Never Give Up, Never Surrender

Election day is almost upon us! I'd like to flag up another reminder for everyone to check their voter registration, as some states are being very aggressive about removing people from the rolls for spurious reasons and don't allow various forms of same-day registration or other options to ensure people who are entitled to vote can do so. (And you can bet that certain states will be aggressive post-election about trying to throw out votes to the benefit of Republican candidates.)

Another reminder: minoanmiss left a comment on an old post about voter intimidation near polling and registration places which gives information about the law in all 50 states — a good resource to check if that's the kind of thing that may go on where you live.

minoanmiss also suggested we should have a fresh roundup of the latest election resources. We do have an old one from the last (presidential) election, but I'm afraid I don't have time to update it myself this time (life is very busy for me right now). If anyone else is willing to take on checking the entries on that post and going back through the posts in the comm to add to it, I'm sure our comm members will be very grateful.

Meanwhile, thanks to everyone who's posted resources and suggestions over the past month. Here are the posts that have been made

OSHA proposed regulations for worker heat protections: comment period until Dec 30, 2024
[Post on a step you can take as an ally]
National (US) Voter Registration Day!
Musicians for Kamala!
Community for Climate Action
This might be relevant to our interests....
More postcard signups available

Finally, here's the poll (behind the cut) for you to tell us what you've been doing in the last few weeks.Do tell us more in comments about what you've done or let us know what you plan to do next.

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As always, everyone is free to make posts about any issues and actions they think the comm should know about. You can also drop some information into a comment to our sticky post if you'd like the mods to do it.

If you're looking for information on anything else, you can use our tags to check for any ongoing actions or resources relevant to the issues you care about. (And a quick shout out to redbird for all the tagging work that keeps the comm running smoothly.)

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.

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How's everyone doing?

We've had four posts since the last check-in

Turbovote
What We're Up Against
American Climate Corps
Call Congress To Extend The Affordable Connectivity Program

As always, everyone is free to make posts about any issues and actions they think the comm should know about. You can also drop some information into a comment to our sticky post if you'd like the mods to do it.

If you're looking for information on anything else, you can use our tags to check for any ongoing actions or resources relevant to the issues you care about. (And a quick shout out to redbird for all the tagging work that keeps the comm running smoothly.)

Finally, here's our poll (behind the cut) for you to tell us what you've been doing in the last few weeks. And do let us know in comments what you plan to do next.

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How is everyone doing? Super Tuesday has come and gone and, to no one's great surprise, we're looking at a Biden-Trump presidential race. There'll also be lots of down-ballot races that will make a big difference to how we're governed in 2025 and beyond, so please bring news of those (and how we can help) to the comm.

We've had two posts since the last check in (thank you to our members who posted) but the deadlines have passed on both, so I just want to remind everyone to check if their voter registration is still active and that we have an Election Resources Roundup if you're looking to work on GOTV or campaign activities. (We compiled it a while ago, so let us know if it needs updating.)

As always, everyone is free to make posts about any issues and actions they think the comm should know about. You can also drop some information into a comment to our sticky post if you'd like the mods to do it.

If you're looking for information on anything else, you can use our tags to check for any ongoing actions or resources relevant to the issues you care about. (And a quick shout out to redbird for all the tagging work that keeps the comm running smoothly.)

Finally, here's our poll (behind the cut) for you to tell us what you've been doing in the last few weeks. And do let us know in comments what you plan to do next.

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Happy New Year and welcome to 2024!

We can expect a year of elections, of trials and court cases, and of more attempts to pass really bad legislation. There haven't been any posts since our last check in, but I'm sure there'll be plenty to share and act on in the coming months.

For a start, we have an Election Resources Roundup if you're looking to work on GOTV or campaign activities. (We compiled it a while ago, so let us know if it needs updating.)

As always, everyone is free to make posts about any issues and actions they think the comm should know about. You can also drop some information into a comment to our sticky post if you'd like the mods to do it.

If you're looking for information on anything else, you can use our tags to check for any ongoing actions or resources relevant to the issues you care about. (And a quick shout out to redbird for all the tagging work that keeps the comm running smoothly.)

Note: I've also just turned off comment screening, but will turn it back on if we get any issues.

Finally, here's our poll (behind the cut) for you to tell us what you've been doing in the last few weeks. And do let us know in comments what you plan to do next.

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How is everybody doing?

We've had three posts in the comm since the last check in.

Action: Contact Your Reps About S.2767 - SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act
Actions: Support For Pediatric Cancer Care
Ceasefire For Israel & Gaza

(Please note that comment screening for everybody is still on, but I'll unscreen comments as quickly as possible.)

A quick reminder that we have an Election Resources Roundup if you're looking to work on GOTV or campaign activities. (We compiled it a while ago, so let us know if it needs updating.)

As always, everyone is free to make posts about any issues and actions they think the comm should know about. You can also drop some information into a comment to our sticky post if you'd like the mods to do it.

If you're looking for information on anything else, you can use our tags to check for any ongoing actions or resources relevant to the issues you care about. (And a quick shout out toredbirdfor all the tagging work that keeps the comm running smoothly.)

Finally, here's our poll (behind the cut) for you to tell us what you've been doing in the last few weeks. And do let us know in comments what you plan to do next.

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I hope you're all enjoying Labor Day weekend. If you've been in the path of various bad weather events recently, then I'd like to send my best wishes and I hope you're getting the help you need and are managing to get back to normal.

Since the last check in, Trump has been charged for his efforts to change the election result in Georgia — and his schedule of trials for next year is getting busy.

Here are the posts in the comm since the last check in — thank you to everyone who's posted.

Federal Funding For Transgender Health Care
Fundraising For An Abortion Clinic In Florida Facing Closure

Also, if you haven't seen it, denise made a post in dw_news about government attempts to control social media that will impact everyone negatively, and especially marginalised people. We had a post about this bill (and some others) a few weeks back, but if you haven't had time to take action, there are some good links and suggestions in Denise's post and the comments.

And a quick reminder that we have an Election Resources Roundup if you're looking to work on GOTV or campaign activities. (We compiled it a while ago, so let us know if it needs updating.)

As always, everyone is free to make posts about any issues and actions they think the comm should know about. You can also drop some information into a comment to our sticky post if you'd like the mods to do it.

If you're looking for information on anything else, you can use our tags to check for any ongoing actions or resources relevant to the issues you care about. (And a quick shout out to redbird for all the tagging work that keeps the comm running smoothly.)

Finally, here's our poll (behind the cut) for you to tell us what you've been doing in the last few weeks. And do let us know in comments what you plan to do next.

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Happy Independence Day, everyone! I hope you all get to spend it in an enjoyable way (and don't have to spend too much time listening to relatives spouting obnoxious opinions.)

Here are the posts in the comm since the last check in — thank you to everyone who's posted.

Follow-Up: Ohio August Elections And Hope Springs From Fields
Signal-Boost: Elevated Access
Volunteer Opportunity: Voteriders

Also a quick reminder that we have an Election Resources Roundup if you're looking to work on GOTV or campaign activities. (We compiled it a while ago, so let us know if it needs updating.)

As always, everyone is free to make posts about any issues and actions they think the comm should know about. You can also drop some information into a comment to our sticky post if you'd like the mods to do it.

If you're looking for information on anything else, you can use our tags to check for any ongoing actions or resources relevant to the issues you care about. (And a quick shout out to redbird for all the tagging work that keeps the comm running smoothly.)

Finally, here's our poll (behind the cut) for you to tell us what you've been doing in the last few weeks. And do let us know in comments what you plan to do next.
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How's everybody doing?

As a great post this month on grassroots organizing reminded me, we're heading into another election cycle — and keeping the Senate as well as the Presidency is going to be vital. So is winning seats at State level to help stem the tide of bad legislation coming out of State legislatures. So if you come across good resources over the next few months for GOTV, ways to promote and support progressive candidates at all levels, or other means of loosening Republican control, please do consider making a post to share them with the community. (Of course, you're very welcome to make posts about other topics as well!)

Here are the posts in the comm since the last check in that are still active.

Structural Racism Explainer
Turning out Democrats and allied voters

Thank you to everyone who's posted this month. As always, everyone is free to make posts about any issues and actions they think the comm should know about. You can also drop some information into a comment to our sticky post if you'd like the mods to do it.

If you're looking for information on anything else, you can use our tags to check for any ongoing actions or resources relevant to the issues you care about. (And a quick shout out to redbird for all the tagging work that keeps the comm running smoothly.)

Finally, here's our poll (behind the cut) for you to tell us what you've been doing in the last few weeks. And do let us know in comments what you plan to do next.

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How's everyone doing?

Here are the posts in the comm since the last check in:

People's CDC Petition
Proposed Positive Change To SSI Rules
Comment To Protest A Mine Near The Okefenokee

Thank you to everyone who's posted this month. As always, everyone is free to make posts about any issues and actions they think the comm should know about. You can also drop some information into a comment to our sticky post if you'd like the mods to do it.

If you're looking for information on anything else, you can use our tags to check for any ongoing actions or resources relevant to the issues you care about. (And a quick shout out to redbird for all the tagging work that keeps the comm running smoothly.)

Finally, here's our poll (behind the cut) for you to tell us what you've been doing in the last few weeks. And do let us know in comments what you plan to do next.

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