From the January edition of Harper’s Index:
- Number of Western European countries in which a majority say they would accept Muslims as family members: 14
- Of Central or Eastern European countries: 1
- Percentage of Democrats who prefer that the congressional majority and the president be from the same party: 30
- Of Republicans: 59
- Percentage of US cancer patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2012 who depleted all their assets within two years: 42
- Average number of Americans who died from the flu each year between 2010 and 2017: 36,714
- Who died from the flu last year: 79,400
- Number of US states in which either “slavery” or “involuntary servitude” is a legal form of punishment: 23
- Portion of US cell phones that weren’t reached by the national Wireless Emergency Alerts system in its inaugural test: ¼
- Average percentage state and local tax rate paid by the poorest 20 percent of Oklahomans: 13.2
- By the richest 1 percent: 6.2
- Percentage of the global population that is white of European descent: 16
- Percentage of participants in genetics research studies who are: 79
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On this date at Daily Kos in 2016—Energy Department rejects Trump request for names of employees whose work touched on climate change:
There may come a day when Donald J. Trump's whims are the supreme law of the land, but today is not that day. Responding to Trump's transition team requests for a list of department employees who have worked on climate change-related projects or attended climate change-related meetings, the Energy Department is telling their new boss to get bent.
Energy officials resolutely rejected the request, while reassuring workers. [...]
“We will be forthcoming with all publically-available information with the transition team. We will not be providing any individual names to the transition team.” Burnham-Snyder’s email had the last sentence in boldface for emphasis.
While Trump doesn't have the power to fire individual federal employees whose work touched on climate change, he will have the power to make their jobs intolerable in myriad other ways. The department's email to employees notes the "significant feedback from our workforce" disapproving of the (insane, autocratic) notion: "We are going to respect the professional and scientific integrity and independence of our employees at our labs and across our department."
On today’s Kagro in the Morning show: Today's Trump rumors: "speed freak”; Jared for chief of staff. Not a rumor: Investigators probe inaugural funds. Several Trump self-dealing stories to ponder. Don't pity Cohen, he was dirty before Trump. ИЯA nest of spies. WI & MI Gop power grabs unconstitutional?
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