Trump MELTS DOWN In Confused Tirade Over “Fake Polls” & Demands Investigations As Things Get Worse
PDS Published 04/28/2025
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Donald Trump is now deporting U.S. citizens.
Or at least, he’s deporting their mothers, allegedly giving them no choice but to bring their children with them – even if there are other family members in the U.S. willing and able to take the kids in.
And with that, the citizens in question? They’re only two, four, and seven-years-old.
Notably, one of them is reportedly suffering from a rare form of metastatic cancer, with lawyers claiming he has been sent away without medication or doctors being consulted – despite ICE knowing about his condition.
Also, one of the mothers? She’s pregnant, and she was allegedly deported without ensuring any continuity of prenatal care or medical oversight. []
That said, as of recording, the Trump administration hasn’t really responded to those allegations.
It has, however, defended itself against the accusation of deporting U.S. citizens – saying the women were unauthorized immigrants, and claiming they had taken their citizen children with them by choice.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for example, telling Meet The Press this weekend:
“Three U.S. citizens — ages 4, 7 and 2 — were not deported. Their mothers, who are illegally in this country, were deported.”
The only problem with that?
In all three cases, lawyers say the women were arrested at routine check-ins, given almost no opportunity to speak with lawyers or their family members, and then deported within three days or less. []
And so you have people like one lawyer with the National Immigration Project accusing the government of “purposefully manipulating facts” – also saying:
And adding to that, the head of the National Immigration Project called the idea that the children weren't deported "willfully misleading” –
Noting that ICE officials were "well aware…that there were legal custodians and family members who were ready and willing to care for them.” []
With another lawyer involved in the case suggesting that the mothers were “under extreme duress” and were “essentially coerced” into accepting this deportation with their children.” []
And with all that, at least one judge so far has seemed receptive to the lawyers’ arguments – notably, a conservative Trump appointee handling the case involving the two-year-old referred to in court documents as V.M.L.
Right, the government claimed that the mother requested to take her child with her to Honduras, citing a handwritten note purportedly written by the mother in Spanish.
But the judge appeared skeptical, scheduling a hearing for next month, quote, “in the interest of dispelling [the court’s] strong suspicion that the Government just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process.” []
With him also emphasizing:
“It is illegal and unconstitutional to deport, detain for deportation, or recommend deportation of a U.S. citizen.” []
And so now, we’ll have to wait and see what comes fr om that, as well as what happens with these other cases, and really, with so many others.
Right, connected to all this, ICE also reportedly deported a Cuban-born woman last week married to a U.S. citizen – separating her from her one-year-old child.
And as with the others, she was allegedly held incommunicado and flown to Cuba within just a few days.
With her lawyer claiming the woman was still breastfeeding her daughter, who suffers from seizures. []
And then, beyond that – even as data and U.S. intelligence continues to undermine Trump’s justification for the whole thing – the administration has only kept ramping up its mass deportation efforts.
Last week, for example, nearly 800 immigrants were arrested as part of a four-day operation in Florida.
And just this weekend, more than 300 law enforcement officers from at least 10 federal agencies raided an underground nightclub in Colorado – arresting more than 100 people authorities said were undocumented immigrants.
And this push to deport the numbers Trump promised, even as it’s reportedly not even close to being reached, the lack of due process is becoming more and more alarming to many.
Right, U.S. citizens have been mistakenly detained, for example, and in some instances, have received official paperwork telling them to leave the country.
It’s now also been revealed that Mahmoud Khalil (Mawk-Mood Kah-Leel — “Mawk” like “hawk”) – the pro-Palestinan activist and legal permanent resident – was detained without an arrest warrant last month.
And of course, there’s the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to El Salvador despite a court order barring his removal – with there of course being bigger questions about the legality of the other deportations there as well.
But that’s where I’ll leave it today, we’ll be following all this of course, and see what happens.
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Donald Trump does not want you to hear what I’m about to tell you.
And honestly, he almost succeeded, because relatively few outlets caught wind of this news.
So here it is: the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rose by 3.75 parts per million last year. [quote, find “3.75”]
Yeah, I know, that doesn’t sound like much, but it’s actually the largest single-year increase on record. [Image]
In fact, it’s 25% bigger than the previous record of 2.96 parts per million, which was set in 2015. [Same image]
So now, the total concentration of CO2 is about 423 parts per million, way up from the 337 measured in 1979 and the 280 estimated for the start of the industrial revolution. [quote, find “280 and “422”]
Now as for why the rate of increase seems to be growing, obviously humans are emitting more CO2 into the atmosphere,
But scientists believe there may also be another reason, namely that the Earth is soaking up less carbon than it did before.
Right, because forests, wetlands and other natural biomes absorb much of the excess carbon we produce, but as the warming climate breaks these ecosystems down, they slow down climate change less and less. [Quote, find “soak”]
So scientists are worried that last year’s events could point to a feedback loop where climate change destroys carbon sinks, releasing more carbon and speeding up climate change. [Quote same link, find “feedback”]
But you likely wouldn’t have heard this news had I not generously delivered it to you — by the way, hit that like button and subscribe —
Because the Trump administration allegedly tried to smother it.
Right, for context, every year around this time for about a decade, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has published the previous year’s CO2 concentration data.
With it prominently featuring a public report on its website, and typically sending a press release to journalists.
You know, cause this shit is important, and people oughta know about it.
But this year, instead of doing all that, NOAA just posted the data on Facebook and X. [Post]
And even then, it provided no context, just announcing the numbers without mentioning that they’re record-breaking or clarifying how big they are. [Same post]
And you’re not gonna find that context in the replies on X either, because most of them are snarky climate deniers writing stuff like, [read sarcastically] oh yeah, “is that exponential growth?” [Posts1234]
Now according to Scientific American, NOAA staff did prepare a public web story for the data this year as usual. [Quote, find “prepared”]
But a source, who naturally requested anonymity for fear of reprisal, told the outlet that officials nixed the report at the last minute. [Same quote]
And this comes after months of unmitigated chaos at the agency.
With the administration firing some 600 workers there in February, including meteorologists, hurricane hunters, storm modelers and more. [Headline]
Then, in March, judges ordered the agency to rehire many of them, but it just put them on paid administrative leave instead. [Headline]
And then, in April, the Supreme Court lifted some of the rehiring orders, so the agency fired them again. [Headline]
Meanwhile, some of those workers told NBC they had missed some salary payments during that period, and didn’t have their health insurance plans restored or receive basic paperwork. [Quote, find “restored”]
With one worker saying she underwent a 70,000-dollar surgery only to find out after the fact that she didn't have active insurance coverage. [Quote same link, find “70,000”]
As well as another worker who said he hadn’t received any formal separation paperwork from NOAA adding:
“There hasn’t been any communication about what’s happening. It’s a mess. My paycheck had health premiums taken out, but they haven’t said our benefits have been restored. It’s not at all clear what’s happening.” [Quote same link]
And one scientist who was fired from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center telling the outlet:
“I have described it as intentional chaos and weaponized incompetence.” [Quote same link]
Also, last month, NOAA announced it was ending its monthly climate briefings, where scientists explained climate and weather data to the media. [Headline]
With an agency spokesperson telling Axios:
“Due to the loss of a significant number of staff resulting from the recent release of probationary employees, the Deferred Resignation Program and employees retiring, NCEI will no longer be able to support the monthly NOAA Communications media briefing on the U.S. and global temperature and precipitation analyses and associated products.” [Quote same link]
But sources also told the outlet that the agency had trouble recruiting scientists to volunteer for the briefings because they feared angering the White House. [Quote same link, find “fear”]
And it looks like things are only gonna get worse, because a White House proposal would cut NOAA’s budget by over 27%, impacting education, grants, research and climate-related programs. [Quote, find “27”]
With it seeking to eliminate the entire Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
Meaning the lab responsible for the CO2 data we just talked about, as well as all the agency’s other research labs, would shut down.
And keep in mind, these facilities don’t just measure climate change, strictly speaking.
They also monitor the climate in a more ordinary sense, which is useful for farmers who depend on free, accurate weather and climate data.
Not to mention anyone who doesn’t want to die from storms and tornados, since the National Severe Storms Laboratory, which works to increase warning lead times, would also shut down. [Quote, find “tornado”]
Moreover, the Space Weather Prediction Center, which monitors solar activity for harmful radiation events, would move to the Department of Homeland Security, for some reason. [Quote same link, find “homeland”]
And the National Ocean Service and National Marine Fisheries Service would be defunded, with most of the latter’s functions being moved to the Interior Department’s US Fish and Wildlife Service. [Quote same link, find “interior”]
Where, according to the proposal, it “should prioritize permitting” to “unleash American energy” from activities like offshore oil drilling. [Same quote]
So in short, we’re witnessing a complete and total gutting of NOAA that could leave the public with less climate data while Trump does everything in his power to boost fossil fuel production.
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We’ve gotta talk about this 60 Minutes reporter calling out his own employer on the air yesterday.
Right, so if you missed it, last week the show’s executive producer, Bill Owens, who had worked at 60 Minutes for 26 years and CBS for 37, resigned. [Headline/image]
With him telling his colleagues in a note that it had “become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for ’60 Minutes,’ right for the audience.” [Quote same link]
with that widely taken to be a reference to Trump’s ongoing lawsuit against 60 Minutes for 20 billion dollars.
Because Owens and others in the company want it to stand up to the White House, but reports say Paramount, which owns CBS, is discussing a settlement with Trump’s lawyers. [Quote, find “settlement”]
And for context there, Trump is accusing the show of deceptively editing an interview with Kamala Harris to make her look good, something it’s denied, even publishing the full transcript.
Now this resignation was a big deal, because in the show’s 57-year lifespan, it’s only had three executive producers, and Owens was one of them.
But then, at the end of Sunday’s telecast, correspondent Scott Pelley fired a shot straight at his own employer. [Lead B roll into clip]
[Clip, 00:31 - 00:36, 00:54 - 01:01] Caption: “Bill resigned Tuesday. It was hard on him and hard on us. … But our parent company Paramount is trying to complete a merger. The Trump administration must approve it.”
With that referring to a merger between Paramount and Skydance Media that’s currently in the works.
[Clip, 01:01 - 01:15] Caption: “Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways. None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires.”
Right, reportedly Susan Zirinsky, the former President at CBS News, has been asked to review the show’s stories before they air now. [Quote, find “Susan”]
So clearly some employees interpret that as pressure not to go too hard on Trump.
Not only because of the merger and the lawsuit, but also because Trump’s FCC is investigating CBS News for the same deceptive editing allegation.
With Trump calling on the agency to impose maximum fines and punishment “for their unlawful and illegal behavior” a couple weeks back. [Quote]
Writing on Truth Social:
“Almost every week, 60 Minutes ... mentions the name ‘TRUMP’ in a derogatory and defamatory way, but this Weekend’s ‘BROADCAST’ tops them all.”
Anyway, you had Pelley finishing: [Lead B roll]
[Clip, 01:15 - 01:26] Caption: “No one here is happy about it, but in resigning, Bill proved one thing. He was the right person to lead 60 Minutes all along.”
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We have to talk about the tragedy that happened in Vancouver this weekend.
On Saturday, an SUV was driven through a Filipino community festival as it was winding down at around 8 PM, killing at least 11 and injuring dozens more.
Though authorities say some of the injuries were very serious, so the final death toll will likely rise.
As of recording, police have not released the names of the victims, but officials said that they ranged from ages 5 to 65.
Now, as far as what happened, one witness who was selling clothes at a booth told reporters that he initially saw the SUV crawling through the crowd and assumed it had been let in to help a vendor pack up, but then the car started to speed up.
With officials later saying that the SUV had entered through an enclosed area and then began plowing through the crowd before being apprehended by bystanders who called the police.
With some witnesses saying that the driver had attempted to run away, but was restrained by people in the crowd.
And yesterday, prosecutors announced that they had charged a 30-year-old man with eight counts of second-degree murder, though additional charges are expected.
Now, very notably here, police have not yet announced a motive, but authorities have said that they do not believe that this was an act of terrorism.
With the interim chief of the Vancouver Police Department saying that the driver has “a significant history of interactions with police and health care professionals related to mental health,” and adding:
“There are many unanswered questions about why this horrific crime happened, the motive of the person who did it and whether anything could have been done to prevent it.”
And while officials have said there is no active threat to Canadians, the attack has still understandably shaken the Filipino community and the country as a whole.
Especially because it took place just days before Canada’s federal elections, which are being held today.
With Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is campaigning for his Liberal Party, responding by canceling a planned rally and expressing his condolences, saying:
“Families lost a sister, a brother, a mother, a father, a son or a daughter. Those families are living every family's nightmare. I know that I join all Canadians in mourning with you.”
And that sentiment was also echoed by Pierre Poilievre (Paul-ee-ev), the conservative candidate, who said:
“Our hearts are with you today. All Canadians are united in solidarity with the Filipino community. All Canadians are united with you in mourning the loss of these treasured lives.”
But for now, we’ll just have to wait and see if more information comes out, but in the meantime, I’d really love to hear from our Canadian viewers in those comments down below.
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Vladimir Putin just announced that there will be a ceasefire in Ukraine next month — but it will only be temporary.
Right, the ceasefire will only last for three days — spanning May 8th through May 10th — to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.
With Putin saying in a statement on the Kremlin website:
“Based on humanitarian considerations, the Russian side declares a truce during the 80th anniversary of the Victory Day. For this period, all hostilities are stopped.”
And adding, “Russia believes that the Ukrainian side should follow this example. In the event of violations of the truce by the Ukrainian side, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will give an adequate and effective response.”
You also had Putin’s spokesman claiming that the temporary ceasefire “underlines our willingness to get on the path toward a peaceful resolution.”
But many pushed back against that, with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister saying in a statement on X:
“If Russia truly wants peace, it must cease fire immediately. Why wait until May 8th?”[]
And adding that Ukraine is ready for a 30-day ceasefire — a plan that has been backed by the U.S. but rejected by Putin.
And it wasn’t just Ukraine that said the temporary halt doesn’t go far enough — when asked about Putin’s announcement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitttold reporters this morning:
“The president has made it clear he wants to see a permanent ceasefire first, to stop the killing, stop the bloodshed.”
Adding that Trump is “increasingly frustrated with leaders of both countries” and continuing:
“While he remains optimistic he can strike a deal, he’s also being realistic as well… And both leaders need to come to the table to negotiate their way out of this.”
Right, and that’s really notable because this move comes mere days after Trump made a post on Truth Social last week telling Putin to “STOP” bombarding Ukraine and urging him to agree to a peace deal.[]
And, just yesterday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the administration will decide this week if it’s going to continue peace talks or shift its energy to “other issues.”
But it still remains unclear if a long-term solution will be reached anytime soon — or if this three-day one will even be honored.
Right, Putin abruptly announced a ceasefire on Easter Sunday, and Ukraine agreed to do the same, but both sides accused each other of breaking the one-day truce.
And according to Russian analysts and people close to the Kremlin, Putin seems to be convinced that he would lose negotiating power if he agrees to a ceasefire without securing certain concessions first.
But so far, Ukraine has rejected a deal put forward by the Trump administration that would be massively favorable to Russia and Ukraine has rejected.
Including, among other things, preventing Ukraine from joining NATO and having the U.S. officially recognize Russia’s claim to Crimea.
Now, that said, Trump’s envoy to Russia met with Putin this past Friday, with the Kremlin describing the conversation as “constructive.”
And while they provided very few details, they did say that the discussion touched upon the possibility of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine.
What’s more, Trump also briefly met with Ukrainian President Zelensky on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral this weekend — the first in-person meeting between the two since the Oval Office blow-out in February.
And again, we didn’t get too many details, but both Trump and Zelensky painted the interaction in a positive light.
With Zelensky telling reporters that the meeting was “really productive,” while Trump said he believed a ceasefire agreement could be on the horizon.
Though you also had Trump claiming that Zelensky might be willing to give up Crimea, which would be a massive shift for Ukraine’s negotiating position that seems fairly unlikely, at least right now.
But for now, we’ll just have to wait and see, and in the meantime, we’re going to continue to keep a close eye on this whole situation.
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A U.S. airstrike has killed at least 68 African migrants in Yemen.
That’s according to a Houthi-run television station, which further reported that another 47 migrants were injured.
Though of course, the casualty reports haven’t yet been verified by other sources.
Although, notably, you have the TV channel sharing video footage showing first responders recovering the bodies of at least a dozen men buried in the rubble of a destroyed building – (BROLL: 0:00-0:09)
With this building presumed to be a detention facility in which these migrants were reportedly being held. []
Right, because actually despite the devastation caused by more than a decade of conflict in Yemen, migrants keep arriving in the country – most planning to cross into neighbouring Saudi Arabia to find work.
In 2024, for example, more than 60,000 migrants reportedly arrived in the country – most of them from Ethiopia and Somalia. []
And now, while there aren’t any official stats, thousands are thought to be held in detention centres like the one that was destroyed.
With rights groups reporting that detainees experience grim conditions, including overcrowding, abuse, and poor sanitation. []
But that said, as far as the facility hit by a U.S. air strike?
So far, there’s been no immediate response by the Pentagon.
But notably, just a few hours before the strike, U.S. Central Command revealed that American forces had hit more than 800 targets in the country since Trump ordered the military to step up its air campaign against the Houthis last month.
With the announcement also claiming those strikes had "killed hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi leaders" –
Including senior officials overseeing missile and drone programmes, although it didn’t give any names.
Though, on the flip side, it made no mention of civilian casualties.
While Houthi officials say more than 100 civilians have been killed – not including the migrants killed today. []
And again, this is only going back to last month, though, of course, there’s a lot before that that led us to this point.
Right, if we go back to November of 2023, for example, that’s when the Houthis started targeting merchant vessels in the region with missiles, drones and small boat attacks – claiming to target only ships linked to Israel, the US or the UK.
And all in all, they've reportedly sunk two vessels, seized a third, and killed four crew members. []
And so, with all that, on March 15th, Trump ordered the military to begin a virtually non-stop air campaign against the Houthis dubbed “Operation Rough Rider” – an operation which, as we know, was discussed in at least two Signal chats.
One of which mistakenly included editor of The AtlanticJeffrey Goldberg, and the other which reportedly included Pete Hegseth’s wife, brother, and personal lawyer.
And for all we know there’s a third one we haven’t learned about yet including Joe Rogan, Kid Rock, and Hegseth’s missing sideburn.
But in any case, back to bombing the Houthis, just three weeks into the campaign, congressional officials reportedly claimed the operation had run up a billion-dollar tab while having a limited impact.
You also had the New York Times reporting that the strikes were burning through existing munitions stockpiles –
With this leading military officials to worry that the Pentagon would need to dip into stockpiles in Asia and leave the country less prepared for a potential conflict with China.
So there’s obviously moral concern about the potential loss of innocent life but there are also real questions about whether this operation is effective.
And we’ll have to wait and see if the Trump administration keeps it up, dials it back, or just something none of us expect.
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This is Valerie and she just beat all the odds and survived for nearly a year and a half in the Australian wilderness completely alone.
Right, back in November of 2023, Georgia Gardner and her boyfriend Joshua Fishlock took Georgia’s 8-pound miniature dachshund Valerie with them on a family camping trip to Kangaroo Island. []
Valerie was a gift to Georgia from her family and had spent most of her little dog life being pampered and treated like a princess.
So when she got loose and went missing during their camping trip, Georgia was distraught.
They searched and searched for days but Valerie didn’t turn up - with Georgia saying,
“We were so upset, and we felt a lot of guilt as well.” []
In the first few days after going missing, Valerie was spotted by other campers but she got spooked and ran off into the bushland.
And then weeks and months went by and there was no sign of her.
But roughly 8 months later, rescuers caught word that some locals had spotted a wandering miniature dachshund with a pink collar. []
Which left the Kangala Wildlife Rescue Directors stunned - miniature dachshunds aren’t exactly known for their survival instincts.
With one of the director saying,
“Of all dogs, that would be the last one I would say would survive out there, but they do have a really good sense of smell. That’s probably helped her in terms of finding food.” []
But catching sight of her and bringing her home are two different battles and life in the wild for months on end made Valeria wary.
Even as people tried to rescue her, she would run off at the sight of them or their vehicles.
And she evaded any rescue attempt for months longer - with Kangala Wildlife Rescue calling her “the Dachshund version of Bigfoot.” []
She survived a harsh winter, a dry summer, and the threat of predators like eagles. []
Not to mention that there are two different kinds of venomous snakes on Kangaroo Island. []
But as more and more sightings and blurry photos of Valerie rolled in and her story spread, hope rose for her rescue.
The rescue effort homed in on Valerie near the spot where she went missing and they set up a trap with food, Georgia’s clothes, some of her old toys, and her bed from home. []
And even then it took a bit to catch Valerie because while she did make an appearance at the cage, her visits were irregular and new sightings were rare.
With one of the directors of the Kangala Wildlife Rescue saying,
"We knew we only had pretty much one shot and we wanted to return her to her beautiful owners the best way possible and not cause her any more trauma or stress.” []
But finally, after 529 days in the Australian wilderness, Valerie was caught and the rescue posted news of her capture along with trail cam footage showing her chowing down and winking at the camera. [B Roll 0:00-0:05]
When the trap closed on her, the rescue said that she took it in stride - after initially running around and trying to escape, she just curled up and took a nap. []
And then the rescue director wore one of Georgia’s shirts and sat with Valerie until she became comfortable and calm enough to curl up in her lap. []
In total, the rescue volunteers reportedly spent more than 1,000 hours and traveled about 3,100 miles trying to catch Valerie. []
And now, in just a few days, Georgia and Josh will be picking her up and she can begin her transition back into the life of a pampered house pet.
With Georgia saying,
“For anyone who’s ever lost a pet, your feelings are valid and never give up hope. Sometimes good things happen to good people.” []
And for her epic tale of survival, Valerie is absolutely the DeFranco-approved BAMF of the day!
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