Day 488:

Keep the focus on inequality

Analysis: If you’re rich, you’re more lucky than smart. And there’s math to prove it

‘CEOs don’t want this released’: US study lays bare extreme pay-ratio problem

GDP vs human thriving: a “healthy” economy means debt-haunted people, desperately searching for housing

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

Further Reading:

People in Portland have blockaded an ICE building, preventing ICE employees from going home to their families. #OccupyICEPDX

State of the Climate. “Not only are we not reducing emissions to the point where CO2 is stabilized, but the CO2 level is rising exponentially; it’s going faster than its ever gone before…”

Ajit Pai Now Trying To Pretend That Everybody Supported Net Neutrality Repeal

Just read this

Buyers tied to Russia, former Soviet republics paid $109 million cash for Trump properties

Nationwide protests against Trump’s family separation policy planned for June 30

Judge strikes down Kansas voter ID law, orders Kobach take legal classes

No, Donald Trump’s separation of immigrant families was not Barack Obama’s policy

We’ll be cleaning up Trump’s mess for generations

Hundreds of United Methodist Clergy Bring Church Charges Against Jeff Sessions

How the Koch Brothers Are Killing Public Transit Projects Around the Country

Elizabeth Warren Says Let’s Be Clear: Trump Is Holding “Thousands of Kids Hostage to Try and Get Congress to Pay for His Stupid Wall”

Trump ‘charity’ exposed as scheme to make golf debts go away

Republican senator Pat Toomey says migrant family separations ‘exaggerated’, then admits he has no idea and maybe it’s happening a lot

Poverty Rampant, Puerto Rico Destroyed, Single Payer “Too Expensive,” and Flint Still Doesn’t Have Clean Water. But You Can Have Space Force!

Broken Children In Cages Are Sobbing For Mommy and Daddy, and Mobsters Are Governing America

From ‘I Alone Can Fix It’ to ‘Change the Laws!’

Yet another Russia contact with the Trump campaign team. What are they hiding?

Americans own 40 percent of world’s firearms: study

Harris calls for DHS secretary to resign over family separations at the border

Children cry out for “Mama” and “Papi” in heartbreaking audio recorded at a detention center

Ann Coulter Claims Crying Immigrant Children Are ‘Child Actors,’ But Author She Cited Slams Her as ‘Illiterate’

McCain calls on Trump to rescind family separation policy: It’s ‘an affront to the decency of the American people’

Hundreds of members at Sessions’s church write formal complaint over immigration policy

Document reveals Trump administration planned on separating migrant families soon after inauguration

Fact check: There is no law that requires family separation at the border, despite Trump administration’s claims

Michael Avenatti: Stephen Miller used ‘fascist zeal’ to sell immigration policy to Trump.

Senate Votes to Reinstate Penalties on ZTE, Setting Up Clash With White House

Sen. Feinstein: This ‘isn’t Nazi Germany’

Sessions: DOJ Not Like The Nazis Because They Were Trying To Keep ‘Jews From Leaving’

Secret audio: Border Patrol agent jokes while migrant kids wail

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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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