23 January 2025, 15:27

By Simon Marks

The velocity of change here in the US is simultaneously unprecedented, dizzying and breathtaking.

On Wednesday, only Donald Trump’s second full day back in the Oval Office, his administration ordered civil servants to rat on any colleagues who might still be pursuing Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity (DEI) strategies, in contravention of the President’s orders.

He deployed 1,500 troops to the U.S. border, with a senior Marine official telling Fox News that at least 500 of them will have live ammunition in their weapons and “we are going in ready to respond if the [drug] cartels shoot at us”.

He mulled plans to welcome freed January 6 prison inmates to a ceremony at the White House that will celebrate their liberty, and doubled down on his controversial decision to free even the most violent insurrectionists who left police officers bloodied, beaten and wounded.

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Meanwhile, in Milwaukee, a TV weather forecaster lost her job after using her personal Instagram account to accuse Elon Musk of engaging in a Nazi salute at Monday’s inauguration rally.

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