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- The Dept of
Justice has been engaged in what some legal observers characterize as
“aimless docket reshuffling,” pulling immigration judges from around the
country and sending them to detention centers or cities with large
immigration backlogs: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-judges-exclusive-idUSKBN16O2S6 This aimlessness is striking in
the case of New York where there is a 2-year waiting time for immigration
cases, yet eight judges have been reassigned from overwhelmed NY courts to
detention centers in Texas and Louisiana: http://www.wnyc.org/story/why-new-yorks-immigration-court-even-busier-fewer-judges-under-trump/ We should, at the very least,
query the motives of the DoJ in this apparently irrational shuffling of
judges--Dept of Justice Comment Line: 202-353-1555
- “Trump's Behavior is destructive, erratic, and
brazenly unethical. But it’s not happening in isolation. It’s being
enabled by Republicans in Congress who continually block
investigations about his business dealings, his policies, and his ties to
Russia. This site gives you a way to fight back.” https://trumptruthhiders.com/
- Scott Pruitt, the administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency has overstated the growth of coal jobs
by more than a factor of ten and is also spreading misinformation about
the Paris climate accord: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/ap-fact-check-pruitt-blows-smoke-coal-jobs-47851988 Let’s
let Pruitt know that we know he is lying: EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 20460
- U.S. Congressman Clay Higgins (LA) said of terrorism suspects, among
other fiery statements, “… kill them. Kill them all.” http://www.newsweek.com/clay-higgins-terrorism-kill-them-all-621066 Let’s express our thoughts to
Rep. Higgins: 1711 Longworth
House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
- U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said that
the Russia needs to know there are consequences for election meddling: http://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/haley-says-international-community-is-concerned-about-russian-election-meddling/
Please take a moment to ask Ambassador Haley what the consequences are: https://usun.state.gov/contact or United States Mission to the
United Nations, 799 United Nations Plaza, NY, NY 10017
- "Atlantic
Blasting" is a term for the disruptive seismic studies that oil
companies want to use in the Atlantic to search for oil deposits. http://www.greensboro.com/news/us_world/trump-administration-proposes-seismic-surveys-for-atlantic-drilling/article_fa9cbe58-b46c-572d-8cee-fe20a96506d1.html Let's tell our MoC's that we
oppose Atlantic Blasting.
- The FCC is considering
allowing robocalls that go directly to voicemail. Three (2) state
attorneys general publicly oppose this: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/336372-states-push-fcc-to-not-allow-straight-to-voicemail-telemarketing-messages 1) MA: Maura Healy (D) One
Ashburton Pl, Boston MA 02108-1518. 2) KY: Andy Beshar (D) 700
Capitol Ave Ste 118, Frankfort KY 40601-3449. 3) NY: Eric
Schneiderman (D) The Capitol, Albany NY 12224-0341. Let's also
contact our own state attorney general about this issue if they are not
one of these three.
- While Trump
continues his online assault on London Mayor Sadiq Khan, our Members of
Congress have been disappointingly silent http://theatln.tc/2qTs5Ly Let's be sure to let our MoC know that we
do not support Trump's attack on Khan, and that his behavior is
threatening the U.S.'s relationship with one of our closest allies.
- Representative
Devin Nunes has retained his sign off power on subpoenas for the House
Intelligence Russia investigation, even though he had previously recused
himself http://bit.ly/2rZ7byo Let's give Representative Nunes a
call to let him know that this clear violation is further indication that
it is time for him to step down from the Intelligence Committee: (202) 225-2523 We can also contact the
other House Intelligence Committee members, asking them to call for his
resignation: Majority Members: https://intelligence.house.gov/about/hpsci-majority-members.htm Minority Members: https://intelligence.house.gov/about/hpsci-minority-members.htm
- Trump is
reportedly about to announce critical changes in US policy toward Cuba.
The Latin America Working Group, a long-standing coalition promoting human
rights, peace, justice, and sustainable development in US foreign policy,
calls on us to stand with the 55 senators who have reintroduced the
Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act and oppose Trump’s imminent
plan to roll back Obama’s policies toward Cuba. The Latin
America Working Group which brings
U.S. civil society groups and citizens together to influence U.S. policy
to promote peace and justice in Latin America, suggests a script and provides
information for calling, emailing, or tweeting both our reps and the White
House to say that we support continued engagement with Cuba http://lawg.org/action-center/78-end-the-embargo-on-cuba/1845-its-now-or-never-stop-trump-from-reversing-travel-to-cuba .
- The House vote on the Financial CHOICE Act (H.R 10) is this week. The act would relieve retirement advisors of any obligation to put clients' interests first; it would restrict the right of customers ripped off by banks (think Wells Fargo) to go to court by demanding forced arbitration; it would gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Public Citizen urges us to contact our reps immediately: http://action.citizen.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=13526
- OSHA,
leaderless under Trump, seems, not surprisingly, to be less concerned with
the safety and health of US workers than the profits of industry. After
decades of trying to restrict the industrial use of beryllium, a mineral
linked to lung disease, Obama's OSHA finally won a rule to lower workplace
exposure. This rule is now in doubt, as industries seek OSHA
exemptions from the new standard. Likewise, the “new” OSHA is
delaying enforcement of a tougher standard for the use of silica, widely
linked to disabling lung disease, and it is similarly delaying the
requirement that employers electronically post workplace injuries for
public review: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/05/business/under-trump-worker-protections-are-viewed-with-new-skepticism.html Let’s tell OSHA to do its job and
protect the health and safety of American workers at 800-321-6742.
- One of
Trump's longest lasting legacies will be the judges he appoints in federal
court. The Supreme Court gets most of the attention, but the appeals and
district courts have the final say on the overwhelming majority of
decisions, and Trump has a huge number of vacancies to fill there. Among
his picks so far is John K. Bush II for the Sixth Circuit. (http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/08/donald-trump-taps-louisville-conservative-john-k-bush-court/101426196/)
John Bush is an unacceptable choice for a lifetime appointment. He has a
long record of homophobic and misogynistic comments, has engaged in
conspiracy theories about President Obama and likened a woman's right to
choose to slavery, and has actively sought to weaken laws to limit the
influence of money in politics. Let's review this summary of his record from the Alliance for
Justice, and then call our senators and tell them we want them
to vote NO on John Bush.
- Said Marc
Short, the White House director of legislative affairs, “There’s no doubt
that keeping [Congress] members focused on investigations detracts
from our legislative agenda,” http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/05/trump-russia-overwhelm-agenda-239166 Let’s
keep the pressure on our MoCs to investigate the Trump-Russia connection,
Russian interference in the 2016 election, Trump & Trump
administration conflicts of interest. We want special prosecutors, we want
independent commissions, we want Congressional committee investigations,
we want Congressional oversight, we want it all.
Other Actions
- Michael Moore has
begun TumpiLeaks, “ a
site that will enable courageous whistleblowers to privately communicate
with me and my team. Patriotic Americans in government, law enforcement or
the private sector with knowledge of crimes, breaches of public trust and
misconduct committed by Donald J. Trump and his associates are needed to
blow the whistle in the name of protecting the United States of America
from tyranny.” Let’s check it out
here: https://michaelmoore.com/TrumpiLeaks/
- Kim Weaver, the
Democratic candidate seeking to unseat racist bigot Rep Steve King in
Iowa, has withdrawn from the race. While personal reasons figured into the
decision, it seems quite clear that she has been bullied on multiple
fronts. She claims that she has received death threats, and that her
supervisor told her that the recent budget cut in the state office where
she works was a "punishment" for her candidacy. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2017/06/03/kim-weaver-withdraws-her-candidacy-iowas-4th-district-race-congress/368389001/ We'd like to get some answers
about what happened here, because if these claims are true, they are
unacceptable for any candidate to face. Weaver has told her story; let's
call on the Iowa Democrats to look into these issues and stand behind
their (former) candidate: @iowademocrats on Twitter; email: info@iowademocrats.org; Tel. 515-244-7292.
- We can check "We are Still In" for a list of states, cities, counties, higher education, businesses and investors that have signed on to the Paris Agreement. http://wearestillin.com/ Let's look for our own localities, companies we work for and companies where we have investments. Let's contact them if they haven't signed on yet. Remember: we can sign on ourselves individually at https://iamstillin.org/
- College and university students, staff, and faculty are joining forces to demand that their leaders develop a “unified, national academic climate initiative,” work with states and cities to lead US efforts to fight climate change, and agree on measures to bring campuses into accord with the Paris Agreement. Those of us with academic affiliations can sign an open letter at: http://academiaunited.org
- From one of our
own: Rogan readers might want to
send a message to {Great Britain’s Prime Minister] Theresa May asking her
to cancel Trump's state visit. I just did. Here's the URL for the form: https://email.number10.gov.uk/
- Our state attorneys general have significant power to push back against Trump's destructive, science-denying climate and environmental policies. (http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/02/politics/democratic-attorneys-general-trump-climate/) We need to encourage them to use it. Let's call them and ask them what they are planning on doing about Trump's attacks on our environment. We can find contact info for our attorneys general here: here: http://www.naag.org/naag/attorneys-general/whos-my-ag.php. And let's donate to the Democratic Attorneys General Association to make sure we strengthen the ranks of attorneys general who will fight back against Trump and the GOP Congress: http://democraticags.org.
Petitions to Sign
- Let’s
add our name to this Common Cause petition demanding an independent
investigation into Russia’s meddling with our elections: https://secure2.convio.net/comcau/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1963
- Sierra Club and
Climate Parents want us to join them in condemning Trump’s reckless withdrawal from the
Paris Agreement and his appalling abandonment of American climate
leadership: https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/ClimateParents?actionId=AR0080046
Learning
- "Run the Country Like a Business? Please
Don't" https://www.northernexpress.com/news/opinion/run-the-country-like-a-business-please-dont/
- For those who
are available to watch, former FBI Director James Comey will be testifying
before the Senate Intelligence Committee this Thursday,
June 8th, at 10:00am ET. The LA
Times has a helpful synopsis on the events that have led up to this
hearing, as well as what to expect from the hearing itself: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-what-to-know-comey-20170606-htmlstory.html
- Zain, the
leading wireless service provider with a commercial presence in 8
countries in the Middle East and North Africa, has produced a beautiful
Ramadan video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U49nOBFv508
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