If you tuned out over the weekend, the Department of Justice indicted 13 Russian Nationals and one American Friday afternoon.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-19/trump-blames-fbi-as-mueller-pushes-ahead
1. Dovetailing with the indictments (and from Rogan's list):
Trump has declined to impose sanctions on Russia." Clearly, it's up to Congress to do something about it, so "Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Chris Von Hollen (D-MD) recently introduced the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Red Lines Act (“DETER”). The DETER Act would automatically impose severe sanctions on Russia if Putin interferes in our elections." Let's tell our Senators to sign on to this bipartisan bill.
2. The 2020 Census is coming up in, well, 2020.
"But California, other Democratic-majority states and immigrant advocates see a more sinister purpose: to reduce census participation by intimidating undocumented immigrants and their families, and thereby lowering population counts that are the basis for determining the number of a state’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives."
We need to ask for the appointment of a census director, and that the census not include a question on citizenship.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/US-wants-to-add-citizenship-query-to-census-but-12623708.php
3. We need to be as committed to gun reform as the right is to gun rights. Consider joining the following organizations.
Protect Minnesota and Moms Demand Action
https://protectmn.org/
https://momsdemandaction.org/
4. Local Politics
The Minnesota State Legislature 2018 session is just getting started. If you would like to follow what is happening locally I recommend getting to know these two groups.
Minnesota Indivisible Local http://indivisibleminnesotalocal.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MinnesotaIndivisibleLocal/
Watch Your Reps MN https://watchyourrepsmn.tumblr.com/
Check out this new website for active activists in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district. https://cd2action.com/
Here’s a great way to keep track of Rep. Jason Lewis’ actions in Congress. http://mn02congresswatch.org/
Klobuchar-202-224-3244
Smith (202) 224-5641
House of Representative switchboard: (202) 224-3121
MN Legislators: https://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/legislators
Resistbot: https://resistbot.io/
Governor Dayton- https://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/
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