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Trumps White House Issues Gag Orders; Dystopia coming faster than I thought.
Topic Started: Jan 24 2017, 06:13 PM (813 Views)
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EPA. https://qz.com/893890/the-epa-was-placed-under-a-gag-order-by-the-trump-white-house/

Dept. of Agriculture researchers. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Trump-administration-in-gag-order-to-U-S-10880354.php

Multiple. http://www.metafilter.com/164728/Trump-issues-gag-orders-on-scientists-in-multiple-agencies



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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-usda-idUSKBN1582OB?il=0

USDA disavows gag-order emailed to scientific research unit

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday that an internal email sent to staff at its Agricultural Research Service unit this week calling for a suspension of “public-facing documents,” including news releases and photos, was flawed and that new guidance would be issued to replace it.
The ARS focuses on scientific research into the main issues facing agriculture, including long-term climate change. President Donald Trump has cast doubt on whether man-made climate change is real and has railed against ex-President Barack Obama's efforts to combat it.
"This internal email was released without Departmental direction, and prior to Departmental guidance being issued," USDA said in a statement. "ARS will be providing updated direction to its staff

Edited by ringotuna, Jan 24 2017, 06:50 PM.
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This may have been planned all along but I actually think it is in response to Obama's parting 221 million dollar gift to middle eastern Islamic Terrorists.


I am betting that the 221 million was a surprise to Trump and his reaction was to prevent any further Obama administration "gotcha" acts under his presidency. He probably plans to replace and even dismantle parts of these organizations and does not want anyone being able to do what Obama did on their last day.
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Censorship of information.

This is now our nation.

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Jan 24 2017, 07:50 PM
Censorship of information.

This is now our nation.

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Wow - you of all people railing against censorship.

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The Right cried (justly so) for transparency under the Obama Administration, but under Trump, the simple fact that ANY department would actually have a gag order over it? But oh, this is the Trump administration, so that's ok.
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Jan 24 2017, 09:17 PM
The Right cried (justly so) for transparency under the Obama Administration, but under Trump, the simple fact that ANY department would actually have a gag order over it? But oh, this is the Trump administration, so that's ok.
Yup, sums it up just about.
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Jan 24 2017, 07:58 PM
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Jan 24 2017, 07:50 PM
Censorship of information.

This is now our nation.

Posted Image

Wow - you of all people railing against censorship.

:rollseyes:
And your problem now is? :dunno:


(Careful - you may be asked to produce "evidence". :lol: )


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Obama muzzled dissenters for years. He took away their funding if they refused to for the boat. Why are leftists angry when Trump is doing what the left want?
Kate Steinle was separated from her family permanently but leftists didn't seem to mind.
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Jan 24 2017, 10:24 PM
Obama muzzled dissenters for years. He took away their funding if they refused to for the boat. Why are leftists angry when Trump is doing what the left want?
I want to know why Trump isn't interested in transparency. Isn't that what we on the Right railed for 8 years against the Obama administration, or is suddenly ok in you opinion as long as it was Trump that does it?
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Jan 24 2017, 10:07 PM
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Jan 24 2017, 07:58 PM
Coast2coast
Jan 24 2017, 07:50 PM
Censorship of information.

This is now our nation.

Posted Image

Wow - you of all people railing against censorship.

:rollseyes:
And your problem now is? :dunno:


(Careful - you may be asked to produce "evidence". :lol: )


You produce the evidence all on your own.
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Jan 24 2017, 10:26 PM
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Obama muzzled dissenters for years. He took away their funding if they refused to for the boat. Why are leftists angry when Trump is doing what the left want?
I want to know why Trump isn't interested in transparency. Isn't that what we on the Right railed for 8 years against the Obama administration, or is suddenly ok in you opinion as long as it was Trump that does it?
Transparency was not part of Trump's promise while campaigning. Obama made that promise.
Kate Steinle was separated from her family permanently but leftists didn't seem to mind.
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Jan 24 2017, 10:26 PM
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Jan 24 2017, 10:24 PM
Obama muzzled dissenters for years. He took away their funding if they refused to for the boat. Why are leftists angry when Trump is doing what the left want?
I want to know why Trump isn't interested in transparency. Isn't that what we on the Right railed for 8 years against the Obama administration, or is suddenly ok in you opinion as long as it was Trump that does it?
Transparency was not part of Trump's promise while campaigning. Obama made that promise.
Oh, ok, I see, you demand it of the Democrats, but no us?
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Jan 24 2017, 10:36 PM
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Obama muzzled dissenters for years. He took away their funding if they refused to for the boat. Why are leftists angry when Trump is doing what the left want?
I want to know why Trump isn't interested in transparency. Isn't that what we on the Right railed for 8 years against the Obama administration, or is suddenly ok in you opinion as long as it was Trump that does it?
Transparency was not part of Trump's promise while campaigning. Obama made that promise.
Oh, ok, I see, you demand it of the Democrats, but no us?
Obama was good at preaching what he didn't practice........... :rollseyes:
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Jan 24 2017, 10:26 PM
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Jan 24 2017, 10:24 PM
Obama muzzled dissenters for years. He took away their funding if they refused to for the boat. Why are leftists angry when Trump is doing what the left want?
I want to know why Trump isn't interested in transparency. Isn't that what we on the Right railed for 8 years against the Obama administration, or is suddenly ok in you opinion as long as it was Trump that does it?
Transparency was not part of Trump's promise while campaigning. Obama made that promise.
Oh, ok, I see, you demand it of the Democrats, but no us?
Here is a flashback.

When Bush and Cheney team was behind closed door setting up the nation's energy policy, the left cried foul.

Obama harshly criticized Bush/Cheney's closed door policy and used it as his campaign platform. He vowed to be the most transparent president in the history of the republic. The left cheered.

Obama admin made just about every policy for this nation during the last 8 years behind closed door. The left remained silence and even defended him by saying that certain policy should be shielded away from public. See the hypocrisy yet?

Trump never used transparency as part of his campaign platform. Leftists are angry? Why?

I know the left cannot give a credible answer without name calling. Can you?


Kate Steinle was separated from her family permanently but leftists didn't seem to mind.
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Jan 24 2017, 09:17 PM
The Right cried (justly so) for transparency under the Obama Administration, but under Trump, the simple fact that ANY department would actually have a gag order over it? But oh, this is the Trump administration, so that's ok.
Do you remember the left raising holy hell over Obama Administrations EPA and Stimulus package gag order?

Yeah, me neither. :biggrin:
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Jan 24 2017, 10:36 PM
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Jan 24 2017, 10:26 PM
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Jan 24 2017, 10:24 PM
Obama muzzled dissenters for years. He took away their funding if they refused to for the boat. Why are leftists angry when Trump is doing what the left want?
I want to know why Trump isn't interested in transparency. Isn't that what we on the Right railed for 8 years against the Obama administration, or is suddenly ok in you opinion as long as it was Trump that does it?
Transparency was not part of Trump's promise while campaigning. Obama made that promise.
Oh, ok, I see, you demand it of the Democrats, but no us?
Here is a flashback.

When Bush and Cheney team was behind closed door setting up the nation's energy policy, the left cried foul.

Obama harshly criticized Bush/Cheney's closed door policy and used it as his campaign platform. He vowed to be the most transparent president in the history of the republic. The left cheered.

Obama admin made just about every policy for this nation during the last 8 years behind closed door. The left remained silence and even defended him by saying that certain policy should be shielded away from public. See the hypocrisy yet?

Trump never used transparency as part of his campaign platform. Leftists are angry? Why?

I know the left cannot give a credible answer without name calling. Can you?


I don't care what happened under Bush, I know we cried foul for the 8 years for transparency, the TEA Party swept into power vacuums in the GOP on that as a rallying point. Now that we're in, you want to excuse Trump. The word you're looking for Drudge is "hypocrisy"
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Transparency was not part of Trump's promise while campaigning. Obama made that promise.
Oh, ok, I see, you demand it of the Democrats, but no us?
Here is a flashback.

When Bush and Cheney team was behind closed door setting up the nation's energy policy, the left cried foul.

Obama harshly criticized Bush/Cheney's closed door policy and used it as his campaign platform. He vowed to be the most transparent president in the history of the republic. The left cheered.

Obama admin made just about every policy for this nation during the last 8 years behind closed door. The left remained silence and even defended him by saying that certain policy should be shielded away from public. See the hypocrisy yet?

Trump never used transparency as part of his campaign platform. Leftists are angry? Why?

I know the left cannot give a credible answer without name calling. Can you?


I don't care what happened under Bush, I know we cried foul for the 8 years for transparency, the TEA Party swept into power vacuums in the GOP on that as a rallying point. Now that we're in, you want to excuse Trump. The word you're looking for Drudge is "hypocrisy"
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