“Americans must live with the uncertainty of not knowing whether Trump has the best interests of the United States or those of Russia at heart.” More …
Executive Branch
The executive branch personnel (White House) including the president, the cabinet and advisors.
How the Loss of Net Neutrality Could Change the Internet
“Net neutrality advocates paint an array of troubling scenarios — from smaller websites like the crafts marketplace Etsy and streaming service Vimeo forced to pay tolls to reach consumers, to cable giants like Comcast blocking or slowing disfavored sites while giving priority to their own content.” More …
GOP Government Begins to Ban Words: “Fetus,” “Evidence-Based,” “Science-Based”
“The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation’s top public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from using a list of seven words or phrases — including ‘fetus’ and ‘transgender’ — in any official documents being prepared for next year’s budget.” George Orwell warned us about this in his novel, “1984”. “It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words… ” More …
Trump Administration Is Mulling a Pitch for a Private “Rendition” and Spy Network
“A private company has proposed that the US government pay it millions to undertake intelligence and covert operations.” More …
Wall Street’s Border Wall: How Five Firms Stand to Benefit Financially from Anti-Immigrant Policy
“An examination of Sterling Construction Company, the only publicly-traded company to receive a contract to build a border wall prototype, reveals that Trump-connected Wall Street investors from across the political spectrum stand to benefit financially from the wall.2 Investors in Sterling include far-right funder Robert Mercer and his firm Renaissance Technologies, as well as BlackRock and JP Morgan Chase, led by Democratic donors Larry Fink and Jamie Dimon, respectively. Sterling’s prototype contract appears to already be benefiting its shareholders by helping to drive up its share price to the highest levels in years.” More …
State Department Scraps Sanctions Office
“The Trump administration was three weeks late on a Russia sanctions deadline. But it’s killed the office that coordinates them.” More …
The Climate Report President Trump Thinks You’re Too Stupid to Read
The report refines our understanding of key issues that have huge implications for how we live today and in the future. More …
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Benefits from Business Ties to Putin’s Inner Circle
Trump cabinet member retains a stake in company that provides shipping for Putin’s son-in-law and sanctioned oligarchs. More …
Walruses Face ‘Death Sentence’ as Trump Administration Fails to List Them As Endangered
“Fish and Wildlife Service decides Pacific walrus may be able to adapt to loss of sea ice and is unlikely to be seen as endangered ‘in the foreseeable future’.” More…
Interior Department Proposes Huge Hike in National Park Fees
Entry fees at some of the country’s most popular national parks would nearly triple under a new plan announced by the Interior Department. More …