Fascism Watch, January 13
(Posting on the 14th, because my husband strongly recommended I take the night off after my eye began twitching.)
The House has passed its budget, the second step in the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act.
This figure comes from a Harvard/Cambridge study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Paul Ryan on Jake Tapper’s show:
So we, obviously, want to have a system where they can get affordable coverage without going bankrupt because they get sick. But, we can do that without destroying the rest of the healthcare system for everybody else.
I’m not sure Paul Ryan understands that everyone gets sick sometimes.
For those outside the US who might not be aware just how bad our health care system is: VP Joe Biden was going to sell his home to afford his son’s cancer care—until Obama stopped him. Think about that: even the nation’s top leaders cannot afford care.
James Comey, flaming hypocrite, not only refuses to say whether the FBI is investigating Trump’s relationship with Russia in an open session. He won’t even say anything in a classified meeting.
Immediately after that meeting, the Senate Intelligence Committee announced a bipartisan investigation into Russian hacking
Rep. Steve King has introduced a total abortion ban bill, contrary to Roe vs. Wade
Rep. John Lewis says he doesn’t see Trump “as a legitimate president.”
The Spy Who Wrote the Trump-Russia Memos: It Was “Hair-Raising” Stuff. That’s a strong statement from someone who worked in Russia as long as he did.
Amid Turkey’s media crackdown, Erdogan praises Trump for putting CNN reporter “in his place”
The head of the D.C. National Guard will be removed from post during the inauguration
The New Yorker: “How is it possible, if these intelligence reports are true, to count the 2016 Presidential election as unsullied?”
(@christinawilkie tweet, follow-up)
If Trump keeps tweeting endorsements of specific companies, he’ll be violating White House policy.
Transition Team & Cabinet Appointees
Gen. Mike Flynn, Trump’s national security advisor, has been in touch with the Russian ambassador to the US.
A centuries-old law, the Logan Act, forbids any US citizen acting without official US authority from influencing “disputes or controversies” involving the US and a foreign government.
The December 29 phone call was on the same day that President Barack Obama ordered sanctions on Russia, as well as ordered 35 Russian diplomats and their families to leave the country – but a transition official told CNN that Flynn and Kislyak did not discuss the Russian sanctions.
A sixth Goldman Sachs executive has joined Trump’s White House team
Betsy DeVos omitted a $125,000 anti-union donation from her Senate disclosure form
Ben Carson’s confirmation hearing went pretty much as expected: he’s unqualified, but no one cares. Also, his prepared testimony appeared to be partially plagiarized.
Arizona’s HB2120 bans all college courses, events, & activities mentioning the following:
“Are designed primarily for a particular ethnic group.”
“Promote social justice toward a race.”
“Advocate solidarity based on ethnicity.”
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