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Legal counsel representing federal employees is now being targeted by the Trump administration. Law firms are receiving a clear message that retaliation is possible for those advocating on behalf of individuals or groups opposing the administration’s agenda.
March 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Trump has ordered massive swathes of US national forests to be cut down.

Hundreds of millions of acres of trees will be razed and endangered species will not be protected.
Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber
President’s move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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1. A new CMS directive from HHS has gone out to hospitals demanding they stop gender affirming care, despite a court order saying care can continue.

The memo openly cites anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups.

The latest from writer Mira Lazine.

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New HHS Directive Cites Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Groups, Demands Hospitals Stop Trans Youth Care
The memo went out on Wednesday from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at HHS, and threatens to pull funding from hospitals that do not comply.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk

www.wired.com/story/doge-m...
DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk
In its apparent quest to cut government spending and improve efficiency, DOGE has fired entire tech teams devoted to those very things.
www.wired.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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The Guardian is reporting that Trump is openly violating a court order, and has transferred multiple transgender women to men's facilities.

We know in Florida, transgender women are having their hair shorn, feminine items confiscated, and pulled off medication.

This is inhumane and illegal.
Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM