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Since the last check-in, Mueller has submitted his report to the Attorney General. Trump and his allies have declared total vindication based on Barr’s summary. I think we’re all pretty sure it isn’t that clear cut and that there’s plenty for various committees in Congress to pick over (and Mueller’s grand jury is still sitting). Plus I keep reminding myself Watergate took a long time to reach its conclusion.

In better news, a federal judge in Alaska has overturned Trump’s attempt to open parts of the Arctic and Atlantic to oil and gas leasing.

In the comm, we’ve had some great suggestions for action since the last check-in posts.

New posts this week

Research Volunteer Opportunity
Friends of the Earth Green New Deal Toolkit
Josh Marshall of TPM has a suggestion (about the Mueller report)

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

Poll #21707 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 8

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This Week, I...

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called my one senator
1 (25.0%)

called my other senator
1 (25.0%)

called my representative
3 (75.0%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
2 (50.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
3 (75.0%)

attended an in-person activist group
1 (25.0%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

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went to a protest
1 (14.3%)

signed up for alerts
0 (0.0%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

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
3 (42.9%)

did something else
2 (28.6%)

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

tassosss

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

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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%)

tanaqui

This week, I've been enjoying watching Mueller moving forward with his strategy of taking down Trump like the Mob boss he is, with the developments in the Manafort and Cohen prosecutions.

Meanwhile, this video of Trump at the G20 is surely all the evidence needed for someone to invoke section 4 of the 25th amendment. And for a little light relief, enjoy this video of It Wasn't Me, Re-released for Trump.

It's been quiet in the comm this week, but there's still some run-off election action to get involved in, and plenty of ongoing actions.

Georgia Runoff Elections

Secretary Of State Election In Georgia -- Actions

Protecting the Mueller investigation
Encourage your senators to follow Flake's lead
Call script for Congress to protest Whitaker's appointment

Other Actions
Call Republican Senators about opposing vote suppressor for Judgeship (The final vote has been delayed.)
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 #20811 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9

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This week, I...

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called my one senator
1 (11.1%)

called my other senator
1 (11.1%)

called my representative
1 (11.1%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
4 (44.4%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
5 (55.6%)

attended an in-person activist group
1 (11.1%)

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
5 (55.6%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
1 (11.1%)

did something else
1 (11.1%)

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

tassosss

I hope everyone in the US had a good Thanksgiving, and everyone else had a good Thursday.

Georgia Runoff Elections
Early voting has started in Georgia runoff elections for Secretary of State and Public Service Commissioner

Mississippi Run-Off Election
Link round up on Cindy Hyde-Smith and her views on gun rights

Older
Action: Vote Forward Rides Again For The Ms Senate Runoff
More Postcards To Voters
Another Republican Candidate Says The Quiet Bit Out Loud

Protecting the Mueller investigation
Encourage your senators to follow Flake's lead
Call script for Congress to protest Whitaker's appointment

Other Actions
Call Republican Senators about opposing vote suppressor for Judgeship
Charity comic anthology to aid survivors of the Grenfell tower fire

Older
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 #20765 This week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 10

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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 (50.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
3 (75.0%)

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
1 (11.1%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
2 (22.2%)

took care of myself
8 (88.9%)

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

did something else
3 (33.3%)

committed to action in the coming week
4 (44.4%)

tanaqui

Lots of encouraging news over the past week from races that went to recounts or simply took a while to call. We have an Election Results: The Sequel! thread to talk about the results coming in. There's also still work to be done in the run-off election in Mississippi -- and plenty of new and ongoing actions in other areas to get to grips with as the fight goes on.

Mississippi Run-Off Election
Action: Vote Forward Rides Again For The Ms Senate Runoff
More Postcards To Voters
Another Republican Candidate Says The Quiet Bit Out Loud

Protecting the Mueller investigation
Encourage your senators to follow Flake's lead
Call script for Congress to protest Whitaker's appointment

Other Actions
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 #20740 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9

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This week, I...

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called my one senator
4 (44.4%)

called my other senator
2 (22.2%)

called my representative
1 (11.1%)

called my governor
2 (22.2%)

called my state reps
1 (11.1%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
4 (44.4%)

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
1 (11.1%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
1 (11.1%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
5 (55.6%)

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

did something else
1 (11.1%)

committed to action in the coming week
4 (44.4%)

rydra_wong

this seems like it could possibly be a useful thing for people to pressure their senators to do:

TPM: Flake Threatens To Block Judicial Nominees Until Senate Votes On Mueller Bill

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
*???

redbird

The people who are organizing the emergency/rapid response to protect the Mueller investigation have apparently concluded that Trump firing sessions, and the acting AG announcing he will be supervising the investigation, is close enough to the red line that there are rallies tomorrow at 5:

https://www.trumpisnotabovethelaw.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response/search/

Addendum (8 pm EST): I was expecting a text message about this by now. At this point, I am assuming I'll know more, one way or the other, in the morning.

8:20 And I have an email saying it's on in Boston, more details tonight and tomorrow morning.

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