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Thank you @corewellhealth.bsky.social! Your commitment to gender-affirming care for minors is a vital step in supporting the well-being of transgender youth. Continue to stand firm against political pressure and prioritize evidence-based, compassionate care.
February 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
ACTION ALERT

DOGE threatens the security of the National Archives. Urge AG Nessel to act.

Contact AG Nessel:
(517) 335-7622
miag@michigan.gov
"I urge you to take legal action to protect the National Archives from a potential data breach by DOGE. The security of our nation’s records is at risk."
February 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#Thread

RESIST
A Poem of Clichés and Random Thoughts

Anger knocked on my door
I answered
She’s here to stay
For a while

1/9
February 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Mood.
February 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Democracy does not work in the shadows. Autocracy does. Not Democracy.
Democracy does not skirt the rule of law.

Rep. Jeffries and I are standing together on a bill to fight back against DOGE’s middle-of-the-night actions in Treasury Department payment systems.
February 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Trump and Musk’s attacks on the civil service—from air traffic controllers to food and drug inspectors—aim to destroy Congressional power, which is the people's power.

The real “Fork in the Road” is between democracy and autocracy. Don’t quit on American democracy.
February 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Elon Musk is systematically seizing control over our nation’s communications, financial systems and data and military infrastructures.

Musk isn’t a fourth branch of government, just another Silicon Valley who wants to be dictator of the world.
February 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Wow. Jamie Raskin discusses a possible impeachment of Donald Trump for illegal executive overreach.

“Find me two Republicans and I’ll go to work tomorrow.”

Would you support impeachment against Donald Trump?
February 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Action #010 2/5/2025
Contact 3 Senators
"I urge you to vote NO on RFK Jr’s nomination for Health and Human Services. His extremist views on vaccines put Americans in danger. This is * from *."
Cassidy
202-224-5824
Murkowski
202-224-6665
Collins
202-224-2523
www.newsweek.com/susan-collin...
Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski are Democrats' new best friends
The two Republican senators could be a key check on Donald Trump's power come January.
www.newsweek.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
U.S. Agency for International Development
www.usaid.gov
February 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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My GOP colleagues now say being born in the United States is not enough to establish citizenship but newborn infants must also show their “allegiance” to the country! MAGA diapers perhaps?
18 House GOP lawmakers back Trump’s birthright citizenship order in court
A contingent of House Judiciary Committee Republicans backed President Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship, filing a brief Monday in a lawsuit filed by four Democratic state attor…
thehill.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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"Shuttered HIV and TB treatment programs have been told they cannot resume work without written instruction that the waiver applies to them. Few have been able to obtain such clarification because their assigned contacts at USAID have been fired or furloughed..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Share this please! And then watch it and try not to cry. Then share it again. #SaveUSAID #USAIDSavesLives

vimeo.com/1052680025
Save USAID: The Greatest Agency You Never Knew
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was created by President Kennedy in 1961 in a spirit of optimism and global collaboration and as a…
vimeo.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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While President Trump has decided to pause the disastrous 25% tariffs on Canada for 30 days, the threat and instability loom large. Relations with our neighbors to the North are crucial for West Michigan’s economy—I’ll push back at every step the President tries to disrupt them.
February 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The guy overseeing USAID was identified two years ago as a Jan. 6 participant who entered the Capitol through a broken window.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID
Marocco held several national security positions during the first Trump administration, including at USAID, where he tried to consolidate power and slash funding.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Contact Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
(202) 224-5824
Feb 4, 2025
Senator Cassidy is struggling with RFK Jr’s stance on vaccines
"I urge you to vote NO on RFK Jr's nomination for HHS. His dangerous views on vaccines will devastate public health, putting lives at risk. RESIST"
apnews.com/article/rfk-...
RFK Jr. on defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to be the nation’s top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee’s deep skepticism of routine child...
apnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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"This is the canary in the coal mine, where they're saying, hey look, if we can get away with this for USAID, FBI is next, or the Department of Education is next."

Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) slams the fact that Elon Musk has gained access to sensitive information across the U.S. government.
February 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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So lets recap:

- Trump announces tariffs.
- Allies turn against the U.S., launch boycotts on U.S. products and boo us at events.
- Markets nosedive.
- Trump caves.

The "deals":
- Mexico agrees to do the same things they always do at the border to help the U.S. (including under Biden) 1/
February 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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BREAKING: US President Donald Trump will postpone threatened tariffs on Canadian imports for at least 30 days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a post on X reut.rs/3Q1cxT9
February 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A glimmer of hope that contacting members of Congress is helping.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Markets trim losses after pause to Trump's Mexico tariffs
US shares halt their slide after the president of Mexico says tariffs will be suspended for a month.
www.bbc.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
CONTACT CONGRESS!
Date: February 3, 2025
USAID Offices Closed Today

Suggested Script:
"I am contacting to demand immediate action to stop the closure of USAID offices. Fight against these closures and ensure that USAID continues its essential mission. Thank you.

www.reuters.com/world/us/usa...
USAID's DC office shuts for the day as Musk, Trump ramp up attacks
Employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were informed on Monday that their headquarters in downtown Washington was shut for the day, hours after billionaire Elon Musk said President Donald Trump agreed that Washington's primary humanitarian agency should be closed.
www.reuters.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM