cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/8171943
Bear with the slightly extreme wording of the copy-paste below from Reddit - it’s actually very similar energy to the actual Executive Order if you want to read the direct source instead.
This Executive Order does the following:
❧ All federal agencies, including independent regulatory commissions, are now subject to direct White House control.
❧ Regulations cannot be issued without presidential approval.
❧ The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) can now withhold funding from independent agencies if they don’t align with White House priorities.
❧ All federal employees must follow the President’s and Attorney General’s interpretation of the law, eliminating legal independence.
❧ A White House Liaison is to be installed in every independent regulatory agency to enforce direct presidential control.
⚠️ This is the biggest executive power grab in U.S. history. ⚠️
This formally ends the concept of an “independent” regulatory agency, dismantling one of the last barriers to absolute executive power.
📍 This order effectively erases the last major restraints on executive power. 📍 The federal government no longer operates with checks and balances. 📍 Regulations and laws are now dictated solely by the President. 📍 If left unchecked, this is the moment the U.S. ceases to function as a democratic republic.
1️⃣ The President Now Controls All Regulatory Agencies
✅ The SEC, FTC, FCC, and FEC are no longer independent.
The Stock Market is now subject to White House control, enabling insider trading, favoritism, and targeting of political opponents. Antitrust laws can be selectively enforced, allowing administration-friendly monopolies to expand unchecked. Political opponents in the tech sector, media, or finance can be targeted with regulatory action while allies are protected. Elections are now influenced by direct White House oversight of the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
✅ The FDA, EPA, and consumer protection agencies are fully politicized.
Drug approvals, food safety regulations, and environmental policies can be rewritten for political or corporate interests. Climate change regulations can be erased overnight. Scientific research is now subject to White House approval before public release.
🚨 Implication: There is no longer any neutral enforcement of economic, environmental, or election laws. Everything is now dictated by political loyalty.
2️⃣ The White House Can Block Agency Budgets or Direct Funds Elsewhere
✅ The OMB can now adjust funding allocations for independent agencies.
This gives the President the power to defund agencies without needing Congress. Regulatory agencies that challenge presidential policies will be quietly strangled of resources. Agencies loyal to the President will receive full funding—even illegally. 🚨 Implication: Congress no longer controls federal spending on regulatory enforcement. The executive branch can choke out opposition agencies and reward allies.
3️⃣ The President & Attorney General Have Final Say on All Legal Interpretations ✅ All federal employees must follow White House interpretations of the law.
The Attorney General’s opinions override agency lawyers, inspectors general, and independent counsel. Agencies cannot adopt their own interpretations of legal statutes—everything must align with the President’s views. The President can rewrite federal legal interpretations overnight. 🚨 Implication: Legal consistency is gone. Agencies cannot push back against corrupt, illegal, or unconstitutional directives because the President’s interpretation is the only interpretation allowed.
4️⃣ Installing White House Liaisons in All Regulatory Agencies ✅ A “White House Liaison” will be placed in every independent agency.
This ensures constant presidential oversight of daily operations. These liaisons will report agency actions back to the White House and enforce political compliance. Agency directors will no longer have the ability to act without White House approval.
🚨 Implication: There is now a direct enforcement arm inside every regulatory body. Even agencies that resist presidential control will be internally monitored and controlled.
📍 Every regulatory body—from financial markets to environmental protections—is now politicized. 📍 Congress no longer controls federal funding—agencies must obey the White House or risk defunding. 📍 The President’s legal interpretations override all agency autonomy, eliminating independent enforcement of federal laws. 📍 The federal bureaucracy, once designed to be resistant to corruption, is now completely subject to presidential loyalty.
Joined up with some others with the same religion, we have setup a contact chain to alert each other at least 2 specific people each (with overlap) via the Signal app, only using a specified encrypted service like Signal to contact each other, there’s a few rednecks on my street so they’ve been going to a local range to practice weekly, discussed our family risk tolerance and when we gtfo/ setup a few contingencies incase any of the extract options become nonviable. Oh and working out regularly, nothing motivates you more than the nagging thought of what if I’m not fast/strong enough to protect those I love.
Yeah man, since the 2nd term, I have been so motivated to raise my physical baseline. Thanks for the feedback. Are there any essential items/supplies you feel are critical that you have acquired?
I’d say a good quality multi-tool and at least one first aid kit in a go bag. I have a “tactical” bag i got for cheap since it could be strapped to a bike/motorcycle, around my waist, or even another larger hiking pack. I would also highly recomend the Red Cross’s first aid and cpr certification course if the extent of your medical/first-aid knowledge was the chapter or two of the Health class textbook or something similar. It’s been like 5 years since I re-upped my certs, but I can’t imagine the Red Cross’s course material changing since then.
I would typically avoid those pre-built first-aid kits since they tend to have crappy quality bandaging. Examples of what I run in mine, keep in mind almost everything is in a sterile outer layer so it’s a one time use: sterile medical scissors, sterile forceps, a small bottle of sealed Isopropanol, various sizes of sterile gauze for packing wounds and bandaging, sterile self-adhereing tape, sterile iodine based wound cleaning pads, a leatherman multitool, various sizes of fabric and waterproof band-aids, and finally 2 tourniquets with a sharpie to mark the time of use. I use/have used nearly everything (except the tourniquets thank the gods) in my kit and replace what I use asap.
The things CMonster said as well. Depending on where in the country you live, having a minimum of a month(3 months is better but it can be a little daunting to not just splurge on food you think you’ll need)'s worth of non-perishables and water is just good life advice (hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards etc can and will disrupt normal operations in the food supply chain).
Stock up on canned goods and other non perishable foods. Try to have at minimum 3 months but that won’t be realistic for everyone. If you haven’t already armed yourselves do it yesterday. Practice until you are sick of practicing. Have planned places to meet in case of events. Have a community plan that does not involve cell phones if you can. Teach your community how to do these things.