Weekly Check In March 12

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Link Roundup: Republicans vote to get rid of fair pay and safe workplace rules, tax hikes in Kansas, vulnerable democrats, science on opioids, detransitioning trans people in Wisconsin
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Trump Trackers - following up on regulatory and administration changes

How is everyone doing out there?

Poll #18085 This week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 15

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called my one senator
7 (53.8%)

called my other senator
5 (38.5%)

called my representative
3 (23.1%)

called my state representatives
0 (0.0%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

sent a letter/email/postcard
7 (53.8%)

donated money to a cause
7 (53.8%)

went to an in person activist group
5 (38.5%)

participated in an online training/call
3 (23.1%)

went to a protest
4 (30.8%)

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signed up for daily action alerts
3 (27.3%)

took care or myself
6 (54.5%)

committed to action in the coming week
5 (45.5%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
1 (9.1%)

did something else
5 (45.5%)

Comments

[redbird]

First: I have added a bunch of tags in the course of tagging old posts, but feel free to ask for more, including state:$your_state if that seems appropriate.

I went to a local meeting to watch the ACLU livestream and discuss future actions. I was hoping for more on taking it to the streets, and a lot of this was either inspirational or asking us to work to make the cities or towns we live in freedom cities. "Freedom cities" seems to be basically the same as "sanctuary cities," with a specific list of policies/rules we're supposed to ask for; the name change is (per the livestream) because ACLU leadership thinks that term is "tainted" (which I think means the administration will stomp on anyone using that, but I think they'll catch on to this one pretty fast).

(I posted about this in my own journal, but it digresses into the personal: https://redbird.dreamwidth.org/2705673.html.)

[executrix]

BTW the regular Sunday resistance call had a segment on self-care, including breathing exercises and suggestions for people with PTSD. The speaker was from an organization called Dignity & Power Now. The whole call will be posted soon but in the meantime their twitter is @powerdignity and their hashtag is #300problematic. (Their main issue is civilian oversight of LA sheriffs.)

Now, This is some Quality Trolling

[executrix]

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/3/13/1642899/-Texas-state-rep-introduces-bill-to-fine-men-for-masturbating-as-act-against-an-unborn-child?detail=email&link_id=1&can_id=8a862b6f2873206cd5111e31602e9c90&source=email-texas-state-rep-introduces-bill-to-fine-men-for-masturbating-as-act-against-an-unborn-child&email_referrer=texas-state-rep-introduces-bill-to-fine-men-for-masturbating-as-act-against-an-unborn-child___181945&email_subject=steve-king-is-perfectly-okay-with-his-racism-and-wants-you-to-know-it