A round-up of non-fashion news links and political actions from the past week.


News

“The main group representing the far right of House Republicans, released an ambitious regulatory — or, really, deregulatory — agenda for the Trump administration to pursue. It consists of a detailed, agency-by-agency list of regulations, mostly imposed during President Obama’s administration, that it would like to see repealed or rolled back.”

Vox: House Conservatives’ Sweeping Plan for Trump’s First 100 Days, Explained

“To be President, Obama had to be scholarly, intelligent, President of the Harvard Law Review, the product of some of our greatest educational institutions, capable of talking to two different worlds. Donald Trump had to be rich and white. That’s the difference.”

Daily News: KING: There’s a huge education level drop-off with the Trump cabinet picks

“During that time, Tillerson has frequently lobbied the White House in favor of lifting sanctions against Russia. He may soon, ostensibly, be in position to lobby himself on the matter. By all accounts, Russia is tickled pink.”

New York Magazine: Warmer Relations With Russia May Mean a Warmer Planet

“Electronic monitoring equipment failed to detect a pipeline rupture that spewed more than 176,000 gallons of crude oil into a North Dakota creek… about 150 miles from the site of the Standing Rock protests. The potential for a pipeline leak that might taint drinking water is at the core of the months-long standoff at the Dakota Access pipeline, where thousands of people have been protesting against its construction.”

The Guardian: Pipeline Rupture Spews Oil into Creek 150 Miles from Standing Rock

Action

Friends of the Earth: Block Rick Perry from leading the Energy Department

Friends of the Earth: Block climate denier Scott Pruitt from leading the EPA

Credo: Tell NBC: End your business relationship with Donald Trump.