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[personal profile] tassosss
Hey folks. It's been quiet here, but lots happening out in the world including the first day of public impeachment hearings.


Ongoing Actions

Action: Call Governors About Refugee Resettlement
Need To Stock Up On Spices?
Postcards to Voters — the big push for the early November elections is over but it sounds like they will be launching some new campaigns soon
Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees


What have folks been up to?

Poll #22932 this week
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 4


I

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called my one senator
1 (33.3%)

called my other senator
1 (33.3%)

called my representative
2 (66.7%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
3 (100.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
0 (0.0%)

attended an in-person activist group
1 (33.3%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

.

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went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
1 (50.0%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
1 (50.0%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
1 (50.0%)

did something else
0 (0.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
1 (50.0%)



tanaqui: Illumiinated letter T (Default)
[personal profile] tanaqui
It's been an eventful week, with the release of transcripts of witness testimony from the impeachment hearings, ground rules being laid for the public hearings starting next week and some pleasing election results. Also not a good week in court for the Trump family, with Trump fined for misusing his charitable foundation and being ordered to turn over his tax returns to a grand jury.

It's been quiet in the comm, but do let us know in comments what you've been up to. It's always good to hear from you!

Ongoing Actions

Action: Call Governors About Refugee Resettlement
Need To Stock Up On Spices?
Postcards to Voters — the big push for the early November elections is over but it sounds like they will be launching some new campaigns soon
Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

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

Poll #22871 The Week
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 3


This week, I...

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called my one senator
0 (0.0%)

called my other senator
0 (0.0%)

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
1 (33.3%)

donated money to a cause
1 (33.3%)

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

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
1 (33.3%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
1 (33.3%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
1 (33.3%)

did something else
0 (0.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
0 (0.0%)


tassosss: Shen Wei Zhao Yunlan Era (Default)
[personal profile] tassosss
Next week is election day on Nov 5 for elections in Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisiana (and local elections in a lot of places!).

Ongoing Actions

Action: Call Governors About Refugee Resettlement
Need To Stock Up On Spices?
Postcards to Voters is focusing on 2019 elections. State legislatures in Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisiana are on the ballot. (Hat-tip to [personal profile] teaotter
Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

What have you been up to this week?

Poll #22836 This week I
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7


.

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called my one senator
1 (20.0%)

called my other senator
1 (20.0%)

called my representative
1 (20.0%)

called my governor
1 (20.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
2 (40.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
3 (60.0%)

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
0 (0.0%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
2 (50.0%)

did something else
2 (50.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
1 (25.0%)



tanaqui: Illumiinated letter T (Default)
[personal profile] tanaqui
Time for another check-in! (Where did October go?) It's been fairly quiet in the comm, but we do have a new action and plenty of ongoing ones. And do let us know in comments what you've been up to. It's always good to hear from you!

New Actions
Action: Call Governors About Refugee Resettlement

Ongoing Actions

Need To Stock Up On Spices?
Postcards to Voters is focusing on 2019 elections. State legislatures in Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisiana are on the ballot. (Hat-tip to [personal profile] teaotter
Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

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

Poll #22808 The Week
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7


This week, I...

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called my one senator
1 (14.3%)

called my other senator
1 (14.3%)

called my representative
2 (28.6%)

called my governor
1 (14.3%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
3 (42.9%)

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%)

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
2 (28.6%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
3 (42.9%)

did something else
2 (28.6%)

committed to action in the coming week
0 (0.0%)


tanaqui: Illumiinated letter T (Default)
[personal profile] tanaqui
This week, impeachment efforts continue to move forward. Trump's policy on Syria is incoherent and inconsistent but consistently genocidal. And we might finally find out what's in those tax returns.

Do let us know what you've been up to. It's always good to hear from you!

New Actions

TODAY! #Impeachnow: In-person Actions And Events
Need To Stock Up On Spices?

Ongoing Actions

Postcards to Voters is focusing on 2019 elections. State legislatures in Virgina, Kentucky, and Louisiana are on the ballot. (Hat-tip to [personal profile] teaotter)
Fandom Auction: Marvel Trumps Hate 2019
Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)
Action: Comment Against Snap Rule Change
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

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


Poll #22759 The Week
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 5


This week, I...

View Answers

called my one senator
2 (40.0%)

called my other senator
1 (20.0%)

called my representative
2 (40.0%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
2 (40.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
1 (20.0%)

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

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
1 (20.0%)

signed up for alerts
0 (0.0%)

worked for a campaign
1 (20.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
1 (20.0%)

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

did something else
1 (20.0%)

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



tassosss: Shen Wei Zhao Yunlan Era (Default)
[personal profile] tassosss
Hey folks, quiet on the comm, but lots happening out there. Impeachment proceedings continue, climate strikes took place, and the Supreme Court's new term starts this week.

Let us know what you've been up to. It's always good to hear from you!

New Actions/Info

Postcards to Voters is focusing on 2019 elections. State legislatures in Virgina, Kentucky, and Louisiana are on the ballot. Hattip to [personal profile] teaotter 

Ongoing Actions

Fandom Auction: Marvel Trumps Hate 2019
Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

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

Poll #22713 Thi week
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7


I

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called my one senator
2 (40.0%)

called my other senator
1 (20.0%)

called my representative
3 (60.0%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
3 (60.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
3 (60.0%)

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
1 (25.0%)

signed up for alerts
0 (0.0%)

worked for a campaign
1 (25.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
2 (50.0%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
2 (50.0%)

did something else
0 (0.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
1 (25.0%)



tanaqui: Illumiinated letter T (Default)
[personal profile] tanaqui
This week saw the launch of a formal impeachement inquiry into Trump, following revelations about the phone call with the president of Ukraine. And it turns out there isn't just one whistleblower but two, with other one alleging possible interference with the IRS audit of Trump's tax returns.

We've only had one new post in the comm, but plenty of ongoing actions -- those relating to immigration have new impetus from the news that the administration is drastically cutting the number of refugees allowed to enter the country.

And please do continue to tell us in the comments what you've been doing! It's great to hear about all the amazing things our members are involved in and a chance for you to inspire others to join in.

New Actions

Fandom Auction: Marvel Trumps Hate 2019

Ongoing Actions

Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

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


Poll #22678 The Week
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9


This week, I...

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called my one senator
1 (11.1%)

called my other senator
1 (11.1%)

called my representative
2 (22.2%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
3 (33.3%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
4 (44.4%)

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

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
1 (11.1%)

signed up for alerts
0 (0.0%)

worked for a campaign
1 (11.1%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
3 (33.3%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
2 (22.2%)

did something else
2 (22.2%)

committed to action in the coming week
1 (11.1%)



tanaqui: Illumiinated letter T (Default)
[personal profile] tanaqui
This week saw another Democratic primary debate, while an Appeals Court reinstated an emoluments case against Trump, people were kicked off a ferry from the Bahamas to Florida over confusion between the ferry company and CBP about documentation and the administration is planning on screwing up the Amazon even further (to add to screwing up the Arctic). So a typical week, these days....

There was nothing new in the comm this week, but we've plenty of ongoing actions.

Please also tell us in the comments what you've been doing! It's great to hear about all the amazing things our members are involved in and a chance for you to inspire others to join in.

Ongoing Actions

Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)
Action: Comment Against Snap Rule Change
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

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

Poll #22628 The Week
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7


This week, I...

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called my one senator
1 (14.3%)

called my other senator
0 (0.0%)

called my representative
1 (14.3%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
0 (0.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
2 (28.6%)

attended an in-person activist group
2 (28.6%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
1 (14.3%)

worked for a campaign
1 (14.3%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
1 (14.3%)

took care of myself
3 (42.9%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
2 (28.6%)

did something else
2 (28.6%)

committed to action in the coming week
1 (14.3%)


tassosss: Shen Wei Zhao Yunlan Era (Default)
[personal profile] tassosss
Hi folks! I apologize for my long absence. Things are normalizing again in my life so I'll be back to posting regularly for check-ins. I want to thank [personal profile] tanaqui for keeping everything running.

I hope everyone in the path of Hurricane Dorian weathered the storm okay. I also want to give a hug to all our UK friends dealing with Brexit fuckery this week. I don't know if or how we can help, but let us know.

We don't have many new posts this week so here are ongoing actions.

Ongoing Actions
Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)
Action: Comment Against Snap Rule Change
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

How's everyone doing out there? What do you plan to get involved in?

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 2


This week I...

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called my one senator
0 (0.0%)

called my other senator
0 (0.0%)

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
1 (100.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
1 (100.0%)

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
2 (100.0%)

signed up for alerts
0 (0.0%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
1 (50.0%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
0 (0.0%)

did something else
1 (50.0%)

ommitted to action in the coming week
0 (0.0%)

tanaqui: Illumiinated letter T (Default)
[personal profile] tanaqui
How is it September already? I hope you're all having a good Labor Day weekend and that anyone in the path of Hurricane Dorian stays safe.

We've had a few new actions in the past couple of weeks that are listed below. And with another mass shooting in Texas yesterday, our ongoing actions relating to gun control are still sadly relevant. As, of course, are our our actions relating to migrants and refugees, with reports of further ways people are being targeted and mistreated.

Please also tell us in the comments what you've been doing! It's great to hear about all the amazing things our members are involved in and a chance for you to inspire others to join in.

New Actions

Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)

Ongoing Actions

Action: Comment Against Snap Rule Change
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

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

Poll #22580 The Week
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 10


This week, I...

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called my one senator
0 (0.0%)

called my other senator
0 (0.0%)

called my representative
1 (10.0%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
1 (10.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
3 (30.0%)

attended an in-person activist group
1 (10.0%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
2 (20.0%)

signed up for alerts
1 (10.0%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
4 (40.0%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
6 (60.0%)

did something else
1 (10.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
2 (20.0%)


teaotter: (Default)
[personal profile] teaotter
If you want to help flip the senate in 2020, but don't want to take sides in competitive primary races --

PodSaveAmerica has set up a single fund at ActBlue that will let you donate to the eventual Democratic candidates for a handful of Senate races in 2020. You can donate to the entire slate evenly or designate your money to go into particular states. So it doesn't matter who wins the primary, this money will be waiting for the candidate to hit the ground running.

Get Mitch or Die Trying

States: Colorado, Arizona, Iowa, Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama (Doug Jones), Georgia, South Carolina, Alaska, Maine, Texas

(Of these, the most likely ones are Maine, Colorado, Arizona, Iowa, and North Carolina, if you want to narrow down your targets)
rydra_wong: Grasshopper mouse stands on its hind legs to howl. (turn venom into painkillers)
[personal profile] rydra_wong
You can contact them to encourage them to vote "no" on the extremely nasty Thomas Farr, up for a lifetime judgeship in North Carolina

https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1065996664236843009

BREAKING: All 49 Senate Democrats are now opposed to the Thomas Farr nomination. With Senator Flake opposed, we need one more Republican to defeat this nominee.

RT to urge Republicans to vote NO to defeat this anti-voting rights nominee.


The Daily Beast: Thomas Farr Devised Ways to Keep Black People From Voting. Mitch McConnell Wants to Make Him a Judge.
rydra_wong: Grasshopper mouse stands on its hind legs to howl. (turn venom into painkillers)
[personal profile] rydra_wong
https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts/status/1065249234205593600

Mississippi Sen Cindy Hyde-Smith: "I introduced a bill that would not allow any federal dollars to go toward keeping records for anyone purchasing weapons. Nothing is more important than our gun rights. I'm a lifetime @NRA member." Vote @espyforsenate (with video)
rydra_wong: Grasshopper mouse stands on its hind legs to howl. (turn venom into painkillers)
[personal profile] rydra_wong
https://twitter.com/mviser/status/1063868172330254336

Mike Espy remains the underdog, but Republicans with access to private polling say Hyde-Smith’s lead has narrowed significantly in recent days. Republicans need only to look to Alabama, where Doug Jones pulled out a surprise win last year, to stoke concern

With link to WaPo: In Mississippi, Republican concern rises over a U.S. Senate runoff that should have been a romp

This is who Cindy Hyde-Smith is:

https://twitter.com/LamarWhiteJr/status/1063192983254822912

Cindy Hyde-Smith on voter suppression: "And then they remind me, that there's a lot of liberal folks in those other schools who that maybe we don't want to vote. Maybe we want to make it just a little more difficult. And I think that's a great idea." (with video)

See also: TPM: GOP Worries Mississippi Senate Seat May Be In Peril After Senator’s Missteps

And just now: Walmart Rescinds Support Of Sen. Hyde-Smith, Requests Contribution Refund

This is specifically after publicity about their donation, so yeah, this stuff has an effect.

[twitter.com profile] JuddLegum is on the ball with this again.

Oh, the latest:

https://twitter.com/mattmfm/status/1064945542705369088

There’s a Facebook photo of Cindy Hyde-Smith posing in a Confederate hat at the home of Jefferson Davis. Her post reads: “Mississippi history at its best!” (photo and link included)

Volunteering options to support Espy include texting to get the word out, which might be a good option for people who are not phone-capable.
rydra_wong: Grasshopper mouse stands on its hind legs to howl. (turn venom into painkillers)
[personal profile] rydra_wong
https://twitter.com/LamarWhiteJr/status/1063192983254822912

Cindy Hyde-Smith on voter suppression: "And then they remind me, that there's a lot of liberal folks in those other schools who that maybe we don't want to vote. Maybe we want to make it just a little more difficult. And I think that's a great idea." (with video)

Her campaign has claimed that "obviously" she was just joking.

(N.B. this is after her "public hanging" comments.)

Hyde-Smith is facing Democrat Mike Espy in the run-off Senate election on Nov 27. Volunteering options to support Espy include texting to get the word out, which might be a good option for people who are not phone-capable.
rydra_wong: Grasshopper mouse stands on its hind legs to howl. (turn venom into painkillers)
[personal profile] rydra_wong
Following on from here -- since results are still coming in, I figure people might appreciate a space to share late-breaking squee, commiserate over losses, or bite their nails while votes are counted and recounted.

ETA: because it's worth knowing and being able to point out: this is the most House seats gained by Democrats since the post-Watergate election:

NPR: It Was A Big, Blue Wave: Democrats Pick Up Most House Seats In A Generation
cadenzamuse: Cross-legged girl literally drawing the world around her into being (Default)
[personal profile] cadenzamuse
First the bad news. If anyone hasn't read the Seth Abramson Twitter thread on why Whitaker as Acting AG is even worse than we thought on first glance, go do that, please.
https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1060925606966296576

Now the good news. A politically active friend who couldn't make the protest yesterday Resistbotted our Republican Senator, Rob Portman, and 1: already received a reply today! and 2: reported that it said that Portman is in favor of protecting the Mueller investigation!

And now the "let's get back to work" news: Portman's aides may be writing this back to people on letterhead, but it's not in his press releases or on either his Senatorial or campaign Twitter, which means he's perfectly happy to say something privately but not publicly. So for my fellow Ohio people (all four of us): we gotta keep calling. And we need to tell Portman to make some specific action steps.

So people who are better at this than me: what specifically should we be asking our senators (people like Rob Portman or Poor Susan Collins who is concerned but can't do anything but wring her hands) to do?

I'll update this post with your ideas.

Specific Actions Steps Senators Can Take
*Make a public statement denouncing the Whitaker appointment
*Demand an injunction against Whitaker being made Attorney General
*???
rydra_wong: Grasshopper mouse stands on its hind legs to howl. (turn venom into painkillers)
[personal profile] rydra_wong
As [twitter.com profile] mattyglesias says, Remember the mid-terms?

This is the first round-up I've seen of how one of the slates did:

https://twitter.com/shannoncoulter/status/1060191079448829952

Just went through full #GrabYourBallot list. 42% of the candidates we backed won their races, most against incumbent Republicans! 3 races still too close to call. Most excited about Jacky Rosen, Antonio Delgado, & Katie Hill's victories! Full results here: https://medium.com/@shannoncoulter/the-grabyourballot-list-20cd22558ee1
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This is brilliant and needs to go viral:

The #GrabYourBallot List

The 31 candidates on this list have one thing in common: they’re all Democrats running in especially tight midterm races for the U.S. House, U.S. Senate or U.S. governorships.

ActBlue: Donate to the #GrabYourBallot candidates

ETA: [tumblr.com profile] plaidadder makes an extremely important point:

I hate giving money to political campaigns because if they lose you feel like you just set it on fire but I now try to look at it this way: even if your candidate loses, if s/he makes the election more competitive that makes the RNC spend more money on it and that depletes their resources.

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