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We continue with our Democracy is Dead News segment covering the policy changes and goings-on in the new American Fascist administration. This is a weekly addition to the podcast to attempt to catalogue for listeners as concisely as possible the growing fascist threat in America perpetrated and planned by Trump's second term. Please see references below.

References:

Re: Columbia funding and protests

⁠https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gp979w055o⁠

Re: Postal Service Changes

⁠https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/trump-postal-service-executive-order-mail-voting-threat/⁠

Re: Transgender women in men’s prisons

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/07/transgender-women-prison-trump

Re: VA Lay offs

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/03/va-plans-lay-many-83000-employees-year/403477/

Re: NIH Layoffs

⁠https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/03/nih-faces-renewed-doge-directive-cut-staff-pre-covid-levels-putting-thousands-line-rifs/403593/⁠

Re: Politicizing Federal HR Officials

⁠https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/03/trump-administration-moves-politicize-top-hr-officials-following-firing-irs/403546/⁠

Re: TSA

⁠https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/03/trump-administration-outlaws-unions-tsa/403577/⁠

Re: Revoking protections for Ukrainians

⁠https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-plans-revoke-legal-status-ukrainians-who-fled-us-sources-say-2025-03-06/⁠

Re: Ukraine hotel missile attack

⁠https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-missile-attack-kills-two-injures-seven-ukraines-kryvyi-rih-2025-03-05/⁠

Re: US relationship with Hungary

⁠https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/03/07/donald-trump-considers-pulling-troops-out-of-germany/⁠

https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary-us-agree-economic-cooperation-package-pm-orban-says-2025-03-08/

Re: Tariffs

⁠https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/07/trump-administration-briefing-trump-changes-tack-on-tariffs-again-as-us-plans-to-close-consulates⁠

Re: Cyberattacks Russia

⁠https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2er34w0jgdo⁠

Re: Fort Bliss

⁠https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/08/texas-army-fort-bliss-deportation-detention⁠

Re: Withdrawal from UN Climate Change Fund

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/07/us-exits-fund-that-compensates-poorer-countries-for-global-heating