Day 265:

Systematic fuckery

We currently live in a plutocracy, or maybe an oligarchy, really its splitting hairs.  Whatever one it is, the system is rigged, its rigged against you, and its only getting worse.

The thing about oligarch’s is, there are very few of them, and very many of us.  They rely on apathy, wealth, and our good nature to survive.  Its time we show them while we may be nice, we wont sit here and let them fuck us over.

Get out and vote, vote for anyone fighting for progressive values.

There is probably someone horrible you could be voting out of office right now!

Further Reading:

Trump Judicial Nominee Proudly Admits He Discriminates Against Gay People, Because Jesus

Report: Pollution Kills 3 Times More than AIDS, TB And Malaria Combined

Sanders bows out of Women’s Convention to go to Puerto Rico

Nestlé is extracting water from Canadian towns on expired permits

Trump nominees show up for work without waiting for Senate approval

Retired “Navy Seal” praising Trump on Fox News was a fake

DNC Chair Purges Dissenters in Surprise Shake-Up. Sanders loyalists and Ellison supporters were among the officials ousted amid an ongoing intra-party feud. To add insult to injury, Perez also tapped several individuals who have lobbying or corporate-interest backgrounds.

Breitbart Made Up False Story That Immigrant Started Deadly Sonoma Wildfires, Sheriff’s Office Says

Trump Contradicts His Chief Of Staff, Says Account Of Call To Fallen Soldier’s Family Is “A Total Lie”

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio loses bid to have his criminal record wiped clean

51 GOP Senators Just Voted To Cut More Than $1 Trillion from Medicare and Medicaid To Give Super-Rich and Corporations a Tax Cut

New U.S. Budget Is a ‘Hoax,’ Says Republican Senator Bob Corker

Gold Star families are coming out en masse and disputing Trump’s claims amid his latest controversy

Donald Trump links UK crime rise to ‘radical Islamic terror’, despite complete absence of evidence to support claim

Charity’s promised back pay to Roy Moore was not reported to IRS as income 

In stunning attack, George W. Bush accuses President Trump of promoting falsehoods and prejudice

E.P.A. Scrubs Climate Change Website of ‘Climate Change’

The fake-news hack that nearly started a war this summer was designed for one man: Donald Trump

A message to Congress: Don’t make the same mistake we did in Kansas

Frederica Wilson says John Kelly lied from the White House podium

Democrats demand Pence pay back costs of traveling to NFL game

Trump’s mindless cruelty to a soldier’s widow speaks to the core of his character

Khizr Khan, Gold Star Father Who Spoke at DNC, Wants John Kelly to Stop ‘Mopping Up’ After Donald Trump

CIA issues a correction after Mike Pompeo said Russian meddling ‘did not affect the outcome of the election’

FBI joins investigation of Niger attack

Feinstein: Trump should not be interviewing U.S. attorney candidates

Ryan roasts Trump: ‘I scroll Twitter to see which tweets I will have to pretend that I didn’t see later’

Schiff slams Trump CIA chief for ‘minimizing the significance’ of Russian meddling in 2016 election

Poll: 42 percent think Trump will be remembered as one of worst presidents in history

Comcast and CenturyLink Spent $50K in Seattle to Support a Mayoral Candidate Who Opposes Community-Owned Internet

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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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