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Everything Trump did in the first executive orders (Jan 2025)

Adapted from the xitter account of @TeresaBradon which is based on an AP article. Annotated as needed for clarity.  Update: Trump said Tariffs in Canada & Mexico will start Feb. 1st. . (AP) - President Donald Trump started his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient the U.S. government. . His executive orders cover issues that range from trade, immigration and U.S. foreign aid to demographic diversity, civil rights and the hiring of federal workers. Some have an immediate policy impact. Others are more symbolic. And some already are being challenged by federal lawsuits. . In total, the Republican president’s sweeping actions reflect many of his campaign promises and determination to concentrate executive branch power in the West Wing, while moving the country sharply rightward. . Here is a comprehensive look at Trump’s directives so far in his first three days: .  -- Immigration and U.S. borders --  > Designate an “invasion across the south...
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Notable Articles & Tidbits

 Just links to articles and other interesting websites. I’ve lost control of my browser bookmarks. |￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| We Love Cybersecurity! |＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿| \ (•◡•) / \ / —— | | |_ |_ Never mind that man behind the screen ~~~~~ “  Narcissists will never forgive you for  what they did to you.”  "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others" Churchill "Americans always do the right thing after they've tried everything else" Churchill "A rising tide lifts all boats." John F. Kennedy https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/twenty-lessons-read-by-john-lithgow?r=dsx6e&utm_medium=ios Libraries of resources theblop.org/index.html www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource-lib... www.aeinstein.org/self-liberat... docs.google.com/document/d/1... libcom.org/collections www.cawshinythings.c...
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BSKY stuff

BlueSky Helpful Links My list of Ukrainian news sources on BlueSky  Ukraine on 🦋 by DocLaingDotCom Tips and Tricks for BlueSky Search https://bsky.social/about/blog/05-31-2024-search Search for Starter Packs https://bsky.app/search?q=go.bsky.app Bluesky for Scientists  6https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1aPddaH-d7N53jZm1S3vUrfjVVy5nykPQz6qd7QpPCQE/mobilebasic A smart way to bookmark posts on BlueSky  https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q6gjnaw2blty4crticxkmujt/feed/my-pins New Bluesky Users Guide from:   https://bsky.app/profile/estrogenempress.gay https://from-over-the-horizon.ghost.io/bluesky-social-new-user-guide/ BSKY list of apps you can use with BSKY. Many choices. https://atproto.com/community/projects#bridge Debug App   https://bsky-debug.app/handle Skeetstats https://skeetstats.xyz/ SkyWatch lists https://bsky.app/profile/skywatch.bsky.social Examples below Mute/block lists Hard Block: This list contains: - Trolls & Harassers based on identity - ...
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Ukraine and more

News of the war in Ukraine, and other links of interest  For those avoiding the bird app, or anybody interested in helping Ukraine for that matter.  If you must see what’s up on an ❌ account, consider using this link. Just enter the account in the box and search. You’ll be able to see posts and replies without logging into the app.  https://xcancel.com/ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx This week’s featured article Is by promoteukraine.org Our response to the ‘Stop Militarisation’ call on Belgium 01.06.2025 https://www.promoteukraine.org/our-response-to-the-stop-militarisation-call-on-belgium/ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Below are some accounts I follow for news of the war. I’ve created a list of the BlueSky accounts in this directory. Find it here👇🏽 https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gs4armsbnrleiywy6uwrsbar/lists/3lfsc4jaq5l2i xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx News Feeds by SaltyDogFella   https://bsky.app/profile/saltydogfell...
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