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Per Robert Reich's Substack. there is a "general boycott" tomorrow--- basically, not shopping at all big-box stores/online retailers and/or with "plastic" (bank and credit cards). Details at the link and sorry for the short notice!

sathari

I thought this might be relevant to some of our interests in the wake of today's news: link to donate to VP Harris' presidential campaign.

ETA thanks to folks in comments:

minoanmiss also recommends contacting the DNC to encourage them to make her the official nominee, and

philomytha let us know that US citizens who are overseas can contribute through the linked site if they give their passport number. Thanks so much!

Further ETA from comments: quoting our wonderful mod

tanaqui: "If you have time rather than money to donate, take a look at https://events.democrats.org/

If you click on the filter button near the top of the page, you can search for events that are local, GOTV, canvassing/phonebanking or ADA accessible."

And

minoanmiss would like to credit

petra for the idea of contacting the DNC. (This is probably my last update to this post, so that newer ideas can go in new posts and more people can see them.)

tanaqui

I did not expect (living in the UK) to wake up this morning to news of an assassination attempt on Trump.

It's too early to know what the political ramifications are going to be, but what we can do is continue on with the suggestions made in the excellent post by

petra: Things to do other than vote.

Another source of ideas for action (there's some overlap with

petra's post, but a few other points) is the Defeat Project 2025 site.

If you want to discuss what happened at the Trump rally (and the response to it) here, I'm happy to host that conversation, but I may freeze the discussion if it gets too fractious.

As I had a busy time and missed putting up a check in poll last weekend, here's this month's poll, behind the cut.

( poll behind the cut )

chestnut_pod

From the bulletin: "The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is conducting an Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study to evaluate the restoration of daily long-distance intercity rail passenger service and the potential for new Amtrak long-distance routes. This study will ultimately create a long-term vision for long-distance passenger rail service and identify capital projects and funding needed to implement that vision. The initial proposal would add 15 long-distance routes, serving 61 additional metropolitan areas to create a true national network... Do you want to make your voice heard on this vital question of an expanded passenger rail network? If so, please read through the presentation materials and make a comment by Friday, March 8."

More information, including the study parameters, and the comment form can be found here.

rydra_wong

Start demanding they get the GSA to sign the letter of ascertainment to let the transition process start!

Looking for sources of talking points and/or people to cite?

Here's a letter from FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub explaining clearly and bluntly why it's necessary and why there's no basis for delaying it when there was no such delay in 2008 or 2016:

https://twitter.com/EllenLWeintraub/status/1326275176791683072

Former Secretaries of the DHS -- both Republican and Democrat -- explain why the process needs to start now:

https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1326551714153943040

150 former security officials (R and D) warn that the delay poses a “serious risk to national security":

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/12/security-officials-warn-biden-transition-436286

Mike Rodgers (R, former chair of the House Intelligence Committee) demands that Biden start receiving the President's Daily Brief immediately:

https://twitter.com/RepMikeRogers/status/1326260225301753858

You can also see if your Republican reps have acknowledged Biden as President-Elect (round-up of those who have) -- ask them to do so if they haven't, but also praise them if they have.

It's a painfully low bar and it might seem galling to have to praise them for stepping over it when it's on the floor, but positive reinforcement is REALLY POWERFUL, especially when they'll be getting a tonne of blow-back from Trumpists.

rydra_wong

https://2020.indivisible.org/

Wake up on November 4 knowing you did everything in your power to make Trump a one-term president.

You can sign up to write letters to voters, to phonebank, and/or to "triple your vote" by pledging to get three people you know to turn out to vote.

rydra_wong

Via

petra and

twistedchick

Waging Nonviolence: 10 things you need to know to stop a coup

From the same site:

What will it take to defend the election? Here’s one winning strategy

OK, here’s the idea: Go to people who hold elective political power near you, in your town, county, city, state. Urge them to “Join us in demanding every vote be counted.”

azurelunatic

siderea sums up: Trump knew it was airborne and deadly, early on.

This is a great occasion to call; I did that yesterday.

I like https://www.commoncause.org/find-your-representative/ for finding the most up-to-date phone numbers.

My basic script for this specific occasion, which you can modify as you see fit:

* I am your constituent, [name]
* My address is: []
* [sometimes they ask for phone number and email address]
* And I am calling because:
* Trump knowingly downplayed vital information about the pandemic
* This caused possibly hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths
* This is bad
* He must be removed from office immediately
* Further optional details (until answering machine time runs out)

redbird

I'm copying a post by

rushthatspeaks about helping people in ICE detention camps; rushthatspeakss note that they're basically reposting something they found on Tumblr. (I was going to repost rather than linking, but I couldn't cope with reading the content, and link labels, closely. We do what we can, and I will stop trying to find the "right" phrasing for having limits.

Never Give Up, Never Surrender

Links and Positive Action for the next Four Years

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Boycott tomorrow!

Kamala Harris Presidential Campaign Donation Link

Check In 14 July, Trump assassination attempt, defeating Project 2025

Comment today, March 8: public comment on Amtrak expansion

Got a Republican representative?

Indivisible 2020

I'm so sorry this might be necessary

Worse than usual: the Woodward proof of the COVID-19 lies.

suggested things to do for/about U.S. concentration camps

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