Day 403:

Robber Barrons

Every time Exxon pays off a politician to deny global warming people die. Same is true for pollution from pesticides, dirty cars, NRA guns etc. Look how big pharma kills folks by raising prices on drugs, by pushing Oxy, by pushing people off insurance. All facilitated and allowed because of payoffs to congress. Look at all the suicides from bankruptcy from medical debt, or from bank crashes.

Just because these companies dont go out and nerve gas people doesn’t mean that they are not killing people. Although sometimes they do actually go kill people, just usually in other countries, or they have our military do it, or the CIA. Read your history better. A lot of what our government does is to secure the interests of big companies in other countries.

The right wing doesn’t want to unify the working class, they want to keep it fractured, so they are busy fighting over guns, gays, and god, while the super rich turn into the mega rich. Its a very old, and well tested strategy in America that has been used many times with many groups.

We have had extreme concentration of wealth before, it was called the gilded age, and it required strong government intervention to prevent the break down of society (the new deal). This is not a new problem, just the current version of it.

Further Reading:

No longer ‘alternative’, mainstream renewables are pushing prices down – While the government insists that renewables have made our grid unreliable, lights have stayed on and prices are dropping

Japan cronyism scandal linked to Shinzo Abe and wife worsens with suicide note. Japanese official who took his own life said he was forced to alter records linked to sale of public land at 85% discount

How a Norwegian comment section turned chaos into order—with a simple quiz: “Readers had to prove they read a story before they were able to comment on it.”

David Frum: “In his first 6 months in office, Treasury secretary Mnuchin spent nearly $1million on 8 trips on military aircraft for no apparent necessary reason”

ICE Is Illegally Imprisoning Asylum Seekers: Ansly Damus has been locked up for 1 year, 4 months and counting. When he arrived in the U.S., he presented himself to immigration authorities and applied for asylum. He passed his “credible fear” interview. A judge granted him asylum, not once, but twice

The VA Is the Closest Thing We Have to Single Payer. Now Trump Wants to Privatize It.

Stormy Daniels’ attorney says his client was threatened physically

I went to prison for disclosing the CIA’s torture. Gina Haspel helped cover it up.

Soviet-born Donald Trump adviser Felix Sater: ‘Send ’em to jail’ if Robert Mueller finds collusion

FEMA Drops ‘Climate Change’ From Its Strategic Plan

Russia Says it Will Attack U.S. Military if Trump Strikes Syria Again

Trevor Noah Rips Tucker Carlson For Saying Gun Protest Students Aren’t Citizens

The Koch Brothers Tried to Spread Fake News in Black Churches. It Did Not Go Well.

Trump decides to remove national security adviser, and others may follow

Donald Trump adds $1 trillion to national debt in 14 months

Britain Hints at Tougher Blow Against Russia: Stripping Tycoons’ Assets

Stormy Daniels’ lawyer says six other women have come forward with similar stories

Six women have come forward to Stormy Daniels’ lawyer with similar stories

How Russian trolls smeared Sen. John McCain as ‘traitor’ on social media

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos accused of union-busting

Comey expected to use book tour to directly challenge lies about FBI: report

DHS and FBI detail how Russia is hacking into U.S. nuclear facilities and other critical infrastructure

Stormy Daniels’ Attorney: She Was Physically Threatened About Talking About Alleged Donald Trump Affair

Trump White House Worked with Newt Gingrich on Political Purge at State Department, Lawmakers Say

Senate investigators want answers from Reddit and Tumblr on Russia meddling

Russia’s been waging war on the West for years. We just haven’t noticed.

Federal court tosses out Obama-era rule requiring financial advisers to act in customers best interests

NRA lawyer said to have had concerns about group’s ties to Russia

Trump is our punishment for embracing a bankrupt value system

Oklahoma Senate votes to wipe out tax break for the wealthy, potentially saving $120 million a year

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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!:

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