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Trump Watch November 20 2018

Day 639:

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

The wealth of America’s three richest families grew by 6,000% since 1982

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

Further Reading:

Break up Facebook (and while we’re at it, Google, Apple and Amazon) – Big tech has ushered in a second Gilded Age. We must relearn the lessons of the first, writes the former US labor secretary

Rep. Joe Kennedy III: It’s time to legalize marijuana at the federal level

China’s Oscars: Beijing cuts live coverage after winner calls for independent Taiwan

‘Pro-life’ bill allows possibility of death penalty for abortion providers and pregnant people: An Ohio bill could end up criminalizing people who have miscarriages, abortion access advocates say. (so pro life they will kill you to prove it!)

GOP county chairman deletes image calling wildfires ‘God’s punishment for liberal California’

‘Lock Her Up’: Twitter Users Blast Ivanka Trump For Reportedly Using Personal Email

Trump’s Old Tweets About Hillary Clinton’s Email Look Really Bad For Ivanka Trump – “She is the only one with judgement so bad that such a thing could have happened!”

Administration Admits Border Deployment Was a $200 Million Election Stunt

Mueller might soon bring charges that even Trump die-hards can’t trivialize

Trump’s ties to the Russian mafia go back 3 decades

GOP gerrymandering: Democratic votes not matched by seats gained

Ivanka Trump Claims She Didn’t Know the Rules About Personal Emails

‘He’s afraid people want to kill him’: White House discusses possible Trump visit to troops in Iraq or Afghanistan

Trump Hasn’t Visited the Troops in a War Zone Because ‘He’s Afraid’

Ivanka Trump used a personal email account to send hundreds of emails about government business last year

Ivanka Trump Email Investigation Sparked by American Oversight FOIAs

Massachusetts mayor first in line as recreational marijuana sales begin

Ivanka Trump used personal account to send hundreds of emails about government business in Clinton-esque move, lawyer admits

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Suggests Ditching Columbus Day For Election Day Holiday

Rick Perry Used Campaign Cash to Finance His Wife’s Travels

Ivanka Trump Repeatedly Used Personal Email at White House, Review Finds

Michelle Wolf calls White House Correspondents’ Association “cowards” for cutting comedian from 2019 dinner

Trump has told more than 6,420 lies as president, and his total abandonment of truth is eroding American democracy as we know it

Trump says it took too long to find bin Laden, but where is ISIS leader al-Baghdadi?

President Bone Spurs Thinks He Would’ve Caught Bin Laden Faster Than Navy Seals

Dem senator: ‘Should be some kind of investigative effort’ into Ivanka Trump

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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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