Sucker Punch News - Part 61

All of Donald Trump’s Russia Ties, in 7 Charts

Posted by Editor on April 2, 2017 in Executive Branch, Russia 0 Comment

“There’s no doubt that a spider web of connections—some public, some private, some clear, some murky—exists between Trump, his associates and Russian President Vladimir Putin.”

Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border: Protecting the Data On Your Devices and In the Cloud

Posted by Editor on April 2, 2017 in Privacy, Technology 0 Comment

“The Electronic Frontier Foundation has just updated its 2011 guide to Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border with an all new edition that covers the law, administrative rules, technological options and potential repercussions of crossing the US border while not undergoing the warrantless seizure and indefinite retention of all of your sensitive data — in a guide that breaks out the different risks for US citizens, US permanent residents, and visitors to the USA.”

Republicans Want to Destroy Our National Parks. It’s Up to Us to Save Them

Posted by Editor on April 2, 2017 in Environment, Executive Branch 0 Comment

You can protect our public lands. Here’s how. Advice from Scientific American.

HHS Secretary Tom Price Intervened on Rule That Would Hurt Drug Profits, the Same Day He Acquired Drug Stock

Posted by Editor on April 2, 2017 in Executive Branch 0 Comment

“While in Congress, HHS Secretary Tom Price acted to help kill a rule that would hurt drug company profits shortly after his broker bought him up to $90,000 worth of pharmaceutical stock.”

The White House Wouldn’t Post Trump Staffers’ Financial Disclosures. ProPublica Did.

Posted by Editor on April 2, 2017 in Executive Branch 0 Comment

“These are important disclosures from the people who have the president’s ear and shape national policy. They lay out all sorts of details, including information on ownership of stocks, real estate and companies, and make possible conflicts of interest public.”

White House Stacked with Millionaires, Financial Disclosures Reveal

Posted by Editor on April 2, 2017 in Executive Branch 0 Comment

“Financial disclosures from dozens of top White House officials released Friday night reveal an administration stacked with millionaires, whose combined net worth exceeds $12 billion.”

How Ex-Spy Christopher Steele Compiled His Explosive Trump-Russia Dossier

Posted by Editor on April 2, 2017 in Executive Branch, Russia 0 Comment

“The man behind the infamous dossier that raises the possibility that Donald Trump may be vulnerable to Kremlin blackmail is Russia expert Christopher Steele, formerly of M.I.6. Here’s the story of his investigation.”

Kansas Gov. Brownback: Trump Reportedly Will Send Beleaguered Republican to Rome as Ambassador to U.N. for Food and Agriculture

Posted by Editor on March 11, 2017 in Executive Branch 0 Comment

“Gov. Brownback may be looking for any chance to escape a job that’s been going south virtually since the moment he won reelection in 2014. And don’t expect most Kansans to resent Brownback for abandoning his office: A seemingly never-ending budget crisis has made him one of the nation’s most unpopular governors, and polls taken last year found that barely one-in-four voters approved of his performance.”

GOP TrumpCare: Big Tax Cuts for Wealthy, Insurers, Drug Companies

Posted by Editor on March 11, 2017 in Healthcare 0 Comment

GOP TrumpCare “eliminates ACA taxes on wealthy individuals and insurance and drug companies and greatly expand tax-sheltering opportunities for high-income people through health savings accounts (HSAs).The 400 highest-income taxpayers would get annual tax cuts averaging about $7 million each.”

Under GOP TrumpCare Replacement, Health Insurance Options for Middle- and Low-Income People Would Shrink

Posted by Editor on March 11, 2017 in Healthcare 0 Comment

“The insurance tax credits in this bill do not vary with a person’s income and are not pegged to the cost of a particular plan… Premiums would increase more with age than would the federal assistance to help pay for coverage.The bill would allow insurers to set premiums for the oldest adults (64 years old) at least five times higher than premiums for the youngest adults (18 years old) for the same coverage, but the tax credits for the older adults would be only two times as large as those offered the youngest adults.”