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I understand why Trump's "Muslim ban" is a hot topic right now. We have a 24/7 media cycle that can only pay attention to one thing at a time, and it preferences outrage over substance. Trump was a divisive and polarizing figure before he was elected, and he has embraced that role making it easier for one segment of our population to hate him and anything he does or says, and another to idolize him for saying and doing what they have long wished to say and do.

If you are only interested in Team Blue Opposing Trump, well, we all know the web site for that.
But if you want to go outside of the echo chamber and understand how Trump's approval ratings are on the rise, then you cannot ignore what The Donald is getting right.

Obama Killed a 16-Year-Old American in Yemen. Trump Just Killed His 8-Year-Old Sister. Glenn Greenwald, 01/30/2017

Did you ever get the feeling that you need Toto to pull back the curtain, because this scene in the movie looks phony?
Consider for a moment Trump's order: PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES

Yeh, about that.

Read about Steve Bannon: He Runs America Now

He says he wants to bring the system down and replace it with an economic system related to jobs and rebuilding the infrastructure. Sounds a bit like Bernie to me.

Yesterday, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard pledged to veto a discriminatory bill that would restrict transgender students from accessing locker rooms and facilities that match their gender identity.

SB 115 was introduced this week even though Daugaard vetoed a similar bill last spring.

There's been much made of Ban on admitting individuals from seven countries imposed by Trump's executive order. What hasn't been discussed much is how that list, which covers Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, was compiled. The text of the executive order itself doesn't specifically name the countries. It refers only to US law.

I believe in direct action for every injustice there is a protest. There are very few ways to be heard above the din but getting out on the streets is one that still works.

The election of Trump seems to have reawakened the willingness of Americans to get out there and be heard.

NYT developing

A federal judge in Brooklyn issued an emergency stay of part of President Trump’s executive order on immigration, ruling that sending refugees and others back would cause “irreparable harm.”