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On April 5th: Hands Off! Fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/qnjqwk0p
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March 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
THE ASK This week, between Monday and the vote on Vought, we're asking people from all over the country to plan a visit to Senate State Offices to demand Democrats fight and to hold Republicans accountable for their complicity. DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN TRUMP'S AGENDA Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how: 1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely. 2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process. 3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Vought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover, and the funding freeze. 4. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls, and procedural delays to slow everything down. 5. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues. No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have. Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay, and obstruct every step of this process-no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover. To learn more about how Senate Democrats can shut down Trump's agenda with procedural hardball, check out our explainer here.
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Group of Experts Says R.F.K. Jr. Would ‘Significantly Undermine’ Public Health www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/u...
RFK Jr. Would ‘Significantly Undermine’ Public Health, a Group of Experts Says
A coalition opposing the nominee for health secretary includes faculty members from leading U.S. academic institutions, including public health schools at Yale and Harvard.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Weaponizing 42 USC 265, an old tool for public health emergencies, is bad policy and depraved.

Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/u...
Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers have spent months trying to identify a disease that will help them build their case for closing the border.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Updated 1/10/25: WCK will have free meals available in California for first responders and community members impacted by the Southern California wildfires at the locations listed here: wck.org/ca-meals. Share with anyone in the area in need of support. #ChefsForCalifornia
January 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Penzeys is the best. Look what just showed up unexpectedly. DC Friends, let me know when I can share some #Resist with you. #PenzeysSpices #KeepHopeAlive
Letter from Bill at Penzeys Spices explaining Resist spice packets. Blue box full of Resist spice packets to be shared.
January 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM