Day 613:
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
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:
White nationalist Richard Spencer accused of physical abuse by wife
White House anti-socialism report inadvertently makes a case for single-payer
Asbestos Imports Surge as Trump White House Moves to Keep Deadly Carcinogen Legal
Voter-suppression shuffle: Officials close only polling site in majority-Latino Kansas town
Nevada Republican’s family blasts his campaign in op-ed: ‘It’s all fake’
Brian Kemp Caught on Tape Warning His Donors About Black People Voting … Again
Bomb found at home of Hillary and Bill Clinton
BREAKING: Early this morning, a suspicious package addressed to former President Obama was intercepted by Secret Service personnel in Washington, DC, per USSS.
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) October 24, 2018
Most Americans say their finances haven’t improved since the election
Brian Kemp owes more than $800,000 in insider loans to bank he helped start
Study: Pre-existing condition protection in limbo for 102 million in U.S.
Majority says Trump is too soft on Saudi Arabia
Georgia NAACP files complaints alleging voting machines incorrectly registered votes
ACLU Says Voting Problems in Arizona and North Dakota May Have Biggest Impact
Republican congressman admits to sending inaccurate absentee ballot info
Study: Residents With Lower Incomes Pay a Higher Effective Tax Rate
Trump To Meet His Handler in Paris After the Midterms
Donald Trump touts nonexistent $450 billion in Saudi orders and 1 million jobs
Republicans Control the Poorest States, Democrats Control States With Highest Earners: Report
Trump’s laughable southern border scare
10 reasons you should vote for Democrats and against Trump in midterm elections. ASAP.
Georgia election fight shows that black voter suppression, a southern tradition, still flourishes
Explosive Devices Found in Mail Sent to Hillary Clinton and Obama
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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:
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:
General Guides:
Guidelines by former Congress staffers on how to get Congress to listen. https://www.indivisibleguide.com/
Run For Office!:
Remove the Corporate Democrats!:
Join the fight to clean out the democratic party: Justice Democrats!
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