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You all really don’t see a problem with the government or other body FORCING you to stand for the National Anthem or Pledge? You don’t have a problem with them saying “Fuck your personal beliefs, convictions, and/or religion, you must stand.” Like, no alarms going off here?

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Trump is going to be giving Congress six months to pass something to replace DACA. Call up your congressmen and tell them to pass the DREAM Act. They whined that DACA should have been done legislatively, then this week many republicans said Trump should keep DACA in place. Well now it’s their fucking chance to do both.

I don’t want to hear a fucking word about how “troubled” they are by this decision. I don’t want to hear that there’s nothing left to be done. Take action, you fucking cowards.

Find your representatives and senators here.

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United States healthcare related updates coming soon.

(August 1st 2017)

Just because the Senate failed to pass their three healthcare bills does not mean the problems are over. Over the next couple months there will be some big choices that need to be made that could alter your coverage. Here’s what you need to know.

What Donald Trump Is Saying

“As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal. Watch!” - Trump tweet

There are many decisions that will need to be made by the Trump administration starting now until the end of the year. So far the administration HAS been making cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments every month despite threatening to stop every month. However, this month and September will be different because we’re reaching the time when people will start to sign up for 2018 coverage.

After failing to get a healthcare bill passed through the Senate, Trump started making threats that he will now stop the “bailouts,” for insurance companies. This isn’t an entirely accurate statement, what he’s doing isn’t a bailout - the CSR payments simply reimburse insurers for providing required financial assistance to low-income consumers which reduces their copays and deductibles. The money given by the government is to help make healthcare more affordable and accessible.

What This Means For 2018 Premiums and Subsidies

We might see Trump cut off these CSR payments or we might see him end the enforcement of the individual mandate. Both which will make enrollment harder for people and drive up the costs. Insurers are already talking about the possibility of bigger premium costs if Trump pulls out of the CSR payments which currently helps millions of people afford coverage. Others might boost premiums if the individual mandate isn’t enforced because it discourages healthy people from signing up meaning higher costs for them. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has already said they might end the enforcement of the individual mandate.

Trump will have to make the decision about August’s payments over the next couple weeks. Even if he does make the CSR payment for August there’s still September that is in jeopardy and these months could shape what the 2018 marketplace will look like. If these subsidies are cut we will likely see a 20% increase on premium rates.

What This Means For The 2018 Marketplace

The end of September is when insurers will make their final decisions about whether or not they want to sell plans in the Obamacare marketplace. Depending on what we see from the Trump administration over these next couple months, this could mean big changes.

Currently there are a few counties with no options in the marketplace and more with only one option - we might see this increase even more. Trump’s constant threats mean that the payments are uncertain. He might now pay the CSR payments in August and September which would definitely influence the insurer’s decisions but they might not want to jump in with this amount of uncertainty that these payments will continue.

By September 27th we will know what insurers will enroll in the marketplace and where, then in November open enrollment will begin for us. HOWEVER in that small timeframe between the 27th and November Trump could make decisions to pull out of the CSR payments. If he does this before open enrollment begins then insurers still have the opportunity to drop themselves from the marketplace.

Upcoming Bipartisan Senate Hearings

The health committee in the Senate is asking Trump to continue making the CSR payments and the GOP head of the committee is asking fellow Republicans to fund these subsidies. The health committee is also proposing that a one-year funding plan be enacted for 2018. This would keep premiums lower and ensure stability which, as I said above, is a big concern of insurers right now. According to the hearing announcement, these discussions should start the beginning of September.

As of right now, the administration is currently saying that some of these decisions will be coming any day now but some will be decided over the next couple months so keep an eye out.

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August 31st 2017 update:

Trump is starting to make good on his promise to let the Affordable Care Act AKA Obamacare “implode.”

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be making drastic cuts (90%) on advertising for the 2018 open enrollment period. (source) There will also be significant cutbacks (41%) in funding for local organizations that help consumers navigate the buying process. The time period for open enrollment will also be cut, only running from November 1st to December 15th. (source)

Less awareness about the open enrollment period, less help from community organization, who help millions sign up a year, and less time to sign up will result in fewer people signing up. Cutting Obamacare outreach, and leaving less people insured, will likely drive premiums up.

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Here’s your dose of “What the Fuck Is Going On” news (Wednesday, August 30th 2017)

Congress is looking to cut $876 million out of FEMA’s total budget of $13.9 billion budget just as they are about to work rebuilding the areas harmed by Hurricane Harvey. The money being cut is going to serve as half of the down payment for Trump’s border wall. Since Trump is threatening to shut down the government over the wall payments, cuts to FEMA are very much on the table. (source)
Trump has reversed the restrictions put in place to keep police departments from having access to military surplus equipment. The police will now have access, again, to grenade launchers and armored vehicles. Jeff Sessions announced the news which he says is “lifesaving gear,” and that “Those restrictions went too far. We will not put superficial concerns above public safety.” Note that these “superficial concerns,” happened amid the national debates over policing after Ferguson and high-profile deaths of Black men at the hands of police. (source)
The Trump administration sent a memo announcing their plan to halt a rule that would have helped advance equal pay opportunities. The rule wasn’t going to go into place until spring 2018 but companies wanted to stop the rule because it would become “enormously burdensome.” Despite making equal pay a major talking point through the Trump campaign and presidency, Ivanka Trump also backed the decision to stop the rule. (source)
The White House has quietly deleted the website’s report on sexual violence titled “Rape And Sexual Assault: Renewed Call To Action.” The report was created in 2014 by the White House Council on Women and Girls. It consisted of nonpartisan facts about sexual assault and ways the criminal justice system and colleges can improve combatting sexual violence. (source)
Betsy DeVos hired Julian Schmoke to head the unit that investigates for-profit college fraud. Interestingly enough, Schmoke is a former official for DeVry University, a for-profit college that recently agreed to a $100 million settlement for defrauding it’s students. (source)
Trump delivered a speech outlining the administration’s tax reform plan - though it was very broad and the White House actually hasn’t reached an agreement on the details yet. All he stated so far is that the plan is to simplify the tax code, make a more competitive tax code, and bring back offshore profits. He also stated that it would relieve the middle class, but early reactions say that the plan would benefit the ultra rich and businesses. (source)
Fox News has officially hired Tomi Lahren as a contributor. (source)
Despite early reports that James Mattis froze Trump’s transgender military ban, Mattis is actually doing exactly what Trump instructed him to do in a memo. Trump told the defense secretary to “determine how to address transgender individuals currently serving in the United States military.” Mattis has until February 21st to submit a plan for implementing the new policy. (source)
Trump tweeted that "talking is not the answer,” when dealing with North Korea, which was quickly contradicted by James Mattie and Rex Tillerson who are pushing for diplomatic solutions. (source)
A new law in Indiana is allowing a database comb election rolls and remove voters without any attempt to contact or inform voters. This means that many will be unable to cast a vote on Election Day because they won’t know they’ve been removed from registration. (source)
Mexico has offered aide to the U.S. in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has accepted the aide but Trump still hasn’t accepted the offer, which they made several days ago. (source)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas’s White House backed attempt to punish sanctuary cities. The law would have allowed law enforcement to ask anyone who is detained about their immigration status, even at traffic stops. This would have gone into effect on September 1st. (source)

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Here’s your dose of “What the Fuck Is Going On” news (Thursday, May 18th 2017)

It has been found that the Trump campaign has at least 18 undisclosed contact with Russian officials and others tied with the Kremlin during the election. Six of these contacts were phone calls between former national security adviser Michael Flynn and Sergei Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. The interactions are being reviewed by the FBI and congressional investigators. (source)
Roger Ailes, the founder and former chief executive of Fox News and regular sexual harasser has died. (source)
The White House issued a level-headed statement over the special counsel being appointed to head the Russian investigation. Trump took to Twitter and offered a different approach calling the move “the single greatest witch hunt of a politicians in American history.” (source) Later, at a luncheon Trump said that the special counsel “hurts the country terribly, because it shows we’re a divided, mixed-up, not-unified country.” (source)
The administration claimed that those being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would only be targeting criminals. However, records are showing that over 100 immigrants without criminal records are being arrested every day. (source)
Press secretary Sean Spicer is expected to have a more limited public role after Trump’s supposed dissatisfaction with him through his scandals. After Trump’s trips abroad, Spicer is no longer expected to do daily, on-camera briefings and deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will likely appear more often in the role. However, officials also said there will likely be less on-camera briefings in general as the administration scales back communication with the press. (source)
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn is not cooperating with the Senate Intelligence Committee, which has issued a subpoena for documents related to his interactions with Russian officials. The SIC chairman told reporters that Flynn’s lawyers haven’t turned over any documents and there’s only a day or two left for them to do so. (source)
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee is likely going to announce that he is leaving office before the end of his term. June 30th will probably be his last day. Chaffetz had already announced in April that he would not seek reelection in 2018. (source)
On Monday (May 22nd), Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is expected to offer details about the administration’s vision for a federal investment in school choice. The proposal will likely divert funding from public schools in favor and more funding towards private and religious schools. (source)
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman is currently the most likely pick to replace the recently fired FBI Director James Comey. Trump is hoping to announce his new FBI pick before he departs for his nine-day trip abroad. (source)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took the first formal step toward dismantling net neutrality rules. The commission voted 2-1 to roll back the rules that require internet service providers like Verizon and Comcast to treat all web traffic equally. This does not immediately undo the Open Internet Order, instead it kicks off a public commenting period that will last for several months. During this time you can file your thoughts with the FCC which they are supposed to take into account. (source) (masterpost on what net neutrality is and how to file a report)
A new bill in Iowa that defunded abortion providers is now causing 4 clinics out of 12 to close. This will affect the clinics in the Quad Cities, Burlington, Keokuk and Sioux City and 14,600 patients will now be left without family planning clinics. (source)
Trump gave formal notice that he will be renegotiating NAFTA, the free trade deal between the US, Canada and Mexico. A letter was sent to Congress that now triggers a 90-day consultation period among the administration, Congress and business. This means that negotiations can begin by August. (source)
And here’s a new story about how Trump supporters are ignoring scandals.

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Here’s your dose of “What the Fuck Is Going On” news (Wednesday, May 17th 2017)

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been appointed to oversee the investigation of Russian interference with the election. Trump says that the probe will find no collusion between his campaign and foreign countries and called the investigation a “taxpayer funded charade.” (source)
An audio recording has been obtained by the media that shows House Majority Leader, Republican Kevin McCarthy, talking about Trump being paid by Russian President Vladimir Putin. McCarthy says in the tape that he thinks that Putin pays Trump and said he “swears to God,” after some lawmakers laughed at the statement. Paul Ryan is also a part of this conversation and instructs those in the conversation to keep everything being said private. (transcript of the audio) (source)
Republicans and democrats in both the House and Senate want Comey to testify about his interactions with Trump and whether Trump tried to obstruct the probe into Michael Flynn. (source)
Trump gave a speech to Coast Guard cadets graduating where he went on to tell them that “life is not always fair.” He then went on to whine about how he gets treated and that no politician in history has been treated as unfairly and bad as he is by people and the media. (source)
Sheriff David Clarke has accepted a job at the Department of Homeland Security. Clarke is well known for being a Fox News contributor, Trump fan, and for openly calling for the illegal patrolling of Muslim neighborhoods. He’s also currently in hot water for deaths that have occurred in his jail - including a baby and a man that that deliberately kept dehydrated for days until he died. Clarke has also made comments like “Let me tell you why blacks sell drugs and involve themselves in criminal behavior instead of a more socially acceptable lifestyle — because they’re uneducated, they’re lazy, and they’re morally bankrupt.” (source)
Budget documents regarding education show that the administration is planning on major cuts to public school programs and seeks to expand private and religious schools. Funding for college work-study programs would be cut in half, public-service loan forgiveness would end, and hundreds of millions of dollars that public schools use for mental health, advanced coursework and other services would be gone. (source)
Current and former U.S. officials are saying that the life of a spy inside ISIS is at risk after Trump disclosed classified information in a meeting with Russian officials last week. The spy is from Israel and the intelligence was shared with the U.S. on the condition that it remain confidential. (source)
Rep. Robert Fisher, aka the lawmaker that was found to be the creator of the violently misogynistic reddit forum The Red Pill, has resigned. On the forum he frequently talked about the need to oppress women and take away their autonomy, he also defended rape and statutory rape. (source)
Chelsea Manning has finally been released from prison after serving seven years, a large portion that was in solitary. Manning would have served 35 years but her sentence was commuted before Obama left office. She says that she will continue to fight to have her sentence overturned entirely. (source) (Chelsea’s welcome home gofundme)
Russian LGBTQ rights groups have been trying to help those being persecuted in Chechnya escape. A spokesperson for the Russia LGBT Network told the media that they are having trouble securing them visa to flee and that the U.S. has also denied their requests. “We were informed that the U.S. is not going to issue visas for people from Chechnya.” The State Department issued a statement saying that they are still concerned about the situation in Chechnya but cannot comment if visa are being denied. (source)

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Trump admin knew Flynn was under investigation for dodgy shit with foreign ~~bribes~~ payments weeks before the inauguration

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Here’s your dose of “What the Fuck Is Going On” news (Wednesday, May 17th 2017)

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been appointed to oversee the investigation of Russian interference with the election. Trump says that the probe will find no collusion between his campaign and foreign countries and called the investigation a “taxpayer funded charade.” (source)
An audio recording has been obtained by the media that shows House Majority Leader, Republican Kevin McCarthy, talking about Trump being paid by Russian President Vladimir Putin. McCarthy says in the tape that he thinks that Putin pays Trump and said he “swears to God,” after some lawmakers laughed at the statement. Paul Ryan is also a part of this conversation and instructs those in the conversation to keep everything being said private. (transcript of the audio) (source)
Republicans and democrats in both the House and Senate want Comey to testify about his interactions with Trump and whether Trump tried to obstruct the probe into Michael Flynn. (source)
Trump gave a speech to Coast Guard cadets graduating where he went on to tell them that “life is not always fair.” He then went on to whine about how he gets treated and that no politician in history has been treated as unfairly and bad as he is by people and the media. (source)
Sheriff David Clarke has accepted a job at the Department of Homeland Security. Clarke is well known for being a Fox News contributor, Trump fan, and for openly calling for the illegal patrolling of Muslim neighborhoods. He’s also currently in hot water for deaths that have occurred in his jail - including a baby and a man that that deliberately kept dehydrated for days until he died. Clarke has also made comments like “Let me tell you why blacks sell drugs and involve themselves in criminal behavior instead of a more socially acceptable lifestyle — because they’re uneducated, they’re lazy, and they’re morally bankrupt.” (source)
Budget documents regarding education show that the administration is planning on major cuts to public school programs and seeks to expand private and religious schools. Funding for college work-study programs would be cut in half, public-service loan forgiveness would end, and hundreds of millions of dollars that public schools use for mental health, advanced coursework and other services would be gone. (source)
Current and former U.S. officials are saying that the life of a spy inside ISIS is at risk after Trump disclosed classified information in a meeting with Russian officials last week. The spy is from Israel and the intelligence was shared with the U.S. on the condition that it remain confidential. (source)
Rep. Robert Fisher, aka the lawmaker that was found to be the creator of the violently misogynistic reddit forum The Red Pill, has resigned. On the forum he frequently talked about the need to oppress women and take away their autonomy, he also defended rape and statutory rape. (source)
Chelsea Manning has finally been released from prison after serving seven years, a large portion that was in solitary. Manning would have served 35 years but her sentence was commuted before Obama left office. She says that she will continue to fight to have her sentence overturned entirely. (source) (Chelsea’s welcome home gofundme)
Russian LGBTQ rights groups have been trying to help those being persecuted in Chechnya escape. A spokesperson for the Russia LGBT Network told the media that they are having trouble securing them visa to flee and that the U.S. has also denied their requests. “We were informed that the U.S. is not going to issue visas for people from Chechnya.” The State Department issued a statement saying that they are still concerned about the situation in Chechnya but cannot comment if visa are being denied. (source)

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Trump admin knew Flynn was under investigation for dodgy shit with foreign ~~bribes~~ payments weeks before the inauguration

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Here’s your dose of “What the Fuck Is Going On” news (Wednesday, May 17th 2017)

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been appointed to oversee the investigation of Russian interference with the election. Trump says that the probe will find no collusion between his campaign and foreign countries and called the investigation a “taxpayer funded charade.” (source)
An audio recording has been obtained by the media that shows House Majority Leader, Republican Kevin McCarthy, talking about Trump being paid by Russian President Vladimir Putin. McCarthy says in the tape that he thinks that Putin pays Trump and said he “swears to God,” after some lawmakers laughed at the statement. Paul Ryan is also a part of this conversation and instructs those in the conversation to keep everything being said private. (transcript of the audio) (source)
Republicans and democrats in both the House and Senate want Comey to testify about his interactions with Trump and whether Trump tried to obstruct the probe into Michael Flynn. (source)
Trump gave a speech to Coast Guard cadets graduating where he went on to tell them that “life is not always fair.” He then went on to whine about how he gets treated and that no politician in history has been treated as unfairly and bad as he is by people and the media. (source)
Sheriff David Clarke has accepted a job at the Department of Homeland Security. Clarke is well known for being a Fox News contributor, Trump fan, and for openly calling for the illegal patrolling of Muslim neighborhoods. He’s also currently in hot water for deaths that have occurred in his jail - including a baby and a man that that deliberately kept dehydrated for days until he died. Clarke has also made comments like “Let me tell you why blacks sell drugs and involve themselves in criminal behavior instead of a more socially acceptable lifestyle — because they’re uneducated, they’re lazy, and they’re morally bankrupt.” (source)
Budget documents regarding education show that the administration is planning on major cuts to public school programs and seeks to expand private and religious schools. Funding for college work-study programs would be cut in half, public-service loan forgiveness would end, and hundreds of millions of dollars that public schools use for mental health, advanced coursework and other services would be gone. (source)
Current and former U.S. officials are saying that the life of a spy inside ISIS is at risk after Trump disclosed classified information in a meeting with Russian officials last week. The spy is from Israel and the intelligence was shared with the U.S. on the condition that it remain confidential. (source)
Rep. Robert Fisher, aka the lawmaker that was found to be the creator of the violently misogynistic reddit forum The Red Pill, has resigned. On the forum he frequently talked about the need to oppress women and take away their autonomy, he also defended rape and statutory rape. (source)
Chelsea Manning has finally been released from prison after serving seven years, a large portion that was in solitary. Manning would have served 35 years but her sentence was commuted before Obama left office. She says that she will continue to fight to have her sentence overturned entirely. (source) (Chelsea’s welcome home gofundme)
Russian LGBTQ rights groups have been trying to help those being persecuted in Chechnya escape. A spokesperson for the Russia LGBT Network told the media that they are having trouble securing them visa to flee and that the U.S. has also denied their requests. “We were informed that the U.S. is not going to issue visas for people from Chechnya.” The State Department issued a statement saying that they are still concerned about the situation in Chechnya but cannot comment if visa are being denied. (source)

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Some have asked me to make a post regarding gay men being rounded up in Chechnya. Now, let me just clarify that details are very slim because the government is denying this (obviously) and there are a lot of posts on tumblr with misinformation. So I’ll do as best I can here:

An independent Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, and human rights activists have been providing this information. “In Chechnya, the command was given for a ‘prophylactic sweep’ and it went as far as real murders,” the Novaya Gazeta reported.
According to the newspaper, dozens of men between the ages of 16 and 50 have mysteriously disappeared off the streets. Reports say that authorities aided in these roundups by posing as men looking for dates online. They also say that some of these men are well known religious leaders and/or popular faces on local television.
The Russian LGBT Network has set up a hotline for those seeking help and evacuation from the region. They told the media that they have received reports of what’s been happening in these prisons. “Gay people have been detained and rounded up and we are working to evacuate people from the camps and some have now left the region. Those who have escaped said they are detained in the same room and people are kept altogether, around 30 or 40. They are tortured with electric currents and heavily beaten, sometimes to death,” Svetlana Zakharova from the Russian LGBT network said.
A spokesman for Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya’s leader, is claiming that the reports are “absolute lies and disinformation,” and said that “You cannot detain and persecute people who simply do not exist in the republic. If there were such people in Chechnya, the law-enforcement organs wouldn’t need to have anything to do with them because their relatives would send them somewhere from which there is no returning.” They are even claiming that these reports were nothing more than an April Fools joke because the Novaya Gazeta article was published on April 1st. The Kremlin is also denying any knowledge of these reports.
The Human Rights Watch in Moscow told the media that they’ve gained information regarding these attacks that include torture, humiliation, and at least three reports of murder.
Note that it’s very difficult to get much information on this because almost no independent journalists or rights activists are able to work in the region due to restrictions. A journalist from the Novaya Gazeta has spoken out against Kadyrov before and was murdered only days later.
A Chechen activist who claims to work on human rights in the republic (and works on Kadyrov’s human rights council) has denied the claims. She told a Russian radio station “In our Chechen society, any person who respects our traditions and culture will hunt down this kind of person without any help from authorities, and do everything to make sure that this kind of person does not exist in our society.”
Novaya Gazeta said they have been able to confirm their information with an “unprecedented large number of sources in the Interior Ministry of the Chechen Republic, in the administration of the head of the republic, the FSB Department for Chechnya, the Chechen prosecutor’s office finally local LGBT activists.” They are also saying that a former military headquarters is the site of the camp.

source. source. source. souce. source. and here’s the original Novaya Gazeta article. It is in Russian but it may be of interest to you if you can read it or your computer translates.

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Adding some info I should have initially included:

The Russian LGBT Network is the group that has set up a hotline and offered to get LGBT people out of the region. I don’t know much of their specifics like I would on organizations here in America but they do provide information on their website to what they do. They also have the option to view their website in English and take the American dollar and the pound on their donations page.

As far as I can see there is no way to support the independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, that broke this news. However, you can follow Tanya Lokshina, who is the Russia program director and a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch based in Moscow. She has also been working to get this news exposed and their Moscow-based Human Rights Watch is has been one of the groups to confirm reports and talk to sources. You can donate to Human Rights Watch, however I don’t think you can specify where this money goes country-wise.

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April 14th 2017 update: A man who was released back to his family has given more information on the experiences in these camps. Note that the article might be extremely triggering for some. Also note that the names in the article have been changed, and identifying details have been removed to protect the man, who has now fled the region and his family.

(Click here to read the article)

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Updates as of April 28th 2017:

The same investigative newspaper that broke the story reports four more concentration camp-like prisons have been found, bringing the total to six. (source)
Foreign Office officials monitoring the situation there have confirmed reports that the head of the Chechen republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has said he wants the LGBT+ community ‘eliminated’ by the end of May. (source)
A journalists who revealed this news initially have gone into hiding after numerous threats. The newspaper continues to face dangerous backlash. (source) (source)
Human Rights Watch is urging foreign leaders to speak out. So far they’ve been silent on the issue, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken out and said that he believes Ramzan Kadyrov when he says there is nothing to worry about and that the Kremlin doesn’t recognise the allegations of a ‘surge’ against the LGBT+ community. (source)

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Updates as of Wednesday, May 17th 2017:

LGBTQ rights groups in Russia are trying to help people escape from this persecution but securing visas is proving to be difficult. The United States has denied their requests, according to the spokesperson for the Russia LGBT Network, Svetlana Zakharova. Zakharova told the media that “we were informed that the U.S. is not going to issue visas for people from Chechnya.”

Later today, an official for the State Department reached out in regards to these reports. They said that the U.S. government “continues to be concerned about the situation in the Republic of Chechnya” and that the department is “deeply disturbed by public statements from Chechen authorities that condone and incite violence against LGBTI persons.” However they couldn’t confirm whether or not they denied the visas because the “records are confidential under U.S. law, we are unable to discuss individual cases.”

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Here’s your dose of “What the Fuck Is Going On” news (May 1st 2017 - May 2nd 2017)

Congress came to a bipartisan agreement on a spending bill and avoided the government shutdown. While both parties largely called this a win, Trump expressed his anger over Twitter and said that we need “a good [government] shutdown."Complaining about the congressional negotiating process, Trump suggested we make changes to end bipartisanship. His options were to either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or outright change the rules to give Republicans more power by only requiring 51% in votes. This is similar to the "nuclear option,” that was deployed during Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination. (source)
After White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus talked about the administration’s desire to change libel laws to make it easier to go after reporters, press secretary Sean Spicer confirmed those claims. Spicer said that this is “something that is being looked into.” (source)
The administration was reportedly discontinuing the Let Girls Learn programs, which was created to help educate adolescent girls in developing countries. The State Department denies the report. (source)
Trump’s agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue did confirm that he is going to roll back Michelle Obama’s healthy eating initiative for schools. While not completely eliminating the program, Perdue announced the guidelines regarding nutrition requirements for schools’ meal programs would be relaxed. (source)
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross commented on the U.S. strikes in Syria calling it “after-dinner entertainment” for him at Mar-a-Lago. “Just as dessert was being served, the president explained to Mr. Xi he had something he wanted to tell him, which was the launching of 59 missiles into Syria. It was in lieu of after-dinner entertainment. The thing was, it didn’t cost the president anything to have that entertainment.” (source)
Trump announced that he in considering raising the gas tax, something that hasn’t been done in over two decades. According to him, the tax will help pay for infrastructure. (source)
Trump abruptly ended an interview with Face the Nation when the host, John Dickerson, asked about the Obama wiretap claims. When asked about the claims, Trump complained that people weren’t talking about the issue - so Dickerson pressed him further and asked for his opinion. Refusing to answer the questions, Trump ended the interview. (source)
For some reason, Trump was talking about Andrew Jackson and the Civil War. According to Trump, Jackson was angered at the Civil War (despite being dead) because he had a big heart (despite being a genocidal, slave-owning racist) and that we don’t know why there was a Civil War (despite the fact that we do). (source)
House Republicans are having difficulty with their new Obamacare replacement plan. The revised bill has been altered to appease the Freedom Caucus making moderate republicans turned against the bill. About 20 republicans currently oppose the new plan and they can only lose 22 votes to still pass the bill. (source)
While discussing his health care bill, Trump showed that he has no idea what’s actually in his proposed bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. He told the interviewer that those with preexisting conditions will be protected, however this is completely false under the new amendments to the plan. Trump make other comments in the interview about deductibles and insurance sales across state lines both which were false. At one point the interviewer even told Trump one of his plans wasn’t in the bill and Trump responded “Of course, it’s in.” (source)
Anti-abortion activist, Teresa Manning, has been put in charge of the Title X program, which provides family planning funding for poor Americans or those without health insurance. Manning’s appointment marks the second anti-abortion person to join the administration this past week. Charmaine Yoest, former president of Americans United for Life, was just picked by Trump four days ago to serve as the department’s assistant secretary of public affairs. (source)
Rep. Mo Brooks, discussed the GOP health care plan to repeal Obamacare where he implied that those with pre-existing conditions are not living the “right way.” Brooks stated, “My understanding is that [the new proposal] will allow insurance companies to require people who have higher health care costs to contribute more to the insurance pool. That helps offset all these costs, thereby reducing the cost to those people who lead good lives, they’re healthy, they’ve done the things to keep their bodies healthy. And right now, those are the people - who’ve done things the right way - that are seeing their costs skyrocketing.” (source)
Jared Kushner failed to disclose that he is currently a part-owner of a real-estate finance startup and has a number of loans (reaching $1 billion) from banks on properties he co-owns giving him ties with Goldman Sachs, George Soros and Peter Thiel. (source)
Trump pushed back against reports that Steve Bannon is leaving the White House or being fired. He said that Bannon was a “very decent guy” who is getting a “bad rap.” (source)
Trump is expected to sign a religious liberty executive order later this week. While the language of the order has not been finalized, it’s shown that it will give businesses and individuals the ability to claim broad religious objections. Mike Pence has been the person working on the language and writing that goes into the document and he’s been reportedly putting pressure on Trump to sign the order. The signing might happen on Thursday which is the National Day of Prayer. (source)
During Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearings earlier this year, an activist was arrested after she laughed. After a senator claimed Sessions has a history of “treating all Americans equally under the law is clear and well-documented,” Desiree Fairooz laughed. Fairooz says she laughed because Sessions actually has the opposite history and has opposed equal rights. Now, federal prosecutors are pushing forward with a case against Fairooz and are saying that “the laugh amounted to willful ‘disorderly and disruptive conduct’ intended to ‘impede, disrupt, and disturb the orderly conduct’ of congressional proceedings.” If convicted, Fairooz could face up to six months in prison. (source)

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Here’s your dose of “What the Fuck Is Going On” news (Weekend Edition: April 14th 2017 - April 16th 2017)

The White House announced they will no longer release the records of its visitors raising concerns over transparency in the Trump administration. The administration is saying that it’s to protect national security however, the National Security Archive said that that’s a blatant lie and said that Obama shared the logs of nearly 6 million visitors and never faced national security ramifications. Eventually the Presidential Records act will force the information to be available but not until 5 years after Trump leaves office. (source)
Thanks to Trump’s travel bans and increased vetting for foreign travelers, the US tourism industry expects 4.3 million fewer visitors and lose $7.4 billion in revenue. Demand for flights to the United States has fallen in nearly every country. Next year, the fallout is expected to be even larger, with 6.3 million fewer tourists and $10.8 billion in losses. (source)
Betsy DeVos has picked a woman named Candice Jackson to head the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Back while Jackson was in college she tried and failed to enter a program to help minority students with school problems and spoke out against the “discrimination” she received for being white. She’s also denounced feminism and race-based preferences and worked with and praised an economist’s book who has denounced the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (source)
After a two-month review, the administration has decided their strategy for North Korea will be “maximum pressure and engagement.” They are currently weighing a range of ideas from military options to overthrowing Kim Jong-Un, or even just accepting North Korea as a nuclear state. (source) This weekend, Pence went to visit South Korea amid North Korea tensions. (source)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was asked about the supposed pushback from Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump on certain issues in the White House. Sessions said that the couple has not expressed any pushback against him or Bannon and what they’ve advocated. Sessions also praised Bannon and said he was an “admirer” of him. (source)
Trump’s EPA chief is calling for an “exit” from the Paris Climate Change Agreement. “Paris is something that we need to really look at closely. It’s something we need to exit in my opinion,” said Pruitt. Trump has repeatedly promised to “cancel” the Paris Climate Change Agreement during his campaign. (source)
Afghan officials are saying that at least 94 ISIS fighters were this week from the GBU-43/B aka the “mother of all bombs,” the U.S. dropped this past week. The US military previously estimated ISIS had 600 to 800 active fighters in the area but it was unclear if they expected to hit this many people. As of now, there are no reports of non-ISIS affiliated people killed in the strike. (source)
Trump is planning on visiting the United Kingdom later this year and London is reporting that he has insisted on a ride in the Queen’s gold-plated carriage. It’s not completely unusual however some, like Obama, have chose to use their own vehicles during the visit. (source)
Trump’s lawyers argued in a federal court filing that Trump cannot be sued for inciting his supporters to hurt protesters because, as the president, he is immune from civil lawsuits. “Mr. Trump is immune from suit because he is President of the United States,” the lawyers wrote in the filing. The lawyers previously tried to get the suit thrown out on grounds of First Amendment rights but the judge rejected the request. (source)
Trump’s reelection campaign has already raised $13.2 million, and the Republican National Committee says they’ve already raised $41.3 million. Nearly 80 percent of the cash raised by the three committees, Donald J. Trump for President, Trump Victory, and Trump Make America Great Again Committee, came from small donors. (source)
According to campaign finance filings, Trump has already spent $500,000 of those re-election funds on his own businesses. (source)
Reports show that arrests of undocumented immigrants with no criminal records more than doubled since Trump took office. In areas like New York, Boston, Atlanta, and Philadelphia the numbers are even higher showing the number has tripled or worse, for example Philadelphia officers have arrested six times as many immigrants without criminal records as they did the previous year. (source)
Trump is continuing to populate the White House and federal agencies with former lobbyists, lawyers and consultants who are helping to craft new policies for the industries in which they recently earned a paycheck. This is causing a spike in conflicts of interest arising across the executive branch. There are already some appointments that may have led to violations but it’s becoming harder to evaluate because the administration is secretly issuing waivers to the rules. (source)
On the morning of Easter Sunday, Trump tweeted about those who protested against him yesterday. He did this in a series of tweets that were riddled with lies. For one, he started by saying “I did what was an almost an impossible thing to do for a Republican-easily won the Electoral College!” a comment that is easily disproven and historically inaccurate. Then he said “Now Tax Returns are brought up again? Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies yesterday. The election is over!” Trump attempted to downplay the amount of protesters by calling them “small” and then put out the disproven claim that anti-Trump protesters are paid. (source)
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is ordering a study of the U.S. electric grid. This will examine whether policies that favor wind and solar energy are accelerating the retirement of coal and nuclear plants. The review will last 60 days. (source)

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Some have asked me to make a post regarding gay men being rounded up in Chechnya. Now, let me just clarify that details are very slim because the government is denying this (obviously) and there are a lot of posts on tumblr with misinformation. So I’ll do as best I can here:

An independent Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, and human rights activists have been providing this information. “In Chechnya, the command was given for a ‘prophylactic sweep’ and it went as far as real murders,” the Novaya Gazeta reported.
According to the newspaper, dozens of men between the ages of 16 and 50 have mysteriously disappeared off the streets. Reports say that authorities aided in these roundups by posing as men looking for dates online. They also say that some of these men are well known religious leaders and/or popular faces on local television.
The Russian LGBT Network has set up a hotline for those seeking help and evacuation from the region. They told the media that they have received reports of what’s been happening in these prisons. “Gay people have been detained and rounded up and we are working to evacuate people from the camps and some have now left the region. Those who have escaped said they are detained in the same room and people are kept altogether, around 30 or 40. They are tortured with electric currents and heavily beaten, sometimes to death,” Svetlana Zakharova from the Russian LGBT network said.
A spokesman for Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya’s leader, is claiming that the reports are “absolute lies and disinformation,” and said that “You cannot detain and persecute people who simply do not exist in the republic. If there were such people in Chechnya, the law-enforcement organs wouldn’t need to have anything to do with them because their relatives would send them somewhere from which there is no returning.” They are even claiming that these reports were nothing more than an April Fools joke because the Novaya Gazeta article was published on April 1st. The Kremlin is also denying any knowledge of these reports.
The Human Rights Watch in Moscow told the media that they’ve gained information regarding these attacks that include torture, humiliation, and at least three reports of murder.
Note that it’s very difficult to get much information on this because almost no independent journalists or rights activists are able to work in the region due to restrictions. A journalist from the Novaya Gazeta has spoken out against Kadyrov before and was murdered only days later.
A Chechen activist who claims to work on human rights in the republic (and works on Kadyrov’s human rights council) has denied the claims. She told a Russian radio station “In our Chechen society, any person who respects our traditions and culture will hunt down this kind of person without any help from authorities, and do everything to make sure that this kind of person does not exist in our society.”
Novaya Gazeta said they have been able to confirm their information with an “unprecedented large number of sources in the Interior Ministry of the Chechen Republic, in the administration of the head of the republic, the FSB Department for Chechnya, the Chechen prosecutor’s office finally local LGBT activists.” They are also saying that a former military headquarters is the site of the camp.

source. source. source. souce. source. and here’s the original Novaya Gazeta article. It is in Russian but it may be of interest to you if you can read it or your computer translates.

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Adding some info I should have initially included:

The Russian LGBT Network is the group that has set up a hotline and offered to get LGBT people out of the region. I don’t know much of their specifics like I would on organizations here in America but they do provide information on their website to what they do. They also have the option to view their website in English and take the American dollar and the pound on their donations page.

As far as I can see there is no way to support the independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, that broke this news. However, you can follow Tanya Lokshina, who is the Russia program director and a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch based in Moscow. She has also been working to get this news exposed and their Moscow-based Human Rights Watch is has been one of the groups to confirm reports and talk to sources. You can donate to Human Rights Watch, however I don’t think you can specify where this money goes country-wise.

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April 14th 2017 update: A man who was released back to his family has given more information on the experiences in these camps. Note that the article might be extremely triggering for some. Also note that the names in the article have been changed, and identifying details have been removed to protect the man, who has now fled the region and his family.

(Click here to read the article)

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Here’s your dose of “What the Fuck Is Going On” news (Extended Edition: 3/25/2017 - 3/28/2017)

Note: I haven’t been able to post these past few days so this one will be a different than normal, there’s tons of news and this post would be huge if it was like my usual ones.

Healthcare

Russia Probe

Jared Kusher is going to be questioned about possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. Meanwhile Trump is saying that the Russian probe is a “hoax.”
People are demanding that Rep. Devin Nunes recuse himself from the Russian probe, however Nunes has announced he will not be recusing himself.
The Trump admin. tried to prevent former A.G. Sally Yates from testifying to Congress about Trump and Russia.
In a paid ad, Oleg Deripaska claimed that his work his Paul Manafort did not attempt to benefit Putin’s government.

Signed Measures/Future Legislation

Congress and Administration

Before he met Trump, Steve Bannon previously tried to encourage Jeff Sessions to run for president. Bannon knew Sessions would have lost, but he would have succeeded in pushing their nationalist agenda.
The initial committee votes on Neil Gorsuch are being delayed by a week.
Sonny Perdue is awaiting a vote to be confirmed as the head of the Department of Agriculture, Jeffrey Rosen will start his hearing to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Adm. Mathias Winter has been nominated to be the new head of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, and Makan Delrahim is expected to be nominated as the head of the DOJ antitrust division.
Hearings will be held to examine how small businesses shape regulations, how to boost the country’s competitiveness, to evaluate the Paperwork Reduction Act, and to discuss the U.S-Mexico relationship.
Jared Kushner will lead a new White House office aimed at reforming the government through private sector solutions.
EPA chief Scott Pruitt said the Paris climate agreement is a “bad deal.”

Immigration

The White House is requesting a billion dollars to fund 62 MILES of the border wall, however, funding requests are likely to be put on hold.
12 state attorneys general are siding with Trump regarding the travel ban freeze.
AG Jeff Sessions has ordered a crackdown on sanctuary cities, he also announced cities that don’t comply will be punished via funding.
I.C.E. shot a man in a raid and then admitted they targeted the wrong man.

Local Government

Palm Beach County is now telling Trump he will need to start providing reimbursements for his frequent Mar-a-Lago trips.
North Carolina’s bathroom bill will cost the state more than $3.76 billion over the next dozen years.
New York’s Gov. Cuomo plans to cut visitation at 17 of the state’s maximum security prisons.
Maryland lawmakers voted to ban fracking in the state.

Fox News and Other Media

Other

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Here’s your dose of “What the Fuck Is Going On” news (Extended edition: March 20th 2017 - March 21st 2017)

The FBI confirmed that they are investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, including “investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government, and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia’s efforts.” (source) The FBI also gave testimony to the House Intelligence Committee saying that there was no evidence of wiretapping at Trump Tower during the election. (source)
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch started his confirmation hearings yesterday. You can view what happened yesterday, including his opening statement here and read the live updates from today here.
The White House has reportedly planted politically appointed aides in government agencies to monitor President Trump’s Cabinet secretaries’ loyalty. These appointees are to ensure that the agency’s leadership implements the Trump’s agenda. Both small and large agencies were appointed these observers. (source)
Kentucky governor Matt Belvin signed a bill that allows discrimination against LGBT+ students. The law allows student organizations in public schools and colleges to deny LGBT+ people from joining. The bill passed the Senate and the House easily with bipartisan support - only 3 senators and 8 House members voted against the bill. (source)
The U.S. and British governments are barring passengers on international flights from bringing laptops, tablets, electronic games and other devices on board in carry-on bags. The British security rules will apply to flights from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. U.S. security rules will apply to Jordan, Kuwait, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. (source)
An attorney in Denver City, Kristin Bronson, told NPR that 4 women in her city have dropped their domestic abuse cases due to fear of deportation. A video showed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents waiting outside a Denver courthouse to make arrests which led to fear in the local community. An ICE spokesperson admitted that their agents are arresting people at courthouses. (source)
Ivanka Trump is getting an office in the White House however her attorney says she will not have an official position in the White House or get a salary. Apparently she will serve as her father’s "eyes and ears” and offer “candid advice and counsel.” (source)
Conservative host, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from her talk show on The Blaze for at least a week. This comes after she made some pro-choice statements on The View on Friday. “You know what? I’m for limited government, so stay out of my guns, and you can stay out of my body as well,” she said. There are also some reports saying that her show might be cut after all this. (source)
Yesterday the White House was supposed to release an executive order related to federal climate change policies and begin the process of ending several climate initiatives. However, the White House has pushed back this signing, they have not said when the new order might come out. (source)
The Pentagon is investigating whether an airstrike conducted last week killed civilians in Syria. This comes after the Pentagon initially rejected that a mosque was hit and civilians were killed, even though numerous reports showed bodies and rubble. (source)
White House press secretary Sean Spicer defended Trump’s frequent golf trips arguing that it’s different when Trump does it. Spicer claims that Trump is using it as an opportunity to “foster deeper relationships,” and that “Just because he heads there doesn’t mean that he’s golfing.“ Trump has already gone on 10 golf trips since becoming president, despite claiming he would never do so. (source)
The Trump administration is now attempting to shame sanctuary cities by listing a weekly report of those who are not cooperating with requests to detain undocumented immigrants. The “Weekly Declined Detainer Outcome Report” lists the cities and jurisdictions that “do not comply with detainers on a routine basis” or “have a policy of noncooperation.” (source)
While talking about “inner cities” at a rally, Trump went on a rant against Colin Kaepernick stating “I’m sure nobody ever heard of him.” He then went on to take credit for Kaepernick not getting signed to a new team yet. As a response, Kaepernick donated $50,000 to Meals on Wheels which is at risk of losing federal funding thanks to Trump’s proposed budget plan. (source)
Trump spoke with republicans about the upcoming health care vote telling them that they need to side with him or lose their seats in 2018. “This Thursday we have a chance to repeal and replace Obamacare, and this time you’ve actually got someone who will sign the bill,” Trump also told them. Note that polls have shown very little support of the GOP health care plan. (source)
Fox News analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano is being kept off the air indefinitely after he made unverified claims that British intelligence wiretapped Trump Tower for Obama. These comments blew up after Trump repeated the claims to the press. When Trump got criticized for the comments he told the press it wasn’t his fault because he was just quoting what Napolitano said and to take it up with him. (source)
Trump surrogate Jeffrey Lord told the media that Trump did not lie when he alleged Trump Tower was wiretapped during the election. Lord claims that Trump did not mean the claim literally and was speaking “Americanese.” I don’t even know… (source)
A member of Parliament in Ukraine released documents that show Trump’s former campaign leader Paul Manafort took money from a pro-Russia party and then took steps to hide the payments. The documents show that Manafort paid himself $750,000 out of the party’s slush fund by forging invoices in a ledger to Belize. (source) (source)
And now your daily reminder that: Flint, Michigan still doesn’t have clean water. Standing Rock still needs your support. The American infrastructure report card still averages poorly with the rating of a “D+”

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Mod H announcement:

I’m the mod who does the “What the Fuck Is Going On” news roundups and tries my best to post about news-related stuff. (You’ll usually see my name in the tags.) Anyways, I’m going to continue doing these posts either way but if you’d like to support all the effort and research and time I put into these posts then here’s the link to my patreon. Maybe I’ll even expand these posts to other forms of social media some day.

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Here’s your dose of “What the Fuck Is Going On” news (March 8, 2017 - March 9, 2017)

Propublica has gathered the most extensive list of Trump officials that have been installed across the government. Most of this happens quietly so the administration has been able to fill the government with far-right media, such as those from Breitbart, lobbyists, and dozens of people who helped Trump during the election. (source) (list)
House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes went on Fox News to discuss Trump’s claims of wiretapping. In the interview he told the interviews that the media takes what Trump says through tweets too literally, and that we should stop attacking what he says over Twitter. Okay then… (source)
The House Republicans’ health care bill shows that more than 20 taxes enacted under Obama’s health law would be cut saving taxpayers nearly $600 billion over the next decade. However, the tax credits will mostly go to the wealthiest Americans. The biggest tax cut would eliminate a 3.8 percent tax on investment income for high-income individuals and families, 90% of this cut benefits the top 1 percent. (source)
The White House is proposing to slash Environmental Protection Agency funding that pays for Great Lakes pollution cleanup by 97 percent. The proposal would virtually eliminate annual Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, cutting it from $300 million to $10 million. (source) This has led to an extreme amount of backlash especially since the Great Lakes account for 20 percent of the world’s fresh water and provide drinking water to 40 million people. (source) (source)
Trump has proposed a trillion dollar infrastructure plan, fitting with his campaign pledge to repair U.S roads, bridges, and airports. However, the details of the plan and how it will be paid for have not yet been revealed. Senators are now exploring the ways that this will be funded. (source)
In honor of International Women’s Day, Trump tweeted out his support of women saying “I have tremendous respect for women and the many roles they serve that are vital to the fabric of our society and our economy.” What a fucking joke. (source)
The House easily passed a fiscal 2017 defense spending bill that will provide $577.9 billion for the Pentagon. The legislation includes $516.1 billion for the Pentagon’s base budget as well as $61.8 billion for the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account. (source)
More than 1,400 companies and counting have pulled their advertising from Breitbart News, where Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, was formerly the editor-in-chief and several others involved with this administration previously worked. The ad removals are a result of public pressure and backlash due to an anonymous group of activists gathering information on who advertises on Breitbart. The group, The Sleeping Giants, posts it to their social media and the public responds. (source)
The White House is considering cutting $6 billion from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a preliminary budget plan. Public housing funding and federal grants for community development programs (which also include meal assistance) appear to be in most danger. (source)
The House Ways and Means Committee passed the Republican health bill, American Health Care Act or “TrumpCare,” which now puts it on the path to continue. (source)
EPA head Scott Pruitt told an interviewer today that he does not believe that carbon dioxide has anything to do with climate change. This just tacks on to his bullshit which also includes climate change denial and having ties to the industries he’s supposed to be regulating. (source)
Owners of a bar called Cork Wine Bar are suing Trump and Trump International Hotel in D.C. due to unfair competition and damages to their business. They claim that Trump is operating with an unfair and illegal advantage over them due to being president and it has caused their business to fall short. Press secretary Sean Spicer has previously encouraged people to visit the Trump hotel in question. (source)
Attorneys general in four states have announced that they will try to block the Trump administration’s revised executive order on travel in court. The states are Washington, New York, Oregon, and Massachusetts. (source)
Legislation introduced in the House is attempting to prevent the use of taxpayer funds to pay for any expenses at places owned Trump and the Trump family. The bill is titled the No Taxpayer Revenue Used to Monetize the Presidency Act or the No TRUMP Act. However, the bill is unlikely to go anywhere due to a GOP-controlled House. (source)
Senators voted 50-49 to roll back a two education-related regulations. They required each state to issue annual ratings for teacher-prep programs and hold schools accountable for student performance. They were enacted so schools can be held accountable for disadvantaged students in an attempt to close the gap between poor and minority students and their white, affluent peers. (source)
The House Science Committee passed two bills to reform how the Environmental Protection Agency conducts scientific research. One will require the EPA to publicly release scientific research it uses to justify it’s regulations and the other bill sets requirements for who can serve on the EPA’s boards to offer scientific advice to the administrator ahead of proposed regulations. (source)
David Friedman has been approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to serve as the U.S ambassador to Israel. (source)
Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has formally registered with the Justice Department as a “foreign agent” and admitted that he had lobbied on behalf of the Turkish government as recently as November 2016. According to the filing, Flynn’s company, Flynn Intel Group Inc., was paid at least $530,000 for the work. (source and full explanation)
The State Department says Secretary Rex Tillerson has recused himself from decisions related to the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Greenpeace formally urged the Office of Government Ethics and the State Department to ask for Tillerson’s recusal due to the fact that Exxon, which Tillerson used to lead, would benefit from the pipeline construction. (source)
And now your daily reminder that: Flint, Michigan still doesn’t have clean water. Standing Rock still needs your support. The American infrastructure report card still averages poorly with the rating of a “D+”

I’m pretty sure Hawaii is on the list for refusal (I might have not seen it cause I’m somewhat Tired)

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Ah yes, you are completely correct. These 4 states mentioned above joined Hawaii who made the announcement the day before.

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Here’s your dose of “What the Fuck Is Going On” news (March 8, 2017 - March 9, 2017)

Propublica has gathered the most extensive list of Trump officials that have been installed across the government. Most of this happens quietly so the administration has been able to fill the government with far-right media, such as those from Breitbart, lobbyists, and dozens of people who helped Trump during the election. (source) (list)
House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes went on Fox News to discuss Trump’s claims of wiretapping. In the interview he told the interviews that the media takes what Trump says through tweets too literally, and that we should stop attacking what he says over Twitter. Okay then… (source)
The House Republicans’ health care bill shows that more than 20 taxes enacted under Obama’s health law would be cut saving taxpayers nearly $600 billion over the next decade. However, the tax credits will mostly go to the wealthiest Americans. The biggest tax cut would eliminate a 3.8 percent tax on investment income for high-income individuals and families, 90% of this cut benefits the top 1 percent. (source)
The White House is proposing to slash Environmental Protection Agency funding that pays for Great Lakes pollution cleanup by 97 percent. The proposal would virtually eliminate annual Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, cutting it from $300 million to $10 million. (source) This has led to an extreme amount of backlash especially since the Great Lakes account for 20 percent of the world’s fresh water and provide drinking water to 40 million people. (source) (source)
Trump has proposed a trillion dollar infrastructure plan, fitting with his campaign pledge to repair U.S roads, bridges, and airports. However, the details of the plan and how it will be paid for have not yet been revealed. Senators are now exploring the ways that this will be funded. (source)
In honor of International Women’s Day, Trump tweeted out his support of women saying “I have tremendous respect for women and the many roles they serve that are vital to the fabric of our society and our economy.” What a fucking joke. (source)
The House easily passed a fiscal 2017 defense spending bill that will provide $577.9 billion for the Pentagon. The legislation includes $516.1 billion for the Pentagon’s base budget as well as $61.8 billion for the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account. (source)
More than 1,400 companies and counting have pulled their advertising from Breitbart News, where Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, was formerly the editor-in-chief and several others involved with this administration previously worked. The ad removals are a result of public pressure and backlash due to an anonymous group of activists gathering information on who advertises on Breitbart. The group, The Sleeping Giants, posts it to their social media and the public responds. (source)
The White House is considering cutting $6 billion from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a preliminary budget plan. Public housing funding and federal grants for community development programs (which also include meal assistance) appear to be in most danger. (source)
The House Ways and Means Committee passed the Republican health bill, American Health Care Act or “TrumpCare,” which now puts it on the path to continue. (source)
EPA head Scott Pruitt told an interviewer today that he does not believe that carbon dioxide has anything to do with climate change. This just tacks on to his bullshit which also includes climate change denial and having ties to the industries he’s supposed to be regulating. (source)
Owners of a bar called Cork Wine Bar are suing Trump and Trump International Hotel in D.C. due to unfair competition and damages to their business. They claim that Trump is operating with an unfair and illegal advantage over them due to being president and it has caused their business to fall short. Press secretary Sean Spicer has previously encouraged people to visit the Trump hotel in question. (source)
Attorneys general in four states have announced that they will try to block the Trump administration’s revised executive order on travel in court. The states are Washington, New York, Oregon, and Massachusetts. (source)
Legislation introduced in the House is attempting to prevent the use of taxpayer funds to pay for any expenses at places owned Trump and the Trump family. The bill is titled the No Taxpayer Revenue Used to Monetize the Presidency Act or the No TRUMP Act. However, the bill is unlikely to go anywhere due to a GOP-controlled House. (source)
Senators voted 50-49 to roll back a two education-related regulations. They required each state to issue annual ratings for teacher-prep programs and hold schools accountable for student performance. They were enacted so schools can be held accountable for disadvantaged students in an attempt to close the gap between poor and minority students and their white, affluent peers. (source)
The House Science Committee passed two bills to reform how the Environmental Protection Agency conducts scientific research. One will require the EPA to publicly release scientific research it uses to justify it’s regulations and the other bill sets requirements for who can serve on the EPA’s boards to offer scientific advice to the administrator ahead of proposed regulations. (source)
David Friedman has been approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to serve as the U.S ambassador to Israel. (source)
Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has formally registered with the Justice Department as a “foreign agent” and admitted that he had lobbied on behalf of the Turkish government as recently as November 2016. According to the filing, Flynn’s company, Flynn Intel Group Inc., was paid at least $530,000 for the work. (source and full explanation)
The State Department says Secretary Rex Tillerson has recused himself from decisions related to the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Greenpeace formally urged the Office of Government Ethics and the State Department to ask for Tillerson’s recusal due to the fact that Exxon, which Tillerson used to lead, would benefit from the pipeline construction. (source)
And now your daily reminder that: Flint, Michigan still doesn’t have clean water. Standing Rock still needs your support. The American infrastructure report card still averages poorly with the rating of a “D+”

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