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'''Week 0: [[first date::2017-01-27]] &ndash; [[final date::2017-02-03]]'''
[[File:3TIOa niKM6 8 xYykc Z5O4FgYyGriHfPF8rOXOQQDWOkdLnjtspuFdLkrr3ZqglJPlVrny77uu13k=w1920-h1080-no.jpg|thumb|Trump tried to go for the Muslims.]]
=='''2017-01-27''' (Day 8, Fri)==
* [https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170126/11283536574/new-trump-executive-order-says-federal-agencies-should-exclude-foreigners-privacy-protections.shtml New Trump Executive Order Says Federal Agencies Should Exclude Foreigners From Privacy Protections] ([https://joindiaspora.com/posts/049697a0c74c013408430242ac110007 via])
* [http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/politics/mcconnell-trump-voter-fraud/ McConnell: No need for voting review, opposes rollback of Russia sanctions]
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/behind-closed-doors-republican-lawmakers-fret-about-how-to-repeal-obamacare/2017/01/27/deabdafa-e491-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html Behind closed doors, Republican lawmakers fret about how to repeal Obamacare] "Republican lawmakers aired sharp concerns about their party's quick push to repeal the Affordable Care Act at a closed-door meeting Thursday..."
* '''{{l/same|Executive Order 13769}}'''
=='''2017-01-28''' (Day 9, Sat)==
* [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/28/executive-order-ethics-commitments-executive-branch-appointees Executive Order: ETHICS COMMITMENTS BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH APPOINTEES] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20170131033405/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/28/executive-order-ethics-commitments-executive-branch-appointees archive.org], [http://archive.is/w244t archive.is])
* [http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/trump-boots-top-officials-but-includes-steve-bannon-in-reshuffled-national-security-council/ Trump boots top officials &ndash; but includes Steve Bannon &ndash; in reshuffled National Security Council] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/SoLMXoF1n3q via])
* [http://www.politicususa.com/2017/01/28/university-michigan-defies-trump-refusing-release-immigration-status-students.html University Of Michigan Defies Trump Prejudice By Refusing To Release Immigration Status Of Students] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/PsmRz4AStBg via])
* [https://twitter.com/JackSmithIV/status/825488760376811520 photos and video from immigration protests at JFK airport] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/bi1H6TUteZz via])
=='''2017-01-29''' (Day 10, Sun)==
* [http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/president-trumps-first-defeat-214707 President Trump's First Defeat] - re {{l/same|Executive Order 13769}}
* [https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/01/29/department-homeland-security-response-recent-litigation Department Of Homeland Security Response To Recent Litigation] "The Department of Homeland Security will continue to enforce all of President Trump’s Executive Orders..."
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-inevitability-of-impeachment_us_588e8d52e4b0b065cbbcd09f The Inevitability Of Impeachment] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/Cs8BX4Vqy2u via])
=='''2017-01-30''' (Day 11, Mon)==
* [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/30/presidential-executive-order-reducing-regulation-and-controlling Presidential Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20170131012459/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/30/presidential-executive-order-reducing-regulation-and-controlling archive.org], [http://archive.is/vbVBw archive.is])
* [https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/trial-balloon-for-a-coup-e024990891d5#.d0kxu6up0 Trial Balloon for a Coup?] by [[Yonatan Zunger]] - re {{l/same|Executive Order 13769}}
* [http://www.theverge.com/google/2017/1/30/14446466/google-immigration-protest-walkout-trump-googlers-unite Google employees staged a protest over Trump’s immigration ban] - re {{l/same|Executive Order 13769}}
* [https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/trump-orders-1-in-2-out-rule-for-federal-regulations/ Trump orders "1 in, 2 out" rule for federal regulations]
* [http://jezebel.com/trump-fires-attorney-general-sally-yates-for-refusal-to-1791807337 Trump Fires Attorney General Sally Yates for Refusal to Support Muslim Ban]
** '''2017-01-31''' 
*** [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sally-yates-has-been-nominated-for-jfk-profile-in-courage-award_us_5890ed77e4b0c90eff00a249 Sally Yates Has Been Nominated For JFK Profile In Courage Award] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/ELPpgNi6NY7 via])
*** [http://wonkette.com/611115/that-time-jeff-sessions-asked-sally-yates-if-she-would-follow-an-unlawful-order-and-she-was-like-nah That Time Jeff Sessions Asked Sally Yates If She Would Follow An Unlawful Order And She Was Like 'Nah'] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/gXbDapiivH9 via]): apparently [[Jeff Sessions]] believed it was very important for the Attorney General not to follow illegal presidential orders when the president was Obama, but is now on the side which agrees she should have been fired for refusing illegal orders from Trump (though it's not clear whether Sessions himself has overtly taken this position).
* [http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/01/30/when-muslims-got-blocked-airports-us-veterans-rushed-help.html When Muslims Got Blocked at Airports, US Veterans Rushed to Help] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/hmfyYxAAaU6 via])

=='''2017-01-31''' (Day 12, Tue)==
* [http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/donald-trump-milwaukee-harley-davidson/index.html Trump trip canceled; Harley-Davidson wasn't comfortable with likely protests, per source] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/RxksYuD2PFF via])
* [http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/01/31/homeland-securitys-kelly-defends-trump-travel-ban.html Homeland Security's Kelly Defends Trump Travel Ban]
* [http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/new-york-priest-tells-anti-trump-protesters-to-commit-suicide/ New York priest tells anti-Trump protesters to commit suicide] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/JHVjFqThV9R via]), but it was [[just a joke]]
* [https://www.npca.org/articles/1462-house-moves-to-encourage-drilling-in-national-parks House Moves to Encourage Drilling in National Parks] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/Lvmw4ohMZrf via])
* [https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170130/09003036588/police-unions-head-to-dc-to-ask-new-president-attorney-general-to-stop-making-cops-respect-constitution.shtml Police Unions Head To DC To Ask New President, Attorney General To Stop Making Cops Respect The Constitution] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/Du1oaymUEG8 via]): apparently inspired by [https://www.whitehouse.gov/law-enforcement-community Trump's "Standing Up for Our Law Enforcement Community" edict] (date uncertain)
* [http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/317076-dems-boycott-confirmation-votes-for-trump-nominees Dems boycott confirmation votes for Trump nominees] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/QojuhoKKA3s via]) and [[Orrin Hatch]] (R-Utah) doesn't understand why
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/resistance-from-within-federal-workers-push-back-against-trump/2017/01/31/c65b110e-e7cb-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html Resistance from within: Federal workers push back against Trump]
* [http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-cnn-press-234455 White House ices out CNN]
** '''2017-02-01''' [http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/2/1/1628590/-White-House-retaliates-against-CNN-No-Trump-officials-will-appear-on-the-network White House retaliates against CNN: No Trump officials will appear on the network]
* [http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/31/14453740/trump-medicare-prescription-drugs After meeting with pharma lobbyists, Trump drops promise to negotiate drug prices] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+jsalsman/posts/KLmdjVqf5s6 via])

=='''2017-02-01''' (Day 13, Wed)==
* [http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/us-senate-confirms-former-exxon-ceo-as-secretary-of-state/ US Senate confirms former Exxon CEO as Secretary of State]
* [http://www.alternet.org/media/reuters-instructs-reporters-cover-trump-any-other-authoritarian Reuters Instructs Reporters to Cover Trump Like Any Other Authoritarian] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/ahpjA9k2LKA via])
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/environmental-protection-agency-bill-drafted-abolish-matt-gaetz-congress-a7556596.html US Republicans launch effort to abolish Environmental Protection Agency with new bill] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PaulaRizzuto/posts/ivfu91UKX8f via])
* [http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/us/milo-yiannopoulos-berkeley/ Berkeley: 'Masked agitators' sparked violence before Milo Yiannopoulos talk]
* [http://theslot.jezebel.com/facing-dem-obstruction-republicans-ignore-senate-rules-1791873272 Facing Dem Obstruction, Republicans Ignore Senate Rules and Do Whatever the Fuck They Want]

=='''2017-02-02''' (Day 14, Thu)==
* [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317494-trump-threatens-no-federal-funds-if-uc-berkeley-does-not-allow-free Trump threatens funding cut if UC Berkeley 'does not allow free speech'] "A scheduled appearance by right-wing commentator [[Milo Yiannopoulos]] was canceled Wednesday night, about two hours before the Breitbart editor was scheduled to speak."
* [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/02/republican-selling-public-lands-bill-withdraw-jason-chaffetz Republicans back off bill to sell 3.3m acres of public land after outcry] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/YYfPugfCKoh via]): HB621
* [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-regulations-idUSKBN15H2PC Mining rule first to be killed by U.S. Congress, others near chopping block] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AlisonMarlowe/posts/WPcY4XXkjyf via]) "The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to overturn a rule aimed at cutting water pollution from coal-mining waste, the first of a number of Obama-era regulations congressional Republicans are aiming to kill. [...] The resolution now goes to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it quickly."
* [http://www.joemygod.com/2017/02/02/spicer-anti-lgbt-order-ideas-floated-pendulum-swinging-religious-liberty/ Spicer On Anti-LGBT Order: "Ideas Are Being Floated" But The Pendulum Is Swinging To "Religious Liberty"] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+SteveSIsBack/posts/PEG6dvrcXtZ via])
* [http://www.politicususa.com/2017/02/02/trumps-presidency-crashing-burning-40-americans-impeached.html Trump’s Presidency Is Crashing And Burning As 40% Of Americans Want Him Impeached] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+SteveSIsBack/posts/HWGZU8We4HV via])
* Uber CEO Travis Kalanick leaves Trump advisory board:
** [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uber-ceo-quits-trump-advisory-board-amid-criticism-225025743.html Uber CEO quits Trump advisory board amid criticism]
** [http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/02/uber-ceo-leaves-trumps-economic-advisory-board/97415342/ Uber CEO quits Trump's economic advisory council] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/QDpMFDC27vh via])