Day 92: Another week gone

Here's the scoop today:

• Trump had two executive orders today. Both were aimed at making life easier for big banks to essentially gamble with people's money. Although Trump touted it as "[taking] unprecedented action to bring back our jobs and return power to our citizens", it is really nothing of the sort - it's returning power to big corporations.
• We have reports (and confirmation) of a secret meeting between Trump and Colombian ex-presidents. Something shady is going on here, particularly with Spicer denying the event took place.
• Trump, who knows absolutely nothing, is claiming that Iran isn't living up to the "spirit" of the nuclear deal, contradicting his own State department. Petulant children should not be in charge of international diplomacy.
• Something about an investigation into Chinese steel-dumping. This seems to be a precursor to steel tariffs, themselves a precursor to a trade war...
• Crackdowns on sanctuary cities are ratcheting up a notch. Sessions has sent an ultimatum to a number of sanctuary cities, threatening to withhold federal funding. This statement from the DoJ is incredibly insulting: "Many of these jurisdictions are also crumbling under the weight of illegal immigration and violent crime". The cities are, of course, shooting back with a loud cry of "BULLSHIT!"
• The waiver Exxon-Mobil was seeking was denied, in an unexpected turn of events. 

See you all at the science march tomorrow!