Congress The Congressional Budget Office says Obamacare repeal would be disastrous: The number of people who are uninsured would increase by 18 million in the first new plan year and 32 million in 2026 premiums would be 20-25% more than they would be if the ACA were kept … [Read more...] about Fascism Watch, January 17
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Fascism Watch, January 14-16, MLK Weekend Edition
Maclean's: The U.S. is finally waking up to the fact that it has been turned into a subordinate ally to Russia, thanks to Putin and Trump How did we get here? Habituation. Every paragraph in this column would have been laughably unbelievable 18 months ago. Putin interfering in … [Read more...] about Fascism Watch, January 14-16, MLK Weekend Edition
Fascism Watch, January 13
(Posting on the 14th, because my husband strongly recommended I take the night off after my eye began twitching.) Congress The House has passed its budget, the second step in the process of repealing the Affordable Care … [Read more...] about Fascism Watch, January 13
Fascism Watch, January 12
(image by Clay Bennett) The Justice Department’s inspector general will investigate Comey's handling of the Clinton email case. The NSA, which previously had to strip citizens' private data before sharing wiretap info with other agencies, can now give them the raw … [Read more...] about Fascism Watch, January 12
So the Senate voted to repeal the ACA late last night
Here’s the text of the message I sent to Ted Cruz and John Cornyn. Their stances are basically the same, so they got the same one, with a few minor variations based on how my fury surged while I was on the phone. *** The Constitution grants citizens a right to LIFE. The … [Read more...] about So the Senate voted to repeal the ACA late last night
Fascism Watch, January 11
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/819170707112361985 Trump BBC News says there's audio and video of Trump's Russian misadventures, and more than one source. Based on the dossier released yesterday, "James Comey’s intervention in the election last October — controversial at … [Read more...] about Fascism Watch, January 11
Fascism Watch, January 10: #PEEOTUS
(image via Jeremiah Tolbert) https://twitter.com/kshipwhitecat/status/818886280402518016 Trump Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him. Holy shit. Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect … [Read more...] about Fascism Watch, January 10: #PEEOTUS
Fascism Watch, December 9 (OH HI IT‘S JANUARY WHOOPS)
U.S. tanks roll into Germany to protect against potential Russian invasion Congress Cabinet hearings will begin tomorrow, before any nominees have completed FBI background checks. Ethics lawyers for both Bush and Obama say that Trump's cabinet hearings must be delayed until … [Read more...] about Fascism Watch, December 9 (OH HI IT‘S JANUARY WHOOPS)
Fascism Watch, January 7-8
Congress The Office of Government Ethics has not cleared Trump's nominees, most of whom failed to submit complete answers to the office's questionnaires. In a letter to Senators Chuck Schumer of New York and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the leader of the Office of … [Read more...] about Fascism Watch, January 7-8
Fascism Watch, January 6
(image by James Steinberg) What Intelligence Agencies Concluded About the Russian Attack on the U.S. Election In unequivocal language, the report pins responsibility for the election attack directly on President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, ruling out the possibility that it was … [Read more...] about Fascism Watch, January 6
