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Trump Watch December 17 2018

Day 666:

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:

How to hold corporations accountable

Trump Still Makes Money From His Properties. Is This Constitutional?

Don’t Kid Yourself, Republicans Are Never Going to Turn on Trump

Senate report finds millions of social media posts by Russians aimed at helping Trump, GOP

Michael Flynn’s business partner charged with illegally lobbying for Turkey

U.S. Student Loan Debt Sets Record, Doubling Since Recession

Trump’s own lawyer Giuliani suggests he hasn’t been truthful in felony campaign finance probe

Calling Michael Cohen a ‘Rat,’ Trump brings ‘American underworld’ lingo to the White House

Poll: Americans don’t believe Trump has received the message from the midterms

The signs are mounting: Trump has been badly weakened. It will get worse for him.

Adam Schiff Wants Trump’s Deutsche Bank Records to Find Out If President Is ‘Compromised’ by Russian Money Laundering

‘You are a foul, disgusting liar’: Weekly Standard editors blast Steve King for celebrating magazine’s demise

Russia’s Bid to Aid Trump Revealed as Much Wider Than Once Known

A complete guide to all 17 (known) Trump and Russia investigations

Giuliani Almost Admits Trump Colluded and Committed a Crime

Fox’s Hume: Trump chief of staff rejections ‘like the guy who couldn’t get a date for the prom’

Ridiculously lenient Acosta/Epstein plea deal demands a federal investigation

Trump Threatens to Sue “Saturday Night Live” over “It’s a Wonderful Life” Parody

51% of Voters Think Russia Has ‘Kompromat’ on Trump

Michael Cohen has evidence for ‘everything’: lawyer

Trump Travel Ban Keeps Mom From Seeing Dying 2-Year-Old Son

Robert Mueller’s Legal Masterpiece

Donald Trump impeachment odds surge, with president now rated more likely than not to be impeached

Donald Trump’s ‘temper tantrum’ is not going to get him a border wall ‘in any form’, vows Chuck Schumer

Donald Trump Has Never Actually Put America First

The Republican Party versus democracy

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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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