Weekly Check in Dec 9

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Are we all exhausted? I'm exhausted.

The comm's been quiet, but that's okay. We'll have quiet periods. I hope everyone is weathering the Tumblr Purge and the rest of December okay. Welcome new members and subscribers! You can scroll back through and see what types of things folks post. Mostly this is a place to bring political news and actions to the attention of the community.

Georgia Runoff Elections
Republican Brad Raffensperger wins Georgia Secretary of State Runofff election (AJC.com)

Republicans Undermining Democracy in Wisconsin and Michigan
The Republicans Midwest Power Grab (The Atlantic)

Protecting the Mueller Investigation
Encourage your senators to follow Flake's lead

News on Mueller Investigation
Vox coverage since it's not paywalled: on Cohen's sentencing memo, more on Cohen, and Manafort lying.

Other Actions (ongoing)
Charity comic anthology to aid survivors of the Grenfell tower fire
Write Letters of Support for Muslim Girl Who Received Threatening Letters
Links on Voting Rights Movement
Donate to Honor Dr. Blasley as an Educator
Boycotting Fox: Call To Boycott Companies That Advertise On Fox, We Got A List and Petition

( Housekeeping )

So, what have you all been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week?

Poll #20880 This week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 6

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called my one senator
1 (33.3%)

called my other senator
1 (33.3%)

called my representative
0 (0.0%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
2 (66.7%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
0 (0.0%)

attended an in-person activist group
0 (0.0%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

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went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
0 (0.0%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
4 (80.0%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
1 (20.0%)

did something else
2 (40.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
2 (40.0%)