YELL AT THE ASSHOLES WE ELECTED

[isozyme]

[lambergeier]

can’t reach your rep? bother their staff.

i’ve been seeing lots of reports that people can’t contact their republican representatives because the fuckers just aren’t picking up the phone anymore. and we all know how easily emails can be ignored. so:

OPTION ONE: FAXES

faxzero.com wants you to fax your rep. click the link, select your rep, and their fax number is autofilled. just type your message into the cover page document and hit send, no attachments required. you can send five free faxes per day, and the site tracks how many faxes each rep is sent. watch pat toomey get fucking destroyed in real time. kill some trees, save some liberties.

OPTION TWO: EMAIL STAFF DIRECTLY

this one is like….. we’re gonna be aggravating some people who are just doing their jobs, here. it’s not the nicest thing in the world. we’re gonna do it anyways.

all senators’ press secretary/comms director contacts are listed here, to start

STEP ONE: go to insidegov and search your representative’s staff list

STEP TWO: select a staffer. any staffer you like. chief of staff on down to a staff assistant. whoever you feel is most deserving of your ire. you can see who’s getting paid the most, if you want.

STEP THREE: email them.

HOUSE EMAIL FORMAT: [staff first name].[staff last name]@mail.house.gov

i.e. [email protected] - Paul Ryan’s Chief of Staff

note that hyphens are kept in last names but not apostrophes

you can verify that an address is real and messages won’t bounce back using this site

SENATE EMAIL FORMAT: [staff first name]_[staff last name]@[senator’s last name].senate.gov

i.e. [email protected] - Pat Toomey’s Chief of Staff

some senate addresses (maybe the more recently hired folks?) use a period instead of a hyphen, like the house. always verify with verify-email.org or a similar site.

CAVEAT THAT I HAVEN’T TRIED THIS EN MASSE, ONLY FOR MY OWN REPS. I’M SORRY IF THIS DOESN’T WORK FOR YOUR OFFICE, IDEALLY OUR HOUSES OF CONGRESS WOULD BE TECH SAVVY ENOUGH TO STANDARDIZE ALL EMAIL ADDRESS, BUT, WELL.

also, don’t copy everyone on one email. BCC if you really have to save time. most staffers won’t even open an email from a stranger with more than like three people in the CC line, since so often those come from people who are talking about CIA-assisted alien abductions. keep it short and sweet, just like you would on the phone.

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Speak out against the Muslim Ban

If you have already called your representatives about Trump’s executive order banning people from 7 predominately Muslim countries from entering the US (with exceptions for Christians, of course), here’s some additional comment lines to try.  I haven’t called these numbers myself yet, but they seem like a good starting point:

DOJ comment line (comments may be directed to the new pro-ban Acting Attorney General, Dana Boente, who replaced Sara Yates after she was fired for “betraying” the DOJ by refusing to defend the ban): 202-353-1555

DOJ main switchboard: 202-514-2000

DOJ Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs (contact point for the Executive Office for Immigration Review): 703-305-0289

Customs and Border Security Info Center: 1-877-227-5511 / 202-325-8000

TSA Customer Service Contact Center: 866-289-9673

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List of US Politicians and their responses (or lack thereof) on the Muslim Ban

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List of upcoming town hall meetings!

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WEST PHILLY FORWARD TOGETHER CALL SHEET: 1/29/2017

CALL OUR SENATORS ABOUT TRUMP’S CABINET APPOINTMENTS

Senator Bob Casey (D):*

Philadelphia:    [phone]

DC:                    [phone]

NE PA:              [phone]

Erie:                  [phone]

Harrisburg:       [phone]

Pittsburgh:        [phone]

Central PA:       [phone]

Lehigh Valley:    [phone]

Senator Pat Toomey (R):

Philadelphia:   [phone]

DC:                   [phone]

Allentown:      [phone]

Erie:                 [phone]

Pittsburgh:      [phone]

Scranton:         [phone]

Johnstown:      [phone]

* Casey has promised to vote NO on DeVos, Pruitt and Sessions.

Sen. Jeff Sessions for Attorney General: Too racist to attain federal judgeship under Reagan.  Anti-voting rights.  Anti-immigrant. Committee vote delayed to Jan 31

Senate Judiciary Committee: 202 224 5225

Chairman Chuck Grassley: 202 224 3744

Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education: A pro-charter school lobbyist who donated 200 million dollars to the Trump campaign.  Wants to destroy public schools. Committee will vote Jan 31

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee: 202 224 5375

Chairman Lamar Alexander: 202-224-4944

 Scott Pruitt for Administrator of the EPA: Climate change denier.  Deep in the pocket of big oil and big gas. Tried to destroy the EPA in Oklahoma; will try to destroy the EPA for all of America. Committee vote date not set

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (Majority): 202 224 6176

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (Minority): 202 224 8832

Chairman Jim Inhofe: 202 224 4721

Rep. Tom Price for Secretary of HHS: Opposes the ACA.  Traded stocks while creating legislation that would affect the value of those stocks.  Anti-reproductive rights: both anti-abortion and anti-contraception coverage. Committee vote date not set

Senate Finance Committee: 202 224 4515

Chairman Orrin Hatch: 202 224 5251

Casey and Toomey on the committee

Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State: Literally the CEO of a massive oil company.  Got a best-friendship award from Putin. Committee has voted

Other things to call our senators about: -       Oppose H.R. 7: This anti-abortion bill passed in the house.  It aims to permanently prohibit the use of federal funds for abortion or health coverage that includes abortion. -       Save the Affordable Care act: The ACA helped millions of Americans gain health insurance.  Sen. Toomey in particular has expressed reluctance to repeal the ACA without having a replacement plan.

ADDITIONAL ISSUES:

#NODAPL The Dakota Access Pipeline will cross the Missouri River less than a mile away from the Standing Rock Reservation. When the pipeline leaks (that’s when, not if – there have already been three pipeline leaks in 2017) it will endanger drinking water and pollute native lands.  Protests to stop the pipeline have been met with police brutality including attack dogs and water cannons.  Call the Army Corps of Engineers civil works department and tell them to stand up to Donald Trump and not reverse their decision to stop the pipeline.

Army Corps of Engineers Dakota Access Pipeline dedicated comment line: 202 761 8700

Army Corps of Engineers Permits line: 202 761 5903

The Army is accepting public comments here: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2017-00937/p-5

 WTF, DONALD TRUMP? Donald Trump lives in a fantasy world where millions of people voted against him illegally in an election that he won.  He thinks the solution to immigration is to build a wall that the American people do not want.  Call Rep. Dwight Evans to ask him to do what he can to curb Donald Trump’s nutty investigation into voter fraud that doesn’t exist and stop Trump from building that #fuckingwall.

Rep. Dwight Evans: 202 225 4001 (DC)/215 276 0340 (Philly) 

EXPAND VOTING ACCESS The state house and senate have introduced bills to provide for early voting and automatic voter registration in PA. Call to show your support for improved voting access in Pennsylvania!

State Rep. James Roebuck: 215 724 2227 (Philly) / 717 783 1000 (Harrisburg)

State Sen. Anthony Williams: 215 492 2980 (Philly) / 717 787 5970 (Harrisburg)

 SHAME REPUBLICANS FOR KILLING PA JOBS PA Sen. Scott Wagner led the charge to cancel a senate vote that would have extended funding for unemployment call centers in PA.  His actions led to the loss of 500+ jobs in the week before Christmas.  Now legislation has been introduced to refund the unemployment call centers.  Shame him into supporting PA jobs this time.

Scott Wagner (R-York County): 717 787 3817

 LOCAL

Helen Gym, councilwoman at large, went to protest with us against the Republican retreat.  She also co-sponsored the (unanimously passed in the city council) resolution to fight islamophobia in our city.  Call to say thanks and keep up the great work!

Helen Gym: 215 686 3420 / 215 686 3421

 Call Mayor Kenney to remind him that we support our sanctuary city status despite threats from Donald Trump and threats from Republicans in our state senate

Mayor Jim Kenney: 215 686 2181

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5 Calls

5 calls a day to make your voice heard

This tumblr, but better!

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Hey there! 

Are you an American? Do you have a sec to stand up for the millions of poor people, disabled people, people with pre-existing conditions and freelancers who rely on the ACA to keep them, y’know, not-broke and not-dead? (Hi!)

Do you live in Alaska, Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee or West Virginia?

Congrats: you have a Republican Senator who has publicly expressed some concern about repealing the ACA without a replacement plan! If you haven’t already, this is your reminder to give their offices a call and help them make up their minds!

Alaska – Lisa Murkowski:   (202)-224-6665

Arizona – John McCain:  [phone]

Arizona –  Jeff Flake:  [phone]

Kentucky – Rand Paul:  202-224-4343

Louisiana – Bill Cassidy:  [phone]

Maine – Susan Collins:  [phone]

Nevada – Dean Heller:  202-224-6244

Ohio – Rob Portman:  [phone]

Pennsylvania – Pat Toomey:  [phone]

Tennessee – Bob Corker: [phone] 

Tennessee –  Lamar Alexander:  [phone]

West Virginia – Shelley Moore Capito:  202-224-6472

Sample call script:  “My name is [YOUR NAME]. I’m a constituent calling to thank [YOUR SENATOR’S NAME] for having the integrity and foresight to see how disastrous it would be to [YOUR STATE] and to the rest of America if Congress votes to repeal the ACA without first agreeing on a solid replacement plan. Not only would it jeopardize the health and economic security of millions of Americans, it would also place a tremendous financial strain on our hospitals and our entire healthcare system, costing potentially hundreds of thousands of jobs. As you know, in [YOUR STATE], we [SOMETHING PERSONAL ABOUT HEALTH CONCERNS SPECIFIC TO YOUR STATE; YOU MIGHT WANNA DO A 30-SECOND GOOGLE. IF NOTHING ELSE SURFACES, JUST SAY YOUR STATE BELIEVES IN SOME POSITIVE CHARACTER TRAIT THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH KEEPING HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE FOR AMERICANS, LIKE “LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR” OR SOMETHING.] As a voter, this is a vital issue to me, and I will be paying close attention to how [SENATOR’S NAME] votes.”

Call today if you haven’t already, and bug your local friends/family to call, too!

We only need to flip three senators, so it’s not impossible. Do this before this Friday, the 27th.

I’m sorry to ask this of you–I know there’s a lot of these things going around right now–but I depend on the ACA for my healthcare and I’m pretty damn terrified.

[ecc-poetry]

There are so many things. So many! But the ACA keeps people alive in a very real way and it is way more popular than Trump, so it’d mean a lot to this healthcare-less funemployed poet if you called your senator. 

This weekend I’m facing my fears in my blue state and calling my reps for the like-maybe-fourth-time-ever. I’m with you in spirit, my loves.

[poc-in-science]

Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline was halted until an environmental review could be conducted. Stand with Standing Rock and submit your public comment now.

Dr. Adrienne Keene ‏@NativeApprops: 

The DAPL Environmental Impact Study (EIS) has been listed in the Federal Register, which means it is open for comments. That’s an immediate action for right now…

The @SierraClub has a form on their site for submitting comments on the DAPL EIS. Do it! [link above]. They note that customizing your comment has more impact. So use the script but edit to include your personal concerns as well. Here’s another one: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/submit-your-eis-comment-to-the-army-corps?delivery_id=11945029 … and info on how to submit your own comment at link and in pic below. #NoDAPL

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Do Something

Tweets are not The Resistance.

These guys wrote speeches for Obama and stuff.  They just launched a new media thing; already some good resources here.

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Key Decisions to Organize Responses to

Key Votes & Decisions to Track: This page is crowd-sourced by the progressive community.

This resource is a little sparse right now, but the plan to crowd-source a database of national, state and local issues + organizations is a great one!  The people organizing this project worked on the Obama campaign and know what they’re about.

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Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda (web version)

Former congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen.

What does your congressperson care about?  How can you make them listen?  This is a great practical guide!

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‘sup, your friendly neighborhood phone-number-collator is still here, just recovering from the holiday (and a bout of politics-related-depression/burnout, which comes with the game)

coming up: a big tutorial about how to make your own sweet protest flags and banners!  more numbers to call!

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RIGHT NOW!  GET HEARD FOR REAL!

Right now (December 18th, 2016, ~3:00pm) there are live human beings answering the phone at the North Carolina GOP comment line!  North Carolina has recently rushed through a series of bills aimed at gutting the power of the incoming democratic governor.  This is a garbage tactic and ignores the will of the voters.  More info at ACLUNY.

The folks answering the phones are very nice and they aren’t asking for zip codes (so call away from out of state).  They’re typing out concerns to send along.  Call this number: 919-828-6423

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Nikki Haley

Ambassador to the United Nations: Gov. Nikki Haley (R, SC)

Haley has no foreign relations, federal government, or diplomatic experience. Her position on many topics (e.g., how to end the war in Syria, nuclear nonproliferation) are unknown.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee: 202 224 4651

423 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510-6225

Chairman: Bob Corker (R, TN): 202 224 2244

Ranking Member: Ben Cardin (D, MD): 202 224 4524

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Steven Mnuchin

Secretary of the Treasury: Steven Mnuchin

Mnuchin worked at Goldman Sachs for 17 years.  He left Goldman Sachs in 2002, and became a hedge fund manager with an appetite for buying up failing banks (especially after the 2008 economic crisis) including a housing lender called OneWest.  As CEO of OneWest Mnuchin became infamous for aggressively foreclosing on tens of thousands of homes.  Many of these foreclosures were later found to be fraudulent, leading to multi-million dollar lawsuits.  His company also violated the Fair Housing Act by refusing to lend money to African-Americans, Latinos and Asian-Americans.

Senate Finance Committee: 202 224 4515

219 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510-6200

Chairman: Orrin Hatch (R, UT): 202 224 5251

Ranking Member: Ron Wyden (D, OR): 202 224 5244

Member: Bob Casey (D, PA): 215 405 9660 / 202 224 6324

Member: Pat Toomey (R, PA): 215 241 1090 / 202 224 4254

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Elaine Chao

Secretary of Transportation: Elaine Chao

Chao served as Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush from 2000-2008.  Since 2008, she has been a frequent contributor to Fox News and has worked hard to support the political agenda of her husband, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Majority): 202 224 1251

512 Dirksen Senate Building

Washington DC, 20510

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Minority): 202 224 0411

Chairman: John Thune (R, SD): 202 224 2321

Ranking Member: Bill Nelson (D, FL): 202 224 5274