Trump Watch December 12 2017

Day 313:

Don’t Let The FCC destroy the internet!

Contact your senators and let them know you don’t want the FCC to break the internet!

More info here, and here.

Think like a Utopian, Fight like a Whirlwind!!

Further Reading:

Congress has set out a bill to stop the FCC taking away our internet. PLEASE SPREAD THIS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

There’s actually a way to force the Senate to vote on saving net neutrality. It’s called the Congressional Review Act. Under this law, Congress can block any agency decision by passing a resolution of disapproval in both chambers. This resolution cannot be filibustered in the Senate and only 30 senators need to sign a petition to force a vote.

Ed Markey has already said he’ll introduce a CRA resolution: https://twitter.com/ACLU_Mass/status/940251501695590405

Susan Collins supports net neutrality. If Doug Jones wins tomorrow, that would mean only one other Republican senator would need to flip for the bill to pass the Senate. So… if you live in Alabama and care about net neutrality, you should definitely vote.

Trump could still veto the resolution and it would also have to pass the House. But this is a way to force every senator to take a position on this issue before next year’s midterm elections. And who knows what will happen if it builds enough momentum. Elected politicians are a lot more responsive to public opinion than FCC commissioners are.

The CRA was actually passed by Newt Gingrich and the Republicans in the 1990s to make it easier to kill regulations. But it applies as much to an agency decision to repeal a regulation as it does to enact one. It sure would be deliciously ironic to use the CRA to save net neutrality. If you’re curious about the CRA, you can read more here: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43992.pdf

Trump Administration is the Most Corrupt Government Institution in the United States, Americans Believe

‘How is my daughter a pervert?’: Alabama dad’s plain-spoken rebuke of Roy Moore strikes a nerve

this man outside Roy Moore’s rally in Alabama

50 World Leaders Gather In Paris For Climate Summit. Orange jackass Trump Was Not Invited.

Anyone over 21 could grow weed at home under proposed Ohio ballot initiative

Bernie Sanders leads Democrats calling for Donald Trump to resign over sexual harassment allegations

Robert Mueller is closing in on Trump. Congress must protect his investigation

Charles Barkley tells Alabama to vote for Doug Jones and ‘stop looking like idiots to the nation

GOP governor supporting Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama Senate race

Roy Moore’s wife says he’s not a bigot because “one of our attorneys is a Jew”

2017 Lie of the Year: Russian election interference is a ‘made-up story’

Speaker at Moore event says he accidentally went with Moore to a brothel with child prostitutes

You Couldn’t Invent a Better Test of Political Tribalism Than Today’s Alabama Election

Report: Trump furious Haley said his accusers “should be heard”

Trevor Noah: Trump Backs Roy Moore Because ‘Birds Of A Feather Molest Together’

56 female lawmakers call for Oversight probe into sexual allegations against Trump

Fifty-six female Democratic lawmakers ask House to investigate Trump sexual misconduct claims

Jailed Russian hacker: I hacked Democrats ‘under the command’ of Russian intelligence agents

More than 100 Million Americans Can Only Get Internet Service from Companies That Have Violated Net Neutrality

Roy Moore’s friend recounts the time they accidentally went to a brothel with ‘very young’ girls

Trump: Kirsten Gillibrand used to be willing to ‘do anything’ for my donations

Gillibrand fires back at Trump: ‘You cannot silence me’

Roy Moore lands neo-Nazi endorsement before election for ‘correctly’ quoting Hitler

Judge orders Alabama not to destroy voting records in Tuesday’s Senate election

‘Father Of The Internet’ Skewers FCC: ‘You Don’t Understand How The Internet Works’

I don’t like the GOP tax bill, but now my life depends on beating it

‘It’s the Grandparents Stealing From the Grandchildren’

Kimmel brings infant son on stage in emotional return, slams Congress over health care

 

——————————————

Tools of change:

 

 

Feel like this is all a bunch of bullshit? Want to do something about it?

Calling your government representative:

Call your Senator
Call your House Rep (Or use this spreadsheet)
Call your Governor
Call your Attorney General
Or try this website
Fax Congress here (free!)

You can also use 5Calls.org if you are having a hard time figuring out what to say.

Tell them in no uncertain terms that you want them to fight to stop Trump from doing these things. Tell them you will be watching them closely on how they vote, and will hold them accountable during the next election if they cave to Trump. You can also call other states congress people and threaten to donate to their opponent if they don’t do what you want.

Phone Bank for Progressive Candidates:

https://www.grassrootspb.com/

Call the White House:

202-456-1111

Call the “White House”:

Use this website to call one of Trump’s many properties he has not put into a blind trust yet, and let them know how you feel (be polite, they are workers just like us, but be firm).

Do a little Slacktivism:

Send Some Text Messages for progressive causes (I know it says textforbernie, but its for a range of progressive candidates) Or you can have your texts turned into faxes by the ResistBot

Go to a town hall and talk to your congress person in person:

Check when the next town hall is here

Monitor your congressperson:

Keep track of how your senator is voting on cabinet picks here, so you can call them up and give them hell if they vote for any of these worthless fuckers.

See how your elected representatives are voting for or against Trump.

Elections!

Also be sure to keep track if you live in a district with an upcoming flip-able seat (flip to the left that is)

See if you have a special election in your area!

Is your mayor up for election? Find out, get involved!

Upcoming house votes:

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/

Upcoming senate bills:

http://www.senateseeker.com/vote.php?upcoming=true

Monitor Trumps Conflict of Interests:

From CNN of all people.

The Atlantic

General Guides:

Guidelines by former Congress staffers on how to get Congress to listen. https://www.indivisibleguide.com/

Run For Office!:

Want to run for office in your area to fight back, check this out for positions that are open in your area, how to register, and what you need to do to win office!

Remove the Corporate Democrats!:

Join the fight to clean out the democratic party: Justice Democrats!

Do you want to help me continue to bring you these daily roundups of the Trump news, while also getting great rewards? Consider supporting me on Patreon!

Become a Patron!

Thank you!