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Here’s your dose of ‘What the Fuck is Going On’ News (1/27/2017 edition)

• Trump has officially signed an executive order that is hating the U.S. refugee program. The order blocks all refugees from entering the U.S. for the next 120 days and is suspending the acceptance of refugees from Syria indefinitely. Visa applications are also being blocked from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen until the new “extreme vetting” procedure is launched. No word on when that will happen. The order also bars all persons from certain “terror-prone countries” from entering the United States for the next 90 days. The list of “terror prone countries” has not been released or clarified. (source) (source)
• Republicans in Congress are pushing a series of bills that would attack federal regulations protecting the environment, guaranteeing internet freedom, and ensuring consumer safety and labor rights. These bills would give Congress effective veto power over future regulations advanced by the Federal Communications Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, and a host of other federal government agencies. These bills have been approved by the GOP-controlled House but have yet to be passed by the Senate. (source) (source)
• The Trump administration gave its full support to the March for Life protest in D.C. today, featuring Mike Pence and Kellyanne Conway. Pence told the crowd that Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, to be announced next week, will please the anti-choice crowd immensely. This comes after some concerns that the Supreme Court shortlist featured some people that might not uphold “full pro-life values.” Anti-choicers and conservatives expressed their concerns to Trump earlier this week about some of the picks. (source)
• Republican lawmaker in several state are currently pushing bills that will crack down on demonstrations and protesters. These bills push for stricter laws, higher fines, and jail sentences (or longer jail sentences in some cases). (source)
• Iowa experience the largest diesel fuel spill in the U.S since 2010. 140,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a broken pipeline and onto an Iowa farm. Cleanup efforts are complicating due to high winds and snow, and the cause of the leak is currently under investigation. (source)
• As of right now there are still only 48 votes against nominating Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, the number needed is 51. Reminder that DeVos has zero experience in education policy and outright admitted she was likely chosen for the position due to her and her family’s donations to the Republican party. She also refuses to commit to protecting the rights of vulnerable students and I’m sure everyone has now heard her comments on guns in schools to protect from bears. If you would like to see what republican senators can be called in an attempt to change their votes click here. (source)
• Leaked audio has been released containing Republicans in a closed-door session discussing Obamacare and how they’re going to repeal and replace it. The spoke about the possibility of sticking Planned Parenthood related defunding into the future bill, they spoke about the people who will likely be left without coverage during and after the repeal, and their main concern seemed to be about the fallout they might face during election seasons. “We’re telling those people that we’re not going to pull the rug out from under them, and if we do this too fast, we are in fact going to pull the rug out from under them,” said Rep. Tom MacArthur in the audio. (source)
• Despite repeatedly lying to the public, the chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Rep. Lamar Smith, told the public that we should only trust Trump when dealing with the information we get. “Better to get your news directly from the President. In fact, it might be the only way to get the unvarnished truth.” Lamar Smith is a climate change denier and has used his position to attack climate scientists for years, he’s also supported Breitbart’s anti-climate change articles and was a big Trump supporter during the elections (source) 

Anyways I keep seeing sites post only sections of today’s executive order which is called "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.“ AKA the executive order that will be blocking refugees and suspending visa applications from Muslim majority countries.

If you want to read the full text you can read it here.