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Elon Musk on his way out:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-doge-tesla-government-cuts-c47211544c5382a6207779ee95c6060b
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/02/musk-doge-cuts-congress-budget/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/business/tesla-board-elon-musk-ceo-search/index.html
Anonymous HHS report recommends conversion therapy without consulting any experts:
https://ground.news/article/trumps-health-agency-urges-therapy-for-transgender-youth-not-broader-gender-affirming-health-care_577b6d
Trump says kids need to take some economic pain:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/us/politics/trump-tariffs-dolls-comment.html
Tariff nonsense being claimed as a "winning deal" by Howard Lutnick:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/business/economy/howard-lutnick-trump-tariffs.html
Trump celebrates 100 days in office with sycophantic cabinet meeting:
https://newrepublic.com/post/194648/maga-far-right-reaction-trump-kim-jong-il-style-cabinet-meeting
Apple Violated Antitrust Ruling, Federal Judge Finds:
https://ground.news/article/apple-violated-antitrust-ruling-federal-judge-finds_60156e
Pete Hegseth is having a really bad time:
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/22/pentagon-infighting-hegseth-fired-officials-00302709
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/28/nx-s1-5380220/trump-hegseth-pentagon
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5271365-colin-carroll-pentagon-official-fired/
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