“Team of Rivals” -> “Team of Racists”?
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:
- 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
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
- More election analysis, (with numbers, not finger-pointing)
- He Just Makes Stuff Up – Seriously, Will We Eventually Become Numb and Start To Accept the Lies?
- Might US Senate’s Tendency for Obstruction Work to the Country’s Benefit Now?
- 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