Twenty-eighth Day

In August 2009 my niece visited me in Portland.  We walked around parts of downtown.  This photo was from an antique store in that district between the Pearl and the River.  I can't remember what (if anything) it's called.  

Yesterday was Friday - TGIF!  Yee Haw!
I don't have anything to say.  I worked, I hibernated.

Donald Trump signed an Executive Order for a temporary ban on all entry from seven different nations; Iran, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan.  The current ban is for 90 days.  According to the linked article, this could be just the first step.  Trump thinks he's protecting US Citizens from terror.
So, one niggling thing - the Executive Order doesn't mention a Muslim ban specifically.
However, in his speeches he talks about protecting America from Islamic Terrorists.  Plus in an interview with The Brody File on CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network) he said Christians would get special priority.  So - even if the actual Order doesn't say it, this is a ban on Muslim people - a religious test for entering the United States.

Issues:

• Retribution from the countries and their allies
• Syrians fleeing civil war
• Unlawful in US
• Mean-spirited; not representative of our national values (Statue of Liberty)
• Historical precedent shows its wrong - holocaust, Japanese internment
• Doesn't solve terrorist problem because most terrorists who come to US are not from these countries.

The execution of the order has been sloppy and confusing.  Within 24 hours people were already being detained.  It's like some people were all too happy to start detaining people.
There are court challenges to come.

Donald Trump is creating our worst dystopian nightmare.

Trump also spoke to five world leaders today (Saturday the 28th), including Vladimir Putin of Russia