Summary

  • Elon Musk has unleashed a wave of firings across the U.S. government, causing a devastating blow to the economy.
  • Federal employees have been laid off in large numbers, as have workers in fields such as aviation, veterans’ health care and agriculture.
  • Positions supporting nuclear weapons and bird flu response have been eliminated, and there has been a drive to fire employees in the military.
  • An import block on soybeans is threatens U.S. farmers and ranchers, as the EU considers stopping soybean imports from the U.S.
  • Also, the chaos that is unfolding may push farmers reliant on government aid into bankruptcy and harm scientific research and patient care at hospitals.
  • Only Trump supporters are being pardoned for any illegal or violent activity they engage in.

By Elizabeth Lopatto

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