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Nov 26 Week 54: Experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around y
Nice long list in case you missed what the Trump Adm is up to.
Nov 26
Week 54: Experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you, so you’ll remember.
Amy Siskind
President & Co-founder of The New Agenda. fmr Wall Street exec. Advocate for women’s & LGBT rights, & equality. Mom. Gay. Dog lover. Jock. Nerd. I smile a lot!
Link to tweet
Nov 26
Week 54: Experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you, so you’ll remember.
November 25, 2017
This week Trump’s manufactured crises returned, as he sought to seize back the narrative and distract from the increasing instability within the regime, and developments relating to his inner-circle in the Trump-Russia probes.
Trump’s deconstructing of the executive branch continues, as agencies go unstaffed or are led by regime members who are revoking regulations and winding down staff. Kleptocracy and insider dealings continue, although Trump’s tarnished name and brand is hurting him financially on several fronts. The judicial branch seems to be the only thing holding the regime in check, though Trump has drastic changes underway there too.
On Sunday, Trump attacked the father of one of the UCLA basketball players released from prison in China, saying LaVar Ball did not appear grateful for his help, adding of the players, “I should have left them in jail.”
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Sessions’ DOJ abruptly announced it is cutting off funding for 16 halfway houses. The cuts come weeks after Sessions’ named Mark Inch to lead the federal prison system as Bureau of Prisons Director.
Trump’s FCC chair Ajit Pai said he has shared his plan and to fully dismantle the Obama-era net neutrality regulations with his fellow commissioners amid public protest, including from one of his fellow commissioners.
CBS News reported the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) under Trump is a ghost town. Staffing is down from 135 under Obama to just 45 under Trump, most of whom do not have a background in science.............................................
