We are going to regularly ask ourselves, are we in a coup? And then we are going to take a look around at the news and what the goons are doing. And then we will answer the question.
March 10 – we lost an hour and we are still in a coup.
Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism. Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.By Annie Waldman and Lisa Song for ProPublica, 3-10-2025The National Cancer...
March 7th – this is still a coup.
The Trump administration’s massive federal cuts and swelling feelings of economic uncertainty helped fuel a recession-level spike in layoff plans last month, new data showed Thursday.By Alicia Wallace for CNN, 3-6-2025NEW: Campaign Legal Center files new lawsuit...
March 5th – whatever the fuck that was last night, this is still a coup.
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.By Andy Kroll for...
March 3rd – this is still a coup
Donald Trump is excited about one of the Treasury Department’s most sinister moves yet.By Hafiz Rashid for The New Republic, 3-3-2025Interesting choice of name that’s hard not to read as a play on New Venture Fund, a major center-left nonprofit that (among other...
As February ends, this is still a coup
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump’s administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration’s own data shows.By Ryan Foley for Mother Jones,...
February 25th – this is still a coup.
The controversy started in a very Washington way: as a line item in a government spreadsheet buried on the State Department's website.By Bobby Allyn for WBEZ, 2-24-2025Feels like we are entering an era where the hushed conversation in a lot of (all-white) media...
February 20th – this is still a coup
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."By Allan Smith, Melanie Zanona and Laura Strickler for NBC News, 2-18-2025“If Elon Musk comes across a conflict of interest with the contracts and the...
February 17th – we are still in a coup
The White House has banned reporters from the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One after AP refused to adopt Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico. Democray Now! 2-17-2025At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne...
February 15th – we are still in a coup
On top of the human cost, the US’s soft power and influence is disappearing. Russia and China will fill the voidBy Devi Sridhar for the Gardian, 2-13-2025The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District and five officials with the federal public integrity unit quit...
February 12th – We are still in a coup
Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — and the limits of the presidency. By by Jake Pearson and Anjeanette...
February 9th – While we watched the Super Bowl there was still a coup
For those of us in the Catholic community, cruelty should be especially alarming — and a call to action.By Staff from National Catholic Reporter, 2-6-2025At the Department of State, they've removed all photos of previous secretaries of state that lined the walls...
February 7th – We are still in a coup
We’re as freaked out and angry as everyone else.By Annie Porter for Slate, 2-7-2025Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump...
February 6th – We are still in a coup
Palantir’s stock soared this week as its CEO cheerfully screamed, “We’re doin’ it,” on an investor call—clarifying that “it” includes “on occasion” killing people.By Sophie Hurwitz from Mother Jones, 2-6-2025“If Elon Musk comes across a conflict of interest with the...