Here is everything that happend today, February 2, 2025:
First, let us acknowledge Beyonce’s AOTY win, subsequently followed by her Cowboy Carter Tour dates announcement.
5:48am – Ontario premier says he's ripping up the contract with Elon Musk's Starlink in response to Trump tariffs
6:11am – TMZ posted a video of Janelle Monae calling out Nelly for performing at Trump’s inauguration
6:13am – The Dow started the day down 550 points due to the tariffs Trump issued on Canada, Mexico, and China over the weekend
7:07am – Arizona Republican Congressman Andy Biggs introduced a bill to abolish OSHA, aka the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which ensures safe and healthy working conditions
7:21am – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that she’s spoken to Trump and that the US is pausing tariffs for one month in exchange for reinforced border security on Mexico’s northern border and the US committing to stop sending high-powered weapons to Mexico
8:44am – Hugh Jackman canceled his summer concert in London due to “an unforeseen conflict in his schedule”
8:48am – USAID (the independent agency that spends billions to support humanitarian efforts, which Elon Musk shut down over the weekend) will be absorbed by the State Department, essentially meaning all Presidents now have the ability to unilaterally decide which counties and projects get funding, whereas Congress used to hold that power. Marco Rubio now oversees the State Department and is the acting administrator of USAID.
8:58am – We got a video of Abbott Elementary’s Sheryl Lee Ralph dancing in the tunnel of the Jennifer Hudson Show
9:21am – Hawaii Democratic Senator Brian Schatz announced he’s putting a “blanket hold” on all of Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is back up and running
9:38am – Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR announced a new album called, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, which will be released on Valentine’s Day
11:05am – Elon Musk has been granted access to all HR, contract, and payment system information within the Small Business Association, after just ransacking the same information at the Office of Personnel Management and Department of Treasury
11:58am – Joe Biden has signed with talent agency CAA, the agency that also reps Barack and Michelle Obama and Beyonce.
12:30pm – A reboot series of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is nearing a pilot order from Hulu, where Sarah Michelle Geller will reprise her role as Buffy Summers.
12:39pm – The ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging Trump’s shutdown of the American asylum system, saying it violated legal obligations the US has to offer refuge to migrants fleeing prosecution.
12:40pm – Former “Drake and Josh” actor Josh Peck announced that he and his wife, Paige O’Brien Peck, are expecting their third baby
1:36pm – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he’s spoken to Trump and that the US is pausing tariffs for one month in exchange for reinforced border security on Canada’s southern border. This comes just 2.5 hours after Trump said he’s only back down if Canada became the 51st state.
2:40pm – Waffle House has announced they’re placing a temporary 50 cents per egg fee on all menus due to current egg prices
2:42pm – Two unions – the AFGE and SEIU – filed a lawsuit seeking to block Elon Musk from access the Treasury Department’s payment database
3:16pm – Singer Lily Allen and “Stranger Things” Actor David Harbour have separated after 4 years.
3:39pm – The US Senate voted 59-38 to approve oil executive Chris Wright, Trump’s Secretary of Energy
3:40pm – Uganda is beginning Ebola vaccine trials after a new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
3:57pm – Elon Musk has requested access to the Medicare systems that control all contracts and over $1 trillion in payments… in addition to everything else. No way THIS ends poorly.
