Day 170:

Did you call your senator this week?:

Because you should be doing it at least once a week, either telling them what to fight for, what to fight against, or to let them know if you support or disagree with them.  They need to hear from  you, and often.  They are like poorly trained puppies, and we need to make sure they get lots of feedback so they will stop shitting in our living room.

 

Further Reading:

Elon Musk’s big battery brings reality crashing into a post-truth world. For months, politicians and fossil fuel industry have lied about the viability of renewables. Now Tesla’s big battery in South Australia will prove them wrong.

Utilities fighting against rooftop solar are only hastening their own doom

Ivanka Trump Sat In For Her Dad At A G20 Leaders’ Meeting

Putin points at journalists and asks Trump ‘are these the ones hurting you?’ during press conference (coming from a man who has had many journalists killed this is pretty scary)

Ryan says he won’t do public town halls citing concerns over possible protests

Federal Appeals Court Rules that There is a First Amendment Right to Record the Police

Female Reporters are being turned away from the House of Representatives for wearing sleeveless tops.

The Trump-Putin collusion is happening in plain sight

Trump’s alt-right Poland speech: Time to call his white nationalist rhetoric what it is

Donald Trump is ‘blocking’ a G20 agreement because it has a line about climate change

Donald Trump Is Taking Putin’s Side on the Election Hacking—Again

Trump sells us out, agrees to cooperate with Moscow on cybersecurity

Russian foreign minister says Trump accepted Putin’s assurances that Russia didn’t meddle in the U.S. election

‘Neither of them wanted to stop’: Trump and Putin enjoy successful ‘first date’

Once Dominant, the United States Finds Itself Isolated at G-20

Ex-acting AG Yates slams Trump’s ‘inexplicable refusal’ to confront Russia

House Democrat asks Trump to refute Russian version of Putin meeting

GOP Lawmakers Bought Health-Insurance Stocks While Advancing Trumpcare

Iowa woman who tried to vote for Trump twice pleads guilty to election misconduct

Trump Blows the GOP’s Cover on Voter Suppression Efforts

 

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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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