox News, The Guardian and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »


In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an internal February 7 email obtained by Popular Information.


Mike Pence emerges as one of the few Republicans willing to challenge Trump 2.0 — His group spent nearly $1 million on ads opposing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation's health agencies. He's delivering speeches urging the president to stand with longstanding foreign allies …


Trump has already weaponized the Department of Education — He vowed to kill it. What he's doing to it instead is even worse. … 🤔 📚 🎒 — During the 2024 election, Donald Trump made no secret of his plan to close the Department of Education (DOE).
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Washington Post and Breitbart