Political memes
President Trump signs executive order to change name of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" and revert Mount Denali to "Mount McKinley"
Google Maps says U.S. users will see Trump’s new name for Gulf of Mexico
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/28/tech/google-maps-gulf-of-mexico-america/index.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/28/tech/google-maps-gulf-of-mexico-america/index.html
CNN
Google Maps will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America
Google is complying with President Donald Trump’s executive action that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Soon, the name change will appear on Google Maps.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is under criminal investigation for embezzlement
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italys-meloni-under-investigation-over-release-libyan-suspect-2025-01-28/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italys-meloni-under-investigation-over-release-libyan-suspect-2025-01-28/
Reuters
Italy's Meloni under investigation over release of Libyan suspect
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday she had been placed under judicial investigation following a government decision to release a Libyan police officer wanted by the International Criminal Court.
Political memes
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/funding-aids-relief-pepfar-foreign-aid-millions-medication/
PEPFAR has saved an estimated 25 million lives
Political memes
The US government website on PEPFAR data is down https://data.pepfar.gov
Millions of lives saved. And now the PEPFAR data website is no more.
Ironically, the original landmark JAMA study showing PEPFAR was turning the tide on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic was coauthored by...
Jay Bhattacharya, Trump's pick to run NIH.
Ironically, the original landmark JAMA study showing PEPFAR was turning the tide on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic was coauthored by...
Jay Bhattacharya, Trump's pick to run NIH.
President Trump ousted the general counsel of the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) late Monday, the agency said, signaling a shift away from the Biden administration’s relatively expansive approach to enforcing workers’ rights.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/us/politics/trump-nlrb-jennifer-abruzzo.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/us/politics/trump-nlrb-jennifer-abruzzo.html
NY Times
Trump Fires National Labor Relations Board Prosecutor Jennifer Abruzzo
The removal of the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel had been expected. But the firing of a Democratic member stops it from protecting workers’ rights, for now.
DEI programs Favorability poll
🟢 Favorable 48%
🟤 Unfavorable 29%
https://today.yougov.com/topics/society/survey-results/daily/2025/01/23/40a4b/1
🟢 Favorable 48%
🟤 Unfavorable 29%
https://today.yougov.com/topics/society/survey-results/daily/2025/01/23/40a4b/1
Poll shows only 6% of Greenlanders want to join the U.S. - Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/poll-85-greenlanders-do-not-want-be-part-us-2025-01-28/
https://www.reuters.com/world/poll-85-greenlanders-do-not-want-be-part-us-2025-01-28/
Reuters
Poll: 85% of Greenlanders do not want to be part of the US
An opinion poll indicated on Tuesday that 85% of Greenlanders do not wish their Arctic island - a semi-autonomous Danish territory - to become a part of the United States, Danish daily Berlingske reported.
Political memes
It will mean missed payrolls and rent payments and everything in between: chaos for everything from universities to non-profit charities https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77rdy6gzy5o
BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks Donald Trump's federal funding freeze
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-pause-federal-grants-aid-f9948b9996c0ca971f0065fac85737ce
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-pause-federal-grants-aid-f9948b9996c0ca971f0065fac85737ce
AP News
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological review to uproot progressive initiatives.
The Quakers are suing Trump’s Department of Homeland Security for allowing ICE raids in places of worship.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190756/trump-ice-lawsuit-quakers
https://newrepublic.com/post/190756/trump-ice-lawsuit-quakers
The New Republic
Trump’s Extreme ICE Plan Hit With Lawsuit—From the Quakers
After Trump removed a key restriction on where ICE agents can make arrests, the Quakers are fighting back.
Donald Trump has offered all federal workers buyouts worth 7 months of salary in an effort to shrink the size of the government
https://apnews.com/article/trump-buyouts-to-all-federal-employees-f67f5751a0fd5ad8471806a5a1067b5e
https://apnews.com/article/trump-buyouts-to-all-federal-employees-f67f5751a0fd5ad8471806a5a1067b5e
AP News
Trump offering federal workers buyouts with about 8 months' pay in effort to shrink government
The Trump administration says it is offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next week — an unprecedented move to shrink the U.S. government at breakneck speed.