News Bytes – 2.3.25 – 2.7.25

The evisceration of U.S.A.I.D. isn’t a policy fight—it’s an execution designed to strike fear in our own government.  By Susan B. Glasser   (February 6, 2025)

February 7, 2025

MSNBC: Trump’s ‘stupidity problem’ frustrates his efforts and emboldens his opponents: https://apple.news/A9SEE92SkSm2qAqFgl88p_g

MSNBC: ‘He has billions at stake’: The real reason behind Elon Musk’s government takeover: https://apple.news/AHLT0OSzjQcek_dOewwvoaw

MSNBC: ‘We pay his salary and he sounds like a cheerleader’: Nicolle Wallace on Mike Johnson’s capitulation:: https://apple.news/A9lcM69gvRgCtYuZS7XW9ag

Co-president Musk a ‘real miscalculation’ by Trump as backlash erupts over billionaire’s tinkering:: https://apple.news/AZBE5OquARUCJFYf-2eoxMw

… and a few more!

February 5, 2025

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-musk-usaid-doge-foreign-aid-rcna190671

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/feb/05/stephen-colbert-trump-musk?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/05/i-didnt-think-trumps-second-act-would-be-that-bad-oh-how-wrong-i-was?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1

https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-has-handed-reins-federal-government-to-elon-musk-critics-say-231128645790

https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-future-trumps-order-blocking-birthright-citizenship/story?id=118460936

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/1st-migrant-flight-heads-guantanamo-bay-carrying-worst/story?id=118456073

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/politics/donald-trump-elon-musk-agencies/index.html

https://newrepublic.com/article/191141/musk-government-takeover-supreme-court

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-madness-of-donald-trump?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_Free_020525&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_term=tny_daily_digest&bxid=6770554ce84a1d148d02e1c7&cndid=&hasha=a8c55b7a8adb889b203e6ccb7bd59643&hashb=a0de452c5fc807479e2ea4b90eb6083a1fd83863&hashc=d39423a180e1d4dea4e1415c813eda4e14af08fb68965bac34aae156e9aa683e&esrc=condenast.identity.simpledevelopmentid&mbid=CRMNYR012019