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Editor’s Picks Disaster Apartheid The Trump administration and its allies in Congress have launched a new round of assaults on science, the climate, and human health. In addition to this week’s executive order reversing President Obama’s Clean Power Plan and his moratorium on leasing public land to coal companies, the House passed two bills that if signed into law would severely damage the EPA’s ability to conduct scientific research. As Sharon Lerner reports, the Republicans’ replacement of science with political dogma bears a striking resemblance to the Stalinist pseudoscience of Trofim Lysenko, whose theories led to famine in the Soviet Union and the death of millions. As Naomi Klein argues in episode 10 of the Intercepted podcast, Trump’s rejection of science and his corrupt giveaways to the fossil fuel industry will only worsen the consequences of climate change, which disproportionately impact the poor and vulnerable. But Trump and his cronies could care less about famine, drought, super storms, or coastal flooding. In the emerging system of disaster apartheid, they know they’ll be able to buy their way to safety. Roger Hodge Deputy Editor

House Republicans Launch a New Assault on the EPA Sharon Lerner In the last two days, House Republicans have passed two bills that would severely damage the ability of U.S. agencies to conduct scientific research.   Intercepted Podcast: Trump Declares War on the Planet Donald Trump is treating the health of the planet as a short sell. The deadly game? Make as much money for big oil as possible before the planet burns.   Top Stories   Trump’s War on Terror Has Quickly Become as Barbaric and Savage as He Promised Glenn Greenwald Donald Trump is recklessly killing large numbers of civilians, thus strengthening the groups he thinks he’s destroying.   Meet the Midwestern Contractor That Appears Hundreds of Times in the CIA WikiLeaks Dump Jenna McLaughlin At Northrop Grumman’s Xetron, some employees were suddenly asked to take polygraph tests. The company contracts with the CIA.   Trump Rewards Fossil Fuel Industry by Signing Climate Denial Executive Order Alleen Brown A strip mine, two oil pipelines, coal plants, and a liquid natural gas facility: some of the fossil fuel projects that Trump’s policies will help build, revive, or preserve.   You Shouldn’t Blame Islam for Terrorism. Religion Isn’t a Crucial Factor in Attacks. Mehdi Hasan The latest attack in London shows, once again, that actual terrorists tend not to fit the anti-Muslim stereotypes that Islam bashers propagate.   Facebook Failed to Protect 30 Million Users From Having Their Data Harvested by Trump Campaign Affiliate Mattathias Schwartz Users did not know that political operatives hired to influence American voters were mining “likes” and demographic data from their profiles.