Day 580:

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:

US Now Supporting Starvation on ‘Unprecedented Scale’ as Yemen Famine Threatens Five Million Children

‘Privatizing the coast’: are wealthy Californians seizing public beaches? As some try to seal off stretches of coastline for private use, the state wants to tackle a growing divide between rich and poor

Yale prof reportedly told students Kavanaugh hires attractive clerks — it’s “not an accident” his clerks often “looked like models,”

Yale University’s newspaper: Republican Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh belonged to a “secret society” known by the nickname “Tit and Clit.” He also belonged to a fraternity that was later banned when recruits chanted “no means yes, yes means anal” in front of the University’s Women’s Center.

Psychiatrist Bandy Lee: Trump is getting worse; “I suspect he is unable to tolerate reality”

Stephen Miller wins again: Haley, other foes excluded from immigration meeting

Michael Cohen confirms cooperation against President Trump, says he is giving Mueller ‘critical information’

Revealed: Russia’s secret plan to help Julian Assange escape from UK

Yale Law dean: Reports that professor groomed female clerks for Kavanaugh ‘of enormous concern’

Ford: ‘Zero chance’ I would confuse Kavanaugh with other student

‘Evil’: Worst Fears Realized as ICE Arrests Dozens of Family or Guardians Attempting to Retrieve Children From Detention

Officials in overdrive to keep Trump from attacking Kavanaugh accuser

Democrats promise to investigate Zinke if House flips

John Bolton says he ‘fixed’ White House overstaffing by cutting cybersecurity job

Rubio gets mad at John Kerry for talking to Iran, forgets he signed Republicans’ 2015 letter to Iran

Kavanaugh is supposed to teach a class at Harvard. These students want him investigated first.

Women Involved At All Levels Of Kavanaugh Scandal Receiving Threats

The First Amendment Bars Officials From Targeting Nike Because They Don’t Like Colin Kaepernick

Judiciary Committee Democrats Ask Immediate FBI Action To Investigate Alleged Crimes Against Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

Internal RNC poll shows Pelosi is more popular than Trump

Brett Kavanaugh should not be welcomed back to Harvard Law unless there’s an investigation, students write

Christine Ford ‘Fell Off the Face of the Earth Socially’ After Alleged Assault

Michael Cohen spoke to Mueller team for hours; asked about Russia, possible collusion

Feinstein’s office receiving ‘threats of bodily and sexual harm against staff’

GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski Just Got Even More Pressure To Vote Against Brett Kavanaugh

Russia’s Pro-Gun Influence Accounts Copied The NRA — And Sometimes, Vice Versa

Biden: Senate must treat Kavanaugh accuser Ford better than Anita Hill

Poll More Americans oppose Kavanaugh nomination than support it

government loan forgiveness program has rejected 99% of borrowers so far

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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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