Day 237:
End The Giant Military Budgets!
No money for health care, 700 billion for the military. No money for free public college, 700 billion for the military. No money for infrastructure, for renewable energy, for social safety nets, 700 BILLION FUCKING DOLLARS for the military!
This new giant military spending bill was passed by almost EVERY senator, including the “lefties.” I am seriously disappointed in my senators, two solid blue state senators, and supposedly some of the most liberal ones in the senate.
Call your senator and tell them you are not happy that they voted for a huge military budget, statistically you will be represented by one that voted for it, because almost all of them did. (Bernie Sanders did not…)
Further Reading:
Outlets That Scolded Sanders Over Deficits Uniformly Silent on $700B Pentagon Handout
Bernie Sanders Just Gave One of the Finest Speeches of His Career
Morons Who Feared Obama Would Take Their Guns Happy to Have Trump Take Their Health Care
Bernie: Heres my $70 billion plan for free college
Congress: There's no money for that…OK now lets add $80 billion to the Pentagon budget
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) September 21, 2017
Nestlé Makes Billions Bottling Water It Pays Nearly Nothing For
All 50 state Medicaid directors oppose Obamacare repeal bill
Erdogan protesters beaten and ejected from New York speech
Turkish President Erdogan’s Bodyguards Beat Up US Protesters—Again
Jimmy Kimmel: Sen. Cassidy “either doesn’t understand his own bill or he lied to me”
The Coming Trump Slump: Trump’s tumultuous presidency is damaging the U.S. economy.
GOP Plan to Repeal Obamacare for Everybody But Alaska Possibly Unconstitutional
Senate GOP accidentally admits Obamacare is successful by offering it to Alaska as a bribe
CNN to host town hall debate Monday with Graham, Cassidy, Sanders and Klobuchar
‘Repeal and Go Fuck Yourself’ Is in Full Effect
Flint’s lead-poisoned water had a ‘horrifyingly large’ effect on fetal deaths, study finds
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will end untraceable political ads
U.S. Monitored Manafort After He Left Trump Campaign
Senator Cassidy, Please Stop Lying about Health Care
Mueller requested phone records about Air Force One statement
Tens of millions of Americans could lose Obamacare tax credits because thousands of Alaskans won’t
Jimmy Kimmel becomes thorn in the GOP’s side
Pence inaccurately claims ‘thousands’ of counties have no choice of health care provider
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Tools of change:
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Calling your government representative:
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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:
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:
General Guides:
Guidelines by former Congress staffers on how to get Congress to listen. https://www.indivisibleguide.com/
Run For Office!:
Remove the Corporate Democrats!:
Join the fight to clean out the democratic party: Justice Democrats!
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