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EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency. That middle world "Protection" is an interesting choice. Presumably it was intended to protect we the people, the greater good for society, and so on. It's been clear for decades, but never more so than right now, that Republican's think it's protection of corporations and their profits. And Americans die as a result.
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This is stunning to watch. 60 Minutes details a "political disinformation campaign" that went from Matt Gaetz to Tucker Carlson to OAN to Trump and killed one of the most important virology programs in the world. Please watch the 60 minutes video and/or read the transcript at the link below:
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We've written about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a dozen times on Smart Dissent. In years past we would have rehashed the basics and shared those links but we are so, so far past that at this point. The CFPB was created to protect us. That's why "protection" is in the name. The Trump administration is seeking to undermine and destroy it. Simple enough?
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The Trump administration is close to finalizing its rule rolling back the non-discrimination protections of the Affordable Care Act. Hate. Discrimination.
The Trump administration is moving to scrap an Obama-era policy that protected LGBTQ patients from discrimination, alarming health experts who warn that the regulatory rollback could harm vulnerable people during a pandemic.
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Regulations exist to protect us. It's a very simple concept. They are enacted through years of hard work to help society function. Republicans stop most of them from ever coming to be while destroying the few that are enacted TO PROTECT US.