In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, it’s a sort-of Hostful News Update. As the new US administration concludes its first week and its President makes sweeping changes via executive orders, listen in as the cubs discuss the drastic new direction of the country. From ICE raids to LGBTQ+ rights, the guys ponder on whether the country will come together and what more 2025 has in store.

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2025: F*Ç¢% Around and Find Out? 

We’re basically one week into the new US Administration. And headlines have been all over the place covering what has been happening. Is this the beginning of a drastic new direction for the country? And will 2025 be the year of F*Ç¢% Around and Find Out? Will the various populations of the US come together in solidarity or continue to be divided in unwavering camps of disagreeing opinions?

Examples of the ‘effects’ of the new US administration:

• US White House listing of Initial Recissions via Executive Order Dated Jan 20 2025
• AXIOS Jan 24, 2025 article – ICE Raid in Newark NJ 
• JoeMyGod Jan 2025 – California Citrus Harvest Halted As Migrant Farmworkers No Show
• We Are Casa – Know Your Rights 19 page document prep due to ICE raids
• Bay Area Reporter Jan 22 2025 article – Reporting 266K young people moved due to anti-LGBTQ laws
• AXIOS Jan 21 2025 article – Police Union Blasts Jan 6 Pardons
• Democracy Docket article – Pro Voting Groups Sue to Block Restriction of Birthright Citizenship
• Martin Niemoller Holocaust Quote

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