WTF Just Happened Today? Day 1500

This is a newsletter I subscribe to and I share parts of it here.
I think it's a good summary of the day that is fairly well sourced.
One can subscribe here: http://wtfjht.com

Welcome to Day 1500.

Today in one sentence: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can fire dozens of CIA and intelligence officers who had worked on diversity programs; Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily allowed the Trump administration to keep foreign aid funds frozen while the Supreme Court reviews the issue; the Trump administration will cut more than 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts; the Trump administration canceled an FDA vaccine advisory meeting to determine the composition of next season’s flu shots; Trump said 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will take effect on March 4, along with an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods; U.S. jobless claims rose to 242,000 last week; and the FAA is considering canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to modernize air traffic control communications and awarding it to Elon Musk’s Starlink.

-Matt, current mood: ?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/federal-judge-rules-trump-administration-can-fire-career-intel-officer-rcna194036

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/us/politics/cia-firing-diversity.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/02/27/cia-fires-dei-officers-trenga/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/02/26/fda-cancels-vaccine-meeting-flu/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-27/trump-administration-cancels-meeting-of-fda-vaccine-advisers

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/26/fda-cancels-vaccine-advisory-meeting-for-choosing-flu-shots.html

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/health/news-fda-meeting-to-choose-flu-vaccine-composition-canceled-without-explanation/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/us/politics/fda-flu-vaccine.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-cancels-meeting-select-flu-strains-seasons-shots-rcna193931

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/02/26/doge-federal-workforce-firings-job-cuts/

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/27/us-moves-to-remove-transgender-troops-from-military-pentagon-memo-shows

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-military-trump-ban-troops-deb9e388ff588d9d25fb0d8cc58e540f

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/27/transgender-ban-us-service-members-military-pentagon/

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/27/us/trump-news/starmer-ukraine-trump?smid=url-share

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/27/president-trump-called-zelenskyy-dictator-did-i-say-that/80721840007/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/27/methane-fee-senate-vote-trump/

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/27/global-democracy-score-record-low-report

One can read the expanded version of each topic and its sources here: http://wtfjht.com