Knowledge: Summary from Trump Tyranny tracker

Summary from the most recent Trump Tyranny tracker May 2-4

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📊 By the Numbers. COPIED FROM TRUMP TYRANNY TRACKER,  HIGHLIGHTS ADDED

• $3 billion — Increase in Trump family wealth since January, largely from crypto ventures and foreign-backed deals

• $1 billion — Public restitution erased by Trump’s white-collar pardons, per former DOJ pardon attorney

• 1,200+ — CIA jobs on the chopping block in Trump’s national security purge

• $300 million — Budget cut to the EPA, with staff slashed to Reagan-era levels

• 4,700+ — Student visa terminations since March, sparking fear and canceled travel

• 2,700 — Labor Department employees who’ve left in 2025 amid buyouts and purge fears

• 25 — Far-right influencers invited to Trump’s White House briefings

• 24% — Proposed cut to NASA’s budget, defunding Earth and climate science, in favor of Musk projects

• 20% — Staff loss across the Department of Labor, crippling enforcement and oversight

• $12 billion — Cuts proposed to the Department of Education, including K-12 programs

• 50+ — Government health-tracking programs gutted in Trump’s first 100 days

• 25 — U.S. Geological Survey flood and drought monitoring centers shut down

• 200+ — Flight delays at Newark Airport in a single day due to FAA staffing crisis

• $800 million — LGBTQ health research defunded by Trump’s NIH cuts

• 130–150% — Tariff rates now hitting Chinese goods after Trump ended de minimis rule

• 5/8 — Next nationwide National Day of Action led by civil rights coalitions

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🔎 What to Watch Next

Trump is laying the groundwork to go after Social Security and Medicare — How soon before seniors and disabled Americans feel the full impact?

The DOJ’s voting rights division has been repurposed into a voter suppression unit — Will courts be able to stop Trump before the 2026 midterms?

Trump is purging national security agencies — How long before intelligence failures put lives at risk?

Mass purges at EPA, DOJ, and intelligence agencies are accelerating — How long before the purges cripple essential services and put public safety at risk?

Trump is preparing to weaponize the IRS to punish nonprofits and universities — Will any institutions challenge Trump’s abuse of tax authority before it’s too late?

The SignalGate breach exposed security gaps in cabinet-level communications — Will Congress investigate, or stay silent amid rising cyber vulnerability?

Trump’s DOJ is targeting journalists and gutting First Amendment protections — Will whistleblowers and reporters be silenced through surveillance and prosecution?

Federal courts are being stacked with loyalists — Will the judiciary serve the Constitution or Trump’s agenda in the 2026 election cycle?

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💡 Key Takeaways

Trump’s Economic Warfare — His erratic tariff policies are pushing the U.S. into a recession or worse and destabilizing global markets. Prices are already spiking, and manufacturers warn of supply chain disruptions. This is not economic nationalism—it’s economic destruction.

Authoritarian Use of Power — Trump is repurposing federal agencies like the DOJ, EPA, and IRS to punish critics, reward allies, and erase civil rights enforcement, transforming the government into a personal tool of control.

Collapse of Government Services — Mass purges and cuts at the Department of Labor, V.A., EPA, and education agencies are triggering service breakdowns that endanger workers, veterans, students, and public health.

Dictator Trump — Trump’s moves to bypass due process, silence opposition, and dismantle civil institutions reiterate that the US is slipping into an authoritarian state.

Civil Rights Rollbacks — Trump is rewriting history and setting back decades of progress by targeting LGBTQ health research, dismantling civil rights offices, and defunding DEI programs—erasing hard-won protections for marginalized communities.

The Rise of State Propaganda — Trump is replacing traditional media with right-wing influencers, attacking public broadcasters, and pushing military spectacles to control the public narrative and suppress dissent.

Trump’s Crypto Grift — The Trump family’s wealth surge from deregulated crypto ventures highlights massive conflicts of interest and open corruption from the Oval Office.