I am going to contact my Senators and Representatives today to ask that they continue to investigate the president and his abuse of office. It's critical as many people as possible call. I don't have a Republican Congress-person, but I hope you will call if you have one.
I'm not interested in getting Republicans to flip from vocally supporting the president to vocally opposing him; the goal is to move each member of Congress a bit toward impeachment -- to get Trump's defenders to stop defending him, to get those who don't say much to take a symbolic vote, to get those who do criticize him to vote for impeachment, etc.
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Monday, October 21, 2019
Friday, October 11, 2019
Friday 10/11 Call to Action
Friday 10/11
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Meade
So proud of all of you who were able to show up and peacefully protest Trump’s visit and hate rally yesterday. Yesterday was a great day for democracy and standing up to hate.
Last night at Trump’s rally he spent over a hundred minutes railing against his critics, attacking Somali refugees, showing how unfit he is to serve this country, and vowing to win and flip Minnesota to red in 2020. He only lost this state by 1.5% in 2016 and spent $30-$40k. Tens of millions of dollars are moving into this state to try and flip it. And the Minnesota DFL doesn’t take money from foreign interests! We need to raise the alarm and organize hard for the 2020 elections.
If not electing jerks is important to you, and if you’re able to give, you can donate here.
Everyday more and more corruption is coming to light about Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and Russia. Our representatives need to continue to hear that we support this impeachment inquiry. Trump only serves himself, not this country.
“Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged two associates of President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani with a sprawling scheme to oust the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine by funneling foreign money into the campaign coffers of Trump and an unnamed congressman believed to be former Republican Rep. Pete Sessions.”
“"These allegations are not about some technicality, a civil violation, or some error on a form. This investigation is about corrupt behavior, deliberate lawbreaking," William Sweeney, assistant director in charge at the FBI's New York field office, said Thursday during a press conference detailing campaign finance charges against Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.”
“The two men were arrested Wednesday evening at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. as they were waiting to board a one-way flight to Frankfurt, Germany.”
“U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland is expected to testify next Wednesday before the House committees investigating President Trump and Ukraine, despite being blocked by the State Department from appearing at a closed-door deposition this week, 4 congressional sources tell Axios.”
“Fiona Hill, who was until recently President Donald Trump’s top aide on Russia and Europe, plans to tell Congress that Rudy Giuliani and E.U. ambassador Gordon Sondland circumvented the National Security Council and the normal White House process to pursue a shadow policy on Ukraine, a person familiar with her expected testimony told NBC News.”
“The KRG released a statement on Tuesday noting it was "deeply concerned by the United States' decision to withdraw from the safe zone in northeastern Syria." It warned that the imminent offensive would "undermine the progress made against ISIS, including jeopardising the secure detention of terrorist fighters."”
Senator Klobuchar needs to know that Steven Menashi is a big fat no for a lifetime seat on the federal bench. They will be voting on him soon.
“Steven Menashi, President Donald Trump’s judicial nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, began his writing career at the Dartmouth Review, the campus conservative publication that incubated professional trolls such as Laura Ingraham and Dinesh D’Souza. Menashi used this platform to denounce LGBTQ rights groups, mock “Take Back The Night” marches protesting campus rape, and defend a fraternity that threw a “ghetto party.””
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House of Representative switchboard: (202) 224-3121
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Governor Walz https://mn.gov/governor/
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Wednesday 10/9
Wednesday, October 9th
The news these past few weeks is OVERWHELMING. Stay strong and focused. Be sure to take care of yourself and check in with others.
There are too many things to cover here. Check out Crooked Media’s daily newsletter for a user-friendly overview of the latest. https://crooked.com/newsletters/
The news these past few weeks is OVERWHELMING. Stay strong and focused. Be sure to take care of yourself and check in with others.
There are too many things to cover here. Check out Crooked Media’s daily newsletter for a user-friendly overview of the latest. https://crooked.com/newsletters/
Trump has refused to cooperate with the impeachment investigation (definitely the behavior of innocence) and has encouraged others to obstruct as well. Today, seems like a good day to contact your representatives and ask them to protect the constitution from the Executive Branch, because we don’t do “kings” in this country. Anyone who ignores Congress or subpoenas deserves fines, loss of income, or jail time. https://crooked.com/articles/trump-obstruction-impeachment/
Are you looking to do more? Join Indivisible to call constituents in states with Republican senators. Encourage those constituents to ask their senators to hold open and transparent impeachment trials. Learn more here: https://act.indivisible.org/signup/impeachment-senate-calls/
Trump is Coming to Town
This week is going to be crazy.
Trump is bringing his hate campaign to the Target Center on October 10th. (People are already starting to line up!!) It is important to have a HUGE presence in the area to tell him that Minnesota does NOT support his terrible agenda. If you are free, why not consider joining one of the many groups making a trip to the area to (peacefully) protest his rally. Many groups are bringing whistles in support of the whistle blowers who put their lives in jeopardy to do the right thing. Go in groups, be respectful, and show the rest of the United States that hate has no place here. Find out more here: https://cd2action.com/…/dump-trump-trump-not-welcome-in-m…/…
If you go downtown, be sure to keep yourself safe. The armed conspiracy group, Oath Keepers, is headed there too to protect Republicans from the “violent” left. Oh boy. http://www.citypages.com/…/armed-conspiracy-group…/562562061
Karen Pence and Lara Trump will be speaking at the Union Depot (https://www.uniondepot.org/) tonight (Wednesday) at 6 pm. The topic will be “Women for Trump”.
VP Mike Pence will be at Safety Signs in Lakeville (https://www.safetysigns-mn.com/) at 4 pm on Thursday.
First Avenue is located downtown, close to the Target Center. FA has announced that it will remain open during Trump’s hate campaign and will donate all proceeds to Planned Parenthood. Nice work. https://www.twincities.com/…/with-trump-rally-across-the-s…/
Make Donations to MN DFL
Make Donations to MN DFL
Actor Julia Lewis-Dreyfus has done Minnesota a favor by encouraging Americans from across the state to donate to Minnesota’s DFL. I have seen other celebrities follow suit. Why not retweet and donate as well if you are able. https://twitter.com/officialjld/status/1181245210279333890…
Representative Angie Craig’s 10th Town Hall
Second Congressional District Representative Angie Craig will be hold her 10th (in as many months) town hall on Monday October 14th, starting at 7 pm. Rep. Craig is doing a phenomenal job and works tirelessly for her constituents and Americans in general. If you are a constituent, please consider attending this meeting. Rep. Craig has a difficult job and it would be nice to let her know how much we appreciate her. https://craig.house.gov/…/news…/october-4-2019-weekly-update
Second Congressional District Representative Angie Craig will be hold her 10th (in as many months) town hall on Monday October 14th, starting at 7 pm. Rep. Craig is doing a phenomenal job and works tirelessly for her constituents and Americans in general. If you are a constituent, please consider attending this meeting. Rep. Craig has a difficult job and it would be nice to let her know how much we appreciate her. https://craig.house.gov/…/news…/october-4-2019-weekly-update
From my friend S. I. Thank you for the excellent information!
Several momentous Supreme Court cases coming up this term, as we learn just how f*cked we are moving forward with the Gorsuch/Kavanaugh court.
1. Now: “These three cases will determine whether you can be fired for being LGBTQ+, and will stand as a massive test for our civil rights.” https://www.them.us/story/lgbt-supreme-court-cases
https://www.aclu.org/…/what-you-need-know-about-todays-lgbt…
2. Then, the Supreme Court will hear its first abortion case since the illegitimate appointment of Brett Kavanaugh. Wondering what this means for abortion rights?
This Indivisible Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/indivisible…/status/1180153219370115072…
And: https://www.npr.org/…/supreme-court-revisits-abortion-with-…,
or: https://www.nytimes.com/…/supreme-court-abortion-louisiana.…
3. On the upcoming DACA case, United We Dream made history last week when they submitted an amicus brief in video form (it's the first time an amicus brief has ever been submitted as a video). Here it is: https://twitter.com/UNITEDWEDRE…/status/1179790552256188416…
And here's a good article about it and what's at stake: https://www.mic.com/p/daca-recipients-just-filed-a-historic…
Several momentous Supreme Court cases coming up this term, as we learn just how f*cked we are moving forward with the Gorsuch/Kavanaugh court.
1. Now: “These three cases will determine whether you can be fired for being LGBTQ+, and will stand as a massive test for our civil rights.” https://www.them.us/story/lgbt-supreme-court-cases
https://www.aclu.org/…/what-you-need-know-about-todays-lgbt…
2. Then, the Supreme Court will hear its first abortion case since the illegitimate appointment of Brett Kavanaugh. Wondering what this means for abortion rights?
This Indivisible Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/indivisible…/status/1180153219370115072…
And: https://www.npr.org/…/supreme-court-revisits-abortion-with-…,
or: https://www.nytimes.com/…/supreme-court-abortion-louisiana.…
3. On the upcoming DACA case, United We Dream made history last week when they submitted an amicus brief in video form (it's the first time an amicus brief has ever been submitted as a video). Here it is: https://twitter.com/UNITEDWEDRE…/status/1179790552256188416…
And here's a good article about it and what's at stake: https://www.mic.com/p/daca-recipients-just-filed-a-historic…
Diabetes Activist to Challenge Pete Stauber in CD08
Diabetes activist Quinn Nystrom is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge GOP Rep. Pete Stauber in northeastern Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District.
Nystrom said Thursday that she’s running to bring down the costs of health care and prescription drugs. https://kbjr6.com/…/diabetes-activist-enters-ne-minnesota-…/
Diabetes activist Quinn Nystrom is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge GOP Rep. Pete Stauber in northeastern Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District.
Nystrom said Thursday that she’s running to bring down the costs of health care and prescription drugs. https://kbjr6.com/…/diabetes-activist-enters-ne-minnesota-…/
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Smith (202) 224-5641
House of Representative switchboard: (202) 224-3121
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Resistbot: https://resistbot.io/
Governor Walz https://mn.gov/governor/
2020 Democratic Debate Schedule https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/…/2020-democrat…/
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 Walz https://mn.gov/governor/
Friday, October 4, 2019
Friday 10/4 Call to Action
Friday 10/4
It would be great if Republicans would start defending the Constitution and support the impeachment inquiry. Trump is committing impeachable offenses on live tv asking one of America’s biggest geopolitical rivals to investigate one of his political opponents. About five years ago, China hacked and stole government security clearance files containing intimate details of tens of millions of public officials and private sector workers in the U.S. This is not ok. The pressure is on Congress to do something about it.
“I would think that if they were honest about it, they’d start a major investigation into the Bidens. It’s a very simple answer. They should investigate the Bidens ... and by the way, likewise, China should start an investigation into the Bidens. Because what happened to China is just about as bad as what happened with Ukraine.”
Here is the Volker material.
From Indivisible Guide- “If you have a Republican representative remind them of their oath to protect the Constitution & that you demand they support impeachment now. Remind them that if Congress does nothing, then our Constitution means nothing. Our democracy will mean nothing.”
There is another whistleblower.
“Rep. Richard Neal, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, tariffs, and other social-assistance programs, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on August 8 saying that a federal employee submitted "an unsolicited communication" on July 29 outlining allegations of "inappropriate efforts to influence" the mandatory IRS audit of Trump's and Vice President Mike Pence's tax returns.”
When migrant children were first being thrown in cages John Kelly was Trump’s Chief of Staff. John Kelly helped create the child detention crisis. John Kelly is now on the board of a company for-profit toddler prisons. There is so much corruption in this administration.
“Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly joined Caliburn’s board this spring after stepping down from decades of government service. He earlier had served as homeland secretary, where he backed the idea of taking children from their parents at the border, saying it would discourage people from trying to immigrate or seek asylum.”
“Critics say this means Kelly now stands to financially benefit from a policy he helped create.”
Trump is Coming to Town
Trump is bring his hate campaign to the Target Center on October 10th. It is important to have a HUGE presence in the area to tell him that Minnesota does NOT support his terrible agenda. If you are free, why not consider joining one of the many groups making a trip to the area to (peacefully) protest his rally. Many groups are bringing whistles in support of the whistle blower who put their life in jeopardy to do the right thing. Go in groups, be respectful, and show the rest of the United States that hate has no place here. Find out more here: https://cd2action.com/…/dump-trump-trump-not-welcome-in-m…/…
Keep tabs on all the great things going on in CD2 here: https://cd2action.com/
2020 Democratic Debate Schedule https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/…/2020-democrat…/
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 Walz https://mn.gov/governor/
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Wednesday 10/2 Call to Action
Wednesday, October 2
Crooks, All of Them
We now know that Trump solicited Ukraine’s help in gathering opposition research on VP Joe Biden. Just as impeachment hearings were underway, the House went on a two-week recess. Sigh. We cannot let the momentum of this investigation die. Let’s keep tabs on our members of Congress and remind them to keep working on uncovering crimes even though they are away from Washington DC.
Crooks, All of Them
We now know that Trump solicited Ukraine’s help in gathering opposition research on VP Joe Biden. Just as impeachment hearings were underway, the House went on a two-week recess. Sigh. We cannot let the momentum of this investigation die. Let’s keep tabs on our members of Congress and remind them to keep working on uncovering crimes even though they are away from Washington DC.
After denying it on television on September 22nd, reports have surfaced that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was indeed on Trump’s infamous phone call with Ukraine. Grr. The rot goes deep in this administration! So far, Pompeo has rejected House Democrats’ demands to allow State Department employees to testify. Some State employees are going against Pompeo. I expect after today’s revelation about the phone call, Pompeo will be subpoenaed as well.
The State Department’s Inspector General has requested an urgent meeting with key congressional committees on Ukraine today. Keep your eye on the news to see what that’s all about.
Boy oh boy.
https://www.cnn.com/…/mike-p…/video/playlists/trump-ukraine/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/80df829a-e494-11e9-b403-f7…
https://www.wsj.com/…/pompeo-vows-to-block-efforts-to-bully…
https://www.npr.org/…/state-department-inspector-general-as…
Trump’s lawyer buddy and master blunderer, Rudy Giuliani has been subpoenaed by the House as well. He must know it’s serious because he has hired himself a criminal lawyer. https://twitter.com/RudyGiuliani/status/1178806474073620482
The State Department’s Inspector General has requested an urgent meeting with key congressional committees on Ukraine today. Keep your eye on the news to see what that’s all about.
Boy oh boy.
https://www.cnn.com/…/mike-p…/video/playlists/trump-ukraine/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/80df829a-e494-11e9-b403-f7…
https://www.wsj.com/…/pompeo-vows-to-block-efforts-to-bully…
https://www.npr.org/…/state-department-inspector-general-as…
Trump’s lawyer buddy and master blunderer, Rudy Giuliani has been subpoenaed by the House as well. He must know it’s serious because he has hired himself a criminal lawyer. https://twitter.com/RudyGiuliani/status/1178806474073620482
Rachel Maddow does an excellent job explaining the connection between Ukraine and Russia. This event is a carbon copy from Russia’s dastardly playbook. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1WpqffeB3E
Facebook
Audio has leaked from a meeting at Facebook where CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called Senator Elizabeth Warren a threat to the company. Warren has argued that Facebook has become too big and powerful and faces little to no competition or accountability. I think we can all be assured that Facebook will be allowing another misinformation campaign before the 2020 elections. Indeed, Trump has been on a Facebook ad spending spree lately. Shake my head.
https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1179118101755039744?s=12
https://www.theverge.com/…/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-leak-au…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/trump-campaign-launches-a…/
Audio has leaked from a meeting at Facebook where CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called Senator Elizabeth Warren a threat to the company. Warren has argued that Facebook has become too big and powerful and faces little to no competition or accountability. I think we can all be assured that Facebook will be allowing another misinformation campaign before the 2020 elections. Indeed, Trump has been on a Facebook ad spending spree lately. Shake my head.
https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1179118101755039744?s=12
https://www.theverge.com/…/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-leak-au…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/trump-campaign-launches-a…/
Trump is Coming to Town
Trump is bring his hate campaign to the Target Center on October 10th. It is important to have a HUGE presence in the area to tell him that Minnesota does NOT support his terrible agenda. If you are free, why not consider joining one of the many groups making a trip to the area to (peacefully) protest his rally. Many groups are bringing whistles in support of the whistle blower who put their life in jeopardy to do the right thing. Go in groups, be respectful, and show the rest of the United States that hate has no place here. Find out more here: https://cd2action.com/…/dump-trump-trump-not-welcome-in-m…/…
Trump is bring his hate campaign to the Target Center on October 10th. It is important to have a HUGE presence in the area to tell him that Minnesota does NOT support his terrible agenda. If you are free, why not consider joining one of the many groups making a trip to the area to (peacefully) protest his rally. Many groups are bringing whistles in support of the whistle blower who put their life in jeopardy to do the right thing. Go in groups, be respectful, and show the rest of the United States that hate has no place here. Find out more here: https://cd2action.com/…/dump-trump-trump-not-welcome-in-m…/…
Small Farms are SOL (you get who you vote for)
President Donald Trump's agriculture secretary said Tuesday during a stop in Wisconsin that he doesn't know if the family dairy farm can survive as the industry moves toward a factory farm model. http://www.startribune.com/trump-farm-secretary-blames-…/…/…
President Donald Trump's agriculture secretary said Tuesday during a stop in Wisconsin that he doesn't know if the family dairy farm can survive as the industry moves toward a factory farm model. http://www.startribune.com/trump-farm-secretary-blames-…/…/…
ACLU Block GA’s Abortion Ban
The ACLU has temporarily blocked Georgia’s six-week abortion ban. Thank you ACLU!
The ACLU has temporarily blocked Georgia’s six-week abortion ban. Thank you ACLU!
Keep tabs on all the great things going on in CD2 here: https://cd2action.com/
2020 Democratic Debate Schedule https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/…/2020-democrat…/
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House of Representative switchboard: (202) 224-3121
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Resistbot: https://resistbot.io/
Governor Walz https://mn.gov/governor/
2020 Democratic Debate Schedule https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/…/2020-democrat…/
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 Walz https://mn.gov/governor/
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