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Trump Watch October 9 2018

Day 597:

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

America’s 1% hasn’t controlled this much wealth since before the Great Depression

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

Further Reading:

Our planet is in crisis. We don’t have time for Trump’s foolishness.

Trump ‘poses the single greatest threat’ to our climate, bombshell UN report makes clear: Trump team approves landmark climate report — and then rejects it

We need to stay angry about Kavanaugh: The Supreme Court’s legitimacy is in tatters. Conservative forces in the country, led by the Republican Party, have completed a judicial coup, decades in the making.

Bernie Sanders will hit Iowa and South Carolina in 9-state midterm campaign blitz

Head of the GRU is in ‘ill health’ after furious dressing down from Putin about the ‘morons’ behind the novichok attack – as second spy is revealed to be Russian military doctor

Sen. Collins’ vote on Kavanaugh triggers calls to boycott Maine

The GOP’s sneaky attempt to paint the majority as an angry left-wing mob

Republicans Threaten Lawsuit After Bar Declines to Host Pro-Kavanaugh ‘Beers 4 Brett’ Party

Post-Kavanaugh, Republicans have grown insatiable: Sore winners throw salt in women’s wounds

Petition to impeach Kavanaugh tops 155,000 signatures

‘They Want to Steal My Daughter’: Deported Parents May Lose Kids to Adoption, AP Report Finds

Eva Longoria endorses Beto O’Rourke for US senator in Texas

Trump Organization “at its core a criminal enterprise”

Spike in voter registrations after Taylor Swift pro-Democrat Instagram post

Hillary Clinton: Kavanaugh swearing-in ‘further undermined the image and integrity of the court’

Mike Huckabee Dismisses Taylor Swift’s Political Endorsement Because ‘13-Year-Old Girls’ Can’t Vote

Former GOP Congressman David Jolly Unloads On Sen. Lindsey Graham: ‘He’s Lost His Mind’

‘Thank God for Taylor Swift’: Voter registration in Tennessee booms after pop star’s Democratic endorsements

Tennessee, nationwide voting registrations spike after Taylor Swift gets political on Instagram

Susan Collins’s wrong claim on Planned Parenthood and Supreme Court justices

Maine’s own Stephen King accuses Susan Collins of having a double standard with Kavanaugh

Julie Swetnick: It’s ‘Shameful’ Sen. Collins Attacked Me In Kavanaugh Speech

Trump Campaign Aide Requested Online Manipulation Plans From Israeli Intelligence Firm

Rep. Beto O’Rourke voter registration rally featuring star power guests draws thousands

Poll: Majority of Americans Say Kavanaugh Shouldn’t Be On the Supreme Court

Anti-Trump Evangelicals Are On A Nationwide Bus Tour To Flip Congress

Pay Attention: They Are Trying to Keep You From Voting

Democrats are now leading in nearly 70 House districts won by Donald Trump: poll

Infamous St. Petersburg ‘Troll Factory’ Set on Fire

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Tools of change:

Feel like this is all a bunch of bullshit? Want to do something about it?

Lets kick Chuck Grassley out of congress!

If Susan Collins Votes Yes on Kavanaugh we fund her opponent!

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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