New Randy Rainbow Song Parody : The Rainbow (Russia) Connection

Here's the new Randy Rainbow Song Parody : The Rainbow (Russia) Connection!
- He also alludes to Kermit the Frog (as you may remember the song was in the Muppet Movie).
Enjoy!
Video: https://youtu.be/V2OuJYaz_oE

Hate Puppy Mills? The Trump Admin Just Waived Regulations on Them

When you mess with dogs and remove USDA protections from them, that's TOO MUCH.  It just happened this week.  Trump supporters who have dogs and dog rescuers and pet parents need to know what JUST HAPPENED this week.  That means PUPPY MILLS can operate under the radar again. As pet parents and dog rescuers we are furious. 


“The USDA action cloaks even the worst puppy mills in secrecy and allows abusers of Tennessee walking horses, zoo animals and lab animals to hide even the worst track records in animal welfare,”
Here's the article from the Legitimate news source: The Washington Post

USDA abruptly purges animal welfare information from its website

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday abruptly removed inspection reports and other information from its website about the treatment of animals at thousands of research laboratories, zoos, dog breeding operations and other facilities.

The records that had been available were frequently used by animal welfare advocates to monitor government regulation of animal treatment at circuses, scientific labs and zoos. Journalists have used the documents to expose violations at universities.

Seven states currently require pet stores to source puppies from breeders with clean USDA inspection reports, according to the Humane Society of the United States — a requirement that could now be impossible to meet.

Brutal conditions in Puppy Mills

“The USDA action cloaks even the worst puppy mills in secrecy and allows abusers of Tennessee walking horses, zoo animals and lab animals to hide even the worst track records in animal welfare,” said John Goodwin, senior director of the Humane Society’s Stop Puppy Mills Campaign, which uses the federal records, as well as state inspection reports, to publish its annual “Horrible Hundred” dog breeding operations that have been cited for welfare violations.

In a statement, Kathy Guillermo, the senior vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, called it “a shameful attempt to keep the public from knowing when and which laws and regulations have been violated. Many federally registered and licensed facilities have long histories of violations that have caused terrible suffering.”
It is unclear whether the decision to remove the animal-related records was driven by newly hired Trump administration officials. When asked questions about the change, a USDA-APHIS representative referred back to the department’s statement. The Associated Press reported that a department spokeswoman declined to say whether the removal was temporary or permanent.

Advocates for businesses that rely on animals, including agriculture and exotic pet breeders, have long resented government oversight that they say is overly aggressive and influenced by animal protection groups. Last month, Mindy Patterson, the president of the Cavalry Group — which describes its aim as “protecting and defending animal enterprise”– wrote a column accusing the USDA of having “succumbed to the pressure of animal rights extremists.” She said public USDA records had allowed groups like the Humane Society and PETA to vilify businesses by publishing their addresses and photographs of their locations and animals.

The column was published on the website Joe For America, which is maintained by Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, an Ohio man better known as “Joe the plumber” since a 2008 encounter with then-presidential candidate Barack Obama that made Wurzelbacher a symbol of frustrated American taxpayers.


SOURCE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/02/03/the-usda-abruptly-removes-animal-welfare-information-from-its-website/?utm_term=.75d3c6184adb 

Presidential Actions this week that Hurt People

It didn't take long for the new President to hurt people this week: 1) Federal Employees, 2) Women  3) Native Americans 4) Earth Scientists,   5) People in Arts, public broadcasting, humanities 6) Scientists and Environmentalists 7) American Taxpayers

(not to mention creating more tension with China and benefiting Fossil Fuel companies.)
DETAILS BELOW:

 MONDAY  The president issued 

1) a hiring freeze of federal workers, 

2) signed an anti-abortion executive order, 

3) pulled the U.S. out of the TPP trade deal 

4)  falsely claimed millions of "illegals" had cost him the popular vote.

   CBS News and The Huffington Post (yes, Legitimate news sources) 

TUESDAY ACTIONS:

5) - Keystone/Dakota pipeline projects will resume - on Sacred Native American lands. With an order to use U.S. steel. [Alexander Kaufman, HuffPost]
6) Federal Workers Ordered To Halt External Communication With Congress and the press. [Sam Stein and Kate Sheppard, HuffPost]
7) EPA Told To Cut Climate Change Page From Website And here's the National Parks Twitter account for a park in South Dakota that went rogue talking about climate change yesterday. [Reuters]

8) - Gag orders on all public comments to EPA, USDA employees- Stopped Press releases and social media (BTW,  Government agencies have a MANDATE - to communicate with the public).  - This is an action of a Dictator.
9) - Climate change deniers nominated to head EPA, USDA
10) - Whitehouse.gov website posted Fossil fuel first policy    (in place of former climate change pg)
Pending:
11) - Dept. of Energy elimination of Renewals Energy office / policies
12) - Any available public lands likely used for fossil fuel development
13) - Russian sanctions lifted to allow ExxonMobile Arctic development
14) - Likely withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement 

15)  - Mexican Border Wall - the GOP in Congress are pushing this through, and the AMERICAN Taxpayers will pay for it. The Mexican President said "We will not pay for your F$&%(^) wall." - That's a quote that I heard him say on CNN.

ACTIONS HE PROMISED ON JAN. 19TH over the next couple of week:
16)  cut funding for the DOJ’s Violence Against Women programs.
17) cut funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
18 )cut funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
19)  cut funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting....

Read the Indivisible Document and Take Action (Against the Conservatives)

FINALLY, progressives have come out with a plan for the Average Person so they can push against the ultra-
conservative Tea Party agenda (that is going to decimate science, education, health care, civil rights and more)
- This is a comprehensive strategy that requires citizens like you to take actions. Here's the 26 page outline giving specific actions you can/should do with your Members of Congress:
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE DOCUMENT? - This guide will provide those who stand for Democracy and the progressive movement with useful tools to make Congress listen.
The chapters offer a step-by-step guide for individuals, groups, and organizations looking to replicate the Tea Party’s success in getting Congress to listen to a small, vocal, dedicated group of constituents. The guide is intended to be equally useful for stiffening Democratic spines and weakening pro-Trump Republican resolve.
We believe that the next four years depend on Americans across the country standing indivisible against the Trump agenda. We believe that buying into false promises or accepting partial concessions will only further empower Trump to victimize us and our neighbors. We hope that this guide will provide those who share that belief useful tools to make Congress listen.
WHAT'S IN IT? - The chapters offer a step-by-step guide for individuals, groups, and organizations looking to replicate the Tea Party’s success in getting Congress to listen to a small, vocal, dedicated group of constituents to stiffen Democratic spines and weakening pro-Trump Republican resolve.
WHO WROTE THIS PLAN? - Are former progressive congressional staffers who saw the Tea Party beat back President Obama’s agenda.
- See more at: http://www.occupy.com/article/indivisible-practical-guide-resisting-trump-agenda#sthash.mWwAtkyw.dpuf