After meeting with pharma lobbyists, Trump drops promise to negotiate drug prices - Vox

After meeting with pharma lobbyists, Trump drops promise to negotiate drug prices - Vox: "A lot happened in the 2016 campaign, but one of the things Donald Trump did to win the election was shift to the left on a number of key issues — promising to avoid cuts in Social Security and Medicare benefits and adopting a longstanding Democratic pledge to let Medicare negotiate bulk discounts in the price it pays for prescription drugs.

Today, after a meeting with pharmaceutical industry lobbyists and executives, he abandoned that pledge, referring to an idea he supported as recently as three weeks ago as a form of “price fixing” that would hurt “smaller, younger companies.” Instead of getting tough, Trump’s new plan is that he’s “going to be lowering taxes” and “getting rid of regulations.”"  'via Blog this'

Google employees staged a protest over Trump’s immigration ban - The Verge

Google employees staged a protest over Trump’s immigration ban - The Verge: "More than 2,000 Google employees in offices around the world staged a walkout on Monday afternoon in protest of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration in seven Muslim-majority countries. Using the hashtag #GooglersUnite, employees tweeted photos and videos of walkout actions around the world, including at headquarters in Mountain View, California."  'via Blog this'

Want to understand what Trump and Bannon are up to? Look to the Russian Revolution of 1917

https://qz.com/898053/want-to-understand-what-trump-and-bannon-are-up-to-look-to-the-russian-revolution-of-1917/

Americans raise $600,000 to rebuild burned Texas mosque | USA News | Al Jazeera

Americans raise $600,000 to rebuild burned Texas mosque | USA News | Al Jazeera: "A Texas community has rallied behind its Muslim residents after their mosque burned to the ground shortly after President Donald Trump signed into effect a "Muslim ban" on refugees and others from seven Muslim-majority countries."



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Texas mosque fire 'too close to home'

Texas mosque fire 'too close to home': "CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For members of the Islamic Society of Southern Texas, a mosque fire in Victoria "hit too close to home." "A mosque in a Muslim community ... it's literally the heart of our community," said Fiona Tagari, a member of the Corpus Christi mosque. "A lot of us are immigrants. We don't have families here, so it's where we make our families. Congregants become extended families."" 'via Blog this'

How to stay involved following Women's March on Washington

How to stay involved following Women's March on Washington: "A new action item is to be unveiled every 10 days of the first 100 days of Trump's presidency. The next action item is to be revealed next week.

"I had personally never called my congressmen and senators before," said Phoebe Hopps, the Michigan coordinator for the Women's March. "It makes sense, especially calling Republican leaders and letting them know how important the Affordable Care Act is to your family, especially for those with pre-existing conditions."  via Blog this'

Taxico

White House Sows Confusion About Plan for a 20% Import Tax https://nyti.ms/2jCoY7b

We're not paying!!! LOL

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2017/jan/26/mexican-president-demands-respect-and-rejects-us-border-wall-video

Trump’s team floats tax cuts that aren’t paid for - POLITICO

Trump’s team floats tax cuts that aren’t paid for - POLITICO: "Some Trump administration officials and Capitol Hill Republicans are discussing the possibility of passing sweeping tax cuts without offsetting revenue increases — an idea that threatens to balloon the deficit and undermine the GOP’s reputation as the party of fiscal discipline.

A number of Trump advisers in recent weeks have privately questioned whether tax reform needs to be “revenue neutral,” according to multiple people familiar with early-stage tax reform discussions. "  'via Blog this'

Falsely Blames Illegal Immigrants

In Meeting With Congressional Leaders, Trump Falsely Blames Illegal Immigrants for Loss of Popular Vote https://nyti.ms/2klFxo1