Trump Watch August 8 2018

Day 537:

Keep the focus on inequality

Analysis: If you’re rich, you’re more lucky than smart. And there’s math to prove it

‘CEOs don’t want this released’: US study lays bare extreme pay-ratio problem

GDP vs human thriving: a “healthy” economy means debt-haunted people, desperately searching for housing

America’s 1% hasn’t controlled this much wealth since before the Great Depression

Tax the rich, or eat the rich, let the rich decide.

Further Reading:

The DDoS attacks reported by the FCC last year didn’t actually happen.

Lindsey Graham: Trump brought up ending Russia probe ‘about 20 times’

New York Republican congressman Chris Collins to be indicted on insider trading charges

China announces 25% tariffs on $16 billion worth of US goods including crude oil and cars

Federal deficit jumps 20 percent after tax cuts, spending bill

Rashida Tlaib Just Won An Election That’ll Likely Make Her The First Muslim Woman In Congress

An Underdog Reformer Just Unseated the Prosecutor Who Handled the Ferguson Police Shooting

Three Random Mar-a-Lago Members Are Quietly Running the VA

Missouri voters just blocked the right-to-work law Republicans passed to weaken labor unions

Missouri Voters Reject Right-To-Work Law Passed by Republicans to Cripple Labor Unions

Brett Kavanaugh Is Rigged Justice

Three civilians from Mar-a-Lago are reportedly making decisions for the VA

Sen. Rand Paul says he delivered Trump letter to Putin

Delegates vote to impeach all four remaining WV Supreme Court justices

Trump team isn’t doing enough to deter Russian cyberattacks, according to our panel of security experts

We analyzed every QAnon post on Reddit. Here’s who QAnon supporters actually are.

Rashida Tlaib becomes first Muslim woman elected to US congress

Rep. Chris Collins arrested by the FBI on insider trading charges and lying to the FBI

Leaked document: Putin lobbied Trump on arms control

Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Among Republicans is Far Less Impressive Than He Suggests, New Poll Indicates

ICE Crashed a Van Full of Separated Mothers, Then Denied It Ever Happened

Verizon lied about 4G coverage—and it could hurt rural America, group says

How America stopped prosecuting white-collar crime and public corruption, in charts

Why Does Betsy DeVos’s Family Yacht Fly a Foreign Flag? Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ Administration and the Cayman Islands

Rick Gates Says It’s “Possible” He Stole From Trump’s Inauguration Committee

Chris Collins: First congressman to back Trump for president indicted for insider trading

CNN’s Don Lemon: Trump once called me a racist after a tough interview

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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!:

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!

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