October 9, 2017 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us
From RefuseFascism.org
In just the past few days, the Trump/Pence fascist regime has:
- Rescinded a policy that protects transgender people from discrimination.
This in the wake of reversing guidance that protects transgender students... arguing at the Supreme Court in favor of a Christian baker who refused a wedding cake to a gay couple... and arguing in court against protections against discrimination against gay workers.
** www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/jeff-sessions-just-reversed-a-policy-that-protects - Gutted the requirement that employers pay for birth control. “The Trump Administration is forcing women to pay for their boss’s religious beliefs,” said ACLU senior staff attorney Brigitte Amiri, in a statement.
** www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/10/06/555970210/trump-ends-requirement-that-employer-health-plans-pay-for-birth-control - Lied about fetal development to advance a federal abortion ban. The bill, which refers to the fetus as “unborn child,” reads as a piece of pro-life propaganda.
** qz.com/1092495/trent-franks-bill-to-ban-abortion-at-20-weeks-is-based-on-fake-science/ - Threatened that this may be the “calm before the storm,” ominously threatening military action against North Korea or Iran... or beyond.
** people.com/politics/president-trump-calm-before-the-storm-military-meeting/
** www.cnn.com/2017/10/06/politics/president-donald-trump-iran-nuclear-congress/index.html - In state after state, Republicans are moving rapidly and radically to disenfranchise people of color, immigrants, students and others to lock in a permanent Republican majority in congress and choosing a president. In Florida, officials moved 46,000+ voters in Tampa alone to “inactive” status in the first six months of this year (Tampa is the key swing district in the state). In Alabama, they’ve re-instated what is in effect a poll tax—the infamous tool used for decades to deny Black people the right to vote in the South...
** www.tampabay.com/news/politics/legislature/yes-floridas-pool-of-voters-is-shrinking-heres-why/2339911
** www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/10/too_poor_to_vote_how_alabamas.html
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