Executive Orders
President Donald Trump signed the following Executive Orders:
EO 14213 Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council
EO 14214 Keeping Education Accessible and Ending COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Schools
Government
Ongoing terminations of federal workers continued on Friday as thousands of recent hires at the US Forest Service and National Park Service will be let go to meet Trump’s budget cuts.
The US Internal Revenue Service is also preparing to layoff thousands of recent hires in response to Thursday’s order from the US Office of Personal Management.
The Atlantic reports that lobbyist and former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been passed over for a chief of staff position in the Department of Homeland Security, citing “optics.” Lewandowski has been rumored to have had an affair with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while she was Governor of South Dakota, as well as with former Trump aide Hope Hicks. However, Lewandowski will continue as a “special government employee” in Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency “volunteering” for Homeland Security.
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Celebrities
Taking a stand against “President Elon Musk” today on Instagram, singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow waved goodbye to her black Tesla sedan, stating:
My parents always said… you are who you hang out with.
There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla.
Money donated to @npr, which is under threat by President Musk, in hopes that the truth will continue to find its way to those willing to know the truth.
Further Reading
Corey Lewandowski Is Too Controversial—Even for Trump; The Atlantic; February 14, 2025
Gov. Noem cuts ties with former Trump adviser Lewandowski; Associated Press; October 1, 2021
Trump’s Ex-Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski: You Have to Respect White Supremacists; Newsweek; August 13, 2018.
Sacha Baron Cohen interviews Corey Lewandowski in his political satire film, “Who is America?”; via X; August 12, 2018.
Trump Told Hope Hicks She Was ‘The Best Piece of Tail’ Corey Lewandowski Would Ever Have, Book Claims; Newsweek; January 4, 2018
10 Minute Actions
- Donate to an organization that’s at risk of (or already) losing Federal funding. Today: National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service. As climate change and human overcrowding threaten the ecosystems and wildlife habitats of our national parks, financial support for conservation efforts and infrastructure maintenance is imperative.
- Eat some yogurt. The Bifidobacterium probiotic in most yogurts has been shown to protect against colon cancer.