- Limiting refugees and banning people from Muslim countries. This is disgusting in so many ways. For a country as rich as America, to shirk international responsibilities like this is awful. Furthermore, targeting Muslim countries is downright awful. In addition, many have noticed that countries with Trump businesses in them didn't get hit. I read the following somewhere, and it resonated strongly with me: "... officially sanctioned religious persecution dressed up to look like an effort to make the United States safer". I have an Iranian physicist friend who lives in the USA. If she leaves at this stage to visit home, she will have great troubles getting back in. This is an awful bind to be in. (Full text) (Important response: the entire thing is illegal. I await the lawsuits.)
- Building up the military. For a country that already spends more on military than the next 7 or so combined, this is over the top. Fiscal responsibilities be damned, I guess?
- UN Envoy: Back us or else. This sounds awfully like "You're either with us or you're against us", and is a very harsh message to put out in a foreign relations context, especially over unspecified actions. Also, the attitude towards the United Nations from this administration is very concerning.
- First head of state Meeting: Theresa May of UK. At least this one seemed to go over ok. (Here's a critical look at all the SNAFUs)
- Ads for enrollment in Obamacare pulled. This is an insurance scheme. If not enough (young, healthy) people sign up, then the system falters. This action is designed to encourage that, so they can later say "But it wasn't working!"
- Chinese warn that war is becoming inevitable. Really bad news.
I also found a resource where somebody is classifying events as they happen under various causes for concern. If you're not scared by spreadsheets, you should take a look at it: Autocracy USA
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