They're part of the executive branch, so he does have the authority to do so. However, he will have trouble if he tries to fire people. In general, civil service employees at or below the pay level of GS-15 cannot be fired on a presidential whim.
EPA. Department of Health & Human Services. Department of Commerce.
While I'm not in favor of Trump's gag order, I do kind of wonder if I'd even notice if all of those agencies just disappeared from the face of the earth.
I'm 46 years old and have lived in Los Angeles most of my life. I remember the 1970s when we regularly had days where it was unsafe to run and play outside due to smog.
Now?
I can literally look out my window and see the positive effects of the existence of the EPA.
*Funded in part by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the NIH, which is also subject to the Trump administration's gag order
In apparent defiance of this muzzling policy, someone at Badlands National Park (@BadlandsNPS) began tweeting facts about climate change today, sending several tweets before apparently being stopped. (The tweets have since been deleted.) Just documented, factual information about an issue that impacts our national parks (as it does everywhere else).
Re: Journalist are infallible and should always be trusted, unlike Preachers, Scientist, or the Police
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I respected Snopes because they'd use to constantly tell us to be wary of "authoritative" sources itself included... It sadden me to see all my lose all my heroes to the current madness and it fills me with a great degree of self doubt.
Is Snopes doing anything differently than always they have done? They've always debunked lies and wild stories with facts, and cited their sources.
If you're uncomfortable with Snopes' fact-checking, but can't show where they've erred (and not corrected it), maybe they're not the problem.
Just to clarify again since the article is wrong (and in a really really really bad way) on this: Iyad El-Baghdadi is not ISIS-affiliated, in any way. (He has a similar last name to ISIS leader, but that's it.) And he was the one encouraging Muslims to troll ISIS.
This is how the company treats a whistle-blower from a powerful family. Someone with family money who can get a meeting with the family's lawyer on a moment's notice.
Not to minimize the good that Tyler Schultz did in standing up to Theranos -- It was commendable -- but can you imagine what would happen to someone who spoke out who lacked such connections?
Or what might have already happened, for all we know?
I’ve grown not trust the so-called fact checking sites. When you drill down on the ownership and alliances of many of these sites, you'll find them financed and supported by biased parties that have no interest in facts and are in effect, propaganda mills.
Then point out where they are factually incorrect.
Snopes has been problematic this cycle. There are tens of articles disputing the specific assertions they've made on a swath of different topics. I don't need to go into the details here. It doesn't help the argument.
No, get into the details. I've seen lots of people saying "Snopes? Clearly biased liars." but not backing it up with any facts. Show your work.
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Except... "House Republicans this week reinstated an arcane procedural rule that enables lawmakers to reach deep into the budget and slash the pay of an individual federal worker — down to $1 — a move that threatens to upend the 130-year-old civil service." From: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/house-republicans-revive -obscure-rule-that-could-allow-them-to-slash-the-pay-of-individual-federal-workers-to-1/2017/01/04/4 e80c990-d2b2-11e6-945a-76f69a399dd5_story.html?utm_term=.943d63c2323d
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OldMugwump wrote:
I'm 46 years old and have lived in Los Angeles most of my life. I remember the 1970s when we regularly had days where it was unsafe to run and play outside due to smog.
Now? I can literally look out my window and see the positive effects of the existence of the EPA.
But this of course is anecdotal.
Fortunately, you don't have to take my word for it. We have science*! http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150304-los-angeles-smog-children-health-environment/
*Funded in part by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the NIH, which is also subject to the Trump administration's gag order
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Badlands
Someone risked their job to do this.
The least we can do is have their back.
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This should definitely win funniest comment of the week!
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How about we try being relieved at someone going to prison without celebrating people being raped.
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Re: Journalist are infallible and should always be trusted, unlike Preachers, Scientist, or the Police
Anonymous Coward wrote:
Is Snopes doing anything differently than always they have done? They've always debunked lies and wild stories with facts, and cited their sources.
If you're uncomfortable with Snopes' fact-checking, but can't show where they've erred (and not corrected it), maybe they're not the problem.
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Just to clarify again since the article is wrong (and in a really really really bad way) on this: Iyad El-Baghdadi is not ISIS-affiliated, in any way. (He has a similar last name to ISIS leader, but that's it.) And he was the one encouraging Muslims to troll ISIS.
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Re: Iyad El-Baghdadi
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-35210527
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/01/AR2010060102114.html
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Re: arrested != convicted
Asked and answered.
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Not to minimize the good that Tyler Schultz did in standing up to Theranos -- It was commendable -- but can you imagine what would happen to someone who spoke out who lacked such connections?
Or what might have already happened, for all we know?
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Then point out where they are factually incorrect.
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Re: Fact checking
No, get into the details. I've seen lots of people saying "Snopes? Clearly biased liars." but not backing it up with any facts. Show your work.
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