Extra, Extra

With Friends Like These: “Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev praised Elon Musk — Trump’s righthand man who has led the charge against USAID — for ‘trying to plug USAID’s Deep Throat.'” America’s adversaries cheer Trump admin’s USAID teardown.

+ Law and Disorder: “A federal judge in Maryland has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.”

+ Fight Clubs: The move, outlined in a memorandum issued Tuesday by West Point, told 12 campus clubs to immediately shut down all activities, formal and informal.” West Point disbands 12 cadet organizations in response to DEI directives. (Just in case you viewed the occasional meetings of the Asian-Pacific Forum Club or the Corbin Forum, a group for female cadets founded in 1976, as threats to national security. These days it’s not who you want next to you in a foxhole, it’s who you want next to you while watching Fox News.)

+ Breaking the Law: “The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce on Tuesday, citing an aim to bring the agency in line with Donald Trump’s priorities.” This is coupled with the attacks on the thousands of FBI agents who did their jobs investigating Jan 6. Here’s the excellent Congressman Jim Himes on the risks associated with these attacks.

+ Shake, Rattle, Let’s Roll: “According to officials, more than 11,000 people have left Santorini, with around 7,000 departing by ferry and 4,000 people leaving by air.
Hundreds of earthquakes have rocked the island, the strongest of which was a magnitude five tremor.” Thousands evacuate Santorini as more earthquakes strike island.