Day 262:
Trumps bad week
Are we starting to see a trend here? Why doesn’t anything the people want get done? Because congress doesn’t listen to the people, they listen to the big money donations. We used to call that sort of behavior “bribes.”
Soon as we get money out of politics we will get our democracy back.
There is probably someone horrible you could be voting out of office right now!
Further Reading:
Opioid-related deaths fell 6.5% after recreational marijuana legalized in Colorado, research finds
New memo suggests Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting was acting ‘as an agent’ of the Kremlin
Russian invasion? Roy Moore sees spike in Twitter followers from land of Putin
McCain blasts ‘half-baked, spurious nationalism’ in passionate speech
Kimmel: Notion that Dems ‘were pulling my strings’ was ‘created by right-wing media outlets’
Newly Surfaced Video Reveals Donald Trump Boasting About Hiring ‘Beautiful’ Teenage Waitress
Trump guts critical health care for the poor — and nobody noticed
Top Trump Official John Kelly Ordered ICE to Portray Immigrants as Criminals to Justify Raids
I Watched 15 Hours of ‘Fox & Friends’ and I Want to Die
Russia Probe: Senate Asks Mike Flynn’s Son for Documents, Testimony
‘A Soulless Coward’: Coach Gregg Popovich Responds to Trump
Ex-GOP lawmaker: Republic might be ‘better off’ if Dems take House in 2018
Trump’s Benghazi gets worse: His Obama obsession magnifies his disrespect
Holder fires back at Trump claiming Obama didn’t call soldiers’ families: ‘Stop the damn lying’
Supreme Court Backs Push To Remove Ten Commandments Monument
Save the Phony Weinstein Outrage, Republicans
Trump cabinet member left $2B off disclosure report
Jared Kushner’s Family Is Screwed, and It’s All Boy Wonder’s Fault
The G.O.P. Is No Party for Honest Men
We Could Send $1,000 a Year to Every Worker in America for the Cost of Trump’s Corporate Tax Cut
Donald Trump ‘least popular President in history of political polling’
Tax-cutting House Republicans suddenly worry about the deficit when Puerto Rico needs help
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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:
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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