Clear It With Sidney

The best of the week’s news by Lindsay Beyerstein

January 2017

January 27, 2017

Sidney's Picks: McSecretary's Hearing Postponed; Facebook Strikes at Fake News

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Sidney’s Picks: The Best of the Week’s News

Confirmation hearings for the would-be McSecretary of Labor have been postponed for the third time.
Donald Trump is firing off executive orders without consulting the agencies charged with implementing them.
Emoluments-A-Lago doubles its membership fees after inauguration.
Facebook acts to stem the tide of fake news.

January 20, 2017

Sidney's Picks: The Resistance

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Sidney’s Picks: The Best of the Week’s News

Donald Trump Has No Mandate–Sad!
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: ”Victory does not guarantee respect”
Trump’s DC hotel is an ethics nightmare and his business conflicts areunconstitutional
Legendary muckraker, Trump biographer, Wayne Barrett dies at 71

January 13, 2017

Sidney's Picks: Chaffetz' Banana Republic BS, Madoff's Hot Chocolate Racket

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The Best of the Week’s News

Rep. Jason Chaffetz threatens to investigate the government watchdog who called out Trump’s conflicts of interest.
Miami-Dade airport employees say they lost their jobs for denouncing unsafe working conditions.
Bernie Madoff cornered the hot chocolate market in prison.
Why “identity politics” is a red herring.

January 6, 2017

Sidney's Picks: A Preview of Coming Travesties at DOL, State, and Beyond

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The Best of the Week’s News

Trump’s McSecretary of Labor is poised to reverse historic gains in wage and hour protections
Trump wants all Obama-appointed ambassadors out by Inauguration Day, even if that means leaving key posts empty for months
The House revives a 130-year-old rule allowing Congress to cut a federal employee’s pay to $1/year.
Benghazi Irony Alert: GOP senators want to hold U.S. diplomats hostage by slashing their security budget