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.
We are dying potatoes instead of eggs because this is still a coup
Donald Trump’s favorite pet projects just had a terrible day in court.by Hafiz Rashid for The New RepublicApril 18, 2025BREAKING: Ninth Circuit denies Trump administration's request to enforce its anti-trans military ban during the administration's appeal of...
It’s April 14th and this is still a coup
The Trump administration wants to send anyone it wants, including U.S. citizens, to foreign prisons. Keeping Abrego Garcia in El Salvador is key to that lawless plan.by Chris Geidner for Law Dork, April 14, 2025Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns....
We are back from Spring Break and this is still a coup
Lawmaker says the removal of scholarly material from library databases would provoke backlash in a state where minorities have fought for equal access to education.by Michael Goldberg and Candice Wilder for Mississippi Today, April 8, 2025The person who runs the Libs...
This month is almost fucking over and we are still in a coup.
As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say. “It is certainly a policy of obfuscation,” an expert said.By Joshua Kaplan...
It’s March 26th, and the coup is on Signal
Columbia has long been run more as a business empire than as an educational institution. Now it’s acting like Vichy on the HudsonBy Rashid Khalidi for the Guardian, 3-25-2025NEW: The Trump administration invokes the state-secrets privilege, saying it will give Judge...
It’s March Madness and this is still a coup
The domestic terrorism designation could give law enforcement sweeping authority to surveil people protesting against Elon Musk’s role in the US federal government, civil liberties experts warn. By Caroline Haskins for Wired, 3-22-2025In the weeks ahead, students,...
March 18th – this is still a coup
A draft lawsuit being floated to attorneys general in several states argues Congress must call a convention over the national debt. But the legal theory mixes and matches petitions from states dating back to 1789. By Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch, for ProPublica,...
It’s the Ides of March and this is still a coup
West Ada School District administrators have instructed a teacher that she must remove two signs from her classroom out of concern that they “inadvertently create division or controversy,” the district told the Idaho Statesman. By Sally Krutzig for the Idaho...
March 13th, it’s still a coup.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) may have violated House ethics rules on Wednesday by calling on the Department of Justice and FBI to investigate protests against Tesla–a company in which she has a financial interest, buying stock in it as recently as last week.By...
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...