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Trump Watch February 26 2018

Day 386:

Gun Control Or Shut the Fuck Up!

I think Marc Ruffalo said it best “Prayers without accordant action are silent lies told to oneself, heard by no God, amounting to nothing.”

Ban Bump Stocks
Ban Assault Rifles
Ban Supressors
Ban High Capacity Magazines
Universal Registry for guns
Universal Background Checks
Universal Health Care (including mental health)
Limit how many guns you can buy a year
Make a 3 month waiting period for guns
No one convicted of a felony can own a gun
No one convicted of domestic abuse can own a gun
No one adjudicated mentally unfit can own a gun
No more gun show loop hole
Strict licencing requirements including mandatory training, trigger locks and gun safes to own a gun
No one under the age of 21 can own a gun
End ban on gun research
Minimum age to join the army raised to 21
Lower voting age to 16

Gun control now, or shut the fuck up!

Further Reading:

Milkmen return to London as millennials bid to cut plastic waste

Employers Steal $15B From Low Wage Workers Each Year: “The really egregious cases are when folks don’t get paid at all and believe or not, that happens more frequently than we certainly would like”

New AI more effective at analyzing legal contracts than lawyers

This Year, Democrats Are Actually Fighting for California Republicans’ Seats

California Democrats Deny Dianne Feinstein Their Endorsement for Senate

An execution in the US was aborted last week after the inmate was left with 10 puncture wounds when medical personnel were unable to find a vein after two and a half hours of trying. The failed attempts left behind a bloodied death chamber

Boycott the Republican Party

FCC Commissioner: Our Policy Is ‘Custom Built’ for Right-Wing Sinclair Broadcasting

Michael Wolff Walks out of Interview after Host Asks Him to Apologize to Donald Trump

Donald Trump says he will ‘do something’ to stop danger of violent video games

Chuck Schumer blasts Trump for proposed budget that cuts $425M for school safety after tragedies

Trump Might Be Too Busy to Talk to Robert Mueller, Says Lawyer

Devin Nunes’s Safe Seat Is Looking Less Safe

Howard Dean: I think Devin Nunes is going to jail eventually

The Left is Energized. Now It Needs to Vote.

Video Shows NRA’s Dana Loesch Lied About Town-Hall Audience Attacking Her

In Russia probes, Republicans draw red line at Trump’s finances

Facebook should have to pay a fine if it can’t get rid of bots, Democratic senator says

Florida School Shooting Survivor Receiving Death Threats From NRA Supporters, Family Says

Manafort’s LA bankruptcy fight may offer new avenue for Mueller probe

Trump privately talks up executing all big drug dealers

Dana Loesch contradicts Trump: NRA doesn’t support bump stock ban, age limit raise

Study: ObamaCare premiums to rise 18 percent from GOP-backed changes

Trump Golf Club Agrees To Pay $5.45 Million To Settle Lawsuit By Angry Members

Trump’s Approval Rating Plunges Back To His Worst With Two New Polls

Inside the failed Russian effort to fuel American secession movements

Gerrymandering concerns extend beyond PA as legislatures debate how to make elections fair

Congress doesn’t seem to know how sex trafficking or the internet actually works

Watergate Figure John Dean Says Rick Gates’ Testimony Could Be The End Of The Trump Presidency

Apple, Amazon, YouTube Urged To Pull NRA TV Channel

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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”:

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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:

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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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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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