Trump Watch February 1 2018

Day 362:

Smash And Grab

The rich people that fund our politicians got their tax cuts, and deregulation, why stay in office and get yelled at all the time by people who hate you when you can just retire and get your bribe from whoever paid you to vote that way in the first place. Expect a bunch of other republicans to “retire” this year.

Smash…And…Grab

Further Reading:

Former Trump Aide Carter Page Was on U.S. Counterintelligence Radar Before Russia Dossier

Google and Facebook are watching our every move online. It’s time to make them stop

Data is the new lifeblood of capitalism – don’t hand corporate America control. Data has become the world’s most important resource. Now Silicon Valley giants want to keep government from standing in the way of profits

Baltimore Cops Kept Toy Guns to Plant Just in Case They Shot an Unarmed Person

These 4 Koch-Funded Congressmen Are Behind the Bill to Abolish the EPA

Kimmel: Trump calling for bipartisanship ‘as believable as Mike Pence calling for bisexuality’

Trump claims record viewership for first State of the Union — even though Obama, Bush and Clinton had more

Dem senator: Nunes memo ‘reminiscent of the darkest days of the McCarthy era’

Hope Hicks: Donald Trump’s communications director ‘told President emails would never get out’

Trump Falsely Claims He Had Most-Watched State of the Union

Preet Bharara’s latest mission is to turn presidential norms into law

Top career US diplomat to step down in blow to State Dept – AP News

Trump Russia: Republicans accused of tampering with memo on FBI

Trump sees Nunes memo as a way to discredit the Russia investigation

Billionaire Koch brothers to spend $400m in attempt to thwart Democrat surge in midterms

Schiff accuses Nunes of sending Trump edited memo

Disregarding FBI, White House to release Republican memo: official

NYT: Mueller turns focus to Hope Hicks

New report classifies US as a “flawed democracy”

The Nunes fiasco grows more preposterous by the hour

Mueller Zooms In on Trump Tower Cover Story

As Mueller closes in on Trump, the Republican cover-up intensifies

No, the GOP’s public war with the FBI is not normal

Corallo will tell special counsel about alleged Hope Hicks vow that emails ‘will never get out

Schumer: Nunes intent on undermining ‘rule of law’ with altered memo

President Trump opts out of Super Bowl interview

The U.S. government will now run out of cash in early March, thanks to the GOP tax law, the CBO says

The Nunes File

Trump’s Saturday Night Massacre Is Happening Right Before Our Eyes

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Tools of change:

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Calling your government representative:

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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:

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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!:

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