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There is a ton in the 2,232 page "omnibus spending bill" and today Smart Dissent will do its best to offer a summary.
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In August 2017, Trump tweeted about banning transgender troops from our military: http://smartdissent.com/article/transgender-military-ban-tweets-dont-equal-policy-changes
In September 2017, Trump issued an executive order on that ban: http://smartdissent.com/article/update-executive-order-transgender-military-ban-signed
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Ryan Zinke, the abomination of a Secretary of Interior, has created a new advisory board to rewrite federal rules for importing the carcasses of dead animals killed by trophy hunters. That board is filled with trophy hunters themselves and Trump's friends and family.
A new U.S. advisory board created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to Trump and his family.
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Trump and his cronies continue to place terrible individuals in positions of real, tangible power who are spending every hour of every day implementing destructive policies. Smart Dissent will continue to provide examples of those in power who you need to stay informed about so you can share this knowledge and together we can Be Smart and Actively Dissent.
A senior Trump health official who has promoted abstinence will be the final arbiter of which groups receive federal family planning funds — a change from prior years, when a group of officials made the decision...
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In Smart Dissent's Budget Cuts Series, we are examining the White House proposed budget cuts to learn what's hidden beneath the surface and later update based on Congressional budget proposals and actions. This is our third to focus on proposals related to 2019. Since Congress never got their act together for 2018, most of Trump's proposals didn't go into effect fortunately and hopefully the same is true for 2019.