Tuesday, February 14, 2017

OUT like Flynn; IN like F17 Nationwide General Strike--IT'S ON! Next: SPECIAL ELECTION NOW!!!!!

GENERAL STRIKE NOW!!!!!

SPECIAL ELECTION NOW!!!!!

TRUMP'S ACTIONS ARE UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!

REPUBLICANS' RULE-BREAKING IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!

DEMOCRATS' CAVING IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!

SHUT IT ALL DOWN NOW!!!!!

THIS IS NOT NORMAL
NEVER LET IT BECOME NORMAL
EVER!


DON'T GIVE UP
DON'T GIVE IN
STAY ANGRY

trump voters stayed angry for eight years,
which is why we are having this conversation.

STAY WOKE!!!!!
     
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Greetings, fellow Dot Calm Readers, Freedom Fighters, and Truth Crusaders!
 


[NEW] 16 Feb 2017 update: Again, dear ones, I'm updating my Tuesday post--too much good stuff to toss into the archive and not enough time/bandwidth to build a whole new post for today. So, just look for the g00diez sammiched between the [NEW] and [/NEW] tags.
Happy Resisting--vive la resistance!
-- Dot Calm's shadow [/NEW]

Good n00z--
the GENERAL STRIKE
is ON!
17 February 2017

Click the links below and check it out...

Home page:
http://f17strike.com/

How to participate and what to do:
http://f17strike.com/how-to-participate

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Here's another good site on the F17 strike:

http://www.occupy.com/article/act-out-100-what-we-can-learn-russia-it-s-time-be-ungovernable#sthash.pETh0bRl.dpbs

I think it's DEFINITELY high time for us to become ungovernable, don't you?

In fact, I've been e-mailing my elected representatives on both sides of the aisle that we villagers have had enough and that we've fueled up our torches and sharpened up our pitchforks.

Let's see if they've got the bawls to see what will happen if we storm the castle, eh?

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Friends, this is not a national day off--this is not for funsies.

This is a day of WORK, and we have a lot to do!

Whatever you do,
DON'T SPEND ANY MONEY
tomorrow,
Friday 17 February 2017!

That's the first step.

If all you can do is call Senators and Representatives on both sides of the aisle and give them what-for, then pull out that phone and let 'em have it.

If all you can do is brown-bag your lunch and donate your lunch money for the day to a good progressive cause, then do it.

If you can also spend your lunch break visiting your elected officials' local offices, then by all beans [sic] do that.

If you can attend a local strike event near you, then definitely do that.

Do as much as you possibly can--friends, 100% of our elected Republicans and 80% of our elected Democrats don't give a shit about anything but the money in their pockets...coming from their big fat-cat donors. But WE are the economic power--WE are the engine that drives the economy.

Our work, our wages.
THAT'S what drives the economy!

If we take Friday as a day off from spending one red cent, the fat-cats in DC and the fat-cats paying the fat-cats in DC WILL notice...and they will be afraid...they will be very afraid. The last thing they want is for us to rise up against them with our torches and pitchforks. They KNOW that there are a LOT more of us than there are of them!

If we show them that we have the discipline not to spend ONE PENNY on Friday the 17th, they'll see what an impact we can have, and it won't take long for them to start caving in to our demands:
  • STOP the authoritarian assault on our fundamental, constitutional rights, the very things that have truly made America great
  • STOP attacking and victimizing women, Muslims, immigrants, racial and ethnic groups, the LGBTQ+ community, working families, journalists, and all who offer criticisms of the Administration’s policies including the U.S. judicial branch
  • REALIZE America’s true greatness by upholding the values of inclusivity not exclusivity
  • STOP donald john trump's rampant corruption, investigate his worldwide conflicts of interest, investigate his taxes, investigate his collusion with Russia to rig OUR election, and hold him and his entire administration and the entire Republican Party ACCOUNTABLE and PROSECUTE them all to the full extent of the law.

  • Friends, we are just getting started here. This strike is likely just the first of many. It's time for us all to roll up our sleeves, pace ourselves, and dig in for the long haul because, dear ones, we are under siege...and we have no one to defend us but ourselves. Luckily, it only takes 3-4% of us to create a revolution, and I'd bet a year's salary that there's a hell of a lot more of us than a mere 3-4%. So don't get discouraged--get busy!
     
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    BYE, FELICIA--I mean, FLYNN!

    Well, the whirlwind clusterfuck that has been orange twAtler's first three weeks in office has had its first undeniable scandal--so bad that even the trumPEWtin-dick-sucker Republicans in Congress hafta acknowledge it...

    The Guardian: The Guardian view on Michael Flynn's resignation: not a Whoops but a WOW

    The Guardian: Mike Flynn might be done – but Trump's nightmare has just begun
      
    The Guardian: Flynn's downfall exposes intelligence community rift over Trump

    VICE: National security adviser Michael Flynn discussed sanctions with Russia before trump took office

    The Guardian:

    Of course, as Kellyanne Conjob wasted no time in spewing, orange twAtler's only "concern" about Flynn is that he deceived penis pence, not that he's a TRAITOR.

    But some of the repukes are finally getting concerned for their own jobs...

    CNN: McConnell: Flynn investigation 'highly likely' in Senate committee

    Then again, there's Jason "I only investigate Hillary Clinton" Chaffetz...

    The Hill: GOP chairman: Oversight won't investigate Flynn

    The Hill: Dems blast Chaffetz for declining to investigate Flynn

    Here's what I'll be telling Jason Chaffetz's aide when I call during the F17 strike: "Jason Chaffetz needs to show that he doesn't only investigate Hillary Clinton. He needs to investigate and inform the public on Russian interference in our election, the trump campaign's collusion in that interference, trump's obvious corruption, trump's tax returns, trump's countless conflicts of interest, and trump's egregious incompetence and mental illness. Please tell Mr. Chaffetz it's time to restore accountability and transparency to our government. He has the power literally to make this country great again. If he chooses not to, he is showing Us The People that he's as corrupt as the worst of the people he refuses to hold to account."

    I mean, let's be real here. If the rich, greedy bastards weren't concerned for their own jobs, they wouldn't give two shits about Mike Flynn BEING A TRAITOR or lying to penis pence as long as they keep getting cover from orange twAtler's so-called presidency to finish raping the poor and middle classes so they can give all our money to their rich donors.

    Amirite, or amirite?

    I'm sure that Michael TRAITOR Flynn won't have any problem getting a new job--all he hasta dew is hop on a plane and go back to Mother Russia.

    "Don't let the door hitcha where the good lord splitcha," as Dot Calm would say.

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    Here's a freaky li'l weirdie that'll get your knickers in a twist:

    The so-called president's administration is running nationwide television commercials for Neil Gorsuch. It-snot like he's some kind of overpriced pharmaceutical with more side effects than benefits. It-snot like we get to vote for the bastard.

    So why spend the money?

    Is there more tuit than manufacturing consent--consent to let a right-wing Christo-fascist extremist squat on the SCOTUS seat stolen from Merrick Garland by the Republicans in Congress and relieve us of our civil and human rights?

    Randi Rhodes thinks so. She's convinced that orange twAtler is doing it so that the TV networks, who are taking the money to run the ads, will feel obligated to keep their mouths shut and not criticize Gorsuch on their news programs.

    7 Feb:

    10 Feb:

    I'd bet dollars to doughnuts she's spot-on.

    Friends, this too is something we MUST protest as vigorously as we can--if we need to break out the torches and pitchforks, we'd better step it up and be ready to do so. Gorsuch is only in his forties--he can do decades of damage from a Supreme Court seat. He'd make greasy Scalia look like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I shit you not. GORSUCH MUST BE STOPPED!!

    After all, what kind of fucked-up judge would accept the stolen property that is Merrick Garland's SCOTUS seat?

    How the fuck could Gorsuch ever call himself a "justice"?

    How could anyone ever call such a THIEF a "justice"?

    In fact, that's a great question for Ben Sass (R-NE): "If you think Gorsuch will defend the Constitution, then how do you defend Gorsuch's accepting stolen property?!??"

    I dunno about you, but I'll be calling ol' Ben on F17.

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    Don't blame the judges for upholding the Constitution instead of illegally banning Muslims if we get attacked...

    Blame donald john trump

    ...who refuses to go to his daily briefings and who won't even sit in the Situation Room during the failed military raids HE orders!

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    Here's moar n00z you can y00z:

    RawStory: Trump White House no longer has cybersecurity expert keeping their technology networks secure - report

    VICE: Is the Trump White House Turning into QVC?

    VICE: Donald Trump Is Living Out All the Ridiculous Stereotypes of a Female President
    ...Ah, so THAT'S the problem--donna tiny-hands trump is having her period 24/7/365! AwwR.

    VICE: Cell Death Might Be Reversible, and Scientists Are Trying to Find Out Why
    ...Turns out that there's a point of no return before which apoptosis can be reversed. The process of such revival is called "anastasis," and it's promising for certain diseases, injuries, and aging, but it's frankly terrifying for cancer...possibly the reason for relapses....

    The Guardian:


    The Guardian:

    ...Yes, Virginia--Dodd-Frank IS an important protection for us ordinary Americans. No, it does NOT hobble orange twAtler's rich friends from getting as many loans as they want as long as they don't have as many bankruptcies as he does and have to go to Mother Russia and PEWtin for them. Yes, things could be a little easier for small businesses to get loans, but that does NOT justify raping average Americans and stripping them of their protections.

    The Guardian:

    ...Doncha just love how Oklahoma representative Justin Humphrey thinks it's only women who act irresponsible by having sex? What, does he think that men having sex is responsible? Why doesn't he call for mandating vasectomies? There sure wouldn't be any abortions then, by cracky! Or maybe he's Catholic, in which case he thinks that women get pregnant by masturbating...

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    If Teathuglikkkants insist
    that women are "hosts,"
    then zygotes, embryos, and fetuses
    are PARASITES.
    Who DOESN'T want
    to get rid of parasites?!??
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    Doomp-doomp-doomp...another one bites the big one dust...!

    Lipless asshole Andrew Puzder withdrew from the nomination to fuck over workers everywhere but especially American workers--WE WON!!!!! Some say it's Oprah who delivered our victory from the jaws of defeat by delivering the tape from Puzder's ex-wife to Congress...

    The New York Times: Andrew Puzder Withdraws From Consideration as Labor Secretary

    POLITICO: Exclusive: Puzder's ex-wife told Oprah he threatened 'you will pay for this'
    ...I don't trust Politico any more, but I've seen the video elsewhere and heard the story on WPFW, which I do trust.

    So, Puzder, you piece of shit asshole: get your lipless skinhead face off our news and SOD OFF.

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    They shouldn't nickname it "Flynnghazi"--nobody broke the law or committed treason in Benghazi. "Kremlingate" is better. Remember, Flynn decided he was ABOVE the law, so he GAVE AWAY CLASSIFIED INFORMATION ILLEGALLY.

    For example,

    Daily Beast: Report: Flynn Regularly Broke Rules in Military Career
    ...Here's an excerpt:

    Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Donald Trump’s newly named national security adviser, was cited bragging about breaking the rules during his Army career in a new report from The New Yorker. Flynn told The New Yorker’s Dana Priest that when he was stationed at a CIA post in Iraq he would sneak out without the “insane” required approval from his superiors. He also reportedly had an Internet connection set up in his Pentagon office, despite it being forbidden. He also once gave classified information to NATO alllies without getting prior permission to do so, an incident that triggered an investigation and a reprimand, according to the report. Flynn’s former colleagues at the Defense Intelligence Agency were also quoted in the profile, with most of them saying they liked him as a person but didn’t see him as a good leader. One former subordinate said Flynn was known for his temper, and that he used to say things that were blatantly untrue and publicly berate people. While Trump has praised Flynn as a “foremost expert on military and intelligence matters,” many have expressed concerns over his questionable ties to Russia and promotion of an anti-Semitic comment on Twitter.

    Here's the article's link to The New Yorker.

    I'm furious beyond words with orange twAtler and his fellow treasonous traitors. How DARE they hand over this country to any foreign power, let alone an adversary?!?? But what really makes me want to pulverize Michael Flynn by his nads is his flaming hypocrisy: stumping for chump on the campaign trail, Flynn wailed that he'd be in jail if he'd done "one tenth" of what Hillary had done, inciting the crowd to chant "lock her up"...but Hillary NEVER KNOWINGLY gave away our classified information...FLYNN DID. Hillary NEVER rigged the election using a foreign power--and an adversary to boot...FLYNN DID.

    We don't need to lock Flynn up--we need to STRING FLYNN UP!!!!!

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    STRING FLYNN UP!
    STRING FLYNN UP!!
    STRING FLYNN UP!!!
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    CALL JASON CHAFFETZ AND DEMAND A FULL INVESTIGATION OF TRUMP:
    his taxes,
    his corruption,
    his countless and international conflicts of interest,
    his Russian ties and
    collusion to rig the election,
    and his obvious mental illness
    (narcissistic personality disorder)
    and deficiencies
    (semi-literacy)
    !!!!!

    Jason Chaffetz:
    (202) 225-7751

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    Then contact WOLF-PAC!
    They're organized, and they're on it.
    We ALL need to be on it!
     
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    I usually don't post these from HuffPo Hill, but this one was particularly juicy...
    -- Dot Calm's shadow

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    Today’s press conference reminded us of the famous, “Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?” scene from “Animal House,” except in today’s version, the scene ended when Bluto Blutarsky stormed into a room filled with generals with the power to start a war if he so pleased. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was forced to stay at a sanitarium due to poor planning, reminding us of all the rich metaphors going unappreciated thanks to the dysfunction at the top. And spies are withholding sensitive information from President Trump, though they could alternately the could just spell out words that they don’t want the president to understand while in the Oval Office. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Thursday, February 16th, 2017:  
    Great pay, good benefits, easy access to Cosi on 17th Street: “Donald Trump is trying to convince his preferred candidate to succeed Michael Flynn as national security adviser to change his mind after the retired admiral tapped for the role told the US president that he could not accept the White House position, according to two people familiar with the situation.  Mr Trump asked Robert Harward, a retired navy special forces officer to succeed Mr Flynn, who was fired as national security adviser on Monday. At a press conference on Thursday, he said his decision to replace Mr Flynn had been made easier because he had an ‘outstanding’ candidate to serve as a replacement. But Mr Harward is said to have turned Mr Trump down. ‘Harward is conflicted between the call of duty and the obvious dysfunctionality,’ said one person with first hand knowledge of the discussions between Mr Trump and Mr Harward. The second person said Mr Trump had asked Mr Harward to return to the White House for another meeting to try to change his mind.” [FT’s Demetri Sevastopulo]
    Good lord what was that (Carlos Barria / Reuters)
    DUMPSTER FIRE-IN-CHIEF - Christina Wilkie: “President Donald Trump launched a barrage of attacks on the press and leakers in an unsteady, unwieldy 77-minute press conference in the East Room of the White House on ThursdayWith his administration in crisis, Trump also defended the chaotic first month of his presidency, claiming that he had ‘inherited a mess’ from President Barack Obama and that his administration ‘is running like a fine-tuned machine.’ ‘I’m making this presentation directly to the American people with the media present...because many of our nation’s reporters and folks will not tell you the truth and will not treat the wonderful people of our country with the respect they deserve,’ Trump said. ‘Unfortunately, much of the media in Washington, D.C., along with New York, Los Angeles, in particular, speaks not for the people, but for the special interests and for those profiting off a very, very obviously broken system,’ he said.” [HuffPost]
    TRUMP GIVES ATTABOY TO GUY HE FIRED - Perhaps the trick is telling the president there’s a rumor that he’s bad at violating the Constitution to goad him to describing all the times he was great at violating the Constitution. Igor Bobic: “President Donald Trump said Thursday that he did not direct retired Gen. Michael Flynn to discuss the issue of sanctions with Russian officials prior to the election. ‘I didn’t direct him ― but I would have directed him, because that’s his job,’ Trump said during a press conference at the White House. ‘What he did wasn’t wrong,’ the president added. Flynn stepped down as Trump’s national security adviser Monday evening following reports that he’d discussed sanctions with Russian officials in late December, contradicting prior denials by top administration officials, including Vice President Mike Pence. Flynn’s talk with Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., came a day before President Barack Obama’s administration announced sanctions on the Russian government.” [HuffPost]
    Speaking of Flynn, he may have straight-up lied to the FBI about all this. [WaPo’s Sari Horwitz and Adam Entous]
    PRESIDENT ASSUMES BLACK WOMAN KNOWS ALL BLACK PEOPLE, IS A SECRETARY - Well, this was mortifying. Christina Wilkie: “President Donald Trump on Thursday asked an African American reporter at a press conference to set up a meeting for him with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, adding, ‘Are they friends of yours?’ The exchange began when April Ryan, White House correspondent and Washington bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks, asked the president if he would hold meetings with black caucus members to help craft his urban development policy. ‘Well I would. I’ll tell you what, do you want to set up the meeting?’ Trump said. ‘Do you want to set up the meeting? Are they friends of yours?’ ‘No, I’m just a reporter,’ replied Ryan, adding that she did know some members of the group. ‘Set up the meeting, let’s go, set up the meeting,’ Trump said. ‘I would love to meet with the black caucus. I think it’s great, the Congressional Black Caucus. I think it’s great.’” [HuffPost]
    Oh God, then there was this: “NBC reporter Peter Alexander corrected President Donald Trump during a press conference Thursday after the president again made a false claim about his Electoral College victory margin…. Alexander, a correspondent for NBC News, sought to correct Trump on those figures, and pressed him to explain how he could call reporting by outlets like The New York Times and CNN ‘fake news’ while using inaccurate figures himself. ‘Why should Americans trust you?’ asked Alexander. ‘I was given that information,’ Trump said, cutting Alexander off. ‘I don’t know. I was just given it. We had a very, very big margin.’ ‘Why should Americans trust you when you accuse the information they receive of being fake, when you provide information that’s not accurate?’ Alexander asked. ‘I was given that information,’ said Trump. ‘Actually, I’ve seen that information around. But it was a very substantial victory. Do you agree with that?’ ‘You’re the president,’ Alexander replied.” [HuffPost’s Mollie Reilly]
    ELIJAH CUMMINGS IS CONFUSED - Well, everybody is, but he’s got a personal reason. Jenna Portnoy: “Rep. Elijah E. Cummings swatted away President Trump’s claim that the Baltimore Democrat wouldn’t meet with him after repeated calls from the White House. Trump made the comment during a wide-ranging news conference Thursday and speculated that Cummings may have been dissuaded from coming to the White House for political reasons, perhaps by Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.).... ‘I have no idea why President Trump would make up a story about me like he did today. Of course, Senator Schumer never told me to skip a meeting with the President,’ Cummings said in a statement.” [WaPo]
    OH YEAH, TRUMP ALSO ANNOUNCED A NEW LABOR NOMINEE - Naturally, the labor secretary-designee did not factor much into the press conference ostensibly about him. Alexander Kaufman: “President Donald Trump on Thursday named former U.S. attorney R. Alexander Acosta as his new pick to run the Department of Labor. If confirmed, Acosta would be the first Latino member of the president’s Cabinet. Acosta served on the National Labor Relations Board and as assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division under President George W. Bush. The Miami native mostly recently worked as the dean of Florida International University College of Law. The announcement came one day after Andrew Puzder, his first choice for the position, withdrew his name for consideration. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions had delayed review of Puzder’s labyrinthine business conflicts, history of labor violations and hiring undocumented workers, and accusations that he had physically abused his ex-wife.” [HuffPost]
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    TRUMP FAVORABILITY NOW IN 30s - Who knows, maybe this will actually mean something. “Pew Research Center conducted Feb. 7-12 among 1,503 adults, finds that Trump’s overall job approval is much lower than those of prior presidents in their first weeks in office: 39% approve of his job performance, while 56% disapprove. The intensity of the public’s early views of Trump is striking: Fully 75% either approve or disapprove of Trump strongly, compared with just 17% who feel less strongly. Nearly half (46%) strongly disapprove of his job performance, while 29% strongly approve. This level of strong disapproval already surpasses strong disapproval for Barack Obama at any point during the eight years of his presidency. The only occasion when strong disapproval of George W. Bush was higher than for Trump currently was in December 2008, near the end of his presidency.” [Pew Research Center]
    AMERICA’S SPIES CAN’T EVEN, RIGHT NOW - Or just write a fake intercepted cable in Pig Latin and show it to the president. Shane Harris and Carol E. Lee: “U.S. intelligence officials have withheld sensitive intelligence from President Donald Trump because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter. The officials’ decision to keep information from Mr. Trump underscores the deep mistrust that has developed between the intelligence community and the president over his team’s contacts with the Russian government, as well as the enmity he has shown toward U.S. spy agencies. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump accused the agencies of leaking information to undermine him. In some of these cases of withheld information, officials have decided not to show Mr. Trump the sources and methods that the intelligence agencies use to collect information, the current and former officials said. Those sources and methods could include, for instance, the means that an agency uses to spy on a foreign government.” [WSJ]
    Here’s some more data to be concerned about: “Just a day before the Senate is slated to vote on Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination run the Environmental Protection Agency, a state district judge ruled Thursday that his office must release roughly 3,000 emails that have not been publicly released. Email correspondence between Pruitt and energy executives during his tenure as attorney general has become the subject of scrutiny from environmental activists and their Democratic allies in the Senate.” [BuzzFeed’s Dino Grandoni]
    THIS CAN’T POSSIBLY BE LEGAL - Anthony Capaccio: “Days before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump made two surprise calls to the Air Force general managing the Pentagon’s largest weapons program, the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 jet. Listening in on one of those calls was Dennis Muilenburg ― the CEO of Lockheed’s chief rival, Boeing Co…. Trump, who has repeatedly criticized the $379 billion F-35 program as ‘out of control,’ made the highly unusual calls to Lieutenant General Chris Bogdan on Jan. 9 and Jan. 17. Muilenburg, whose company makes a fighter jet Trump has suggested might be an alternative to the F-35, was in the president-elect’s New York office for a meeting during the second call. He appeared caught off-guard but was able to listen in on the call, according to two people familiar with the calls, who asked to remain anonymous discussing sensitive information.” [Bloomberg]
    Paul LePage, the human embodiment of “your stupid” emails, is even tired of Trump’s shtick: “Republican Gov. Paul LePage, a supporter of President Donald Trump, said Thursday morning that too many people are vying for power within the White House and that the President should stop treating it like a TV show. ‘The thing I’m sensing is that there’s three or four chiefs at the top,’ the Maine governor told Newsradio WGAN. ‘I would say this: You’ve got to put someone somebody in charge.’” [CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski]
    Fox News’ Shep Smith isn’t having it, either.
    TRUMP NOT A GREAT STUDENT - Alex Rabin and Rebecca Tan: “For years, President Donald Trump has said it’s clear that he is ‘a very smart guy’ since he attended Wharton — a school he describes as ‘super genius stuff.’ Trump, who graduated from Wharton in 1968, has also never challenged the fact that he ‘graduated first in his class,’ which various publishers and news agencies such as The New York Times have reported. Penn records and Trump’s classmates dispute this claim. In 1968, The Daily Pennsylvanian published a list of the 56 students who were on the Wharton Dean’s List that year — Trump’s name is not among them…. 1968 Wharton graduate Jon Hillsberg added that there was no indication on the 1968 Commencement Program that Trump graduated with any honors. A copy of the program acquired from the Penn Archives lists 20 Wharton award and prize recipients, 15 cum laude recipients, four magna cum laude recipients and two summa cum laude recipients for the Class of 1968. Trump’s name appears nowhere on those lists.” [Daily Pennsylvanian]
    NEW MUSLIM BAN TOTALLY WON’T BE A MUSLIM BAN - Except for the thing where it will be. Adam Liptak: “The Justice Department told a federal appeals court on Thursday that it would not seek a rehearing of a decision that shut down President Trump’s targeted travel ban. Instead, the administration will start from scratch, issuing a new executive order, the department said…. In a news conference on ThursdayMr. Trump said the new executive order would be issued next week.” [NYT]
    WHITE HOUSE HAS A BUDGET DIRECTOR NOW - Presumably, he’ll be in charge of getting the money from Mexico for the wall. Jennifer Scholtes: “The Senate confirmed Rep. Mick Mulvaney to be the Office of Management and Budget director Thursday morning in a 51-49 vote. As expected, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) split with his party in opposing the nomination, after voicing continued concerns about Mulvaney’s votes to slash defense spending. Budget Chairman Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) noted earlier this week that no administration in the past four decades has been without an initial OMB director longer than the Trump administration has. [Politico]
    UBER, BUT FOR BEING TOO UNETHICAL FOR CHICAGO POLITICS - Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick: “A former senior executive for Uber who once served as Barack Obama’s campaign manager has been fined $90,000 by the Chicago Board of Ethics for illegally lobbying Mayor Rahm Emanuel on behalf of the ride-hailing company. The board voted 5-0 to find that David Plouffe violated city ethics rules by failing to register as a lobbyist after contacting Emanuel to help the company on regulations for picking up travelers at Chicago’s two airports.” [Chicago Tribune]
    Yeeeehaw: “A Texas house representative from Cypress has introduced a bill urging Texans to quit using the Chilean flag emoji as a stand-in for the Lone Star.” [Dallas Morning News]
    BECAUSE YOU’VE READ THIS FAR - Here’s a five-year-old coming to terms with romance.
    TRUMP ADMINISTRATION A WELL-OILED MACHINE - We can’t wait for James Mattis to give Airbnb a try. Nick Wadhams and Patrick Donahue: “On his first trip abroad as U.S. secretary of state, Rex Tillerson was forced to stay at a sanitarium in a German village known for its hot springs, 30 minutes from where other world leaders gathered. Diplomatic security agents mingled in the parking lot with elderly people in wheelchairs arriving for spa treatments. Tillerson, the former head of Exxon Mobil Corp., was at the sanitarium because Bonn’s hotels were all booked by the time he confirmed his attendance at this week’s Group of 20 meeting. Counterparts including U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had to make a trek out to meet him. The unusual diplomatic debut continued during an awkward encounter with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. After Lavrov delivered some perfunctory opening remarks alongside Tillerson, U.S. aides quickly ushered reporters from the room. ‘Why did they shush them out?’ Lavrov asked.” [Bloomberg]
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    Here are todaze m00bies!

    Trae Crowder on the Muslim ban

    If you love your pet, you'd better watch what you buy because orange twAtler has not only removed government data on animal abuse from teh Intert00bs, but he's also repealing protections that keep pet food makers from poisoning our pets. After all, NOT putting poison in pet food cuts into corporate profits, so we can't have that! My friend Frani added this little shocker: "You know how many people use their food stamps and Social Security to buy cat food and dog food because that's the only meat they can afford? What's gonna happen to them?" It's sick enough that orange twAtler thinks it's ok to poison our beloved animals because they can't tell us what's happening to them. But what about when Grandma or Grandpa gets sick from poisoned pet food? Ya think comrade trumPEWtin gives a shit about them?

    Between GQ and Melissa McCarthy, spicey's White House career is probably doomed....

    Speaking of talented actresses playing pieces of shit trumpists, here's a still of Rosie O'Donnell impersonating Steve Ban'em...
    
    ...She's far too lovely--she'd need a crap-ton of red swollen nose-vein make-up and unbecoming blotches to look half as awful as Ban'em. Still, though, she captures the m00d enough to inspire a wonderful post-card to Preznit Ban'em at McSweeney's Internet Tendency, offering praise for appearing on The View. Speaking of McSweeney's Internet Tendency, there's also a wickedly funny orange twAtler cocktail-for-every-occasion list...but I think my fave is still "Now is Not the Time to Criticize the Galaxy Note 7" from just after we got badly stubbed by our nation's electile dysfunction.
     
    Here's Randi Rhodes on how orange twAtler, whom she calls "twittler," is sleep deprAved

    Finally--PA state senator Daylin Leach finally called trumPEWtin what he is: a fascist, loofah-faced shit-gibbon






    Alas--like Rosie, Leslie is too lovely, too! I'd love to see her do it just once, tho!!

    And of course, there's this...!

    Too funny!!!

    Intense but funny...or funny but intense?

    Whew! Let's lighten up that mewd a little...
    ...if you haven't already, go hit up YouTube and binge-watch all the skits. They're all hilarious!

    And this is why DNC Chair is a Very Big Deal and why it had damn well better not be some establishment arsehole, like Tom Perez. Keith Ellison isn't necessarily the best choice, either, according to Kyle Kulinski, even though Bernie backs Keith. Kyle backs Sam Ronan. I'm checking Sam Ronan's credentials and history now and will report back if I find anything helpful. Mostly, Ronan claims to have "a veteran's position" on gun control but doesn't say anywhere what exactly that means. Sounds ominous to me!

    These could be funnier, but the information's usually good, and I seldom hear such details or back-story anywhere else.

    Well, Keith, Flynn was fired. Let's hope he IS arrested. And trump, too--and SOON!

    This, too, could be funnier. Problem is, it ain't John Oliver's fault. This shit ain't funny because it's too phuquen tr00.

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    Golly gee willickers--you mean to tell me that PEWtin VIOLATED the New START nuclear treaty and orange twAtler hasn't made a tweet peep?!?? You don't say...! Why, you might almost think that PEWtin OWNED the orange midnight twat tweeter what tweets at midnight...
     
     
     
     
     
     
    chumpie brings back shades of chimpie lamenting that he couldn't be dictator...

    These st00pit, ignorant, greedy, hypocritical, hateful, power-hungry PRICKS accused Hillary of being careless with sensitive information?!??!?? STRING THEM UP!!!!! STRING THEM UP!!!!! STRING THEM UP!!!!! By their nads...if we can find 'em.




     
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    In response to FB God's post on chump's meltdown about the court upholding the stay on his Muslim ban, Tracy Hanna Simmons remarked, "That was fast. I figured he'd wait until his two am feeding and diaper change to do it."

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    We don't just need
    a psychological test for the presidency
    ...we need a literacy test, too!
    -- Dot Calm's shadow
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    Don't forget to read Dot Calm's shadow's favorite independent sources of news and information:

      
    Michael Moore's FB page -- go here first and do whatever activism he suggests
    Daily Kos
    AlterNet
    Democracy Now!
    Democratic Underground
    Boing Boing
    Vox
    Conservatives are Destroying our Future
    Conservative Clown Car
    God, the Good Lord Above
    ...skip the media outlets in the boycott list unless you want trump propaganda. And TELL their advertisers WHY you are boycotting those media outlets!
          
    And check out these great channels:
    ...or, if you just want something mindless and fun, try Tested

    Peas, friends. Take care of yourselves for me. Trust me--you're worth it! And go have a Fireball and some chocolate while you still can, will ya? Time is short now that the mouth of trump hell has opened...
      
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    SOPROUD: TDL
    (Save Our Planet--Resist Orange Ugly donald: To-Do List)
        
    Until further notice, the purpose of this blog is to provide tools to help protect and preserve our rights, our liberties, and our country from the wrinkled fat orange clusterfuck that is Donald "dickless LOSER" trump. As I track down more information, I will continue to refine these tools.

    If you value my work, please support me on Patreon: just point your browser to https://www.patreon.com/ and type "Dot Calm's shadow" into the search box at the top--thank you! Even a dollar a month from 20 people would really help right now--it would cover part of my Internet. Show me that there's more out there than just a lonely chorus of crickets!
        
    Action List

    PROTECT yourself financially, reproductively, and medically.

    1. If you need a loan, get it NOW--rates have already gone up; they went up at least three times the first week or two after the election. MOVE your retirement out of the stock market and into a stable fund that is guaranteed NOT to lose your principal--if you're not risk averse, keep your money in stocks until after the inauguration...but move it out ASAP afterward because, once chump and the teathuglikkkants deregulate Wall Street, we are in for a bust that makes chimp's Great Recession look like O'Bama's recovery. Thom Hartmann, Randi Rhodes, and their guest speakers agree that the Rethugs and chump will crash the economy by deregulating the stock market so quickly our haids will spin. The boom-bust cycle repeats every 80 years or so--as long as it takes for the last people who remember what a depression was like and fight the greedsters to die off. We're phuqued.

    2. If you're a woman of reproductive age or a man who knows and loves women of reproductive age, stock up on as much "Plan B" (the "morning after" pill) as you can afford NOW. Plan to take one pill either immediately after unprotected sex or the morning after unprotected sex, and plan to take another pill 24 hours later. No matter what else you do, STOCK UP NOW on Plan B because even the best contraceptives fail, and you won't be able to get an abortion once chump and the teathuglikkkants take over. Men, get yourself snipped while you still can, too.

    3. If you're a woman of reproductive age and don't already have an IUD or contraceptive implant, get yours NOW. Mirena has progestin, not estrogen, and can reduce your period; the copper ones without hormones (like Paragard) can cause cramping and heavy bleeding that doesn't go away until the device is removed (think having the second day of your period for a year at a clip). Of these two IUDs, women seem to prefer Mirena, but the device can still fall out. Cosmopolitan has a great discussion on these and other IUDs, what's involved with getting one (not a big deal, but you'll bleed for at least a week afterward), what's involved with having one removed (also not a big deal, but you'll bleed for at least a week after). "Managing Contraception" has an article on Mirena (not scary). If I were you, I'd skip the Skyla--it only lasts 3 years, so you wouldn't even be done with the orange fuckwad's first term if you get one. Planned Parenthood has a video about contraceptive implants and great information about all forms of contraception. And if you think you might need a do-it-yourself abortion some time in the future, go talk to Planned Parenthood NOW and see if you can stock up on mifepristone now--the options for DIY abortions at home using substances like vitamin C seem promising to desperate women but don't have any scientific backing. You can also try womenonwaves.org and womenonweb.org.

    4. Don't take any new drugs approved after 2016 without doing your own research into whether they're safe and effective. Republicans are weakening the FDA to the point that it will no longer be able to verify that new drugs will work and not harm us.

    Now, do your daily actions, make your daily calls, and do the rest...

    DAILY ACTIONS!

    Go to Michael Moore's FaceBook page and do whatever is on his to-do list:
    https://www.facebook.com/mmflint/

    Here's a list of short-term actions you can take right now!

    1. If you can, sign up for the 29 April 2017 People's Climate March. I called into the telecon Monday evening and found it very useful. Two things stuck out: People's Climate Movement is rather new, so it's small and not yet well funded. However, they're working with the other climate organizations to build the movement and fight trump's disastrous Big Oil, Big Destruction, Big Money, Big Death agenda.

    2. If you can't make the climate march but can come out a week earlier--Earch Day, 22 April 2017--then please sign up for the March for Science. The climate telecon had nearly a thousand callers-in, some of whom lamented that it would be really difficult to attend both marches. I know it took me a week to recover from the Women's March, and I'm local. PCM suggested combining with the science march, but the science march wasn't interested, seeing the protection of science as a separate issue. I disagree in the sense that we have trump's disastrous Big Oil, Big Destruction, Big Money, Big Death agenda BECAUSE of all the climate SCIENCE DENIAL. So, I'll be one of the many PCM callers-in contacting the science march people to try to get them to combine with the climate march.

    3. Go help NASA archive their data--wiki wiki! (Read about it here and click through to the links if you're too lazy to check the archive of this blawg for a direct link.)

    4. Go call trump's businesses and make them pass along your comments to him! Here's the link: https://whitehouseinc.org/...have fun, kidz!

    5. Contact Nordstrom's and Neiman Marcus and THANK them for dumping trump! Amazon may be caving, too, to pressure to ditch Breitbart, so keep bugging Amazon and the rest of 'em to do what's in EVERYONE's best interests--not just in the best interests of white supremacists, haters, bigots, and racists--by signing this petition and boycotting the offending advertisers:  https://actions.sumofus.org/a/amazon-stop-investing-in-hate/?source=taf

    6. [NEW] If you haven't already, go check out the Indivisible guide: https://www.indivisibleguide.com/. As always, the very best thing you can do is GO IN PERSON to your elected officials' offices and TALK to them. Failing that, PHONE them. If you can do neither, then FAX them--better, if it-snot urgent, then WRITE them a personal, signed letter. Failing all of those, then e-mail them. The guide has moar ways to get involved and stop trump the chump!

    7. [NEW] Sign this fun petition!
    Tell Australia:  "We're sorry our president is such an ass."

    DAILY CALLS!

    CALL your U.S. Senators and Representatives DAILY at their LOCAL offices. SHOW UP in person if you can. Call each day with ONE issue--and KEEP CALLING. The staffers track your calls by issue, so don't give in to the temptation of giving them the whole laundry list all at once. Here is our list of demands:

    0. Call your members of Congress now and demand they block trump's cabinet of swamp monsters in its entirety (from The New York Times):







































    Senior Adviser to the President

    Appointed
    A senior member of the White House staff who serves as a confidant in the president’s inner circle.
    Jared Kushner Mr. Trump has named his son-in-law to a senior White House role. The appointment of Mr. Kushner, a major real estate developer in New York who is married to Mr. Trump’s daughter Ivanka, could test anti-nepotism laws. He's being/been pushed out by Alcoholic Steve Ban'em, and we hear he's pretty pissed about being denied the reins of power....     

    Director of National Intelligence

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The person who holds this post is the president’s principal adviser on intelligence and oversees the entire military and civilian intelligence apparatus. The coordination between the intelligence agencies of the military and civilian wings will be vital for the war on the Islamic State.
    Dan Coats Mr. Trump has picked the former Indiana senator. Mr. Coats, who served on the Senate intelligence and armed services committees, would be stepping into a position that some in Mr. Trump’s orbit believe is superfluous.

    U.S. Trade Representative

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The president’s chief trade negotiator will have the odd role of opposing new trade deals, trying to rewrite old ones and bolstering the enforcement of what Mr. Trump sees as unfair trade, especially with China.
    Robert Lighthizer Mr. Trump has chosen the international lawyer who served as a trade official under President Ronald Reagan. Mr. Lighthizer has been harshly critical of China, and in a 2010 Op-Ed article in The New York Times, he presaged some of Mr. Trump’s talk on trade.

    Homeland Security Adviser

    Appointed
    A position that will be equal in status to national security adviser, it will focus on homeland security and counterterrorism.
    Thomas P. Bossert Mr. Trump’s choice was a top national security aide to President George W. Bush. Mr. Bossert runs a risk management consulting firm in Washington and is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council research institution, working on its Cyber Statecraft Initiative.

    Counselor

    Appointed
    A close adviser who will help set the president’s agenda and formulate his message.
    Kellyanne Conway Mr. Trump’s choice is his former campaign manager, confidante and spokeswoman. Ms. Conway also has a pollster background and therefore may rely on this skill set to keep tabs on public sentiment.

    Director of Trade and Industrial Policy

    Appointed
    A new position that will oversee trade and industrial policy in the White House and direct an internal council that will run alongside the National Security Council, the National Economic Council and the Domestic Policy Council.
    Peter Navarro Mr. Trump’s choice is a professor at the University of California, Irvine, who holds a doctorate from Harvard and is the only credentialed economist in Mr. Trump’s inner circle. Mr. Navarro has been a staunch critic of current Chinese economic policies.

    Special Adviser on Regulatory Reform

    Appointed
    This new position will oversee the president’s promised effort to unwind as many regulations on business as he can.
    Carl Icahn Mr. Trump has appointed Mr. Icahn, a billionaire investor and famed “corporate raider” who buys large stakes in companies and then forces policy changes to benefit shareholders. Mr. Icahn, who was an economic adviser during the campaign, is a longtime friend of Mr. Trump.

    Press Secretary and Special Assistant to the President

    Appointed
    The press secretary is the face of the White House and representative for the president, framing messaging, responding to stories of the day and briefing the press.
    Sean Spicer Mr. Trump chose the longtime spokesman for the Republican National Committee and top aide to Reince Priebus, who is the incoming chief of staff and pressed for his selection. While Mr. Spicer will be the face of the communications team, he will work with Jason Miller, director of communications, and Hope Hicks, director of strategic communications.

    Secretary of State

    Requires Senate confirmation
    Whether Mr. Trump picks an ideologue or a seasoned foreign policy hand from past Republican administrations, his challenge will be that the State Department is the centerpiece of the post-1945 experiment of alliance-building and globalism, which Mr. Trump said he would dismantle.
    Rex W. Tillerson Mr. Trump’s choice is the president and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, whose ties with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin may draw scrutiny during the confirmation process.

    Interior Secretary

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The Interior Department manages the nation’s public lands and waters. The next secretary will decide the fate of Obama-era rules that stop public land development; curb the exploration of oil, coal and gas; and promote wind and solar power on public lands.
    Ryan Zinke Mr. Trump has selected Montana’s freshman representative, a former Navy SEAL commander who was an early supporter of the president-elect and ran for office largely on a national security platform.

    Energy Secretary

    Requires Senate confirmation
    Despite its name, the primary purview of the Energy Department is to protect and manage the nation’s arsenal of nuclear weapons.
    Rick Perry Mr. Trump has selected the former Texas governor, who in 2011 proposed scrapping the Energy Department while he was seeking the Republican nomination for president.

    Labor Secretary

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The Labor Department enforces rules that protect the nation’s workers, distributes benefits to the unemployed and publishes economic data like the monthly jobs report. The new secretary will be in charge of keeping Mr. Trump’s promise to dismantle many Obama-era rules covering the vast work force of federal contractors.
    Andrew F. Puzder Mr. Trump’s expected choice is the chief executive of CKE Restaurants — and a donor to his campaign — who has criticized the Obama administration’s labor policies. HAHA, PUZDER YOU LOSER! We won, you lost! You DON'T get to fuck with American workers and give OUR hard-earned money to your richie-rich asshole buds, Puzder you gutter slime! Too bad you're such a hateful abuser. I'm glad for your ex-wife that she kicked your sorry ass to the curb, asshole. I'm only sorry you felt the need to be such an abusive bully about it, you stinking asswipe shitstain. Good riddance!!!        

    Small Business Administration

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The agency guarantees loans for small businesses, helps them get government contracts and supports their interests on Capitol Hill.
    Linda McMahon Mr. Trump has selected the former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment to lead the agency. Ms. McMahon, a failed Senate candidate from Connecticut, was with her husband, Vince, one of Mr. Trump’s biggest donors.

    E.P.A. Administrator

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The Environmental Protection Agency, which issues and oversees environmental regulations, is under threat from the president-elect, who has vowed to dismantle the agency “in almost every form.”
    Scott Pruitt Mr. Trump has selected the Oklahoma attorney general, who is a close ally of the fossil fuel industry.

    Homeland Security Secretary

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The hodgepodge agency, formed after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has one key role in the Trump administration: guarding the United States’ borders. If Mr. Trump makes good on his promises of widespread deportations and building a wall, this secretary will have to carry them out.
    John F. Kelly Mr. Trump has named the retired four-star Marine general, whose son was killed in combat in Afghanistan.

    Defense Secretary

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The incoming secretary will shape the fight against the Islamic State while overseeing a military that is struggling to put in place two Obama-era initiatives: integrating women into combat roles and allowing transgender people to serve openly. Both could be rolled back.
    James N. Mattis Mr. Trump announced at a rally that he had selected General Mattis, who led a Marine division to Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and led the United States Central Command from 2010-13. General Mattis, now retired, has been a critic of the Obama administration. He would need a waiver from Congress to lead the Pentagon because he has been out of uniform for less than seven years.

    Treasury Secretary

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The secretary will be responsible for government borrowing in financial markets, assisting in any rewrite of the tax code and overseeing the Internal Revenue Service. The Treasury Department also carries out or lifts financial sanctions against foreign enemies — which are crucial to President Obama’s Iran deal and rapprochement with Cuba.
    Steven Mnuchin Mr. Trump has selected Mr. Mnuchin, who served as his campaign finance chairman. Mr. Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs executive, has deep roots in Hollywood but no government experience.

    Transportation Secretary

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The next transportation secretary will oversee Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to increase infrastructure funding to rebuild America's roads, bridges, airports and transit systems.
    Elaine L. Chao Mr. Trump has selected Ms. Chao, the labor secretary under President George W. Bush. Ms. Chao, who is married to the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, has been a fixture of the Republican establishment in Washington.

    Health and Human Services Secretary

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The secretary will help Mr. Trump achieve one of his central campaign promises: to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The department approves new drugs, regulates the food supply, operates biomedical research, and runs Medicare and Medicaid, which insure more than 100 million people.
    Tom Price Mr. Trump has selected Mr. Price, a six-term Republican congressman from Georgia and orthopedic surgeon who has led opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Mr. Price has said the law interferes with the ability of patients and doctors to make medical decisions.

    White House Counsel

    Appointed
    As the president’s adviser on legal matters, the White House counsel may have an unusually daunting job in the Trump administration, given Mr. Trump’s far-reaching business empire and potential conflicts of interest.
    Donald F. McGahn II Mr. Trump has chosen Mr. McGahn, who served as general counsel for the Trump campaign. Mr. McGahn, a Washington lawyer who pushed to deregulate campaign finance and election laws, served on the Federal Election Commission for five years.

    Commerce Secretary

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The Commerce Department has been a perennial target for budget cuts, but the secretary oversees a diverse portfolio, including the census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Wilbur Ross Mr. Trump has selected Mr. Ross, an investor whose fortune is estimated by Forbes to be $2.9 billion. Mr. Ross has said the United States must free itself from the “bondage” of “bad trade agreements,” and has advocated threats to impose steep tariffs on China.

    Education Secretary

    Requires Senate confirmation
    Mr. Trump has said he wants to drastically shrink the Education Department and shift responsibilities for curriculum research, development and educational aid to state and local governments.
    Betsy DeVos Mr. Trump has selected Ms. DeVos, a former chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party and an education activist who is a passionate believer in school choice, as his nominee.

    U.N. Ambassador

    Requires Senate confirmation
    Second to the secretary of state, the United States ambassador to the United Nations will be the primary face of America to the world, representing the country’s interests at the Security Council on a host of issues, from Middle East peace to nuclear proliferation.
    Nikki R. Haley Mr. Trump has selected Ms. Haley, the governor of South Carolina, as his nominee. The daughter of immigrants from India, she was a prominent and frequent critic of Mr. Trump early in his run.

    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The secretary oversees fair-housing laws, the development of affordable housing and access to mortgage insurance. As a real estate developer, Mr. Trump is attuned to the tax breaks for housing development.
    Ben Carson Mr. Trump has selected the former neurosurgeon and presidential candidate to be his nominee to lead HUD. Mr. Carson had previously said he did not want to work in government.

    C.I.A. Director

    Requires Senate confirmation
    Mr. Trump takes over at a time of diverse and complex threats to American security. The new C.I.A. director will have to decide whether to undo a C.I.A. “modernization” plan put in place this year by Director John O. Brennan, and how to proceed if the president-elect orders a resumption of harsh interrogation tactics — critics have described the tactics as torture — for terrorism suspects.
    Mike Pompeo Mr. Trump has selected Mr. Pompeo, representative of Kansas and a former Army officer, as his nominee. Mr. Pompeo is a member of the House Intelligence Committee and was a sharp critic of Hillary Clinton during the congressional investigation into the 2012 attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.

    Attorney General

    Requires Senate confirmation
    The nation's top law enforcement official will have the authority for carrying out Mr. Trump's “law and order” platform. The nominee can change how civil rights laws are enforced.
    Jeff Sessions Mr. Trump has selected Senator Sessions, of Alabama, as his nominee. Mr. Sessions is a strong proponent of strict immigration enforcement, reduced spending and tough-on-crime measures. His nomination for a federal judgeship in 1986 was rejected because of racially charged comments and actions, which are very likely to become an issue as he faces another set of Senate confirmation hearings.

    National Security Adviser

    Appointed
    The national security adviser, although not a member of the cabinet, is a critical gatekeeper for policy proposals from the State Department, the Pentagon and other agencies, a function that takes on more importance given Mr. Trump's lack of experience in elective office.
    Michael T. Flynn Mr. Trump has selected the retired Army lieutenant general and former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. General Flynn has been outspoken about his view of the threat posed by Islamist militancy and was an ardent supporter of Mr. Trump during the campaign. This TRAITOR, who sold America out to PEWtin, was fired/resigned IN SCANDAL and DISGRACE, February 2017!!!       

    White House Chief of Staff

    Appointed
    The chief of staff manages the work and personnel of the West Wing, steering the president's agenda and tending to important relationships. The role will take on outsize importance in a White House run by Mr. Trump, who has no experience in policy making and little in the way of connections to critical players in Washington.
    Reince Priebus Mr. Trump announced on Nov. 13 that he had chosen Mr. Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee.

    Chief Strategist

    Appointed
    Stephen K. Bannon was also considered for chief of staff, but Mr. Trump instead named him chief strategist and senior counselor in the White House, saying that he and Mr. Priebus would be “working as equal partners” in the administration.
    Stephen K. Bannon Also on Nov. 13, Mr. Trump announced the appointment of Mr. Bannon, a right-wing media executive and the chairman of the president-elect’s campaign. Many have denounced the move, warning that Mr. Bannon represents racist views.


    1. DEMAND they support Barbara Boxer's bill to ABOLISH the Electoral College--popular vote only. DEMAND paper ballots only, and DEMAND audit trails be published in local papers. DEMAND they LET ALL Americans vote (undo voter roll purges and other Black voter suppression) and MAKE Election Day a national holiday for all. And STOP gerrymandering.

    2. Demand that your elected officials FILIBUSTER ALL trump's SCOTUS appointments. Supporting Citizens United or opposing the rights of women, immigrants, non-whites, non-Christians, LGBTQ+, and the poor are UNACCEPTABLE. This is NON-NEGOTIABLE.

    3. DEMAND trump's impeachment--DEMAND he be investigated NOW for corruption and conflict of interest. DEMAND to see his taxes. trump has already committed impeachable offenses, so DEMAND that he be held accountable NOW.

    4. REMIND them THEY'RE FIRED if they don't obstruct, obstruct, obstruct trump and the Republicans from Day 1. If they resist, REMIND them that Hillary WON the popular vote by nearly 3 million.

    5. DEMAND restoration of the Fairness Doctrine--DEMAND fair, fact-based, accurate media free from the false equivalencies and unchecked free coverage that foisted trump on us.
        
    6. DEMAND that they UPHOLD AND EXPAND on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Dodd-Frank legislation. BRING BACK Glass-Steagall!
     
    7. DEMAND that trump undergo psychological evaluation for fitness for office. Known narcissist, Dr. Sam Vaknin, explains that trump is a narcissist--and that DISQUALIFIES him for the presidency--in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5he5hXp-rU.
        
    8. DEMAND a SPECIAL PROSECUTOR to investigate FBI director James Comey and Donald trump for interfering with the election.
     
    9. DEMAND the Army Corps of Engineers go to Flint to dig up and replace all the poisoned pipes.

    AND THE REST!!

    SIGN UP for daily headlines from Daily Kos, AlterNet, and "Democracy Now!" SIGN petitions. ATTEND town halls and protests. The Guardian is independent news you can use; Jeremy Scahill's publication "The Intercept" is another high-quality resource of investigative reporting you'd be hard pressed to find elsewhere. GET INFORMED and GET INVOLVED!

    If or when trump really does set up his Muslim registry, SIGN UP! Trevor Noah suggested this to be funny, but it's gone viral because the racist bigoted assholes can't deport us all, now can they? If I can do it as a proud anti-theist atheist, then so can you as whatever religion or lack thereof that you are. Keystone Progress has a page where you can pledge to sign up: Pledge to register as a Muslim if Trump creates a registry.

    VOLUNTEER for and DONATE to all the organizations that D. LOSER trump is targeting. Get on their mailing lists and donate as much time and money as you can to Planned Parenthood, NRDC, American Civil Liberties Union, and causes that matter to you. Change your cell phone carrier to CREDO, which is a Sprint re-seller that supports blue causes. Planned Parenthood is especially important to support right now--women will die if we don't. You can also donate to WomenOnWeb, who help women get safe abortions online.

    ORGANIZE to TAKE OVER the Democratic Party: FIGHT trump and the Republicans, CLEAN UP Democratic Party failures, WIN the midterms, and apologize to Bernie and America for failing. Today, that means signing up for the JUSTICE DEMOCRATS and volunteering and donating whatever time and money you can!

    PROTEST all media that inflicted trump on us--BOYCOTT their advertisers and TELL them why. This includes FUX Noise.

    GRAB the pussy-in-thief by the wallet: BOYCOTT businesses that sell trump products and TELL them why.
       
    JOIN SOPROUD by joining organizations working to protect our future! SIGN UP at http://workingfamilies.org/ and find an emergency meeting near you! DOWNLOAD and FOLLOW the Indivisible Guide for instructions how best to resist trump by interacting with your elected officials in ways that will get their attention.

    And don't forget to SUPPORT those in The Resistance who support YOU (like me)! If we all chip in a buck o' five, WE CAN DO THIS THING!!!!!
        
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    Boycott List

    Boycott media!

    Don't bother with these media outlets any more unless you want trump propaganda--these media outlets have whored themselves out to trump for access for the low, low price of "fancy" cocktails and a "fancy" dinner, consisting of Donald's shriveled orange acorn dick, at chump's "fancy" (aka FAKE PLASTIC, just like everything else about trump and his FAKE PLASTIC family) "resort" in Florida. What an upstanding, responsible response to trump's denying press conferences since 27 July 2016...retch. So much for comforting the afflicted, afflicting the comfortable, and speaking truth to power to keep that power reined in and in check...!
    • Axios
    • Bloomberg
    • Breitbart because duh--according to AlterNet, Howard Dean Lends Voice to Consumer Activist Group Hitting Breitbart in the Wallet—And It's Working
    • CNN
    • FOX because of course
    • MSNBC (includes Joe Scarborough, but Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes may still be OK as long as their corporate overlords allow it)
    • NBC (they also have the reality TV show conflict of interest--and they just hired a couple of FUX Noise escapees, so beware a hard swing to the far, far right)
    • POLITICO--their top editor(s) went and paid to party with trump, so now more and more trump propaganda has been showing up there, to my infinite disgust
    Don't forget to contact these media outlets and their ADVERTISERS and TELL them all why you're boycotting them! So what if we spend a little less money overall? The money we save now may give us enough breathing room to jump ship before trump crashes the economy.

    Boycott vendors that support trump, sell trump shit, and otherwise pander to hate!

    Boycott Victoria's Secret--they kick out shoppers who are guilty of shopping while Black!
       
    Here's a twofer: let's save our money for when dump tanks the economy and grab the trumpussy grabber-in-thief where it hurts most--by his wallet!

    Want to boycott trump? There's an app for that!

    And here's a list of trump companies.

    There's also a spreadsheet of trump supporters and vendors that carry trump merch that includes the vendors below.
    Don't forget New Balance, who praised and supported trump: 1 (800) 595-9138.

    Here's the list from Mindy Fischer, featuring 28 vendors that sell trump merchandise. BOYCOTT them all and TELL them why!

    6pm
    Contact info: (888) 676-2660, HQ- (702) 943-7777
    cs@6pm.com

    Amazon--pressure them to DUMP BREITBART, while you're at it!
    Contact info: (888) 280-4331 HQ- (206) 266-1000
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact-us/general-questions.html?skip=true

    Belk
    Contact info: (866) 235-5443 HQ- (704) 357-1000
    http://www.belkfeedback.com/(X(1)S(sbbxm3z11e1guxbtctk2wdkc))/Index.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

    Bloomingdale's
    Contact info: (800) 777-0000 HQ- (212) 705-2000
    http://survey.medallia.com/?blm-tuwyt-com

    Bluefly
    Contact info: (877) 258-3359 HQ- (212) 944-8000
    flyrep@bluefly.com

    The Bon-Ton
    Contact info: (800) 233-7626 HQ- (800) 937-5449
    http://investors.bonton.com/contactus.cfm

    Bed Bath and Beyond
    Contact info: (800) 462-3966 HQ- (908) 688-0888
    https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/selfservice/ContactUs?…

    Burlington Coat Factory
    Contact info: (855) 355-2875 HQ- (609) 387-7800
    http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/contactus.aspx

    Carson's
    Contact info: (800) 945-4438 HQ- (317) 971-6200
    http://investors.bonton.com/contactus.cfm

    Century 21 department store
    Contact info: (877) 350-2121 HQ- (888) 221-2551
    https://www.c21stores.com/contact

    Dillard's
    Contact info: (800) 345-5273 HQ- (501) 376-5200
    http://www.dillards.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContactUs

    DSW Shoes
    Contact info: (866) 379-7463 HQ- (614) 237-7100
    http://www.dsw.com/dsw_shoes/customer_service/send_email.jsp

    Hudson’s Bay
    Contact info: (800) 521-2364 HQ- (800) 521-2364
    https://www.thebay.com/webapp/wcs/stores…

    HSN
    Contact info: (800) 284-3900 HQ- (727) 872-1000
    https://www.hsn.com/cs/email_us/default.aspx

    Jet
    Contact Info: (855) 538-4323 HQ- (844) 538-2255
    help@jet.com

    Joss & Main
    Contact info: (866) 263-8325 HQ- (617) 532-6100
    https://www.wayfair.com/help/faq.php

    Lord & Taylor
    Contact info: (800) 223-7440 HQ- (212) 391-3344
    https://www.lordandtaylor.com/webapp/wcs/stores…

    Macy’s
    Contact info: (800) 289-6229 HQ- (513) 579-7000
    http://survey.medallia.com/?mcy-tuwyt-com

    Marshalls and TJ Maxx
    Contact info: (888) 627-7425 HQ- (508) 390-1000
    https://www.marshallsonline.com/contact-us

    Neiman Marcus WE WON! Needless Mark-up DUMPED TRUMP, w00t!
    Contact info: (888) 888-4757 HQ- (562) 463-9333
    https://www.neimanmarcus.com/assistance/contactUs.jsp

    Nordstrom WE WON! Nordstrom DUMPED TRUMP, w00t!
    Contact info: (888) 282-6060 HQ- (206) 628-2111
    https://nordstrom.custhelp.com/app/ask/incidents.c$sent_queueid/12

    Overstock.com
    Contact info: (800) 843-2446 HQ- (801) 947-3100
    https://help.overstock.com/app/ask

    Perfumania
    Contact info: (866) 557-2368 HQ- (800) 228-3489
    http://perfumaniaholdings.com/contact

    Saks Off Fifth
    Contact info: (877) 551-7257 HQ- (212) 320-4700
    https://www.saksoff5th.com/contactus

    Stein Mart
    Contact info: (888) 783-4662 HQ- (904) 346-1500
    http://ir.steinmart.com/contactus.cfm

    Wayfair
    Contact info: (866) 263-8325 HQ- (617) 532-6100
    https://www.wayfair.com/help/faq.php

    Winners
    Contact info: (514) 788 4949 HQ- (905) 405-8000
    https://www.winners.ca/en/contact

    Zappos
    Contact info: (800) 927-7671 HQ- (702) 943-7777
    https://secure-www.zappos.com/contact

    Zulily
    Contact info: (877) 779-5615 HQ- (206) 724-0500
    http://www.zulily.com/contacts

    OK, friends--let's get busy!