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Trump Watch April 4 2018

Day 422:

Keep the focus on inequality

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

Further Reading:

China announces new tariffs on 106 US products, including soy, cars, and chemicals

Mumbai beach goes from dump to turtle hatchery in two years

FCC Commissioner Slams Her Own Agency for Policies ‘Custom-Built’ to Favor Sinclair-Tribune Merger

FCC approves SpaceX plan for 4,425-satellite broadband network

Shep Smith Fact-Checks Trump’s Latest Amazon Claim: ‘None Of That Was True’

Stock futures plunge, with the Dow set for a nearly 550 point drop, after China announces tariffs

Gov. Mary Fallin to CBS News: Teachers wanting raise is ‘kind of like having a teenage kid that wants a better car’; mentions ‘antifa

Madeleine Albright: Trump is the most anti-democratic president in American history

H.R. McMaster Warns ‘The Kremlin’s Confidence is Growing’—and U.S. Has Failed to Impose Sufficient Costs

Liberals just won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court by a huge margin

Republicans warn of ‘blue wave’ after liberal wins Wisconsin court race

Everyone Is Painting GOP Congressman Dana Rohrabacher as Putin’s Puppet

Sinclair’s pro-Trump news is taking over local TV. See if they own your station.

18 states sue to stop the Trump administration from rigging the Census

Mueller told Trump’s attorneys the president remains under investigation but is not currently a criminal target

Mattis said immigrant veterans should not be deported. ICE is trying anyway.

Gowdy: Trump should let Mueller interview him

Twitter’s CEO told Trump to stop praying after shootings and do something to stop them instead

Trump appointee at Defense Department resigns after CNN reveals birther postings

Democrat wins a bitter, costly race for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Planned Parenthood CEO Says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Offered ‘Bribe’ to Stop Abortions

McMaster: ‘We have failed to impose sufficient costs’ on Russia

The tax cuts were supposed to be ‘rocket fuel’ for the economy. Since they passed, the markets are down.

Pruitt ‘dumbfounded’ that renting condo linked to top lobbyist is controversial

In addition to the Supreme Court seat, Wisc. Voters Shot Down an Amendment that would have Eliminated the State Treasurer

Federal judge: Texas is violating national voter registration law

For the second time, a resolution to denounce neo-Nazis has failed in the Tennessee legislature

Chamber of Commerce after Trump Amazon attacks: ‘Inappropriate’ for officials to attack an American company

Madeleine Albright Warns: Don’t Let Fascism Go ‘Unnoticed Until It’s Too Late’ : NPR

In Texas, Ted Cruz Is Facing an Unusual Challenge: A Formidably Financed Democrat

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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 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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