Koch Candidates, 2016 Posted by Editor on April 6, 2017 in Legislature 0 Comment Is your congressional representative on the list? Follow the money.
The Long, Lucrative Right-wing Grift Is Blowing Up in the World’s Face Posted by Editor on April 6, 2017 in Media 0 Comment “Because there was a lot of money in it for various hucksters and moguls and authors and politicians, the conservative movement spent decades building up an entire sector of the economy dedicated to scaring and lying to older white men. For millions of members of that demographic, this parallel media dedicated to lying to them has totally supplanted the ‘mainstream’ media.”
Russia Bans Image of Putin With Long Eyelashes and Lipstick Posted by Editor on April 6, 2017 in Free Speevh, Russia 0 Comment A digitally altered image showing Vladimir Putin with long eyelashes and full, pink lips has been added to a banned list of “extremist materials by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
U.S. Govt Is Demanding to Know Who Trump Twitter Critic Is; Twitter is Suing to Keep It a Secret Posted by Editor on April 6, 2017 in Executive Branch, Free Speevh 0 Comment “Twitter has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, asking the court to prevent the agency from unmasking the user behind an account critical of the Trump administration.”
Sexual Harassment at Fox as Reported by the Press Throughout the Years Posted by Editor on April 6, 2017 in Media 0 Comment “A timeline depicting the reports of sexual harassment many women with professional careers at Fox News have made about powerful network figures over the years shows a pattern of corporate retaliation, victim-blaming, and million-dollar payouts for silence.”
Trump’s “Made in America” Slogan Doesn’t Fit Ivanka’s Clothing Line Posted by Editor on April 6, 2017 in Executive Branch, Jobs 0 Comment “Despite President Donald Trump’s calls for American companies to manufacture their products in the U.S., shipments of his daughter’s branded, Chinese-made dresses have continued to land on U.S. shores since he took office, documents reviewed by NBC News show. Since Election Day, the apparel brand run by Trump’s daughter has imported 56 shipments of Ivanka Trump products from China and Singapore, part of a total of 215 shipments from Asia since Jan. 1, 2016.”
Trump son-in-law, Jared Kushner, Met Executives of Sanctioned Russian Bank in December Posted by Editor on April 5, 2017 in Executive Branch, Russia 0 Comment “A Russian bank under Western economic sanctions over Russia’s incursion into Ukraine disclosed on Monday that its executives had met Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and a top White House adviser, in December. Kushner previously acknowledged meeting the Russian ambassador to Washington last December and only on Monday did it emerge that executives of Russian state development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) had talks with Kushner during a bank roadshow last year.”
Republicans and Donald Trump Kill Online Privacy Rules: Here’s What It Means for You Posted by Editor on April 5, 2017 in Executive Branch, Legislature, Technology 0 Comment “The bill cancels rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission last fall, which would have required Internet service providers to get permission from customers before sharing personal information they collect like web browsing histories and app usage. Now its ‘open season’ on your private Internet life.”
Blackwater Founder Held Secret Seychelles Meeting to Establish Trump-Putin Back Channel Posted by Editor on April 5, 2017 in Russia 0 Comment “The United Arab Emirates arranged a secret meeting in January between Blackwater founder Erik Prince (brother of Betsy DeVos) and a Russian close to President Vladimir Putin as part of an apparent effort to establish a back-channel line of communication between Moscow and President-elect Donald Trump, according to U.S., European and Arab officials.”
Trump Pulls Back Obama-Era Protections For Women Workers Posted by Editor on April 5, 2017 in Executive Branch 0 Comment “On March 27, Trump revoked the 2014 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces order then-President Barack Obama put in place to ensure that companies with federal contracts comply with 14 labor and civil rights laws. The Fair Pay order was put in place after a 2010 Government Accountability Office investigation showed that companies with rampant violations were being awarded millions in federal contracts.In an attempt to keep the worst violators from receiving taxpayer dollars, the Fair Pay order included two rules that impacted women workers: paycheck transparency and a ban on forced arbitration clauses for sexual harassment, sexual assault or discrimination claims.”
