That's Fucked Up

"He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us."

  • November 2025

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    November 18, 2025

    • House passes Epstein Files Transparency Act — 427-1; Only Rep. Clay Higgins ® votes against; 5 members didn’t vote
    • Senate passes unanimously via unanimous consent same day — Massie, Khanna, and Greene hold press conference with Epstein survivors

    November 19, 2025

    • Trump signs bill into law — Law requires DOJ to release all files within 30 days = December 19 deadline

    November 12, 2025

    • Discharge petition reaches 218 signatures required — from 4 Republicans and Democrats; Forces House vote despite Speaker Mike Johnson’s opposition
    • Government shutdown ends – the longest shutdown in US history

    November 9, 2025

    • Pardoned “Alternate Electors of 2020” — 77 people pardoned including Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Jenna Ellis, Kenneth Chesebro, Mark Meadows, Boris Epshteyn, and Jeffrey Clark

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  • October 2025

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    October 2025 (Various Dates)

    • Record 43-day government shutdown began — longest in U.S. history; started Oct. 1 after Senate Democrats blocked GOP bill without ACA subsidy extensions; ended only after 8 Democrats broke ranks
    • Disaster aid denied along party lines — approved for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota (Republican governors); denied for Illinois, Maryland (Democratic governors)
    • White House ballroom construction revealed — “most substantial alteration to White House in modern history” done in secrecy; East Wing set for demolition despite Trump claiming it “won’t be touching” current building

    October 20, 2025

    • H-1B $100,000 fee clarified — USCIS issued guidance on which petitions subject to new fee

    October 16, 2025

    • John Bolton indicted — third Trump opponent indicted in three weeks; FBI had raided his home and office in August
    • AG Bondi cited “national security” — same Espionage Act Trump was indicted under in 2023
    • “No Kings” protests planned — mass anti-Trump demonstrations scheduled two days after indictment

    October 10, 2025

    • Letitia James indicted — New York Attorney General who had prosecuted Trump’s civil fraud case

    October 6, 2025

    • Anti-ICE protests continue — demonstrations at ICE processing centers; Democratic lawmakers joined urging constituents to know legal rights

    October 1, 2025

    • Government shutdown begins — federal government shut down at midnight

    October 2025 Context

    • Three political opponents indicted — Bolton, Comey (Sept. 26), and Letitia James all indicted within weeks
    • Trump denied ordering DOJ prosecutions — contradicted by his own Truth Social post from weeks earlier demanding AG Bondi take action “NOW” against Comey and James

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  • September 2025

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    September 19, 2025

    • $100,000 H-1B visa fee imposed — massive fee increase despite Musk’s earlier vow to “go to war” defending the program; Trump said it would ensure “great workers”

    September 18, 2025

    • Mahmoud Khalil ordered deported — Columbia graduate student ordered removed for pro-Palestinian activism with no criminal charges; judge ruled his “beliefs threaten national security”

    September 2, 2025

    • Appeals court blocks Alien Enemies Act deportations — Fifth Circuit ruled 2-1 that Trump cannot use 1798 law against alleged Tren de Aragua members; court rejected claim that gang “invaded” the U.S.

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  • August 2025

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    August 2025 (Various Dates)

    • National Guard deployed to Democratic cities — after federalizing Guard in Los Angeles in June, troops deployed to D.C., Chicago, Memphis; Portland deployment blocked by courts
    • Social media vetting expanded — USCIS added reviews for “anti-American” and “antisemitic” activity to immigration benefit requests
    • Trump shared AI images of himself as cop — posted apparent AI-generated images depicting him as law enforcement during federal takeover of D.C. police
    • Trump promoted vaccine-autism conspiracy — at Cabinet meeting said “there has to be something artificially causing this, meaning, a drug or something” despite extensive research showing no link

    August 21, 2025

    • Trump announced ride-along with D.C. police — during federal takeover of Metropolitan Police Department

    August 19, 2025

    • Immigration social media vetting expanded — USCIS began screening for “anti-American” and “antisemitic” activity

    August 11, 2025

    • “Public safety emergency” declared in D.C. — Trump deployed National Guard and federal law enforcement to crack down on crime and homelessness
    • False crime statistics cited — news media and fact-checkers noted Trump’s claimed homicide and violent crime rates were false
    • Legal issues raised — questions about legality of using Metropolitan Police Department and National Guard

    August 3, 2025

    • Haiti TPS set to expire — 500,000+ Haitians faced deportation; later blocked by court ruling extending protection to February 2026

    August 1, 2025

    • Dismal jobs report released — only 73,000 jobs added in July vs. 115,000 expected; previous months revised down by 258,000 jobs; unemployment rose to 4.2%
    • New tariffs took effect — executive order from July 31 imposing tariffs on many trading partners went into force

    August 2025 (Various Dates)

    • Sued 15 federal judges in Maryland — unprecedented lawsuit challenging judges’ handling of immigration cases
    • Blocked from deporting Guatemalan children — judge intervened after shelters notified in middle of night to prepare unaccompanied minors for deportation; some already on planes when order came

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  • July 2025

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    July 2025

    • Venezuela prisoner exchange — All 252 Venezuelans detained at CECOT in El Salvador sent to Venezuela; 10 U.S. nationals released and returned to United States

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  • June 2025

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    June 27, 2025

    • Supreme Court sides with Trump on nationwide injunctions — ruled 6-3 in Trump v. CASA limiting district courts’ power to block executive orders

    June 25, 2025

    • Sued all 15 federal district judges in Maryland — unprecedented legal action over a standing order slowing deportation efforts; major escalation in war with judiciary

    June 20, 2025

    • Mahmoud Khalil released on bail — after more than three months in Louisiana detention center

    June 6, 2025

    • Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to U.S. — after Trump agreed to “call up the president of El Salvador”; government then announced plans to deport him to Eswatini, Africa

    June 5, 2025

    • Trump-Musk feud explodes — Musk called for Trump’s impeachment, warned tariffs would spark recession, claimed Trump’s name in Epstein files; Trump said relationship was “over”

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  • May 2025

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    May 2025 (Various Dates)

    • 94% of federal rulings went against Trump — U.S. district court judges ruled against administration at unprecedented rate
    • Harvard rejects antisemitism accusations — federal judge ruled funding strip attempt lacked evidence and violated due process
    • Government oversight employees report retaliation fears — detailed in Senate report

    May 30, 2025

    • Revealed: Most deported Venezuelans had no U.S. convictions — administration knew most of the 238 people sent to CECOT prison had no criminal records

    May 18, 2025

    • Trump attacks Supreme Court — unleashed on justices after Court blocked Tren de Aragua deportations

    May 12, 2025

    • Agencies reduced to skeleton crews — some federal agencies cut to as few as 1 person by DOGE

    May 6, 2025

    • Supreme Court allows transgender military ban — justices blocked lower court order halting enforcement; Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissented; up to 8,000 service members affected

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  • April 2025

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    April 2025 (Various Dates)

    • “Liberation Day” tariffs unveiled — sweeping tariffs on almost every country in the world; stock market tumbled
    • Columbia University briefly placed on federal “watchlist” — federal judge issued temporary injunction blocking punitive action
    • DOJ ordered investigations of multiple campuses — threatened to review tax-exempt status of universities

    April 11, 2025

    • Campus Accountability executive order — directed Department of Education to withhold federal funding from universities deemed “hostile environments” under Title VI
    • Louisiana judge rules Khalil can be deported — affirmed Trump administration’s argument that his beliefs “threaten national security”

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  • March 2025

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    March 2025 (Various Dates)

    • 238 Venezuelans deported to CECOT prison in El Salvador — held indefinitely without trial in maximum security facility with human rights concerns
    • 158 deportees had tattoos used as “gang evidence” — law enforcement experts in multiple countries said tattoos are not indicator of Tren de Aragua membership
    • Intelligence concluded gang not directed by Maduro — U.S. officials found reports suggesting Venezuelan government control “not credible”
    • Invoked Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — claimed Tren de Aragua gang was “invading” at Venezuela’s direction
    • Executive orders targeting law firms — revoked security clearances, terminated contracts for firms that had opposed Trump
    • Chief Justice Roberts issued rare public rebuke — called attacks on judges “not an appropriate response to disagreement”
    • Trump called Judge Boasberg “lunatic” — allies demanded impeachment of judges who ruled against administration

    March 15, 2025

    • Kilmar Abrego Garcia wrongly deported — Salvadoran with protected legal status sent to CECOT prison; administration admitted “administrative error”
    • DOJ attorney fired for refusing to sign appeal — Erez Reuveni terminated after refusing to sign brief in Abrego Garcia case

    March 14, 2025

    • Second student arrested for Columbia activism — continued crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters
    • Receivership imposed on Columbia University — federal government took unprecedented action against university

    March 8, 2025

    • Mahmoud Khalil arrested without warrant — ICE seized Columbia graduate student from apartment while pregnant wife recorded; detained and shipped to Louisiana
    • Green card revoked by Secretary of State — Marco Rubio personally ordered deportation using rarely-used 1952 statute
    • White House accused Khalil of “siding with terrorists” — provided no evidence for claim

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  • February 2025

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    February 2025 (Various Dates)

    • Musk threatened mass firings via email — demanded list of weekly accomplishments; “failure to respond will be taken as a resignation”
    • “Fork in the road” buyouts — thousands of federal employees paid to exit government early
    • Agencies forced to rehire DOGE-fired workers — GSA and other agencies reversed firings after courts ruled DOGE “went too far, too fast”
    • IRS allowed some resignation-takers to stay — reversed course on buyout acceptances
    • Judge blocked birthright citizenship order — Judge Coughenour later reported being swatted at home, family members threatened
    • 178 Venezuelans held at Guantanamo Bay — detention camp prepared for “tens of thousands” of immigrants; 126 had criminal records

    Tariff Impact (Cumulative)

    • Average household tax increase: $1,100 in 2025 — projected $1,400 in 2026
    • Highest average tariff rate since 1943 — weighted average 15.8% on all imports

    February 27, 2025

    • China tariffs increased again — additional 10% beginning March 4, on top of existing tariffs

    February 20, 2025

    • Haiti TPS partially rescinded — Secretary Kristi Noem’s action left hundreds of thousands of Haitians vulnerable to deportation by August 2025
    • National Law Enforcement Accountability Database deleted — DOJ confirmed erasure of database created to prevent rehiring officers with misconduct histories
    • 177 of 178 Guantanamo migrants deported — one sent to U.S. detention facility

    February 14, 2025

    • “Valentine’s Day Massacre” firings — DOGE terminated thousands of probationary federal workers without explanation
    • Workers in critical roles fired — included cybersecurity specialists, nuclear weapons overseers, infrastructure project managers

    February 11, 2025

    • Pentagon bans transgender enlistment — all new accessions for individuals with gender dysphoria paused
    • Gender transition procedures halted — all scheduled medical procedures for service members paused

    February 7, 2025

    • Defense Secretary memo on trans ban — Pete Hegseth formalized ban on transgender military service

    February 6, 2025

    • NGO funding review ordered — presidential memorandum to “stop funding NGOs that undermine the national interest”

    February 4, 2025

    • 10% tariffs on China take effect — first wave of new China tariffs implemented

    February 1, 2025

    • 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico signed — plus 10% on China using IEEPA authority

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