Fascism Watch, December 8

If you're talking about who's gonna run in 2020 instead of whether we will have voting rights for all in 2020, you're on the wrong track

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) December 7, 2016

Trump

“I’m the union leader Donald Trump attacked. I’m tired of being lied to about our jobs.”

10 Ways to Tell if Your President Is a Dictator. He’s certainly aiming in that direction.

How Trump uses meetings with celebrities to distract from his agenda.

Boeing pledges $1 million for Donald Trump’s inaugural events. I’m sure this has nothing whatsoever to do with Trump’s Twitter spat with Boeing two days ago.

Transition Team & Cabinet Appointees

Labor: donor
Treasury: donor
Commerce: donor
Deputy Commerce: family donor
Education: party donor
SBA: donor

— Adam Smith (@asmith83) December 8, 2016

It is not normal to have your transition team sign NDAs. Whether it’s even legal is an open question.

“Before he was fired by Obama, Trump’s National Security Adviser Flynn was caught leaking classified intelligence twice.”

“Perhaps the worst-case scenario for low-wage workers would be Andy Puzder,” who has just been named Secretary of Labor.

https://twitter.com/nxthompson/status/807069306248957957

WWE co-founder and former chief executive Linda McMahon will lead the Small Business Administration.

Scott Pruitt, a climate change denier who’s made his career suing the EPA, has been picked to lead the EPA.

An Open Letter To Betsy DeVos From America’s Public School Teachers

Voting

“The Wisconsin recount is headed for disaster” and needs a federal lawsuit to order a hand recount.

Protests

The Women’s March on DC will not be allowed near the Lincoln Memorial, the usual scene for large DC protests.

According to The Guardian, the National Park Service, on behalf of the Presidential Inauguration Committee, has blocked access to the landmark by filing a “massive omnibus blocking permit.” This will bar protesters from most of the National Mall, Pennsylvania Avenue, the Washington Monument, and of course, the Lincoln Memorial for days and weeks before, during, and after the inauguration, which will take place on Jan. 20, 2017.

Other Fascist Nonsense

More neo-Nazi posters promoting the group “American Vanguard” are turning up on the campuses of Emerson College, Purdue, and University of Central Florida. Hit up Google News if you really want to see them; I don’t even want to link to any of the news items about them.

Today’s Action

Here’s an easy thing you can do today! From an oft-reposted Facebook item:

US Representative Lamar Smith, Chair of House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology – and climate change denier – has a one question survey on his website about congressional priorities for the year. Please select Other and write in “climate change mitigation”.