Chris
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Indivisible's "What's The Plan" Zoom Download April 17
It's Thursday, so it's that time again. Today's call was very much the same broken record speech repeated over and over again. Up till now I've made this summary more like meeting notes,
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It's Thursday, so it's that time again. Today's call was very much the same broken record speech repeated over and over again. Up till now I've made this summary more like meeting notes,
🧵
April 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Indivisible's "What's The Plan" Zoom Download April 17
It's Thursday, so it's that time again. Today's call was very much the same broken record speech repeated over and over again. Up till now I've made this summary more like meeting notes,
🧵
It's Thursday, so it's that time again. Today's call was very much the same broken record speech repeated over and over again. Up till now I've made this summary more like meeting notes,
🧵
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This should terrify everyone, being disappeared from SSA locks up all financial aspects of a life and is extremely difficult to correct.
Earlier this year, employees began to fear bad actors, could target people for punishment by declaring them dead: “Anybody granted the appropriate permissions within Social Security could mark someone as dead, employees had realized, without having to prove their demise in any way” wapo.st/3RKSQQt
Trump administration overrode Social Security staff to list immigrants as dead
A senior executive who objected was marched out of his office and put on leave, while earlier warnings about the agency’s deaths database were ignored.
wapo.st
April 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This should terrify everyone, being disappeared from SSA locks up all financial aspects of a life and is extremely difficult to correct.
Maine D2 Rep Jared Golden voted with Republicans for the SAVE Act. This is a vote to disenfranchise women in his district. Flood his office with calls and emails. I’ve asked him to switch his party from Dem to R so everyone knows his real intensions. Mainers let’s run a real Dem in D2
April 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Maine D2 Rep Jared Golden voted with Republicans for the SAVE Act. This is a vote to disenfranchise women in his district. Flood his office with calls and emails. I’ve asked him to switch his party from Dem to R so everyone knows his real intensions. Mainers let’s run a real Dem in D2
Rep. Steven Horsford says it all.
Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"
April 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Rep. Steven Horsford says it all.
ICYMI - with so much happening it’s hard to stay on top of all of it.
A Case to Watch
Programming Note: Wednesday evening at 8:30 ET/7:30 Central, Marc Elias will be joining me for a Substack Live to discuss the North Carolina Supreme Court case and the other critical legal issues of t...
open.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
ICYMI - with so much happening it’s hard to stay on top of all of it.
It’s a sh*t show out there for sure, use your voice and make some calls today. Every single member of Congress needs to stand up and say no. If your reps are Dems tell them to line up and take the floor of their chamber, take turns, and shut it down.
April 6, 2025 (Sunday)
After President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements on April 2 wiped $5 trillion dollars from the stock market, the Republican Party is scrambling.
open.substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It’s a sh*t show out there for sure, use your voice and make some calls today. Every single member of Congress needs to stand up and say no. If your reps are Dems tell them to line up and take the floor of their chamber, take turns, and shut it down.
April 19, LFG
Yesterday was incredible. The official count is in — 5.2 million people joined the #HandsOff protest nationwide. So many are asking: what’s next? Mark your calendars: 4/19 is the next nationwide day of protest.
April 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
April 19, LFG
“All gas, no brakes” LFG!
This is such a good piece from my friends @laurengw.bsky.social & @maxflugrath.bsky.social at Fairfight in Georgia. Read & feel your power: "The momentum is building. Collective action is materializing. This is democracy with its gloves off." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/25-h...
25 Hours: All Gas, No Brakes in the Fight for Democracy
Opinion | Momentum is on our side. The people are on our side. We’re louder, smarter and more relentless than they are.
www.democracydocket.com
April 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“All gas, no brakes” LFG!
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Reminder: Dr. Oz had to pay $5.25 million to settle a class action suit for promoting phony weight loss cures.
He is a conman. No wonder Trump likes him.
Now he's in charge of running Medicare and Medicaid.
He is a conman. No wonder Trump likes him.
Now he's in charge of running Medicare and Medicaid.
April 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Reminder: Dr. Oz had to pay $5.25 million to settle a class action suit for promoting phony weight loss cures.
He is a conman. No wonder Trump likes him.
Now he's in charge of running Medicare and Medicaid.
He is a conman. No wonder Trump likes him.
Now he's in charge of running Medicare and Medicaid.
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The IRS unit that audits ultrawealthy earners has lost 38% of its employees this year.
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
April 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The IRS unit that audits ultrawealthy earners has lost 38% of its employees this year.
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
Have a go bag, take a first aid class, if you can have cash on hand then have cash on hand, do not buy things because you’re bored - buy only what you need. And of course be sure you’ve got all your papers (ids/passports) and make copies both paper and on your phone. Be prepared for anything.
Learn to garden, learn a specialized skill, learn how to fight and safely handle weapons, connect with your neighbors, learn how to barter goods and services. You can't do it all alone.
April 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Have a go bag, take a first aid class, if you can have cash on hand then have cash on hand, do not buy things because you’re bored - buy only what you need. And of course be sure you’ve got all your papers (ids/passports) and make copies both paper and on your phone. Be prepared for anything.
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Vaccines. 💪🏻💪🏻
And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”
March 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Vaccines. 💪🏻💪🏻
I don’t know about you but I’m tired of calling. I need to hear that Ds are doing more than making speeches because Rs are taking action.
March 27, 2025
Today, Wired reported that it had found four more Venmo accounts associated with the Trump administration officials who participated in the now-infamous Signal chat about a planned military attack on ...
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March 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I don’t know about you but I’m tired of calling. I need to hear that Ds are doing more than making speeches because Rs are taking action.
Some optimism from HRC. Frances Perkins is an unsung hero who needs to be celebrated.
March 25, 2025
On March 25, 1911, Frances Perkins was visiting with a friend who lived near Washington Square in New York City when they heard fire engines and screams.
open.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Some optimism from HRC. Frances Perkins is an unsung hero who needs to be celebrated.
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This is another norm being broken which is dangerous: Normally, personal tax information — even an individual’s name and address — is considered confidential & closely guarded within the IRS. Unlawfully disclosing tax data carries civil and criminal penalties. www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/20...
IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants
The move toward information-sharing comes as President Donald Trump pushes his administration to use every resource to conduct what he hopes will be the largest mass deportation of immigrants in U.S. ...
www.washingtonpost.com
March 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This is another norm being broken which is dangerous: Normally, personal tax information — even an individual’s name and address — is considered confidential & closely guarded within the IRS. Unlawfully disclosing tax data carries civil and criminal penalties. www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/20...
Educators have been vilified by politicians for many, many, many years. Both parties have worked to pin the blame for everything from being second in the space race to COVID policies on teachers. At the same time these folks praise their neighborhood schools. No educator is surprised by this move.
This will have devastating consequences. Nearly a million K-12 students in Minnesota rely on funding from the Department of Education.
Students in rural communities, low-income families, and those who need special education services will be hit the hardest.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Students in rural communities, low-income families, and those who need special education services will be hit the hardest.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Education Department
The complete elimination of the department would require the approval of Congress.
www.nbcnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Educators have been vilified by politicians for many, many, many years. Both parties have worked to pin the blame for everything from being second in the space race to COVID policies on teachers. At the same time these folks praise their neighborhood schools. No educator is surprised by this move.
This is how you support all students. Bravo.
Superintendent Statement - March 18, 2025 - Portland Public Schools
Superintendent Statement - March 18, 2025 - Portland Public Schools
www.portlandschools.org
March 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This is how you support all students. Bravo.
Spent the afternoon rage cleaning the kitchen. Pretty sure spring cleaning is a misnomer.
March 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Spent the afternoon rage cleaning the kitchen. Pretty sure spring cleaning is a misnomer.
“Hot button issues” in sane worlds does not include vaccines, autism, and peanut allergies. Mainers should be calling Suzie Collins to let her know she’s failed us yet again.
National Cancer Institute employees received internal guidance to flag communications for scrutiny if they addressed “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics.
Among the 23 hot-button issues: vaccines, autism, and peanut allergies.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social & @lisalsong.bsky.social
Among the 23 hot-button issues: vaccines, autism, and peanut allergies.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social & @lisalsong.bsky.social
National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval
Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism. Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
propub.li
March 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“Hot button issues” in sane worlds does not include vaccines, autism, and peanut allergies. Mainers should be calling Suzie Collins to let her know she’s failed us yet again.
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Russia has kidnapped tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. Putin was indicted for this crime. Yale has a unit searching for them. Musk eliminated the funding.
inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
Musk cuts the team finding Ukrainian children stolen by Russia
Trump’s federal cost-cutting - led by Elon Musk's Doge – has now hit the unit helping rescue Ukrainian children taken by Russia
inews.co.uk
March 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Russia has kidnapped tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. Putin was indicted for this crime. Yale has a unit searching for them. Musk eliminated the funding.
inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
inews.co.uk/news/world/m...
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The FBI is trying to criminalize Habitat for Humanity for receiving climate grants from the EPA.
Yes, the nonprofit that builds houses for low-income people.
This clearly demonstrates just how absurd and extreme the Trump regime has become.
It's targeted harassment.
Yes, the nonprofit that builds houses for low-income people.
This clearly demonstrates just how absurd and extreme the Trump regime has become.
It's targeted harassment.
March 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The FBI is trying to criminalize Habitat for Humanity for receiving climate grants from the EPA.
Yes, the nonprofit that builds houses for low-income people.
This clearly demonstrates just how absurd and extreme the Trump regime has become.
It's targeted harassment.
Yes, the nonprofit that builds houses for low-income people.
This clearly demonstrates just how absurd and extreme the Trump regime has become.
It's targeted harassment.
This is the key to remaining calm and finding joy. Invite your neighbors over, share a meal/snack/drink and reconnect. We are kicking off our neighborhood brunch club next weekend - all the neighbors are coming because this is what we need.
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is the key to remaining calm and finding joy. Invite your neighbors over, share a meal/snack/drink and reconnect. We are kicking off our neighborhood brunch club next weekend - all the neighbors are coming because this is what we need.