Be Smart

BE SMART ABOUT is an important series highlighting examples of those in power (or in danger of acquiring power) who you need to stay informed about so you can share this knowledge and together we can Be Smart and Actively Dissent.

Today we discuss Bernard McNamee, a CLIMATE CHANGE DENIER, confirmed by the Senate 50-49 last Thursday to fill a vacant seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.  Trump’s pick to join the nation’s top energy regulator has a significant political agenda.

Only the best he said, only the best.  Apparently working for Trump ain't what it used to be.  Instead the swamp Trump campaigned to drain is multiplying in size with some of the worst people possible.  

Former Maine health commissioner and Republican gubernatorial candidate Mary Mayhew has been tapped by the Trump administration to lead Medicaid, the health insurance program that covers more than 70 million low-income Americans.

Scott Pruitt, who has called for the dissolution of much of the agency’s authority, has been destroying our Environmental Protection Agency since February 2017.  He is a seasoned legal opponent of the agency and likely Trump's most effective minion until recently, working every day to dismantle regulations on climate change and clean water.

BE SMART ABOUT is our unfortunate series highlighting 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.

Today we discuss a recent action of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who will be a repeat participant in the BE SMART ABOUT series. 

It can be a struggle in daily conversations to explain the real life impact this election has every day on the decisions being made to govern our society.  This election has put numerous individuals in positions of real, tangible power who are spending every hour of every day implementing policies in an efficient, destructive manner.  They are doing the exact things their prior words, actions, and lobbyist bosses should have made obvious.