“Team of Rivals” -> “Team of Racists”?

Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions (R-AL) – (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

There’s so much happening so fast I can’t keep up.  Here’s some of what I’ve been reading the last few days.

• If you hoped the racism and bigotry was just a tactic and might end after Election Day, today’s announcements may give you pause
  •  Donald Trump Building Team of Racists
  •  Donald Trump nominates Jeff Sessions to serve as attorney general – Vox
  •  Kevin M. Kruse on Twitter: “Heck of a sub-headline on this old @HowardKurtz report on Jeff Sessions’ 1986 hearings. “NAACP ‘Un-American,’ Klansmen ‘Okay.'” https://t.co/UOzyDlzkuH”
  •  Trump Picks Michael Flynn for National Security Adviser
  • …and if you think it can’t happen here:
    •  Racist Graffiti in Downtown Naperville
• This is real.  They’re moving fast and we need to be ready to stand up if we care about our country.
  •  We have 100 days to stop Donald Trump from systemically corrupting our institutions – Vox
  •  Not a President, an Autocrat
  •  Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan wouldn’t actually fix America’s infrastructure problems – Vox
  •  Collaborating With Donald Trump Is Doomed to Fail
  •  The Sorrow and the Pity – The New York Times
  •  The Way to Stop Trump | by David Cole | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books
• Yes, They Intend to Go After Medicare
  •  Republicans Might Be Serious About Going After Medicare
  •  Paul Krugman on Twitter: “As the push to privatize Medicare heats up, remember: Medicare is cheaper than private insurance and better at cost control https://t.co/GEUv9NZpT8”
  •  Wow Someone’s Talking About It
  •  We’re Still On Medicare Phase Out Plan
  •  Rep. Tom Price Reveals Republicans Eyeing Medicare Overhaul In 2017
• Citing WWII Internment Camps as Precedent
  •  Trump Surrogate: Japanese Internment Camps A ‘Precedent’ For Muslim Registry (VIDEO)
  •  Trump Team Takes Issue With Reports They’re Considering ‘Muslim Registry’
• More election analysis, (with numbers, not finger-pointing)
  •  Why Hillary Clinton lost Pennsylvania: The real story | Brookings Institution
  •  The Blue Wall Crumbles
• He Just Makes Stuff Up – Seriously, Will We Eventually Become Numb and Start To Accept the Lies?
• •  Trump Falsely Claims He Kept Ford From Moving Plant To Mexico
  •  Donald Trump tried to take credit for saving a Ford factory that wasn’t actually closing – Vox
• Might US Senate’s Tendency for Obstruction Work to the Country’s Benefit Now?
  •  The US Senate will determine whether President Trump succeeds or fails – Vox
  •  Graham Wants Investigation Into Russian Election Tampering
• And Now Just a Little Hope and Encouragement
  •  “We have work to do”: Hillary Clinton’s first speech since her concession was a call to action – Vox
  •  A List of Pro-Women, Pro-Immigrant, Pro-Earth, Anti-Bigotry Organizations That Need Your Support
  •  George Takei: The Challenge Ahead Under President-Elect Trump – The Daily Beast
  •  Environmentalists get a dose of good news