Day 452:

Keep the focus on inequality

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

Further Reading:

As Wisconsin’s and Minnesota’s lawmakers took divergent paths, so did their economies: Since 2010, Minnesota’s economy has performed far better for working families than Wisconsin’s

Merkel Says Europe Can’t Count on U.S. Military Umbrella Anymore

Trump White House quietly cancels NASA research verifying greenhouse gas cuts

Former 27-year CIA officer Ray McGovern just protested at the Senate confirmation hearing for torturer Gina Haspel.

Police responded by violently brutalizing the 78-year-old whistleblower, throwing him to the ground and dislocating his arm.

(Credit: https://t.co/Z4TU2a38Xz) pic.twitter.com/dwJuozjSe8

— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) May 9, 2018

Cities in the United States are increasingly seeing concrete in place of greenery as urban areas lose an estimated 36m trees annually, according to a study from the Forest Service. Scientists warn of environmental threats rising from trend that is ‘likely to continue unless policies are altered’.

Costa Rica’s newly elected President Carlos Alvarado has announced a nationwide ban on fossil fuels, part of his ambitious plans to create a decarbonized society. “We have the titanic and beautiful task of abolishing the use of fossil fuels.”

White student calls police on black student napping in Yale dorm

Congress Is Quietly Nudging NASA to Look for Aliens

South Korean firm paid Michael Cohen $150,000 as it sought contract from U.S. government

McCain Confirms He Gave Trump Dossier to Comey: ‘Duty Demanded I Do’ It

Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump: This Will End Badly. And Probably Soon

Ku Klux Klan leader found guilty for firing gun at Charlottesville rally

AT&T: We gave information to Mueller regarding payments to Trump lawyer

McCain urges Senate to reject Haspel’s nomination

Watch 1998 Rudy Giuliani Completely Torpedo 2018 Rudy Giuliani’s Trump Arguments

Do we really need to ‘understand’ Trump supporters?

McCain: Obama Thanked Me For My Vote To Save Obamacare

The United States Is a Country That Tortures People

Devin Nunes Is Willing to Endanger Intelligence Assets to Protect Trump

George Will: Pence’s praise for Arpaio was ‘horrifying’

‘When gerrymandering backfires’: Democrats go after once-safe GOP seats

Democratic Senators call for investigation into AT&T’s Michael Cohen payments

McCain defends giving dossier to Comey: ‘I would do it again’

Follow the Money’ Back With a Vengeance: Novartis Reportedly Paid Michael Cohen $1.2 Million After He ‘Promised Access’ to Trump

Russia-linked company that hired Michael Cohen registered alt-right websites during election

Avenatti: Cohen selling access to the highest office in the land

AT&T paying Trump’s lawyer hundreds of thousands is a PR nightmare that raises big questions about what was expected in return

Is Michael Cohen’s Essential Consultants L.L.C. a Slush Fund for Donald Trump?

Taking Children from Their Parents Is a Form of State Terror

Russian Oligarch-Linked Firm That Paid Michael Cohen Was Also Represented by Trump Lawyer Marc Kasowitz

Pence says it’s time for Mueller to wrap it up

John Kerry: “[Trump] has taken a situation where there was no crisis, and created crisis

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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:

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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:

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

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Monitor your congressperson:

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

Elections!

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See if you have a special election in your area!

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

Upcoming house votes:

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Upcoming senate bills:

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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/

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