PROBLEM: Trump’s businesses are suing Capital One over “debanking”-tho it was a money fraud issue-while DOJ is shielding him & his family from past IRS tax claims. He controls the government that’s protecting him. America 1st or Trump 1st? 🤔 SOLUTION: Stop the corruption. VOTE BLUE! www.Vote.Org

PROBLEM: As his approval plummets-again-to new lows, Trump’s pushing petty policies like withholding FEMA funds to states he doesn’t like. (The blue ones. Shocker.) Beyond outrageous. SOLUTION: Americans must turn out in #’s too big to challenge & vote for Dems in the Nov. midterms. www.vote.org

This one got a LOT of enthusiastic honking from drivers. Also? ReSisters Visibility Brigadiers are badasses. Stood out there in the pouring rain until we were all thoroughly soaked. But we did not melt! Back at it next week. Join us. www.mobilize.us/ctdems/event... @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social

PROBLEM: Trump’s war has cost us $37.5B so far & Hegseth is asking for more! SOLUTION: That $ could be used to forgive student debt currently around $1.7B or reinstating ACA tax credits-$14B. Instead it’s being spent on an endless illegal war. Vote this majority OUT! www.Vote.org Cartoon: A.Telnaes

PROBLEM: Trump’s cronies are turning news sources (CNN, CBS, TikTok) into blatant mouthpieces for the administration’s lies & hatred. SOLUTION: Call your AG & demand they join the 12 state coalition against this OR thank them if they’ve already joined. Phone #’s: www.usa.gov/state-attorney-general

PROBLEM: That increase you’re seeing at the pump? It’s going to get worse thanks to the illegal costly war Trump started nearly 5 months ago—& is unable to stop. SOLUTION: VOTE OUT the enablers in Congress! Elect representatives who’ll follow checks and balances against this President. www.vote.org

PROBLEM: “A haul once unimaginable for any leader of a liberal democracy-particularly a sitting American president.” NYT re Trump’s $2B+ income from his vast corrupt dealings in just the first year of his 2nd term. SOLUTION: We must root out the rot & show up to vote w/MASSIVE force! www.vote.org

Good morning, on this (bittersweet) Independence Day. Heather Cox Richardson, as always, frames the meaning of this very special day and I want to share her words with you: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... Happy 250th birthday, America. I love you 🇺🇸✊💙

PROBLEMS: *$14.8M on Reflecting Pool *Gas, grocery prices draining our bank accounts. *Republicans are attacking the ACA. Folks can’t afford coverage and 2027 will be even worse. SOLUTION: Put Election Day/s in your calendar. Make a voting plan, and help others make theirs. vote.org

PROBLEM: Conditions are horrific in “detention” centers & the admin is using taxpayer $$ to make it worse! SOLUTION: Last week Obama said “It’s tempting to give in to cynicism & despair” but we won’t. So VOTE. Get your friends to vote. Check your state’s early voting dates. Just VOTE. www.vote.org

PROBLEM: In May, as the energy shock of Trump’s war put more pressure on the U.S. economy, consumer prices rose at a faster rate for a third-straight month, to 4.2% annually. SOLUTION: VOTE. VOTE. VOTE. VOTE! Go to vote.org to check your registration & learn more about elections in your area.

PROBLEM: Trump destroys everything he touches, from the White House to your voting rights. Now he’s going after mail-in voting. SOLUTION: Make sure you’re registered to vote. Find your polling place. Volunteer to drive to the polls. Help others check their status at vote.org. And finally…VOTE!!

PROBLEM: Trump’s corrupt slush fund would funnel billions of tax dollars to his allies+J6 insurrectionists. A new low that even GOP legislators won’t support. Use 5Calls to call your reps! 5calls.org/issue/trump-... SOLUTION: Vote out the people who’ve enabled this corruption for the past decade.

PROBLEM: Decades of progress have disappeared in the South where Republicans have ripped apart Black districts & are openly, aggressively suppressing Black votes. SOLUTION: Call your reps! Daily! Tell them you want fair representation for all & a voice for Black voters. 5calls.org/issue/voting...

PROBLEM: Repubs are gerrymandering as fast as they can. It’s disastrous for American democracy, taking us back to the ‘60s. SOLUTION: MASSIVE turnout of voters on Nov 3. Dems MUSTmust win every election w such wide margins that results can’t be contested. Check your registration at VoteAmerica.org

Midterm elections are only SIX MONTHS AWAY! Be prepared to vote. It takes 30 seconds to check your registration. Go to iwillvote.com. Tell friends & family to do it too. It has literally never been more important.

Workers’ strikes have a rich history in America. So do boycotts. Withholding our work & money matters! Even if it seems like 24 hours won’t make a difference-it does. On May 1 join unions+activists across the USA for MayDayStrong.org. No work. No school. No shopping. One short day. One BIG impact!

CEO salaries have skyrocketed tho worker pay has barely moved. Just 300,000 US households now control $40T. It doesn’t have to be this way. On May 1 join unions, students & teachers to take action. No work. No school. No shopping. Find an event near you: MayDayStrong.org

On May 1, labor unions across the USA will stop work & join activist groups to send a message to the billionaires & corps: WE THE PEOPLE make this country run. A message we can all support. For 1 day: NO work, NO school, NO shopping. YES to workers! Find an event near you at maydaystrong.org!

My gas cost $7.99 per gallon in Bedford, NY yesterday. So I did this because he did that.

Make the most of Congress’s spring recess (until April 14). Attend a Town Hall with your representative/s OR visit their office/s and tell them what’s on your mind. The 5Calls app has some suggestions. Remember: Your reps work for you. www.5calls.org/issue/april-recess-town-hall/

Saturday’s No Kings was historic! Biggest protest in US history. So NOW WHAT? The resistance needs nurturing & you can help it grow. Scan the QR code in the image. It’ll take you to several links to get you started. AND/OR join ReSisters: www.resistersct.org. This stops when enough of us say NO.

Same sign. Different day: Fed up? Show up! NO KINGS. This Saturday, 3/28. Find one near you at www.NoKings.org Let’s get to 10 million people.

And don’t forget to HAVE FUN! Find your local protest at www.NoKings.org.

Be safe and informed at the No Kings demonstration on March 28. Sign up for a training on what to do, wear, and bring while marching or protesting that day. www.nokings.org/trainings

Last October, seven million of us took to the streets to protest Trump’s regime. Let’s make March 28th’s No Kings even bigger! Grab a friend (or a few) and find your event at www.nokings.org

ONLY CONGRESS declares war. Use the script in 5calls to tell your rep & senators to vote yes on this week’s bipartisan bills HR 38/House and SR59/Senate. Rein in Trump’s illegal reckless use of our military before it goes any further. Keep calling ‘til both chambers vote! 5calls.org/issue/iran-i...

ICE is buying warehouses to use as detention centers. It’s beyond cruel and costs communities by taking resources: water, electricity, tax revenue, etc. Use the sample letter in the link to tell your local & state reps: no ICE detention centers in our town! open.substack.com/pub/grassroo...

Say HELL NO to ICE in your state. DHS plans to buy and convert warehouses into cruel ICE detention centers across the country. Use 5 Calls to tell your governor + your state and DC reps: NO ICE WAREHOUSES IN MY STATE! 5calls.org/issue/ice-wa...

We need to move fast and furious this week! On Friday, the DHS funding bill comes up for a vote. The Senate MUST rein in ICE. Call your senators DAILY until Friday. Indivisible’s auto-dialer connects you right to them and gives you the script. indivisible.org/actions/ice-...