Democracy is Dead News: Feb 02 2025 - Feb 08 2025

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: Gaza purchase by US https://www.bbc.com/news/live/clyn05y9x2xt   RE: El Salvador locking up deportees https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/04/el-salvador-deportees-incarcerated-us-citizens   Re: Fentanyl and Canada/Mexico https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c805jjk2klko   Re: Musk access to private information https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/feb/04/donald-trump-tariffs-live-blog-news-updates-canada-trudeau-mexico-china   Re: Firing coast guard leader https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/21/trump-administration-removes-four-star-coast-guard-leader-in-firing-spree   Re: Russel Voight appointment https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/russell-vought-democrats-protest-trump   Re: Summary of Feb 3-Feb 7 week https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjdep9j31l8o   Re: China Tariffs https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrl053kez3o   Re: Banning transgender athletes: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20g85k3z35o   Re: Rare earth Ukraine deal https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0mzgv4x901o   Re: Bondi disbanding anti-corruption initiatives https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/pam-bondi-disbands-anti-corruption-task-force-1235259073/   Re: Climate change information and mentions from websites https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/climate-change-transparency-project-foia/2025-02-06/disappearing-data-trump   Re: Trump Impeachment https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/05/al-green-trump-impeachment-articles-gaza   Re: Biden security clearance https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn57p5r99xyo   Re: FBI sue government over firings https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/fbi-jan-6-trump-doj   Re: Bird flu dairy cattle https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/05/bird-flu-us-cattle   Re: Anti-LGBT initiatives https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250122-trump-orders-end-of-government-dei-programs-lgbt-protections   Re: Multiple Jan 6 rioters arrested already on other charges https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/january-6-attacker-arrested   Re: Illegal words for funding in Trump administration https://gizmodo.com/the-list-of-trumps-forbidden-words-that-will-get-your-paper-flagged-at-nsf-2000559661