👿 101 Damnations

☀️ April 30, 2025 ☀️

🐾 Now Let’s Sic ‘Em! 🐾

Elon posted a pic of himself on Twitter (currently named X), showing off a badge that looks like it came out of cereal box, inscribed with: “THE DOGEFATHER — D.O.G.E.” Presumably alluding to his litter of 47 offspring.

His badge number? “69420.” But you guessed that already, didn’t you? 🙄

Fair enough. But just know that we had our badge first. So GAME ON, Rocket Boy!

Ball & Chain. Latest Polling Shows DOGE’s Unpopular Actions Dominated Trump’s First 100 Days.

Trump’s first 100 days — Oh My Dog… it’s only been 100 days? — have been pure chaos: tariffs slapped on nearly everything, immigrants dumped into a notorious El Salvador gulag, leaked war plans, and DOGE firing government workers left and right.

A new poll shows voters are most alarmed by DOGE’s activities. From Social Security layoffs to mass firings to scrapping the Department of Education — Elon & the DOGE bros’ activities are clearly the heaviest anchor weighting Trump down. A real shit-show that’s gonna require an epic Pooper Scooper to clean up.

Find more interesting charts from Data for Progress at the link below. 👇

101 Damnations. Trump’s First 100 Days.

Hey, how about another chart? Okay, maybe the one above reflects our annoyance and anger, but when you take a look at the actual compiled facts, you’ll be (even more) annoyed and angry too….

Yesterday marked 100 days, and in this second term Trump’s administration has delivered a whirlwind of chaos: record-breaking executive orders, stock market crashes, purges across federal agencies, and a scorched-earth approach to trade and immigration. But through it all, one stat barks louder than the rest — 24 days golfing, nearly one for every four in office. While thousands of civil servants were laid off and entire programs gutted, Trump’s putter was getting all the attention.

Here’s a quick trip down memory lane (kind of like how your life flashes before your eyes just before you die)….

Executive Orders & Legislative Gridlock

• 142 executive orders signed — pushing far-right agendas through the back door while Congress sits neutered.

• Only 5 bills signed into law, the lowest for any new presidency in 70 years.

• 0 judges nominated despite 46 vacancies. (A silver lining!)

Stock Market & Trade Chaos

• The Dow Jones and NASDAQ both plummeted — over a 10% drop following “Liberation Day” tariffs alone.

• Treasury bonds spiked as investors fled equities.

• $4.1 trillion in imports slammed with tariffs — nearly everything the U.S. buys abroad. Even penguins.

Dollar & Tariff Fallout

• The Dollar fell to a 3-year low, with a 2% drop in a single day — the worst in a decade.

• Consumer prices are projected to rise 7.2%, and exports to fall 20%.

• Tesla (and Musk) hit hard, with Chinese supply chain retaliation tanking profits.

Presidential Leisure

• 24 days golfing, more than one out of every four days in office.

• 6 Melania sightings in D.C. — rare as solar eclipses. Unless they were her body doubles — they’re pretty convincing.

Federal Cuts & DOGE Mayhem

• DOGE slashed $160B from agencies — though $92B is unaccounted for — so it’s probably all bullshit.

• Musk revised his initial “$2 trillion savings” goal down to “$1 trillion” then again to $150B. By the time we publish, it’ll probably be down to 1 Fartcoin.

• 280,000+ layoffs planned, with 55,000 confirmed, 76,000 buyouts, and 145,000 more on deck. (Subject to court approvals)

International Aid Gutted

• USAID cut from 10,000 staff to 15, so now the agency now exists in name only.

• $43B in aid defunded, crippling global health, education, and disaster relief, and the body count is already starting to rise.

Mass Deportations & ICE Crackdowns

• 27,772 deportations in first 6 weeks, which comes to about 660 per day (still lower than under Biden).

• 137 people deported under the Alien Enemies Act, a rarely invoked authority.

• 278 deported to El Salvador’s “Terrorism Confinement Center” in defiance of a court order, while admitting at least one of the deportees was an “oopsie.”

• ICE detainees hit an all-time high — 22,000+ with no criminal record.

Visa Revocations & Censorship

• 1,500 student visas revoked, targeting pro-Palestinian critics of Israel.

Gaza & Ukraine Ceasefire Failures

• 1,978 killed in Gaza, 420,000 displaced since Trump’s failed diplomacy.

• Countless attacks continue in Ukraine after ceasefire attempts collapsed.

• Trump’s “100 days to peace” in Ukraine expired with hundreds more dead.

Trump’s Media Machine

• 1,614 posts on Truth Social.

• Owns 53% of Trump Media, valued at $2.7 billion, held in trust by Don Jr.

• Said “tariffs” 600+ times, cementing it as his favorite word (next to “great”).

Only 1,360 days left of Trump 2.0! Grr.

DOGE in the Henhouse. DOGE Bro Profits While Slashing Consumer Watchdog Staff.

Gavin Kliger, a 25-year-old DOGE bro, helped bulldoze the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) while personally holding up to $365,000 in stock tied to companies that stood to benefit from its gutting — including Apple, Tesla (Elon Musk’s empire), and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Solana.

While firing more than 1,400 CFPB staffers — many of whom specialized in ethics oversight — Kliger himself was invested in firms under the bureau’s oversight.

Experts say that’s a textbook conflict of interest and a likely violation of federal ethics rules, which prohibit government employees from working on issues that could fluff up their own portfolios.

DOGE and Trumpers are trying to wave the scandal away, claiming Kliger had 90 days to sell his stocks. But even under those rules, he should’ve been benched immediately from any matters that could affect his investments.

The CFPB layoffs have been a legal tug-of-war: courts issued stays, mass firings were rescinded, and lawsuits continue. Meanwhile, watchdogs warn that dismantling the CFPB could hike the value of the very companies Kliger is tethered to.

At the heart of the mess is a larger DOGE strategy: shrivel the consumer watchdog, boost Musk’s financial playground, and muzzle any regulatory bodies reining in bad corporate behavior. So Kilger is just following in his boss’ footsteps

So Fetched Up. Schedule F Expands to Bite Deep into Social Security Workforce.

There’s a new F word.

Trump’s SSA just declared pamphlet writers and HR clerks to now be deemed “policy-makers” (fka Schedule F), just so they can be stripped of civil service protections — meaning they can be fired at will, lose appeal rights, and face political loyalty tests.

Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek has gone full DOGE, ordering mass reclassification of SSA employees into the newly rebranded Schedule Policy/Career.

Under the guise of “policy-related” work, Dudek’s move would strip thousands of civil servants of their long-held job protections — including workers whose actual duties range from writing pamphlets to logging benefits claims. His sweeping email redefined virtually all staff as policy influencers.

Entire departments — including Disability Adjudication, External Affairs, Mission Support, and even HR — are now targeted for conversion. The plan ropes in senior advisors and even entry-level workers earning just $40,000 a year, despite having no role in shaping policy.

"Trump Axes Holocaust Board Members, Emhoff Calls It Dangerous"
The Petty Orange Man just fired Doug Emhoff — the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. vice president — and other Biden appointees from the Holocaust Museum board, tossing aside norms and five-year terms like a chewed-up toy. Emhoff warned against politicizing Holocaust remembrance, but Trump’s team is already looking for replacements who align more closely with his views on Israel and loyalty.

“DOJ to Name, Shame, and Possibly Prosecute Sanctuary City Officials”
Trump just unleashed a new executive order targeting so-called “sanctuary cities,” directing DOJ and DHS to name and shame jurisdictions that won’t cooperate with immigration enforcement. Cities that don’t comply could lose funding and see their officials dragged into legal proceedings for "obstruction" — a shift in strategy after judges blocked Trump’s previous attempts. Critics say it's just more scare tactics and that local governments can't be forced to do DOGE’s dirty work.

“Senate Confirms David Perdue as Trump’s China Envoy”
David Perdue has been confirmed as Trump’s new ambassador to China — a surprising choice given he once wrote a 3,000-word screed titled “The Chinese Communist Party Wants to Destroy Capitalism and Democracy”. Now this self-declared hawk, who’s claimed China is “at war” with the U.S., is tasked with de-escalating one of the ugliest trade feuds in modern history. With Trump imposing 145% tariffs and Beijing biting back with 125%, Perdue’s challenge isn’t just diplomacy — it’s convincing China he’s more than a megaphone for Trump. Uh, yeah. Good luck with that, dude.

“Amazon Launches Its First Internet Satellites to Challenge Musk's Starlink”
Amazon just launched its first litter of internet satellites — from Project Kuiper — marking its entry into the orbital dogfight with Elon Musk’s Starlink. While SpaceX already has 8,000+ satellites circling overhead, Bezos is betting big with plans to unleash over 3,200 of his own. The skies are getting crowded, and the race for space-broadband dominance is officially on. You know, kinda like Star Wars, except with more Billionaires. We are doomed.

FINALLY… On a more positive note, we included Canada’s election results in yesterday’s newsletter, but let’s give one more round of applause to Prime Minster Carney and our Canadian friends. Elbows up!  👏👏👏

Well, that was a lot to chew on… Again.

So as your reward, here’s a doggy treat.

To calm your nerves… lift your spirits… and get you through to tomorrow…

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