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==A taxonomy of our nightmares==  
 
==A taxonomy of our nightmares==  
  
* What are you biggest fears about what Trump will do in the next four years.
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What are you biggest fears about what Trump will do in the next four years?
  
 
* Concern for immigration law. How much worse can it get?  
 
* Concern for immigration law. How much worse can it get?  
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* Rise of hate crimes and normalization of hate rhetoric  
 
* Rise of hate crimes and normalization of hate rhetoric  
 
* Paul Graham is the y-combinator dude Trump supporter and play a negative role in the US government in technology
 
* Paul Graham is the y-combinator dude Trump supporter and play a negative role in the US government in technology
    * Increasing the partisan divide and US polarization (rural/suburban, red/blue)
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* Increasing the partisan divide and US polarization (rural/suburban, red/blue)
    * Trumps interact with foreign governments  
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* Trumps interact with foreign governments  
    * Electoral capture — through gerrymandering, voter roll purges, and other processes will result in GOP rule forever.  
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* Electoral capture — through gerrymandering, voter roll purges, and other processes will result in GOP rule forever.  
    * Defund TOR, a basic tool we all rely on.  
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* Defund TOR, a basic tool we all rely on.  
    * Mandate encryption backdoors  
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* Mandate encryption backdoors  
    * Not have an FCC commissioner or will place a hostile regulator  
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* Not have an FCC commissioner or will place a hostile regulator  
    * Change libel laws
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* Change libel laws
    * Trump’s attitude towards the press
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* Trump’s attitude towards the press
    * white supremacy will be legitimized  
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* white supremacy will be legitimized  
    * stop and frisk will become in more cities  
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* stop and frisk will become in more cities  
    * Electoral capture can lead to changing the Constitution  
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* Electoral capture can lead to changing the Constitution  
    * Loss of Twitter
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* Loss of Twitter
    * Trump self brand
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* Trump self brand
    * How Trump will increase surveillance, use it to deport millions  
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* How Trump will increase surveillance, use it to deport millions  
    * Crackdowns on activists though social media  
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* Crackdowns on activists though social media  
    * People will be silenced again like Bush admin Iraq war
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* People will be silenced again like Bush admin Iraq war
    * Cutting of funding of science and research  
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* Cutting of funding of science and research  
    * Incoming DHS chief  
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* Incoming DHS chief  
    * Margin populations and health care  
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* Margin populations and health care  
    * Trump getting impeached and getting Pence and Ryan.  
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* Trump getting impeached and getting Pence and Ryan.  
    * Disassembly of the government
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* Disassembly of the government
    * Privatization of government assets
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* Privatization of government assets
    * Trump’s empire and use of slaves rise
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* Trump’s empire and use of slaves rise
    * Crash of affordable housing  
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* Crash of affordable housing  
    * Hard for worker owned coops to find workers because of housing prices  
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* Hard for worker owned coops to find workers because of housing prices  
    * Trump may crash the economy to benefit his real estate interests
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* Trump may crash the economy to benefit his real estate interests
    * Defunding international aid  
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* Defunding international aid  
    * Work with other nationalists coming into power
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* Work with other nationalists coming into power
    * Build more pipelines
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* Build more pipelines
    * Section 2030 of the Communications Decency Act, safe harbor law for hosting companies, maybe be revoked  
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* Section 2030 of the Communications Decency Act, safe harbor law for hosting companies, maybe be revoked  
    * Adding social justice orgs on terror watch list
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* Adding social justice orgs on terror watch list
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
==Economy==  
 
==Economy==  
  
    * Deregulating banks
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* Deregulating banks
      ** Legislative
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** Legislative
  
 
==Health==  
 
==Health==  
  
  * Deregulation of OSHA
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* Deregulation of OSHA
      ** Executive orders
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** Executive orders
    * Revoking Obamacare
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* Revoking Obamacare
      ** Executive orders, legislative
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** Executive orders, legislative
  * Defunding Planned Parenthood/passing excessive regulations  
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* Defunding Planned Parenthood/passing excessive regulations  
      ** Executive orders, legislative
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** Executive orders, legislative
  
 
==Immigration==
 
==Immigration==
  
    * Wants to stop fed funding to sanctuary cities.
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* Wants to stop fed funding to sanctuary cities.
      ** Executive order
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** Executive order
    * Registration/Internment of Muslims
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* Registration/Internment of Muslims
      ** Executive order, NSA letter, executive intimidation
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** Executive order, NSA letter, executive intimidation
  
 
==Civil Liberties==
 
==Civil Liberties==
  
    * Might make abortion illegal  
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* Might make abortion illegal  
      ** Legislative, SCOTUS
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** Legislative, SCOTUS
    * Blue Lives Matter bills, saying Fuck Cops is hate speech, banning recording cops
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* Blue Lives Matter bills, saying Fuck Cops is hate speech, banning recording cops
      ** Legislative, create model legislation
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** Legislative, create model legislation
    * A new House Un-American Activities Community
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* A new House Un-American Activities Community
      ** Legislative committee
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** Legislative committee
    * Increased use of private prisons
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* Increased use of private prisons
      ** Executive order
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** Executive order
    * 2020 census subject to distortion (gerrymandering)  
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* 2020 census subject to distortion (gerrymandering)  
  
 
==Tech==
 
==Tech==
  
    * State capture of social media platforms
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* State capture of social media platforms
      ** Executive intimidation
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** Executive intimidation
  
 
==Environment==
 
==Environment==
  
    * Environmental issues. Trump wants to defund EPA.  
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* Environmental issues. Trump wants to defund EPA.  
      ** Legislative, Admin Appointments
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** Legislative, Admin Appointments
    * Fracking and other climate threats that the new regime will try to install.  
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* Fracking and other climate threats that the new regime will try to install.  
      ** Legislative (remove local authority and regulation) Admin Appointments
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** Legislative (remove local authority and regulation) Admin Appointments
  
 
==International==  
 
==International==  
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==Early Indicators and Warnings==  
 
==Early Indicators and Warnings==  
  
* Happy end note: government moves slow by design. Efficiency = tyranny. So these changes will be slow to implement.
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==Happy end note==
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government moves slow by design. Efficiency = tyranny. So these changes will be slow to implement.
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[[Category: Taxonomies]][[Category:Activism]][[Category:2016]]

Latest revision as of 20:02, 22 November 2016

Workshop Wednesday, identifying potential problems from a Trump administration.

A taxonomy of our nightmares

What are you biggest fears about what Trump will do in the next four years?

  • Concern for immigration law. How much worse can it get?
  • Digital controlling, esp of social media. Surveillance.
  • Rise of hate crimes and normalization of hate rhetoric
  • Paul Graham is the y-combinator dude Trump supporter and play a negative role in the US government in technology
  • Increasing the partisan divide and US polarization (rural/suburban, red/blue)
  • Trumps interact with foreign governments
  • Electoral capture — through gerrymandering, voter roll purges, and other processes will result in GOP rule forever.
  • Defund TOR, a basic tool we all rely on.
  • Mandate encryption backdoors
  • Not have an FCC commissioner or will place a hostile regulator
  • Change libel laws
  • Trump’s attitude towards the press
  • white supremacy will be legitimized
  • stop and frisk will become in more cities
  • Electoral capture can lead to changing the Constitution
  • Loss of Twitter
  • Trump self brand
  • How Trump will increase surveillance, use it to deport millions
  • Crackdowns on activists though social media
  • People will be silenced again like Bush admin Iraq war
  • Cutting of funding of science and research
  • Incoming DHS chief
  • Margin populations and health care
  • Trump getting impeached and getting Pence and Ryan.
  • Disassembly of the government
  • Privatization of government assets
  • Trump’s empire and use of slaves rise
  • Crash of affordable housing
  • Hard for worker owned coops to find workers because of housing prices
  • Trump may crash the economy to benefit his real estate interests
  • Defunding international aid
  • Work with other nationalists coming into power
  • Build more pipelines
  • Section 2030 of the Communications Decency Act, safe harbor law for hosting companies, maybe be revoked
  • Adding social justice orgs on terror watch list

Economy

  • Deregulating banks
    • Legislative

Health

  • Deregulation of OSHA
    • Executive orders
  • Revoking Obamacare
    • Executive orders, legislative
  • Defunding Planned Parenthood/passing excessive regulations
    • Executive orders, legislative

Immigration

  • Wants to stop fed funding to sanctuary cities.
    • Executive order
  • Registration/Internment of Muslims
    • Executive order, NSA letter, executive intimidation

Civil Liberties

  • Might make abortion illegal
    • Legislative, SCOTUS
  • Blue Lives Matter bills, saying Fuck Cops is hate speech, banning recording cops
    • Legislative, create model legislation
  • A new House Un-American Activities Community
    • Legislative committee
  • Increased use of private prisons
    • Executive order
  • 2020 census subject to distortion (gerrymandering)

Tech

  • State capture of social media platforms
    • Executive intimidation

Environment

  • Environmental issues. Trump wants to defund EPA.
    • Legislative, Admin Appointments
  • Fracking and other climate threats that the new regime will try to install.
    • Legislative (remove local authority and regulation) Admin Appointments

International

Early Indicators and Warnings

Happy end note

government moves slow by design. Efficiency = tyranny. So these changes will be slow to implement.