EPISODE · Apr 23, 2025 · 17 MIN
Democracy is Dead News: April 13 2025 – April 21 2025
from Democracy is Dead · host The Angry Canadian
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: Homegrown deportations to El Salvador https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-home-growns-bukele-citizens-b2733207.html Re: April 19th protests https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/19/anti-trump-rallies-protests Re: Replacing Hegseth https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5371312/trump-white-house-pete-hegseth-defense-department Re: Supreme court blocking deportation of Venezuelan prisoners. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alito-supreme-court-trump-venezuelans-b2736398.html Re: Abrego Garcia https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/18/chris-van-hollen-kilmar-abrego-garcia https://abcnews.go.com/US/el-salvador-government-rejects-lawmakers-request-visit-abrego/story?id=120910107 Re: Erlin Richards deportation https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/green-card-holder-living-in-us-since-the-90s-detained-after-international-travel-return-heres-why/3806639/ Re: Immigration OS and Palantir https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-palantir-expanding-immigrant-surveillance-tools-ice-tune-30-million Re: Mohsen Mahdawi arrest https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/21/mohsen_mawdawi https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/protesters-chain-themselves-to-columbia-university-campus-gates-to-call-for-activists-release/3544835 Re: American Citizen doctor asked to self-deport https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna201698 Re: Jose Hermosillo detention https://news.azpm.org/p/news-articles/2025/4/18/224512-us-citizen-in-arizona-detained-by-immigration-officials-for-10-days/ Re: Indonesian father with valid visa detained https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/19/aditya-wahyu-harsono-immigration-indonesia Re: Japanese student https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/visa-reinstated-byu-student-japan-fishing-citation-speeding-tickets-rcna202216 Re: Two german tourists deported https://beatofhawaii.com/why-these-hawaii-travelers-were-jailed-and-deported/ Re: IRS and Harvard https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-irs-planning-rescind-harvards-tax-exempt-status-cnn-reports-2025-04-16/ Re: Trans kids tip line https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/administration-opens-a-snitch-line-to-report-trans-kids-getting-health-care/ Re: Increasing birth rate https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-musk-vance-birth-rate-b2736924.html Re: RFK building autism registry https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/22/rfk-jr-autism-nih Re: Ben Edwards measles https://apnews.com/article/texas-measles-outbreak-rfk-jr-ben-edwards-2dd7c79d47c64ad2e6d4a4ac3c87ec1f Re: Lab Leak Theory https://abcnews.go.com/Health/white-house-covid-web-page-page-supporting-lab/story?id=120956514 Re: Dr. Oz telling US citizens to not get sick and use less drugs https://www.latintimes.com/dr-oz-ridiculed-advising-americans-use-less-drugs-reduce-drug-spending-tell-that-diabetic-581196 Re: HHS budget cuts https://www.axios.com/2025/04/17/trump-health-budget-cuts-hhs Re: Measles Cases https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html Re: DOGE and social security https://www.thedailybeast.com/doge-goons-physically-drag-social-security-worker-from-desk/ Re: CFPB firings blocked by judge https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-terminations-paused-trump/ Re: FSU shooter https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/fsu-shooting-florida-state-university-suspect-live-updates-b2735641.html Re: Human rights changes at State Department https://www.npr.org/2025/04/18/nx-s1-5357511/state-department-human-rights-report-cuts Re: Luigi Trial https://abcnews.go.com/US/luigi-mangione-indicted-federal-charges-ceo-killing/story?id=120928265 Re: 1 billion missing and DOGE https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/elon-musks-doge-shaves-off-nearly-1-billion-in-savings-overnight-internet-left-chasing-receipts/articleshow/120409881.cms?from=mdr Re: Mexico counters deportations https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1k2zdrq/mexicos_sheinbaum_counters_trump_deportations/ Re: Crimea https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-peace-talks-include-recognizing-russian-control-of-crimea/ RE : Easter Ceasefire https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c787v5gxny7o Re: Fox news calls Kyiv a Russian city https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-foreign-ministry-calls-out-fox-news-for-labeling-kyiv-a-russian-city/ Re: Murder of Gaza Aid workers https://www.politico.eu/article/israeli-military-says-review-into-its-killing-of-gaza-aid-workers-found-professional-failures/ Re: Pope Francis and Vance https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/jd-vance-granted-lightning-audience-with-pope-francis-in-vatican Re: USAID cutting causing starvation in Sudan https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7x87ev5jyo
What this episode covers
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: Homegrown deportations to El Salvador https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-home-growns-bukele-citizens-b2733207.html Re: April 19th protests https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/19/anti-trump-rallies-protests Re: Replacing Hegseth https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5371312/trump-white-house-pete-hegseth-defense-department Re: Supreme court blocking deportation of Venezuelan prisoners. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alito-supreme-court-trump-venezuelans-b2736398.html Re: Abrego Garcia https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/18/chris-van-hollen-kilmar-abrego-garcia https://abcnews.go.com/US/el-salvador-government-rejects-lawmakers-request-visit-abrego/story?id=120910107 Re: Erlin Richards deportation https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/green-card-holder-living-in-us-since-the-90s-detained-after-international-travel-return-heres-why/3806639/ Re: Immigration OS and Palantir https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-palantir-expanding-immigrant-surveillance-tools-ice-tune-30-million Re: Mohsen Mahdawi arrest https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/21/mohsen_mawdawi https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/protesters-chain-themselves-to-columbia-university-campus-gates-to-call-for-activists-release/3544835 Re: American Citizen doctor asked to self-deport https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna201698 Re: Jose Hermosillo detention https://news.azpm.org/p/news-articles/2025/4/18/224512-us-citizen-in-arizona-detained-by-immigration-officials-for-10-days/ Re: Indonesian father with valid visa detained https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/19/aditya-wahyu-harsono-immigration-indonesia Re: Japanese student https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/visa-reinstated-byu-student-japan-fishing-citation-speeding-tickets-rcna202216 Re: Two german tourists deported https://beatofhawaii.com/why-these-hawaii-travelers-were-jailed-and-deported/ Re: IRS and Harvard https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-irs-planning-rescind-harvards-tax-exempt-status-cnn-reports-2025-04-16/ Re: Trans kids tip line https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/administration-opens-a-snitch-line-to-report-trans-kids-getting-health-care/ Re: Increasing birth rate https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-musk-vance-birth-rate-b2736924.html Re: RFK building autism registry https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/22/rfk-jr-autism-nih Re: Ben Edwards measles https://apnews.com/article/texas-measles-outbreak-rfk-jr-ben-edwards-2dd7c79d47c64ad2e6d4a4ac3c87ec1f Re: Lab Leak Theory https://abcnews.go.com/Health/white-house-covid-web-page-page-supporting-lab/story?id=120956514 Re: Dr. Oz telling US citizens to not get sick and use less drugs https://www.latintimes.com/dr-oz-ridiculed-advising-americans-use-less-drugs-reduce-drug-spending-tell-that-diabetic-581196 Re: HHS budget cuts https://www.axios.com/2025/04/17/trump-health-budget-cuts-hhs Re: Measles Cases https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html Re: DOGE and social security https://www.thedailybeast.com/doge-goons-physically-drag-social-security-worker-from-desk/ Re: CFPB firings blocked by judge https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-terminations-paused-trump/ Re: FSU shooter https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/fsu-shooting-florida-state-university-suspect-live-updates-b2735641.html Re: Human rights changes at State Department https://www.npr.org/2025/04/18/nx-s1-5357511/state-department-human-rights-report-cuts Re: Luigi Trial https://abcnews.go.com/US/luigi-mangion
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