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Seattle and the World March in Opposition to Trump Yesterday, I awoke at 5:40AM energized and ready to participate in my democracy with the fullness of my mind, body, and spirit, by marching in the Seattle Women�s March against the Trump Administration. Cycling onto the ferry for my commute into the city, I expected to see a few dozen other women like me, the outliers in society. Instead I was greeted by an armada of pink-pussy-hatted faces, representing almost the entire ferry population. There were so many women protestors, the ferry had to open the men�s restroom on the ferry for women, because the lines were too long in the women�s facilities. An air of friendship, comradery, and generosity permeated the air as people walked through the boat giving signs, stickers, and other protest materials to wear. Upon exiting the boat at the Coleman Dock, I parked my bicycle and decided to walk with the group, two miles to the start of the march, in Judkins Park. A sea of people, from all wal...

The Trump Administration has fired all diplomats and staff associated with the Obama Administration, many of them career employees of the government, without securing replacements. Among other things, this means the nation�s nuclear arsenal, which comes under the Department of Energy and is currently overseen by a nuclear physicist, who has also been given his walking papers, will be administered by former Texas governor and Dancing with the Stars contestant, Rick Perry, who has not yet been confirmed. As promised, here is Round II of the Trump nominations to run important government agencies, their views, and what it might entail for you. What�s at Stake Nominee Perspectives Analysis The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees food and drug safety for the nation. This is one of the most powerful non-cabinet level positions. This agency conducts surveillance on food safety and oversees the standards by which new drugs, including biologicals are approved for sal...