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Stories to Amplify — May 9, 2025

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🧨 Trump’s Struggling Economy

  • Trump says ports running empty is a “good thing” despite mounting economic concerns from supply chain disruptions (Axios).

  • Trump boosts ‘super luxury’ Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Jaguar in new US trade deal with UK while domestic automakers struggle (USA Today).

🏛️ Trump’s Mad King Power Grab

  • Trump names Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. Attorney in Washington, raising concerns about political appointees in key legal positions (New York Times).

  • Trump officials seek to bring first white Afrikaner refugees to U.S. next week, spotlighting racial motivations in immigration policy (New York Times).

🔥 Trump Is Making Us Less Safe

  • FEMA’s acting administrator replaced just one day after congressional testimony on disaster readiness (Associated Press).

  • FAA’s leaders fleeing amid DOGE cuts even as Trump vows technology upgrades for air traffic systems (Washington Post).

  • Federal purge guts infant death prevention campaign, alarming doctors and public health experts (Washington Post).