Podcast appearances and mentions of ron nixon

What would it take for a person of colour, to support a white supremacist government? Today, we find out as we talk about South Africa's Operation Blackwash. Digressions: Dolores Umbridge, Barack Obama Sr, and the legal thirst trap that is Thurgood Marshall. Sources Bethany Kane, 7 Cognitive Biases that make us Suck at Time Management (2020) Boston University African Studies Center, Before Apartheid in Confronting Apartheid Jeanne Theoharis, Martin Luther King and the ‘polite' racism of white liberals (2020) Matthew T Cole, Ivan Pastine and Tuvana Pastine, Incumbency Advantage in an Electoral Contest (2018) Nigel Biggar, A Critical Response to William Beinart, “Appendix A: Historical Appendix to the Report of the Oriel College Commission on the Rhodes Statue and Diversity within the College” (2022) Rebecca Davies, A chronicle of Apartheid's propaganda war on black America (2013) Richard Bolton, The Architect of Apartheid, Cecil Rhodes, Falls at Oxford (2020) Robin Wright, Mandela's Dream for South Africa Is in Ruins (2021) Ron Nixon, South Africa's Global Propaganda War (2015) Rosie Tobutt, Who Was Cape Town's Cecil Rhodes? (2016) Sheila M Hopkins, An Analysis of US South African Relations Analysis of US South African Relations in the 1980s: Has Engagement Been Constructive? (1985) South African History Online, A history of Apartheid in South Africa William Beinart, Cecil Rhodes: Racial Segregation in the Cape Colony and Violence in Zimbabwe (2022)

Arizona residents, and game camera activists, Ron Nixon and Josiah Scott join Robbie and Cody to discuss what they see as an unfair mischaracterization of the game camera issue and cry foul on the murkiness of the controversial game camera ban's rulemaking process. Podcast is brought to you by: Dog And Gun Coffee: www.dogandguncoffee.com Wren & Ivy: https://www.wrenandivy.com/  Minus33: https://www.minus33.com/  Rugged X Expeditions: https://jalainsmith.com  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn more about Polyverse: https://polyverse.com/ In this episode of TFiR Secure IT, we discussed three major cybersecurity stories — Windows Exchange hack, Senate’s hearing on SolarWinds hack and NSA’s recommendations on zero trust. We were joined by Ron Nixon, Vice President at Polyverse, to deep dive into these stories and also discuss how Polyverse and polymorphing can offer proactive solutions to many such cybersecurity problems.

Title: Improve Your Bowhunt John Stallone and Ron Nixon   Show Notes: If you’re at all interested in bowhunting, then you need to become part of the Broadhead Nation with Ron Nixon. By sharing techniques and ideas, hunters can figure out how to improve themselves. Ron and I talk about what actually matters in bowhunting, and how you can improve your shooting accuracy.   First of all, you cannot control that animal no matter how much you want to. But your bow tune, your arrows, and your preparation are all things that you can manage.   The way you practice needs to mirror what it’s going to look like when you’re actually out hunting. Standing in front of a paper target is not going to make you a better hunter, and Ron and I talk about how to create realistic scenarios that will improve your shot when you’re actually aiming at an animal.    Visualization is another thing you can control, and there is plenty of time in the field to sit down and think carefully about what you should do in different situations. What angle is this elk going to approach from? How long is it going to drink for? Will the does turn back? Playing the “what if” game helps you focus more on the things you can control, like your breathing or the buck shakes.   Never stop hunting. That’s the last thing you can control and the last piece of advice we want to leave with you. As long as you’re learning and getting out there, you’re going to be able to improve.   If you loved the show, like us, share us, and leave us a review. Your support lets us continue to bring you experts in the field.   What’s Inside: What is your true effective range in bowhunting? Why you need to change the way you practice. How a beard could be messing up your shot. Get consistent shots every time with this piece of advice.     Mentioned in this Episode: Days in the Wild on itunes Days in the Wild on Podbean Phoenix Shooting Bags Broadhead Nation Group Hunting Channel on Youtube Shop Broadhead Nation   Short Description: If you could focus on one thing that would improve your bowhunting experience, what would that be? Some hunters think a better approach would help them, and they end up focusing on those last 20 yards. Ron Nixon from Broadhead Nation thinks that focusing on the things you can truly control will be the only thing that improves your bowhunting skills.   Tags: Bowhunting, bowhunting in AZ, better bowhunting practice, improve your bowhunting, improve your aim, best bow technique

Ron Nixon Strip Buck and Nevada Recap 10.43 Ron and I talk about his AZ strip mule deer hunt and the 197" buck he was able to take on this hunt. We also talk about my hunt in NV. and the roller-coaster of a hunt I had. If You are looking for a good hunt check out Days in The Wild Outfitters and join me and my crew on a guided hunt this season.      

In this episode, I talk with Ron Nixon of Broadhead Nation. This is a group dedicated to the promotion of archery hunting around the world. The group is also hunter friendly and welcomes legally harvested trophy pictures of any animals taken by any legal means.   The group is family friendly and with members around the world, you can find a great resource to help you if hunting in any areas that you are not familiar with.   To access the group, the Facebook page is:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/broadheadnation/

Ron Nixon and the Broadhead Nation 10.15 Ron is a no "F's" kinda guy who is passionate about hunting and the hunting community. He runs the Facebook Group Broadhead Nation With the premise that its for the hunting community by the hunting community and he tries to keep it a safe place for hunters to interact 

Ron Nixon of Lauderdale, Mississippi, is The New York Times’s homeland security correspondent. He is based in the Washington bureau, where he covers border and aviation security, immigration, cybercrime and cyber security, transnational crime, and violent extremism.Mr. Nixon is the author of “Selling Apartheid: Apartheid South Africa’s Global Propaganda War” (Jacana Media, June 2015). He serves as the visiting associate for Journalism and Media Studies at The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Every year, the President submits a budget request to Congress, but how much attention does Congress pay to those requests? In this episode, we compare the Trump administration requests to the amounts actually provided by Congress for fiscal year 2018. Please Support Congressional Dish - Quick Links Click here to contribute a lump sum or set up a monthly contribution via PayPal Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North Number 4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD062: The Farm Bill Additional Reading Report: Feds to give $1.5 million for Mississippi town's gas line, MyPlainview, September 4, 2018. Article: Federal grant aims to build drone industry near Del. River & Bay's NJ airport, Delaware Business Now, September 4, 2018. Community Bulletin: U.S. Department of Commerce awards $2 million for workforce training in Sylva, Mauntain Xpress, September 4, 2018. Article: How rising inequality has widened the justice gap by Robert H. Frank, The New York Times, August 31, 2018. Report: Agency gets $3.6M for affordable housing in NM by ABQJournal News Staff, Albuquerque Journal, August 30th, 2018. Report: BGSU helps get $1 million grant for Delta water improvements by BGSU Marketing and Communications, Sentinel-Tribune, August 29, 2018. Report: Agriculture department will pay $4.7 billion to farmers hit in trade war by Bill Chappell, NPR, August 28, 2018. Ranking: The 25 richest American families, ranked by Hillary Hoffower, Business Insider, July 28, 2018. Article: Got drones that can man the border? The DHS may have an opportunity for you. by Robert J. Terry, Washington Business Journal, May 4, 2018. Report: DHS is putting the finishing touches on a new personnel system for its cyber workforce by Nicole Ogrysko, Federal News Radio, March 8, 2018. Article: Michigan gambled on charter schools. Its children lost. by Mark Binelli, The New York Times, September 5, 2017. Article: CDFIs rack up colossal returns for the American people by Anthony Price, New York Business Journal, April 27, 2017. Article: If Trump cuts this little-known federal program, it will gut low-income communities by Eillie Anzilotti, Fast Company, March 16, 2017. Article: A sobering look at what Betsy DeVos did to education in Michigan - and what she might do as secretary of education by Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post, December 8, 2016. Article: Drones, so useful in war, may be too costly for border duty, by Ron Nixon, The New York Times, November 2, 2016. Report: DHS: 'We're not looking for the 30-year-career employee' by Nicole Ogrysko, Federal News Radio, July 5, 2016. Report: Do the employment requirements for eligibility apply to everyone? [Food Stamps], Eligibility.com, February 6, 2016. Report: OPM's Bailey to take on DHS' morale, engagement challenges by Jason Miller, Federal News Radio, January 6, 2016. Report: OPM OKs 1,000 cyber positions at DHS by Meredith Somers, Federal News Radio, November 10, 2015. Article: Teenage stowaway said to survive 2,300-mile flight to Hawaii in the wheel well of jet by Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post, April 21, 2014. Report: Walmart workers cost taxpayers $6.2 billion in public assistance by Clare O'Connor, Forbes, April 15, 2014. Resources About Page: CDFI Fund American Council on Education: A brief guide to the federal budget and appropriations process The American Presidency Project: Franklin D. Roosevelt Analysis: An analysis of the President's 2018 budget, Congressional Budget Office, July 13, 2017. Aviation Security International Info: Perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems for Airports, June 10, 2014. Congress.gov Resources: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 Congressional Research Service: The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction Congressional Research Service: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2018 EDA.gov: U.S. Economic Development Administration FedBizOpps.gov: Robotic Aircraft Sensor Program (RASP) - Borders (B) Medicaid.gov Info: Eligibility National & Community Service Info: What is Americorps? Office of Community Service Programs: Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Programs Report: Nutrition Assistance Programs Repost May 2018 TSA Info: Screening Partnership Program U.S. Department of Labor Info: Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Budget Outline   Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Programs School breakfast program equipment grants Trump administration requested to eliminate the grants Congress increased funding by 20%, to a total of $30 million Total for all Child Nutrition Programs Trump administration requested a 6% increase Congress increased the budget by a little less than Trump wanted to a total of $24.2 billion Food Stamps: Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women (SNAP)  Trump administration requested a 6.5% cut, or almost $5 billion  Congress cut by a little under 6% for a total of a little over $74 billion  Foreign Food Assistance Trump administration requested an almost 90% cut Congress increased the budget by almost 8%, to a total of a little over $2 billion  Food and Drug Administration Trump administration requested to change how the FDA is funded Trump administration requested that the FDA’s tax money cut by 34% but then wanted to make up the almost $1 billion shortfall and add funding by increasing fees on drug producers. All of these fees are paid by the companies in order to fund the expedited FDA approval process for their products:   Medical devices and drugs for humans: Trump administration requested a 67% increase in prescription drug user fees  Congress increased by 21% Trump administration requested a 90% increase in generic drug user fees  Congress increased by 53% Trump administration requested an almost 350% increase in medical device user fees  Congress increased by 53% Animal drugs: Trump administration requested an over 300% increase in animal drug user fees Congress decreased by 23% Trump administration requested a 163% increase in animal generic drug user fees Congress decreased by 17% Tobacco fees Trump administration requested an almost 6% increase in fees Congress enacted Trump’s request  Crop Insurance Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Trump administration requested an about 5% cut, or $422 million Congress increased the budget by about 3%, to a total of almost $9 billion  Commodity Credit Corporation Fund Trump administration requested to cut “Reimbursement for net realized losses” by almost 18%, an almost $4 billion cut  Congress cut it more, by 33%, or $7 billion, to a total of $14.3 billion     Department of Commerce Total funding: $11.1 billion   Economic Development Administration Trump administration requested an 89% cut Congress increased the budget by 9%, to a total of a little over $300 million   Minority Business Development Administration Trump administration requested an 82% cut Congress increased the budget by about 15% to a total of $39 million      Department of Justice Total funding: $30.3 billion    Legal Services Corporation Trump administration requested a 91% cut Congress increased its funding by 6%, to a total of $410 million State and local law enforcement assistance Trump administration requested an over 30% cut Congress increased funding by over 30%, to a total of over $1.6 billion  Juvenile justice programs Trump administration requested a 44% cut Congress increased the funding by over 14% to about $280 million    Science Total funding: $28.5 billion   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Trump administration requested a 16% cut Congress increased the funding by 4%, to a total of almost $6 billion  National Science Foundation Trump administration requested an 11% cut Congress increased their budget by 4%, to a total of $7.7 billion   Department of Defense Total funding: $647.4 billion   Total Funding Trump administration requested a 6% funding increase  Congress increased by over 10%, by more than $61 billion, to a total of over $647 billion  Global War on Terror Funding Total funding Trump administration requested a 5% funding increase  Congress increased funding just slightly more than Trump’s request, to a total of over $65 billion  War on Terror "Space procurement”  A new category requested by the Trump administration, Congress provided the over $2.2 million request.   War on Terror National Guard and Reserve Equipment  Trump administration requested to eliminate all $750 million in funding Congress almost doubled the National Guard’s War on Terror equipment fund to $1.3 billion.  War on Terror "Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative” Trump administration requested to eliminate all $150 million in funding Congress increased the funding by a third to $200 million War on Terror Afghanistan Security Forces Fund Trump administration requested to increase funding by 16% Congress increased funding by over 9%, to a total of over $4.6 billion War on Terror Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund Trump administration requested to increase by 83% Congress increased funding by Trump’s exact request, to a total of over $1.7 billion  Research, Development, Test and Evaluation  Trump administration requested a 14% increase, by more than $10 billion Congress increased funding by 22%, to a total of over $88 billion  Procurement Total Trump administration requested a 5% increase Congress increased funding by over 23%, to a total of $133.8 billion  Army aircraft Trump administration requested a 9% cut Congress increased the budget by 21%, to $5.5 billion Navy aircraft Trump administration requested a 7% cut worth over $1 billion Congress increased funding by almost 24%, by almost $4 billion, to a total of almost $20 billion Navy shipbuilding Trump administration requested a 3.5% cut  Congress increased the budget by 13% to a total of $23.8 billion  Army weapons and combat vehicles Trump administration requested a 8% increase Congress almost doubled the funding, to a total of almost $4.4 billion Air force aircraft Trump administration requested an 8% increase Congress decided to increase the budget by almost 30%, to a total of $18.5 billion    Military Construction and Veterans Defense Construction: $11 billion Department of Veterans Affairs: $185 billion  Grand total: $205.8 billion   "Overseas Contingency Operations" Navy Trump administration requested Navy OCO funding be eliminated Congress cut funding by 87%, to a total of $13 million Army Trump administration requested $124 million, up from $0 in 2017 Congress provided 5% more than the request, a total of over $130 million Air Force Trump administration requested funding to double Congress increased funding by 164%, to a total of over $275 million Reserve funding for every branch was eliminated Total Trump administration requested a 7% increase Congress increased funding by 8%, to a total of $750 million European Deterrence / Reassurance Initiative  Army Trump administration requested a 16% cut  Congress granted the Trump administration’s request for almost $16 million Navy Trump administration requested a 13% cut Congress cut funding by 7%, to a total of almost $20 million Air Force Trump administration requested a 300% increase Congress granted the Trump administration’s request for over $270 million Total Congress increased funding by 153%, to a total of over $306 million Military Construction Trump administration requested a 40% increase Congress provided a 42% increase, to a total of over $11 billion  Veterans Administration Medical and prosthetic research Trump administration requested a 5% cut Congress increased funding by 7%, to a total of $722 million  Veterans Administration Total: Mandatory and Discretionary Trump administration requested a 3% increase Congress provided 4.5% increase, to a total of over $185 billion    Department of Energy Total funding: $34.5 billion   Energy Programs Sustainable Transportation Trump administration requested a 70% cut Congress increased funding by 10%, to a total of $674 million Energy Efficiency  Trump administration requested a 70% cut, including the complete elimination of weatherization programs and energy program grants to the states.  Congress increased funding by 13%m to a total of $858 million  Renewable Energy Trump administration requested a 70% cut Congress increased funding by 15%, to a total of $519 million Solar energy: $241 million  Water power: $105 million Wind energy: $92 million Geothermal technologies: $81 million  Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Total Trump administration requested almost a 70% cut Congress increased funding by 11%, to a total of over $2.3 billion  Fossil Energy: Research and Development Trump administration requested a 58% cut Congress increased funding by 9%, to a total of $726 million  Nuclear Energy: Research and Development Trump administration requested to cut funding almost in half Congress increased funding by about 20%, to a total of $669 million  Coal Research, including Carbon Capture and Storage Trump administration requested a 73% cut  Congress increased funding by 14%, to a total of over $481 million  Fusion Energy Sciences: Research Trump administration requested a 25% cut Congress increased funding by 25%, to a total of over $410 million  Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Transmission Reliability Trump administration requested a 64% cut  Congress increased funding by 8%, to a total of $39 million Resilient distribution systems Trump administration requested an 80% cut Congress cut funding by 25%, to a total of $38 million Energy Storage Trump administration requested a 75% cut  Congress increased funding by 30%, to a total of $41 million Total Trump requested research be cut almost in half Congress increased funding by almost 8%, to a total of $248 million    Department of the Treasury Total funding: $727 million   Community Development Financial Institutions Fund  Trump administration requested a 94% cut Congress increased funding by less than 1%, to a even total of $250 million  Federal Election Commission Trump administration requested a 10% cut  Congress granted his exact request, for a total of about $71 million  Small Business Administration: Entrepreneurial Development Program  Trump administration requested a 22% cut Congress increased funding by less than 1%, to a total of $247 million     Department of Homeland Security  Total funding: $59.3 billion   DHS Management: Operations and Support  Trump administration requested to increase management budgets over 16% Congress increased their budgets by almost 19%  Chief Financial Officer: 12% increase Chief Readiness Support Officer: 31% increase Chief Human Capital Officer: 82% increase  Cybersecurity Trump administration requested a 19% cut Congress increased by 21%, to a total of $362 million  DHS Intelligence Trump administration requested a 4% cut Congress cut funding by 6%, to a total of almost $246 million Note: Congress instructed DHS to continue increasing field personnel to State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers that provide outreach to “critical infrastructure owners and operators”    U.S. Customs and Border Protection  Total funding: $16.3 billion   Border Patrol Operations Border Patrol Assets and Support  Trump administration requested an increase of 17% Congress increased funding by 9%, to a total of  $625 million Border Patrol Office of Training and Development  Trump administration requested an increase of 43% Congress increased funding by 19%, to a total of $64 million Total Border Patrol Operations Trump administration requested an increase of 4.5% Congress increased funding by a little over 1%, to a total of $4.4 billion  Procurement, Construction, and Improvement Trump administration requested an increase of 167% Congress increased funding by 196%, almost double, to a total of over $2.2 billion   Note: "CBP is directed to work with federal and industry partners to evaluate the potential use of commercially developed, space-based technologies to provide persistent, real-time border surveillance...”   Immigration and Customs Enforcement Total funding: $7.4 billion   Enforcement and Removal Operations Custody Operations Trump administration requested a 33% increase Congress increased funding by 14%, to a total of over $3 billion Criminal Alien Program Trump administration requested a 32% increase Congress increased funding by 2%, to a total of $319 million Transportation and Removal Program Trump administration requested a 36% increase Congress increased funding by 4%, to a total of $369 million Alternatives to Detention Trump administration requested a 2% cut  Congress increased funding by 2%, to a total of $187 million  Total Funding for Enforcement and Removal Operations Trump administration requested a 31% increase Congress increased funding by 11%, to a total of $4.1 billion    Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Total funding: $7.8 billion   Salaries and Benefits Trump administration requested an almost 3% cut  Congress increased the funding by 0.2%, to a total of $3.2 billion  Training Trump administration requested a 2.5% cut  Congress granted the Trump administration’s request, cutting funding to a total of $233 million  Screening Technology Maintenance  Trump administration requested a 36% increase  Congress increased funding by 40%, to a total of $398 million  Note: Funding increase is aimed at implementation of a plan “to analyze and test perimeter intrusion detection and deterrence technologies”  Aviation Screening Infrastructure  Checkpoint Support Trump administration requested a 96% cut Congress cut funding by 39%, to a total of $68 million Note: the funding increases are meant to speed up the purchase of new x-ray equipment  Checked Baggage Trump administration requested a 44% cut Congress increased funding by 41%, to a total of $83 million Screening Partnership Program Trump administration requested a 1% cut Congress increased funding by over 5%, to a total of $185 million Airport Management Trump administration requested a 12% increase Congress increased funding by 13%, to a total of $646 million  Aviation Regulation Trump administration requested a 21% cut  Congress barely increased funding to $218 million    Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Total funding: $12.5 billion   Preparedness and Protection Trump administration requested a 10% cut  Congress granted the Trump administration’s request, cutting funding to a total of $132 million  Operations Trump administration requested a 3% cut  Congress cut funding by about 1.5%, to a total of a little over $1 billion  Emergency Disaster Relief Funds for 2017 disasters  $23.5 billion is appropriated in this law Grants State Homeland Security grant Trump administration requested a 25% cut Congress increased funding by 8%, tot a total of $507 million Public Transportation Security Assistance  Trump administration requested a 52% cut Congress maintained funding at $100 million  Port Security Trump administration requested a 52% cut Congress maintained funding at $100 million  Emergency Management Performance Trump administration requested a 20% cut Congress maintained funding at $350 million National Predisaster Mitigation Fund Trump administration requested a 61% cut  Congress increased funding by 149%, to a total of $249 million Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program Trump administration requested that the program be eliminated Congress increased funding by 48%, to a total of $262 million Emergency Food and Shelter   Trump administration requested that the program be eliminated Congress maintained funding at $120 million Total FEMA funding  Trump administration requested a 7% cut  Congress increased funding by 8%, to a total of $12.5 billion   Department of the Interior  Total funding: $13.1 billion   Bureau of Land Management  Wildlife and Fisheries Trump administration requested a 25% cut Congress maintained funding at $103 million  Endangered species  Trump administration requested a 6% cut Congress maintained funding at $22 million  Abandoned land mines Trump administration requested a 55% cut Congress maintained funding at $20 million Hazardous materials management Trump administration requested a 33% cut  Congress maintained funding at $15 million  Recreation management Trump administration requested a 12% cut Congress increased funding by 1%, to a total of $73 million Oil and Gas management  Trump administration requested a 12% increase Congress increased funding by 27%, to a total of $86 million Coal management Trump administration requested a 90% increase Congress provided a 10% increase, to a total of $12 million Renewable energy Trump administration requested a 45% cut Congress cut funding by about 2%, to a total of $28 million  U.S Fish and Wildlife Service  Trump administration requested to cut every single category, an overall 14% cut Congress increased the funding 5%, to a total of $1.6 billion National Park Service Trump administration requested a 13% cut Congress increased funding by 9%, to a total of $3.2 billion USGS Natural Hazards Earthquake hazards Trump administration requested a 20% cut Congress increased funding by 30%, to a total of $83 million Volcano hazards  Trump administration requested a 21% cut Congress increased funding by 52%, to a total of $43 million Water resources National Water Quality  Trump administration requested an 18% cut  Congress maintained funding at $90 million Water availability science Trump administration requested a 33% cut Congress increased funding by 2%, to a total of $46 million Overall  Trump administration requested a 19% cut Congress increased funding by almost 1%, to a total of $218 million Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement Environmental enforcement Trump administration requested a 47% cut  Congress granted the Trump administration’s request, cutting funding to a total of only $4.4 million  Wildland Fire Management Trump administration requested a 7% cut Congress barely increased the funding, to a total of $948 million    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)   Science and Technology Air and energy Trump administration requested a 67% cut Congress maintained funding at $92 million Safe and sustainable water resources Trump administration requested a 36% cut Congress maintained funding at $106 million  Clean Air  Trump administration requested a 48% cut Congress maintained funding at $273 million Enforcement Trump administration requested a 19% cut Congress maintained funding at $240 million  Geographic programs Trump administration requested all of them eliminated.  Congress increased funding by 3%, to a total of $47 million Indoor air and radiation Trump administration requested a 93% cut  Congress maintained funding at $28 million  Pesticide licensing  Trump administration requested a 17% cut  Congress increased funding by 7%, to a total of $109 million  Toxic risk review and prevention Trump administration requested a 30% cut  Congress increased funding by 4%, to a total of $109 million National estuary program / Coastal waterways  Trump administration requested that the programs be eliminated  Congress maintained funding at $27 million Human Health Protection Trump administration requested a 18% cut Congress maintained funding at $98 million Water quality protection Trump administration requested a 17% cut Congress maintained funding at $210 million Enforcement of the Hazardous Substance Superfund Trump administration requested a 40% cut Congress maintained funding at $166 million Superfund clean up Trump administration requested a 28% cut Congress increased funding by half a percent, to a total of $721 million Grants Pollution control Trump administration requested a 30% cut Congress maintained funding at $230 million State and local air quality management  Trump administration requested a 30% cut  Congress maintained funding at $228 million Public water system supervision Trump administration requested a 30% cut  Congress maintained funding at $102 million Underground injection control (UIC) Trump administration requested a 30% cut Congress maintained funding at $10 million  Pesticides enforcement Trump administration requested a 40% cut Congress maintained funding at $18 million Beaches protection  Trump administration requested that the program be eliminated Congress maintained funding at under $10 million Lead Trump administration requested that the program be eliminated Congress maintained funding at $14 million  Pollution prevention Trump administration requested that the program be eliminated Congress maintained funding at $5 million Total grant funding Trump administration requested a 44% cut Congress increased funding by 1%, to a total of just over $1 billion    Department of Labor   Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker programs Trump administration requested that the program be eliminated Congress increased funding by 7%, to a total of $87 million  Dislocated Worker Assistance National Reserve  Trump administration requested a 47% cut  Congress maintained the funding at $220 million Labor Dept. Management: Salaries and Expenses  Women’s Bureau  Trump administration requested a 75% cut Congress increased funding by 8%, to a total of $13 million International Labor Affairs Trump administration requested a 75% cut Congress maintained the funding at $86 million Chief Financial Officer Trump administration requested a 93% increase Congress Congress increased funding by 87%, to a total of $10.4 million Total Trump administration requested an 18% cut  Congress slightly increased funding, to a total of $13.7 billion    Department of Health and Human Services  Total funding: $843 billion   Training for diversity  Trump administration requested to eliminate the funding Congress increased funding by 6%, to a total of $88 million Training in primary care medicine Trump administration requested to eliminate the funding Congress increased funding by 26%, to a total of $49 million Dentist training Trump administration requested to eliminate the funding Congress increased funding by 11%, to a total of $40 million Community health eduction centers Trump administration requested to eliminate the funding Congress increased funding by 27%, to a total of $38 million Mental and Behavior health Trump administration requested to eliminate the funding Congress increased funding by 270%, to a total of $37 million Nursing programs Trump administration requested a 64% cut Congress increased funding by 9%, to a total of $250 million  Maternal and Child Health Block Grants Trump administration requested a 4% increase Congress increased funding by 1.5% to over $650 million Healthy Start Trump administration requested a 24% increase Congress increased funding by 7%, to a total of $110 million Programs the Trump administration requested eliminated: Sickle Cell Anemia Demonstration Program Autism and other developmental disorders Heritable disorders Universal newborn hearing screening Emergency medical services for children Total Trump administration requested an 8% cut Congress increased funding by 3, including funding for two new programs:  Screening and Treatment for Maternal Depression  Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Birth defects, developmental disabilities  Trump administration requested a 27% cut Congress increased funding by 2%,  to a total of $140 million Rural Health  Trump administration requested an 82% cut  Congress increased funding by 86%, to a total of over $290 million  Centers for Disease Control  Public Health Preparedness and Response  Trump administration requested an almost 10% cut Congress increased funding by 3%, to a total of $1.45 billion   CDC Total Trump administration requested  a 20% cut  Congress increased funding by 14%, to a total of  over $7.2 billion National Institutes of Health Institutes that the Trump administration requested to eliminate:  National Cancer Institute  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Eye Institute  National Institute on Aging  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences  National Institute on Deafness  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism  National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute of Mental Health National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities  The only thing he wanted to increase was a 40% increase to the “NIH Innovation Account, CURES Act2/“ (which Congress granted) and he wanted to create a new “National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality”, a request that Congress ignored.  Total: National Institute of Health Trump administration requested a  22% cut Congress increased funding by about 8%, to a total of about $3 billion Medicaid grants Trump requested and received an 8% increase, up to $284 billion  Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Trump administration requested an 8% increase  Congress increased funding by a little more than requested, to a total of over $747 billion Low Income Home Energy Assistance Trump administration requested to eliminate the $3.3 billion program Congress increased funding by 7%, to a total of $3.6 billion Refugee and Entrant Assistance Unaccompanied Minors Trump administration requested to maintain funding Congress increased funding by 37%, to a total of $1.3 billion  Total Trump administration requested a 13% cut Congress increased funding by 11%, to a total of $1.8 billion Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) Children and Families Services Program Trump administration requested to eliminate the program Congress maintained funding at $1.7 billion   Programs for Children, Youth, and Families Preschool Development Grants Trump administration requested to eliminate the program Congress maintained funding at $250 million Total Trump administration requested a 9% cut Congress increased funding by 6%, to a total of over $12 billion     Department of Education  Total funding: $74 billion   School Improvement Program Trump administration requested an 84% cut Congress increased funding by 17%, to a total of over $5 billion  Charter School Grants Trump administration requested a 46% increase  Congress increased funding by 17%, to a total of $400 million  Student Financial Assistance Trump administration requested a 5% cut Congress increased funding by 1%, to a total of $24.4 billion  International Education and Foreign Language programs Trump administration requested to eliminate all programs - domestic and overseas Congress maintained funding at $72 million Total  Trump administration requested a 7% cut  Congress increased funding by 3%, to a total of $74 billion    Institute of Museum and Library Services Trump administration requested a 90% cut Congress increased funding by 4%, to a total of $240 million    Corporation for National and Community Service AmeriCorps grants  Trump administration requested a 99% cut Congress increased funding by 7%, to a total of $412 million   Corporation for Public Broadcasting Trump administration requested an over 99% cut Congress maintained the funding at $445 million   Department of State Total funding: $54.1 billion   International Organizations Total Trump administration requested a 35% cut  Congress cut funding by 2%, to a total of $1.7 billion Asia Foundation Trump administration requested to eliminate the program Congress maintained funding at $17 million East-West Center Trump administration requested to eliminate the program Congress maintained funding at $17 million US Institute of Peace Trump administration requested a 49% cut Congress maintained funding at $38 million National Endowment for Democracy Trump administration requested a 40% cut Congress maintained funding at $170 million Democracy Fund Trump administration requested to eliminate the fund Congress increased funding 2%, to a total of $215 million “Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia” Trump administration requested to eliminate the funding Congress increased the funding by 157%, to a total of $750 million  “Independent Agencies” Inter-American Foundation Trump administration requested an 80% cut Congress maintained funding at $22.5 million US African Development Foundation Trump administration requested a 70% cut Congress maintained funding at $30 million  “International Security Assistance”  Drug War Trump administration requested a 22% cut Congress increased funding 7%, to a total of $950 million  Anti-terrorism and nonproliferation Trump administration requested a 37% cut Congress increased funding by 30%, to a total of $655 million Peacekeeping operations Trump administration requested a 10% cut Congress increased by 57%, to a total of $212 million Foreign Military Financing Program Congress provided:  Israel: $3.1 billion Egypt: $1.3 billion Other: $1.2 billion International Financial Institutions World Bank Group Trump administration requested an over 12% cut Congress cut funding by 10%, to a total of over $1.2 billion  Asian Development Fund Trump administration requested a 52% cut  Congress granted the Trump administration request, cutting to a total of $43 million African Development Bank Trump administration requested a 17% cut Congress granted the Trump administration request, cutting to a total of $204 million Total: Multilateral Assistance  Trump administration requested a 30% cut Congress cut funding by 12%, to a total of $1.9 billion   State: Global War on Terror (GWOT)   GWOT “Transition Initiatives”  Trump administration requested a 37% increase Congress granted the $62 million request GWOT Drug War Trump administration requested a 52% cut Congress increased by 1% to $418 million GWOT Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs Trump administration requested a 7 % increase Congress cut almost 40%  GWOT Foreign Military Financing Program Trump administration requested a 66% cut Congress cut by 65% to $460 million  GWOT State Dept Total Trump administration requested a  27% cut Congress cut funding by 27%, to $12 billion    Department of Transportation   Total funding: $27.2 billion   National Infrastructure Investments Trump administration requested to eliminate the funding Congress increased funding by 200%, to a total of $1.5 billion even Federal Railroad Administration Federal State Partnership for State of Good Repair Trump administration requested a 4% increase  Congress increased the funding by 900%, to a total of $250 million even Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety  Trump administration requested a 63% cut Congress increased funding by 770%, to a total of $592 million.  AMTRAK (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) Northeast Trump administration requested a 28% cut  Congress increased the funding 98%, to a total of $650 million National Network Trump administration requested a 55% cut Congress increased funding by 10%, to a total of $1.3 billion  Total Trump administration requested a 38% cut Congress increased funding 67%, to a little over $3 billion  Maritime Administration Operations and Training Trump administration requested a 2% cut Congress increased the funding by 193%, to over $500 million Ship disposal Trump administration requested a 70% cut  Congress increased funding by 241%, to $116 million Total Trump administration requested a 25% cut Congress increased funding by 87%, to a total of $979 million  Department of Transportation Total Trump administration requested an over 11% cut Congress increased funding by 47%, to a total of $27.2 billion.    Department of Housing and Urban Development   Tenant-based Rental Assistance Sec 811 vouchers Trump administration requested an 11% cut Congress increased the funding by 320%, to a total of $505 million Total:  Trump administration requested a 5% cut Congress increased funding by 8%, to a total of $22 billion Community Development Fund Trump administration requested to eliminate the funding Congress increased funding by 10%, to a total of over $3.3 billion Congress added another $28 billion in emergency money  HOME Investment Partnership Program Trump administration requested to eliminate the funding Congress increased funding 43%, to a total of $1.3 billion Total Housing Programs Trump administration requested a less than 1% cut Congress increased over 8% to $12.5 billion   Sound Clip Sources   Video: White House Budget Briefing: Slowing Medicaid Growth Rate, C-SPAN, May 23, 2017. News Report: Trump's budget to cut billions to EPA, foreign aid, Fox News, March 16, 2017. News Report: Trump budget proposes cuts to state and EPA, boosts for defense and wall, NBC Nightly News, March 16, 2018. Video: 35 Classic Lines from "Spaceballs," YouTube, January 28, 2018. Radio Interview: Federal Drive with Tom Temin - Nicole Ogrysko on DHS: 'We're not looking for the 30-year career employee,' Federal News Radio, July 5, 2016. Video Clip: Sesame Street Clip, YouTube, August 30, 2012.   Community Suggestions See more Community Suggestions HERE. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)  

On this week's show: What does the Department of Homeland Security do? How has it evolved in the past decade and a half? Can it keep up with the changing nature of terrorism? Our guide today is Ron Nixon, the New York Times homeland security correspondent. 

    Iris Recognition Technology and the U.S. Border Patrol One of Donald Trump's main campaign promises was to build a border wall on the U.S./Mexican border. But can iris recognition technology be used instead? Bio George Joseph (@GeorgeJoseph94) is a reporting fellow at Demos focusing on surveillance, immigration, law enforcement, and the entry of big data in criminal justice systems. His work has appeared in outlets such as The Guardian, NPR, The Atlantic, The Nation, The Verge, Slate, and CityLab. Resources Demos Migra!: A History of the U.S. Border Patrol by Kelly Lytle Hernandez   News Roundup Trump attacks Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg fires back President Trump attacked Mark Zuckerberg last week. The president complained on Twitter that “Facebook was always anti-Trump ... The Networks were always anti-Trump." He continued, " hence,Fake News, @nytimes(apologized) & @WaPo were anti-Trump. Collusion?” So Zuckerberg fired back "Both sides are upset about ideas and content they don't like. That's what running a platform for all ideas looks like.” Further, UNC Associate Professor Zeynep Tufekci wrote an op-ed for the New York Times. In it, she denounced Zuckerberg's rebuttal as more "both sides" false equivalency, pointing out Facebook's record ad revenues last year. Senate digs into social media's ties to Russia The Senate has called Twitter and Facebook to testify regarding Russian election interference. Facebook reports that 10 million users saw Russia-linked ads around the time of last year's election. One of the ads reportedly showed an image of a black woman shooting a rifle. In the meantime, Russia is threatening to ban Facebook unless the company stores Russian users' data on servers within Russia. Additionally, a new Oxford study has found that Twitter users shared more fake news, than real news, during the 2016 election. Senate confirms FCC's Pai to 5-year term On Monday, the Senate confirmed Republican Ajit Pai to a five-year term as FCC Chairman. The vote was 52-41 along party lines. Conservatives are railing against YouTube Conservatives are railing against YouTube for taking down ads appearing on content YouTube deemed to violate its terms of service. YouTube says the move was part of an effort to remove hate speech. But those on the right say YouTube is just discriminating against them. Ali Breland reports in the Hill. Senate unveiled driverless car bill The Senate unveiled a driverless car bill. However, it doesn't address driverless trucks. The bill places safety oversight with the federal government instead of the current patchwork of state laws. Moreover, the bill includes language on cybersecurity standards. Harper Neidig reports in theHill. Trump and tech sector team up on $500 million education plan Vindu Goel of the New York Times reports that a third of IBM's workforce is now based in India--more than any other country. Ivanka Trump last week announced a $200 million in Education Department grants to boost science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Further, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce are kicking in about $300 million. Cecilia Kang reports for the New York Times. U.S. intrudes into social media accounts Ron Nixon of the New York Times reports that he U.S. government will require all immigrants to turn over their social media data. Their social media data will become part of their immigration file. The order is set to take effect on October 18th. However, U.S. citizens are not immune from government scrutiny of their social media data. Zoe Tillman reports in Buzzfeed that the Department of Justice is seeking identifying information and data from three Facebook users. The users are now challenging the warrants. The Trump administration seeks to identify Facebook users who helped organize inauguration day protests. Apple reports spike in secret national security orders Apple reported an uptick in secret National Security orders in the first half of this year. Zack Whittaker at ZDNet reports that there was a threefold increase in secret orders issued against Apple users compared to the same period last year. TechNet backs Trump tax plan TechNet president Linda Moore wrote an op-ed piece for the San Francisco Chronicle in support of the the Trump administrations tax plan. Moore wrote that the current tax code is outdated and that the Trump proposal would clear the way for jobs and investment. Securities and Exchange Commission charges two crytocurrency scammers The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is charging two scammers in connection with their sale of cryptocurrencies. ReCoin Group Foundation and DRC world allegedly told investors they could expect huge returns for their investments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The problem is that the companies weren't actually in operation.  Ali Breland reports in the Hill. FCC's has lackluster response to Puerto Rico Puerto Rican victims of Hurricane Maria are stranded on the island without water, food, electricity or access to the Internet. What is Ajit Pai's only proposed solution? Telling Apple to open up iPhones to receive FM signals. FCC Democratic Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel called out the FCC on its non-response in Puerto Rico. She tweeted that during hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, the FCC held network recovery hearings. But the FCC hasn't held network recovery hearings in response to hurricanse Irma, Harvey, or Maria. Ali Breland reports for the Hill. Senate confirms Makan Delrahim to DOJ Antitrust division The Senate has confirmed Makan Delrahim to lead the DOJ's antirust division. Previously, Delrahim worked in the White House counsel's office. Harper Neidig reports for the Hill that Delrahim will head up the review of the $85.4 billion AT&T/Time Warner Merger. EU threatens social media companies with fines for hate speech Ivana Kottasová at CNN reports that the European Union has issued a final warning against Facebook and Twitter regarding hate speech. Mariya Gabriel, the EU's top digital economy and society official, says flagged hate speech needs to come down quickly. Gabriel says that in almost a third of cases, it's taking more than a week.   Some European countries are cracking down on hate speech with or without the EU. Germany, for example, is instituting $59 million fines for failing to remove hate speech within 24 hours.  Dems propose $40 billion for rural broadband Democrats are proposing $40 billion to boost rural broadband. Democrats released the recommendation as part of their "Better Deal" agenda released in July. Harper Neidig reports in The Hill. Google separates shopping from search Google acted last week to separate its online shopping unit from its traditional search. Some experts see the move as a concession to European officials who fined Google $2.7 billion over the summer. The European Commission had found that Google had prioritized its shopping results over rivals. The new structure will allow officials to directly regulate Google shopping. James Kanter has the story in The New York Times. Equifax adds 2.5 million to data breach count Ali Breland reports in the Hill that Equifax as raised its estimate of the number of people affected by its massive data breach by 2.5 million. Equifax has now brought the total estimate of affected customers up to 145.5 million.    

CMSOnAir features an interview with Ron Nixon, a Washington correspondent for the New York Times who covers homeland security issues. Mr. Nixon has reported from Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa, Belgium, Mexico, Malaysia, Senegal, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He also teaches investigative reporting and data journalism at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Mr. Nixon is author of the book Selling Apartheid: Apartheid South Africa’s Global Propaganda War. Among other topics in this episode, Mr. Nixon and Donald Kerwin, CMS’s executive director, discuss Donald Trump’s executive orders, immigration enforcement at the US-Mexico border, and the Department of Homeland Security (which at the time of this interview was still headed by Secretary John Kelly who just this week replaced Reince Priebus as White House Chief of Staff).  To get more information on CMS’s research, publications and events, visit us at cmsny.org.

In the wake of the Brussels bombings, which attacked the heart of the European Union, we examine the history of the European Union and how this terrorist attack may affect its future.   Please support Congressional Dish: Click here to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin; click the PayPal "Make it Monthly" checkbox to create a monthly subscription Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Sound Clip Sources CNN: Donald Trump: Abdeslam would have talked 'a lot faster with the torture', March 23, 2016. Podcast Episode: The Rise of ISIS, PBS Frontline, June 8, 2015. Podcast Episode: Regime Change, Congressional Dish, November 22, 2015. Additional Reading Webpage: The history of the European Union, The European Union. Article: The UK's EU referendum: All you need to know by Brian Wheeler and Alex Hunt, BBC News, March 24, 2016. Article: 3 Suicide Bombers Identified in Brussels attacks; 4th suspect at large, Associated Press, March 23, 2016. Article: After Brussels Attack, Will Response Be More War or a Look at the Root Causes of Terrorism?, Democracy Now, March 23, 2016. Article: Brussels Attacks Rekindle Debate Over Airport Security by Nicola Clark and Ron Nixon, New York Times, March 23, 2016. Article: Brussels bombers included two brothers by Catherine Hardy, Reuters, March 23, 2016. Article: Poland Abandons Pledge to Shelter Refugees After Brussels Blasts by Marek Strzelecki, Bloomberg Business, March 23, 2016. Article: This is the man who is suspected of making the Brussels bombs by Adam Taylor, Washington Post, March 23, 2016. Article: What is it with Belgium and jihadis? by Del Crookes, BBC Newsbeat, March 23, 2016. Article: After Brussels, Europe's intelligence woes revealed by Nyshka Chandran, CNBC, March 22, 2016. Article: Hillary Clinton Says She Is the Only Candidate With a Plan to Defeat the Islamic State by Amy Chozick, New York Times, March 22, 2016. Article: In Aftermath of Brussels Attacks, Conservatives Call for Border Security by Melissa Quinn, The Daily Signal, March 22, 2016. Article: Saudi war for Yemen oil pipeline is empowering al-Qaeda, IS by Nafeez Ahmed, Middle East Eye, February 10, 2016. Book: The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins, 2015. Official document: Outline of the counter-terrorism strategy for Syria and Iraq, with particular focus on foreign fighters, Council of the European Union, January 16, 2015. Article: British and US military 'in command room' for Saudi strikes on Yemen by Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian, January 15, 2016. Article: Ten years on and Poles are glad to call Britain home by Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian, April 26, 2014. Book: The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War by Stephen Kinzer, 2013. Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio) Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations

The Apartheid system was carefully designed to segregate and oppress the people of South Africa. In this week’s episode Koketso Sachane dissects the structural fundamentals of Apartheid with Ron Nixon, Richard Freedman, and Mokena Makeka. We cover Architecture, Legislation, Economy and their effects during Apartheid.

A conversation with Ron Nixon of the NY Times and few of the women firefighters who filed a complaint with the Department of Agriculture alleging that they suffered job discrimination, harassment and sexual abuse at the hands of male co-workers and that top agency officials failed to stop it. Originally recorded Sept 2014. Read the original Ron Nixon article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/us/Women-Allege-Harassment-and-Abuse-on-Forest-Service-Firefighting-Crews.html?_r=0