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In Washington's think tank row, a single document has become a kind of political Rorschach test. Project 2025, a more than 900 page “Mandate for Leadership” assembled by the conservative Heritage Foundation and allied groups, is billed by its authors as a roadmap “to advance positive change for America.” According to Heritage's own description, it is a presidential transition project designed so a conservative administration can “take the reins of government” quickly and decisively. Critics see something very different. The American Civil Liberties Union describes Project 2025 as “a blueprint for a radical restructuring of the executive branch,” warning that it would replace long standing legal safeguards with “right wing ideals” across immigration, civil rights, and reproductive freedom. Democracy Forward, a nonpartisan watchdog, calls it “a systemic, ruthless plan” that could undermine the quality of life for millions, from workers and veterans to parents and students. At the heart of the plan is a sweeping reimagining of federal agencies. The Brookings Institution notes that on education alone, Project 2025 recommends dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, eliminating the Head Start program for low income children, and phasing out Title I funds that support schools in poor communities. It also calls for rescinding federal civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ students and weakening enforcement of disability rights. Brookings warns that these moves would “dramatically reshape the federal government's role” in schooling. The same impulse to centralize power runs through the broader agenda. The Heritage playbook urges a president to assert direct control over the civil service, in part by reviving “Schedule F,” a Trump era job classification that would make it easier to fire career officials and replace them with political loyalists. Democracy Forward reports that Project 2025's authors claim many of these changes could be carried out “through executive branch action alone — without new legislation.” Other proposals reach deeply into daily life. The American Civil Liberties Union highlights language urging mass deportations, new limits on asylum, and even ending birthright citizenship for some children of noncitizens, a direct challenge to the Fourteenth Amendment. The Center for American Progress points to recommendations to raise the Social Security full retirement age from 67 to 69, weaken unions by banning public sector bargaining, and reduce veterans' disability eligibility by narrowing covered conditions and automating denials. Supporters argue that these ideas would cut red tape, restore traditional values, and rein in what they describe as an unaccountable “administrative state.” Opponents counter that, taken together, the proposals would concentrate power in the presidency, erode checks and balances, and roll back protections that many listeners may take for granted. As the next campaign season accelerates, key questions loom: which parts of this blueprint will a future administration embrace, what can be done by executive order, and how will courts and Congress respond. Those decision points will determine whether Project 2025 remains a manifesto on a shelf or becomes a governing reality. Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3Qs For more check out http://www.quietplease.ai

Project 2025 began not as a campaign slogan, but as a 900‑plus page manual quietly assembled by the conservative Heritage Foundation and allied groups, titled Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise. According to the Heritage Foundation's own description, it is meant to offer the next conservative president a ready‑to‑use blueprint for governing from day one. Former Trump officials helped draft it, and Heritage president Kevin Roberts has called it “a governing agenda and the personnel to carry it out.” At its core, Project 2025 is about reshaping the federal government itself. The plan urges a future administration to revive and expand “Schedule F,” a Trump‑era job classification that would let the president reclassify thousands of career civil servants as political appointees. Brookings Institution analysts note that this would make it far easier to fire existing staff and replace them with ideological loyalists, dramatically increasing White House control over agencies that have traditionally been more independent. The scope is sweeping. On education, Brookings reports that Project 2025 proposes dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, phasing out Title I funding for low‑income schools, and eliminating the Head Start program that serves children in poverty. It calls for rolling back federal civil‑rights protections for LGBTQ+ students and weakening enforcement of Title IX. Supporters frame this as restoring “parental rights” and shrinking “woke bureaucracy.” Critics warn it would leave vulnerable students with fewer protections and widen inequality. Other chapters reach deeply into social policy. The American Civil Liberties Union explains that Project 2025 recommends ending birthright citizenship, expanding mass deportations, and sharply limiting asylum, effectively remaking the immigration system in a more punitive direction. The Center for American Progress points to proposals to raise the Social Security retirement age to 69 and curb union power, including weakening the National Labor Relations Board and banning public‑sector unions, moves that labor advocates say would undercut working‑class economic security. Reproductive rights are another central front. Reproductive Freedom for All summarizes Project 2025 provisions that would restrict access to contraception and emergency contraception, block abortion medication nationwide, and even describe in‑vitro fertilization as something that should become “ethically unthinkable.” The ACLU argues these ideas would amount to a nationwide rollback of reproductive freedom driven by a specific religious vision of family life. Supporters of Project 2025 argue that all of this is needed to “rescue the country from the grip of the administrative state,” in the words of Heritage's introduction. Opponents, including the Stop Project 2025 Task Force in Congress, counter that it is “a manual on how to turn American democracy into a conservative, authoritarian nation” by concentrating power in the presidency and weakening checks and balances. In the months ahead, listeners can expect more concrete tests: confirmation battles over key appointees, court fights over Schedule F and agency authority, and election campaigns where candidates are pressed to say how closely they endorse the blueprint. Thanks for tuning in, and come back next week for more. Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3Qs For more check out http://www.quietplease.ai

Project 2025 began as a 900 page manual, but over the past year it has started to feel less like a blueprint and more like a live script for American government. According to the Heritage Foundation, which leads the effort, the “Mandate for Leadership” is meant to prepare the next conservative administration to, in its words, “dismantle the administrative state” and restore what it calls constitutional government. In practice, that means a sweeping reimagining of how federal agencies work, who controls them, and what rights they protect. At the center is a quiet but profound bureaucratic revolution. The plan urges a president to reclassify tens of thousands of federal employees into an expanded version of “Schedule F,” making it far easier to fire civil servants in policy roles and replace them with political loyalists. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Project 2025 also recommends ending the independent status of watchdog agencies like the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, bringing them under direct presidential control. Supporters describe this as accountability; critics call it a path to one person rule inside the executive branch. The stakes become clearer when listeners zoom in on specific policy goals. The American Civil Liberties Union explains that Project 2025 calls for reviving the 19th century Comstock Act to block abortion medication and equipment from being sent through the mail, effectively creating a nationwide ban regardless of state law. The ACLU notes proposals to roll back nondiscrimination protections and to, as it puts it, “mandate discrimination against LGBTQ people by the federal government,” including excluding transgender Americans from military service. Economic and safety net programs are also in the crosshairs. Democracy Forward's “People's Guide to Project 2025” highlights proposals to cut overtime protections for an estimated 4.3 million workers, limit food assistance that more than 40 million people rely on each month, and even eliminate Head Start, the early education program that serves over a million children each year. The guide warns that authors of the plan claim much of this could be done without new laws from Congress, relying instead on aggressive executive action. Environmental policy is another major front. A report from the University of California, Berkeley's Center for Law, Energy and the Environment describes Project 2025 as a “radical overhaul” of climate and energy governance, calling for dismantling key climate initiatives, weakening the Environmental Protection Agency's authority, and prioritizing fossil fuel development over renewable energy. Supporters see all this as a long overdue correction. Heritage frames Project 2025 as a way to “advance positive change for America,” arguing that unelected bureaucrats have usurped power from elected leaders. Civil rights groups, environmental lawyers, and democracy advocates respond that the project amounts to what the ACLU calls “a roadmap for how to replace the rule of law with right wing ideals,” with profound implications for reproductive freedom, civil rights, and the balance of power in Washington. In the coming months, the key questions will be how far a president is willing to go in adopting this playbook, how courts respond, and whether Congress chooses to reinforce or resist these changes. For now, Project 2025 stands as a test of how much a modern White House can remake the machinery of government in just a few years. Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to come back next week for more. Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3Qs For more check out http://www.quietplease.ai

Project 2025 is no longer just a campaign-season talking point. It is a sprawling governing blueprint, and by early 2026 trackers said roughly half of its domestic administrative agenda had already been started or completed, with implementation spread across scores of federal actions and agencies.[3][1] At its core, the project aims to concentrate power in the presidency and reshape the civil service around loyalty and ideology. The Heritage Foundation's policy manual, *Mandate for Leadership*, calls for reinstating Schedule F, a move that would reclassify thousands of civil service jobs into policy roles and make it easier to replace career officials with political appointees.[2][6] That is not a minor personnel tweak. It is a structural change to how the federal government operates day to day. The education agenda shows the scale of the ambition. Brookings reports that Project 2025 proposes dismantling the Department of Education, ending Head Start, phasing out Title I aid for low-income schools, weakening civil rights enforcement, and privatizing the federal student loan portfolio.[2] Some of those changes would require Congress, but Brookings notes others could be pursued by executive action alone, including rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ students and narrowing student loan safeguards.[2] In practice, that means a child in a low-income district or a borrower struggling to repay debt could feel the effects long before any new law is passed. The project's broader policy goals reach beyond classrooms. Democracy Forward says the plan could cut overtime protections for 4.3 million workers, reduce food assistance relied on by more than 40 million people, and restrict access to medication abortion.[4] The ACLU says Project 2025 would also target immigrant communities through mass deportations, end birthright citizenship, and dismantle asylum protections.[7] Meanwhile, reproductive-rights advocates say the agenda seeks to restrict contraception, abortion care, IVF, and emergency treatment, while increasing government tracking of reproductive health data.[1] Supporters frame these proposals as a restoration of conservative governance. Critics see something else: a coordinated effort to centralize power and weaken checks and balances. The Center for Progressive Reform said the Trump administration had already initiated or completed 53 percent of Project 2025's domestic administrative agenda by February 2026, across 20 federal agencies.[3] That pace matters because it turns an abstract blueprint into a governing reality. For listeners, the next milestones will come from the courts, Congress, and the executive branch itself as more agency rules, staffing decisions, and budget fights take shape. Those decisions will determine whether Project 2025 remains a contested document or becomes the governing architecture of the federal state. Thank you for tuning in, and come back next week for more. Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3Qs For more check out http://www.quietplease.ai

Send us Fan MailThe host frames the episode as a non-expert, trauma-informed attempt to understand politics and then argues that by May 2026 Project 2025 has become the governing blueprint, despite Donald Trump publicly claiming in 2024 he didn't know its authors. They describe Project 2025 as a roughly 900-page Heritage Foundation “mandate for leadership” written by many Trump-aligned former officials, and point to cabinet staffing—naming FCC head Brandon Carr and Attorney General Pam Bondi—as evidence the authors are now in power. The episode focuses on “Schedule F” reclassification, describing an executive order that turns tens of thousands of civil servants into fireable political appointees, prompting an exodus of about 50,000 professionals replaced by a vetted loyalist database. It also warns about Department of Education plans like universal school choice, phasing out Title I funding, and federal investigations of curriculum around gender identity and systemic racism. The host previews part two on “Operation Restore” and a mass deportation plan and invites discussion. #Project2025 #ScheduleF #Trump #HeritageFoundation #FCC #DepartmentOfEducation #SchoolChoice #TitleI #Politics #MAGA #ExecutiveOrders #Media #CivilService #CultureWar #DeportationSupport the show

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Donald Trump's hold on the Republican Party appears as strong as ever. In primaries held this week, Trump-backed candidates advanced in Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky. David A. Graham, author of a new book which examines how Project 2025 is reshaping America, joins the show to discuss what this moment tells us about the future of the GOP and the upcoming midterms.  Also on today's show: exiled Russian journalist Mikhail Fishman; Atlantic staff writer Helen Lewis    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Unraveling Storm: America's Weather Agencies in Crisis (2025-2026) Times could be a few seconds off... Maybe even up to 15 seconds or so...00:00 Introduction: Transformation of US weather agencies by mid-2026.00:30 Human Cost: NWS staffing losses (Jan-Apr 2025), 600 staff gone.01:04 Critical Vacancies: Pendleton, OR overnight shifts; Houston management loss before hurricane season.01:25 Texas Hill Country Flooding (July 2025): 139 deaths, deadliest inland flood since 1976.02:10 Causal Debate: NWS vacancies vs. "hundred-year catastrophe" for Texas floods.02:37 Kentucky Tornadoes (May 2025): 18-20 deaths, 24-hour staffing cuts but voluntary surge.03:00 Kansas City Tornado Outbreak (2026): Delayed tornado watch (30 mins), linked to missing weather balloon data.03:26 Weather Balloons: Importance for forecasting, reduced launches.03:45 Intentions vs. Outcomes: Goal to surpass European models vs. deep budget cuts to research.04:17 Project 2025 & NOAA: Described as "climate change alarm industry," calls for breakup/downsizing.04:47 Norman, OK Radar Center: Misinformation on closure, minor administrative lease on termination list.05:05 Spanish Language Alerts: Contract lapse, gap in life-saving information.05:24 Disinformation & Trust Crisis: Hurricanes Helene & Milton rumors (aid, FEMA, aid withholding).06:05 Cloud Seeding Conspiracy: Rainmaker Technology, death threats, proposed felony.06:32 Project 2025 Deep Dive: Mandate for Leadership, Heritage Foundation, 900+ pages.07:00 Policy Proposals: Education Dept. closure, NPR/PBS restructuring, total ban on pornography.07:37 Loyalty Tests: Executive order support for federal roles, "Unleashing American Energy," ending DEI, "Restoring Gold Standard Science."08:05 Structural Transition: Workforce hollowing, commercialization of weather services.08:24 Administration vs. Critics: Efficiency/modernization vs. public safety dismantling.08:40 The Reality: Staffing losses, deaths, conspiracies, budget cuts, Project 2025 are real. Causation contested.09:05 Conclusion: Public trust fragility, stay weather aware.#WeatherCrisis#Project2025#NWSCuts#ClimateChangeAlarm#PublicSafety#Disinformation#ExtremeWeather#HurricaneSeason#StaffingShortage#FederalAgencies#WeatherForecasting#TexasFloods#TornadoOutbreak#TrustCrisis#GovernmentPolicy#ScienceFunding#MandateForLeadership#EmergencyResponse#EnvironmentalPolicy#DeepDiveReportBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

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Imagine a blueprint unfolding in Washington, not on paper, but through executive orders reshaping America's government. Project 2025, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation, aimed to dismantle the administrative state and restore family-centered policies, as stated in its Mandate for Leadership: "go to work on Day One to deconstruct the administrative state."[3][8]Fast forward to February 2026, and the Center for Progressive Reform reports the Trump administration has initiated or completed 53 percent of its domestic agenda—283 out of 532 actions across 20 agencies.[2] This isn't theory; it's action. Take health care: Project 2025 proposes redefining the Department of Health and Human Services as the "Department of Life," rejecting abortion as healthcare and directing the FDA to revoke mifepristone approval while urging the DOJ to prosecute doctors and women, even in miscarriages.[1] Echoing this, a November 2025 executive order, "Fostering the Future for American Children and Families," tasks HHS with modernizing child welfare using AI for caregiver recruitment and partnering with faith-based groups.[6]Education faces upheaval too. The plan calls for eliminating the Department of Education, privatizing student loans—potentially hiking costs for working families—and axing Head Start, which serves 833,000 low-income kids.[3] It also ends Public Service Loan Forgiveness and income-driven repayment.[3] Labor proposals strike harder, banning public sector unions and repealing Davis-Bacon wage rules to ease union decertification.[3]Immigration? Mass deportations loom, shifting immigrant children from HHS to enforcement-focused DHS, ending birthright citizenship, and deploying military for border ops.[1][4] A March 2026 order removes housing barriers by slashing EPA permitting and energy mandates, prioritizing affordability but critics say at environmental cost.[6]Experts warn of authoritarian drift. The ACLU highlights risks to voting access, surveillance, and protests, while LULAC notes state tests like Texas abortion laws preview national criminalization.[1][4][7] Proponents see sovereignty restored; detractors, civil rights eroded.As midterms approach, trackers like Project2025.observer signal more milestones ahead.[9] Will Congress curb or codify these shifts? The story's just beginning.Thanks for tuning in, listeners—come back next week for more.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Imagine a blueprint so ambitious it aims to reshape America's government from the ground up, drawn by conservative architects dreaming of a bolder executive branch. That's Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's 920-page Mandate for Leadership, unveiled in 2023 as a roadmap for a potential Republican presidency. According to the Heritage Foundation's own document, it rests on four pillars: restoring the family as society's centerpiece, dismantling the administrative state, defending sovereignty and borders, and securing individual rights.Fast forward to 2026, and the plan is no longer theory. The Center for Progressive Reform's February 2026 tracker reveals the Trump administration has initiated or completed 53 percent of its domestic policy agenda—283 out of 532 actions across 20 agencies. Wall Street Journal analysis notes over half of Trump's executive orders on immigration and DEI align with Project 2025, despite his campaign disavowals, with key contributors now in his orbit.At its core, the project seeks to consolidate presidential power by purging civil service protections and firing independent agency heads. Concrete examples abound: It calls for abolishing the Department of Education to boost school choice, eliminating Head Start for 833,000 low-income kids, and privatizing student loans, as detailed in the Mandate. Health reforms target Medicare, pushing privatization via Medicare Advantage defaults and repealing insulin caps, per the American Progress FAQ. Environmentally, it proposes disbanding the EPA, slashing climate research, and selling public lands.Proponents argue this "deconstructs the administrative state" for efficiency, quoting the Mandate's vow to eliminate "critical race theory and other radical ideologies." Critics, like the ACLU, warn of eroded checks and balances, mass deportations ending birthright citizenship, and attacks on unions by scrapping overtime and public sector protections.These threads weave a tapestry of ambition: from border walls and military-led raids, per LULAC's update, to global ripples undermining gender equality, as RFSU reports. Experts at the Center for Progressive Reform highlight risks to democracy, yet backers see liberation from bureaucracy.Looking ahead, trackers from NAACP LDF and Project 2025 Observer signal intensifying scrutiny through 2026 midterms. Will implementation accelerate or face court pushback? The coming months hold pivotal tests.Thanks for tuning in, listeners—come back next week for more.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Send us Fan MailPower shows up in unexpected places: a budget line, a staffing decision, a “temporary” emergency authority, a promise that tariffs won't raise prices, a health care website claiming 600% savings. We walk through a fast-moving chain of stories that all point to the same question: when government power expands and oversight weakens, who absorbs the risk and who gets protected?We start with Russ Vought selling the Trump administration's proposed budget and connect it to Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation blueprint that reads less like theory and more like a governing checklist. We track where the playbook's ideas surface in real policy, from a massive military spending increase to domestic program cuts, and from executive orders to agency leadership that can steer everything from trade to communications enforcement.Then we get concrete. We unpack the tariff fight and the argument over whether tariffs are effectively a tax on American consumers, especially as courts challenge the legal footing of certain programs. We also dig into the Trump RX controversy with side-by-side price comparisons that spotlight the brand versus generic gap and why “discount” claims can still leave patients paying far more. Finally, we shift to democracy and election security, hearing directly from local election officials facing threats and from investigative reporting on how federal election guardrails can be quietly removed.If you value deeply reported, plainspoken analysis of US politics, foreign policy, health care costs, and election administration, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review. What part of this conversation do you want us to dig into next? Support the show

Imagine a blueprint so ambitious it aims to reshape America's government from the ground up. That's Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's comprehensive plan, as detailed in its 900-page Mandate for Leadership, to dismantle what it calls the administrative state and restore family-centered policies on day one of a conservative presidency.[9]Launched before the 2024 election, the project distanced itself from candidate Trump, but his second term has brought striking alignments. According to the Wall Street Journal, more than half of Trump's early executive orders on immigration and DEI match Project 2025 recommendations, with key architects now in his administration.[1] The Center for Progressive Reform's February 2026 tracker reveals the administration has initiated or completed 53 percent of its domestic agenda—283 of 532 actions across 20 agencies.[3]Core goals shine through concrete proposals. Project 2025 urges redefining the Department of Health and Human Services as the Department of Life, rejecting abortion as healthcare and directing the FDA to revoke mifepristone approval while tasking the DOJ with prosecuting violators, even in miscarriages.[2] In education, it calls for dismantling the Department of Education to boost school choice, privatizing student loans—which the League of United Latin American Citizens warns would hike costs and widen economic gaps—and eliminating Head Start for 833,000 low-income kids.[2][4]Immigration reforms propose mass deportations, shifting immigrant children from HHS welfare to DHS enforcement, ending birthright citizenship, and deploying military for border ops, per the ACLU's analysis.[5] Labor faces attacks too: ending card-check unions, repealing Davis-Bacon wages, and defunding overtime for 4.3 million workers, as Democracy Forward outlines.[4][7]Experts like the NAACP Legal Defense Fund highlight civil rights rollbacks, from surveilling protesters to censoring classroom discussions on race and gender.[8] Proponents frame it as defending sovereignty; critics, including LULAC, see state-level tests in Texas paving an authoritarian path.[2]These threads weave a vision of centralized presidential power, slashing agencies like Homeland Security and privatizing Medicare via vouchers.[6] As midterms loom, watch congressional battles over unions and grants—pivotal decision points ahead.Thanks for tuning in, listeners. Come back next week for more.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

 Brad Onishi and Dan Miller discuss the Trump DOJ's indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center, alleging it defrauded donors by paying informants for access to extremist groups, with charges including wire fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering; they note legal experts' skepticism, SPLC's past cooperation with law enforcement, and argue it reflects MAGA hostility and a Project 2025/Project Esther-style push to label opponents “domestic terrorists.” They then cover Virginia voters approving a redistricting measure projected to shift up to four House seats away from the GOP, now temporarily blocked by a judge, and argue Trump's mid-decade redistricting push is backfiring as blue states respond. Finally, they analyze Palantir's manifesto-like summary of Alex Karp's The Technological Republic, criticizing its anti-pluralism, civilizational hierarchy, and alignment with Christian nationalist politics, and close with court actions overturning a federal gender-affirming-care funding ban and a protestor's case. 00:00 Indicting the SPLC 01:54 Charges Explained 07:22 Why Conservatives Hate SPLC 14:32 Project 2025 Playbook 18:55 Will the Case Stick 25:18 Break and Reset 25:32 Virginia Redistricting Fight 29:57 Gerrymandering and Opposition 32:56 Talarico Fox News Clip 34:42 Comedy Detour Dating Advice 35:55 Virginia Redistricting Fallout 37:11 Hope Amid Gerrymandering 38:10 SPLC Claims Revisited 39:41 Fondue Clip Goes Viral 41:09 Racism Goes Mainstream 45:27 Palantir Tech Fascism 47:39 Religion Means Christianity 51:44 Civilizational Chauvinism 57:53 Anti Pluralism Manifesto 01:02:06 Hope And Sign Off Subscribe for $3.65: ⁠https://axismundi.supercast.com/⁠ Subscribe to our free newsletter: ⁠https://swaj.substack.com/⁠ Order American Caesar by Brad Onishi: ⁠https://static.macmillan.com/static/essentials/american-caesar-9781250427922/⁠ Donate to SWAJ: https://axismundi.supercast.com/donations/new Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine a blueprint so ambitious it aims to reshape America's government from the ground up, drawn by conservative architects at the Heritage Foundation. That's Project 2025, a 900-page manifesto released in 2023 to consolidate executive power and advance right-wing priorities, as outlined in its own document, "Mandate for Leadership."Fast forward to February 2026, and the Center for Progressive Reform reports that the Trump administration has implemented 53 percent of its domestic agenda—283 out of 532 recommended actions across 20 federal agencies. Key figures like Russell Vought, now OMB Director and a Project 2025 co-author, are driving this from the White House, according to tracking by Reproductive Freedom for All.The project's stated goals shine through its four pillars: restoring the family as society's centerpiece, dismantling the administrative state, defending borders, and upholding sovereignty, per the Heritage Foundation's principles. Concrete examples abound. It calls for abolishing the Department of Education to boost school choice and parental rights, shifting programs like those under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to Health and Human Services, as detailed in the project's policy chapters. On labor, it proposes ending card-check union elections, repealing Davis-Bacon wage rules, and even seeking congressional bans on public sector unions, according to a summary by the Washington Federation of State Employees.Immigration reforms target mass deportations, ending birthright citizenship, and using military for enforcement, while health policies aim to privatize Medicare via vouchers, cut Medicaid funding with work requirements, and eliminate Head Start for 833,000 low-income kids. Environmentally, it pushes fossil fuel expansion, Arctic drilling, and scrapping climate goals from the National Security Council.Experts warn of deep impacts. The ACLU highlights threats to abortion access, IVF, and LGBTQ rights, with ties to groups like Alliance Defending Freedom. Democracy Forward calls it a "ruthless plan" undermining millions' quality of life.These threads weave a tapestry of radical ambition, from gutting agencies to reorienting stats bureaus toward conservative hiring. As three years remain in the term, upcoming congressional battles over legislation—like union bans or education overhauls—will test its reach.Thanks for tuning in, listeners. Come back next week for more.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Imagine a blueprint unfolding in Washington, one executive order at a time, reshaping the federal government into a more centralized powerhouse. That's Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's 900-page Mandate for Leadership, released in 2023 as a conservative roadmap for overhauling American governance. According to the Center for Progressive Reform's February 2026 update, the Trump administration has now implemented or initiated 53 percent of its 532 domestic policy actions across 20 agencies, with 283 in motion just 12 months after inauguration.At its core, Project 2025 aims to "dismantle the administrative state," as stated in its own principles, by consolidating executive power and slashing regulations. Take the Department of Education: the plan calls for its complete elimination, shifting control to states to boost school choice and parental rights, while moving programs like those under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to Health and Human Services. In labor, it targets unions by ending card-check elections, repealing Davis-Bacon wage rules, and suggesting Congress ban public sector unions, as outlined in the project's policy summaries from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.Health and social safety nets face deep cuts too. It proposes privatizing Medicare through vouchers and making Medicare Advantage the default, raising the retirement age, and eliminating Head Start for 833,000 low-income children. On immigration, the blueprint urges dismantling the Department of Homeland Security, mass deportations, using military for enforcement, and hiking fees for asylum seekers—policies now advancing under figures like Stephen Miller and Russell Vought, Project 2025 contributors now in key roles, per Reproductive Freedom for All's tracker showing 51 percent implementation.Experts warn of sweeping implications: weakened worker protections, eroded civil rights, and rolled-back environmental rules, like easing oil drilling restrictions. The Heritage Foundation frames this as restoring family centrality and national sovereignty, but critics like Democracy Forward call it a threat to democracy.As three years remain in the term, upcoming budget battles and court challenges loom as pivotal decision points. Thank you for tuning in, listeners—come back next week for more.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Imagine a blueprint for reshaping America, drawn up by conservative powerhouses like the Heritage Foundation and now unfolding in real time. Project 2025, launched in April 2023 as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, aimed to consolidate executive power, dismantle what it calls the administrative state, and advance right-wing priorities, according to its own 900-page Mandate for Leadership document.Fast forward to February 2026: the Center for Progressive Reform reports the Trump administration has initiated or completed 53 percent of its domestic agenda, with 283 of 532 recommended actions across 20 federal agencies now in motion. That's no abstract plan—it's action, from Russ Vought, Project 2025 architect turned White House budget director, steering cuts and reforms.Key proposals hit hard at federal agencies. The blueprint calls for abolishing the Department of Education entirely, shifting control to states to boost school choice and parental rights, while moving programs like those under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to Health and Human Services. It targets labor by ending project labor agreements, repealing Davis-Bacon wage rules, and easing union decertification. Health care faces overhaul: eliminate Head Start serving 833,000 poor kids, scrap Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and privatize Medicare via vouchers and Advantage as default. On immigration, it pushes mass deportations, ending birthright citizenship, using military for enforcement, and hiking asylum fees.The project's own words frame its ambition: restore the family as America's centerpiece, defend sovereignty, and dismantle bureaucracy, as stated in Heritage's principles. Yet experts warn of deeper impacts. Democracy Forward calls it a profound threat, while the ACLU highlights risks to reproductive rights, like rescinding abortion access for immigrant youth, already achieved by routing pregnant minors to restrictive states like Texas.These changes weave a tapestry of ambition, from relaxed fossil fuel drilling and tax shifts to flat rates of 15 and 30 percent, potentially hiking burdens on low-income families. Critics, including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, decry threats to civil rights through DEI rollbacks and immigrant criminalization.As three years remain in the term, upcoming milestones loom—court challenges, midterm battles, and full agency overhauls. Will this blueprint remake governance, or spark backlash? Thank you for tuning in, listeners—come back next week for more.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

White House budget director Russ Vought has been key to implementing the Trump agenda. But before joining the administration, he was a central figure in drafting Project 2025, the controversial policy playbook by the Heritage Foundation that suggested large-scale changes a Republican president should enact. Liz Landers reports on how many of those proposals have become official policy under Trump. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

White House budget director Russ Vought has been key to implementing the Trump agenda. But before joining the administration, he was a central figure in drafting Project 2025, the controversial policy playbook by the Heritage Foundation that suggested large-scale changes a Republican president should enact. Liz Landers reports on how many of those proposals have become official policy under Trump. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Imagine a blueprint unfolding in Washington, where conservative visionaries at the Heritage Foundation sketched Project 2025 back in April 2023, aiming to reshape America's federal government from the ground up. According to the Heritage Foundation's own Mandate for Leadership, the project's core mission is to "deconstruct the administrative state" on Day One of a new presidency, restoring the family as society's centerpiece while defending national sovereignty.[8]Fast forward to February 2026, and the Center for Progressive Reform reports that the Trump administration has initiated or completed 53 percent of its domestic agenda—283 out of 532 actions across 20 agencies.[1] This isn't theory; it's tracking toward reality, with executive orders dismantling guardrails on power.Key proposals target federal agencies head-on. Project 2025 calls for abolishing the Department of Education, shifting control to states to boost school choice and parental rights, while moving programs like the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to Health and Human Services.[6] It urges privatizing the student loan system, as noted on page 340 of the document, potentially hiking costs for working families and widening economic gaps, per LULAC's analysis.[2] Labor faces hits too: eliminate card-check union elections, repeal Davis-Bacon wage rules, and allow states to waive federal labor laws.[3]On health and environment, the plan seeks to revoke FDA approval of abortion drugs like mifepristone, direct the DOJ to prosecute providers, and reverse EPA findings on carbon dioxide harms to unleash fossil fuels.[2][6] Immigration reforms propose mass deportations, higher fees for asylum seekers, and using military for enforcement, ending protections in sensitive areas like schools.[3][6]Experts warn of deep implications. The ACLU highlights risks to First Amendment rights, like targeting protesters and censoring classroom discussions on race and gender.[5] NAACP Legal Defense Fund tracks civil rights erosions, from voting to equal opportunity.[4] These changes could centralize power, privatize services, and prioritize conservative priorities over broad equity.Yet the project's ambition connects to broader themes: a unitary executive wielding unprecedented control. As implementation accelerates, upcoming milestones—like congressional battles over Medicaid cuts or Title IX reversals—loom large, testing America's governance resilience.Thanks for tuning in, listeners—come back next week for more.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Imagine a blueprint unfolding in Washington, one executive order at a time. Project 2025, crafted by the Heritage Foundation as detailed in its 900-page Mandate for Leadership, aimed to reshape America's federal government by consolidating executive power and advancing conservative priorities. According to the Center for Progressive Reform's February 2026 update, the Trump administration has now initiated or completed 53 percent of its domestic agenda—283 out of 532 recommended actions across 20 agencies.Key proposals targeted dismantling the administrative state. The plan calls for eliminating the Department of Education to boost school choice and parental control, as outlined in Heritage's document. It urges abolishing Head Start, serving over 833,000 low-income children, and ending the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program while phasing out income-driven repayment plans. Labor reforms strike hard: ending card-check union elections, repealing Davis-Bacon wage rules, and allowing waivers from federal labor laws like the Fair Labor Standards Act, per the WFSE Project 2025 summary.Immigration overhaul looms large, advocating mass deportations, ending birthright citizenship, and using military for border arrests—echoed by appointees like Stephen Miller, a Project 2025 contributor now deputy chief of staff, according to the ACLU. Health policies propose repealing the $35 insulin cap and restricting abortion access nationwide, with Reproductive Freedom for All tracking 51 percent implementation, including actions by advisors from groups like Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.Stated goals, per Heritage, include restoring the family, defending sovereignty, and dismantling bureaucracy. Yet experts warn of deeper impacts: Brookings notes rollbacks on civil rights for LGBTQ+ students and reduced funding for disabled pupils; the NAACP Legal Defense Fund highlights threats to equal employment and expanded death penalties.These threads weave a vast ambition—from privatizing Medicare via vouchers to slashing SNAP food aid—testing governance's resilience, as LULAC observes in state pilots like Texas.Looking ahead, with three years left, midterm elections and court challenges loom as pivotal decision points. Thank you for tuning in, listeners—come back next week for more.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Imagine a blueprint so ambitious it aims to reshape the entire U.S. government, drawn up by the Heritage Foundation and released in April 2023 as Project 2025. This 900-page plan, detailed in its own Mandate for Leadership document from the Heritage Foundation, promises to restore the family as America's centerpiece, dismantle the administrative state, and defend national sovereignty.Fast forward to February 2026: the Center for Progressive Reform reports that the Trump administration has initiated or completed 53 percent of its domestic administrative policy agenda, with 283 of 532 recommended actions across 20 federal agencies now in motion. Reproductive Freedom for All tracks 51 percent implementation, including 23 completed actions out of 57 monitored, led by figures like Russell Vought, Trump's OMB Director and a Project 2025 co-author who now enforces these policies government-wide.Key proposals target federal agencies head-on. The plan calls for eliminating the Department of Education to boost school choice, as outlined in the AFSC summary, while axing Head Start, which serves over 833,000 low-income children annually, per Democracy Forward's People's Guide. On labor, it seeks to scrap civil service protections, replacing thousands of employees with political appointees, and end overtime pay for 4.3 million workers, according to the same guide. Immigration reforms propose dismantling the Department of Homeland Security, mass deportations via active-duty military, and ending birthright citizenship, with Stephen Miller, a key architect, now as Deputy Chief of Staff.Experts warn of sweeping impacts. The ACLU highlights threats to civil rights, like censoring classroom discussions on race and gender, while the NAACP Legal Defense Fund notes rollbacks on voting rights and expanded death penalties. "Project 2025 is the conservative movement's blueprint for weakening our government and building an authoritarian presidency," states the Center for Progressive Reform.These changes connect a grand vision: consolidating executive power, as Wikipedia describes, to overhaul governance from education to borders. Yet with three years left in the term, trackers like Project 2025 Observer signal more milestones ahead, including potential Supreme Court challenges and midterm battles.As implementation accelerates, the true scope of this ambition hangs in the balance. Thank you for tuning in, listeners—come back next week for more.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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The Trump administration fired over 300,000 federal employees, with Black women disproportionately represented among those let go. Pete Hegseth purged generals and military personnel. Kash Patel fired more than a thousand experienced FBI agents. Pam Bondi gutted the DOJ of over 6,400 people. The result: the very agencies Trump wanted to weaponize against his enemies are now too hollowed out to function. The Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's Office lost 75% of its staff after prosecutors refused to charge protesters with terrorism-related felonies. Grand juries are rejecting politically motivated cases. Federal judges are throwing out prosecutions targeting figures like Letitia James and James Comey. Illegally appointed U.S. attorneys like Alina Haba and Lindsay Halligan are being blocked by the courts. Hawk identifies three categories of resistance keeping democracy alive: everyday Americans confronting ICE, citizens serving on grand juries and rejecting bad cases, and federal district court judges like Judge Boasberg refusing to rubber-stamp political prosecutions. The episode closes with a brutally honest reflection on Trump voters and a focus group story about a disabled mother on Medicaid who supported stripping healthcare from trans kids even as the big beautiful bill threatened to leave her and her children homeless. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO- Additional Content Available Here: https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform:Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (Random House, 2019), offers analysis of the oral arguments at the Supreme Court over President Donald Trump's executive order to end "birthright citizenship." Photo: People demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's expected arrival on April 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)  

Articles Tracking how much of Project 2025 the Trump administration achieved this year | PBS News From Venezuela to immigration crackdown, Project 2025 provided Trump's roadmap Trump Executive Orders Follow Project 2025 Instructions - Fullerton Observer Trump enacted dozens of Project 2025 goals. Here's what's left https://archive.is/20260101155507/https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/trump-project-2025-remaining-goals Did Project 2025 get done in Trump's first term in office? | Vox https://archive.is/20260120154114/https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/475753/project-2025-2026-trump-administration The Plan That Foretold Trump's 2025 - The Atlantic A Podcast How Project 2025 Is Reshaping Our Country – Mother Jones Trackers Project 2025 Tracker Project 2025 Executive Action Tracker - Center for Progressive Reform One Year of Project 2025: 53 Percent of Authoritarian Agenda's Domestic Policy Recommendations Completed or Underway - Center for Progressive Reform

As organizations begin feigning concern for children as a means to police social media, let's learn more about the "Kids Online Safety Act" (KOSA). From there we get into details of Section 230, loosely explaining what it is and what Project 2025 specified should be done to alter it. Then, as ChatGPT buries its video tool, SORA, the White House brings "humanoid robots" to life as teachers of the future. After a review of the deposition of two DOGE dorks regarding DEI, we read about the Treasury Department casually announcing that the country is insolvent before learning that they're taking over federal student loans from former WWE management. Plus, the payoff for TSA chaos, Joe Kent's resignation, how a DOJ memo about Jack Smith's classified documents investigation led to a concerning public implication. Finally, the larger vision of the SAVE Act that involves religious extremism and the weirdo-beardo crusade to repeal the 19th Amendment.Check your voter registration, find your polling location, or contact your representatives via USA.GOV, VOTE.GOV, and/or the "5 Calls" app. All opinions are personal and not representative of any outside company, person, or agenda. This podcast is hosted by a United States citizen, born and raised in a military family that is proud of this country's commitment to free speech. Information shared is cited via published articles, legal documents, press releases, government websites, executive orders, public videos, news reports, and/or direct quotes and statements, and all may be paraphrased for brevity and presented in layman's terms.“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” - James BaldwinWanna support this independent pod? Links below:Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/BBDBBuyMeACoffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BBDBVenmo @TYBBDB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist David Graham reflects on Project 2025, the blueprint that the Heritage Foundation drafted for Trump's second term, and if its goals have been achieved so far – on the environment and economy, attacking trans rights and diversity policies, and projecting military might abroad. He also discusses what may come next. David A. Graham, The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America Random House, 2025 The post Project 2025, A Year In appeared first on KPFA.

This week on Timesuck, we dive into the 4B Movement - a radical feminist movement that originated in South Korea and centers on four simple rules: no sex with men, no dating men, no marriage, and no children. Why are some Korean women reacting to by taking such extreme measures? We'll explore how this movement formed, why it's resonated, and how this controversial movement leapt from Korean internet forums all the way to the U.S.Merch and more: www.badmagicproductions.com Timesuck Discord! https://discord.gg/tqzH89vWant to join the Cult of the Curious PrivateFacebook Group? Go directly to Facebook and search for "Cult of the Curious" to locate whatever happens to be our most current page :)For all merch-related questions/problems: store@badmagicproductions.com (copy and paste)Please rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!! @timesuckpodcast on IG and http://www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcastWanna become a Space Lizard? Click here: https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcast.Sign up through Patreon, and for $5 a month, you get access to the entire Secret Suck catalog (295 episodes) PLUS the entire catalog of Timesuck, AD FREE. You'll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As US President Donald Trump prepares to deliver his State of the Union address, we look at what he’s expected to outline, from foreign policy tensions and sweeping tariffs to immigration crackdowns, and the influence of the conservative blueprint known as Project 2025 on his agenda. What direction is he setting for his country next? In this episode: Amanda Becker, Journalist Episode credits: This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolome and Melanie Marich, with Spencer Cline, Tamara Khandaker, Tuleen Barakat, Maya Hamadeh and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Sarí el-Khalili. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhemm. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Patrick challenges Kevin Roberts on making Heritage “cool” for Gen Z. From Project 2025 and elite distrust to coalition building, youth outreach, and authenticity, this clip dives into how conservative institutions must evolve to win the next generation.

Anne-christine d'Adesky, journalist and Founder of Resisting Project 2025, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to discuss the financial and ideological motivations behind the Trump administration's policy to seize Venezuela and Greenland for oil and rare earth minerals. Deepak and Anne-christine talk about: How Project 2025 is the instructional guide for autocratic takeovers Who benefits from actions against Venezuela and Greenland Moves to counter China's dominance over the supply chain of rare earth minerals The pursuit of a Christian fundamentalist agenda                 #TheDemLabs #ResistingProject2025 #Protests #ResistancetoAutocracy #Autocrats #Resistance #Democracy #CivicEngagement #SocialMovements #PoliticalAction Resisting Project 2025 TheDemLabs.org  

During his campaign, President Trump denied any knowledge of Project 2025, a 900-page conservative blueprint of policy recommendations drafted by the Heritage Foundation. So far, it has served as the road map to his first year in office, reshaping how the government operates and how power is exercised by the executive branch. We look at the elements of Project 2025 that have been implemented and at what may be coming.

Radell Lewis breaks down the biggest political stories shaping America right now on this week's Purple Political Breakdown. First, the global movement to ban children from social media is gaining serious momentum Australia has already removed millions of underage accounts, Spain is holding platform executives criminally liable, and France, Denmark, the UK, and others are following suit. Discord is rolling out teen-by-default settings in March 2026. Meanwhile in the U.S., the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA) awaits Senate action as half of all states now have age verification mandates. Radell weighs the privacy debate against children's safety and explains why the "they'll just go somewhere worse" argument doesn't hold up.Then, the deep dive: Project 2025 is no longer a boogeyman talking point it's policy. Trackers show the Trump administration has initiated roughly 53% of Project 2025's domestic proposals, with key authors like Russell Vought, Peter Navarro, and Brendan Carr now occupying the exact roles they wrote about in the Heritage Foundation's blueprint. Radell walks through Schedule F and what it means for 50,000 federal employees losing civil service protections, the DOJ's weaponization against political adversaries like James Comey and Letitia James, the tariff trade war and the pending Supreme Court ruling that could trigger over $100 billion in refunds, the EPA's historic rescission of the endangerment finding on climate change, DEI rollbacks, school vouchers, Planned Parenthood funding cuts, and what's still on the agenda including the Comstock Act.Plus: the DHS government shutdown explained, Democrats' demands for ICE accountability after Operation Metro Surge, the DOJ dropping charges against two Venezuelan men after ICE agents were caught lying under oath, the explosive Pam Bondi hearing on the Epstein files, the Trump-Harvard standoff, Trump Rx and whether it actually helps anyone, America's dropping corruption ranking, and why Americans are feeling less optimistic than ever. 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Just over a year into Donald Trump's second term, one of the most common requests from readers has been to revisit that conclusion and my prediction that much of the Project 2025 agenda would be struck down through legal challenges or abandoned by Trump. Today, we're doing just that.We'll start with a refresher on Project 2025, then lay out which policy goals from Project 2025 have been implemented, which goals the administration is pursuing but hasn't yet implemented, and which goals it has abandoned or actively undermined. Finally, I'll revisit our coverage of Project 2025 from before the election.Ad-free podcasts are here!To listen to this podcast ad-free, and to enjoy our subscriber only premium content, go to ReadTangle.com to sign up!You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall.This podcast was written by: Russell Nystrom, Isaac Saul and Audrey Moorehead and audio edited and mixed by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Lindsey Knuth, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More To The Story: During the 2024 presidential campaign, a conservative playbook emerged. Created by the Heritage Foundation, this 900-plus-page document was a roadmap written for a future conservative president. And while some Republicans tried to distance themselves from Project 2025, the authors and the concepts they wrote about have been embraced by President Donald Trump. Our guest on More To The Story this week is journalist David A. Graham, who did a deep dive into the concepts of Project 2025 for his book, The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America. He talks with host Al Letson about what's already been implemented—like mass deportations, the replacement of federal workers with Trump loyalists, and the elimination of DEI initiatives—and what other policies might be coming. Producer: Josh Sanburn | Editor: Kara McGuirk-Allison | Theme music: Fernando Arruda and Jim Briggs | Copy editor: Nikki Frick | Digital producer: Artis Curiskis | Deputy executive producer: Taki Telonidis | Executive producer: Brett Myers | Executive editor: James West | Host: Al LetsonListen: The EEOC's Identity Crisis (Reveal)Read: The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America (Penguin Random House)Read: Project 2026: Trump's Plan to Rig the Next Election (Mother Jones) Donate today at Revealnews.org/more Subscribe to our weekly newsletter at Revealnews.org/weekly Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It's our (least) favorite time of the year – the March for Life, womp womp womp. AKA, the 100,000 person mega anti-abortion circle jerk in Washington, DC, where harassholes spend some of the coldest days of the year outside, yelling misinformation about abortion pill in the drinking water, fetus Ozempic, and pagan skulls all while staying silent as hell about ICE killing people and detaining children. As always, your Feminist Buzzkills are breaking it all down. GUEST ROLL CALL! Since this one's a doozy, we called in the best infiltrator we know to join us in the fun, AAF's programs director, Kristin Hady! An expert on anti-abortion extremists, Kristin was on the ground at the National Mall for ALL of the bible-humping chaos. This special FBK episode is a meaty recap of the vibes, the messaging and the scary ass forced birth plans they have in store for us in 2026 and beyond, plus some ways to fight back! Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y'all. We gotchu.  OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by clicking HERE to for past Operation Save Abortion trainings, your toolkit, marching orders, and more. HOSTS:Lizz Winstead IG: @LizzWinstead Bluesky: @LizzWinstead.bsky.socialMoji Alawode-El IG: @Mojilocks Bluesky: @Mojilocks.bsky.social SPECIAL GUEST:Kristin Hady NEWS LINKS:WATCH: The March for LifeAnti-Abortion Super Cute Dresses WebsiteThe Heritage Foundation Wants to Send American Women Back Half a CenturySTUDY: Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 YearsUsha Vance and JD Vance, Pronatalism's Poster Couple, Are Having a 4th KidFlawed Report Aims to Undercut Established Research on Abortion Pill Safety, Plus How a Federal Initiative to Study Autism May Overemphasize Environmental ToxinsTrump Asks Federal Court to Hit Pause on Abortion Pill Case, Citing Ongoing Study EPISODE LINKS:TICKETS: Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy TourADOPT-A-CLINIC: Whole Woman's Health in MinnesotaWhole Woman's Health WebsitePlan C PillsOperation Save AbortionExpose Fake ClinicsBUY AAF MERCH!EMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist BuzzkillsAAF's Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist FOLLOW US:Listen to us ~ FBK PodcastInstagram ~ @AbortionFrontBluesky ~ @AbortionFrontTikTok ~ @AbortionFrontFacebook ~ @AbortionFrontYouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront TALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE!PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! DONATE TO AAF HERE!ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE! When BS is poppin', we pop off! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In which we talk Nicki Minaj at the White House, Hudson Williams on pubic hair, TikTok's US takeover, and the infamous end of Netflix's Queer Eye. JOIN US ON PATREON +2 VIDEO BONUS EPISODES EACH WEEK GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED About Eating For Free: Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip. You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com  Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram

Hi. On today's episode, we look at Project 2025 – how much the Trump administration has already implemented and what's next on their demented wishlist.Hosted by Cody JohnstonExecutive Producer - Katy StollDirected by Will GordhWritten by Katie GoldinProduced by Jonathan HarrisEdited by Gregg MellerPost-Production Supervisor / Motion Graphics & VFX - John ConwayResearcher - Marco Siler-GonzalesGraphics by Clint DeNiscoHead Writer - David Christopher BellPATREON: https://patreon.com/somemorenewsMERCH: https://shop.somemorenews.comYOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvlj0IzjSnNoduQF0l3VGng/join#Project2025 #somemorenews For a limited time, get 40% off your first Hungryroot box PLUS get a free item in every box for life. Go to https://hungryroot.com/smn and use code smn.If you're 21 or older, grab 25% off your first INDACLOUD order plus free shipping with code SMN at http://indacloud.co! Pluto TV. Stream Now. Pay Never.This year, skip breaking a sweat AND breaking the bank. Get this new customer offer and your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/morenews – Upfront payment of $45 required (equivalent to $15/mo.). Limited time new customer offer for first 3 months only. Speeds may slow above 50GB on Unlimited plan. Taxes & fees extra. See MINT MOBILE for details.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Josie's gone full red pill, 9/11 conspiracies, Wang Fuk fire, Venezuela, MMA fighers, Jake Paul, Costco Plato's Cave, David Icke sheep parable, Project 2025, Project Esther and those January Patreon.com/BreakingSocialNorms Tier 2 shoutouts! You can now sign up for our commercial-free version of the show with a Patreon exclusive bonus show called “Morning Coffee w/ the Weishaupts” at Patreon.com/BreakingSocialNorms  OR subscribe on the Apple Podcasts app to get all the same bonus “Morning Coffee” episodes AD-FREE with early access! (*Patreon is also NOW enabled to connect with Spotify! https://rb.gy/r34zj)Want more?…Index of all previous episodes on free feed: https://breakingsocialnorms.com/2021/03/22/index-of-archived-episodes/Leave a review or rating wherever you listen and we'll see what you've got to say!Follow us on the socials:instagram.com/theweishaupts2/Check out Isaac's conspiracy podcasts, merch, etc:AllMyLinks.com/IsaacWOccult Symbolism and Pop Culture (on all podcast platforms or IlluminatiWatcher.com)Isaac Weishaupt's book are all on Amazon and Audible; *author narrated audiobooks*STATEMENT: This show is full of Isaac's and Josie's useless opinions and presented for entertainment purposes. Audio clips used in Fair Use and taken from YouTube videos.

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we look at how Project 2025, a document published by the Heritage Foundation to outline policy objectives in a Republican administration taking office in 2025, has influenced the Trump administration's approach to governance.This episode: political correspondent Ashley Lopez, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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The Knowledge Project closes 2025 with a look back at the most meaningful conversations of the year. Featuring insights from some of our most impactful episodes, this collection brings together practical insights on decision-making, leadership, preparation, relationships, trust, and performance. This episode features insights from world-class investor Alfred Lin, tech founder and operator Bret Taylor, behavioral scientist Logan Ury, legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick, former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, disciplined value investor Anthony Scilipoti, trust and communication expert Lulu Cheng Meservey, Shopify President Harley Finkelstein, and performance coach Jim Murphy. These are the insights that help you prepare better, make clearer decisions, and build momentum for the year ahead. Thank you for listening and we can't wait to see you next year. ----- Approximate Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:32) Alfred Lin: Inputs vs Outputs - Daily Routines and Priorities (08:05) Bret Taylor: Founder Mode (Accountability vs. Caricature) (19:43) Ad Break (21:58) Logan Ury: Navigating Relationships and Attachments (29:04) Bill Belichick: Preparation and Success In Life And The NFL (38:33) Indra Nooyi: Delivering a Message That Gets Heard (43:36) Anthony Scilipoti: Don't Rely on AI, You Still Have to Put the Work In (52:11) Lulu Cheng Meservey: Engineering Trust and Building Confidence That Others Can Believe In (57:53) Harley Finkelstein: Overcoming Failure + The Hard Work Behind the Life You Want (1:05:15) Jim Murphy: Performance Habits of Successful People ----- Upgrade: Get a hand edited transcripts and ad free experiences along with my thoughts and reflections at the end of every conversation. Learn more @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fs.blog/membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠------Newsletter: The Brain Food newsletter delivers actionable insights and thoughtful ideas every Sunday. It takes 5 minutes to read, and it's completely free. Learn more and sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fs.blog/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠------ Follow Shane Parrish:X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shaneparrish Insta: https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-parrish-050a2183/ ------ Thank you to the sponsors for this episode: Basecamp: Stop struggling, start making progress. Get somewhere with Basecamp. Sign up free at http://basecamp.com/knowledgeproject reMarkable: Get your paper tablet at https://www.reMarkable.com today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout the 2024 election, we all heard about the dangers of Project 2025, yet somehow it's worse than we imagined. Trump continuously said he didn't know anything about it (but he did), and nearly a year after his swearing in, we've seen a huge portion of it already implemented. We're joined by The Atlantic's David A. Graham, author of the new book, “The Project: How Project 2025 is Shaping America.” In just 138 pages, David covers the entire 920-page document. He explains how many of the authors of Project 2025 saw Trump's first term as a failure because he was stopped from accomplishing his core goals - like building the border wall and repealing Obamacare. The answer was to create a shadow administration that would guide his policy decisions if he made it back to office. We run through a variety of issues that are being influenced by Project 2025, including immigration and border security, education, and trade. And we discuss the most influential figure, Russell Vought, current Director of the Office of Management and Budget. One of his main priorities? Inflict pain on government employees. Plus, Al remembers his friends, Rob and Michele Reiner. READ David's book, “The Project”: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/800230/the-project-by-david-a-graham/ Visit our sponsor Ghostbed and get 25% off of your purchase. Use the code FRANKEN at checkout: https://www.ghostbed.com/Franken Protect yourself and your family from cybercrime this holiday season with 75% off from our sponsor Webroot! https://www.webroot.com/franken Bundle up with some warm weather clothes from Quince! Get free shipping and 365-Day returns at https://www.quince.com/Franken

Erin and Alyssa dish on the Vanity Fair profile on Trump's inner circle, America's embarrassing response to yet another wave of gun violence, and Erika Kirk's media blitz. Then they break down all the ways Project 2025 has rolled back the rights of women and lgbtq people this year. They wrap up Solicited Advice, I Feel Petty, and a live reaction to the new Melania Trump documentary trailer. Project 2025 Tracker: www.project2025.observerSusie Wiles Talks Epstein Files, Pete Hegseth's War Tactics, Retribution, and More (Vanity Fair 12/16)What we know so far about the Brown University shooting (BBC 12/15)What we know about the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting (BBC 12/15)CBS News faces questions after faith-forward town hall with Erika Kirk (Salon 12/14)Project 2026 Declares Open War on Women's Rights (Ms. 12/13)  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As a candidate, Trump knew to steer clear of Project 2025. But as president, he embraced its deeply unpopular policy goals and it has been driving down his poll numbers. Meanwhile, what are we doing with Venezuela? No one in the administration has made a remotely convincing case for the intimidation campaign against President Maduro. And the boat bombings are putting members of our military in legal danger under the guidance of Hegseth. Plus, the threats against legislators in Indiana who aren't going along with redistricting, and the broad-based coalition standing up to ICE—including people in costumes and grannies on scooters—has been one of the most successful responses to Trump's immigration agenda. Amanda Carpenter joins Tim Miller. show notes: Protect Democracy's web site Amanda's Substack "If You Can Keep It" on Substack Take advantage of Ridge's Biggest Sale of the Year and GET UP TO 47% Off by going to https://www.Ridge.com/THEBULWARK #Ridgepod

We are in a global competition with China, and Glenn warns that if we lose this AI race, we will lose the country. China is constructing up to 40 nuclear power plants each year to power its AI farms. Are we reaching a point where it's impossible to catch up? Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts joins Glenn to discuss Project 2025, the government shutdown, and what's to come as Trump's second term continues. Virginia gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears (R) joins to discuss the dead-heat race and why she is the best fit to lead the state of Virginia. Glenn addresses the selective edits of a question he was asked at his TPUSA event regarding Israel and AIPAC. Why doesn't AIPAC register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act? Glenn did his homework and revealed what he found. Houston Chronicle investigative reporter Eric Dexheimer joins to expose how an out-of-towner is plotting the complete takeover of a county in Texas, which prompted a lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). Glenn and Stu discuss the leftist media meltdown over War Secretary Pete Hegseth's new press policy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices