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☀️ May 6, 2025 ☀️

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The Energy Information Administration — an unsung, nonpartisan agency created in the 1970s to provide reliable, apolitical data on energy markets — has become the latest victim of DOGE’s aggressive federal downsizing.

Long relied on by industry leaders, global policymakers, and climate researchers, the EIA’s reports have:

• Guided decisions on everything from oil pricing to renewable investment.

• Created to track oil, gas, coal, renewables, and energy policy impacts

• Called the “gold standard” in global energy data.

• Its reports underpin decisions by utilities, investors, Congress, and foreign governments.

But under DOGE, the agency has been hollowed out. More than 100 employees — nearly a third of the agency — are gone. The result? The U.S. may now cede energy forecasting influence to international bodies whose models are more climate-forward and often viewed with suspicion by conservatives.

Now, with a Peter Thiel–linked Trump appointee poised to lead it, the EIA faces a future where partisan loyalty may matter more than data integrity — and America risks flying blind in global energy markets.

Sick Puppies. Trump & DOGE Pulls the Plug on Infant Sleep Safety Team.

The Trump administration has quietly eliminated the team behind Safe to Sleep, a public health campaign that drastically reduced sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by teaching parents safe sleep practices.

Launched in 1994 and credited with saving thousands of lives, the campaign distributed educational materials nationwide — until DOGE-led budget cuts abruptly axed the NIH office that ran it.

Doctors and nonprofits warn that this move comes just as sleep-related infant deaths are rising again. Resources like translated guides and free pamphlets for hospitals and parents are now inaccessible or listed as “temporarily unavailable.”

This team used to ship out millions of materials a year is now gone — and no one knows who, if anyone, will take over. Yet another of the many examples we’ve brought you that proves once again: DOGE hates kids.

Cloak & DOGEr. Trump, DOGE Slash Thousands from Spy Agencies.

The Trump administration, always chasing its tail over Musk’s mantra of “efficiency,” has unleashed a new round of cuts — this time targeting the U.S. intelligence community.

According to reports, the CIA will lose 1,200 staffers over several years, while other spy agencies like the NSA are expected to shed thousands more. The downsizing, part of a broader DOGE-fueled push to “trim the fat,” will rely on hiring freezes, early retirements, and voluntary exits — though layoffs haven’t been ruled out.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe euphemistically framed the purge as a “strategic refresh,” claiming it would energize the agency and align it with Trump’s priorities — meaning less focus on DEI, more on China, and a lot less job security.

DEI programs across intel agencies have already been dismantled, with DOGE loyalists treating workplace equity like the #1 national threat. One judge has temporarily paused the firing of 19 DEI staffers, but that may be short-lived.

Trump’s dismissal of NSA/Cyber Command head Gen. Tim Haugh shows he’s not just cleaning house — he’s neutering the top-level watchdogs too.

Basic Training. Pentagon Purge of Generals Follows DOGE Blueprint.

Defense Secretary & Gin-and-Tonicologist Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to slash its ranks of four-star generals and admirals by at least 20%, with additional cuts to National Guard leadership and flag officers across the board.

The directive, outlined in a Monday memo, marks a major shakeup of military hierarchy and echoes the broader DOGE-driven mission to downsize and “de-woke-ify” federal agencies.

Hegseth framed the cuts as a way to eliminate redundancy and streamline leadership, but he’s also made clear he views many senior officers as politically compromised. In past interviews, he accused a third of the top brass of catering to social justice agendas to appease Washington elites.

His memo follows months of Trump-aligned purges — including the firing of the Joint Chiefs Chair and Navy Chief — and fits the same pattern of sidelining dissenters while reshaping federal institutions with DOGE’s efficiency-at-all-costs blueprint.

Whether it’s gutting the IRS, slashing arts funding, or decapitating the military’s leadership tree, DOGE’s playbook is clear: fewer watchdogs, more lapdogs. Grr.

"Trump Reunites with Proud Boy Leader He Pardoned"
Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in Jan. 6, said he met with Trump this weekend at Mar-a-Lago. Tarrio, who was serving a 22-year sentence before being pardoned by Trump, posted about the encounter on Twitter, calling it an “honor.” The White House claims the meeting was unplanned, but it’s another sign of how Trump is rolling over for the very figures who once led attacks on democracy — and how DOGE-era politics continue to reward the pack leaders of insurrection.

“Trump Targets Foreign-Made Films to 'Save' U.S. Industry”
Trump is threatening to slap a 100% tariff on movies made outside the U.S., claiming American film is in a “fast death spiral” and calling the global shift in production a national security threat. He’s authorized the Department of Commerce and USTR to explore the move, part of his broader bark-against-everything campaign. The White House says it’s working to “Make Hollywood Great Again,” but many insiders call this move just another attempt to “flood the zone” with outlandish proclamations that will never become reality.

“Maine Schools Win Showdown with Trump Over Trans Rights”
In a court-backed victory for Maine, the Trump administration has agreed to restore nearly $6 million in frozen USDA nutrition funds, which had been yanked after the state refused to ban trans girls from school sports. Governor Janet Mills had publicly defied Trump’s order, famously saying “See you in court” to his face in front of a room full of reporters… and that’s exacting what she did, winning a settlement that blocks future funding freezes without due process.

“Trump’s New Deportation App Offers $1K to Walk Away”
In a new twist on immigration enforcement, the Trump administration will now pay undocumented immigrants $1,000 if they voluntarily leave the U.S. using the revamped CBP Home app. The initiative, framed as a cost-saving move, offers travel assistance and deprioritization for arrest — and echoes DOGE’s hallmark tactics: using tech, cuts, and carrots to shrink enforcement costs. Critics warn the promise of future legal return is misleading, and that for many, it’s a one-way ticket.

“Trump Wants to Reopen Alcatraz for the “Most Ruthless” Offenders”
Trump says he’s bringing Alcatraz back. In a dramatic new push to project “Law, Order, and JUSTICE,” the president announced plans to reopen and expand Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary for the “most ruthless and violent” criminals in the country. Though DOGE wasn’t named, the move fits its hardline strategy — repurposing symbolic infrastructure to showcase federal might while sidestepping traditional oversight. Trump offered no timeline, just a bold promise: “REBUILD AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” Our hunch is that Trump was inspired by seeing The Rock on TV, so now we’re just hoping that The Purge and The Hunger Games aren’t set to air anytime soon.

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