| Week #4: December 11 |
| 1. (a) | This was the week of Trump silencing dissent: |
| (b) |
- the arts (comedy) -- a tweet attacking Baldwin, and calling SNL "unwatchable." Read More About This |
| (c) |
- corporate America -- Trump sent a false tweet about the cost of Air Force One after Boeing’s CEO spoke out against starting a trade war with China. Boeing stock cratered. (see below) Read More About This |
| (d) |
- private citizens -- Trump’s tweet at union leader Chuck Jones, after Jones spoke out on the Carrier deal, led to death threats against Jones. Read More About This |
| (e) |
- protest march -- Trump tried to squash the Million Women March by changing permitting. A new location was found. Read More About This |
| 2. |
Variety reported that Trump will continue in his role as Executive Producer of Celebrity Apprentice. 2 days later, Trump called it "fake news" and blamed CNN. Read More About This |
| 3. |
NBC, host of Celebrity Apprentice, also had refused to release tapes of Trump rumored to be damaging during the election. Read More About This |
| 4. |
WAPO reported on a CIA report which claimed Putin interfered in our election to help Trump win. Trump’s response amounted to defending Russia, and questioning the CIA’s capabilities. Read More About This |
| 5. | According to WAPO, Mitch McConnell had refused to allow the CIA report out before the election. McConnell’s wife was appointed by Trump to a cabinet position. |
| 6. | The next day, Trump appointed Exxon CEO Tillerson as Secretary of State. Tillerson has no experience with government or diplomacy, but has a close relationship with Putin. |
| 7. |
In responding to why he has availed himself of only 4 of 31 intelligence briefings, Trump responded, "I’m, like, a smart person." Read More About This |
| 8. | Attacks against Muslim Americans were reported nationwide, including a Congresswoman in DC, and a teenager in New York. |
| 9. |
An Atlantic article titled, "Are Jews White," drew a response by former KKK leader, David Duke. Read More About This |
| 10. |
Trump is seeking ways to include both his daughter and son-in-law in his administration, despite laws to the contrary. Read More About This |
| 11. | Trump appointed 3 generals into leadership positions in his cabinet -- a disturbing trend, indicative of authoritarian leadership. |
| 12. | Trump appointed another Goldman Sachs executive into a major leadership role. GS stock is up 33% since election day, and composes 1/3 of the DJIA’s rise. |
| 13. |
Trump invited celebrity types on the environment -- Al Gore, Leonardo DiCaprio -- for well-promoted, reality-tv-like meetings at Trump Tower, while appointing an EPA head who doesn’t believe in climate change. Read More About This |
| 14. |
The RNC will hold it’s holiday party at a Trump Hotel (and pay him for it). Several GOP appendages are doing the same. Read More About This |
| 15. | Trump continues to keep full ownership of his businesses, brushing off the need to explain conflicts of interest. |
| 16. |
Trump's economic team is all men and all white. Five of the 13 are named Steven or Stephen. Read More About This |
| 17. |
Mark Burnett will help Trump plan the inauguration, with a reality-tv type build-up. Read More About This |
| 18. |
Rudy Giuliani "withdrew" his candidacy for a cabinet position, and the lawyer of "Woman in Gold" fame, filed under the FOIA for Giuliani’s connection to the FBI’s search warrant. Read More About This |
| 19. | Trump changed his iconic hat from, "Make America Great Again" to simply "USA." Said hat is sold exclusively by Trump for $40. |
| 20. | Trump put out his first policy related post on Facebook. |
| 21. | Trump continues his Victory Tours in states he won. |
| 22. | Trump, with the help of the GOP apparatus, shut down the recount efforts in MI, where he won by 10k votes out of 4.8 million cast, with many anomalies. Efforts to do the same in WI, failed. Efforts in PA also have led to recount efforts being stifled. |
Replicated from: https://medium.com/@Amy_Siskind/week-4-experts-in-authoritarianism-advise-to-keep-a-list-of-things-subtly-changing-around-you-so-af7592406a94
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