tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20967206594084390482024-02-07T01:00:54.916-05:00Rogan's List Susan G. Roganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06910397753340872509noreply@blogger.comBlogger868125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096720659408439048.post-64058250864782197692020-11-05T03:00:00.001-05:002020-11-05T03:00:01.760-05:00<p> </p><p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">11/5/20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">With this edition, <b><i>Rogan’s List</i></b>
ends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve done this ever since two day
after the 2016 election.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We wanted to
help people sort through the barrage of news and focus on some least-biased
sources for information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We wanted
people to know that there were actions they could take to address what they
were seeing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Please continue to be on the lookout for issues
that concern you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do a bit of research on
the topic making sure to stay within the upper green rectangle of this Media
Bias Chart from <a href="https://www.adfontesmedia.com/">AdFontes Media</a> for
the least biased sources:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;">T<span style="font-family: georgia;">hen, if you are moved to contact MoCs, use
these ways to do so:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><o:p> <br /></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a></span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a></span><u><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span></u><span style="font-family: georgia;">Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a></span><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house<br /></a></span><span style="color: black; font-style: normal; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If you’d like to
continue following activists for guidance, I unabashedly respect and recommend
the following:</span></span></p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Americans of Conscience Checklist</span></i></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: <a href="https://americansofconscience.com/">https://americansofconscience.com/</a></span></span></p></blockquote>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Chop Wood Carry Water</span></i></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: <a href="https://us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=0f8a9a917f9d55433678aefcb&id=ec5a9bd9d8">https://us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=0f8a9a917f9d55433678aefcb&id=ec5a9bd9d8</a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Political Charge</span></i></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: <a href="https://politicalcharge.org/">https://politicalcharge.org/</a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Small Deeds Done Weekly Pep Talk</span></i></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: <a href="https://smalldeedsdone.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2c28f1469f6b98ae998f10866&id=25c1c96ac7">https://smalldeedsdone.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2c28f1469f6b98ae998f10866&id=25c1c96ac7</a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">And, if you are not
already doing so, please follow Heather Cox Richardson’s nightly </span><b style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><i>Letters
from an American </i></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">(</span><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/" style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">)
for a historian’s take on what is happening in our country.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Always eye-opening!</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">You can also follow her on Facebook.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">I want to take this opportunity
to thank our team members Jen Kingsbury, Melek Ortabasi, Kelly McCutcheon
Adams, Robin Faraday, Jeri Zeder, Amy Lang, Kathleen Smith, Joe Katz, Clif Ng,
Lou Rosenberg, Dina Friedman, and Martha Evans.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">I truly could not have done this without
them.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">I also want to thank
Deepak Puri, of </span><a href="https://thedemlabs.org/" style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Dem Labs</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">, for his
generosity hosting our email distribution </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">and for his “ongoing technology and creative
innovation that serves campaigns and organizations at the national, state,
and local levels.”</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Sign up for
his updates to see the good he does:</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><a href="https://thedemlabs.org/" style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">https://thedemlabs.org/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Mostly, I want to thank
you, our followers, for getting involved and making big differences throughout
the country. Thank you if you’ve been with us since the beginning and thank you
if you recently joined in. </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">What started
out as #resistance evolved into regular civic engagement.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Let’s keep it going!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">That being said, there
is chance that Rogan’s List might be revived in a slightly different way at
some point.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">For that purpose, I am
saving subscriber email addresses to use only for that purpose.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Gratefully,</span></span></p>
<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Ink Free"; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Susan Rogan</span></span></h4>
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<p align="center" class="p16" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">We
are in a battle for the soul of this nation — and it’s a battle we can and must
win.</span><span style="color: red;"> </span></p><p align="center" class="p16" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;">– Joe Biden</span></p><p align="center" class="p16" style="text-align: center;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20pt;">If we have not already done so, </span></p><p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20pt;">this is
the day to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p> </p>
<p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 72pt;">VOTE!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20pt;">Make sure to offer help to others so </span></p><p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20pt;">they can vote, too!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20pt;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 20pt;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If we are turned away at the polls- our verbatim response is: “Give me
a provisional ballot with a receipt as required by law.” We can find more info here: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_by_State_Provisional_Ballot_Laws">https://ballotpedia.org/State_by_State_Provisional_Ballot_Laws</a>
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<p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If we see anything suspicious at our polling place, let’s make sure to
fill out this form to document it: </span><a href="https://seesay2020.com/" style="font-family: georgia;">https://seesay2020.com/</a></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If we have any questions, concerns, or face intimidation about voting or while voting, we
can call 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) and speak with a live person. More info and other languages here: </span><a href="https://866ourvote.org/" style="font-family: georgia;">https://866ourvote.org</a></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We need to remember, like many other things in 2020 that this election
will be different from those we’ve seen in the past. Due to the increased number of
absentee/mail-in ballots, we will most likely not know the election results
tonight. <o:p></o:p></span>Let’s let the system work and know that it may be days or even weeks
until the votes are certified and we have the final result. These may help us: </p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>A safe, sane way to navigate
election night — and beyond</i>
- <a href="https://www.axios.com/election-night-how-to-watch-4731bd76-e0b8-4b4a-ba6f-324062e44de5.html">https://www.axios.com/election-night-how-to-watch-4731bd76-e0b8-4b4a-ba6f-324062e44de5.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="p16" style="margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>When To Expect
Election Results In Every State</i> - <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/election-results-timing/">https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/election-results-timing/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p><i>Organizing to Protect the
Results of the 2020 Election</i>
- <a href="https://protecttheresults.com/">https://protecttheresults.com/</a></span></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p>And, let’s not ever forget
this: <i>Wide Awake: The past four years
have birthed a progressive movement so extraordinary it just might survive the
forces that threaten its extincti</i>on - <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2020/10/progressive-protest-movement-under-trump.html">https://www.thecut.com/2020/10/progressive-protest-movement-under-trump.html</a></span></p><p class="p16"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Susan G. Roganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06910397753340872509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096720659408439048.post-75976764719815896612020-10-29T03:00:00.017-04:002020-11-05T17:53:10.059-05:00<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> 10/29/20</span></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia;">Talk is cheap, voting is free; take it to the polls. - Nanette L. Avery</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">NATIONAL ISSUES</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">EXPRESSING GRATITUDE:
</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">As we wind down towards a
handful of days until November 3rd and with uncertainty about what will
follow, <b>let's pause to take a moment to say thanks to those who have
walked with us over the past four years: an organizer, a friend, a journalist,
a politician, a neighbor. An email, a text, a postcard, a tweet - let's express
some gratitude. </b></span><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span></span></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p> <br /></o:p>Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<br />(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a><u><span style="color: blue;"> <br /></span></u>Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a> <br />Purchase stamps,
postcards, and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
<br /></span><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a><o:p> <br /></o:p><span style="color: #222222;">White
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">COURT
REFORM</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: With the support of
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and a large portion of the Senate, Trump
has appointed three justices to the Supreme Court and over 200 federal judges
in lower level courts (<a href="https://n.pr/3jBOrvV" target="_blank">https://n.pr/3jBOrvV</a>, <a href="https://bit.ly/2TKcgap" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2TKcgap</a>). This
will have a decades-long effect on our judiciary system in the U.S. and it
serves as a reminder that our activism needs to take on all branches of
government. <b>For those of us who are unfamiliar with what activism looks
like in the courts, let's read through the Center for American Progress's <i><a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/courts/reports/2019/05/08/469504/structural-reforms-federal-judiciary/" target="_blank">Structural Reforms to the Federal Judiciary</a>. </i>This
is a long, but essential read to get us prepared for the work ahead. Then,
let's check out Demand Justice's <a href="https://demandjustice.org/court-reform/" target="_blank">four key court
reforms</a>, and use their <a href="https://demandjustice.org/take-action-now-tell-senators-add-seats/" target="_blank">action tool</a> to email our senators and tell them that
we want to see legislative efforts to reform our courts.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">TORTURE IN
ICE FACILITY: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Cameroonians
in the Adams County Correctional Center, a CoreCivic concentration camp, are
being tortured by ICE officers, forcing them to either sign or fingerprint
deportation orders (<a href="https://bit.ly/2TKjaMR" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2TKjaMR</a>).
These asylum seekers have escaped a country which tortures its own citizens and
is so abusive that even the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1XA2TB" target="_blank">Trump
administration cut trade benefits</a> to the country. <b>Let's
contact our MoC and tell them that we expect them to take action to stop
torture in these concentration camps, and let's demand that they take action
to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/why-america-still-needs-abolish-ice-ncna1243293" target="_blank">#AbolishIce</a> and protect human rights for all
immigrants being held in the U.S. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">SHUT DOWN
IRWIN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER AND STOP HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Last week, “The Squad” Reps. Pressley (D-MA);
Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY); Omar (D-MN) and Tlaib (D-MI) sent a letter to the UN
Commission on Human Rights asking them to launch an independent investigation
of the Department of Homeland Security’s Human Rights Abuses at the Irwin
County Detention Center, where immigrant women were being sterilized against
their will. <a href="https://tlaib.house.gov/media/press-releases/tlaib-ocasio-cortez-omar-pressley-lead-call-international-investigation-0" target="_blank">https://tlaib.house.gov/media/press-releases/tlaib-ocasio-cortez-omar-pressley-lead-call-international-investigation-0</a>.
The letter was signed by several other Congresspeople and a large list of legal
and human rights advocacy organizations. <a href="https://projectsouth.org/" target="_blank">Project South</a> has put together a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tpOnWP3Wn7b2xhuwipGtLp8wPem5cmUH10C2HbBZ4nU/edit?ts=5f62632b&pli=1&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=1591f278-83e9-4f02-b108-126d9b0084e1" target="_blank">toolkit</a> that frames this action as part of a larger
campaign to shut down the Irwin County Detention Center as a first step toward
abolishing ICE. <b>Let’s check out </b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tpOnWP3Wn7b2xhuwipGtLp8wPem5cmUH10C2HbBZ4nU/edit?ts=5f62632b&pli=1&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=1591f278-83e9-4f02-b108-126d9b0084e1" target="_blank"><b>this resource</b></a><b> and also ask our MoCs to support a
full investigation into the medical neglect & human right abuses, to shut
down the Irwin County Detention Center, and release all immigrants detained
there.</b> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">RAISE
AWARENESS ABOUT CONDITIONS IN REFUGEE CAMP IN MATAMOROS AND END MPP (WAIT IN
MEXICO) PROGRAM: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Oh Mercy, a
short documentary film scheduled to be released later this fall, depicts the
deteriorating and desolate conditions of the refugee camp in Matamoros, Mexico,
where months have morphed into years as asylum seekers wait to have their cases
heard across the border in Texas. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, these
families have no choice--if they go back to their countries (which is what our
government wants them to do) they will be killed. <a href="https://www.valleycentral.com/news/oh-mercy-short-film-sheds-light-on-plight-of-migrants-at-matamoros-tent-encampment/" target="_blank">https://www.valleycentral.com/news/oh-mercy-short-film-sheds-light-on-plight-of-migrants-at-matamoros-tent-encampment/</a>.
<b>Let’s watch the three-minute </b><a href="https://www.valleycentral.com/news/oh-mercy-short-film-sheds-light-on-plight-of-migrants-at-matamoros-tent-encampment/" target="_blank"><b>trailer</b></a><b> for this documentary, and then let’s send
the link to the Biden campaign and to all our MoCs, asking Biden to make ending
MPP a priority if he wins the election, and demanding that our MoCs do
something immediately to end this cruel assault on immigrant justice.</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">CONTINUING POST OFFICE PROBLEMS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “Empty mailboxes, uncounted ballots, late
medication, missed rent payments – those are among the real-world impacts
of the struggles of the U.S. Postal Service.” <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/20/usps-complaints-mail-delivery-predate-furor-over-cost-cutting/5606887002/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/20/usps-complaints-mail-delivery-predate-furor-over-cost-cutting/5606887002/</a>
We know that DeJoy and the Board of Governors are part of the problem and we
have already reached out to them for assistance. <b>If we
have, or know of, specific postal issues, let’s send a complaint to the USPS Office
of Inspector General: <a href="https://www.uspsoig.gov/form/file-online-complaint" target="_blank">https://www.uspsoig.gov/form/file-online-complaint</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">TRUMP CONTINUES ATTACK ON CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Erik Noble, a former White House campaign
data analyst and climate change skeptic, who was recently appointed the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) chief of staff,
removed Craig McLean from his post as NOAA's acting chief scientist: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/climate/trump-election-climate-noaa.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/climate/trump-election-climate-noaa.html</a> or
<a href="http://nasawatch.com/archives/2020/10/former-nasa-chi.html" target="_blank">http://nasawatch.com/archives/2020/10/former-nasa-chi.html</a>
A critic of Trump’s false reporting about Hurricane Dorian in the fall of 2019,
McLean had had the audacity to ask the new Trump-appointed staff to endorse
NOAA’s scientific integrity policy, according to which fabrication,
falsification, and the political manipulation of research data is
prohibited; McLean was immediately replaced as chief scientist by Ryan
Maue, a well-known climate change skeptic, who has challenged connections
between climate change and extreme weather events, most recently the California
wildfires: <a href="https://distincttoday.net/2020/10/28/trump-administration-fires-top-noaa-scientist/" target="_blank">https://distincttoday.net/2020/10/28/trump-administration-fires-top-noaa-scientist/</a>
Trump’s attacks on science will not end with the election, whatever its
outcome. <b>We must continue to
protest NOAA’s repudiation of climate change science: 828-271-4800 or 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Room 5128, Washington, DC 20230.</b></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">30 DAYS OF THANKS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> In
November, <a href="https://americansofconscience.com/">Americans of Conscience Checklist</a>
(AoCC) is doing 30 Days of Thanks to express gratitude and suggest
donations to the numerous organizations we've been amplifying the last four
years. We're doing this to focus our energy while we wait for election results
to come in. If we want to thank these
groups, too, be sure to follow AoCC on social media (<a href="https://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=IsKKP&m=3WC.wHzmNfx9l1n&b=RJ5bhvLtI8Q0RWhKQD0j7g" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=IsKKP&m=3WC.wHzmNfx9l1n&b=jMXhvW6jTJiwp3iihIQbkA" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=IsKKP&m=3WC.wHzmNfx9l1n&b=UoUPYCeMbIbqTFVoMKBpGg" target="_blank">Instagram</a>) to give them the recognition they deserve. <b>Let’s
learn more and sign up: <a href="https://americansofconscience.com/">https://americansofconscience.com/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION/VOTING</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">AT THIS LATE DATE, USE DROP BOXES OR VOTE IN PERSON:
</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">For
millions of voters who considered using the U.S. Postal Service to cast their
ballot for the Nov. 3 election, it’s time to find a backup plan, election
administration and postal experts say. Democratic presidential nominee Joe
Biden’s campaign internally switched its language to voters this week,
encouraging them to submit ballots in person or at a secure drop box, according
to campaign officials, rather than through the mail. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/10/27/usps-delays-election-day/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/10/27/usps-delays-election-day/</a>
and <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/27/mail-in-ballot-voting-432913">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/27/mail-in-ballot-voting-432913</a>
<b>If our plan was to mail our ballot
and you haven’t yet, here’s the new plan: get your gear on and vote in person
or drop your ballot in a secure drop off box. Mail delays make it too late to
use the postal service for your ballot return. Get out and VOTE. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PHONE AND TEXT BANKING TO GET OUT THE VOTE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">There’s just a week left before the election, and while poll numbers look
good, we want to make sure the margin of victory is so big that there is no way
Republicans can steal the election or claim voter fraud.</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <b>Let’s check into
GOTV opportunities with </b><a href="https://swingleft.org/p/phone-bank" target="_blank"><b>Swing Left</b></a><b>, </b><a href="https://2020.indivisible.org/phonebank/" target="_blank"><b>Indivisible</b></a><b>,
</b><a href="https://togetherfor2020.org/" target="_blank"><b>Togetherfor2020</b></a><b>,
<a href="https://go.peoplepower.org/signup/phonebank-aclu">ACLU’s People Power</a>,
<a href="https://votesaveamerica.com/volunteer/">Vote Save America</a>, <a href="https://www.openprogress.com/gotv-2020">Open Progress</a>, </b><a href="https://peoplesaction.org/deep-canvass-experiment/" target="_blank"><b>People’s
Action</b></a><b>, <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/343457/">Texas Democratic Party</a>,
and <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/padems/event/334917/">Back To Blue PA</a> and make some last minute texts and phone
calls. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DISABLED VOTERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> We should all,
disabled or not, memorize this number: 866-OUR-VOTE is the Election Protection
hotline from the <a href="https://lawyerscommittee.org/">Lawyers Committee for
Civil Rights Under Law</a>, created explicitly to ensure all Americans,
including the disabled, have an equal opportunity to vote. During the
2016 election, 83% of polling places posed at least one impediment for voters
with disabilities; hopefully, 2020 will be better. <b>But those of us with disabilities, or friends or family members with
disabilities, would do well to check this guide from NPR: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/10/28/928607616/heading-to-the-polls-if-you-have-a-disability-heres-what-to-know" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2020/10/28/928607616/heading-to-the-polls-if-you-have-a-disability-heres-what-to-know</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">WRONG BALLOTS SENT TO PA VOTERS. HELP THEM SEND IN RIGHT
ONES: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Almost
30,000 voters in Allegheny County, PA received the wrong ballots. The right
ones are on the way, but these voters need to be told that new ones are coming
and will have to be returned promptly. <b>We
can help out by signing up to call them here: <a href="https://urj.tfaforms.net/462?fbclid=IwAR2wI7qjUbOl3PxNi8WYnfDB3c2ahNmwLCGl9uBNBYzXXEmqcoxbIn0Voi4" target="_blank">https://urj.tfaforms.net/462 </a> We will then receive a script and a list of
voters to contact.</b> Every vote counts, so let’s get busy!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">WEST WING GOTV SPECIAL
NOW FREE:</span></b><span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
“With only one week left until Election Day, </span><b style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">HBO</b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Max is
reminding everyone of the power of their vote by making A WEST WING SPECIAL TO
BENEFIT </span><a href="https://www.whenweallvote.org/" style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">WHEN WE ALL VOTE</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> available
for free viewing for non-HBO Max subscribers at </span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.0666667px;"><b><u>https://www.hbomax.com/watch-free/west-wing-special</u></b></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> The special is available to
watch for free now until the end of the year.”
</span><a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HBO-Max-Offering-Free-Viewing-of-A-WEST-WING-SPECIAL-20201027" style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HBO-Max-Offering-Free-Viewing-of-A-WEST-WING-SPECIAL-20201027</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><b style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Let’s
watch and share:</b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span></span></span><b style="color: #0000ee; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.0666667px;"><u>https://www.hbomax.com/watch-free/west-wing-special</u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">IT’S JUST A STEP TO THE
LEFT:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Musician/actor Jack Black and his band, Tenacious
D got into the GOTV scene, too with Rock-y the Vote in support of voting blue. The
effort enlists a number of other famous folks from the entertainment and
political worlds.</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><a href="https://variety.com/2020/music/news/tenacious-d-time-warp-elizabeth-warren-mayor-pete-rocky-horror-vote-video-1234816507/">https://variety.com/2020/music/news/tenacious-d-time-warp-elizabeth-warren-mayor-pete-rocky-horror-vote-video-1234816507/</a> <b>Let’s
watch and share: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aZPJBjutY0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aZPJBjutY0</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION – SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TWITTER STORM FOR
BIDEN/HARRIS</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: On <b>November 1</b>, <a name="_Hlk54776746"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-BlueWave-Report-2232723293535783">The Blue Wave Report</a>
is hosting a Twitter campaign to amplify #BidenHarris2020. We can Reply,
Retweet, and Tweet the tweets below in your own words. Please use the hashtag <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/bidenharris2020?__eep__=6" target="_blank">#BidenHarris2020</a>. The Twitter Storm begins at 8:00 p.m.
EST. This is a collaborative effort that will help us to trend and campaign for
the Biden-Harris ticket using social media. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1075140529590401/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1075140529590401/</a>
Here is a link to a tweet sheet with pre-designed tweets: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y3apemjb" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/y3apemjb</a> <b>Let’s
tweet!</b> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TOO LATE TO REGISTER?</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> If we, or someone we know, has not yet
registered to vote, it might not be too late, depending where we live. <b>Let’s check
here and register if it is not too late:
<a href="https://www.vote.org/voter-registration-deadlines/">https://www.vote.org/voter-registration-deadlines/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DOCUMENT THE POLL
TAPES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
Volunteers NEEDED! Choose whichever group suits you - they're all great! (Some
have training, some have Apps, some ask for uploads.) *This is a very important project - the
photos taken are able to be used as evidence in Court should there be elections
questions. (You know, like when Stacey Abrams & Jon Ossoff totally won
their races, but the evidence was conveniently disappeared…) Let’s choose one: </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.protectourvotes.com/photo-finish/">PhotoFinish</a>, a project
from <a href="https://www.protectourvotes.com/">Protect Our Votes</a> working
with <a href="https://demcastusa.com/2019/10/23/jenny-cohn-election-security-advocate-extraordinaire/">Jenny
Cohn</a> (@jennycohn1). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Volunteers can
take action to detect potential hacking & voting equipment problems.
Photographer volunteers take photos of precinct poll tapes & then
screenshot to uploader. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We can sign up
here:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.protectourvotes.com/photo-finish-volunteer-sign-up-form/">https://www.protectourvotes.com/photo-finish-volunteer-sign-up-form/</a> </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://seesay2020.com/">SeeSay2020</a> by <a href="https://www.democracylab.org/">DemLabs</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Volunteers can expose voter suppression, election
interference, machine problems, intimidation, etc. by using cell phones to report.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Goal is a central ‘citizen owned'
database to help ensure fair voting & vote counts. Here are real examples
so far: <a href="https://thedemlabs.org/2020/10/20/dirty-tricks-abound-what-voter-suppression-looks-like-in-2020/">https://thedemlabs.org/2020/10/20/dirty-tricks-abound-what-voter-suppression-looks-like-in-2020/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Let’s learn more here: <a href="http://seesay2020.com/" target="_blank">http://seesay2020.com</a> </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.scrutineerscommunity.org/">Scrutineers</a> and <a href="http://centerforcommonground.org/main/index.php/campaigns/reclaim-our-vote">Reclaim
Our Vote</a> have another option for documenting poll tapes. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We can sign up for next (Oct 23) training
here: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-quick-election-protection-action-nearly-everyone-can-and-must-do-tickets-125761212171">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-quick-election-protection-action-nearly-everyone-can-and-must-do-tickets-125761212171</a> </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://smartelections.us/countthevote">Count the Vote</a> project from <a href="https://smartelections.us/">SMART Elections</a> is working to protect and
verify the election results. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Co-Sponsors
include <a href="https://demcastusa.com/">DemCastUSA</a> and <a href="http://democracycounts.org/">Democracy Counts</a> who did an explanation
video here: <a href="https://youtu.be/esUi10giixo" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/vsUi10giixo</a>
& a Free App! <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We can sign up for
Wednesday trainings here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/smartelections/event/353962/">https://www.mobilize.us/smartelections/event/353962/</a></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://validatethevoteusa.org/" target="_blank">ValidateTheVoteUSA.org</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is seeking volunteers in the 10 swing
states and 4 senate states to photograph the poll tapes on the evening of Nov.
3, to make sure the vote count is accurate. So the election is not
stolen. We are targeting the 10 swing states: FL NC SC TX WI MI GA
PA OH TN, and the 4 senate states: Montana Maine AZ CO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They need volunteers in these states for just
one hour after voting closes. It’s easy and there is a short training. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We can sign up here:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://validatethevoteusa.org/register-to-volunteer">https://validatethevoteusa.org/register-to-volunteer</a> </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">LAWYERS NEEDED:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“<a href="https://wetheaction.org/">We The
Action</a> was founded on the fundamental premise that lawyers have the power
to do good. None of us can change the world alone. But if each of us gives an
hour here or there, we can do some pretty extraordinary things together.” <a href="https://wetheaction.org/our_vision">https://wetheaction.org/our_vision</a>
We the Action is seeking lawyers who can get involved and protect the
vote.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We can share this with our lawyer friends and, if we are a lawyer, we
can sign up here:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://wetheaction.org/2020">https://wetheaction.org/2020</a></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<a href="https://mailchi.mp/00a909a57a25/your-weekly-pep-talk-action-list?e=4a9124dbd5">h/t</a>)
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PROTECT THE RESULTS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> What if Trump refuses to accept the results
of the election? Protect the Results is a large coalition of groups
including Indivisible, Common Cause, Greenpeace, ProgressNow Colorado, MoveOn,
Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club, Women’s March, and many others, working to mobilize
on Nov. 4 if necessary. Let’s visit the Protect the Results campaign site
and register to mobilize at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=74ed411161&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://protecttheresults.com/</a>.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">BE PREPARED TO STOP A COUP:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> As Election Day
approaches, it’s important to prepare for a scenario where Biden wins and Trump
refuses to recognize the results of the election and continues with his
enablers to grab power. <a href="https://choosedemocracy.us/" target="_blank">Choosedemocracy.us</a>
has a number of important resources and tactics every one of us can take to
stop a coup. These include signing a <a href="https://choosedemocracy.us/#pledge" target="_blank">pledge</a>, <a href="https://choosedemocracy.us/whats-the-game-plan-if-trump-really-does-try-to-steal-the-election-7-tactics-to-stop-a-coup/#.X5nQDFNKjow" target="_blank">writing now to election officials in our town to make sure that
they pledge to count every vote</a>, and attending an <a href="https://protecttheresults.com/?utm_source=Choose-Democracy" target="_blank">action on November 4 </a>to protect the results of the
election. We can also sign up for <a href="https://choosedemocracy.us/trainings/#.X5nSslNKjow" target="_blank">a
Zoom training</a>, and/or read <a href="https://choosedemocracy.us/prepare/#10things" target="_blank">10 things
we need to know to stop a coup</a>. <b>Let’s check out these important
resources and a make a plan to take action if Trump tries to hold onto power
illegitimately. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DECIDE ON LAST MINITE DONATIONS WITH DECISION MATRIX
TOOL: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">As Election Day draws near, last minute requests for funding increase.
If we are having difficulty deciding where to donate, we can check out this
online tool. <b>Answering a few simple
questions can help us give where it matters most to us: </b></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://idlewords.com/panic_decision_matrix.htm" target="_blank">https://idlewords.com/panic_decision_matrix.htm </a> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOTING RULES & DEADLINES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> All of the
voting rules and deadlines for all states are listed in one convenient place,
thanks to NPR’s special series “2020 Election: Secure Your Vote”: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/14/909338758/map-mail-in-voting-rules-by-state" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/14/909338758/map-mail-in-voting-rules-by-state</a>
<b>If we have any doubts ourselves or if we
need to make sure others know the rules, we can easily check or forward this
information.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">BALLOT TRACKING:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Most states have a way we can track our
ballot to make sure it was accepted and will be counted. Three states do not: Mississippi, Missouri, and Wyoming. <b>If we are in those states, we need to
contact our local election office and inquire.
The rest of us can use this to check online: <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-track-your-absentee-ballot-by-state">https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-track-your-absentee-ballot-by-state</a></b> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">BALLOT CURING:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> If we learn that our absentee ballot has not
been accepted, if we live in one of 28 states, we have the opportunity to “cure”
our ballot. <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/3azxe8/help-voters-fix-rejected-ballot-curing-volunteer">https://www.vice.com/en/article/3azxe8/help-voters-fix-rejected-ballot-curing-volunteer</a> <b>Let’s
make sure to follow up so, if needed, we can “cure” our ballot in time to
count. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">LOCAL & STATE ELECTIONS ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: It is vitally
important that we vote in every election, every year, not just every four years
when the president is on the ballot. This is especially true as we face federal
courts that are increasingly hostile to causes we hold dear. State and local
elected and appointed officials will increasingly be the places we turn to as
we work over the years for a federal judiciary that prioritizes
democracy. <b>Let’s never miss another election. Let’s sign up for
election reminders at: <a href="https://turbovote.org/" target="_blank">https://turbovote.org</a> </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b>HOW TO BEAT AN ELECTION-RELATED POWER GRAB</b>: <a href="https://choosedemocracy.us/">Choose Democracy</a> is sponsoring a series
of workshops with activist, sociologist George Lakey. “There’s a chance that a desperate Trump will
respond to a narrow victory by Biden by declaring the election fraudulent,
urging his base to support his continued Presidency. This training will share
the most important things to know and practice in order to be ready for that
possibility.” <b>We can sign up here: <a href="https://choosedemocracy.us/trainings/#.X5mrO4hKiyJ">https://choosedemocracy.us/trainings/#.X5mrO4hKiyJ</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b>WHAT IF
TRUMP LOSES AND REFUSES TO CONCEDE?</b> Journalist Van Jones clearly lays out the problem, the
procedures, and what we, the people, can do if Trump loses the election and
refuses to concede. <b>Let’s watch his TED talk, share it, and get
involved with the organizations he mentions in his video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZWRhLW7Y8w" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZWRhLW7Y8w</a> </b> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>The
Plot to Kidnap Me</i> - <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/plot-kidnap-me/616866/" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/plot-kidnap-me/616866/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Barrett’s Confirmation is NOT the End</i> - <a href="https://politicalcharge.org/2020/10/27/barretts-confirmation-is-not-the-end/">https://politicalcharge.org/2020/10/27/barretts-confirmation-is-not-the-end/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Voters' Guide To Election Security In The
2020 Presidential Campaign</i> -
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/10/27/927807674/voters-guide-to-election-security-in-the-2020-presidential-campaign">https://www.npr.org/2020/10/27/927807674/voters-guide-to-election-security-in-the-2020-presidential-campaign</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Amy Coney Barrett’s Judicial Philosophy
Doesn’t Hold Up to Scrutiny</i>
- <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/originalism-barrett/616844/">https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/originalism-barrett/616844/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">$80 million dark
money group tied to Trump Supreme Court advisor, Leonard Leo </span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">- <a href="https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/80-million-dark-money-group-tied-to-trump-supreme-court-advisor-leonard-leo/">https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/80-million-dark-money-group-tied-to-trump-supreme-court-advisor-leonard-leo/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span>We can stay up
to date on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b>
publishes a weekly schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="p16CxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Susan G. Roganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06910397753340872509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096720659408439048.post-72165725649995926352020-10-27T03:00:00.001-04:002020-10-27T03:00:04.428-04:00<p> 10/27/20</p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="color: red; text-align: center;">There’s
no such thing as a vote that doesn’t matter. ― Barack Obama</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt;">NATIONAL ISSUES </span></i></b><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: left;"> </span></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><o:p> <br /></o:p>Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<br />(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a><u><span style="color: blue;"> <br /></span></u>Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a> <br />Purchase stamps,
postcards, and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
<br /></span><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a><o:p> <br /></o:p><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house<br /></a><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">STOP TRUMP
FROM GUTTING THE CIVIL SERVICE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
We must remain alert not only to the “big” stories, like McConnell’s frantic
effort to confirm Amy Coney Barrett, but also to the smaller but perhaps no
less consequential ones; invoking “performance standards,” Trump claims it
necessary to create “an exception to the competitive hiring rules and
examinations for career positions in the Federal service of a confidential,
policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character” and signed
an Executive Order to that effect last week: <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-creating-schedule-f-excepted-service/" target="_blank">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-creating-schedule-f-excepted-service/</a>
The merit-based civil service system, in place since 1883, provided one of the
few routes to upward mobility for many; the creation of new “Schedule F”
employees allows the easy appointment of loyal political cronies (and the easy
firing of the “disloyal”) and, importantly, shields political appointees from
an incoming administration by protecting them from firing on the basis of
political affiliation: <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/522339-trump-order-strips-workplace-protections-from-civil-servants" target="_blank">https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/522339-trump-order-strips-workplace-protections-from-civil-servants</a> and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-federal-civil-service/2020/10/23/02fbf05c-1549-11eb-ba42-ec6a580836ed_story.html" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-federal-civil-service/2020/10/23/02fbf05c-1549-11eb-ba42-ec6a580836ed_story.html</a> and
<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-executive-order-civil-service-biden-election-schedule-f-b1255692.html?" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-executive-order-civil-service-biden-election-schedule-f-b1255692.html
</a> Whatever the outcome of November’s election, Trump will remain in
power until January and will, undoubtedly, do as much damage as he can; we must
monitor what he does in this interregnum.
<b>Let’s raise this issue with our MoCs and ask what they can do to stop
this latest assault on our democracy. </b><b>To protest this change in the civil service, let’s contact the Office
of Personnel Management: 1-800-877-8339 or 1900 E St, NW, Washington DC 20415.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">USPS BOARD REJECTS REPORT ON DEJOY:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Last week, at the behest of Congress, an
inspector general at the United States Postal Service issued a report examining
the effects of Trump loyalist and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s changes to
the postal service; the report concluded that these changes had resulted in
“significant negative service impacts across the country,”: <a href="https://www.uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library-files/2020/20-292-R21.pdf">https://www.uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library-files/2020/20-292-R21.pdf</a>
Undaunted, the USPS Board of Governors, composed of Trump appointees, rejected
the report’s conclusions: <a href="https://billmoyers.com/story/scramble-at-the-white-house/" target="_blank">https://billmoyers.com/story/scramble-at-the-white-house/</a>
DeJoy has committed to halt these changes but only until after the
election. <b>Looks like we need, once
again, to contact the USPS Board of Governors and demand a permanent end to
DeJoy’s effort to destroy the postal service: USPS Board of Governors Robert
Duncan: <a href="mailto:mduncan@inezdepositbank.com" target="_blank">mduncan@inezdepositbank.com</a>;
John Barger: </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><b><a href="mailto:barger.jm@gmail.com" target="_blank">barger.jm@gmail.com</a>;
Ron Bloom: </b></span><b style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><a href="mailto:ron.bloom@brookfield.com" target="_blank">ron.bloom@brookfield.com</a>;
Roman Martinez: <a href="mailto:roman@rmiv.com" target="_blank">roman@rmiv.com</a>;
Donald Moak: </b><b style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><a href="mailto:lee.moak@moakgroup.com" target="_blank">lee.moak@moakgroup.com</a>;
Wiliam Zollers: <a href="mailto:directoraccessmailbox@cigna.com" target="_blank">directoraccessmailbox@cigna.com</a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">CALL OUT
MIKE PENCE FOR PUTTING THE NATION’S HEALTH AT RISK BY REFUSING TO OBSERVE CDC
PROTOCOLS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">“At least five people
in Vice President Mike Pence's orbit have tested positive for coronavirus in
recent days, including chief of staff Marc Short, close aide Zach Bauer and
outside adviser Marty Obst, sources told CNN. There are concerns that more
people within Pence's inner circle will test positive in the coming days, a
source said. "They're scared," the source said of staffers in the
vice president's office” <b><a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/10/24/politics/mac-short-coronavirus-positive-test/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/10/24/politics/mac-short-coronavirus-positive-test/index.html</a> </b>Pence,
the head of the Covid team has at least 5 of his team sick yet he is still on
the campaign trail. They have done a terrible job of keeping
themselves and us well.<b> Let’s publicly call out Pence for putting his own
political gain ahead of the nation’s health by commenting on his Twitter
(@Mike_Pence) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mikepence" target="_blank">Facebook</a>
pages. Let’s also encourage all our friends
to wear a mask, wash hands, social distance and VOTE THEM OUT. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">DARK MONEY AND THE FEDERAL COURTS</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: In these videos, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
(D-RI) explains how dark money is influencing which judges get appointed to our
federal courts and the Supreme Court, and also how they rule: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjcXVKg43qY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjcXVKg43qY</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5-Snk_thAs" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5-Snk_thAs</a> .
This is corruption, pure and simple. In this law review article, <a href="https://harvardjol.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2020/05/Sen.-Whitehouse_Dark-Money.pdf" target="_blank">https://harvardjol.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2020/05/Sen.-Whitehouse_Dark-Money.pdf</a>,
Senator Whitehouse explains the problem further and offers legislative and
policy remedies. <b>Let’s share his article with our Senators, with the
Chair of the Committee on Codes of Conduct for the federal courts, and with
Chief Justice Roberts. Let’s tell them all that we expect impartial judges and
basic fairness in our federal courts, including the Supreme Court, and we want
them to implement Senator Whitehouse’s commonsense policies: 1) </b><b>Supreme
Court (Chief Justice Roberts): <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/contact/contactus.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.supremecourt.gov/contact/contactus.aspx</a>,
2) our US Senators, and 3) Federal Courts: Chair, Committee on Codes of
Conduct, c/o General Counsel, Administrative Office of the United States Court,
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle, NE,
Washington, DC 20544</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">MOTIONAL
SUPPORT FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: As COVID cases rise, stress among healthcare
workers is rising as well. The Emotional PPE Project offers free mental health
assistance to healthcare workers affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Experienced,
licensed therapists are volunteering their time and expertise. <b>Let’s
look into this for ourselves and others who may need it: <a href="https://emotionalppe.org/" target="_blank">https://emotionalppe.org/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">FIGHT BACK
AGAINST GOP COURT STACKING: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">As
Amy Barrett’s confirmation is rushed through the Senate, cementing a
conservative Supreme Court majority, Mc Connell boasts we “won’t be able to do
much about this for a long time to come”. <a href="file:///F:/Desktop%20-%20Copy/%C2%A0https:/www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gop-bets-democrats-won-t-expand-supreme-court-progressives-say-n1244721"> https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gop-bets-democrats-won-t-expand-supreme-court-progressives-say-n1244721</a> We
still have a chance to prove him wrong by restructuring our judicial systems
and institutions to more fairly reflect the will of the people. In
“Off-Balance: Five Strategies for a Judiciary that Supports Democracy”,
Roosevelt Fellow Todd N. Tucker explores a menu of options for policymakers,
including: 1) Adding justices to the bench through Court expansion; 2) Removing
justices through impeachment; 3) Changing the jurisdiction of the Court; 4)
Ignoring or overriding Court decisions; and 5) Rewriting the Constitution to
allow term limits, elect justices, or eliminate judicial review. <b>We can find
the highlights of this judicial reform strategy here: <a href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1320781530764136449.html" target="_blank">https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1320781530764136449.html</a></b>
<b>and read the full report here: </b></span><b><span style="font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><a href="https://rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/off-balance-strategies-for-judiciary-that-supports-democracy/" target="_blank">https://rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/off-balance-strategies-for-judiciary-that-supports-democracy/</a></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <b>then demand our MoCs make judicial reform a
priority in the next session of Congress.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TEXTILE CRAFTERS</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: <a href="https://www.tinypricksproject.com/">Tiny Pricks</a> is a public art
project created and curated by Diana Weymar. Contributors from around the world
are stitching Donald Trump’s words into textiles, creating the material record
of his presidency and of the movement against it. <b>It is not too late for us to create a piece and take part: <a href="https://www.tinypricksproject.com/participate/">https://www.tinypricksproject.com/participate/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">POSTCARDING OPPORTUNITIES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> From one
of our own: Here are this week's
postcarding write-ups. Please use/share/distribute widely! Keep speaking out
and holding those in power accountable—and make sure that you, and those around
you who can, VOTE! <b>Let’s check this out: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ke2J18eH2_sJdY0bcJ0eMugtNfRxz0h93gmWlkMuQHc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ke2J18eH2_sJdY0bcJ0eMugtNfRxz0h93gmWlkMuQHc/edit?usp=sharing</a></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDERS: LAST CALL! </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">If we volunteer to
write postcards to get out the vote, Wednesday is the last day we can mail them
and hope for their arrival before Election Day. Let's count up our remaining
postcards and stamps and request that number of <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/addresses/" target="_blank">addresses</a> from
<a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/" target="_blank">Postcards To Voters</a> right
now.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">CALL/TEXT VOTERS.</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> We still have opportunities to reach voters
via phone and text. We can check with our state and local campaigns to see if
they need our help. Additionally we can check: a) <a href="https://www.splcenter.org/splc-power-hour" target="_blank">Southern Poverty
Law Center</a>; and b) <a href="https://www.sisterdistrictca3.org/" target="_blank">Sister District Project</a>. <b>Let's work together to
reach as many voters as we can.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MOBILIZE THE LATINO
VOTE</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">:
"There are only nine days until Election Day, and we still need to
mobilize millions of Latinx voters all across the country. With your help we’ve
registered more than 560,000 voters this election cycle -- thank
you!" <b>To help Voto Latino reach their goal of mobilizing 3.7
million Latino voters, we can donate here</b>: <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/vl-millions?refcode=20201025&amount=15" target="_blank">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/vl-millions</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">NATIONAL VOTER
ASSISTANCE HOTLINE IS SEEKING NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING VOLUNTEERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> If we, or someone we know, speaks fluent Apache,
Arabic, Cantonese, Creole, French, Hindi, Hmong, Korean, Mandarin, Navajo, Punjabi,
Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, or Vietnamese, the Biden campaign is asking for our
help assisting voters. <b>We can sign up here: <a href="https://go.joebiden.com/page/s/Voter-Protection-National-Hotline">https://go.joebiden.com/page/s/Voter-Protection-National-Hotline</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOTER PROTECTION PHONE
BANK:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> The NC Dems Voter Protection Team is phone
banking to make critical voter protection calls twice a day every day. <b>We can
learn more and join them here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/nc2020victory/event/314753/">https://www.mobilize.us/nc2020victory/event/314753/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SWING LEFT PHONE BANKING:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Swing Left is still making calls and we can
join them. <b>We can find more info here: <a href="https://swingleft.org/p/phone-bank">https://swingleft.org/p/phone-bank</a></b> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PHONEBANKING WITH
CHICAGO INDIVISIBLE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Indivisible
Chicago is offering one last "Phonebanking 101" class (Wednesday, October 28, 2020 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
CT<b>) </b>for folks who need to be walked through the WHOLE process.
It's a step-by-step tutorial for the well-intentioned but introverted and/or
not politically active. It will be followed by a working phone bank. <b>We can
sign up <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/R0QOd3EAH0W0kHeHJmj7eQ2?ms=em_goTime1026&emci=3b4de75a-9417-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&emdi=7c9c81f2-9b17-eb11-96f5-00155d03bda0&ceid=4422115">here</a></b>. (<a href="https://mailchi.mp/33143912ba0c/chop-wood-carry-water-1026?e=fb6666176f">h/t</a>)</span></p>
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PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> The <a href="https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/">Poor People’s Campaign</a> is hosting
<i>We Must Do M.O.R.E</i> text bank training
to learn how to text poor and low-income infrequent voters in key states where
their vote can have the greatest impact.
<b>Let’s click her to sign up: <a href="https://vote.poorpeoplescampaign.org/#phone_bank">https://vote.poorpeoplescampaign.org/#phone_bank</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">RIDES FOR NAVAHO
VOTERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
Navajo voters in the southwest have been
tragically underserved by our federal government. Many Navajo voters live 50
miles or more from their polling places. <a href="https://www.voteamerica.com/">Vote
America</a> is organizing rides to the polls for Navajo voters. To do this, we
need to raise $26,000 to pay for transportation, food & water. <b>Let’s
help if we are able: <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/voteamerica-2020-twitterrezrideap10.25.20">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/voteamerica-2020-twitterrezrideap10.25.20</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HELP BOOST LOW FLORIDA TURNOUT: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Florida is a key state
this election, but turnout in both Broward and Miami Dade counties is NOT
where we need it to be. We can join with Swing Left Greater Boston to turn
things around when we sign up for their two efforts 1) FL GOTV & BALLOT
CHASE PHONE BANKS - We will call Dems who haven’t returned their ballots
yet. <b>We can check out this calendar for the most up-to-date English,
Spanish, and Haitian Creole phone banks: <a href="https://swingleftboston.org/calendar/category/activity-type/phone-calls/month/?tribe-bar-search=Florida" target="_blank">https://swingleftboston.org/calendar/category/activity-type/phone-calls/month/?tribe-bar-search=Florida</a></b> and 2) FL BALLOT CURE - We can help Dem
voters fix their rejected ballots and get their vote counted. Spanish and
Haitian Creole-speaking volunteers are especially needed! We can sign up here: Mondays, 5-8
pm, <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/swingleftboston/event/327645/" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/swingleftboston/event/327645/</a>, Tuesdays, 5-8
pm, <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/swingleftboston/event/318422/" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/swingleftboston/event/318422/</a>, and Thursdays, 5-8
pm, <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/swingleftboston/event/311083" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/swingleftboston/event/311083</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS TO VOTERS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">At press time, Postcards To Voters continues to
write for great campaigns like Jaime Harrison for Senate in SC, Hillary
Scholten for Congress in MI (Justin Amash' seat), and Abby Finkenauer for
Congress in IA (<a href="http://postcardstovoters.org/" target="_blank">postcardstovoters.org</a>) <b>Let's
push as hard as we can in these last few days of being able to write and mail
postcards for the November 3rd election. If our post office is out of pre-stamped
postcards, we can cut cardstock into 4x6 cards and can use whatever postage we
have that adds up to at least 35 cents per card.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">READY-MADE TWEETS FOR
ALL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <a href="https://www.postcardsforamerica.com/">Postcards for America</a> have
created ready-made Tweets & Facebook Posts to share for every single
Democratic Candidate! Each includes a
Postcard w/ their photo, website link, Twitter & where to donate. <b>Let’s
check this out and use it: <a href="https://www.postcardsforamerica.com/all-dem-candidates-postcards-tweets--posts.html">https://www.postcardsforamerica.com/all-dem-candidates-postcards-tweets--posts.html</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DEFEAT SUSAN COLLINS AND TRUMP BY GETTING OUT THE MAINE
VOTE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">As
we look for the best places to put our final efforts, we can consider Maine.
First, Sen. Susan Collins could have swayed the vote on two unqualified
extremist Supreme Court Justices. It is time for her to go. Also, Maine may
give Biden to Electoral College votes he needs to wins. <b>We can check
out Swing Left Boston for several ways we can help turn Maine Blue, and defeat
Collins and Trump together: </b><b><a href="https://swingleftboston.org/calendar/category/super_state/maine-events/" target="_blank">https://swingleftboston.org/calendar/category/super_state/maine-events/</a>
and </b></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://swingleftboston.org/calendar/online-middlesex-and-worcester-district-virtual-phone-bank-11/" target="_blank">https://swingleftboston.org/calendar/online-middlesex-and-worcester-district-virtual-phone-bank-11/</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOTER REGISTRATION
DEADLINES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Voting guidelines vary by
state. In many states the deadline to register to vote has passed, but not
all. <b>Let’s check here to see if we can still register and help others
register, too: <a href="https://www.vote.org/voter-registration-deadlines/">https://www.vote.org/voter-registration-deadlines/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ATTENTION OVERSEAS
VOTERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
"If you voted in the 2020 General Election, Democrats Abroad would like to
hear from you about your voting experience. Please participate in this quick
survey as it will help us understand voting issues and trends we need to work
on for you." <b>We can fill out the survey here</b><b>: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfi24-16JmPXL1nqBlX_-kAjyC7L4vV3oHTmgfOTaNSGLzzZA/viewform" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfi24-16JmPXL1nqBlX_-kAjyC7L4vV3oHTmgfOTaNSGLzzZA/viewform</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TAKE OR ANALYZE PHOTOS OF PRECINCT RESULTS TO PROTECT
THE VOTE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">With so much at stake in the next election, many of our votes need
protection from hacking and interference with voting equipment. If we are
looking for ways to help defend election integrity, we can check out the
Protect Our Votes (POV) </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><a href="https://www.protectourvotes.com/" target="_blank">https://www.protectourvotes.com/</a> Photo
Finish project, which will publish and compare election night precinct tallies
with the final results. At the end of election days, precincts print their
results on poll tapes and post them on doors or windows for all to see. To help
preserve the integrity of these results, we can take their photos, then post
them on POV website. If we don’t take photos, we can still help by comparing
these pictures with the final counts. POV will publish this info and any
significant differences on their Photo Finish Results page. This kind of
transparency will help shine a bright light on possible tampering. <b>We can
sign up to photograph poll tapes or to compare them to the final results here,
then share this information with our friends on social media: <a href="https://www.protectourvotes.com/photo-finish/" target="_blank">https://www.protectourvotes.com/photo-finish/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">LEARN TO SAFELY INTERVENE WHEN VOTERS ARE HARASSED AT
THE POLLS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">As Trump stirs up his followers to intimidate voters on Election Day,
there is something we can do to help make sure that people can vote safely. <a href="https://www.ihollaback.org/">Hollaback</a> has resources to help us
intervene safely and effectively when we witness harassment at the polls. We
can check out their materials and then, if we choose, signup for their free
online <i>Bystander Intervention Training
Workshop</i>, to show us how to safely intervene when we see voter harassment
at the polls. We’ll learn about voter rights, the 5 C’s of bystander
intervention: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct, and staying safe
while intervening. After that, we will get time to practice. If we cannot
attend the workshop, we can learn more about these strategies. <b>We can learn more, find additional
resources for voter protection, and sign up here: </b> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><a href="https://www.ihollaback.org/bystander-intervention-to-stop-voter-harassment-at-the-polls/?link_id=16&can_id=e3063744aaa65d0727a56dda9dd0d905&source=email-new-training-launch-bystander-intervention-how-to-be-an-ally-when-you-witness-online-abuse-2&email_referrer=email_965679&email_subject=today-learn-how-to-stop-voter-harassment-at-the-polls&fbclid=IwAR3lUaZIXgzCz0AkZ29IRllq6fKQh1nUNRVH5xPQWn-xk9IM52qxxDqmSkI" target="_blank">https://www.ihollaback.org/bystander-intervention-to-stop-voter-harassment-at-the-polls</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FL: PROBLEM BALLOTS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Florida is voting by
mail for the first time due to COVID. It is being reported that Miami Dade County
may have up to 23% of early ballots being REJECTED for missing signatures! Other
counties are experiencing similar problems.
<b>Let’s click here to check on our
ballot and fix it if was rejected: <a href="http://miamidadedems.org/cure">http://miamidadedems.org/cure</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">NY: NYC VOTER SUPPRESSION?:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> The NY Times has
published the latest appalling account of nepotism, patronage, and incompetence
at the NYC Board of Elections, a last vestige of the City’s machine
politics: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/nyregion/nyc-voting-election-board.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/nyregion/nyc-voting-election-board.html</a>
In 2018, the Board "mistakenly" purged hundred of thousands of
Brooklyn voters; in September, we saw the Board send out 100,000 unusable,
inaccurate ballots, printed by an upstate graphics firm with a no-bid
contract—and apparently, a no-oversight one as well: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/918382378/nyc-to-send-new-ballots-to-nearly-100-000-voters-after-printing-error" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/918382378/nyc-to-send-new-ballots-to-nearly-100-000-voters-after-printing-error</a>
The Daily News points out that the “Board of Elections is fighting
nepotism with a memo,” which the Board apparently sees as a sufficient
response: </span><a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/city-board-elections-fights-nepotism-note-workers-article-1.1974768?barcprox=true&cid=bitly" style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" target="_blank">https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/city-board-elections-fights-nepotism-note-workers-article-1.1974768?barcprox=true&cid=bitly</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
</span><b style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Those of us who live in NYC need to tell
our City Councilors that we have had it with an inefficient and corrupt Board
of Elections: <a href="https://council.nyc.gov/districts/" target="_blank">https://council.nyc.gov/districts/</a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>U.S. sees highest
number of new COVID-19 cases in past two days</i> - <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-idUSKBN27A0JK">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-idUSKBN27A0JK</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Don't even think
about intimidating voters. State laws and penalties</i> - <a href="https://thedemlabs.org/2020/10/26/dont-even-think-about-intimidating-voters-laws-and-penalties-by-state/">https://thedemlabs.org/2020/10/26/dont-even-think-about-intimidating-voters-laws-and-penalties-by-state/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Fairytale</i> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QGat1WxC14">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QGat1WxC14</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>The Love - Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer
Hudson</i> - <a href="https://youtu.be/Jk7LPpY8pXM" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Jk7LPpY8pXM</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span>We can stay up
to date on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b>
publishes a weekly schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></p>
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<p class="p16CxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Susan G. Roganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06910397753340872509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096720659408439048.post-19487504117252990902020-10-22T03:00:00.001-04:002020-10-22T03:00:03.276-04:00<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;">10/22/20</span></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">If American women would increase their voting turnout by 10
percent, </span><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs </span><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">benefiting women and children.</span></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"> — Coretta Scott King</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">NATIONAL ISSUES </span></span></i></b><span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: left;"> </span></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a></span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a></span><u><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span></u><span style="font-family: georgia;">Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Purchase stamps,
postcards, and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a></span><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house<br /></a></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">FAMILY
SEPARATION</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: While the Trump
administration has separated thousands of families at the border, there remain 545
children who have still not been reunited with their parents (<a href="https://nbcnews.to/2Tg0wMw" target="_blank">https://nbcnews.to/2Tg0wMw</a>).
These families were separated under a 2017 pilot program that operated before
the official "zero tolerance policy" was fully implemented in 2018,
which separated an additional 2,800 families. <a href="https://www.justiceinmotion.org/family-separation" target="_blank">Justice
in Motion</a>, a group of human rights lawyers and nonprofit organizations, is
working on the ground to locate parents and reunite these families. <b>For
those of us with the means, let's donate to support their work: <a href="https://www.justiceinmotion.org/donate" target="_blank">https://www.justiceinmotion.org/donate</a>
Let's also call each of our MoCs and speak out against the atrocities at the
border, and tell them that we expect them to use their platforms to call out
these human rights violations. Let’s also
make our rage at this situation clear to the White House and to the Department
of Homeland Security, the agency responsible for this horror: (631) 226-2796 or
Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, DHS, Washington DC 20528 or @DHS_Wolf</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">SPEAK OUT
AGAINST AMY CONEY BARRETT CONFIRMATION: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The Senate will vote on the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett
to the Supreme Court on Monday, just a week before the election. <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521148-judiciary-committee-to-vote-on-barretts-supreme-court-nomination-next-week?userid=200565" target="_blank">https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521148-judiciary-committee-to-vote-on-barretts-supreme-court-nomination-next-week?userid=200565</a>.
While it is likely that there are enough Republicans who will vote to confirm, <b>we
can still contact </b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nnuQNpD4vPB4hjcpGDf_h-dYd0iVgR41DzJUs1frEQQ/edit" target="_blank"><b>these Republican Senators and remind them that in 2016, 7
months before the election, they refused to confirm an Obama nominee because
they thought it was important to give the voters a voice</b></a><b>. Let’s also
write letters to the editor about this double standard and publicly tweet these
Senators, reminding them of their duplicity. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">MCCONNELL URGES TRUMP TO WITHHOLD CORONAVIRUS
RELIEF</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: An anonymous source has
reported that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in a closed-door
lunch Tuesday, told fellow Republicans that he urged the White House not to
strike a deal with Democrats on a COVID-19 relief package; McConnell and
his allies are, after all, only interested in the Supreme Court nomination not
in the roughly 12.8 million unemployed people in need of the government’s
help: <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/20/covid-19-stimulus-senate-vote-ppp-loans-deadline-nears/3664901001/" target="_blank">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/20/covid-19-stimulus-senate-vote-ppp-loans-deadline-nears/3664901001/</a> or <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/10/20/trump-economic-stimulus-pelosi/" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/10/20/trump-economic-stimulus-pelosi/</a> or <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/politics/stimulus-deal-mitch-mcconnell-nancy-pelosi.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/politics/stimulus-deal-mitch-mcconnell-nancy-pelosi.html</a> “More
than 34 million U.S. adults live in households that find it very difficult to
pay for their usual expenses, according to government data that offer the
latest evidence of how low-income and minority Americans are facing intense
economic insecurity as the pandemic wears on.”
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-21/economic-pain-persists-for-millions-in-u-s-as-aid-talks-drag-on">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-21/economic-pain-persists-for-millions-in-u-s-as-aid-talks-drag-on</a>
<b>In
addition to expressing our outrage at McConnell—202-224-2541 or 317 Russell
Senate Office Bldg., Washington DC 20510—those of us in KY should make
McConnell’s appalling disregard for his constituents known far and wide before
the election—through letters to local papers, local call-in radio, or in any
other way we can think of.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">FIGHTING
PROPAGANDA</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: “The Media
Manipulation Casebook is a digital research platform linking together theory,
methods, and practice for mapping media manipulation and disinformation
campaigns. This research is intended for researchers, journalists,
technologists, policymakers, educators, and civil society organizers who want
to learn about detecting, documenting, describing, and debunking misinformation,” <a href="https://mediamanipulation.org/" target="_blank">https://mediamanipulation.org/</a>. <b>In
this time when bad actors, foreign and domestic, are trying to turn Americans
against one another, let’s make sure that our Members of Congress and our
favorite journalists and responsible media outlets are aware of, and use, the
Media Manipulation Casebook.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION/VOTING</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXT A VOTER EVERY TIME TRUMP ANNOYS US DURING THE
DEBATE: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The
NILC Immigrant Justice Fund will be holding a text bank training today at 8:30
pm, just before the debate. That way, if we’re watching, we can text a voter in
a swing state every time Trump annoys us. <b>Let’s
sign up <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/nilc-ijf/event/349594/" target="_blank">here</a>
to text voters tonight or at other times before the election</b>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOTING “EARLY AND OFTEN” IS ILLEGAL. BUT “VOTE TRIPLING”
IS NOT!: “</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Vote tripling is a type of relational organizing where you commit to
get three people you know to turn out and vote,” according to
Indivisible. <b>Let’s boost voter turnout by taking the pledge to reach
out to three friends and urge them to go to the polls—here’s how: <a href="https://2020.indivisible.org/vote-triple/" target="_blank">https://2020.indivisible.org/vote-triple/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXT BLACK VOTERS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <a href="https://www.pfaw.org/">People For
the American Way Foundation</a> is volunteering with Defend the Black Vote
campaign to text Black voters in states across the country in an effort to
fight back against voter suppression efforts and increase voter turnout in 2020<b>.
Let’s sign up here: <a href="https://act.pfaw.org/sign/dtbv-signup">https://act.pfaw.org/sign/dtbv-signup</a>
</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">BILLBOARDS AND RIDES:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <a href="http://centerforcommonground.org/main/index.php/campaigns/reclaim-our-vote">Reclaim
Our Vote</a> is raising $150,000 for highway billboards and to fund COVID-safe
rides to the polls for voters of color in the rural South. <b>Let’s donate here if we can: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=105f80f339&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/billboard-campaign</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">CALL AND TEXT MOMS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <a href="https://www.momsrising.org/">Moms
Rising </a> is coordinating GOTV
calls/texts to moms who don’t always vote. <b>Let’s help: <a href="https://action.momsrising.org/sign/GOTV_phonetext_2020">https://action.momsrising.org/sign/GOTV_phonetext_2020</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION – SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS TO VOTERS: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">At press time, Postcards To Voters continues to
write for Jaime Harrison for Senate in SC and for Margaret Good for Congress in
Florida and Mike Siegel for Congress in TX (<a href="http://postcardstovoters.org/" target="_blank">postcardstovoters.org</a>)
This is the last big writing weekend before the election. <b>Let's try to
get creative over the weekend about engaging new folks in our community in
writing during the final push: stamped postcard packs with addresses and clear
instructions that folks can pick up or a socially distanced outdoor drop-by
open house where folks stop by and write 5-10 postcards outside.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MAXIMIZE SENATE FLIPPING EFFORTS: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">We know that flipping
the Senate is important: without a Blue senate, Biden will struggle to make any
of the reforms we so badly need. But how do we know, in these final weeks,
where to focus our efforts to get the results we so badly need?
Fortunately <a href="https://demcastusa.com/">DemCast</a>
has crunched the numbers for us, analyzing fundraising reports, dark
money expenditures, polling and predictive analytics. The candidates most
in need of 11th hour donations, if we can make them, and of our volunteer
efforts as well are: 1) Theresa Greenfield (IA) <a href="https://greenfieldfori/" target="_blank">https://greenfieldfori</a><a href="http://owa.com/" target="_blank">owa.com</a>, 2) Steve Bullock
(MT) <a href="https://stevebullock.com/" target="_blank">https://stevebullock.com</a>,
3) Raphael Warnock (GA) <a href="https://warnockforgeorgia.com/" target="_blank">https://warnockforgeorgia.com</a>,
4) Jon Ossoff (GA) <a href="https://electjon.com/" target="_blank">https://electjon.com</a>,
5) Dr. Barbara Bollier (KS) <a href="https://bollierforkansas.com/" target="_blank">https://bollierforkansas.com</a>, 6) Gary Peters
(MI) <a href="https://www.peters.senate.gov/" target="_blank">https://www.peters.senate.gov</a>,
and 7)Dr. Al Gross (AK) <a href="https://dralgrossak.com/" target="_blank">https://dralgrossak.com</a>
<b>We can click here to learn more and to donate to these candidates as a
group: </b><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/flipthesenatedc" target="_blank">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/flipthesenatedc</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ROCK THE VOTE:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> It is not too late in some states to register
to vote in the Nov. 3 election. <b>Let’s use this Rock the Vote site to check
and, if we are too late, let’s sign up now for the next election: <a href="https://www.rockthevote.org/how-to-vote/register-to-vote/">https://www.rockthevote.org/how-to-vote/register-to-vote/</a> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DOCUMENT THE POLL TAPES:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Volunteers NEEDED! Choose
whichever group suits you - they're all great! (Some have training, some have
Apps, some ask for uploads.) *This is a
very important project - the photos taken are able to be used as evidence in
Court should there be elections questions. (You know, like when Stacey Abrams
& Jon Ossoff totally won their races, but the evidence was conveniently
disappeared…) Let’s choose one:</span></p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">1)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="https://www.protectourvotes.com/photo-finish/">PhotoFinish</a>, a project
from <a href="https://www.protectourvotes.com/">Protect Our Votes</a> working
with <a href="https://demcastusa.com/2019/10/23/jenny-cohn-election-security-advocate-extraordinaire/">Jenny
Cohn</a> (@jennycohn1). Volunteers can
take action to detect potential hacking & voting equipment problems. Photographer
volunteers take photos of precinct poll tapes & then screenshot to
uploader. <b>We can sign up here: <a href="https://www.protectourvotes.com/photo-finish-volunteer-sign-up-form/">https://www.protectourvotes.com/photo-finish-volunteer-sign-up-form/</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;">2)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="https://seesay2020.com/">SeeSay2020</a> by <a href="https://www.democracylab.org/">DemLabs</a>. Volunteers can expose voter suppression, election
interference, machine problems, intimidation, etc. by using cell phones to report.
Goal is a central ‘citizen owned'
database to help ensure fair voting & vote counts. Here are real examples
so far: <a href="https://thedemlabs.org/2020/10/20/dirty-tricks-abound-what-voter-suppression-looks-like-in-2020/">https://thedemlabs.org/2020/10/20/dirty-tricks-abound-what-voter-suppression-looks-like-in-2020/</a>
<b>Let’s learn more here: <a href="http://seesay2020.com/" target="_blank">http://seesay2020.com</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">3)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="https://www.scrutineerscommunity.org/">Scrutineers</a> and <a href="http://centerforcommonground.org/main/index.php/campaigns/reclaim-our-vote">Reclaim
Our Vote</a> have another option for documenting poll tapes. <b>We can sign up for next (Oct 23) training
here: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-quick-election-protection-action-nearly-everyone-can-and-must-do-tickets-125761212171">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-quick-election-protection-action-nearly-everyone-can-and-must-do-tickets-125761212171</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">4)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="https://smartelections.us/countthevote">Count the Vote</a> project from <a href="https://smartelections.us/">SMART Elections</a> is working to protect and
verify the election results. Co-Sponsors
include <a href="https://demcastusa.com/">DemCastUSA</a> and <a href="http://democracycounts.org/">Democracy Counts</a> who did an explanation
video here: <a href="https://youtu.be/esUi10giixo" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">v</span>sUi10giixo</a>
& a Free App! <b>We can sign up for Wednesday
trainings here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/smartelections/event/353962/">https://www.mobilize.us/smartelections/event/353962/</a></b>
</span></p></blockquote>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">JOIN PROTECT THE RESULTS TO ENSURE SAFE TRANSFER OF
POWER: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">As
Trump tries to cast doubt on the legitimacy of a possible loss to Biden, it is
time to make sure that every vote gets counted, the loser concedes and
Congress, the Electoral College, and state officials honor the accurate, final
vote count. To ensure this <a href="https://protecttheresults.com/">Protect The
Results</a>, a coalition of more than 100 organizations committed to
protecting our democracy, are preparing to launch nationwide mobilizations to
if Trump declares "victory" before all votes are counted, tries to
stop votes from being counted, or threatens the peaceful transfer of power. We
can help out by using their event map to find local actions to join, their
toolkits to prepare for mobilizing, and spreading the word with our friends on
social media. <b>We can click here to learn more and sign up: </b><b><a href="https://protecttheresults.com/" target="_blank">https://protecttheresults.com</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">CALLING ALL MUSICIANS</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Play for the Vote is an effort to bring
musicians to polls across the country to perform for voters on Election
Day. <b>We can sign up to play or donate to this delightful effort
here: <a href="https://www.playforthevote.com/" target="_blank">https://www.playforthevote.com/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">STATE BIDEN-HARRIS
GRAPHICS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Graphics State-by-State sized just-right to
download for the wallpaper or lock screen on your phone: <b>We can
grab them here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JUj0fNj2eWkMMJUsfOmMRBXe3Anc8Udv?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JUj0fNj2eWkMMJUsfOmMRBXe3Anc8Udv?usp=sharing</a></b>
(<a href="https://www.facebook.com/postcards4USA/posts/3384878194959702">h/t</a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HAPPY DAYS</span></i></b><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> REUNION:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> The Wisconsin Dems have another fun
fundraiser planned. This time it is a
Happy Days reunion. Chip in any amount
to join us for a <b><i>Happy Days</i></b> Reunion with Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Anson
Williams, Marion Ross, Don Most, and special guests! It's only going to be livestreamed once at
6pm CT on Sunday, October 25th. <b>We can sign
up here: <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/happy-days-reunion">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/happy-days-reunion</a>
</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">GRAPHICS SUPPORTING BIDEN-HARRIS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <a href="http://riseupshowupunite.vote/">Rise Up. Show Up. Unite!</a> has gathered
artists who have come up with positive graphics we can use for person use (not
for profit). <b>Let’s check out the
collection and use what we can: <a href="http://riseupshowupunite.vote/">http://riseupshowupunite.vote/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOTER ASSISTANCE
HOTLINES</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: If we find we need help during this election
season, there is help available. <b>Let’s check and share this list of voter
assistance hotlines: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l6IAol6F34UnOuXu3KuMZY1wZCz7Bb8ZAs7hQmzy5PI/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l6IAol6F34UnOuXu3KuMZY1wZCz7Bb8ZAs7hQmzy5PI/edit</a></b> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">STATE-BY-STATE POLL
WATCHER INFORMATION:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Wondering about poll watchers, observers, monitors, challengers? <b>Let’s
check out this state-by-state guide: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcZHYdmKeNdETx02UsMKpyEjgtYQHZ7CSX6XzYkqoGU/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcZHYdmKeNdETx02UsMKpyEjgtYQHZ7CSX6XzYkqoGU/edit</a></b>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">JOIN BERNIE AT PROGRESSIVES FOR BIDEN/HARRIS UNITY TOWN
HALL: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">As
plans for a Biden/Harris administration take place, Progressive ideas and
policies will need strong advocates. This Friday, we can hear from some of
them. We can join Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Mark
Pocan, Rep. Chuy García, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley in a Virtual Town
Hall starting at 8pm, EDT. On the agenda is discussing the
Biden-Harris plans to advance democracy and justice, and to put the people
first. <b>We can click here to learn more and sign up: </b><b><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/joebiden/event/351796/" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/joebiden/event/351796/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;">LEARN TO WRITE LEGISLATION</b><span style="font-family: georgia;">: The Rise Justice Labs accelerator’s goal is
to help everyday people pass their first law--and the application for our next
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with lawmakers and other key stakeholders, and construct a community to build
support to pass our legislation. <b>If this is us let’s go here to apply! <a href="http://risenow.us/apply?fbclid=IwAR0KC5ftvMEnwiH9mUhSektPxXDEiVwHMi01WUA22uF8yLXVD0fOcAnxASo" target="_blank">risenow.us/apply</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Sam Elliott
narrates Biden ad premiering during World Series: 'There is only one America'</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/522011-sam-elliott-narrates-biden-ad-premiering-during-world-series">https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/522011-sam-elliott-narrates-biden-ad-premiering-during-world-series</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Deepfakes:
Is This Video Even Real? - </i><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OqFY_2JE1c" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OqFY_2JE1c</span></a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">A Campaign of Voter Subtraction</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/threat-voter-subtraction/616746/">https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/threat-voter-subtraction/616746/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Dr. Fauci says his
kids aren’t coming home for Thanksgiving as Americans ‘sacrifice’ holiday
gatherings to stay safe from coronavirus </i><span style="font-family: georgia;">- <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/14/dr-fauci-says-his-kids-arent-coming-home-for-thanksgiving-to-stay-safe-from-coronavirus.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/14/dr-fauci-says-his-kids-arent-coming-home-for-thanksgiving-to-stay-safe-from-coronavirus.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Former President Obama campaigns for Joe
Biden in Pennsylvania</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlSZOcY8T3k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlSZOcY8T3k</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">We can stay up
to date on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">House</b><span style="font-family: georgia;">
publishes a weekly schedule at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> b) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Senate</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> updates
their schedule daily at the </span><a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></p>
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<p class="p16CxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span></p>Susan G. Roganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06910397753340872509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096720659408439048.post-76443315024830512032020-10-20T03:00:00.001-04:002020-10-20T03:00:05.472-04:00<p></p><p class="p16" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10/20/20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="p16" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Do
not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is
not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a
lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble,
necessary trouble. – John Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">NATIONAL ISSUES </span></span></i></b><span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: left;"> </span></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a></span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a></span><u><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span></u><span style="font-family: georgia;">Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a></span><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a></span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">DO NOT FILL SUPREME COURT OPENING NOW</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Most
Americans want the Senate to hold off on filling the Supreme Court seat. <a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/most-americans-want-to-wait-until-after-the-election-to-fill-the-supreme-court-vacancy/">https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/most-americans-want-to-wait-until-after-the-election-to-fill-the-supreme-court-vacancy/</a>
<b>Let’s call the Judiciary Committee and
tell them we want them to wait:
202-224-5225. Then, let’s also
contact the GOP senators on this list who might be willing to vote no: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gXI2Z_nOswK0wrXDCj-uVpRe6QUfHuz9/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gXI2Z_nOswK0wrXDCj-uVpRe6QUfHuz9/view?usp=sharing</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN ARE BEING DEPORTED:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Journalist
Jeff Abbott <a href="https://twitter.com/palabrasdeabajo/status/1317182588101054464?s=03">tweeted</a>
last Friday, “Today, the United States deported 58 Guatemalans to Guatemala
City from Mesa, Arizona on an ICEair chartered Swiftair (iAero) flight. 56 of
the 58 Guatemalans are unaccompanied minors.”
This may be part of a wide program.
“Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have started to implement
a policy that allows officers to arrest and rapidly deport undocumented
immigrants who have been in the US for less than two years, according to
internal emails and documents obtained by BuzzFeed News.” <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/ice-fast-track-deportations">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/ice-fast-track-deportations</a> <b>Let’s
let our MoCs know that this is not how we treat children and that we want our
asylum program to be respectful and responsible to those seeking a better life.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">REGULATION FRENZY:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “Facing
the prospect that President Trump could lose his re-election bid, his
cabinet is scrambling to enact regulatory changes affecting millions of
Americans in a blitz so rushed it may leave some changes vulnerable to court
challenges.” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/us/politics/regulatory-rush-federal-agencies-trump.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/us/politics/regulatory-rush-federal-agencies-trump.html</a> The article lists many of them with links to
each regulation, from changing independent contractors to biometric data to
bomb trains, where we can comment. <b>Let’s
check it out, share it, and comment as we can.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">SUBMIT A
PUBLIC COMMENT TO PROTEST NEW CHANGES IN ASYLUM-SEEKER RULES: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The Department of Justice is once again trying to
strip due process rights from our asylum seekers by shortening deadlines for
submitting paperwork and disallowing fee waivers. These procedural changes will
make it even harder for asylum seekers to find a lawyer and have a fair hearing
in court. <a href="https://immigrationimpact.com/2020/09/24/asylum-15-day-filing-deadline/#.X425bdBKiyI">https://immigrationimpact.com/2020/09/24/asylum-15-day-filing-deadline/#.X425bdBKiyI</a>
<b>Comments on this proposal are due
this Friday, October 23. Let’s submit a comment </b><a href="https://beta.regulations.gov/document/EOIR-2020-0005-0001" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a><b>.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">DARK MONEY
AND THE SUPREME COURT</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Senator
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) used his time during the Barret Supreme Court
nomination hearings to school her, and us, about the disturbing influence of
dark corporate money interests on judicial appointments and court rulings. We
can watch here, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjcXVKg43qY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjcXVKg43qY</a> and
here, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5-Snk_thAs" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5-Snk_thAs</a>.
Whitehouse has published a law review article that delves deeper into this
subject and makes recommendations for legislative reform, <a href="https://harvardjol.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2020/05/Sen.-Whitehouse_Dark-Money.pdf" target="_blank">https://harvardjol.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2020/05/Sen.-Whitehouse_Dark-Money.pdf</a>. <b>Let’s
share the link to his law review article with our US Senators, and let’s tell
them that we want them to prioritize eliminating the influence of dark money on
US courts, including the Supreme Court.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TRUMP
CRITICIZES FAUCI:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “People
are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots,” Trump said of Dr. Anthony
Fauci, declaring the government’s top infectious disease expert “a disaster.” <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/fauci-trump-wearing-mask-weakness-430114">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/fauci-trump-wearing-mask-weakness-430114</a>
He suggested it would create a controversy to fire him. Fauci, in an interview
with CBS’s “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday (<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fauci-no-surprised-trump-covid-19-media-appearances-60-minutes/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fauci-no-surprised-trump-covid-19-media-appearances-60-minutes/</a>),
had said he was not surprised by Trump coming down with the virus after he held
large events with no face coverings. Fauci also objected to the president’s
campaign using his words in a campaign ad. Unfortunately, Dr. Fauci now needs
federal protection due to threats on his life. <b>Let’s support Dr. Fauci, who continues to
give us science-based help to protect us from Covid 19 despite trump’s misinformation
about the virus. We can send a thank you to him here via Email: </b><a href="mailto:oarinfo@nih.gov" target="_blank">oarinfo@nih.gov</a>. or phone: <b>Phone: <a href="tel:+1-301-496-0357" target="_blank">1-301-496-0357</a></b>, or snail
mail: <b>Mail: Office of AIDS
Research, Dr. Fauci, Office of the Director, National Institutes of
Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 2F40,Rockville, Maryland
20852 </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">PERDUE
MOCKS KAMALA’S NAME AT RALLY: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">“Republican
Sen. David Perdue mocked Sen. Kamala Harris on Friday, derisively
mispronouncing the Democratic vice presidential candidate's name during a
campaign rally in Georgia. “Kamala? Kamala? Kamala-mala-mala? I don’t know.
Whatever,” Perdue (R-Ga.) said at a rally in Macon, just before President
Donald Trump was set to take the stage.”
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/16/david-perdue-mocks-kamala-harris-name-429996">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/16/david-perdue-mocks-kamala-harris-name-429996</a> <b>Let’s tell him he needs to apologize to
Kamala in the Senate. Senators need to respect each other. He doesn’t seem to
know how to do that, let’s remind him. Tweet him @Perduesenate </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">POSTCARDING OPPORTUNITIES</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: From one
of our own: Please use/share/distribute as you see fit. This week's material
should help motivate all of us to fight for a Blue Senate—as well as a Blue
House and a Blue White House. <b>Click here: </b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HU6DH8V6BzSywtT7dlTwPblRomt7B0DTL7b_WbsaYdU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HU6DH8V6BzSywtT7dlTwPblRomt7B0DTL7b_WbsaYdU/edit?usp=sharing</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION/VOTING</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">THE LAST WEEKENDS: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">There are only two more
weeks before Election Day, with three weekends to do all we can to get out the
vote. With this in mind, <a href="https://swingleft.org/" target="_blank">Swing
Left</a> has launched The Last Weekends campaign, where we can call voters
in swing states in order to flip the Senate, turn state legislatures blue, and
elect Joe Biden. For its first weekend, Swing Left is asking for 10,000
volunteers to make 500,000 phone calls, or for each volunteer to make 50
calls. <b>Let's check out <a href="https://swingleft.org/p/resources" target="_blank">these resources</a> on how to phone bank, then sign up for
The Last Weekends: <a href="https://swingleft.org/p/the-last-weekends" target="_blank">https://swingleft.org/p/the-last-weekends</a> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HELP VOTERS CURE REJECTED BALLOTS: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">With so many people
voting absentee for the first time, and regulations varying for state to state,
it’s not surprising that ballots are being rejected. These ballots can be
fixed, the votes can still count and <a href="https://swingleft.org/">Swing
Left</a> has a way for us to help by calling voters whose ballots have been
rejected cure the defect and make sure their vote counts. Shifts are
available from now through Nov 5, Spanish and Haitian Creole volunteers
needed for Florida calls, as well. <b>We
can click here to learn more and sign up: </b></span><a href="https://swingleft.org/event/register/mobilize:318422?s=u" style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" target="_blank">https://swingleft.org/event/register/mobilize:318422?s=u</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION – SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FLIP SOUTH CAROLINA! </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">We can help by writing
to voters with Postcards to Voters' <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/2020/10/17/225/" target="_blank"><b>Campaign
225: Jaime Harrison</b></a> for Senate. Jaime is running against incumbent
Lindsey Graham. (The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/18/jaime-harrison-south-carolina-senate-lindsey-graham" target="_blank">The upset of 2020?</a>) <b>Let's request some addresses
today to encourage SC voters to vote for Jaime. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SPEAKERS OF NON ENGLISH LANGUAGES NEEDED FOR VOTER
HOTLINE: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Biden/Harris
campaign's National Voter Assistance Hotline needs speakers of Apache, Arabic,
Cantonese, Creole, French, Hindi, Hmong, Korean, Mandarin, Navajo, Punjabi,
Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, or Vietnamese. <b>If we speak any of these
languages and can help out, we can sign up here: </b><a href="https://go.joebiden.com/page/s/Voter-Protection-National-Hotline?fbclid=IwAR3aqj27XT6znwhSf9nb45UPJcuLFSRFs3pm9ngPruqOCIQf7Piay2Kjiww" target="_blank">https://go.joebiden.com/page/s/Voter-Protection-National-Hotline</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXTING FOR DEMS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> There is still time to learn how to text in
support of Biden and down ticket as well.
<b>We can sign up here for the DNC 2020
Victory Text Team: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/2020victory/event/293967/">https://www.mobilize.us/2020victory/event/293967/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">GET OUT THE VOTE IN MAINE</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Senator Susan
Collins' PAC made contributions to two Maine candidates running for the state
legislature who support the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon (<a href="https://bit.ly/2HjwnZK" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2HjwnZK</a>, <a href="https://bit.ly/3o5FGxC" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3o5FGxC</a>).
While her campaign has claimed that they were unaware of the candidates'
ties to QAnon, social media accounts and interviews with the candidates show
that they have been openly supporting this dangerous conspiracy theory. This
kind of irresponsibility can have far-reaching consequences and is yet another
reminder that it is time to vote Senator Collins out, and vote candidate <a href="https://saragideon.com/" target="_blank">Sara Gideon</a> in. <b>Let's
set aside some time over the next two weeks to phone bank with <a href="https://nextgenamerica.org/act/maine/" target="_blank">NextGen Maine</a> and <a href="https://votesaveamerica.com/" target="_blank">Vote Save America</a> to
encourage Mainers to GOTV. We can find the time slots and sign up here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/crooked/event/293707/" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/crooked/event/293707/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS TO VOTERS: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">As of press time, Postcards To Voters (<a href="http://postcardstovoters.org/" target="_blank">postcardstovoters.org</a>)
is still fortunate enough to be writing for Jaime Harrison for Senate in South
Carolina. <b>If we are a PTV volunteer, let's pull out all the stops in
the days ahead to get as many written for Harrison as possible - are there
friends, family, neighbors that we can get engaged in some socially distanced
postcard-writing - or can we prepare sets for them with very clear directions
(a sample helps) and stamped postcards included?</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXT WITH UNION WORKERS
FOR BIDEN/HARRIS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Join union workers from across
the country on Fridays at 4 PM ET as we come together to talk to text voters
about electing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris! Will need an internet connection
and a laptop or tablet. <b>Let’s sign up here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/nea/event/348500/">https://www.mobilize.us/nea/event/348500/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDING FOR
CANDIDATES:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> From one of our
own: "Postcarding isn’t over yet! There are some
campaigns that are still going strong and could use your help - like Jaime
Harrison’s race against Lindsay Graham for Senate in SC, and Phil Arballo’s
race against Devin Nunes for Congress, and Mike Espy’s race for Senate in
Mississippi. Additionally there are efforts afoot to get GOTV postcards to
Navajo and Hopi voters in Arizona, and to infrequent Democratic voters in the
swing states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, and many more. <b>Let’s check for more info at: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/dem-GOTV-postcards" target="_blank">www.tinyurl.com/dem-GOTV-postcards</a>".</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FREE FOOD AND WATER FOR VOTERS IN LONG LINES</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Chefs for the Polls
will serve nourishing meals on early voting days and Election Day at polling
places around the country. <b>Let’s show our love to voters waiting in
long lines by supporting Chefs for the Polls: <a href="https://chefsforthepolls.org/" target="_blank">https://chefsforthepolls.org/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PRO CHOICE VOTER GUIDE HAS INFO & TOOLS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">With Roe in danger, it
is time to make sure we elect as many pro-choice supporters as we can to help
protect a woman’s right to choose. Fortunately <a href="https://www.voteprochoice.us/">VoteProChoice</a> has a guide to help
us with information in every race at the state and federal levels, as well as
information in all judicial races. County and local information will be
added soon as well. We can also find sample email copy, social media
graphics for download, and draft social media posts to use as we see fit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>We can click here to find Vote Pro Choice
voter guides for our elections: <a href="https://www.voteprochoice.us/voter-guide">https://www.voteprochoice.us/voter-guide</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and toolkit</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<a href="https://www.voteprochoice.us/partner-toolkit%20">https://www.voteprochoice.us/partner-toolkit
</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PROTECT THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Even though Biden has a
comfortable lead in the polls, we need to continue to be vigilant about getting
out the vote and making sure to mobilize across the country if Trump attempts
to fight the results of a Biden win. <b>Let’s check out </b><a href="https://protecttheresults.com/" target="_blank"><b>Protect the Results</b></a><b>
and sign up to attend or host a November 4 event in our area. </b> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">REPUBLICANS LEAD IN
REGISTERING SWING STATE VOTERS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> As voter the two parties, especially in swing
states: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/voter-registration-republicans-swing-states-narrow-gap/" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/voter-registration-republicans-swing-states-narrow-gap/</a>
and <a href="https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/10/15/florida-republicans-cut-democrats-registration-edge-to-historic-low-1325644" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/10/15/florida-republicans-cut-democrats-registration-edge-to-historic-low-1325644</a>
Florida Republicans, for example, lag Democrats by just 134,242 registered
voters, down from 327,483 when Trump won Florida by fewer than 113,000 votes in
2016. Everything, in other words, now depends on turnout. Let’s
give Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse (R) the “Republican blood bath” he’s predicted:
particularly those of us in swing states.
<b>Let’s postcard; write; call;
offer transportation to the polls; where it’s legal, gather and deposit ballots
for those who can’t go to the polls. Anything and everything!</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PUMPKIN CARVING TEMPLATES:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “Looking for another fun way to decorate your
home this Halloween and show your support for Trick or Vote? Try carving a
patriotic pumpkin!” <b>Let’s check these out: <a href="https://trickorvoteusa.wordpress.com/2018/10/26/pumpkin-carving-templates/">https://trickorvoteusa.wordpress.com/2018/10/26/pumpkin-carving-templates/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">AL, MS, PA, WI, WV, and WY: CALL FOR THE PROCESSING OF
BALLOTS BEFORE ELECTION DAY—</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">According to <a href="https://represent.us/ballot-counting/">RepresentUs</a>, the
following states plan neither to process (that is, ready the ballot for
counting) nor to count ballots before election day: WY,WI, AL, MS, WV, PA. This
will cause extraordinary delays in getting an official ballot count from these
states. <b>If we are in these states, let’s contact our Secretary of State:
<a href="https://www.nass.org/membership" target="_blank">https://www.nass.org/membership</a> and
our State Legislators: <a href="https://openstates.org/" target="_blank">https://openstates.org/</a> and
tell them that we are concerned with this state of affairs, that we want
processing to start immediately, and we want assurances that our votes will be
counted.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MA: GUARANTEE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS BY SUPPORTING THE ROE
ACT: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">With
the likely confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the right
for a woman to choose issues related to her health and her body hang by the
thinnest of threads. S. 1209, <a href="https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/SD109" target="_blank">The Roe Act</a>
will guarantee a full range of reproductive rights for women in Massachusetts,
but the bill has been stuck in Committee. <b>Let’s sign </b><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/we-need-the-roe-act-now?clear_id=true" target="_blank"><b>this petition</b></a><b> urging state leaders to pass the
Roe Act and contact </b><a href="https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/" target="_blank"><b>our state legislators</b></a><b> to urge their support.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MI: CHILD MARRIAGE:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Child marriage is still legal in nearly
every state in the U.S. (<a href="https://bit.ly/3o5OFik" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3o5OFik</a>).
In December of last year, Representatives Sarah Anthony, Graham Filler, and
Kara Hope introduced a package of bills (HB <a href="http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4003" target="_blank">4003</a>, <a href="http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4004" target="_blank">4004</a>, <a href="http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4005" target="_blank">4005</a>)
that would remove exemptions for marriage in the state of Michigan before the
age of 18 (<a href="https://bit.ly/3jcvtLV" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3jcvtLV</a>).
Since then, the bills have made no movement, even though one of the sponsors,
Graham Filler, is the chair of the Judiciary Committee where the bills are
currently sitting. <b>Let's contact Chairman Filler and tell him that we
want the Judiciary Committee to take up these bills immediately: Mailing
Address: N-1197 House Office Building, P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909.
Phone: (517) 373-1778, Email: <a href="mailto:GrahamFiller@house.mi.gov" target="_blank">GrahamFiller@house.mi.gov</a>.
Then, let's contact our own state MoC and tell them that we support these bills
and want them passed as soon as possible.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b> MI: </b></span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MORE VOTER SUPPRESSION:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> A Michigan
appeals court ruled last Friday that ballots received after 8 p.m. on election
day cannot be counted, overturning a lower court that had ruled that ballots
postmarked by Nov. 2 and received within 14 days of the election could be
counted; maybe this new ruling will be appealed, but meantime, Jocelyn Benson,
the Michigan secretary of state, is urging voters to mail their ballots by
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 to ensure they will be counted: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/10/17/924930037/court-says-michigan-cannot-count-ballots-received-after-election-day" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2020/10/17/924930037/court-says-michigan-cannot-count-ballots-received-after-election-day</a> We
have Trump’s court appointments and DeJoy’s post office to thank for last
minute rulings like this one. <b>Let’s
make certain that Benson’s office uses the print press, the radio, TV, the
phone, and social media to place urgent messages containing accurate
information about voting that will reach ALL those eligible to cast a ballot:
Secretary of State Benson, 888-767-6424 or 430 Allegan St, Austin Bld., 4th
floor, Lansing, MI 48918</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;">UNBIAS YOUR BRAIN:</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> "Are accusations of bias clogging your
news feed? Are your friends quick to point out that something is unfair – but
not as ready to explain why? Tune up your “fairness meter” to assess how
objective or biased content really is. Reevaluate your media, win the battle
for your brain!" Attend this<b>
October 21 </b>webinar hosted by <a href="https://www.freedomforum.org/">Freedom
Forum</a>, a non-profit that works to "raise awareness of First
Amendment freedoms
through education, advocacy and action." <b>We can register here: <a href="https://www.freedomforum.org/event/the-bias-meter-the-battle-for-your-brain/" target="_blank">https://www.freedomforum.org/event/the-bias-meter-the-battle-for-your-brain/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Letter to my
Republican Dad on the 2020 Election</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - <a href="https://medium.com/@pjsimmons/letter-to-my-republican-dad-on-the-2020-election-19617719e573">https://medium.com/@pjsimmons/letter-to-my-republican-dad-on-the-2020-election-19617719e573</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Emergency Rooms And Health Clinics Become
Voter Registration Hubs</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/10/18/923754421/emergency-rooms-and-health-clinics-become-voter-registration-hubs">https://www.npr.org/2020/10/18/923754421/emergency-rooms-and-health-clinics-become-voter-registration-hubs</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Why Do Nonwhite
Georgia Voters Have to Wait in Line for Hours? Their Numbers Have Soared, and
Their Polling Places Have Dwindled.</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/why-do-nonwhite-georgia-voters-have-to-wait-in-line-for-hours-their-numbers-have-soared-and-their-polling-places-have-dwindled">https://www.propublica.org/article/why-do-nonwhite-georgia-voters-have-to-wait-in-line-for-hours-their-numbers-have-soared-and-their-polling-places-have-dwindled</a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Good Guys Win</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrBLqhXlGY0&feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrBLqhXlGY0&feature=youtu.be</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">We can stay up
to date on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">House</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> publishes
a weekly schedule at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> b) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Senate</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> updates
their schedule daily at the </span><a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">What the people want is very simple – </span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">they want an America as good as its
promise. </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">-Barbara Jordan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">NATIONAL ISSUES </span></span></i></b><span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: left;"> </span></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps: </span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Senate: </span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a></span><u><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span></u><span style="font-family: georgia;">Or use Resistbot: <a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies: <br /> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a></span><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact: </span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">COMPETING TOWN HALLS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> When
Trump chose not to partake in a virtual presidential debate sponsored by the
Presidential Debate Commission, ABC announced it would hold a town hall with
Joe Biden tonight instead. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/abc-news-announces-town-hall-democratic-nominee-joe/story?id=73506593">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/abc-news-announces-town-hall-democratic-nominee-joe/story?id=73506593</a>
However, yesterday NBC announced that it will hold a Trump town hall at the
same time tonight. While seeming to be “fair’, this denies the American people
a chance to hear both and compare in real time.
The announcement “resulted in considerable blowback on social media”. <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/media/521003-boycottnbc-explodes-on-twitter-after-trump-town-hall-scheduled-against-bidens">https://thehill.com/homenews/media/521003-boycottnbc-explodes-on-twitter-after-trump-town-hall-scheduled-against-bidens</a> Let’s ask ABC to hold Biden’s town hall an
hour later so that Americans will have a chance to see/hear them both. We can contact ABC by 1) calling -818-460-7477,
2) leaving a message here: <a href="https://abc.com/feedback">https://abc.com/feedback</a>
, 3) @ABC on Twitter, or 4) comment on a
post on their Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ABCNetwork/">https://www.facebook.com/ABCNetwork/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">CENSUS HALTED BY
SUPREME COURT:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Lest we
doubt the importance of the Supreme Court’s decisions, the Court has just
cleared the way for Trump to try to change the count before his term ends by
excluding unauthorized immigrants from the numbers used to reallocate
congressional seats and determine Electoral College votes for the next 10
years; the census count will now end at 11:59 p.m. (Hawaii time) on THURSDAY,
OCT. 15th for online responses (Oct. 15th is also the postmark deadline for
paper forms). The Constitution calls for a count of "whole number of
persons in each state," but apparently the Constitution is only to be
strictly constructed when it is convenient to the Republicans: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/10/13/921428056/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-end-census-early">https://www.npr.org/2020/10/13/921428056/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-end-census-early</a>
If Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the census bureau, gives new
state counts to the White House by Dec. 31, Trump—even if he loses
reelection--can attempt to make the unprecedented change he wants to make to
who is counted and who should, therefore, be represented in our government for
the next decade. <b>Let’s urge Ross-- (202) 482-2000 or @CommerceGov—and
our MoCs, to declare the Census incomplete and work to delay the report of a
tally until the inauguration of the next president is over. And if we (or our
neighbors) have not yet done so, fill out the Census form now!!</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">USE INDIVISIBLE
TOOLKIT TO FIGHT BARRETT NOMINATION: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Koch -backed fundamentalist Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
seems poised to end the ACA, Roe and won’t even commit to supporting the
peaceful transfer of presidential power. Even though these are unpopular
positions with the American public, her approval rates are soaring, <a href="https://morningconsult.com/2020/10/14/supreme-court-barrett-confirmation-polling/">https://morningconsult.com/2020/10/14/supreme-court-barrett-confirmation-polling/</a> and
so we must let our Senators know that we do NOT support this nomination and
that our votes will reflect that. It's time to do everything we can to keep her
off the bench before the election and Indivisible has a toolkit to help us
fight. <b>We can click here for tweets and tactics to help us save the
court: <a href="https://savescotus.indivisible.org/?fbclid=IwAR0mBx34ojo-xvRqfRylYG7JGYQ0oodhzkaTLvCR-lLiqgot7Vjp0cm5Ahs" target="_blank">https://savescotus.indivisible.org</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">IMPEACH BARR:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “Two
private groups focused on U.S. government ethics on Monday accused Attorney
General William Barr of misusing his office to support President Donald Trump’s
political goals and called on the House of Representatives to begin impeachment
proceedings against him.” <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-barr/u-s-ethics-groups-say-barr-uses-doj-as-political-tool-call-for-his-impeachment-idUSKBN26X2RS">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-barr/u-s-ethics-groups-say-barr-uses-doj-as-political-tool-call-for-his-impeachment-idUSKBN26X2RS</a> <b>Let’s contact our House reps and share our
support for this.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">MORE OF TRUMP, THE
SUPER SPREADER:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Despite backing
from Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar, the White House blocked the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from implementing a rule
mandating all passengers and employees to wear face coverings on public and
commercial transportation--that is, on airplanes, trains, buses and subways,
and in transportation centers, such as airports, train stations and bus
depots--instead throwing the decisions on this matter back to the states; the
decision to disallow this rule was made by Pence’s Coronavirus Task
Force: <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/520454-trump-administration-kept-cdc-from-issuing-mask-requirement-on-public" target="_blank">https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/520454-trump-administration-kept-cdc-from-issuing-mask-requirement-on-public</a>
This move is consistent with others keeping the CDC from doing their job and
demonstrating Trump & Pence’s utter disregard for our health. <b>Let’s
protest to the Task <a href="mailto:Force--vice.president@whitehouse.gov" target="_blank">Force--vice.president@whitehouse.gov</a> or
202-456-1111--and see if our MoCs can intervene</b>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">CALL OUT SENATOR
CORNYN FOR DELIBERATELY SPREADING MISINFORMATION: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Senator John Cornyn recently tweeted a picture of
two Democratic Senators and called them out not wearing masks. What he failed
to mention was that the picture was taken in 2018. <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521009-cornyn-shares-picture-of-democratic-senators-from-2018-questions-why-theyre" target="_blank">https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521009-cornyn-shares-picture-of-democratic-senators-from-2018-questions-why-theyre</a>.
<b>Let’s make sure Senator Cornyn knows that we don’t appreciate his lies, and
demand that he make a public apology. We can tweet him @JohnCornyn or comment
on his </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/johncornyn" target="_blank"><b>Facebook
Page</b></a><b>.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION/VOTING</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">THE LAST WEEKENDS: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">There are only three more weeks before Election
Day, with three weekends to do all we can to get out the vote. With this in
mind, <a href="https://swingleft.org/" target="_blank">Swing Left</a> has
launched The Last Weekends campaign, where we can call voters in swing states
in order to flip the Senate, turn state legislatures blue, and elect Joe Biden.
For its first weekend, Swing Left is asking for 10,000 volunteers to make
500,000 phone calls, or for each volunteer to make 50 calls. <b>Let's
check out <a href="https://swingleft.org/p/resources" target="_blank">these
resources</a> on how to phone bank, then sign up for The Last
Weekends: <a href="https://swingleft.org/p/the-last-weekends" target="_blank">https://swingleft.org/p/the-last-weekends</a> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HELP BATTLEGROUND VOTERS TO CURE THEIR REJECTED BALLOTS</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: The Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee needs volunteers to contact voters in Iowa and
Montana to help them “cure” their rejected mail-in ballots. <b>Let’s help
make sure that every voter’s ballot gets counted. We can inquire about
volunteering by contacting: <a href="mailto:volunteer@forcemultiplierma.org" target="_blank">volunteer@forcemultiplierma.org</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">GOTV BY MAILING LETTERS FROM VOTE FORWARD: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">We’re only a few days
away from the Big Send on October 17, but there’s still time to write a few
letters to likely Democrat infrequent voters in battleground states, urging
them to vote. We can register at <a href="https://votefwd.org/" target="_blank">votefwd.org</a>,
choose a campaign, download 5-20 letters at a time, add a sentence or two on
why it’s important to vote and then mail them on Saturday. So far, volunteers
have prepared over 10 million letters, but we are aiming for 15 million and
every little bit helps. <b>Let’s check out this opportunity at </b><a href="https://votefwd.org/" target="_blank"><b>votefwd.org</b></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXTING WITH RESISTANCE LABS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> From one
of our own: Texters, it's time to get
out the vote with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/resistancelabs/?ref=gs&fref=gs&dti=333315800363126&hc_location=group">Resistance
Labs</a> - they're sending millions of targeted texts each and every day
until the election. The Spoke app is easy to use with nothing to download -
it's all in your web browser. They have clear, self-paced training and support
is available online. Who are YOU texting
the vote for today? <b>Let’s check here
for more info: https://resistancelabs.com/text/</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <a href="https://www.flipthewest.com/">Flip the West</a> has teamed up with Greenpeace,
the Center for Biological Diversity, Climate Changemakers, Future Generations,
and Auk The Vote to offer phone banks each week to flip the
Senate--because no climate legislation will get passed if we don't<b>-- </b>until
the election. <b>For more information and to sign up we can click here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/flipthewest/event/320787/">https://www.mobilize.us/flipthewest/event/320787/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SIGN UP TO MOBILIZE FRIENDS IN TEXAS AND FLORIDA TO VOTE: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Early voting has started,
and Election Day is getting nearer. Florida and Texas may hold the deciding
votes for the election, and if we have friends in those states, motivating them
to vote could be the key to a Biden victory. Joining MoveOn's Vote
Mobilizer community can get us the tools, resources, and support we
need to make sure our swing state friends all vote by November
3. if we don't know which friends live in these states and we're logged into
Facebook, we can find friends in <a href="https://act.moveon.org/go/145346?t=14&akid=278761%2E1898751%2EJ4Kei_" target="_blank">Texas using this link</a> and friends in <a href="https://act.moveon.org/go/145238?t=15&akid=278761%2E1898751%2EJ4Kei_" target="_blank">Florida using this link</a>.
<b>We can<a href="https://act.moveon.org/survey/mobilizetowin?source=findfriends1012&t=13&akid=278761%2E1898751%2EJ4Kei_" target="_blank" title="Sign up to be a Vote Mobilizer"> sign up here to
find out more and become a Vote Mobilizer </a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS4VA UPDATE:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Volunteers have written 463,000 postcards to
Virginia voters this election cycle! Additionally, we helped Postcards4NC
with their 148,000 postcards to North Carolina voters. (Source: <a href="https://postcards4va.com/" target="_blank">Postcards4VA</a>). Thank you
to everyone who participated, from administration to postcard-writing, we
worked together to get this done. <b>Let's take a moment today to feel
good about our accomplishments.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION – SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HAMILTON FUNDRAISER FOR BIDEN:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “This Friday, Lin-Manuel Miranda and
original cast members from Broadway's Hamilton will appear and
perform as part of a virtual fundraiser for presidential candidate Joe
Biden.” <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Original-Cast-of-HAMILTON-to-Reunite-for-Joe-Biden-Fundraiser-20201012">https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Original-Cast-of-HAMILTON-to-Reunite-for-Joe-Biden-Fundraiser-20201012</a> <b>We can learn more and donate/sign up
here: <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bvf2020_grfr_hamilton">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bvf2020_grfr_hamilton</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS TO VOTERS: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The campaigns with Postcards To Voters are moving
swiftly in the homestretch with some targeted lists for key campaigns. At press
time, the current campaign is for Adair Boroughs in South Carolina's 2nd
Congressional District. She is running against Joe Wilson, the incumbent who
once yelled "you lie" at Obama during the State of the Union. <b>If
we're PTV volunteers, let's go all out in the final run here and let's get
friends and neighbors writing too... we can put together packets with 10-20
postcards, clear directions, and addresses to get folks out of despair and into
action.</b> <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/" target="_blank">https://postcardstovoters.org/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">KEEP MICHIGAN BLUE:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> As we get closer to November 3rd, the Senate race
between Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters and Republican candidate John
James is getting tighter (<a href="https://bit.ly/33UL91Y" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/33UL91Y</a>).
Along with Alabama, Michigan is seen as one of the best opportunities for the
GOP to gain a seat in the Senate (<a href="https://bit.ly/372m1sc" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/372m1sc</a>). <b>Let's all take
action to help re-elect Senator Peters and keep Michigan's Senate seats
blue by phone banking with the Michigan Democrats' </b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/sgrog/Desktop/OneCampaign">OneCampaign</a>: <a href="https://michigandems.com/volunteer/" target="_blank">https://michigandems.com/volunteer/</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FLIP A MISSISSIPPI SENATE SEAT:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Mike Espy
is working to unseat GOP incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520111-longshot-espy-campaign-sees-national-boost-in-weeks-before-election">https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520111-longshot-espy-campaign-sees-national-boost-in-weeks-before-election</a> <b>We can textbank in his support here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/espyforsenate/event/287575/">https://www.mobilize.us/espyforsenate/event/287575/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DEFEAT BY TWEET:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <a href="https://defeatbytweet.org/">Defeat by Tweet</a> is a super PAC
trying to stop President Donald Trump from getting reelected in November. Defeat by Tweet encourages people to pledge a
few cents per Trump tweet, and then tweet at the president every time he does
to say how much it has raised. They’ve
raised over three million dollars for Black-led organizations working to defeat
Trump in nine key swing states. <b>Let’s
join in: <a href="https://defeatbytweet.org/">https://defeatbytweet.org/</a></b> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VIRGINIA: REGISTRATION EXTENDED</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: “A federal court has extended Virginia's
voter registration deadline after an accidentally clipped fiber optic
cable <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/10/13/923323401/virginia-voter-registration-site-experiences-outage-on-final-day-to-register">took
down</a> the Department of Elections website on Tuesday for hours on the
final day of voter registration.” <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/10/14/923609956/virginia-extends-voter-registration-after-site-went-down-hours-before-deadline">https://www.npr.org/2020/10/14/923609956/virginia-extends-voter-registration-after-site-went-down-hours-before-deadline</a>
The Virginia Voter Registration Deadline has been extended to today, 10/15. <b>We can register online here until 11:59pm:
<a href="https://t.co/8vK06RBLHl?amp=1" target="_blank" title="http://elections.virginia.gov/voterinfo">http://elections.virginia.gov/voterinfo</a>
or register to vote in-person at our local general registrar's office by 5pm on
10/15. Paper applications must be postmarked by 10/15.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PIZZA TO THE POLLS</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Pizza to the Polls
is sending free pizza to folks standing in long lines waiting to vote! <b>Let’s check this out to donate or to
report long lines: <a href="https://polls.pizza/">https://polls.pizza/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">REPORT ELECTION IRREGULARITIES:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> "Federal law prohibits voter intimidation.
How can voters report issues preventing them from voting or other election
related irregularities in time to do something about it?" <b>SEESAY2020.com
is a website that allows regular people to report voter
suppression tactics in real time.</b> First used in the 2018
elections, this upgraded website includes a heat map that displays the
crowdsourced information generated by people's input. <b>More information
on the site can be found here: <a href="https://thedemlabs.org/2020/10/10/see-something-say-something-about-voter-intimidation/" target="_blank">https://thedemlabs.org/2020/10/10/see-something-say-something-about-voter-intimidation/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PAID TIME OFF TO VOTE:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Some states provide
paid time off to vote. <b>Let’s check
here to see what’s the case in our state:
<a href="https://politicalcharge.org/2020/10/14/how-to-find-out-if-youre-entitled-to-paid-time-off-to-vote/">https://politicalcharge.org/2020/10/14/how-to-find-out-if-youre-entitled-to-paid-time-off-to-vote/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DUMP TRUMP HAPPY HOUR FUNDRAISER:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Join the <a href="https://grassrootsdems.org/">Grassroots Democrats HQ</a> and <a href="https://www.fieldteam6.org/">Field Team 6 </a>for a night of comedy,
trivia, and music from Dawn Oberg, Len Seligman, Lauren Mayer,
Friction Farm, Chas Castell and others on <i>October 16th
at 5:00 pm (PDT) / 8:00 pm (EDT)</i> at the <a href="https://mailchi.mp/gmail/defeating-trump-isnt-enough-7980337?e=9df48720be">DumpTrump:
Three States & He’s Out Fundraiser</a>. <b>More info and RSVP here: <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ft6dumptrump">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ft6dumptrump</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOTING TIMELINE BY STATE:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> If we are trying to decide whether to vote in
person or by mail, it is worth having some idea how long the latter might take
in our state—especially now that Trump has made an issue of the count on
election day. The NY Times has published a useful timeline for the
various states: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/13/us/politics/when-votes-counted.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/13/us/politics/when-votes-counted.html</a> <b>Whatever
we decide, let’s vote and get everyone we know to vote.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOTER GUARDIAN TRAINING</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: From one of our
own: <a href="https://cpdaction.org/">CPD
Action</a> is gearing up to protect voters’ rights in key states. On Thursday,
October 15 at 1 PM ET and Monday, October 19 at 6 PM ET they are hosting a
Voter Guardian Training. The program equips people like you to be a guardian
for voters in your community. You’ll be prepared with voter information,
training on de-escalation and supporting voters at the polls, and ways to fight
misinformation. <b>We can sign up here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/cpda/event/338072/">https://www.mobilize.us/cpda/event/338072/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PROTECT ELECTION INTEGRITY: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The recent controversy in California, where
Republicans put up unofficial dropboxes has raised the possibility that they
could use these to gather and discard Democratic ballots <a href="https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-fresno-elections-california-santa-ana-be803bfe99f5eb35e17a6ee56315deb0" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-fresno-elections-california-santa-ana-be803bfe99f5eb35e17a6ee56315deb0</a>.
Meanwhile, in Texas, the appeals court upheld Governor Abbott’s suppression
tactic, limiting drop-off boxes to one per county, and some of Texas’s counties
are bigger than the state of Rhode Island. The courts also allowed “poll
watchers” at the ballot dropoff boxes, who could potentially harass voters. <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/13/texas-election-ballot-drop-off/" target="_blank">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/13/texas-election-ballot-drop-off/</a>.
<b>Let’s find out what our state is doing to protect election integrity, make
sure we know how to drop off our ballot at an official and secure site, if we
are choosing not to risk late postal delivery or on-site voting, and make our
voices loud and clear to both our </b><a href="https://openstates.org/" target="_blank"><b>state</b></a><b> and federal legislators and executives if
we disapprove of our state’s tactics. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM & JUSTICE</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: A coalition of elected prosecutors and
attorneys general have signed a statement pledging not to enforce laws that
criminalize personal health care decisions, including abortion: <a href="https://fairandjustprosecution.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Joint-Statement-from-Elected-Prosecutors-on-Abortion-Laws-10-14-20.pdf" target="_blank">https://fairandjustprosecution.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Joint-Statement-from-Elected-Prosecutors-on-Abortion-Laws-10-14-20.pdf</a>. <b>If
our elected district attorney and/or attorney general have signed the
statement, let’s thank them. If they haven’t, let’s ask them to.</b> Look
up state attorney general: <a href="https://www.usa.gov/state-attorney-general" target="_blank">https://www.usa.gov/state-attorney-general</a> Look
up district attorney: <a href="https://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-legal-help/district-attorneys.html">https://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-legal-help/district-attorneys.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><b style="font-family: georgia;">WOMEN’S MARCH</b><span style="font-family: georgia;">: This Friday and Saturday, </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Oct. 16 and 17</b><span style="font-family: georgia;">,
the </span><a href="https://womensmarch.com/" style="font-family: georgia;">Women’s March</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> is “holding socially
distant actions across the country to send an unmistakable message about the
fierce opposition to Trump and his agenda, including his attempt to fill Ruth
Bader Ginsburg’s seat.”</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Let’s see if
there is a march near us we can safely attend:
<a href="https://map.womensmarch.com/?eventType=oct-17-march">https://map.womensmarch.com/?eventType=oct-17-march</a>
We can also</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">text “MARCH” to 44310
for urgent action alerts & updates.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><b style="font-family: georgia;">ATTEND FREE
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF FEMINISM: </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">If we are interested in the future of women's
rights and expanding LGBTQIA+ rights, we can join the Feminist Majority
and the National Organization for Women (NOW) for a free virtual conference on </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">October
17th and November 7th</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> on the power of the women’s vote and what is at stake
during the first 100 days of the presidency. Featured speakers include
Gloria Steinem, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), former Senator Carol Moseley Braun
(D-IL) and newcomers Texas Congressional Candidate Gina Ortiz-Jones and South Carolina
Senate Candidate Jaime Harrison. </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">We can find out more about
this free virtual conference and sign up here: </b><b style="font-family: georgia;"></b><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://action.now.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/%20">http://action.now.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/</a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><i style="font-family: georgia;">Last Exit From
Autocracy</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - </span><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/last-exit-trump-autocracy/616466/" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/last-exit-trump-autocracy/616466/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><i style="font-family: georgia;">Sen. Sheldon
Whitehouse speaks during hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjcXVKg43qY&feature=youtu.be" style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjcXVKg43qY&feature=youtu.be</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><i style="font-family: georgia;">Resistance
Revival Chorus covers Woody Guthrie’s “All You Fascists Bound to Lose”</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWUa7aAIfLE&feature=youtu.be" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWUa7aAIfLE&feature=youtu.be</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We can stay up to date
on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">House</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> publishes a weekly
schedule at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> b) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Senate</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> updates
their schedule daily at the </span><a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></p>
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<p> </p>Susan G. Roganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06910397753340872509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096720659408439048.post-92173982131211547172020-10-13T03:00:00.002-04:002020-10-13T09:18:21.895-04:00<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;">10/13/20</span></p><p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center;">I am angry. We should all be angry. </span></span></p><p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center;">Anger has a long history of bringing about </span><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">positive change.</span></span></p><p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> —Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie</span></span></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<br />(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a><u><span style="color: blue;"> <br /></span></u>Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a> <br />Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a><o:p> <br /></o:p><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a></span></h4><p align="center" class="p0" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">COVID RELIEF BILL:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> As Kamala
Harris <a href="https://twitter.com/SenKamalaHarris/status/1315638279723724800">tweeted</a>
yesterday, “To everyone who is barely hanging onto their homes, who has lost a
loved one to COVID-19, who has no way to pay the bills: know that instead of
voting to provide relief you desperately need, Senate Republicans today are
choosing to hold a hearing to confirm a judge.”
On a day that was a national holiday, while members of the Judiciary
Committee have COVID and were in attendance, the GOP is not thinking of the Americans
who are struggling, or the cities, town and states that need COVID-relief
help. Help is overdue. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-administration-s-latest-covid-relief-proposal-dems-gets-closer-n1242835">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-administration-s-latest-covid-relief-proposal-dems-gets-closer-n1242835</a> <b>Let’s tell our MoCs that we want them to
get their priorities straight and get the COVID relief package done now.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">CALL OUT THE WHITE
HOUSE FOR BLOCKING A CDC RULE REQUIRING MASKS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Last month the Trump administration put the lives
of thousands of transportation workers and passengers at risk by blocking a CDC
rule that would have mandated mask wearing. <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-masks-public-transportation-covid-19-20201010-psgptcoew5duxpgiq7psahgxim-story.html" target="_blank">https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-masks-public-transportation-covid-19-20201010-psgptcoew5duxpgiq7psahgxim-story.html</a>.
Now that decision is left up to states and municipalities, many of whom have
followed the president’s lead in refusing to abide by scientific findings that
show that masks and social distancing saves lives. Vice President Mike Pence,
the head of the coronavirus task force was instrumental in making sure the rule
was not enacted, even though it had the support of HHS secretary Alex Azar. <a href="https://governmenty.com/mike-pence" target="_blank"><b>Let’s tell the VP</b></a><b>
and the White House that the health of our economy depends upon people’s
ability to feel safe when traveling and that we have a moral obligation to
protect the health of our workers. Let’s also make sure the general public
knows what happened by sharing this story widely, especially in response to
Pence’s false claims in the VP Debate that the administration cares about the
health and safety of all Americans. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">URGE SENATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE TO ALLOW FORMER MEMBER OF PEOPLE OF PRAISE TO TESTIFY AT THE HEARINGS
FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICE NOMINEE: AMY CONEY BARRETT: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">A former member of the People of Praise
Community, Cora Anika Thiell, has asked to testify at the Judiciary Committee
hearings so that the American public might know the extent of sexism and abuse
that has taken place in the People of Praise (where Judge Coney Barrett has
been a member), a community in which women are subservient to their husbands in
every way. <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/people-praise-amy-barrett-1538134" target="_blank">https://www.newsweek.com/people-praise-amy-barrett-1538134</a>.
<b>Let’s tell our Senators, as well as Senate Judiciary Chair Lindsey Graham
and ranking minority member Dianne Feinstein, that the American people deserve
to know how the patriarchal beliefs of this community might influence the ways
in which Judge Barrett will interpret women’s rights rulings. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">ASK DEMOCRATS ON
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO PRESS JUSTICE CONEY BARRETT ON RECUSING HERSELF
FROM ANY RULINGS ON THE 2020 ELECTION: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Trump has still not said that he will peacefully concede power if he
loses, and he has made little secret of trying to lean on the Supreme Court to
throw the election to him on baseless claims of mail-in voter fraud. <a href="https://www.axios.com/supreme-court-2020-president-eleciton-trump-biden-0e0a3dfd-67b5-4a27-8405-5f9235cf5a58.html" target="_blank">https://www.axios.com/supreme-court-2020-president-eleciton-trump-biden-0e0a3dfd-67b5-4a27-8405-5f9235cf5a58.html</a>.
<b>Let’s ask </b><a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/members" target="_blank"><b>all the Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee</b></a><b>
to ask Coney Barrett many questions about her views on voting and election
integrity and also ask her if she would recuse herself from ruling on this
issue, since she was picked by Trump so close to the election. </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">AMY BARRETT’S MISSING
INFORMATION:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today [Oct. 12] led all 10 Judiciary Committee
Democrats in again <a href="https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?a=files.serve&File_id=B1E9196E-1B3D-4A84-999A-522E9A44AB1C">calling
on the Justice Department</a> to provide any additional missing materials
from Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Senate Judiciary Questionnaire (SJQ).” <a href="https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?id=F7EEBB34-54EB-47ED-B800-6942CAD5235A">https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?id=F7EEBB34-54EB-47ED-B800-6942CAD5235A</a>
and <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/senate-democrats-accuse-amy-coney-barrett-of-hiding-key-details-about-pro-life-views-hospital-bankruptcy-case/">https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/senate-democrats-accuse-amy-coney-barrett-of-hiding-key-details-about-pro-life-views-hospital-bankruptcy-case/</a>
<b>Let’s contact the <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/members">committee members</a> and
thank Democrats and share our concerns with Republicans at the committee phone
(202) 224-5225 and acknowledge that all requested information should be made
available.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">PEOPLE’S PANDEMIC
PREVENTION PLAN</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: The People’s Pandemic Prevention Plan,</span><span style="background: white; color: #101010;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">to stop COVID,
build back better, and prevent the pandemics of the future, is supported by
65,000 voters, and more than 250 organizations including NAACP, SEIU,
Greenpeace, The Religious Action Center, United We Dream, Families USA and
hundreds more. <a href="https://www.r2haction.org/peoples-pandemic-prevention-plan">https://www.r2haction.org/peoples-pandemic-prevention-plan</a> Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ro Khanna have
written a <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-TIT71fSfTkUGU2r2knCcs9Cc8SozOAM/view">letter</a>
to their Congressional colleagues asking for them to sign on to a letter
supporting the Pandemic Prevention Plan.
Several have (find list <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1S-2x-7Q2_7lN3ABMdHhP7_al3Zx8qLnsXkAHqVjzRSM/edit#gid=967260464">here</a>),
but more are needed. <b>Let’s use this
to ask our MoCs to sign on: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-the-peoples-pandemic-prevention-plan">https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-the-peoples-pandemic-prevention-plan</a></b> (<a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=1586357606&view=lg&permmsgid=msg-f%3A1680370408364296686&ser=1">h/t</a>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PATROL ARCHIVES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Customs and Border Patrol <a href="https://twitter.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f8a9a917f9d55433678aefcb&id=b2a390d05c&e=4580baaf94" target="_blank">has asked</a> the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA) for the green light to erase its paper trail and
destroy internal documents, including records concerning alleged
misconduct. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/chantaldasilva/2020/09/29/dhs-proposal-could-see-misconduct-allegation-records-destroyed-watchdog-groups-warn/#748808554e02">https://www.forbes.com/sites/chantaldasilva/2020/09/29/dhs-proposal-could-see-misconduct-allegation-records-destroyed-watchdog-groups-warn/#748808554e02</a>
<b>Let’s ask our MoCs to contact NARA and make sure such destruction of records
doesn't happen. CBP's abuse of detainees and blatant misuse of funds can't be
covered up</b>.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">FIGHTING
DISINFORMATION:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> As we get
closer to the election, the amount of disinformation that is propagated can
become overwhelming, making it difficult to determine what is fact and what is
false. <a href="https://www.reframementorship.org/fighting-disinformation-building-narrative-power/" target="_blank">ReFrame</a>, an organization that works on movement building
through strategizing and communications, is working to fight against this
disinformation by educating the public. They have worked with a coalition of
organizations to create a <a href="https://www.reframementorship.org/disinfo-defense-toolkit/" target="_blank">Disinfo Defense Toolkit for Organizers and Advocates</a>.<b> Let's
set aside some time each day to work our way through this toolkit, then use
what we learn to fight back against disinformation. We can also share <a href="https://www.facebook.com/conmijente/posts/1583180891864634" target="_blank">this excerpt</a> on social media on <i>How to Not
Amplify Disinfo</i>.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">LEGAL ADVICE FOR
MILITARY PERSONNEL FACED WITH QUESTIONABLE ORDERS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Legal scholar Eugene R. Fidell, law professor
Brenner M. Fissell, and military law practitioner Philip D. Cave have organized
<a href="https://www.ordersproject.org/">The Orders Project</a>. If the nation
faces civic unrest and military personnel are given legally questionable orders
and wish to consult a lawyer, they can do so through The Orders Project. <b>Let’s
keep this in our back pocket if we’re in the military, and if we’re not, let’s
share it with those we know who are: <a href="https://www.ordersproject.org/">https://www.ordersproject.org/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">POSTCARDING
OPPORTUNITIES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> From on of our own: Let’s gather some friends, virtually perhaps,
check this list, and get writing! <b>Here’s
this week’s list: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HU6DH8V6BzSywtT7dlTwPblRomt7B0DTL7b_WbsaYdU/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HU6DH8V6BzSywtT7dlTwPblRomt7B0DTL7b_WbsaYdU/edit</a></b>
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION/VOTING</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TURN OUT HARD-TO-REACH VOTERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <a href="https://demcastusa.com/">DemCast</a> is
sponsoring this Act Blue fund, which "sends your money directly to the
grassroots organizations working to turn out hard-to-reach voters - especially
voters of color." <b>Those of us with some cash to spare can donate
here:</b> <b><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/turnouteveryvoter" target="_blank">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/turnouteveryvoter</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PHONEBANK WITH FIELD TEAM 6 TONIGHT:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “Join <a href="https://www.fieldteam6.org/">Field
Team 6</a> in calling voters in our Battleground States! On your call, you'll
be reaching out to get people registered or signed up to vote from home (vote
by mail).” <b>We can learn more and sign
up here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/ft6/event/292626/">https://www.mobilize.us/ft6/event/292626/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">LEARN HOW TO PHONEBANK:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Spend fewer than
6 minutes learning how to phone bank from Mandy Patinkin and his wife Kathryn
Grody at: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=d898cbe34c&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMxsI04UBT0</a>.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">GOTV TEXTING:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> GOTV texting to
young, Black, people of color, and Latinx voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan and
Wisconsin with Open Progress. <b>Learn more at: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=e221207fc8&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.textout.app/Account/InviteJoin</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXT WI AND MI DEM VOTERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Train
with Indivisible Chicago to text Michigan or Wisconsin Democratic voters to
GOTV, and then sign up for a shift. <b>We can find opportunities at: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=9a403d3293&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://secure.everyaction.com/p/ergMegqhKUeDQtfPjbe_Sw2</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MAINERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Here's <a href="https://www.suitupmaine.org/">Suit Up Maine</a>'s new
GOTV guide. Features canvasses and phone and text banks hosted by a lot of
different groups, is organized by county and updated every Friday. <b>Find a
GOTV action that works for you and sign up now: <a href="https://www.suitupmaine.org/maingegotv/" target="_blank">https://www.suitupmaine.org/maingegotv/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION – SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HELP DEFEND MUST-SAVE SENATE SEAT: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Gary Peters (D-MI) has MUST save Senate seat and
his once strong lead has now tightened to a single point. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/10/12/todays-2020-election-polls-warning-signs-flash-for-peters-in-michigan-senate-race/#20f4309b4ab2%C2%A0">https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/10/12/todays-2020-election-polls-warning-signs-flash-for-peters-in-michigan-senate-race/#20f4309b4ab2 </a>If
we lose this seat, we may lose our chance to flip the Senate blue. <b>We can
click here to donate if we are able to, phone, textbank, or use the social
media toolkit to raise awareness: <a href="https://petersformichigan.com/get-involved/" target="_blank">https://petersformichigan.com/get-involved/</a> Let’s
re-elect Gary and turn the Senate blue!</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS TO VOTERS</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Ohio Democrats are two seats away from the
majority on the Ohio Supreme Court. Since the two Democratic candidates, John
O'Donnell and Jennifer Brunner, will appear on ballots without a "D"
next to their names, Democratic voters won't know which ones will serve on the
court fairly and remain independent of special interests. Sending them fun,
friendly postcards will give them something to nudge them in the right
direction when they vote. <b>Let's <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/addresses/" target="_blank">request
addresses</a> today from <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/">Postcards
to Voters</a> for Campaign 216: Ohio Supreme Court.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FLIP A SENATE SEAT BLUE</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Jaime Harrison
and Lindsey Graham are in a dead heat in their Senate race in South Carolina.
Jaime can WIN this race if we get out the vote! <b>To write postcards for Jaime
click on the link to request our postcards now:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXqg69lWi0vnQG1_EzzG9C0Im1bAMOp-6uyy_qJXOOMYUrDA/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXqg69lWi0vnQG1_EzzG9C0Im1bAMOp-6uyy_qJXOOMYUrDA/viewform</a></b>
<b>If we can, let’s donate to his campaign: <a href="https://jaimeharrison.com/">https://jaimeharrison.com/</a>
</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">REGISTER DEMOCRATS IN SWING STATES</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Student voters and purged voters are KEY to
taking back our democracy in November. <a href="https://www.fieldteam6.org/">Field
Team 6</a> needs our help to register them as Democrats to vote by mail! All
training provided. <b>Let’s click here
for more info and to sign up: <a href="https://www.fieldteam6.org/volunteer-ops">https://www.fieldteam6.org/volunteer-ops</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PROTECT OUR VOTES</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: The <a href="https://866ourvote.org/">Election
Protection</a> hotline is a coalition of volunteers, including attorneys,
providing guidance, information, and help to American voters. With Trump and
the Republican party planning to dispatch potentially intimidating “poll
watchers” where we vote, <b>let’s be sure to have the hotline phone number
listed in our mobile phone contacts so we can get help if we need it. English:
866-687-8683. Spanish: 888-839-8682. Asian languages: 888-274-8683. Arabic:
844-925-5287.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">RANDY RAINBOW FUNDRAISER:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Spend 4
minutes watching Randy Rainbow’s latest (with Patti LuPone!) at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=0f90147d38&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AoY6RRfMZM</a> and then <b>donate
to the ACLU (on the right side of your screen)</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">USE INTERACTIVE WEB BASED MAP TO TRACK, REPORT VOTING PROBLEMS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><a href="https://thedemlabs.org/">Democracy Labs</a>, partnered with a
grassroots nonpartisan coalition of voting rights supports, is launching “See
Something Say Something 2020” an interactive web based map where we can report
and track voting problems, including long lines, machine problems, voter
suppression, intimidation or harassment in less than one minute from any
browser. Reports are screened, then shared with media, partners, influencer and
law enforcement when appropriate. <b>We can find out more about SeeSay2020
when we click here: </b></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E5JEzS2HwtveSjYE4Oj6lEuhjKyHvJs9/view?usp=drivesdk" target="_blank">ttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1E5JEzS2HwtveSjYE4Oj6lEuhjKyHvJs9/view?usp=drivesdk</a> We can submit information about voting
problems here: </span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/6a2e4700a39d408d94f4d7bbb8e6a05a" target="_blank">https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/6a2e4700a39d408d94f4d7bbb8e6a05a</a></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TRAIN TO BE AN ELECTION DEFENDER: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">People are voting, and voter suppression is in
full swing, with chaos at the polls virtually guaranteed as Trump inflames his base. </span><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/08/trump-election-poll-watching-427008" style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/08/trump-election-poll-watching-427008 </a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">We
can help fight back as Election Defenders, making sure that people have the
resources needed to vote safely. </span><a href="https://thefrontline.org/" style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The
Frontline </a><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">— a new group sponsored by the Working Families
Organization, the Working Families Party, and the Movement for Black Lives
Electoral Justice Project, is organizing Election Defenders to “provide safe
supports for voting (such as PPE and water), and election and voter defense,
de-escalating right-wing intimidation tactics and signaling to a network of
groups and lawyers if and where trouble breaks out.” </span><b style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">We can learn more
and sign up here for virtual, hour-and-a-half Election Defender trainings on
October 13 and October 20: </b><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/thefrontline/event/321224/" style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" target="_blank"><b>https://www.mobilize.us/thefrontline/event/321224/</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">We can also text FRONTLINE to 30403 for
updates on other actions ahead of the election.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FLIP PA STATEHOUSE TO PROTECT BIDEN ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Pennsylvania’s 20
Electoral College votes may play a key role in deciding the election, with the
GOP threatening to appoint Pro Trump electors despite a Biden victory.<a href="file:///C:/Users/sgrog/Desktop/%C2%A0%20https:/www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/">
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/</a> While
it is debatable whether these strongarm tactics would succeed, flipping the PA
Statehouse would prevent them entirely. Final decisions on electors take
place after the new session begins on Dec 1, and with a Democratic majority in
place, the will of the voters will be accurately reflected. <b>We click here
to join in a <a href="https://turnpablue.org/">Turn PA Blue phone bank</a>,
with several days and times that can suit our needs. Let’s flip PA and our
country Blue!</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ALL - TRUMP’S ELECTION TAMPERING:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> In what DOJ officials claim was routine
and did not involve political appointees, an email was sent last Friday by the
Public Integrity Section of the DOJ to dozens of prosecutors known as district
election officers; the email lifted a prohibition, in place since 1980, on
making any announcement about ongoing investigations close to an election as
well as from taking public steps—such as an arrest or a raid—before a vote is
finalized. Now, if a U.S. attorney’s office so much as suspects election
fraud involving postal workers, military employees, or any other federal agent,
investigators will be allowed to take public investigative steps before the
polls close, even if those actions might affect the outcome of the election: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doj-frees-federal-prosecutors-to-take-steps-that-could-interfere-with-elections-weakening-long-standing-policy" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/doj-frees-federal-prosecutors-to-take-steps-that-could-interfere-with-elections-weakening-long-standing-policy</a>
<b>Let’s object by contacting Corey R. Amundson, Chief, Public Integrity
Section at the Public Integrity Section Direct Line (202) 514-1412. And
let‘s locate our “district election officers” (<a href="https://www.usa.gov/election-office" target="_blank">https://www.usa.gov/election-office</a>)
and make sure they know we want no election tampering, of this or any kind.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">CA: PHONEY BALLOT DROP BOXES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> It seems that the CA GOP is setting up ballot
drop boxes which are not legal. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-fresno-elections-california-santa-ana-be803bfe99f5eb35e17a6ee56315deb0">https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-fresno-elections-california-santa-ana-be803bfe99f5eb35e17a6ee56315deb0</a> <b>If we are going to drop off a ballot in
CA, let’s make sure it is a valid ballot drop box by using this: <a href="https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/">https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/</a></b> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b>ACTIVISM 101
WEBINAR:</b> Jess Craven, of <a href="https://mailchi.mp/1422a23af20a/chop-wood-carry-water-923?e=4580baaf94">Chop
Wood Carry Water</a>, is continuing her Activism 101 sessions! Activism 101 is
a free, one-hour (ish) webinar for folks who have very little to no experience
with activism and/or political action. It’s a survey course with one goal: to
give those who are furious and sickened by the state of our, bite-sized actions
they can take to help vote Trump out, flip the Senate, win a bunch of
down-ballot races, and basically make good things happen in November and
beyond. Workshop will be led by Jessica Craven who is a mom, veteran activist,
elected member of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee,
legislative chair of her Moms Demand Action chapter, and the author of daily
actions email “Chop Wood, Carry Water.” <b>Let’s grab a few friends
and inquire about times: <a href="mailto:cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com">cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com</a> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Sen. Amy
Klobuchar’s full opening statement in Barrett Supreme Court confirmation
hearing</i> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NXdV0ZJ0Q&feature=share">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NXdV0ZJ0Q&feature=share</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>The German model
for America</i> - <a href="https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/21405900/germany-holocaust-atonement-america-slavery-reparations">https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/21405900/germany-holocaust-atonement-america-slavery-reparations</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Yes, Mike Lee,
America Is a Democracy</i> - <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-10-08/yes-mike-lee-america-is-a-democracy">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-10-08/yes-mike-lee-america-is-a-democracy</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Coronavirus cases
in Arizona dropped 75% after mask orders began, CDC reports </i>- <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/10/arizona-coronavirus-cases-dropped-mask-mandate/5952950002/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/10/arizona-coronavirus-cases-dropped-mask-mandate/5952950002/</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span>We can stay up to date
on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b> publishes a weekly
schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Susan G. Roganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06910397753340872509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096720659408439048.post-74865245037121654752020-10-08T03:00:00.001-04:002020-10-08T03:00:02.893-04:00<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> 10/8/20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hate never goes away. It only hides.
And when it’s given oxygen – when it’s given an opportunity to spread, when
it’s treated as normal and acceptable behavior, we’ve opened a door in this
country that we must move quickly to close.
– Joe Biden<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">NATIONAL ISSUES</span></span></i></b></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps: </span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Senate: </span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a></span><u><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span></u><span style="font-family: georgia;">Or use Resistbot: <a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies: <br /> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a></span><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact: </span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">NEED FOR COVID STIMULUS
BILL:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Trump has waffled over the last few day about
wanting and not wanting a COVID stimulus package. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-kills-stimulus-talks-tweets-no-deal-until-after-i-n1242312">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-kills-stimulus-talks-tweets-no-deal-until-after-i-n1242312</a> While his needs may be for self-aggrandizement,
74% of voters feel a stimulus package is needed now, before a Supreme Court
confirmation hearing. <a href="https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/519650-poll-74-percent-of-voters-want-senate-to-take-on-covid-relief">https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/519650-poll-74-percent-of-voters-want-senate-to-take-on-covid-relief</a>
The House passed such a bill in May and a revision last week. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/01/coronavirus-stimulus-update-house-passes-democratic-relief-bill.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/01/coronavirus-stimulus-update-house-passes-democratic-relief-bill.html</a> <b>Let’s tell our senators that we are in
that 74% and want them to take action on COVID relief ASAP. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">DEMAND SAFETY
MEASURES FOR WHITE HOUSE STAFF AND DEMAND EQUITY IN MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR
SERIOUS COVID CASES: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">While COVID
cases of several higher-ups in the administration and Congress due to Trump’s
superspreader behavior have been publicized, the people most at risk are the
white house butlers and housekeeping staff, who are mostly African Americans. <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2020-10-06/white-house-butlers-who-serve-first-family-face-infection-risk-from-trumps" target="_blank">https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2020-10-06/white-house-butlers-who-serve-first-family-face-infection-risk-from-trumps</a>.
Considering Trump ripped his mask off the minute he got to the White House, and
was willing to expose secret-service agents and limo drivers in an unnecessary
motorcade, we know that he is unlikely to take any precautions to minimize the
risk of these hidden helpers, several of whom have already also tested
positive. And these folks, along with the many low-wage black and brown workers
who are contracting and dying from COVID in disproportionate numbers, will not
be privy to the experimental drugs and VIP experimental treatment that seems to
have mitigated Trump’s serious breathing episodes. <b>Let’s tell our MoCs that
instead of confirming a Supreme Court Justice that they have no business
nominating at this late date, they should be passing a COVID relief package
that assures that these drugs be available to anyone with a serious COVID case
regardless of status or income. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">WHITE HOUSE REJECTS
VACCINE SAFETY GUIDELINES:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
With its usual disregard for the public’s health, the White House has blocked
new Food and Drug Administration safety guidelines for marketing potential
COVID-19 vaccines; the guidelines would almost surely prevent introducing a
vaccine before the election. A senior spokesperson said the White House
believed there was “no clinical or medical reason” for the requirements, though
nine pharmaceutical companies pledged in September not to approve any vaccine
without confidence in both its safety and efficacy, their trade group has
protested the administration’s rejection of these guidelines—and the number of
Americans willing to be vaccinated has dropped precipitously recently: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-archive-efdb363953cc5e2d64028b60baabdc90" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-archive-efdb363953cc5e2d64028b60baabdc90</a> or <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519742-white-house-blocks-new-fda-coronavirus-guidelines-that-may-have" target="_blank">https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519742-white-house-blocks-new-fda-coronavirus-guidelines-that-may-have</a>
<b>Let’s demand that the FDA publish the new guidelines and demand that
our MoCs insist on seeing and publicizing them: FDA 888-463-6332 or 10903
New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><b>TRUMP’S TAXPAYER-FUNDED HEALTHCARE</b>: Even as the Trump
administration attempts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act next month before
the Supreme Court, Trump’s illness gives us a window into the first-class (and
expensive) healthcare we subsidize for government officials while letting
ordinary Americans die: <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/06/covid-is-all-about-privilege-trumps-treatment-underscores-vast-inequalities-" target="_blank">https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/06/covid-is-all-about-privilege-trumps-treatment-underscores-vast-inequalities-</a> or <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/06/trump-emerges-walter-reed-claiming-more-empathy-playing-down-reason-be-fearful-boasting-his-superior-treatment/" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/06/trump-emerges-walter-reed-claiming-more-empathy-playing-down-reason-be-fearful-boasting-his-superior-treatment/</a>
<b>Let’s point out these dramatic differentials in care when we urge our MoCs
to bring our healthcare into line with that provided universally in the vast
majority of wealthy countries.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">SPOT THE TROLL:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> We can all easily fall victim to misinformation.
Here's a clever interactive quiz, developed by Clemson University Media
Forensics Hub, where "where YOU examine images of <i>real social
media content</i> and decide whether it's from a legitimate account or an
internet troll." <b>Let's polish up our critical reading skills and
take their quiz, here: <a href="https://spotthetroll.org/">https://spotthetroll.org</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">A PATIENT TELLS US
ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF THE DRUG TRUMP IS TAKING: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">I was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2013,
immediately following a summer tour with my band. It was a nightmare. I’m a
full-time songwriter, and my specific type of tumor — an “acoustic neuroma,”
which sits on one’s hearing nerve, causing terrible damage to the surrounding
real estate — had already wiped out much of my hearing. Hoping to restore some
of that hearing before I underwent brain surgery, my doctors prescribed me a
daily dose of dexamethasone — the same steroid that is now being administered
to President Trump as part of his <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-rambles-during-new-video-from-walter-reed-1070702/" target="_blank">kitchen-sink treatment</a> of <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/t/covid-19/" target="_blank">Covid-19</a>.
And just like Trump, it made me feel invincible. Medically speaking, it was a
miracle drug. Dex restored nearly half of the hearing I’d already lost. But it
also made me high as a kite, like I’d just mainlined a potent mixture of
espresso beans and psychotropics. I could feel my heartbeat in my eyeballs. I
was euphoric. I made elaborate plans for the months following my surgery —
including another tour with <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/andrew-leahey-airwaves-song-you-need-to-know-791636/" target="_blank">my band, Andrew Leahey & the Homestead</a> — despite
my doctor’s warning that I wouldn’t be well enough to hit the road until the
following summer. Not even the anxiety of my upcoming operation could dampen my
buzz. To borrow a phrase I heard somewhere recently, I felt better than I did
20 years ago. </span><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/trump-dexemethasone-steroid-covid-andrew-leahey-1071822%20%20" style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/trump-dexemethasone-steroid-covid-andrew-leahey-1071822 </a><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Let’s
remember this while we are watching the White House.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION/VOTING</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SISTER DISTRICT: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><a href="https://www.sisterdistrictca3.org/" target="_blank">Sister District CA03</a> and Indivisible Yolo are still
distributing addresses and scripts for elections across the country. <b>Let's
request addresses for a current campaign </b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuIvYzj-KOlMwxWYEBkU_s-XHOuRWrwWrNFzaC1XpxDit0ug/viewform" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a><b>. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VIRUAL TEXT OUT THE VOTE:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Let’s join
“<a href="https://www.democracyforamerica.com/">Democracy for America</a> and <a href="https://www.shethepeople.org/">She the People</a> on Sunday, October
11th - we'll hear from Yvette Simpson, CEO of DFA, and Aimee Allison,
founder and President of She the People<b>,</b> about the political lay of
the land; we'll get trained in our textbanking tools and tips; and then, with
music and special guests - connect with thousands of women of color voters in
swing states to make sure they have everything they need to vote in 2020 -
helping them get their mail-in ballots, find their polling location, vote at
early vote centers where possible, and more.” <b>We can sign up here: <a href="http://act.democracyforamerica.com/survey/Text2PAV201011/">http://act.democracyforamerica.com/survey/Text2PAV201011/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">WRITE POSTCARDS TO NATIVE AMERICAN VOTERS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> The Navajo Hopi Organizing Campaign needs
help getting out the vote on sovereign lands in Arizona. <b>We can sign up
at <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/navajohopiorganizingcampaign/event/320491/?fbclid=IwAR31SSiM0GlyoOKaBQc3Kh_I-mbVwi0eAM3yjaqCCk03DLfKTtWXb3x-zWg" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/navajohopiorganizingcampaign/event/320491/?fbclid=IwAR31SSiM0GlyoOKaBQc3Kh_I-mbVwi0eAM3yjaqCCk03DLfKTtWXb3x-zWg</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXT YOUNG, BLACK BIPOC AND LATINX SWING STATE VOTERS TO GOTV: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Pennsylvania, Michigan
and Wisconsin are key states in this election and every voter matters and every
vote counts. So much is at stake and voter suppression efforts to discourage
people from even trying to vote is increasing. <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,4534,7-359--541052--,00.html" target="_blank">https://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,4534,7-359--541052--,00.html </a>To
fight back, <a href="https://www.openprogress.com/text-troop">Open
Progress </a>is partnering with <a href="http://vote.org/" target="_blank">vote.org</a> to make sure that young, BIPOC, and Latinx
voters get their ballots mailed in time. <b>We can help out by signing up
here to send texts with them and help get out the young, BIPOC, and Latinx
vote! </b></span><a href="https://www.textout.app/Account/InviteJoin" style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" target="_blank">https://www.textout.app/Account/InviteJoin</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION – SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXT FOR JAIME HARRISON TO DEFEAT LINDSAY GRAHAM IN A TOSS UP RACE IN SC:
</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">We
have good news from South Carolina, it’s now a “toss up state.” Jaime Harrison<a href="file:///C:/Users/sgrog/Desktop/%C2%A0%20https:/jaimeharrison.com/"> https://jaimeharrison.com/</a> won
his debate against Lindsay Graham, and an increasing number of voters now
recognize that Graham is dishonest and untrustworthy. Let’s take
advantage of this, help push Jaime Harrison over the top and send Lindsay
Graham packing. <a href="https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/south-carolina-senate/south-carolina-senate-moves-toss?fbclid=IwAR0D3T5JmKP34YF6LGP4fMldN9RjqUg7ePzV0MTQcBQYbiM1Ryz5k4K5Th4" target="_blank">https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/south-carolina-senate/south-carolina-senate-moves-toss?</a> Let’s
take advantage of this, help push Jaime Harrison over the top and send Lindsay
Graham packing. <b> We can click here to text for Jaime Harrison
Thursdays at 5pm Eastern Time: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/scdp2020cc/event/332403/?referring_vol=3288849&rname=Casey&timeslot=2274977&share_medium=sms_copy_link&share_context=sms_confirm_separate_message" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/scdp2020cc/event/332403/ </a> (</b>If we are new to texting, they will
help us out. Let’s get the Senate back and send Lindsay Graham home!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS FOR VA:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <a href="https://postcards4va.com/" target="_blank">Postcards4VA</a> still
has addresses for Irina Khanin for Delegate (HD29). If we want to write for a
Virginia candidate, let's write for Irina and mail those postcards ASAP. <b>Let's
request <a href="https://addresses.postcards4va.com/" target="_blank">Irina
for Delegate addresses</a> today. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS FOR NC:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Addresses for mailing by Oct. 10 are still
available for a few NC state house and state senate campaigns via <a href="https://www.postcards4nc.com/" target="_blank">Postcards for NC</a> partner
site Postcards for VA. <b>Let's request <a href="https://addresses.postcards4va.com/" target="_blank">addresses to NC
voters</a> today.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS FOR OHIO JUDGES:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “"Thank you for letting me share the news
of this important #PostcardsToVoters campaign in Ohio. Remember, while the
handwritten messages will name these two Democrats running to flip the Ohio
Supreme Court to a Democratic majority, any Democratic voter we encourage to
vote will also vote for the top of the ticket for Biden/Harris. <b>Request your
addresses right here on Facebook if you're already approved by clicking: <a href="http://m.me/AbbyTheAddressBot" target="_blank">http://m.me/AbbyTheAddressBot</a> Get
approved easily by texting JOIN to (484) 275-2229 or email us at
Join@TonyTheDemocrat.org".</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PROTECT THE RESULTS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> MoveOn is building a coalition of voters ready to
mobilize nonviolently if Donald Trump refuses, as he's threatened, to accept
the results of the 2020 presidential election. <b>We can join them
here: <a href="https://protecttheresults.com/moveonrecruit/">https://protecttheresults.com/moveonrecruit/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DEFEND THE VOTE</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Every eligible voter deserves to have their vote
counted; democracy suffers when eligible, registered voters are turned away
from the polls, unable to find their polling place, or otherwise blocked from
exercising their rights. Common Cause is mobilizing thousands of Election
Protection volunteers across the country to help at the polls or at home by
advising voters by phone, assisting voters in person, or by tracking online
disinformation. <b>We can—and should—volunteer to do anything we can to
protect the vote in November: <a href="https://protectthevote.net/">https://protectthevote.net/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PUBLICIZE WEBSITE THAT ENABLES PEOPLE TO CHECK VOTER REGISTRATION,
REGISTER TO VOTE, AND VOTE BY MAIL: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><a href="https://iwillvote.com/" target="_blank">Iwillvote.com</a>
enables people to check their voter registration, register to vote, and vote by
mail, if possible. <b>Let’s make sure that our friends, particularly those who
are not regular voters, have this information and have checked their status and
made a plan to vote. Let’s also remind them that in many states they can </b><a href="https://wtop.com/presidential-election/2020/08/how-to-safely-return-your-absentee-ballot-without-usps/" target="_blank"><b>drop off mail-in ballots to a designated location</b></a><b>,
if they’re concerned about USPS, or take advantage of less crowded conditions
during early voting times. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BLUE VOTES REPORTED ON ELECTION NIGHT: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful
transition of power, and his plan for election night is clear. If early ballots
counted on election night trend Republican, Trump will declare victory. He will
then discount mail-in votes as they come in after election night as
illegitimate. These mail-in ballots may well be overwhelmingly Democratic. We
must ensure that all ballots are counted by being strategic in how we vote
depending on when our state counts mail-in ballots. <b>Use this tool to
find out if you state is an early-counting state or a late-counting state.</b> (<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f73Q33qek37TjD9J8-yNf-gWkrYVHby6dr_z6UzYgAc/edit" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f73Q33qek37TjD9J8-yNf-gWkrYVHby6dr_z6UzYgAc/edit</a>) <b>If
you are in a late counting state, consider voting in person if you can do so
safely.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">BE A POLL OBSERVER</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Beyond voting and being a poll worker, one of the ways
that we can get involved and protect the integrity of the vote this
November is by being a poll observer (<a href="https://bit.ly/2GLkJXg" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2GLkJXg</a>). Organizations like <a href="https://wetheaction.org/" target="_blank">We the Action</a> and
the <a href="https://protectthevote.net/" target="_blank">Election
Protection Coalition</a> are training volunteers to navigate the voting
process, look out for disinformation, and ensure that voters know their
rights. <b>For the lawyers among us, let's <a href="https://electionprotection.wetheaction.org/" target="_blank">sign up</a> to
help staff the Election Protection voter hotline on election day. For everyone
else, we can volunteer to protect the vote <a href="https://protectthevote.net/" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SPINAL TAP</span></i></b><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> FUNDRAISER FOR PA DEMS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> For a donation to PA Democrats we can listen
in on a <i>Spinal Tap</i> cast reunion and rereading of the original script.
<b>Click here for more info: <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/spinaltap" target="_blank">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/spinaltap</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ALL - NO GUNS AT POLLS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Amnesty International is urging us all to contact
our governors to ask them to ban all guns at or near polling places: <a href="https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/pre-election-advisory-ban-guns-at-and-near-polling-places/" target="_blank">https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/pre-election-advisory-ban-guns-at-and-near-polling-places/</a>
One would think this unnecessary were it not for recent history where
guns turn up not merely to threaten BLM protesters but store clerks requesting
that customers wear masks. <b>Here’s an easy way to reach our
governors: <a href="https://act.amnestyusa.org/page/68657/action/1" target="_blank">https://act.amnestyusa.org/page/68657/action/1</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ALL - ACCESSIBLE VOTING: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">One of the many ways that voter
disenfranchisement occurs in the U.S. is via inaccessible ballots and
voting applications for the millions of citizens with disabilities,
including those with visual impairments and those who use assistive
technology (<a href="https://bit.ly/2GHgNqP" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2GHgNqP</a>).
We should not have to rely on private companies and advocacy organizations to
repeatedly request that millions of potential voters be given equal access in
elections. <b>If our state is <a href="https://www.deque.com/blog/vote-by-mail-accessibility/" target="_blank">among
those with accessibility issues</a>, let's contact our Secretary of State and
demand that they implement the changes necessary to truly make voting
accessible. We can find our Secretary of State's contact information: <a href="https://www.nass.org/membership" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ALL - (EXCEPT CA): ENACT LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS DETAINED IMMIGRANTS TO
SUE PRIVATE PRISONS: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The California legislature recently passed <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB3228" target="_blank">Assembly Bill 3228</a>, which allows detained immigrants
to sue private prisons for failing to meet minimum standards of care. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-28/detainees-at-californias-for-profit-ice-detention-centers-will-soon-be-able-to-sue-over-abuse-harm" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-28/detainees-at-californias-for-profit-ice-detention-centers-will-soon-be-able-to-sue-over-abuse-harm</a>.
As stories of human rights abuses in detention centers throughout the country
continue to rise, we need similar legislation in every state. <b>Let’s ask our
state legislators to enact a similar bill. </b> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MOST -</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <b>URGE STATE GOVERNORS TO SIGN ON TO ELECTION PROTECTION STATEMENT:</b>
Eleven governors have signed on to a <a href="https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/governors-release-joint-statement-threats-american-democracy#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAny%20efforts%20to%20throw%20out,an%20assault%20on%20American%20democracy.&text=These%20are%20all%20blatant%20attempts,people%20will%20be%20carried%20out." target="_blank">written statement</a> promising to abide by the election
results and declaring that ““Any efforts to throw out ballots or refuse a
peaceful transfer of power are nothing less than an assault on American
democracy.” <b>Let’s ask our governor to sign on (or thank them if they already
have). </b>At the moment, all the signers are Democrats, and we should remind
our Republican governors that not signing on shows complicity with Trump’s
abuses of power and calls into question the integrity of the Republican party. <b>Let’s
also take the </b><a href="https://choosedemocracy.us/" target="_blank"><b>personal
pledge at choosedemocracy.us</b></a><b> that we won’t let this election be
stolen. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">CA - USE OUTREACH CIRCLE APP TO HELP PASS SCHOOL FUNDING PROP 15: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">We have a chance to
increase school funding by passing Prop 15 which would raise revenue by
taxing commercial and industrial real estate at their current market
values and not the purchase price. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_15,_Tax_on_Commercial_and_Industrial_Properties_for_Education_and_Local_Government_Funding_Initiative_(2020)" target="_blank">https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_15,_Tax_on_Commercial_and_Industrial_Properties_for_Education_and_Local_Government_Funding_Initiative_(2020) </a>This </span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">race is close and we can help our schools win big by downloading the Outreach
Circle app, then messaging our CA friends, families and neighbors to make sure
they'll be voting YES on Prop 15. </span><b style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">All we need to do are these simple steps:
1) Download the Outreach Circle app on our phones 2) Sign up
for the Yes on 15 campaign using the code: EMT599 3) Follow the
instructions to send messages or emails to our friends. We can also use
Outreach Circle to send emails from our computers. Go to <a href="http://outreachcircle.com/" target="_blank">outreachcircle.com</a>, and
use the same code EMT599.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><b style="font-family: georgia;">ACTIVISM 101
WEBINAR:</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Jess Craven, of </span><a href="https://mailchi.mp/1422a23af20a/chop-wood-carry-water-923?e=4580baaf94" style="font-family: georgia;">Chop
Wood Carry Water</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, is continuing her Activism 101 sessions! Activism 101 is
a free, one-hour (ish) webinar for folks who have very little to no experience
with activism and/or political action. It’s a survey course with one goal: to
give those who are furious and sickened by the state of our, bite-sized actions
they can take to help vote Trump out, flip the Senate, win a bunch of
down-ballot races, and basically make good things happen in November and
beyond. Workshop will be led by Jessica Craven who is a mom, veteran activist,
elected member of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee,
legislative chair of her Moms Demand Action chapter, and the author of daily
actions email “Chop Wood, Carry Water.” </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Let’s grab a few friends
and inquire about times: <a href="mailto:cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com">cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com</a> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><i style="font-family: georgia;">29 Ways Trump and
the GOP Are Making It Harder to Vote</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - </span><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/29-ways-trump-and-the-gop-are-making-it-harder-to-vote/" style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/29-ways-trump-and-the-gop-are-making-it-harder-to-vote/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><i style="font-family: georgia;">Biden delivers
campaign speech in Gettysburg</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> -
</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz0Ay13elzc" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz0Ay13elzc</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><i style="font-family: georgia;">#CountOnUs: Youth
Organizers Have a Plan to Mobilize If Trump Tries to Steal the Election</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - </span><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/10/02/countonus-youth-organizers-have-plan-mobilize-if-trump-tries-steal-election" style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/10/02/countonus-youth-organizers-have-plan-mobilize-if-trump-tries-steal-election</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><i style="font-family: georgia;">New England
Journal of Medicine: 'Dangerously incompetent' politicians must go</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - </span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/leading-medical-journal-americans-must-vote-out-current-leaders-n1242487" style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/leading-medical-journal-americans-must-vote-out-current-leaders-n1242487</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We can stay up to date
on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">House</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> publishes a weekly
schedule at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> b) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Senate</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> updates
their schedule daily at the </span><a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p>Susan G. Roganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06910397753340872509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096720659408439048.post-3938728472234621872020-10-06T03:00:00.001-04:002020-10-06T03:00:04.256-04:00<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> 10/6/20</span></p><p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center;">“I think the importance of doing
activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider
yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever,</span></span></p><p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center;">but to be a part of an ongoing
historical movement.”</span><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center;">—Angela Davis</span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">NATIONAL ISSUES</span></span></i></b></p>
<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: 13.75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-table-layout-alt: fixed; width: 534px;"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 400.5pt;" valign="top" width="534"><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Contact all Federal
Members of Congress </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (includes contact info and
links to social media)</span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a><u><span style="color: blue;"> <br /></span></u>Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a> <br />Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a><o:p> <br /></o:p><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a></span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">VP DEBATE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> The
vice-presidential debate is scheduled for tomorrow evening. We all know that Mike Pence has been in
contact with people who have tested positive for COVID and he should be in a
14-day quarantine period. <a href="https://www.cnet.com/how-to/vice-presidential-debate-2020-how-to-watch-pence-vs-harris-debate-live/">https://www.cnet.com/how-to/vice-presidential-debate-2020-how-to-watch-pence-vs-harris-debate-live/</a> Let’s tell the Commission on Presidential
Debates that they should accommodate any and all requests by Kamala Harris on
the basis of public health. <b>Let’s
contact the commission by email: <a href="mailto:media@debates.org">media@debates.org</a>, or phone (202) 872- 1020,
or Twitter: @debates</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">RE-OPEN THE MEXICO
BORDER AND ALLOW THE ASYLUM-SEEKERS DUE PROCESS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Vice President Mike Pence overruled CDC
scientists last March, who said there would be no increased risk of COVID
transmission and gave the order to close the Mexico border, suspending the
asylum process and expelling 150,000 people including nearly 9,000
unaccompanied children. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-pandemics-public-health-new-york-health-4ef0c6c5263815a26f8aa17f6ea490ae" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-pandemics-public-health-new-york-health-4ef0c6c5263815a26f8aa17f6ea490ae</a>.
Ironically, what the CDC said could slow the rate of COVID was a national mask
mandate, social distancing, and increased contact tracing, but these were not
part of the administration’s political agenda. <b>Let’s share this story widely
and ask our MoCs to demand that a COVID-safe protocol for asylum-seekers. Let’s
also </b><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/contact/index.htm" target="_blank"><b>write
to the CDC</b></a><b> and demand that they stop kow-towing to Trump, which is
putting their credibility in more and more jeopardy. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">KEEP SPREADING THE
WORD ABOUT TRUMP’S TAXES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> With
Trump’s COVID diagnosis dominating the headlines, let’s not forget the
bombshell that broke only a week ago, revealing that Trump paid only $750 in
taxes in 2016 and 2017, and may very well have committed financial fraud. Even
worse, Trump’s debts, if they are to foreign entities could be a national
security issue. <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/30/trump-taxes-conflicts-of-interest-national-security-threats-column/3578359001/" target="_blank">https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/09/30/trump-taxes-conflicts-of-interest-national-security-threats-column/3578359001/</a>.
<b>Let’s keep putting pressure on our MoCs to investigate the ties between
Trump’s finances and our country’s security, and let’s keep this issue active
on social media so it doesn’t get dominated by the COVID crisis.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TRUMP’S “SURPRISE”
PUTS OTHERS AT RISK:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Trump
demanded to be driven to wave at the small group of supporters gathered across
from Walter Reed hospital, regardless of the health of the Secret Service
employees who would have to accompany him: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-covid-19-walter-reed-wave/2020/10/04/12dbe38c-064f-11eb-a166-dc429b380d10_story.html" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-covid-19-walter-reed-wave/2020/10/04/12dbe38c-064f-11eb-a166-dc429b380d10_story.html</a> and
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/04/920181116/in-brief-drive-by-trump-waves-to-supporters-outside-of-walter-reed">https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/04/920181116/in-brief-drive-by-trump-waves-to-supporters-outside-of-walter-reed</a>
Doctors objected: “Every single person
in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary Presidential ‘drive-by’ just
now has to be quarantined for 14 days. They might get sick. They may die.
For political theater. Commanded by Trump to put their lives at risk for
theater. This is insanity,” said one; and another, “By taking a joy ride
outside Walter Reed the president is placing his Secret Service detail at grave
risk. This is the height of irresponsibility.” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/04/us/politics/trump-virus.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/04/us/politics/trump-virus.html</a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/technology/far-right-sees-miracle-in-trumps-outing-medical-experts-see-recklessness.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/technology/far-right-sees-miracle-in-trumps-outing-medical-experts-see-recklessness.html</a>
and <a href="https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/10/05/walter-reed-attending-physician-calls-president-trump-coronavirus-drive-by-political-theater-and-insanity/">https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/10/05/walter-reed-attending-physician-calls-president-trump-coronavirus-drive-by-political-theater-and-insanity/</a>
What negligence and disregard for what is now standard protocol. It is not
about rights, it is a public health emergency. Pursuing the illusion of normal
will get people killed. <b>Let’s let the White House know just how
repellent we find this political stunt then let’s tell our MoCs we want them to
censure Trump for putting these lives at risk, and for policies that have
exacerbated the deaths of over 200,000 Americans. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TRUMP HAS BEST
HEALTHCARE, WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: President Donald Trump is in a unique position to recover from
the coronavirus. His role as one of the most powerful people in the country
means he'll have access to the best possible care, and his race and wealthiness
increase his odds of survival. Trump does face a relatively high risk of
developing serious symptoms because he is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-coronavirus-age-weight-sex-increased-risk-serious-infection-2020-10" target="_blank">over 70, clinically obese, and male</a>. But, as a white
person, he's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-racial-gap-in-coronavirus-deaths-is-driven-by-racism-2020-6" target="_blank">less likely to die of COVID-19</a> compared to non-white
Americans, who are subjected to more health-affecting hardships. As a VIP
patient, the president had the privilege of getting tested often, leading to an
early diagnosis. He and the First Lady will have access to around-the-clock
medical care and can easily afford the latest experimental treatments. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-wealth-race-access-to-care-good-odds-against-covid-2020-10" target="_blank">https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-wealth-race-access-to-care-good-odds-against-covid-2020-10</a>.
<b>Trump gets the best medical care despite being careless and spreading
misinformation about COVID, creating super spreader events and suppressing the
real COVID experts. Let’s tell the GOP to pressure trump to drop the Supreme
Court case against preconditions in the ACA. If he gets excellent health care,
the citizens of this country should have access to that same healthcare. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">WHITE HOUSE NOT
TRACING ITS OWN COVID SPREAD</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Local
public health departments generally are responsible for contact tracing COVID,
but the White House has chosen to take this on.
However, “In the days immediately preceding President Donald
Trump’s <a href="https://time.com/5896031/trump-covid-medical-condition-treatment-questions/" target="_blank">COVID-19 diagnosis</a>, he and his aides <a href="https://time.com/5895546/donald-trump-covid-19-timeline/" target="_blank">travelled
to five states</a>, holding several rallies and crowded indoor events with
large groups of people. But there’s no clear indication that the White House is
playing its stated role as the coordinator of a critical contact tracing effort
that could help stem the spread of the virus, according to local and state
health officials.” <a href="https://time.com/5896064/white-house-contact-tracing/" target="_blank">https://time.com/5896064/white-house-contact-tracing/</a> </span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">The White House is a
super spreader and must contain and trace the spread. Let’s ask Congress and
the CDC (800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) and ask for the Clinician On-Call Center) to
pressure the White House to do contract tracing and quarantine those who
attended the event. They should be leading by example. </span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">MCCONNELL CLOSES
SENATE BUT NOT SCOTUS HEARINGS</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">:
Now that Trump has produced what looks like a “super spreader” event in the
Rose Garden, Mitch McConnell plans to call off floor proceedings in the
Senate—including coronavirus relief discussions, presumably—until Oct. 19th but
not to cancel Barrett’s hearings, slated for Oct. 12: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-donald-trump-confirmation-hearings-mitch-mcconnell-amy-coney-barrett-895466e80b67302a83e2abadafe585df">https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-donald-trump-confirmation-hearings-mitch-mcconnell-amy-coney-barrett-895466e80b67302a83e2abadafe585df</a> or <a href="https://www.wnyc.org/story/mcconnell-closes-senate-floor-proceeds-with-barrett-hearings" target="_blank">https://www.wnyc.org/story/mcconnell-closes-senate-floor-proceeds-with-barrett-hearings</a>.
This, despite two confirmed cases among Republicans on the Judiciary Committee,
three senators infected, and others under voluntary quarantine while awaiting
the results of their exposure: <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/03/919878189/ron-johnson-joins-list-of-gop-senators-testing-positive-for-coronavirus" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/03/919878189/ron-johnson-joins-list-of-gop-senators-testing-positive-for-coronavirus</a> or <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/03/ron-johnson-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-425829" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/03/ron-johnson-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-425829</a>
Some say saying that if the COVID threat is too great for Senate sessions,
Barrett’s confirmation is equally perilous and that questioning of a lifetime
appointee by video is wildly inadequate. <b>We must push McConnell to
delay these hearings: 202-224-2541 or 317 Russell Senate Office Bldg,
Washington DC 20510 or <a href="https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm" target="_blank">https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm</a> Then let’s tell our Senators we are tired of
this sham, remind them that Trump shouldn’t even be making this appointment in
the first place, since in 2016 they insisted the voters should decide, and
demand that they delay this hearing until after the election and after the
Senate is no longer at risk of contracting COVID.</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>POLITICAL PURGE AT VOICE OF AMERICA:</b> Political appointees,
including Trump's contentious pick, Michael Pack, who is CEO of Voice of
America’s parent agency, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (<a href="https://www.wbaa.org/post/voice-america-journalists-protest-trump-appointees-actions#stream/0" target="_blank">https://www.wbaa.org/post/voice-america-journalists-protest-trump-appointees-actions#stream/0</a> ),
have continued their purge of the VOA by launching an investigation into its
White House bureau chief Steve Herman, citing “conflict of interest” because of
his tweets and “likes” on social media and because, like almost every other
news outlet, VOA revealed that Pence had not worn a mask inside the Mayo
Clinic, despite his office's advance knowledge of the hospital's masking
policy; moreover, Herman filed a first-person dispatch about being barred from
Joe Biden's campaign plane over COVID concerns last week, despite having
traveled on Air Force One the day before. This investigation appears to violate
the laws and regulations intended to protect the federally funded news outlet
from political interference or influence: <a href="https://www.wnyc.org/story/political-aides-investigate-voa-white-house-reporter-for-anti-trump-bias" target="_blank">https://www.wnyc.org/story/political-aides-investigate-voa-white-house-reporter-for-anti-trump-bias</a>
and <a href="https://www.voanews.com/usa/pack-expands-purge-us-global-news-agency" target="_blank">https://www.voanews.com/usa/pack-expands-purge-us-global-news-agency</a>
<b>Let’s make sure that Pack understands that our voice in the world must not
now be--and was never meant to be--politicized in this way: @usagmceo or
202-203-4000 or 330 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC 220237<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">POSTCARDING
OPPORTUNITIES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> From one of our own: Here are this week's postcarding write-ups—a
short list since we're all working on get out the vote drives right now (we
are, aren't we?). <b>Please use/share/distribute as you see fit: </b></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gS5OE95qeAeBVSFowZO5zKtmhu2d4KxmitQtvLmEcMY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gS5OE95qeAeBVSFowZO5zKtmhu2d4KxmitQtvLmEcMY/edit?usp=sharing</a></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TRACK THE REGULATION
TRACKERS: </span></b><b><i>Track the Trackers</i></b> is a list of different websites tracking
deregulation in the era of the Trump administration. Of Federal sites, their
regulatory agenda which lists "regulatory reform" and what stage the
revision is at - notice, proposed rule, rule, or not published yet. Individual
federal agencies also often, though not always, post proposed regulations
and/or actions on their website. <b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Click
here to check the regulation trackers: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-0C4ntd4uMrJMubCa3JyKVwotiNV_Vj/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-0C4ntd4uMrJMubCa3JyKVwotiNV_Vj/view?usp=sharing</a></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">BALANCING NEWS AND
ACTION: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">There is no end to the
news at this time. We could watch 24 hours a day and still not feel
"caught up" and there's not much to be done besides keeping our
shoulder at the wheel with getting out the vote and helping campaigns forge
ahead. <b>Let's cut some deals with ourselves to not get paralyzed by the
news like "<i>15 minutes of news then 15 <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/">Postcards To Voters</a>"</i> or
another option below. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION/VOTING</span></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SPLC VIRTUAL PHONE BANK.</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
is organizing another Power Hour for Thursday, Oct. 8, from 3-4pm. Eastern.
Volunteers will be calling voters in Georgia to inform them about their state's
new online absentee ballot request portal. <b>We can sign up at <a href="https://action.splcenter.org/a/october-8th-splc-power-hour-virtual-phone-bank" target="_blank">SPLC</a>.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">GET ENVIRONMENTALISTS TO THE POLLS</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: The Environmental Voters Project needs
phonebankers to contact 2 million environmentalists in 12 states who have never
voted before. <b>We can sign up for shifts here: <a href="https://www.environmentalvoter.org/blog/sign-gotv-shifts-0#.X3tghayUQ-I.facebook">https://www.environmentalvoter.org/blog/sign-gotv-shifts-0#.X3tghayUQ-I.facebook</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS TO FIRST-TIME VOTERS</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: The Civics Center needs volunteers to mail
postcards to recent high school graduates who are new to voting. <b>Let’s
get our postcards and start writing: <a href="https://thecivicscenter.org/volunteer" target="_blank">https://thecivicscenter.org/volunteer</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">BILLBOARDS AND RIDES TO THE POLLS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Reclaim Our Vote is raising $150,000 to reach
voters of color in the rural South via informative highway billboards, and to
fund covid-safe rides to the polls.<b> Let’s chip in $10 or as much as
we’re able: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/billboard-campaign" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/billboard-campaign</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION – SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXT FOR BIDEN/HARRIS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Let’s spend 4
minutes reading: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=752e8815d5&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://politicalcharge.org/2020/10/01/lets-make-sure-joe-biden-wins-in-november/</a> and
then 1 hour learning how to text for Biden/Harris and remind people to
vote. <b>Sign up for training at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=0954313f78&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/2020victory/event/293967/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">OHIO SUPREME COURT.</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/" target="_blank">Postcards to Voters</a>' Campaign 216 is for the two Democratic
candidates running for Ohio Supreme Court, John O'Donnell and Jennifer Brunner.
The Ohio ballots do not list a party for these candidates so we are working to
inform voters how they can vote blue. <b>Let's request 5 addresses today.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FLIP SENATE BLUE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <a href="https://www.womensmarchaction.com/">Women’s March Action</a> is hosting a
national textbanking on Saturday, Oct. 17, in honor of RBG. They are texting voters in <i>all 15</i> of
the states with Senate races that could make a difference in this election and
are seeking helpers. <b>Let’s sign up
here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/womensmarchaction/event/329779/">https://www.mobilize.us/womensmarchaction/event/329779/</a> </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">NATIONAL VOTER EDUCATION WEEK</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">—"National Voter Education Week is a
nonpartisan digital voter education campaign that equips voters with the tools,
information, and confidence they need to cast their ballots.” <a href="https://votereducationweek.org/our-mission/" target="_blank">https://votereducationweek.org/our-mission/</a> <b>Let’s
get ourselves and others ready to vote by participating in these Days of
Action: <a href="https://votereducationweek.org/" target="_blank">https://votereducationweek.org/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PHONEBANK TO FLIP THE SENATE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Biden and Harris will need a strong Senate
Majority to get our country back on track, and <a href="https://grassrootsdems.org/">Grassroots Democrats </a> are hitting
the phone to give them the support they need. We can join them in making
phone calls to swing states, and getting the vote out to turn the Senate Blue.
After we sign up, we will get a Zoom link to join the phone bank. If we
are new to phone banking, we can receive a full training and all of us will get
the support we need to make it work. Shifts are available Mondays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through Election Eve<b>. We can find
out more and then sign up to phonebank Swing States and turn the Senate Blue: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/grassrootsdemocratslahq/event/319923/?referring_vol=1853274&rname=Grassroots&share_context=event_details&share_medium=copy_link&fbclid=IwAR22xplO6bpK9QcaVglWhw86s-uanuoqUBwJeBzXkEGh9ZZo1SgDEI34UxI" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/grassrootsdemocratslahq/event/319923/?</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOTER REGISTRATION ENDING FOR MANY:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Voter registration
deadlines are looming in many states. <b>Let’s
check ours and help anyone get registered who is not: <a href="https://www.eac.gov/voters/register-and-vote-in-your-state">https://www.eac.gov/voters/register-and-vote-in-your-state</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VEEP REUNION TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN DEMS</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: The Wisconsin Democratic Party is at it again!
This time, they’ve gathered the cast of Veep for a live cast reunion on Sunday,
Oct. 4 at 6 pm CT. According to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the event will
include a discussion of the show and politics, a fan Q&A, and special
skits. Anything we donate, over $1.00, will be used to support the
Wisconsin Dems’ effort to defeat Trump<b>. Chip in any amount at: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=4e90a3e826&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/veep-cast-reunion</a> to
get the link to tune in.</b> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">THE TOP FIVE MISTAKES THAT DISQUALIFY MAIL BALLOTS</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: After all this work, we want to make sure
that all mail-in-ballots are counted. <b>Let’s
read them and avoid those mistakes so our mail-in ballots are counted: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mistakes-that-can-disqualify-your-mail-absentee-ballot-2020-9">https://www.businessinsider.com/mistakes-that-can-disqualify-your-mail-absentee-ballot-2020-9</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">#VOTEPROCHOICE's 2020 VOTER GUIDE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> For each election <a href="https://www.voteprochoice.us/">#VOTERPROCHOICE</a> creates a voting guide
for us. Not only can we check our own ballot
here: <a href="https://www.voteprochoice.us/voter-guide">https://www.voteprochoice.us/voter-guide</a>
but, we can also use their toolkit to share the news: <a href="https://www.voteprochoice.us/partner-toolkit">https://www.voteprochoice.us/partner-toolkit</a>
<b>Let’s use and share this to help inform our choices on the ballot.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">USE STATE-SPECIFIC FACT SHEETS TO PROTECT POLLS AGAINST
ARMED VOTER INTIMIDATION: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">With Trump stirring up his violent supporters and urging
them to show up at the polls to intimidate voters<a href="file:///C:/Users/sgrog/Desktop/%C2%A0%20https:/www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/05/how-trumps-remark-about-poll-watchers-threatens-another-election-norm/">
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/05/how-trumps-remark-about-poll-watchers-threatens-another-election-norm/</a> it’s
a good time to know our rights and protections. Georgetown Law’s <a href="https://www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/">Institute for Constitutional
Advocacy and Protection</a> has put together a series of fact sheets for
every state explaining the laws protecting us from militia groups and armed
individuals and telling what to do if we experience voter intimidation. <b>We
can find out more about our rights and protections against voter intimidation
at the polls here: </b></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/our-work/addressing-the-rise-of-unlawful-private-paramilitaries/state-fact-sheets/" target="_blank">https://www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/our-work/addressing-the-rise-of-unlawful-private-paramilitaries/state-fact-sheets/</a></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION PROTECTION: BECOME AN ELECTION PROTECTION HOTLINE CAPTAIN: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The <a href="https://nationalbar.org/">National Bar Association</a>, our nation’s
oldest and largest network of mainly African American lawyers and judges, is
looking for Hotline Captains for Election Day. If we are lawyers licensed in
any state, we can receive training, then lead teams of 5-6 legal support staff
for the Election Protection Hotline. If we know any lawyers who might be
interested, we can pass this information on to them as well. <b>We can click this link to find out more,
including other legal volunteer opportunities, and then, if we wish, sign up.
We can also share this info on social media to help recruit more volunteers: <a href="https://buff.ly/3jkN5Gh" target="_blank">https://buff.ly/3jkN5Gh </a> </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MAKE SURE OUR MAIL-IN BALLOTS GET COUNTED</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">—Some half a million
mail-in ballots were tossed during the primaries—far too many due to voter
error! The organization Spread the Vote has a fun new website called Read the
F*ing Directions, where we can look up the rules for filling out and returning
our mail-in ballots in every state. <b>Let’s consult it, and let’s share
with others: <a href="https://readthefingdirections.com/?lang=en" target="_blank">https://readthefingdirections.com/?lang=en</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MI - GOVERNOR LED COVID PROTECTION GONE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Last week the MI Supreme Court overruled Gov.
Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID emergency powers.
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/10/03/919891538/michigan-supreme-court-rules-against-governors-emergency-powers">https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/10/03/919891538/michigan-supreme-court-rules-against-governors-emergency-powers</a> Michigan has been performing very well under
Gov. Whitmer’s guidance, however the Republican lead state legislature has not
thought they have enough say in the past and now Michigan Senate Majority
Leader Mike Shirkey ® said, "We
need to now transition from a public health emergency to managing and learning
to live with this virus," <a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/gop-leader-no-mask-mandates-michigan-needs-learn-live-coronavirus">https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/gop-leader-no-mask-mandates-michigan-needs-learn-live-coronavirus</a> Whitmer is attempting to appeal the decision,
but we in Michigan need to call Sen. Shirkey and Speaker Chatfield and demand
they protect Michiganders during this pandemic! With the MI Supreme Ct. ruling
that went against Gov. Whitmer our safety will be in the hands of Republicans
in the house and senate. If we flood
their offices with calls we can make a difference. We need to let them know WE
ARE WATCHING THEM AND DEMAND THEY PROTECT US by not opening up the state in a
reckless manner. <b>Let’s contact
them: 1) Sen. Mike Shirkey:
517-373-5932, or 855-347-8016 or email:
<a href="mailto:mikeshirkey@senate.michigan.gov">mikeshirkey@senate.michigan.gov</a>,
and 2) Rep. Lee Chatfield: 517-373-2629 or 855-737-4107 or email: <a href="mailto:LeeChatfield@house.mi.gov" target="_blank">LeeChatfield@house.mi.gov</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b>ATTEND WEBINAR
TODAY ON COMBATTING FACEBOOK DISINFORMATION: </b>Despite its claims of reforms, Facebook remains a major source of
disinformation and inflammatory material. <a href="https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/10/1/21497453/facebook-democrats-2020-election-misinformation" target="_blank">https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/10/1/21497453/facebook-democrats-2020-election-misinformation</a>
With an election happening in less than a month, it may seem like there is
little we can do to stem this tide, but there are some strategies we can check
out, including government regulation, legal efforts, changes to company
policies, and pro-democracy activism. Corey Hill of the <a href="https://protestfacebook.org/">Protest Facebook</a> coalition will be
moderating a panel of experts ready to share these ideas with us. Featuring
the former Global Head of Elections Integrity Operations for political
advertising at Faceboo, Yaël Eisenstat, now a public advocate for transparency
and accountability in tech, this webinar will be held TODAY, <b>October 6th</b>
at 11:30am Pacific, 2:30pm Eastern. <b>We can learn more and then sign up to
attend here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JvG0M4kQQJijhdjur5POCg" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JvG0M4kQQJijhdjur5POCg</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b>ACTIVISM 101
WEBINAR:</b> Jess Craven, of <a href="https://mailchi.mp/1422a23af20a/chop-wood-carry-water-923?e=4580baaf94">Chop
Wood Carry Water</a>, is continuing her Activism 101 sessions! Activism 101 is
a free, one-hour (ish) webinar for folks who have very little to no experience
with activism and/or political action. It’s a survey course with one goal: to
give those who are furious and sickened by the state of our, bite-sized actions
they can take to help vote Trump out, flip the Senate, win a bunch of
down-ballot races, and basically make good things happen in November and
beyond. Workshop will be led by Jessica Craven who is a mom, veteran activist,
elected member of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee,
legislative chair of her Moms Demand Action chapter, and the author of daily
actions email “Chop Wood, Carry Water.” <b>Let’s grab a few friends
and inquire about times: <a href="mailto:cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com">cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com</a> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Revealed: Trump
campaign strategy to deter millions of Black Americans from voting in 2016</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> - <a href="https://www.channel4.com/news/revealed-trump-campaign-strategy-to-deter-millions-of-black-americans-from-voting-in-2016">https://www.channel4.com/news/revealed-trump-campaign-strategy-to-deter-millions-of-black-americans-from-voting-in-2016</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span>White House
pressured CDC on reopening schools, officials say - <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-pressured-cdc-reopening-schools/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-pressured-cdc-reopening-schools/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>What Happened
with Merrick Garland and Why It Matters Now</i> - <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/06/29/624467256/what-happened-with-merrick-garland-in-2016-and-why-it-matters-now">https://www.npr.org/2018/06/29/624467256/what-happened-with-merrick-garland-in-2016-and-why-it-matters-now</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>The Supreme
Court: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver</i> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkpfFuiZkcs" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkpfFuiZkcs</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Trump criticized
by medical experts after leaving hospital to drive by supporters</i> - <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-criticized-medical-experts-after-leaving-hospital-drive-supporters-n1242081">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-criticized-medical-experts-after-leaving-hospital-drive-supporters-n1242081</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span>We can stay up to date
on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b> publishes a weekly
schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span></p>Susan G. Roganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06910397753340872509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096720659408439048.post-80735900102636722272020-10-01T03:00:00.013-04:002020-10-01T03:00:07.640-04:00<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> 10/1/20</span></p><p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center;">“In the midst of chaos, there is also
opportunity.” </span><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">— Sun Tzu</span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt;">NATIONAL ISSUES</span></i></b></span></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/</a></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/"><br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php</a></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php"><br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Or use Resistbot: <a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/</a></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://resist.bot/"><br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies: <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/</a></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/"><br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact: </span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a></span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">ASK GOP LEADERS TO
PUBLICLY PRESSURE TRUMP TO MAKE A STRONG STATEMENT AGAINST WHITE SUPREMACY AND
ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">On Tuesday night, candidate Joe Biden said he would encourage his
supporters to stay calm while the votes were counted and not to declare victory
until the election had been independently certified, while Trump railed on
about election fraud, sowing seeds of doubt geared to fracture our increasingly
fragile democracy. When asked what he would say to white supremacist groups
like the Proud Boys, he advised them to “stand back and stand by.” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/29/us/presidential-debate-trump-biden" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/29/us/presidential-debate-trump-biden</a>
and <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/proud-boys-stand-back-and-stand-by-trump-refuses-to-condemn-white-supremacists/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/proud-boys-stand-back-and-stand-by-trump-refuses-to-condemn-white-supremacists/</a>
These statements should be unacceptable
to anyone on either side of the aisle who truly believes in our democracy and
our Constitution. <b>Let’s ask the Republican leaders in Congress and in our
state to make a strong public statement that they will support the
independently certified election results and that they condemn white
supremacy. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> In a Washington Post piece-- <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/chris-wallace-failed-trump-debate-biden/2020/09/30/a27622f0-02c6-11eb-897d-3a6201d6643f_story.html" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/chris-wallace-failed-trump-debate-biden/2020/09/30/a27622f0-02c6-11eb-897d-3a6201d6643f_story.html</a>
(or <a href="https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2020/09/30/chris-wallace-moderator-debate">https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2020/09/30/chris-wallace-moderator-debate</a>) --columnist Margaret Sullivan proposes that
the <a href="https://www.debates.org/">Commission on Presidential Debates</a>
cancel the remaining two debates between Trump and Biden; given that Trump
seems unwilling to follow the rules to which his campaign agreed, unable to
control his tendency toward bullying, insult, and ridicule, and loath
even to extend common courtesy toward the moderator or his opponent, granting
him further airtime seems fruitless: we learn nothing substantive, only that
Trump is as unhinged as we suspected and Biden harder to rile. Teachers are
also concerned what debates like this will do to children: <a href="https://teacherinastrangeland.blog/2020/09/30/no-more-debates-for-the-good-of-the-country/">https://teacherinastrangeland.blog/2020/09/30/no-more-debates-for-the-good-of-the-country/</a>
Even though the Commission has announced there will be <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debates-commission-plans-changes-to-presidential-debate-format/">changes</a>,
we know nothing can make Trump behave
better. <b>Let’s urge the Commission to
cancel the remaining two presidential debates—and say why—or at the very least
to give moderators a mute button and permission to use it: CPD Exec. Dir. Janet
H. Brown (202) 872-1020 or 2600 Virginia Ave NW Ste 400, Washington, DC 20037 or
tweet them @Debates</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TELL OUR REPS TO
SUPPORT SCHIFF BILL TO COMBAT PRESIDENTIAL CORRUPTION AND ABUSE OF POWER: </span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;"> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">After Tuesday’s debate debacle, it is clear to
many that Trump’s opponent is less Biden and more Democracy itself. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-debate-was-a-disgrace-it-showed-us-trumps-assault-on-democracy-is-escalating/2020/09/30/2e7e075c-033c-11eb-b7ed-141dd88560ea_story.html%C2%A0">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-debate-was-a-disgrace-it-showed-us-trumps-assault-on-democracy-is-escalating/2020/09/30/2e7e075c-033c-11eb-b7ed-141dd88560ea_story.html </a>Our
entire system is under attack and we must defend it. Congressman Adam Schiff’s much needed Protect
Our Democracy Act (not yet numbered) designed to “prevent future presidential
abuses, restore our system of checks and balances, strengthen accountability
and transparency, and protect our elections” is a worthy start. <a href="https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/pasadena-congressman-introduces-the-protecting-our-democracy-act/">https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/pasadena-congressman-introduces-the-protecting-our-democracy-act/</a> This
comprehensive bill limits presidential abuse of pardons, and the statute of limitations,
strengthens Congressional subpoenas and power of the purse, protects the Inspector
General and whistleblowers, strengthens the Hatch Act and enforces protection
of elections from foreign interference. <b>We can read main points of the
bill here: <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-democrats-introduce-landmark-reforms-package-the-protecting-our-democracy%C2%A0">https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-democrats-introduce-landmark-reforms-package-the-protecting-our-democracy </a>,
full text here: <a href="https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/bill_text.pdf" target="_blank">https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/bill_text.pdf </a> then
call and ask our Reps to support and pass it.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">THE BREATHE ACT:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> The <a href="https://m4bl.org/electoraljusticevoterfund/">Electoral Justice Project of
the Movement for Black Lives</a> has launched the <a href="https://breatheact.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-BREATHE-Act-V.16_.pdf">BREATHE
Act </a>. This bill, <b>“</b>a 21st-century Federal civil rights bill
that will help communities of color not just survive, but thrive”, is being
sponsored in the House by Reps Alanna Pressley (D-MA) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI),
who <b>need our help in urging our representatives to support them--which we
can do here: <a href="https://p2a.co/f8OVlte">https://p2a.co/f8OVlte</a>
We can also become a <a href="https://breatheact.org/action/#cosponsor" target="_blank">community co-sponsor</a>, and tell our MoCs at the state and
federal level that we support radical change to our criminal justice system
through the Breathe Act. Let's also use <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1plPXGU4EkAcCtc-ctwEb2eN6zCEKae5g" target="_blank">this toolkit</a> to learn how we can grow the grassroots
movement on social media. We can use the sample tweets and Facebook and
Instagram posts, and share graphics.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">AMY BARRETT CONFIRMATION:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Judge
Barrett is meeting with Republicans on the Hill prior to her confirmation
hearing. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-meets-republican-senators-confirmation-hearings/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-meets-republican-senators-confirmation-hearings/</a> <b>Let’s let our senators know that if they
vote to replace RBG before the inauguration, we will work tirelessly to vote
them out. We can also tweet at
them: <a href="https://act.newmode.net/action/indivisible-project/demand-your-senator-refuse-confirm-any-new-supreme-court-justices">https://act.newmode.net/action/indivisible-project/demand-your-senator-refuse-confirm-any-new-supreme-court-justices</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">WRITE TO JUDGE AMY
CONEY BARRETT</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">: It seems that the
only person who can actually stop Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination is Judge
Barrett herself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can appeal to her
sense of right and goodness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can
speak from our heart to hers. <a href="https://www.boston.com/news/national-news-2/2020/09/21/amy-coney-barrett">https://www.boston.com/news/national-news-2/2020/09/21/amy-coney-barrett</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is one such letter:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dRIffdy4j3agCa6AgidB8LHteo2thv8Y/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dRIffdy4j3agCa6AgidB8LHteo2thv8Y/view?usp=sharing</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s write our own postcard to her at Hon.
Amy C. Barrett, Robert K. Rodibaugh United States Courthouse, 401 S. Michigan
St., South Bend, IN 46601-230. </b>(<a href="https://indivisibleventura.org/2020/09/29/tues-9-29-writing-judge-amy/">h/t</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TELL OUR SENATORS TO
QUIZ SC NOMINEE ABOUT UPHOLDING SETTLED ANTI ELECTION STEALING LAW: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">A desperate Trump is trying to get state GOP
legislators to ignore potential Biden victories and appoint pro Trump electors
instead. Democratic Governors would veto this, but the GOP might try to take it
to a Trump friendly Supreme Court, which would have to overturn a historic
ruling to let Trump steal the election. At stake is a key Supreme
Court ruling from 1932, <a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/285/355/">Smiley v. Holm</a>,
where the Minnesota state legislature was barred from changing election rules
over a similar veto. An impartial court would let this ruling stand, but a
partisan pro-Trump one would sweep this obstacle out of his way. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/30/could-trump-steal-election-heres-one-way-find-out/" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/30/could-trump-steal-election-heres-one-way-find-out/ </a> Nominee Amy
Barrett can send a clear signal that this kind of partisan gamesmanship will
not be tolerated, even by a conservative court,</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">by committing to
upholding Smiley in her confirmation hearings<b>. Let’s call and
tell our Senators to ask Amy Barrett if she will uphold Smiley as settled
law and if she believes the Constitution allows state legislatures to
appoint electors without passing a law to do so.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">SHUT DOWN ICE
DETENTION CENTER IN IRWIN COUNTY, GEORGIA: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">After nurse Dawn Wooten blew the whistle on alleged nonconsensual
sterilizations and other human rights abuses, a Congressional delegation
visited the center this weekend. <a href="https://www.wabe.org/congressional-delegation-calls-for-irwin-facility-to-be-shut-down-after-hearing-women-in-ice-custody-describe-gynecological-procedures/" target="_blank">https://www.wabe.org/congressional-delegation-calls-for-irwin-facility-to-be-shut-down-after-hearing-women-in-ice-custody-describe-gynecological-procedures/</a>.
Rep. Joaquin Castro stated that they found little or no PPE to protect against
COVID. Medical requests repeatedly ignored. Burning hot water for showers.
Women given other people’s used underwear to wear. Bedsheets not changed for
more than three weeks. <a href="https://twitter.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/1309896187668041730">https://twitter.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/1309896187668041730</a>.<b>
Let’s contact our MoCs and the Acting Secretary of DHS, Chad Wolf, (202-282-8495;
</b><a href="mailto:DHSSecretary@hq.dhs.gov" target="_blank"><b>DHSSecretary@hq.dhs.gov</b></a><b>;
</b><a href="https://homelandsecurity.ideascale.com/" target="_blank"><b>https://homelandsecurity.ideascale.com/</b></a><b>;
Facebook: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/homelandsecurity/" target="_blank"><b>https://www.facebook.com/homelandsecurity/</b></a><b>;
Twitter: @DHS.gov)</b> <b>and demand that the ICE Detention Center be shut down
immediately and that the detained inmates be released to the community.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TALK UP THE
REVELATIONS IN TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">—Conventional
wisdom among many is that “nothing matters” when it comes to Trump’s support
among segments of the electorate. But the evidence suggests that this is not
true, and an important way to increase the chances that Trump’s tax returns
will hurt him in the election is to keep the issue before the public, <a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-trumps-tax-returns-could-affect-the-election/" target="_blank">https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-trumps-tax-returns-could-affect-the-election/</a> Here
are five key takeaways on Trump’s tax returns, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ruth-bader-ginsburg-courts-donald-trump-7e1d23d1e381ae3e0be6cb293338c05e" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/ruth-bader-ginsburg-courts-donald-trump-7e1d23d1e381ae3e0be6cb293338c05e</a> (yes,
that link’s correct), an information on how his gargantuan debts make him a
national security risk, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-business-national-security-us-news-1635b8d18ca4f5ca2e335b61ed184268" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-business-national-security-us-news-1635b8d18ca4f5ca2e335b61ed184268</a>. <b>Let’s
not let this issue fade. Let’s talk it up every chance we get, including on
social media, from here until election day.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION/VOTING</span></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ART RESISTANCE TO ENCOURAGE MAIL IN VOTING: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">In 2020, artists making
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jul/27/enough-of-trump-art-campaign-election" target="_blank">political statements</a> have typically done so on the
streets, with murals, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jul/07/museums-document-black-lives-matter-protests" target="_blank">protest placards</a> or by knocking down old monuments.
But much overlooked is the envelope as a place for art. Since a stamp
symbolizes the mail-in vote, it has come to represent a form of resistance, a
form of direct action. The New York non-profit <a href="http://transmag.org/" target="_blank">TRANS></a> has created a
stamp project called “These Times”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
project, which will premiere both online and in sticker format, features 50
artists and institutions who stress the urgency of voting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/sep/30/these-times-stamp-art-project?utm_term=1a3e35ce77c3411bd3edefded73057e0&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/sep/30/these-times-stamp-art-project</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s share this and get our own plan
ready for our mail in ballot</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MAKE PHONE CALLS TO INDEPENDENT AND INFREQUENT DEM VOTERS IN FL: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Florida is a key state in this election, and we
need every Blue vote we can get to win.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.browardforprogress.org/">Broward for Progress</a> has a
way for us to help by calling Independent voters and infrequent
Democratic voters in Broward county and sharing our stories, why we are fighting
for our Democracy and to getting them to use their power and help, to
VOTE. There are regular training sessions twice a week and they are about
to open more days up so even if we can’t make it during the listed times, they
will help us find a way to make it work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b>We can learn more and sign up here: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/online-phone-banking-2">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/online-phone-banking-2</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HOST A VIRTUAL LETTER WRITING PARTY: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">“Swing Left is working with <a href="https://votefwd.org/swingleft"><b>Vote Forward</b></a> to help
volunteers write letters from home or host Virtual Letter Writing Parties. Our
Swing Left groups and volunteers have pioneered in-person letter writing
parties that have resulted in millions of letters, and now they will lead us in
hosting virtual parties, too.” <a href="https://swingleft.org/p/virtual-letter-writing-party">https://swingleft.org/p/virtual-letter-writing-party</a> Let’ read and sign up: <a href="https://d1h4zokikhjm0v.cloudfront.net/content/Virtual%20Letter%20Writing%20Party%20Host%20Guide%20Final.pdf">https://d1h4zokikhjm0v.cloudfront.net/content/Virtual%20Letter%20Writing%20Party%20Host%20Guide%20Final.pdf</a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION – SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MAKE VIDEOS TO SHOW HOW BIDEN WILL CHANGE OUR LIVES FOR THE BETTER: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">To show people how their lives can change for the
better, Mark Ruffalo and the <a href="https://blackmalevoterproject.org/">Black
Male VoterProject </a>have started the #WithBidenWeCan social media
campaign. <b>We can click here to see their video of voters talking about
important issues that impact their lives, then using that hashtag, make, post
and share ones of our own on social media:
<a href="https://twitter.com/BoldProgressive/status/1311133665578147841" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/BoldProgressive/status/1311133665578147841</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MAKE CALLS TO PA FOR BIDEN/HARRIS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> In 2016,
Donald Trump won Pennsylvania by razor thin margins — 44,292 votes among
8,000,000+ voters. <b>Let’s help change that: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/padems/event/317347/">https://www.mobilize.us/padems/event/317347/</a> </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">INDIVISIBLE WINDIVISIBLE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
Indivisible has created Windivisible as a way we can help create a blue
wave. “For the last four years,
Indivisibles have taken action to defeat the Trump agenda. You marched, you
showed up at airports. You held die-ins to beat back Trumpcare, and visited
district offices so often that some corrupt representatives decided to run and
hide rather than face you! You built the Blue Wave to take back the House and
rallied from border to border to #DefundHate. Now it is time to beat Trump,
flip the Senate, and build a truly inclusive democracy.” They’ve created a way for us to phonebank,
textbank, or write letters to help elect Dems.
<b>Let’s check it out and sign up:
<a href="https://2020.indivisible.org/">https://2020.indivisible.org/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DONATE TO BIDEN CAMPAIGN:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “Joe Biden's campaign netted $3.8 million in
fundraising in one hour as the first debate with President Trump aired Tuesday
night, a campaign official told Axios.” <a href="https://www.axios.com/biden-raises-record-38-million-trump-debate-7d4607e5-81b1-43cc-a065-37b2b41e6f36.html">https://www.axios.com/biden-raises-record-38-million-trump-debate-7d4607e5-81b1-43cc-a065-37b2b41e6f36.html</a> <b>Let’s join in the effort: <a href="https://joebiden.com/#">https://joebiden.com/#</a> </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HOST A VOTER REGISTRATION EVENT WITH ROCK THE VOTE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Help make an
impact by registering voters! Sign up to join thousands of others making a
difference in their communities and gain access to Rock the Vote's voter
registration drive toolkit<b>. Let’s
check it out: <a href="https://www.rockthevote.org/get-involved/help-register-voters/">https://www.rockthevote.org/get-involved/help-register-voters/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION DEFENDERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> The <a href="https://m4bl.org/">Movement for Black
Lives</a> is enlisting “Election Defenders”; they will be trained to provide
safe supports for voting (such as PPE and water) as well as to offer election
& voter defense; they hope to de-escalate right-wing intimidation tactics
and will contact a network of groups and lawyers, if and where trouble
arises. Given what happened at the Fairfax VA polls in mid-September-- <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/us/politics/trump-supporters-early-voting-virginia.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/us/politics/trump-supporters-early-voting-virginia.html</a>
-- the avowed intention of Republicans to recruit tens of thousands of
unofficial “poll watchers”--<a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/918317570/democrats-worry-gop-efforts-to-recruit-poll-watchers-may-lead-to-voter-intimidat" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/918317570/democrats-worry-gop-efforts-to-recruit-poll-watchers-may-lead-to-voter-intimidat</a> --and
Trump’s call out to the Proud Boys in the first presidential debate-- <a href="https://apps.npr.org/liveblogs/20200929-debate/#trump-stops-short-of-condemning-128" target="_blank">https://apps.npr.org/liveblogs/20200929-debate/#trump-stops-short-of-condemning-128</a> --<b>perhaps
we should all sign up for training and prepare to defend this election: </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HELPING FLORIDA FELONS VOTE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> The <a href="https://floridarrc.com/">Florida Rights Restoration Coalition</a> is
helping former felons with outstanding fines and fees complete their sentence
so they are eligible to vote. <a href="https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/politics/2020/09/22/michael-bloomberg-fundraises-for-florida-felon-voting-rights-group">https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/politics/2020/09/22/michael-bloomberg-fundraises-for-florida-felon-voting-rights-group</a> <b>We can donate here: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=db087453a1&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://wegotthevote.org/finesandfees/</a>. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOTER SUPPRESSION:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “<b>Voter intimidation has no place in a fair election.</b> It’s
hard to counter it the press has a hard time keeping track of a large number of
instances. Trolls and bots often <a href="https://thedemlabs.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9259840cacd8f01e4ab5952e8&id=c575856b9d&e=f225348631" target="_blank">swamp Facebook with false reports</a> that it amplifies.
Hotlines get overloaded with numerous calls. A simple way for voters to report
incidents of voter suppression is needed which can screen and prioritize
reports and alert the public, influencers, the press and groups working to
protect voting rights. The solution has report results in real-time and be able
to handle very large volumes of reports.”
<a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ogbl#inbox/WhctKJVzhRVzxvSwkwZzJWTRpBDqCkFxSVlsRdprzJsvMQmtmZVSfMStHHsvTkrHsjCwkRL">https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ogbl#inbox/WhctKJVzhRVzxvSwkwZzJWTRpBDqCkFxSVlsRdprzJsvMQmtmZVSfMStHHsvTkrHsjCwkRL</a> <b>Let’s read and share: <a href="https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/6a2e4700a39d408d94f4d7bbb8e6a05a">https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/6a2e4700a39d408d94f4d7bbb8e6a05a</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">NEW YORK CITY:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Almost 100,000 Brooklyn voters received envelopes
with the wrong name and address; were they signed and returned, they
would be invalidated, since the printed name and the required signature
wouldn’t match: <a href="https://gothamist.com/news/after-another-colossal-blunder-nyc-board-elections-send-new-ballots-nearly-100000-brooklyn-voters" target="_blank">https://gothamist.com/news/after-another-colossal-blunder-nyc-board-elections-send-new-ballots-nearly-100000-brooklyn-voters</a>
Theoretically, the notoriously inept NYC Board of Elections will replace these;
meantime, while they clearly provided no oversight, they are blaming the
printing company to which they granted a no-bid contract. The Board urges
these voters and others with problems to call them, but those who have tried
either get no answer or find themselves on a 60 or 80 call queue. <b>New
Yorkers must demand that elections be run competently and fairly. Let’s
call our city council members, contact the Board's Executive Director Michael
J. Ryan at 32-42 Broadway, 7th Floor, NY, NY 10004 or 212-487-5400, and tell
Mayor de Blasio by using this website: <a href="https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/mayor-contact.page" target="_blank">https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/mayor-contact.page</a> or
calling 311 or writing City Hall, NY, NY 10007</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b>“VOTE SAVE
AMERICA: ONE MONTH OUT KICKOFF”:</b> Tonight, <b>Oct. 1</b> from
8-9ET, <a href="https://crooked.com/">Crooked Media</a> is hosting a pep
assembly for those us working hard this last month. “Everything we do from here on out helps us
drive up the numbers to deliver a decisive win and send a clear message to
Donald Trump and his GOP enablers that they can’t silence our voices and deny
our rights. So join Vote Save America as we kick off the final month of the
election.” <b>Let’s sign up here for a
dose of encouragement to push us through: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/crooked/event/332310">https://www.mobilize.us/crooked/event/332310</a>
/</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b>ACTIVISM 101
WEBINAR:</b> Jess Craven, of <a href="https://mailchi.mp/1422a23af20a/chop-wood-carry-water-923?e=4580baaf94">Chop
Wood Carry Water</a>, is continuing her Activism 101 sessions! Activism 101 is
a free, one-hour (ish) webinar for folks who have very little to no experience
with activism and/or political action. It’s a survey course with one goal: to
give those who are furious and sickened by the state of our, bite-sized actions
they can take to help vote Trump out, flip the Senate, win a bunch of
down-ballot races, and basically make good things happen in November and
beyond. Workshop will be led by Jessica Craven who is a mom, veteran activist,
elected member of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee,
legislative chair of her Moms Demand Action chapter, and the author of daily
actions email “Chop Wood, Carry Water.” <b>Let’s grab a few friends
and inquire about times: <a href="mailto:cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com">cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com</a> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b>WOMEN’S MARCH ON
OCTOBER 17</b>: “The Women’s
March organization is planning a nationwide protest next month [Oct. 17] opposing President
Trump and his move to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court.” <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/517603-womens-march-planned-for-october-to-protest-trump-filling">https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/517603-womens-march-planned-for-october-to-protest-trump-filling</a> <b>Let’s sign up and be part of this
action: <a href="https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/march-october">https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/march-october</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>You Literally
Can't Believe The Facts Tucker Carlson Tells You. So Say Fox's Lawyers</i> - <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917747123/you-literally-cant-believe-the-facts-tucker-carlson-tells-you-so-say-fox-s-lawye">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917747123/you-literally-cant-believe-the-facts-tucker-carlson-tells-you-so-say-fox-s-lawye</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Proud Boys
celebrate after Trump's debate callout</i> - <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/proud-boys-celebrate-after-trump-s-debate-call-out-n1241512">https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/proud-boys-celebrate-after-trump-s-debate-call-out-n1241512</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>“What would Ruth
do?”: A feminist pioneer on what Justice Ginsburg meant to her</i> - <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/09/what-would-ruth-do-a-feminist-pioneer-on-what-justice-ginsburg-meant-to-her/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/09/what-would-ruth-do-a-feminist-pioneer-on-what-justice-ginsburg-meant-to-her/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Trump
administration pressured CDC to play down risks of reopening schools: report </i>- <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/518692-trump-administration-attempted-to-play-down-the-risks-of-returning">https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/518692-trump-administration-attempted-to-play-down-the-risks-of-returning</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span>We can stay up to date
on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b> publishes a weekly
schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Susan G. Roganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06910397753340872509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096720659408439048.post-70460577337904165312020-09-29T03:30:00.001-04:002020-09-29T03:30:03.174-04:00<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> 9/29/20</span></p><p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center;">The most common way people give up
their power is by thinking they don't have any.</span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">- Alice Walker<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<br />(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a><u><span style="color: blue;"> <br /></span></u>Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a> <br />Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a><o:p> <br /></o:p><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a></span></h4><p align="center" class="p0" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TRUMP TAX FRAUD:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> As David
From tweeted on Sunday, “You can read Trump's tax returns two ways: either
Donald Trump is the greatest tax cheat in US history - or he is a financial
desperado hopelessly in debt to God knows who & needs every dollar he scams
from Secret Service golf car rentals just to pay the electricity bill.” We do know that he paid far less in taxes
than most of us in the country. Many of us struggle and live from paycheck to
paycheck, but still pay our fair share. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/09/28/lock-him-up-how-president-trumps-tax-returns-could-put-him-in-prison/#7ef6184d6ca8">https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/09/28/lock-him-up-how-president-trumps-tax-returns-could-put-him-in-prison/#7ef6184d6ca8</a> It is time for REAL tax reform that does not
favor the wealthy or corporations. We <b>all</b> need to pay our fair share,
including the wealthy and corporations. <b>Let's tell our MoCs that if they do
not see this need, we will work to vote them out.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">FALSE COVID INFORMATION
BEING PROVIDED</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: “The director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention has grown increasingly concerned that President Donald
Trump, pushed by a new member of his coronavirus task force, is sharing
incorrect information about the pandemic with the public.” <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/redfield-voices-alarm-over-influence-trump-s-new-coronavirus-task-n1241221">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/redfield-voices-alarm-over-influence-trump-s-new-coronavirus-task-n1241221</a>
<b>Let’s make sure to get our COVID information from those who have not been
tainted by loyalty to Trump.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TELL OUR REPS PASS
THE TRANSPARANCY IN EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIAL FINANCES ACT:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Trump’s
over $300 million In debt leaves him vulnerable to whomever volunteers to help
him get rid of it, particularly foreign agents seeking to influence public
policy in their favor. This important information hidden in his tax returns is
vital to our country’s security and the American public should have known about
it long ago. In fact, Congresspersons Katie Porter and Max Rose have already
written a bill that would ensure that we are informed about these matters
before they become such a serious security risk. In the bill, The Transparency
in Executive Branch Official Finances Act (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5433">H.R. 5433</a>),
the President, Vice President, and any candidates for these offices
must disclose their tax returns for the last five years. Also high level
officials must disclosure any financial arrangements with foreign countries and
penalties for payments from such countries, their affiliated organizations, or
foreign nationals are set out. <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5433">https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5433</a>
The bill is still in committee. <b>Let’s contact our representatives and
ask them to co-sponsor and to do what they can to pass this much needed
bill. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">“PERCEPTION HACKS”
& THE ELECTION:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> The
NYT, among others—many of them, local outlets—reported on the latest of the
seven hacks into US government entities in the first two weeks of September;
This week’s is a hack into Tyler Technologies, which does not tally votes but is
used by election officials to aggregate and report them in at least 20
places. Initially this appeared to be a simple ransomware attack, in
which data is made inaccessible until ransom is paid, but some of Tyler’s
clients — the company wouldn’t say which — saw outsiders trying to gain access
to their systems last Friday night. According to the NYT, with only a month
till the election, “federal investigators still do not have a clear picture of
whether the ransomware attacks clobbering American networks are purely criminal
acts . . . or Trojan horses for more nefarious Russian interference.” The
Times points out that “ . . . a few well-placed ransomware attacks, in key
battleground states, could create the impression that voters everywhere would
not be able to cast their ballots or that the ballots could not be accurately
counted — what the cybersecurity world calls a “perception hack.””: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/technology/2020-election-security-threats.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/technology/2020-election-security-threats.html</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gtvQ4-28Pk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gtvQ4-28Pk</a>
<b>We need our MoCs to make sure the DHS, the FBI, and the US Cyber Command
work fast to prevent these attacks—in July, the Brennan Center already bemoaned
the insufficient funds for election security: <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/last-chance-secure-2020-elections" target="_blank">https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/last-chance-secure-2020-elections</a>.
But we ourselves need to ensure that our boards of election publicize widely
any and all meddling; let’s let them know we’re watching.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TRUMP’S TAX
NIGHTMARE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">On Sunday night, the
New York Times broke a significant story after having access to Trump’s tax
returns and he is more broke, more in debt, and more deceptive than we could
have dreamed. This is a summary of takeaways without NYT subscription
needed: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ruth-bader-ginsburg-courts-donald-trump-7e1d23d1e381ae3e0be6cb293338c05e" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/ruth-bader-ginsburg-courts-donald-trump-7e1d23d1e381ae3e0be6cb293338c05e</a> (name
of link does not match content) <b>Let’s share the news on social media,
send Trump a postcard calling for his resignation (The White House, 1600
Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC, 20500), and double down on our get out of
the vote efforts in the month ahead.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TELL SENATORS TO VOTE
NO ON THE CONFIRMATION OF CHAD WOLF FOR DHS SECRETARY:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> After serving as DHS Secretary illegally for
almost a year, the Senate is finally held a hearing on his confirmation and
there was little resistance <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/2020/09/23/senate-gop-eases-wolfs-path-to-becoming-homeland-security-secretary/" target="_blank">https://www.rollcall.com/2020/09/23/senate-gop-eases-wolfs-path-to-becoming-homeland-security-secretary/</a>
despite Wolf’s role in sending DHS troops to Portland and the numerous ICE abuses
at detention centers that have happened during his watch, most recently the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914465793/ice-a-whistleblower-and-forced-sterilization" target="_blank">allegations of sterilization of women at the detention center in
Georgia</a> and his <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/live-coverage-threats-to-the-homeland-hearing/2020/09/17/913916749/homeland-security-chairman-acting-secretarys-absence-should-appall-congress" target="_blank">refusal to testify after being subpoenaed by the House</a>.
<b>The confirmation vote is scheduled for this Wednesday, September 30. Let’s
tell our Senators to vote NO.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">ASK ATTORNEY GENERAL,
DHS SECRETARY, AND DOD SECRETARIES, AND GOP LEADERS TO FORMALLY DECLARE THEY
WILL SUPPORT A PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER AND RECOGNIZE THE RESULTS OF THE
ELECTION: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Trump continues to
seed doubt in our electoral process and has refused to state whether he will
concede if he loses the election. While Congressional leaders on both sides of
the aisle are trying to assure the American public that there will be an
“orderly transition of power,” <a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-hillary-clinton-elections-joe-biden-voting-fraud-and-irregularities-f3faaa31349b9613d761a1760a42763b" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-hillary-clinton-elections-joe-biden-voting-fraud-and-irregularities-f3faaa31349b9613d761a1760a42763b</a>,
now is the time to get these leaders to formally assert that they will support
the winner of the election so that Trump knows he can’t get away with trying to
stage a coup if he loses. House Democrats are starting this process by
officially asking the Attorney General, (202-353-1555; 950 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW, Washington, DC, 20530-0001; <a href="https://www.justice.gov/doj/webform/your-message-department-justice" target="_blank">website form</a>; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DOJ/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>; Twitter: @TheJustice Dept.) and the Secretaries
of the Department of Homeland Security (202-282-8495; <a href="mailto:DHSSecretary@hq.dhs.gov" target="_blank">DHSSecretary@hq.dhs.gov</a>;
<a href="https://homelandsecurity.ideascale.com/" target="_blank">https://homelandsecurity.ideascale.com/</a>;
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/homelandsecurity/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/homelandsecurity/</a>;
Twitter: @DHS.govand the Department of Defense (1000 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1000, <a href="https://www.defense.gov/Ask-Us/" target="_blank">https://www.defense.gov/Ask-Us/</a>, 703-571-3343) that
they will support the November 3 election results. <b>Let’s join in this call
by contacting the AG, DHS, and DOD Secretaries, and also try to get a similar
formal declaration from our Republican MoCs and state leaders.</b> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">SEND POSTCARDS TO
JILL BIDEN TO ASK TO TAKE DIRECT ACTION TO END THE REMAIN IN MEXICO PROGRAM
(MPP) AS A FIRST LADY’S INITIATIVE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">In December 2019, Dr. Jill Biden visited the Matamoros refugee camp and
expressed dismay and heartbreak about what she saw. Migrants have recently sent
over 600 postcards to Dr. Biden, asking her to use her influence to make sure
this program is ended during Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office, if he should
get elected. <a href="https://riograndeguardian.com/deaconess-please-write-to-jill-biden-to-urge-an-end-to-mpp/" target="_blank">https://riograndeguardian.com/deaconess-please-write-to-jill-biden-to-urge-an-end-to-mpp/</a>.
Now, organizers are asking Americans to also write postcards in support of the
effort, with the goal of delivering 2000 postcards from each state by 2021. <b>Let’s
find out more about how we can join this effort by checking out </b><a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8aa8990dc08849e3bd3f44cb636e415a?fbclid=IwAR2p00j8YBHgHBf4hmCDSgWXEfsAz-Rr7I63kbRh1ExKIRVldqStpKJc--8" target="_blank"><b>The Postcard Project</b></a><b>. </b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">YOUNG DEMS RALLY FOR
RBG:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> "With a group of young
people across the country, we have organized a protest to stop Ruth Bader
Ginsburg from being replaced before we have a new President. May her memory be
a blessing. We're calling it the McConnell v. Justice
Rally." <b>Let's support this fantastic group of up-and-coming young
Dems by helping them get to the Supreme Court in DC. We can contribute
here: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/mcconnell-v-justice-rally">https://www.gofundme.com/f/mcconnell-v-justice-rally</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">CRIMINAL
JUSTICE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Last week,
a Kentucky grand jury issued no indictments over the murder of Breonna
Taylor after she was killed in her home by police executing a no-knock warrant.
Rather, they indicted one officer over stray bullets that endangered neighbors
(<a href="https://n.pr/2Gccx2a" target="_blank">https://n.pr/2Gccx2a</a>).
Conflicting laws including Stand Your Ground, Castle Doctrine, and the legality
of no-knock warrants have created a stalemate in which accountability of the
officers is difficult at best (<a href="https://bit.ly/2YoSvb1" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2YoSvb1</a>).
In order to reach any amount of justice for Breonna's death, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blacklivesmatterlouisville" target="_blank">Black
Lives Matter Louisville</a> has assembled a list of demands, along with an
Invest/Divest strategy that could be implemented nationwide.<b>
Let's <a href="https://www.investdivest.org/breonnataylor/" target="_blank">read
more</a>, then contact local officials and tell them that we support these
demands. We can find contact information and detailed actions <a href="https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/" target="_blank">here</a>. Then, let's ask our MoC at the federal level to
support the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act in the Senate (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3955" target="_blank">S. 3955</a>), which would ban no-knock warrants across the
country, and the <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-the-full-text-of-democrats-justice-in-policing-act" target="_blank">Justice in Policing Act</a> (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7120/" target="_blank">H.R. 7120</a>/<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3912" target="_blank">S.3912</a>), which would ban no-knock warrants as well as
police use of chokeholds.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">DISABILITY RIGHTS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Earlier this month, the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights published <a href="https://www.usccr.gov/files/2020-09-17-Subminimum-Wages-Report.pdf" target="_blank">a report</a> calling for an end to the sub-minimum wage
for disabled people (<a href="https://bit.ly/3cEQCNq" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3cEQCNq</a>, <a href="https://bit.ly/30cFMc8" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/30cFMc8</a>).
While the program was originally intended to prepare people for employment, it
has instead given employers an opportunity to take advantage of people with
disabilities, with no real transition to careers where they can earn fair
wages. <b>Let's contact our MoC and tell them that the disability
community deserves dignity and integration in our society, and that they can
help make this happen by ending the sub-minimum wage. Specifically, they can
either co-sponsor and support the <a href="https://indivisible.org/resource/raise-wage-act-explained" target="_blank">Raise
the Wage Act</a> (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/582" target="_blank">H.R. 582</a>), or they can introduce new legislation to end the
discriminatory practice of paying disabled people less than minimum wage.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">POSTCARDING
OPPORTUNITIES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> From one of our own: Please use/share/distribute as you see fit.
And, please keep writing to voters as well as those currently in power! We need
to address what's going on now—and also need to fight for a Trump-free future<b>. Click here:</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ES91uUnpfZ_WstU2_yJgk423Pgi4N3pYboOqCvaI0nM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ES91uUnpfZ_WstU2_yJgk423Pgi4N3pYboOqCvaI0nM/edit?usp=sharing</a></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION/VOTING</span></i></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FIND OUT HOW EXACTLY TO VOTE EARLY IN STATES THAT ALLOW IT: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">With the election
nearing, many of us are eager to vote as soon as we can, and in 40 states and
DC, we can vote early. Each state has its own rules, deadlines, and procedures,
so it may seem hard to sort out what is right for us. Now we can check to see
if our state has early voting and, if it does, find all the information we need
to vote as soon as we can. Over 860,000 people have already cast their votes,<a href="https://www.newsweek.com/over-860000-americans-have-already-voted-compared-fewer-10000-this-point-2016-1534452" target="_blank"> https://www.newsweek.com/over-860000-americans-have-already-voted-compared-fewer-10000-this-point-2016-1534452</a> let’s
join them as soon as we can and flip this country Blue! <b>Let’s click here to find state specific
information on how, where, and when we can vote: </b><a href="https://earlyvoting.com%20/">https://earlyvoting.com</a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARD TO PA VOTERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Write postcards
asking voters in Pennsylvania to sign up for vote-by-mail. <b>Order your
postcard kit from <a href="https://www.bluewavepostcards.org/">Blue Wave
Postcard Movement</a> at: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=810af47ca0&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.bluewavepostcards.org/campaigns/win-pennsylvania</a></b>.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS TO CLIMATE VOTERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Write 25
letters to climate voters with the Sierra Club. <b>Get your package at: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=efbd116242&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://act.sierraclub.org/actions/National?actionId=AR0265436&id=7013q000001b4haAAA</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION – SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PHONE VOTERS FOR DR. BARBARA BOLLIER IN KEY MONEYBALL WINNABLE KS
SENATE RACE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Kansas is a “Moneyball State”, where flipping a small amount of
voters Blue in a tight race can lead to a Democratic Senate, according to
calculations by the Princeton Election Consortium. <a href="https://election.princeton.edu/2020/08/09/whats-more-important-than-a-presidential-probability/" target="_blank">https://election.princeton.edu/2020/08/09/whats-more-important-than-a-presidential-probability/</a>
Currently former State Legislator Dr. <a href="https://bollierforkansas.com/">Barbara
Bollier </a> is tied in a tight race: <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/kansas/" target="_blank">https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/kansas/</a> and
needs our help to get the voters she needs to win. <b>We can sign up to phone bank with <a href="https://www.flipthewest.com/">Flip the West </a>and get the
detailed information, training and support we need to be effective: </b><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/flipthewest/event/312030/" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/flipthewest/event/312030/</a>
Phone banks run every Tuesday morning (10:00am Pacific) and Wednesday afternoon
(4:00pm Pacific), so we can find a time that works for us.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">GO NORTH CAROLINA! </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Let's help get North Carolina voters to the polls
by writing postcards with <a href="https://www.postcards4nc.com/" target="_blank">Postcards for NC</a> for mailing on Oct. 10. We can order
postcards from them or use our own. We'll be writing for down-ballot
Dems. <b>Let's help this campaign reach more voters by requesting some
addresses today.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXT BANK FOR SENATE CANDIDATES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Postcards
for America has pulled together all the links to volunteer to Text Bank for
Senate Candidates<b>. Let’s check it out
and help: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ids7CXignyhcvfy5UI0tpFs4Xe-AjWGY9T4g_mrezdc/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ids7CXignyhcvfy5UI0tpFs4Xe-AjWGY9T4g_mrezdc/edit</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXTBANKING FOR MJ HEGAR:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “MJ Hegar is running in Texas against
Senator John Cornyn. This one is an uphill battle, but if you like supporting
underdogs who could knock off a really Big Dog, you might want to shoot some
texts into Texas for Hegar.” <b>Here’s
how: <a href="https://demvolctr.org/resources/textbanking/textbanking-hegar/">https://demvolctr.org/resources/textbanking/textbanking-hegar/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARD TO PENNSYLVANIA: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><a href="https://lifteveryvote.net/">Lift Every Vote</a> is contacting over
108,000 PA households where everyone in the house is inactive or unregistered. This
means that either everyone has fallen off the rolls by not voting, or they've
been purged, or, they have all moved, and the new residents haven't yet
registered. They need to do this quickly. The cards are cheap; they involve a
relatively small amount of writing. Any of our team leaders can help walk folks
through the process of buying them, and moving onto our workspaces. <b>Let’s
sign up to help them meet their goal: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19RDremjBwh8_bceddxU5nzBK-qjiROrw549ZvApgwg8/viewform?edit_requested=true">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19RDremjBwh8_bceddxU5nzBK-qjiROrw549ZvApgwg8/viewform?edit_requested=true</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">REGISTERING RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <a href="https://thecivicscenter.org/volunteer" target="_blank">The Civics Center’</a>s
nonpartisan <a href="https://thecivicscenter.networkforgood.com/projects/108775-postcards-for-democracy" target="_blank">Postcards for Democracy</a> initiative is now sponsoring
efforts to write postcards encouraging recent high school graduates to register
and vote, or donate to support the project. We can even take part in a virtual
postcard-writing party on October 7. <b>Let’s
sign up here and see if we can help: <a href="https://thecivicscenter.networkforgood.com/projects/108775-postcards-for-democracy">https://thecivicscenter.networkforgood.com/projects/108775-postcards-for-democracy</a>
</b>(<a href="https://americansofconscience.com/09-27-2020/">h/t</a>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOLUNTEER TO HELP PROTECT THE VOTE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">As the election heats up, so does voter
suppression efforts around the country, and Democratic Senatorial Campaign
Committee (DSCC) <a href="https://www.dscc.org/" target="_blank">https://www.dscc.org/ </a>is
stepping up to help keep our election fair and safe. The DSCC is looking for
our help staffing voter protection hotlines, observing the polls or being
election workers during Early Voting and on Election Day. <b>When we sign
up, we will get the training we need and be connected to a battle ground state
the needs our help. </b></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/181qq5C45VH8C-QMBCuxux_5xRiE3kDWDtIwk5bibGxs/viewform?edit_requested=true" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/181qq5C45VH8C-QMBCuxux_5xRiE3kDWDtIwk5bibGxs/viewform?edit_requested=true</a></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MORE ELECTION MEDDLING:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Despite being the wealthiest country in the
world, only private funds, apparently, will guarantee fair elections; the
Republicans don’t want to grant funds to the struggling states in a coronavirus
relief bill, but they also don’t want anyone else to help defray local election
costs. The conservative Thomas More Society has filed lawsuits in federal
courts in 4 swing states — Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
—demanding restraining orders to stop localities in those states from using
election administration grants from the Center for Tech and Civic Life to
improve safe and secure access to the polls for all of its registered
voters—that is, to fund ballot drop boxes, additional polling places, prepare
election employees, etc.-- claiming these grants violate legal guidelines
empowering states, not localities, to implement elections: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/politics/elections-private-grants-zuckerberg.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/politics/elections-private-grants-zuckerberg.html</a> or <a href="https://trendingscroll.com/short-of-money-to-run-elections-local-authorities-turn-to-private-funds/" target="_blank">https://trendingscroll.com/short-of-money-to-run-elections-local-authorities-turn-to-private-funds/</a>
<b>Let’s find out whether our localities have received these grants and make it
clear to our local reps that we support their use in administering our
elections. And while we’re at it, let’s tell the Thomas More Society what
we think of their cynical election meddling: 312.782.1680 or fax:
312.782.1887 or 309 W. Washington Street Suite 1250. Chicago, IL 60606 or <a href="mailto:info@thomasmoresociety.org" target="_blank">info@thomasmoresociety.org</a>.</b></span></span></p>
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ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b>ACTIVISM 101
WEBINAR:</b> Jess Craven, of <a href="https://mailchi.mp/1422a23af20a/chop-wood-carry-water-923?e=4580baaf94">Chop
Wood Carry Water</a>, is continuing her Activism 101 sessions! Activism 101 is
a free, one-hour (ish) webinar for folks who have very little to no experience
with activism and/or political action. It’s a survey course with one goal: to
give those who are furious and sickened by the state of our, bite-sized actions
they can take to help vote Trump out, flip the Senate, win a bunch of
down-ballot races, and basically make good things happen in November and
beyond. Workshop will be led by Jessica Craven who is a mom, veteran activist,
elected member of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee,
legislative chair of her Moms Demand Action chapter, and the author of daily
actions email “Chop Wood, Carry Water.” <b>Let’s grab a few friends
and inquire about times: <a href="mailto:cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com">cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com</a> </b></span></p>
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OCTOBER 17</b>: “The Women’s
March organization is planning a nationwide protest next month [Oct. 17] opposing President
Trump and his move to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court.” <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/517603-womens-march-planned-for-october-to-protest-trump-filling">https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/517603-womens-march-planned-for-october-to-protest-trump-filling</a> <b>Let’s sign up and be part of this
action: <a href="https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/march-october">https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/march-october</a></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span> <i>Why We Must
Ignore Trump’s Dumpster Fire</i>
- <a href="https://politicalcharge.org/2020/09/28/why-we-must-ignore-trumps-dumpster-fire/">https://politicalcharge.org/2020/09/28/why-we-must-ignore-trumps-dumpster-fire/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Tribal nations
face continued voter suppression: A new book explains barriers at the
ballot box - </i><b><a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.10/ideas-election2020-tribal-nations-face-continued-voter-suppression" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;">https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.10/ideas-election2020-tribal-nations-face-continued-voter-suppression</span></a></b></span></p>
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Pandemic Guide to Making Sure Your Vote Counts</i> - <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/propublicas-pandemic-guide-to-making-sure-your-vote-counts">https://www.propublica.org/article/propublicas-pandemic-guide-to-making-sure-your-vote-counts</a></span></p>
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Has Had Enough</i> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=JqYYkTsEqBw&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=JqYYkTsEqBw&feature=youtu.be</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span>We can stay up to date
on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b> publishes a weekly
schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="color: #c45911; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center;">Be a nuisance when it counts. Do
your part to inform and stimulate the public to join your action. Be depressed,
discouraged, and disappointed at failure and the disheartening effects of
ignorance, greed, corruption and bad politics -- but never give up." </span><span style="color: #c45911; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center;">-Marjory Stoneman Douglas</span></span></p>
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Members of Congress<br />(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a><u><span style="color: blue;"> <br /></span></u>Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a> <br />Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a><o:p> <br /></o:p><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house<br /></a><span style="color: black; font-style: normal; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> </span></span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TELL OUR REPS TO
INVESTIGATE SECURITY RISK CAUSED BY TRUMP’S $300 MILLION DEBT:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> As news
broke last evening about Trump’s shaky finances shown by tax records uncovered
by the New York Times (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html?fbclid=IwAR3l9K17ovYVDeWaSzNKTCcDJjfiDGK76yu0nttpndXI58b9zCYbaLTpdMg" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html</a>)
concerns about the security risk posed by his huge level of debt. Trump has
over $300 million in loans coming due in the next four years, the second term
he’s campaigning for right now. Financing some of that debt would be an easy
way to buy influence and The Times tells us that Trump has already gotten
payments from several foreign countries, including “licensing deals in
countries with authoritarian-leaning leaders or thorny geopolitics — for
example, $3 million from the Philippines, $2.3 million from India and $1
million from Turkey.” <b>The likelihood of Trump making fair, impartial
decisions involving his creditors is small, so let’s call our Representatives
and demand an immediate investigation into the security risk posed by Trumps
debts.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">CONFIRMATION HEARINGS
FOR AMY CONEY BARRETT FOR SUPREME COURT</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Amy Coney Barrett has been
nominated to the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/917303199/what-amy-coney-barretts-supreme-court-nomination-means-for-the-2020-election">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/917303199/what-amy-coney-barretts-supreme-court-nomination-means-for-the-2020-election</a> Most of us question doing this before the
election/inauguration in light of McConnell’s rule that was used near the end
of Obama’s presidency. We also question
why the haste with this and not another COVID-relief bill to help suffering
American’s. <b>Let’s let our senators
know that we want them to work on a COVID bill, as well as the stack of
legislation awaiting Senate review. Filling
the Supreme Court should wait. And, if
they vote to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election or during
the lame duck period between the election and the inauguration, we will work to
vote them out.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">CHANGES TO POLLING
PLACES SURVEY:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “Polling place
closings and changes can confuse voters, or force them to travel longer
distances to vote. The Center for Public Integrity and Stateline are
investigating the effect of polling place movement and closures on voters. Has
a change in your polling place affected your ability to easily vote since 2012?
Are you concerned about polling place changes in your community in 2020 due to
the coronavirus pandemic<b>? If you want
to tell us about a polling place change that affected voters’ access, please
fill out this form”: <a href="https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/ballotboxbarriers/changes-to-your-polling-place-survey/">https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/ballotboxbarriers/changes-to-your-polling-place-survey/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">INHUMANE TREATMENT OF
IMMIGRANTS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (<a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s1243">S. 1243</a>/<a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr2415">H.R. 2415</a>) would
end the use of private facilities, set operating standards, increase oversight
to eliminate abuse, and better protect the civil rights of immigrant
detainees. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913398383/whistleblower-alleges-medical-neglect-questionable-hysterectomies-of-ice-detaine">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913398383/whistleblower-alleges-medical-neglect-questionable-hysterectomies-of-ice-detaine</a><b>
Let’s tell our MoCs that we support
these bills and want them to co-sponsor this.
</b>(<a href="https://americansofconscience.com/09-27-2020/">h/t</a>)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION/VOTING</span></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ELECTION - GET OUR THE VOTE (GOVT)</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“NAKED VOTES” IN PA: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">“After a Pennsylvania
court said ballots returned without secrecy envelopes would be rejected in
November, election officials and Democrats are raising the alarm that “naked
ballots” could inadvertently <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/secrecy-envelopes-will-cause-electoral-chaos-official-warns-n1240694" target="_blank">disenfranchise thousands in a pivotal battleground</a>.” <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/naked-ballots-explained-pennsylvania-new-court-ruling-complicates-mail-voting-n1241017">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/naked-ballots-explained-pennsylvania-new-court-ruling-complicates-mail-voting-n1241017</a> Voter education is going to be the best way
to address this issue. Let’s share this
graphic with those we know in PA and those with outreach GOTV efforts in PA to
help explain what needs to be done to make sure votes count: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ow7fAPkiVseLvDPX9nKLqUUHNTd6YOVT/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ow7fAPkiVseLvDPX9nKLqUUHNTd6YOVT/view?usp=sharing</a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HELPING TO OVERCOME VOTER SUPPRESSION IN WI:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Spend 2 hours fighting
voter suppression in Wisconsin by joining a Wisconsin Voter Protection phone
bank – every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 pm ET, and Saturdays from 2-4 pm
ET. <b>Learn more and sign up at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=71d421d6fa&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">www.mobilize.us/swingleftboston/event/294842</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">REGISTER VOTERS WITH FIELD TEAM 6:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spend a
few hours registering new voters with <a href="https://www.fieldteam6.org/">Field
Team 6</a>. <b>We can find many opportunities listed at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=d289b24b17&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.fieldteam6.org/actions</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HELP MAKE CALL TO VOTERS IN VOTER SUPPRESSION STATES</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Spend one-hour
training to make calls to voters of color in voter suppression states, with <a href="http://centerforcommonground.org/main/index.php/campaigns/reclaim-our-vote">Reclaim
Our Vote</a>. <b>We can sign up for a one-hour training, offered every
Monday at 7:30 pm ET at: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=f3eb257791&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.votinginformation.org/rovphonebankcentral</a>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ELECTION – SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MARK KELLY- ARIZONA</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: <a href="https://markkelly.com/">Mark Kelly</a> is the Democratic candidate in a
special election in Arizona on Nov. 3 for a Senate seat. After John McCain
died, Republican Martha McSally was appointed, subject to voter approval via a
special election. According to Arizona law, Mark could be sworn in as early as
November 30, were he to win: <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/517827-mark-kelly-arizona-senate-race-winner-should-be-sworn-in-promptly">https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/517827-mark-kelly-arizona-senate-race-winner-should-be-sworn-in-promptly</a>
If so, Kelly would represent one more vote against whichever reactionary judge
is liable to be nominated by Trump and pushed through the Senate by Mitch
McConnell. He’s a little ahead in the polls but not enough to be a shoo-in. <b>Let’s
consider helping to get him elected by texting, donating, or otherwise
volunteering: <a href="https://go.markkelly.com/page/s/volunteer-signup" target="_blank">https://go.markkelly.com/page/s/volunteer-signup</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS TO VOTERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “Postcards to Voters are friendly, handwritten
reminders from volunteers to targeted voters giving Democrats a winning edge in
close, key races coast to coast.” <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/" target="_blank">https://postcardstovoters.org/</a> This is something easy
and impactful we can do from home. Campaign #212 is for Jon Ossoff in
Georgia! <b>Let’s sign up and start writing: <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/volunteer/" target="_blank">https://postcardstovoters.org/volunteer/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TURNOUT 2020:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Spend one hour
helping <a href="https://turnout2020.org/">Turnout2020</a> flip critical swing
states. On Turnout Tuesdays, volunteers call voters in Texas to make sure
they’re registered to vote by mail. Register to help at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=a0bba0b39b&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/turnout2020/event/268044</a>. On
Turnout Thursdays, they do the same in Pennsylvania. <b>We can register
to help at: </b></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=a455d4e865&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/turnout2020/event/282171/</a></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MAKING SURE OUR VOTES COUNT</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">—ProPublica’s Pandemic Guide to Making Sure Your
Vote Counts shows us how to check our voter registrations, how to make a voting
plan, how to avoid making errors on our mail-in ballots—and what to do to
correct our mistakes—voting in-person, and so much more. It’s a great resource.<b> Let’s
use it and share with others: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/propublicas-pandemic-guide-to-making-sure-your-vote-counts" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/propublicas-pandemic-guide-to-making-sure-your-vote-counts</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDERS WANTED!</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Here are a few of the organizations that
currently have postcarding opportunities for volunteers: a) <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/" target="_blank"><b>Postcards to Voters</b></a>;
b) <a href="https://www.sisterdistrictca3.org/postcarding" target="_blank"><b>Sister
District Project</b></a>; c)<a href="https://postcards4va.com/" target="_blank"> <b>Postcards
for Virginia</b></a>. <b> Let's request some addresses today to help
reach VIP voters and get out the vote.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VIRTUAL “I VOTED” STICKER FOR SOCIAL MEDIA:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> With so many of us voting early or by mail,
the power of seeing a zillion I Voted stickers on Election Day will be muted. <b>Let’s
add a virtual "sticker" by either adding <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/ivoted?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG">#IVoted</a> after
our profile name, or adding this Twibbon sticker on our profile pic: https://twibbon.com/Support/i-voted-blue-2020</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">LET’S CONTACT OUR STATE OFFICIALS ABOUT POLICE REFORM: “</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><a href="https://www.meetthemomentum.org/">Meet the Momentum</a> is an
organization created by several recent college graduates, some with political
backgrounds and some without. We have a broad spectrum of policy positions and
beliefs but are united by our common desire to see concrete change in the
American system of policing.” <b>Let’s
find more information here and see how we can get involved: <a href="https://www.meetthemomentum.org/">https://www.meetthemomentum.org/</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b>SCOTUS NATIONAL
ACTIVIST CALL:</b> “Indivisible
is hosting an emergency SCOTUS National Activist Call when Trump announces his
Supreme Court nominee.<b> </b>This is your chance to hear from Indivisible
leadership and our policy experts on how we are preparing to fight back against
Trump and his Republican enablers once they push through a SCOTUS pick in the
wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's passing.”
<b>Let’s sign up here to keep up to date and informed: <a href="https://act.indivisible.org/signup/scotus-emergency-natl-call/">https://act.indivisible.org/signup/scotus-emergency-natl-call/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b>ACTIVISM 101
WEBINAR:</b> Jess Craven, of <a href="https://mailchi.mp/1422a23af20a/chop-wood-carry-water-923?e=4580baaf94">Chop
Wood Carry Water</a>, is continuing her Activism 101 sessions! Activism 101 is
a free, one-hour (ish) webinar for folks who have very little to no experience
with activism and/or political action. It’s a survey course with one goal: to
give those who are furious and sickened by the state of our, bite-sized actions
they can take to help vote Trump out, flip the Senate, win a bunch of
down-ballot races, and basically make good things happen in November and
beyond. Workshop will be led by Jessica Craven who is a mom, veteran activist,
elected member of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee,
legislative chair of her Moms Demand Action chapter, and the author of daily
actions email “Chop Wood, Carry Water.” <b>Let’s grab a few friends
and inquire about times: <a href="mailto:cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com">cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com</a> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b>WOMEN’S MARCH ON
OCTOBER 17</b>: “The Women’s
March organization is planning a nationwide protest next month [Oct. 17] opposing President
Trump and his move to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court.” <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/517603-womens-march-planned-for-october-to-protest-trump-filling">https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/517603-womens-march-planned-for-october-to-protest-trump-filling</a> <b>Let’s sign up and be part of this
action: <a href="https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/march-october">https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/march-october</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING</span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>The Election That
Could Break America</i> - <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Where Biden and Trump stand
on key issues</i> - <a href="https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-ELECTION/POLICY/ygdpzwarjvw/">https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-ELECTION/POLICY/ygdpzwarjvw/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Revealed:
pro-Trump activists plotted violence ahead of Portland rallies</i> - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/23/oregon-portland-pro-trump-protests-violence-texts">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/23/oregon-portland-pro-trump-protests-violence-texts</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i>Prepare for the
Worst and Fight for the Best: A Citizen’s Guide to 2020 Electoral Interference</i> - <a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/72491/prepare-for-the-worst-and-fight-for-the-best-a-citizens-guide-to-2020-electoral-interference/">https://www.justsecurity.org/72491/prepare-for-the-worst-and-fight-for-the-best-a-citizens-guide-to-2020-electoral-interference/</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span>We can stay up to date
on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b> publishes a weekly
schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Susan G. Roganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06910397753340872509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096720659408439048.post-47995594901001555972020-09-24T03:00:00.005-04:002020-09-24T03:00:01.937-04:00<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> 9/22/20</span></p><p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: left;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Do you know why I ‘m certain the republic will
survive? Because I know what you are capable of. You are going to rise to this
challenge. You are going to do things you never expected you’d do. You will
vote. You will volunteer. You will contribute. You will march. You won’t stop.</span></span></i></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">(Walter Schaub, former director of the United
States Office of Government Ethics)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1308584865382780928">https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1308584865382780928</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><b><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">NATIONAL ISSUES </span></span></i></b><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: left;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a></span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a></span><u><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span></u><span style="font-family: georgia;">Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a></span><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a></span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">JUSTICE FOR BREONNA:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Months after Breonna Taylor was murdered in her
home by police officers conducting a no-knock raid, a Kentucky grand jury has
decided against any indictments over her death. <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/09/23/914250463/breonna-taylor-charging-decision-to-be-announced-this-afternoon-lawyer-says" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/09/23/914250463/breonna-taylor-charging-decision-to-be-announced-this-afternoon-lawyer-says</a>)
Instead, one officer has been indicted for endangering three people in a
neighboring apartment with stray bullets. Let’s be sure to follow the lead of
local organizers, particularly Black Lives Matter Louisville, in their six
demands: 1) Immediately fire and revoke the pensions of the officers that
murdered Breonna, ). Divest from LMPD and invest in community building, 3)
Immediate resignation (or impeachment) of Mayor Greg Fisher, 4) Metro Council
ends use of force by Louisville Metro Police Department, 5) A local, civilian community police
accountability council that is independent of the mayor’s office and LMPD with
investigation and discipline power, and 6) The creation of policy to ensure
transparent investigation processes. <b>We can find more details, along with
contact information here (click “Read more” on the page for details): <a href="https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/#">https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/#</a> For
those of us with the means, let’s also contribute to the Louisville Community
Bail Fund to help support local activists: <a href="https://afgj.salsalabs.org/louisvillebailfund/index.html">https://afgj.salsalabs.org/louisvillebailfund/index.html</a></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">RUSSIA, RUSSIA,
RUSSIA:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> As Laurence Tribe, American legal scholar who
is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at the Harvard Law School, tweeted on
Tuesday, “The meticulously reported works by <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2020/08/31/two-sneak-peaks-from-michael-schmidts-new-book-490231">Michael
Schmidt</a> and <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/05/908016924/peter-strzok-notorious-ex-g-man-explains-himself-and-takes-aim-at-trump">Peter
Strzok</a> make clear that Trump has succeeded in preventing any real
investigation of what Putin has on him and how he became Putin’s useful idiot —
a Russian asset in the Oval. Reelecting Trump would put Putin in control.” We always knew it was Russia and we are
gaining a greater insight into what has happened over the last four to five
years: <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-22-2020">https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-22-2020</a>
<b>Let’s make sure our MoCs know that we will work to get those who support
this out of office as soon as possible. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Correction: PUBLICLY REMIND GOP SENATORS ON TWITTER OF
WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE NOMINATION IN 2016: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Yesterday we published a Google doc featuring what
key Republican Senators said in 2016 about why a Supreme Court Justice
shouldn’t be confirmed so close to the election. Here’s an updated document
with more Senators’ comments and their Twitter handles. <b>Let’s remind
them on Twitter of exactly what they said, call them out for their hypocrisy,
and demand that they delay the nomination until 2021 in order to let the
American people decide through their vote who gets to nominate the next Supreme
Court Justice, just as they claimed was the only fair course of action in 2016.
Let’s also share this document widely with our networks and post it in public
places so the entire country is aware of their hypocrisy: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nnuQNpD4vPB4hjcpGDf_h-dYd0iVgR41DzJUs1frEQQ/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nnuQNpD4vPB4hjcpGDf_h-dYd0iVgR41DzJUs1frEQQ/edit?usp=sharing</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">CHAD WOLF
CONFIRMATION</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Earlier this month
the GAO determined that Chad Wolf was serving illegally in his position as
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/14/gao-chad-wolf-ken-cuccinelli-ineligible-dhs-395222">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/14/gao-chad-wolf-ken-cuccinelli-ineligible-dhs-395222</a> Trump
has now put forth Wolf as the nominee for the position. Let’s
remember that under Wolf’s leadership ICE has been continually reckless and
harmful to so many immigrants in detention. He is the one who sent
federal officers to Portland to quell the situation. Now we’ve
learned that he and other DHS officials have tried to influence
intelligence. Wolf is not the kind of person needed in that
position. After not showing up at his scheduled hearing last
week, he showed up yesterday and, not surprisingly, backed his DHS. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/acting-department-homeland-security-secretary-chad-wolf-set/story?id=73173301">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/acting-department-homeland-security-secretary-chad-wolf-set/story?id=73173301</a>
Trump appointees are notorious for saying one thing and doing another. <b> Let’s make sure our Senators and know we
oppose him.</b> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">CONGRESS NEEDS TO
HELP HUNGRY CHILDREN</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: “A
critical tool for fighting child hunger is set to expire at the end of the
month, despite persistent need among millions of children due to the pandemic.
. . According to research from the Brookings Institution, the program led
to a 30 percent drop in food insecurity among low-income children in the week
following the disbursement of benefits, reaching an estimated 2.7 million to
3.9 million kids.” <a href="https://thefern.org/ag_insider/while-congress-fiddles-a-critical-tool-to-address-child-hunger-is-about-to-expire/">https://thefern.org/ag_insider/while-congress-fiddles-a-critical-tool-to-address-child-hunger-is-about-to-expire/</a> Unless Congress extends this before the end
of the month children in the USA will starve needlessly. <b>Let’s let all our MoCs know that this,
along with a passage of a substantial COVID-relief bill for regular citizens,
not corporations or the wealthy, is a much better use of their time than
in-fighting.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">TELL COLLINS AND
MURKOWSKI TO USE INFLUENCE TO SWAY GOP SENATORS: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Susan Collins likes to play the moderate when her
vote isn’t needed, but let’s not forget she voted for Kavanaugh and voted against
impeachment. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/20/murkowski-opposes-moving-forward-with-supreme-court-nomination-418910" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/20/murkowski-opposes-moving-forward-with-supreme-court-nomination-418910</a>.
<b>Let’s tell Murkowski (202) 224-6665 and Collins </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS825US825&sxsrf=ALeKk006-sWkXW69gK-B3_-O1gd-A8eMlg%3A1600885003912&ei=C5FrX___NqqE9PwPiJqagAU&q=Susan+Collins+contact+info+Washington+DC&oq=Susan+Collins+contact+info+Washington+DC&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIICCEQFhAdEB46BggAEAcQHjoECCMQJzoGCAAQFhAeUKHeAVibowJg9aUCaAFwAHgAgAG7BYgB5xySAQo0LjEzLjQtMS4ymAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesABAQ&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwi_se-v8f_rAhUqAp0JHQiNBlAQ4dUDCA0&uact=5" target="_blank"><b>(202) 224-2523</b></a><b> that it’s not enough for them to take
a personal stand against the ethics of choosing a Supreme Court Justice so
close to the election. They should do everything in their power to publicly
persuade their Republican colleagues that pushing through a successor less than
50 days before a presidential election, especially since they refused to
confirm a vacancy that had been open 8 months before an election last time is
hypocritical, unethical, and reflects badly on the Republican party. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">ENCOURAGE MORE
WHISTLEBLOWERS TO COME FORWARD IN DOCUMENTING ICE ABUSES: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Last week, nurse Dawn Wooten blew the whistle,
alleging that women in ICE detention center in Irwin County Georgia are being
sterilized without their consent. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913398383/whistleblower-alleges-medical-neglect-questionable-hysterectomies-of-ice-detaine" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913398383/whistleblower-alleges-medical-neglect-questionable-hysterectomies-of-ice-detaine</a>.
Never Again Action and RAICES have teamed up on a campaign to encourage more
employees who work for ICE to come forward and blow the whistle on nationwide
abuses of inmates. <b>Let’s check out their </b><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jE55096sxQColLaEcMsCMSoM6GUc__8mbgzaZZ8XZnQ/edit" target="_blank"><b>toolkit</b></a><b> and get involved. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">SHOW UP AT SENATORS’
LOCAL OFFICES ON FRIDAY AND DEMAND THEY POSTPONE THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
PICK: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Indivisible is asking
groups to mobilize this Friday, September 25 and show up at senators' local
offices to demand senators not vote to confirm a new justice until after
Inauguration Day. <b>We can </b><a href="https://act.indivisible.org/go/505134?t=6&akid=66482%2E50945%2ECFWegt" target="_blank"><b>check out their event toolkit</b></a><b>, and their </b><a href="http://indivisible.org/" target="_blank"><b>website</b></a><b> to attend
a local event on Friday and participate in other useful SAVE SCOTUS
actions. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">COVID FUNDS MISUSED:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Despite an ongoing shortage of PPE,
apparently the Pentagon used taxpayer money from the CARES Act intended for
masks, swabs, and other medical supplies to pay instead for jet engine parts,
drones, body armor, and military uniforms; moreover, they often directed this
money to large corporations already receiving Payroll Protection Program money
from the federal government: </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/09/22/covid-funds-pentagon/" style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/09/22/covid-funds-pentagon/</a><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> or </span><a href="https://abc17news.com/politics/national-politics/2020/09/22/washington-post-pentagon-used-funds-for-coronavirus-response-supplies-for-jet-engine-parts-body-armor/" style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" target="_blank">https://abc17news.com/politics/national-politics/2020/09/22/washington-post-pentagon-used-funds-for-coronavirus-response-supplies-for-jet-engine-parts-body-armor/</a><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
</span><b style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Let’s tell Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper and the undersecretary in charge
of DoD acquisitions what we think of this misuse of funds during a pandemic
that has now killed 200,000 people in this country: 1-844-872-4681 or Dr.
Mark T. Esper, Secretary of Defense, 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC
20301-1000 and Ellen M. Lord, Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition,
Technology and Logistics), 3010 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-3010</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">A TRUMP NOMINEE, ANY
NOMINEE:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Sen. Mitt Romney
(R-Utah) announced Tuesday that Trump should get to choose a replacement for
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, regardless of whether he wins in November: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/22/mitt-romney-supports-holding-a-vote-on-trumps-supreme-court-pick-this-year.html" target="_blank">https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/22/mitt-romney-supports-holding-a-vote-on-trumps-supreme-court-pick-this-year.html</a>
Despite his words to the contrary in 2016, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has
likewise fallen into line with Mitch McConnell’s plan to hold a hasty--maybe
lame duck--confirmation vote in the Senate: <a href="https://www.postandcourier.com/news/despite-2016-vow-lindsey-graham-supports-trump-choosing-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-successor/article_89725b3e-fa8d-11ea-bc2a-a742a921ff9d.html" target="_blank">https://www.postandcourier.com/news/despite-2016-vow-lindsey-graham-supports-trump-choosing-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-successor/article_89725b3e-fa8d-11ea-bc2a-a742a921ff9d.html</a> We
have yet to hear that any Republican vote might be effected by WHO the
particular nominee is. <b>Let’s remind our senators that evaluating the
credentials of a SCOTUS nominee, not acquiescing to a presidential preference,
is their job.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span></b><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">IMMIGRATION/FORCED
STERILIZATION:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> On September
14th, Dawn Wooten, a nurse at an ICE concentration camp in Georgia, filed a
whistleblower complaint alleging forced sterilization among detained
individuals (<a href="https://n.pr/3cpzkn7" target="_blank">https://n.pr/3cpzkn7</a>).
This is yet <a href="https://ccrjustice.org/home/blog/2020/09/18/allegations-forced-sterilization-ice-detention-evoke-long-legacy-eugenics" target="_blank">another means of exacting genocide</a> on immigrants in
the United States, as <a href="https://www.un.org/ar/preventgenocide/adviser/pdf/osapg_analysis_framework.pdf" target="_blank">defined by the United Nations</a>. <b>For those of us who
have not yet done so, let's call our members of Congress, and tell them that we
want them to contact the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland
Security and urge him to conduct an investigation immediately. We can also ask
the Inspector General directly: Mr. Joseph V. Cuffari, Inspector General,
Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, Washington, DC
20528. Phone: 202-981-6000. Let's also learn about how we can support
organizations on the ground in Georgia, and contribute to the safety of Dawn
Wooten as she has taken great risk in filing her whistleblower
complaint: <a href="https://bit.ly/3kIkHhS" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3kIkHhS</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">NEW “SPOT THE TROLL” QUIZ:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Two professors
have come up with a quiz that helps us more clearly see how to identify troll accounts
on social media. “Spreading wrong or
deliberately false information online often starts with fake accounts. A post
is then shared by real people who feel the posts speak to their personal or
political beliefs. Linvill and Warren have identified millions of such posts
since the 2016 election where U.S. officials uncovered efforts by Russians to
sow disinformation on social media.” <a href="https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/story/can-you-spot-the-troll-how-to-beat-clemsons-quiz">https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/story/can-you-spot-the-troll-how-to-beat-clemsons-quiz</a> <b>Let’s take the quiz and learn: <a href="https://spotthetroll.org/">https://spotthetroll.org/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION/VOTING</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">CA—FOR DISPLACED VOTERS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> California has prepared a Displaced Voters
Fact Sheet for those displaced by wildfires or other emergencies. <b>Let’s
consul it and share so everyone can vote: <a href="https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/votesafe-displaced-voters.pdf" target="_blank">https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/votesafe-displaced-voters.pdf</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOLUNTEER NOW!</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> There are so many ways we can help achieve the four top
priorities of the 2020 election: (1) to elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to
the White House, (2) to flip the US Senate to Democratic control, (3) to keep
and expand the Democratic majority in the US House, and (4) to end extreme
Republican gerrymandering in the states. <b>Let’s sign up with one or more
of the following and get to work: </b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Joe Biden’s
website: <a href="https://joebiden.com/" target="_blank">https://joebiden.com/</a></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Swing Left: <a href="https://swingleft.org/p/super-states" target="_blank">https://swingleft.org/p/super-states</a></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sister District
Project: <a href="https://sisterdistrict.com/" target="_blank">https://sisterdistrict.com/</a></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Reclaim Our Vote: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/reclaim-our-vote-signup" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/reclaim-our-vote-signup</a></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ENGAGE ONE MILLION YOUNG VOTERS</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: The youth environmental activists at the <a href="https://www.sunrisemovement.org/">Sunrise Movement</a> have a postcard
campaign to get one million young voters in key swing states to go to the
polls. Generous donors have made it possible for us to order 100 postcards and
stamps on a pay-as-you-can basis. <b>Let’s order our postcards today and
start writing to get out the youth vote! <a href="https://postcards.sunrisemovement.org/" target="_blank">https://postcards.sunrisemovement.org/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">WRITE VOTER TURNOUT LETTERS</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">—Vote Forward’s The Big Send is a campaign to
send letters to Democratic-leaning voters in key states and urge them to
vote. <b>The goal: 10 million letters! Let’s sign up and start writing
from the comfort of our own homes: <a href="https://votefwd.org/bigsend" target="_blank">https://votefwd.org/bigsend</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">WRITE POSTCARDS TO GET DEMOCRATS TO THE POLLS</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: “Postcards to Voters
are friendly, handwritten reminders from volunteers to targeted voters giving
Democrats a winning edge in close, key races coast to coast.” <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/" target="_blank">https://postcardstovoters.org/</a> This
is something easy and impactful we can do from home. <b>Let’s sign up and
start writing: <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/volunteer/" target="_blank">https://postcardstovoters.org/volunteer/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SPLC POWER HOUR: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/">Southern Poverty
Law Center</a> (SPLC) will continue to sponsor virtual phone banks weekly on
Thursdays giving us the ability to encourage voters in the South get out the
vote, recruit people to work the polls and to register to vote. Scripts are provided. <b>We can read
more and sign up here: <a href="https://www.splcenter.org/splc-power-hour">https://www.splcenter.org/splc-power-hour</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #4472c4; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">GET INFORMATION MATERIAL TO SUPPORT DEM CANDIDATES IN EVERY STATE: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">If we are looking for
information on good candidates to support, Postcards for
America <a href="https://www.postcardsforamerica.com/" target="_blank">https://www.postcardsforamerica.com/ </a> has
all the information we need on Democratic Candidates for House, Senate,
Governor, Attorney General and Secretary of State for all fifty states. With
prewritten tweets, Facebook posts, website and donation links, and colorful
postcards, there is much we can use to get our candidates over the finish line.<b> We
can click here for links to follow and support Democratic candidates and
download printable postcards for each one as well: <a href="https://www.postcardsforamerica.com/all-dem-candidates-postcards-tweets--posts.html">https://www.postcardsforamerica.com/all-dem-candidates-postcards-tweets--posts.html</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span></b><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DIY BIDEN SIGNS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> From one of our
own: <b>Here is the link to high res
files, so you can have your own 24x18 yard signs made: <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nugIA7lGejlKyS7e4CPrmwWY0MeTER9I">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nugIA7lGejlKyS7e4CPrmwWY0MeTER9I</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXT FOR JAMIE HARRISON IN KEY MONEYBALL WINNABLE SC SENATE RACE: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">If we are looking for a
race where our efforts can have a big impact, we can check out Jamie Harrison’s
South Carolina Senate race against Lindsey Graham. South Carolina is a “Moneyball
State”, where flipping a small amount of voters Blue in a tight race can lead
to a Democratic Senate, according to calculations by the Princeton Election
Consortium. <a href="https://election.princeton.edu/2020/08/09/whats-more-important-than-a-presidential-probability/">https://election.princeton.edu/2020/08/09/whats-more-important-than-a-presidential-probability/</a> <b>We can check out Harrison’s campaign
here. </b><a href="https://jaimeharrison.com/" target="_blank">https://jaimeharrison.com/</a></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">then sign up to text, and get the detailed information and help we need
to be effective here. </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><a href="https://demvolctr.org/resources/textbanking/textbanking-harrison/" target="_blank">https://demvolctr.org/resources/textbanking/textbanking-harrison/</a> </span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Let’s get busy and turn the Senate Blue! </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2020 SENATE PRIORITY RACES</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: From <a href="https://mailchi.mp/af2ff7bb00c3/your-weekly-pep-talk-action-list?e=4a9124dbd5">Your
Weekly Pep Talk & Action List</a> -“Jonathan Zucker, first CFO and second
CEO of ActBlue and founder of It Starts Today (<a href="http://www.itstarts.today/">www.itstarts.today</a>), has assembled n incredibly helpful
list of 2020 Senate Priority races, based upon a combination of electoral
chances and current support. If you want to support candidates but are
trying to figure out which races you should focus on, this is your resource!
Check it out here: <a href="https://contribute.itstarts.today/2020_priorities/contribute">https://contribute.itstarts.today/2020_priorities/contribute</a> Important: if/when you donate via the <a href="https://contribute.itstarts.today/2020_priorities/contribute?sc=SDD" target="_blank">2020 Priorities</a>, your donation will go to the nominee.” </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MORE DIRTY TRICKS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Regardless of how one feels about the Green
Party, in particular, or third parties, more generally, it is clear that the
Republicans are at work trying to split the Biden vote in November’s election
by working to get the Greens on the ballot: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/us/politics/green-party-republicans-hawkins.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/us/politics/green-party-republicans-hawkins.html</a>
It is equally clear that the Democrats want the Greens off the ballot and that
they hope third party candidates will have less impact than they did in
2016: <a href="https://apnews.com/477f1db3b18163a429ab4b3f418f60d4">https://apnews.com/477f1db3b18163a429ab4b3f418f60d4</a>
<b>Before we assume, like last time, that Biden will inevitably win, so a
doomed third party vote is inconsequential, let’s think twice and consider both
the voting statistics from 2016 and the arguments put forward by 170
environmentalists who urge us not to vote Green this time: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-green-voters-diane-maceachern/?published=t" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-green-voters-diane-maceachern</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">REPUBLICANS FOR BIDEN:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> "In an era when voters are increasingly skeptical
of national politicians and media, your voice matters more than ever. From now
until Nov. 3, help us place 500 op-eds in local papers across America written
by Republicans who support Joe Biden. If you want to write an op-ed, we can
help you through the writing process/ show you how to submit it to your local
paper. If you've already written an op-ed, we want to help amplify it!"
Let's get the word out about this fantastic initiative. <b>We can sign up to
write an op-ed, here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQqxlPcwnH_zyMmzGTXDnTg-r27d1PZYLKQxLtt3BcGCVSNQ/viewform" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQqxlPcwnH_zyMmzGTXDnTg-r27d1PZYLKQxLtt3BcGCVSNQ/viewform</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HELP TO GET PEOPLE REGISTERED TO VOTE:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “The act of voting is
a centerpiece of our American democracy. But before you can vote, you must be
registered to vote. A conservative
estimate from the Pew Charitable Trusts indicated that just over 1 in 5
eligible Americans are not registered to vote. The way we will win elections is
by getting our candidates more votes. So the first place to start is by helping
fellow Americans get registered<b>.” Let’s
see how we can help: <a href="https://politicalcharge.org/2018/03/10/15-ways-you-can-help-get-more-people-registered-to-vote/">https://politicalcharge.org/2018/03/10/15-ways-you-can-help-get-more-people-registered-to-vote/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DONATE</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Giving to the Biden/Harris campaign <a href="https://joebiden.com/" target="_blank">https://joebiden.com/</a> is
obvious—and definitely important!—but we have many options for applying our
donations impactfully this election season. <b>Let’s check out these
campaigns and consider donating what we can: </b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo12; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">National
Democratic Redistricting Committee: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://democraticredistricting.com/">https://democraticredistricting.com/</a></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo12; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Blueprint by Swing
Left: <a href="https://blueprint.swingleft.org/" target="_blank">https://blueprint.swingleft.org/</a></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo12; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Movement Voter
Project: <a href="https://movement.vote/" target="_blank">https://movement.vote/</a></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo12; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Reclaim Our Vote: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/reclaim-our-vote-signup" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/reclaim-our-vote-signup</a></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POLL WORKERS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Power to the Polls is working on getting 250,000
healthy, low-risk people signed up to be poll workers this election. Currently,
poll workers are <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/06/older-people-account-for-large-shares-of-poll-workers-and-voters-in-u-s-general-elections/" target="_blank">disportionately over 60 years old</a>, placing them at greater
risk during the pandemic. <b>Let's join Power to the Polls to not only
take this burden off of older individuals, but also become more engaged
citizens and work to decrease long wait times on Election Day. We can learn
more about being a poll worker, and sign up here: <a href="https://www.powerthepolls.org/about">https://www.powerthepolls.org/about</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TAKE OR ANALYZE PHOTOS OF PRECINCT RESULTS TO PROTECT THE VOTE: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">With so much at stake
in the next election, many of our votes need protection from hacking and
interference with voting equipment. If we are looking for ways to help defend
election integrity, we can check out the <a href="https://www.protectourvotes.com/">Protect Our Votes</a> (POV) </span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Photo
Finish project, which will publish and compare election night precinct tallies
with the final results. At the end of election days, precincts print their
results on poll tapes and post them on doors or windows for all to see. To help
preserve the integrity of these results, we can take their photos, then post
them on POV website. If we don’t take photos, we can still help by comparing
these pictures with the final counts. POV will publish this info and any
significant differences on their Photo Finish Results page. This kind of
transparency will help shine a bright light on possible tampering. <b>We can sign up to photograph poll tapes or
to compare them to the final results here, then share this information with our
friends on social media: <a href="https://www.protectourvotes.com/photo-finish/" target="_blank">https://www.protectourvotes.com/photo-finish/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DEMOCRACY CARE PACKAGES: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Many of those we know are feeling very stirred up
and motivated following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg but don’t know how or
where to get started. <b>With their permission, let’s deliver democracy
care packages… 10 stamped postcards, 10 addresses for Postcards To Voters, and
instructions/deadline for the campaign being written for (greatly simplified
from what is sent by PTV: like “write this exact text…”). We can also include
phone numbers for our Congressional Reps and an inspiring RBG quotation.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SUPPORT WISCONSIN DEMS AND WATCH A REPLAY OF VIRTUAL PRINCESS BRIDE:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Many of us may have missed the live virtual
Princess Bride last week, but now we can “chip in any amount to get access to
an <b>exclusive replay of The Princess Bride Reunion </b>with a
script read by the original cast, special guests, and a wonderful Q&A
session hosted by Patton Oswalt! Anything
you donate will be used to ensure that Trump loses Wisconsin, and thereby the
White House.” <b>Let’s do this and have
some fun, too: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/princess-bride-reunion-replay</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FL – RACIAL INJUSTIC LEGISLATION:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Florida governor Ron DeSantis has proposed
legislation, the “Combatting Violence, Disorder and Looting and Law Enforcement
Protection Act,” that, if passed in the next legislative session, would impose
draconian (and possibly unconstitutional) punishments on both cities and
individuals involved in the struggle for racial justice: <a href="https://www.flgov.com/2020/09/21/governor-ron-desantis-announces-the-combatting-violence-disorder-and-looting-and-law-enforcement-protection-act/">https://www.flgov.com/2020/09/21/governor-ron-desantis-announces-the-combatting-violence-disorder-and-looting-and-law-enforcement-protection-act/</a>
and <a href="https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/09/21/watch-live-gov-ron-desantis-speaks-from-polk-county-sheriffs-office/" target="_blank">https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/09/21/watch-live-gov-ron-desantis-speaks-from-polk-county-sheriffs-office/</a>
<b>It is crucial that those of us who live in Florida make it clear to our
state legislators that their support of this act will lose them our vote.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span></b><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;">SCOTUS NATIONAL
ACTIVIST CALL:</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> “Indivisible
is hosting an emergency SCOTUS National Activist Call when Trump announces his
Supreme Court nominee.<b> </b>This is your chance to hear from Indivisible
leadership and our policy experts on how we are preparing to fight back against
Trump and his Republican enablers once they push through a SCOTUS pick in the
wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's passing.”
<b>Let’s sign up here to keep up to date and informed: <a href="https://act.indivisible.org/signup/scotus-emergency-natl-call/">https://act.indivisible.org/signup/scotus-emergency-natl-call/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;">ACTIVISM 101
WEBINAR:</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Jess Craven, of <a href="https://mailchi.mp/1422a23af20a/chop-wood-carry-water-923?e=4580baaf94">Chop
Wood Carry Water</a>, is continuing her Activism 101 sessions! Activism 101 is
a free, one-hour (ish) webinar for folks who have very little to no experience
with activism and/or political action. It’s a survey course with one goal: to
give those who are furious and sickened by the state of our, bite-sized actions
they can take to help vote Trump out, flip the Senate, win a bunch of
down-ballot races, and basically make good things happen in November and
beyond. Workshop will be led by Jessica Craven who is a mom, veteran activist,
elected member of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee,
legislative chair of her Moms Demand Action chapter, and the author of daily
actions email “Chop Wood, Carry Water.” <b>Let’s grab a few friends
and inquire about times: <a href="mailto:cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com">cwcwdailyactions@gmail.com</a> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;">WOMEN’S MARCH ON
OCTOBER 17</b><span style="font-family: georgia;">: “The Women’s
March organization is planning a nationwide protest next month [Oct. 17] opposing President
Trump and his move to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court.” <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/517603-womens-march-planned-for-october-to-protest-trump-filling">https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/517603-womens-march-planned-for-october-to-protest-trump-filling</a> <b>Let’s sign up and be part of this
action: <a href="https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/march-october">https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/march-october</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Majority of
Americans, including many Republicans, say wait for election to replace
Ginsburg - Reuters poll</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - <a href="https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN26B0TN">https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN26B0TN</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Democrats Need a
Plan. Fast. -<b> </b>Here’s how they can apply maximum pressure, brand the
process as the illegitimate farce it is and lay the groundwork for desperately
needed reform</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/opinion/ruth-bader-ginsburg-senate-democrats.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/opinion/ruth-bader-ginsburg-senate-democrats.html</a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Trump Preached
White Supremacy in Minnesota, America Barely Noticed</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-white-supremacy-racehorse-theory-1064928/">https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-white-supremacy-racehorse-theory-1064928/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Sustaining Police
Free-Schools Through Practice- </i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://issuu.com/ggenyc/docs/gge_police-free_schools_toolkit__formatted" target="_blank">https://issuu.com/ggenyc/docs/gge_police-free_schools_toolkit__formatted</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">We can stay up to date
on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">House</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> publishes a weekly
schedule at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> b) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Senate</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> updates
their schedule daily at the </span><a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/<br /></a></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps: </span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Senate: </span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php<br /></a></span><u><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span></u><span style="font-family: georgia;">Or use Resistbot: <a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies: <br /> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/<br /></a></span><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact: </span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">REMIND SENATORS WE
NEED COVID RELIEF, NOT A RUSHED SUPREME COURT JUSTICE NOMINATION: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">With the rush of news about Justice Ginsburg’s
death, let’s not forget about the many families and businesses who are still
suffering huge economic losses due to the COVID pandemic. <a href="https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/a-new-stimulus-bill-before-the-election-heres-the-last-day-it-would-have-to-pass/" target="_blank">https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/a-new-stimulus-bill-before-the-election-heres-the-last-day-it-would-have-to-pass/</a>.
<b>Let’s tell our Senators that if they’re really concerned about what the
American people want them to do, they should be putting their energies into
passing a relief bill that includes the provisions in the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6800">Heroes Act</a>,
not pushing through a Supreme Court Justice 45 days before a presidential
election.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
NEEDS TO HEAR FROM US</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Kamala Harris tweeted yesterday afternoon,
"There cannot be one set of rules for Republican presidents and another
for Democratic presidents. I joined Senate Judiciary Democrats in demanding
Chairman Graham not consider a nominee to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat until
after inauguration<b>." Let’s join her in letting these committee members know
that we agree with her Let’s hand write a message and send it to them individually
using <a href="https://faxzero.com/">Fax Zero</a>: <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/members">https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/members</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">PUBLICLY REMIND GOP
SENATORS ON TWITTER OF WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
NOMINATION IN 2016: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Yesterday we
published a Google doc featuring what key Republican Senators said in 2016
about why a Supreme Court Justice shouldn’t be confirmed so close to the
election. Here’s an updated document with more Senators’ comments and their
Twitter handles. <b>Let’s remind them on Twitter of exactly what they said,
call them out for their hypocrisy, and demand that they delay the nomination
until 2021 in order to let the American people decide through their vote who
gets to nominate the next Supreme Court Justice, just as they claimed was the
only fair course of action in 2016. Let’s also share this document widely with
our networks and post it in public places so the entire country is aware of
their hypocrisy: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nnuQNpD4vPB4hjcpGDf_h-dYd0iVgR41DzJUs1frEQQ/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nnuQNpD4vPB4hjcpGDf_h-dYd0iVgR41DzJUs1frEQQ/edit?usp=sharing</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TELL MITCH “NO”!
MARCH FOR OUR FUTURE:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “This is a
grassroots movement. We're here to organize together and fight for our future!
Let's protest the move by Mitch McConnell to try and replace Ruth Bader
Ginsburg with a Trump appointee before the next inauguration!” <b>We can use this ink to find ways to get
involved with this effort: <a href="https://tellmitchno.com/">https://tellmitchno.com/</a> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TELL OUR REPS,
JUDICIARY COMM. AND SPEAKER PELOSI TO IMPEACH BARR: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">William Barr has gone way too far in his latest
step towards Authoritarian rule, helping Trump shut off federal funding to New
York City, Portland and Seattle by declaring them “Anarchist Jurisdictions”.
Barr has shown contempt for his office with his subversion of the Mueller
investigation, interference in the Roger Stone and Michael Flynn cases, firing
of US Attorney Geoffrey Berman, and obstruction of House investigations.<a href="file:///C:/Users/sgrog/Desktop/%C2%A0%20https:/www.citizensforethics.org/the-case-for-impeachment-of-attorney-general-bill-barr/">
https://www.citizensforethics.org/the-case-for-impeachment-of-attorney-general-bill-barr/</a>
This latest act is the final blow. Partisan punishment and political theater
have no place in the Justice Department, and it is long past time for Barr to
be removed. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-dept-deems-new-york-city-portland-seattle-anarchist-jurisdictions-n1240600" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-dept-deems-new-york-city-portland-seattle-anarchist-jurisdictions-n1240600</a>
Full text of DOJ announcement here: </span><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-identifies-new-york-city-portland-and-seattle-jurisdictions-permitting" style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-identifies-new-york-city-portland-and-seattle-jurisdictions-permitting</a><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">We can call our Representatives
202-224-3121 , the House Judiciary Committee 202 225-3951, and
Speaker Pelosi 202-225-4965</b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">to demand that Barr be impeached. </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">2020 CENSUS:</b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
The census may be boring, but it is so important, and happens only once a
decade. As Celeste Pewter put it recently, "Census data/redrawn districts
will impact our ability to:</span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">1. Win the
next 3 presidential elections, 2. Win the next 5 House elections, 3. Impact
state legislatures for the next 10 years." Will the numbers be good enough?</span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/will-2020-census-numbers-be-good-enough-and-how-soon-will-we-know" style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/will-2020-census-numbers-be-good-enough-and-how-soon-will-we-know</a><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Let's encourage everyone we know to
fill it out online if they haven't already, here: <a href="https://my2020census.gov/" target="_blank">https://my2020census.gov</a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">POWER GRAB AT HHS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> On Sept. 15, Health and Human Services
Secretary Alex Azar signed a new order that prohibits the nation's top health
agencies, like the FDA and the CDC, from signing any new rules, including those
affecting medical products and vaccines; "Any prior delegation of
rulemaking authority, including the authority to sign or issue a rule or a
proposed rule, is rescinded," the memo says, and all such power "is
reserved to the Secretary" going forward: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-gottlieb-hhs-centralize-control-agencies-fda-makes-no-sense-face-the-nation/" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-gottlieb-hhs-centralize-control-agencies-fda-makes-no-sense-face-the-nation/</a> OR <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/health/azar-hhs-fda.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/health/azar-hhs-fda.html</a>
It is difficult to see this move as other than a power grab by the Trump
administration, dispelling any illusion of political independence for these
agencies and, once again, challenging scientific expertise. <b>Let’s tell
Azar what we think of this authoritarian takeover of HHS: Secretary@HHS.gov or
202-690-7000 or Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg., 200 Independence Ave, SW, Washington
DC 20201</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">BARR GOES AFTER
"DEMOCRATIC CITIES”:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Early
in September, Trump issued a memo instructing AG William Barr to identify
“anarchist jurisdictions” that should lose federal funding over their responses
to protests against police brutality and systemic racism this summer, and he
gave the Office of Management & Budget 30 days to issue guidance to federal
agencies on restricting these jurisdiction’s eligibility for federal grants;
Barr has identified NYC, Portland, and Seattle as “Democratic cities” that
should lose federal funds: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/21/us/trump-vs-biden">https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/21/us/trump-vs-biden</a>
OR <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-dept-deems-new-york-city-portland-seattle-anarchist-jurisdictions-n1240600">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-dept-deems-new-york-city-portland-seattle-anarchist-jurisdictions-n1240600</a>
OR <a href="https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/doj-designates-new-york-city-as-an-anarchist-jurisdiction/2423900/" target="_blank">https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/doj-designates-new-york-city-as-an-anarchist-jurisdiction/2423900/</a> <b>It
is, of course, unclear whether Trump has the authority to do this, but we
should make it clear to all of our MoCs that we expect any effort by the DoJ to
punish these, or any other cities, based on the party affiliation of
their leaders or their handling of Black Lives Matter protests will be met with
serious Congressional sanction.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION/VOTING</span></i></b><span style="color: #0033cc; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></i></b><b><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HELP FLIP VOTES:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Spend 2 hours
helping <a href="https://www.flipthewest.com/">Flip the West</a> flip the
Senate. Currently calling Iowa and Kansas voters at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=9c20d98049&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/flipthewest/event/274954/</a>.
Currently calling Colorado voters at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=b321a88d96&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/flipthewest/event/311121/</a>.
Currently calling Kansas voters at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=33ca38a344&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/flipthewest/event/312030/</a>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PHONEBANK TO VOTERS OF COLOR IN VOTER SUPPRESSION STATES: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">As election battles
heat up, so do voter suppression efforts and it is time to fight back. We can
start by joining <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/Reclaim-Our-Vote-307731863339265/">Reclaim
Our Vote’s </a><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Reclaim-Our-Vote-307731863339265/" target="_blank"> </a>national
phone bank, TODAY, Tuesday, 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM Eastern, / 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
PST. We’ll be calling voters of color in North Carolina, Texas, Arizona,
Alabama and Georgia--with Florida and other states being added soon. We
will be helping voters of color in voter-suppression states avoid long lines on
November 3rd by giving them crucial information related to absentee voting and
early voting. If we can’t make today’s session, we can still help out any
Tuesday through Nov3. We can learn more and sign up to call help voters of
color claim their votes in voter suppression states: <a href="https://demvolctr.org/event/phone-bank-with-rov-2/2020-09-22/" target="_blank">https://demvolctr.org/event/phone-bank-with-rov-2/2020-09-22/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #4472c4; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SAVE SUPREME COURT SEAT BY SUPPORTING AZ SENATE NOMINEE MARK KELLY: (</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">From <a href="https://www.wallofus.org/">Wall of Us</a>): Democrat Mark Kelly is
leading in the AZ Senate race against Republican Martha McSally, who has
already said she would support a Trump Supreme Court Nominee. But because this
is a special election, since McSally was appointed by the Governor to fill
Senator John McCain’s seat, if he wins, Kelly can take office on November 30th,
adding one more Democratic vote to a lame duck session. <b>Let’s <a href="https://markkelly.com/" target="_blank">support Mark Kelly’s campaign
directly</a>, or <a href="https://movement.vote/groups/?loc=arizona" target="_blank">through one of the progressive groups organizing voters in
Arizona that have been vetted through the Movement Voter Project</a>. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXT FOR BIDEN/HARRIS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Spend 1 hour
learning how to text for Biden/Harris and remind people to vote. <b>We
can sign up for training here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/2020victory/event/293967/">https://www.mobilize.us/2020victory/event/293967/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HELP UNSEAT SEN. SUSAN COLLINS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Spend 1
hour making calls or texting voters for Sara Gideon, running to unseat GOP Sen.
Susan Collins in Maine<b>. Let’s sign up here: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=3294ebab58&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://gideon.bsd.net/page/s/volunteer</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SEND POSTCARDS TO UNSEAT GOP ALASKA SENATOR:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Write 25 postcards to help elect Dr. Al Gross
to the Senate in Alaska. <b>Let’s check this out to see how we can help: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=a4453665b8&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/flipthewest/event/270046</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MAKE ALLS TO HELP RETAIN SEN. GARY PETERS IN MICHIGAN</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Spend 1 hour making calls for Sen. Gary
Peters, who is fighting to retain his seat in Michigan. <b>We can sign up
here: <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=a3f94c46dc&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://petersformichigan.com/volunteer/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TEXTING TO RE-REGISTER VOTERS IN FLORIDA:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Let’s join Women's March Action to “re-register
purged voters in Florida! To do this, we’ll be texting voters who have been
purged from their state's voting rolls, and we will be re-registering them to
GOTV!” The event is scheduled for Thursday,
9/24, 5 – 7pm. <b>Click her for more
information and to sign up to help: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/ft6/event/320618/">https://www.mobilize.us/ft6/event/320618/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">OR: VOTERS DISPLACED BY WILDFIRES CAN STILL VOTE USING HOME ADDRESS: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">If we have had to leave
our homes because of the wildfires, and are temporarily staying at a different
address, we can still vote a ballot customized for our home address, according
to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office. <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/09/in-oregon-you-can-vote-a-ballot-for-your-home-address-even-if-your-home-burned-and-youre-staying-elsewhere.html" target="_blank">https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/09/in-oregon-you-can-vote-a-ballot-for-your-home-address-even-if-your-home-burned-and-youre-staying-elsewhere.html</a>
<b>If we fit this situation, we
can contact our <a href="https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/countyofficials.aspx">county clerk</a>
to discuss the options that suit our specific circumstances. We can then share
this information with our friends on social media. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POLL WORKERS NEEDED:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Poll workers are
desperately needed all over the country.
<a href="https://www.pollhero.org/">Poll Hero</a> is actively “recruiting
thousands of college and high school students to be paid poll workers to make
the 2020 Election a success.” <b>Let’s
see how we can help: <a href="https://www.pollhero.org/">https://www.pollhero.org/</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SIGN UP FOR BALLOT TRACKING:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> 39 states
and Washington, DC have the capability to track mail-in ballots. <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=e43dacb883&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.newsweek.com/these-are-states-where-you-can-track-your-mail-vote-1525920</a>.
<b>Let’s check ours here (scroll to bottom of page): <a href="https://www.nass.org/">https://www.nass.org/</a></b></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOTER INTIMIDATION:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> We don’t yet know all the forms voter
intimidation may take in the 2020 election, but if the situation that emerged
during early voting in Fairfax, VA is any indication, we need to be prepared
for anything; according to the NY Times, “ A group of Trump supporters waving
campaign flags disrupted the second day of early voting in Fairfax, Va., on
Saturday, chanting “four more years” as voters entered a polling location and,
at one point, forming a line that voters had to walk around outside the
site.” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/us/politics/trump-supporters-early-voting-virginia.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/us/politics/trump-supporters-early-voting-virginia.html</a> or <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trump-supporters-disrupt-early-voting-in-virginia/" target="_blank">https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trump-supporters-disrupt-early-voting-in-virginia/</a> There
is debate about whether these Trump demonstrators violated VA’s laws against
voter intimidation, but what is clear—and voiced by a Common Cause
representative—is that states and localities need to be prepared: “Contingency
plans aren’t only if there is a hurricane or a pandemic. It’s also if something
is making my polling location inaccessible to voters. That could be power going
down, that could be people protesting and blocking the door.” <b>Let’s urge our
local representatives to have such a contingency plan in place by November.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: georgia;">LEARN TIMELY
VOTER PROTECTION INFO AND STRATEGIES: </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Although the Voting Right Act was passed 45 years ago, the right to
vote is under some of its worst attacks ever, and the fight to protect it must
grow even stronger in response. To find out the latest information and
strategies to protect the right to vote and to have that vote counted, we can
check out this livestream from </span><a href="https://www.riseup4justice.org/" style="font-family: georgia;">Rise
Up for Justice </a><span style="font-family: georgia;">in collaboration with the </span><a href="https://blackvotersmatterfund.org/" style="font-family: georgia;">Black Voters Matter Fund</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> When
we sign in, we will hear from “frontline strategists, organizers and
lawyers on the frontline of the battle to ensure that everyone's vote counts
and every vote is counted”. </span><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">We can sign up
here to attend Rise Up for Justice’s Voter Protection Livestream this Wed,
September 23, 2020, from 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT </span></b><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rise-up-for-justice-voter-suppression-and-the-fight-to-vote-registration-121432033481?fbclid=IwAR0F7Fu2qJMrHNoV42VBmn9LeOknfjtnM-SzisvjcGeI2Nfs2L9KmESIECs" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rise-up-for-justice-voter-suppression-and-the-fight-to-vote-registration-121432033481?</a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="font-family: georgia;">Ruth Bader
Ginsburg To Lie In Repose At Supreme Court This Week For Public Viewing</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - </span><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/death-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg/2020/09/21/915269363/ginsburg-to-lie-in-repose-at-supreme-court-on-wednesday-thursday" style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.npr.org/sections/death-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg/2020/09/21/915269363/ginsburg-to-lie-in-repose-at-supreme-court-on-wednesday-thursday</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="font-family: georgia;">We Can’t Just
Stick to Football</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - </span><a href="https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/matthew-stafford-detroit-lions-nfl-racial-injustice" style="font-family: georgia;">https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/matthew-stafford-detroit-lions-nfl-racial-injustice</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="font-family: georgia;">50 reasons the
Trump administration is bad for workers</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - </span><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/50-reasons/" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">https://www.epi.org/publication/50-reasons/</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We can stay up to date
on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">House</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> publishes a weekly
schedule at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> b) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Senate</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> updates
their schedule daily at the </span><a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p>Susan G. Roganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06910397753340872509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096720659408439048.post-66482407295577516952020-09-21T03:00:00.084-04:002020-09-21T03:00:05.716-04:00<p class="p16" style="margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p class="p16" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">9/21/20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">(includes contact info and
links to social media)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/</a></span></h4><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php<br /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php</a></span></h4><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Or use Resistbot: <a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/</a></span></h4><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies: <br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/</a></span></h4><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact: </span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-hous</a></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house" style="font-family: georgia;">e<br /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: black; font-style: normal; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> </span></span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">REPLACING RUTH BADER
GINSBERG: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Our hearts
are breaking at the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg on Friday
evening. In less than respectable time, McConnell
started working on gathering the needed votes to confirm her replacement on the
Supreme Court before the election. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/20/mcconnell-supreme-court-votes-murkowski-alexander-418910">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/20/mcconnell-supreme-court-votes-murkowski-alexander-418910</a> As of Sunday afternoon, Senators Murkowski of
Alaska and Collins of Maine have said (Murkowski more directly than Collins)
that they do not think it is proper to jam a Supreme Court hearing through and
that the logic used for Merrick Garland needs to hold: <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/20/lisa-murkowski-opposes-ruth-bader-ginsburg-replacement-before-election/5845511002/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/20/lisa-murkowski-opposes-ruth-bader-ginsburg-replacement-before-election/5845511002/</a> </span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here are some other ways
to contact senators to tell them to hold off until after the inauguration: do
one, do all: </span></span></b></p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">1)<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">From Indivisible: “Call your Senators now and demand
they REFUSE to consider any Supreme Court Justice until the new president is
inaugurated. The American people deserve to have their voice heard in what
could shift the courts irreparably for our lifetimes. “Let’s use this: <b><a href="https://indivisible.org/demand-your-senator-refuse-confirm-any-new-supreme-court-justices" target="_blank">https://indivisible.org/demand-your-senator-refuse-confirm-any-new-supreme-court-justices</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">2)<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Use Resistbot
to text RBG to 50409</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> to tell
your senators not to confirm her seat until after inauguration day!</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;">3)<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">One
activist said that her rep told her that one well written letter is more
impactful than all the petitions and Resistbots and form letters sent. <b>Let’s
hand write a letter, scan it, then upload and send it to our senators using <a href="https://faxzero.com/">Fax Zero</a>, where we can send five free faxes
each day. </b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">4)<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Several senators
made pleas in 2016 why Merrick Garland’s nomination should be postponed until
after the inauguration. <b>Let’s use
this list with quotes and send postcards or faxes to them reminding them of
what they said then and that we want the same terms now: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GfGmehNt-x1gX_LP49ynrBMktWpc4_-4/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GfGmehNt-x1gX_LP49ynrBMktWpc4_-4/view?usp=sharing</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">5)<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">We need at
least two more Republicans to to step and stop the madness. Let’s start with
Mitt Romney (Utah) and then go to Senators up for re-election in flippable
seats: McSally in Arizona, Gardner in Colorado, Tillis in North Carolina,
Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, Ernst in Iowa, Graham in South Carolina, Sullivan in
Alaska, Daines in Montana, Cornyn in Texas. <b>Whether we live in one of
these states or can contact people who do, let’s make sure these Senators
phones are lighting up with clear messages that the hypocrisy will not stand.
Messaging: using McConnell's own "rule" there must be ZERO
movement on this process until after the inauguration. Here's the Capitol
Switchboard number for reaching Senators: (202) 224-3121</b></span></p></blockquote>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">CORRECTION:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>CHAD
WOLF CONFIRMATION</b>: Earlier this month the GAO determined that Chad Wolf was
serving illegally in his position as Acting Secretary of Homeland
Security. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/14/gao-chad-wolf-ken-cuccinelli-ineligible-dhs-395222">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/14/gao-chad-wolf-ken-cuccinelli-ineligible-dhs-395222</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trump has now put forth Wolf as the nominee
for the position. Let’s remember that under Wolf’s leadership ICE
has been continually reckless and harmful of so many immigrants in
detention. He is the one who sent federal officers to Portland to
quell the situation. Now we’ve learned that he and other DHS
officials have tried to influence intelligence. Wolf is not the kind
of person needed in that position. <a href="https://apnews.com/d7ae362072de52c44aea48bbac57c156">https://apnews.com/d7ae362072de52c44aea48bbac57c156</a> <b>Wolf’s
Senate confirmation hearing was tentatively scheduled for last Wednesday, but
he did not appear. Let’s make sure our Senators and know we oppose him.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TRACK THE REGULATIONS
TRACKERS:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <b><i>Track
the Trackers</i></b> is a list of different websites tracking deregulation
in the era of the Trump administration. Of Federal sites, their regulatory
agenda which lists "regulatory reform" and what stage the revision is
at - notice, proposed rule, rule, or not published yet. Individual federal
agencies also often, though not always, post proposed regulations and/or
actions on their website. <b>Let’s check this out and see where we
can help: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-0C4ntd4uMrJMubCa3JyKVwotiNV_Vj/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-0C4ntd4uMrJMubCa3JyKVwotiNV_Vj/view?usp=sharing</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">POSTCARDING OPPORTUNITY:</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> From one
of our own: Please use/share/distribute in any way you'd like. My additional
request is that for every postcard you write using this info, please write an
additional get-out-the-vote postcard (just google get-out-the-vote postcarding
groups for possibilities). We need to continue to hold elected officials
responsible for what's going on right now, but we also need to be building the
blue wave for November. We <b><i>can</i></b> do this! <b>Let’s write: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_xOZZ99yFAmmwBIWcWGgn3Vlp8ZJ1QXBpKNWFYPafmQ/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_xOZZ99yFAmmwBIWcWGgn3Vlp8ZJ1QXBpKNWFYPafmQ/edit?usp=sharing</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> <i>ELECTION/VOTING</i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV)</span></i></b><b><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS FOR VIRGINIA</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">. In honor of the life and legacy of Supreme Court
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, P4VA has extended postcard writing through Oct. 1
and added more addresses, including a campaign to reach new voters. <b>Let's <a href="https://addresses.postcards4va.com/" target="_blank">request some addresses</a> for
Virginia voters today. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #4472c4; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - SUPPORT CANDIDATES</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FLIPPING THE SENATE: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Unsurprisingly, the GOP has wasted zero time turning
into monster hypocrites regarding filling the Supreme Court seat of Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died on Friday evening at the age of 87. After refusing
to hold a vote on Merrick Garland after Justice Scalia died in February of
2016, they have found contorted ways to justify jamming through a confirmation
hearing in a very short span: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/19/ruth-bader-ginsburg-mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/19/ruth-bader-ginsburg-mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump</a> It
has never been more important to flip the Senate to Democratic control in the
event whether or not they can be slowed. The folks at Crooked Media (Pod Save
America) have made it very easy to contribute simultaneously to 13 Senate
races: 11 Democratic challengers within reach of flipping a seat and 2
Democratic incumbents at risk of losing their seats (Gary Peters in MI and Doug
Jones in AL). Managed via Act Blue. the Get Mitch or Die Trying fund raised $13
million overnight after the news of RBG’s death broke. <b>Let’s give as
generously as we can to reach these 13 key races: <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/getmitch">https://secure.actblue.com/donate/getmitch</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">USE MONEYBALL STRATEGY FOR BLUE VICTORIES: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">After the passing of
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we are even more fired up and ready to fight, but where
will our efforts make the most difference? Where can we best invest our time, energy
or money to produce these results: win the Presidency, flip the Senate Blue, or
put the brakes on Gerrymandering? The Princeton Election Consortium <a href="https://election.princeton.edu/" target="_blank">https://election.princeton.edu/ </a> suggests
focusing on Moneyball States, states with the where influencing a small group
of voters can lead to these very large results: above 270 Electoral college
votes for Biden, 50 Democratic and Independent Senate Seats, and bipartisan
control over redistricting in certain states: <b><a href="https://election.princeton.edu/2020/08/09/whats-more-important-than-a-presidential-probability/" target="_blank">https://election.princeton.edu/2020/08/09/whats-more-important-than-a-presidential-probability/</a></b> <b>Current Money Ball States:</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">President: Nevada,
Arizona, North Carolina. </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">U.S. Senate: Montana,
Alaska, South Carolina, Kansas. </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">State legislatures:
Kansas, Texas, North Carolina. </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We can keep this in mind as we chose where to focus our support, then
share with friends on social media.</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - REGISTERING VOTERS</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PHONEBANK TO HELP REGISTER YOUNG VOTERS IN BATTLEGROUND STATES: </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">Young
people make up an increasingly large part of the electorate, and, if they turn
out to vote, could make a significant impact on the election. We can help make
that happen this Tuesday, September 22, by joining <a href="https://votesaveamerica.com/">Vote Save America </a> partnering with
<a href="https://nextgenamerica.org/">NextGen America</a> to register
young voters in 11 battleground states. Once we’re signed up to make calls,
we’ll get a script, calling platform, training, and access to a virtual field
office where we can connect with other NextGen volunteers. <b>We can sign
up here for a shift to help reach young battleground state voters: </b><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/nextgen/event/319606/?utm_source=psa" target="_blank"><b>https://www.mobilize.us/nextgen/event/319606/?</b></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION - OTHER</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">STATE/LOCAL
ISSUES</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS/GROUP
ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0033cc; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">READING/WATCHING/LISTENING</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Where to Stream
the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Films RBG and On the Basis of Sex - <a href="https://www.tvguide.com/news/where-to-stream-the-ruth-bader-ginsburg-films-rbg-and-on-the-basis-of-sex/">https://www.tvguide.com/news/where-to-stream-the-ruth-bader-ginsburg-films-rbg-and-on-the-basis-of-sex/</a></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Ruth Bader Ginsberg: Her Story</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/ruth-bader-ginsburg" target="_blank">https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/ruth-bader-ginsburg</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">A 5-Decade-Long
Friendship That Began With A Phone Call</i><span style="font-family: georgia;">- <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/19/896733375/a-five-decade-long-friendship-that-began-with-a-phone-call">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/19/896733375/a-five-decade-long-friendship-that-began-with-a-phone-call</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">We can stay up to date
on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">House</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> publishes a weekly
schedule at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at </span><a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> b) The </span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Senate</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> updates
their schedule daily at the </span><a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm" style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Contact all Federal
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">PRESS CONGRESS TO
INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF COVID-SAFETY VIOLATIONS AND FORCED HYSTERECTOMIES ON
DETAINEES: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">A whistleblower has
filed a complaint alleging numerous incidents of medical neglect and
questionable hysterectomies given to immigrant women at the Irwin County
Detention Center in Georgia. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913398383/whistleblower-alleges-medical-neglect-questionable-hysterectomies-of-ice-detaine" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913398383/whistleblower-alleges-medical-neglect-questionable-hysterectomies-of-ice-detaine</a>.
<b>Let’s contact our MoCs with the following demands: (1) A public call for an
immediate on-the-ground investigation by the Office of Inspector General.
(Note: they need to be loud and unapologetic since the OIG has said ICE
detention facilities are too unsafe for them to enter. (2) An immediate closure
of the Irwin Detention Center. (3) A rejection of any extra money for CBP in
next week’s continuing resolution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
can also text SIGN HFWPIY to 50409 or DM SIGN HFWPIY to @resistbot on Twitter
or Messenger. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">CHAD WOLF CONFIRMATION</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">: Some feel that Chad Wolf has been illegally
in his position as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trump has now put forth Wolf as the nominee
for the position.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s remember that under
Wolf’s leadership ICE has been continually reckless and harmful of so many
immigrants in detention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the one
who sent federal officers to Portland to quell the situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now we’ve learned that he and other DHS officials
have tried to influence intelligence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wolf
is not the kind of person needed in that position.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://apnews.com/d7ae362072de52c44aea48bbac57c156">https://apnews.com/d7ae362072de52c44aea48bbac57c156</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Wolf has his hearing tentatively scheduled
for next Wednesday. Let’s write to or call our Senators and say we oppose him.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">OPPOSE ANTI-TRANS
RULE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A proposed rule from the Trump administration
would gut protections for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals who
are experiencing homelessness by allowing taxpayer-funded shelters to refuse
entry based on a number of factors, including for religious reasons. Nearly
one-third of all transgender people experience homelessness; that number rises
to 50% for trans people of color. The pandemic and current economic crisis
likely means these numbers will climb. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-09-08/op-ed-trumps-wants-to-make-trans-discrimination-legal-again-dont-let-it">https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-09-08/op-ed-trumps-wants-to-make-trans-discrimination-legal-again-dont-let-it</a>
The deadline for making a public comment on this Sept. 22.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s use this information and form from
Housing Saves Lives learn more what we can do:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="https://housingsaveslives.org/">https://housingsaveslives.org/</a></b>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">VETS AND BURN PIT/TOXIC
EXPOSURE LEGISLATION:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “Today,
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press call with New York media to
discuss her new landmark legislation, the Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters
Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020 [yet unnumbered]. Earlier
today, Gillibrand stood in front of the United States Capitol alongside
veterans advocate Jon Stewart, Congressman Raul Ruiz M.D. (D-CA), former U.S.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, 9/11 responder and advocate John
Feal and an array of veterans groups to announce the bill to streamline the
process for obtaining VA benefits for burn pit and other toxic exposures.
Approximately 3.5 million veterans have been exposed to burn pits that spewed
toxic fumes and carcinogens into the air.” <a href="https://wlea.net/sen-gillibrand-over-three-million-veterans-were-exposed-to-burn-pits/">https://wlea.net/sen-gillibrand-over-three-million-veterans-were-exposed-to-burn-pits/</a>
and <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913376758/jon-stewart-uses-his-celebrity-to-bring-attention-to-vets-exposed-to-burn-pits">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913376758/jon-stewart-uses-his-celebrity-to-bring-attention-to-vets-exposed-to-burn-pits</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s tell our senators that we
support this legislation for the vets who served our country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">HHS ASSISTANT
SECRETARY ACCUSES CDC OF “SEDITION” AND CALLS FOR ELECTION VIOLENCE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Michael Caputo, assistant secretary for
public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services, which is
overseeing the coronavirus response, urged Trump’s supporters to prepare for an
armed insurrection after a contested election, accused government scientists of
“sedition,” and claimed that Biden would refuse to concede the election if
Trump won; “And when Donald Trump refuses to stand down at the inauguration,
the shooting will begin,” he warned in a Facebook Live video, “The drills that
you’ve seen are nothing. If you carry guns, buy ammunition, ladies and
gentlemen, because it’s going to be hard to get”: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/09/14/michael-caputo-coronavirus-cdc" target="_blank"><span color="windowtext">https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/09/14/michael-caputo-coronavirus-cdc</span></a> or <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-michael-caputo-video-sedition-20200914-cy4sz4rwejhvxd2urwyq3iqpju-story.html" target="_blank"><span color="windowtext">https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-michael-caputo-video-sedition-20200914-cy4sz4rwejhvxd2urwyq3iqpju-story.html</span></a>
Either Caputo has lost it or, as likely, he’s trying to deliberately provoke
violence. Caputo has taken a leave of absence, but <b>let’s demand that
his boss, HHS Secretary Alex Azar, bring him under control, let him go, whatever
that takes: 877-696-6775 or HHS, 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC 20201.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While we are at it, let’s ask for Azar’s resignation,
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RELIEF:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> We’ve all seen
photos of the burned-out classrooms in California and Oregon; the American
Federation of Teachers has established a disaster relief fund specifically to
help make sure that the school bus drivers, teachers, school cafeteria workers,
college faculty, graduate workers, other school staff and nurses who are
directly impacted by the wildfires in the West have support. <b>We can
contribute: <a href="https://www.aft.org/disaster-relief-fund">https://www.aft.org/disaster-relief-fund</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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Navigator </a>has compiled a list of highly rated nonprofit organizations
that are providing relief and recovery to communities affected by wildfires in
the Pacific Northwest. <b>We can research charities we may want to give to
here: <a href="https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=7574">https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=7574</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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learned through the League of Women Voters of Washington that the WA Secretary
of State’s office is advising those displaced by wildfires to contact their
local county auditor to make arrangements to receive a ballot. <b>Let’s do
so, and spread the word. We can find our county auditors here</b>: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/auditors/<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of State’s office has published FAQs on how to vote if you’ve been displaced by
wildfires. Info is here—<b>let’s use it and share: <a href="https://sos.oregon.gov/voting-elections/Pages/fires.aspx" target="_blank">https://sos.oregon.gov/voting-elections/Pages/fires.aspx</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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recommendation: Californians who have been displaced by wildfires and are
looking for guidance on how to vote should contact the county elections office
in the county where their home was before being evacuated. <b>To find our
county elections office, can consult this list: <a href="https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices" target="_blank">https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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that it was akin to an unconstitutional poll tax for Florida to require that
people with serious criminal convictions pay court fines and fees before they
can register to vote, an appeals court narrowly overturned that decision on
Friday," according to the NY Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/us/florida-felon-voting-rights.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/us/florida-felon-voting-rights.html</a> or <a href="https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/09/12/ruling-on-felons-s-voting-rights-disappoints-advocates" target="_blank">https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/09/12/ruling-on-felons-s-voting-rights-disappoints-advocates</a> or <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/09/11/reversing-lower-court-judge-rules-florida-felons-cant-vote-until-theyve-paid-fines/#57419b025daf" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/09/11/reversing-lower-court-judge-rules-florida-felons-cant-vote-until-theyve-paid-fines/#57419b025daf</a>
There are less than 3 weeks to help ex-prisoners pay the fines that will enable
them to vote. <b>We can help pay those fees and prevent the court from
reversing Florida voters’ decision to end the disenfranchisement of those
convicted of felonies; none of us have the means to match Lebron James'
organization's $100k contribution, but every dollar helps: <a href="https://wegotthevote.org/finesandfees/">https://wegotthevote.org/finesandfees/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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REGISTER TO VOTE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The recent 6-4 ruling in the Florida Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a
state law requiring former felons to pay all outstanding legal obligations
before being allowed to vote. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-felon-voting-rights-pay-fines-fees/" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-felon-voting-rights-pay-fines-fees/</a>.
<b>Let’s write to Bill Gates (</b><a href="mailto:media@gatesfoundation.org" target="_blank"><b>media@gatesfoundation.org</b></a><b>), Tom Steyer (</b><a href="https://www.tomsteyer.com/contact/" target="_blank"><b>https://www.tomsteyer.com/contact/</b></a><b>),
and Michael Bloomberg (</b><a href="mailto:mbloomberg@bloomberg.net" target="_blank"><b>mbloomberg@bloomberg.net</b></a><b>) and ask them to form a
network of wealthy progressives that can pay off these fees and allow 774,000
disenfranchised voters the right to cast their ballot. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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NEEDED TO TEXT FOR BIDEN: </b>Spanish speaking volunteers who can text or
call in Spanish are urgently needed to drive up Hispanic support for Biden in
Florida. Right now, the Florida race is extremely close, and Trump has
gained strength among Cubans and other Latinos who believe Biden is a communist
or socialist. <a href="https://thedemlabs.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9259840cacd8f01e4ab5952e8&id=ec922da3a5&e=8961b932d3" target="_blank">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/trump-florida-latinos-cubans-communism-socialism.html </a>We
need to drive out the Democratic Latino vote, and we need your help NOW because
we could lose Florida if this continues. Upcoming Texting times are : Tue, Sep
15, 5:00pm–7:00pm EDT, Sat, Sep 19, 11:00am–12:00pm EDT Tue, Sep 22,
5:00pm–6:00pm EDT. <b>We can find out more and signup here to text Spanish
speaking voters in Florida. If we cannot make the dates listed, new ones will
be added, so we can keep checking back. If we know Spanish speakers who can
help we can share this info with them: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/fl2020victory/event/320226/">https://www.mobilize.us/fl2020victory/event/320226/</a>
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209: Marc Arnett</b></a> for Georgia State House; b) <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/2020/09/15/210/" target="_blank"><b>Campaign
210: Cal Cunningham </b></a>for Senate, North Carolina. <b>Let's
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in various activities in support of democrats in local and national races,
including <a href="https://www.sisterdistrictca3.org/phonebanking" target="_blank"><b>calling voters</b></a>, <a href="https://www.sisterdistrictca3.org/texting" target="_blank"><b>texting
voters</b></a>, and <a href="https://www.sisterdistrictca3.org/postcarding" target="_blank"><b>postcard writing</b>.</a> <b>Let's volunteer for the
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opportunities going on right now to write for Amy McGrath for Senate in
Kentucky and Cal Cunningham for Senate in North Carolina are really thrilling
and we might want to involve our friends/fellow activists but are concerned
about COVID. There are two ways we can involve others: synchronously and
asynchronously. For either version, we should decide in advance whether
participants will provide their own stamps and postcards or whether will make
packets available for pick-up at a central location. The host can pull
addresses and instructions in advance (limit 200 per candidate per day) and
then distribute for either a synchronous gathering (think Zoom, beverages,
music, and conversation) or asynchronous with info shared via email and
participants kept updated via email about the total written. <b>Let’s help others
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hands on deck.<b> Let’s visit the Biden campaign’s “action center” and
sign up to help get out the vote: <a href="https://joebiden.com/take-action/" target="_blank">https://joebiden.com/take-action/</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Michigan and Chicago Alliance and the organization Register2Vote to register
more voters in Michigan and Wisconsin than the difference in the 2016 election
in those two states. Phone banks will be held throughout the month of
September, to remind residents in Michigan and Wisconsin to complete their
voter registration. <b>Let's learn more about <a href="https://rustbeltrising.com/vote/" target="_blank">Rust Belt Rising</a>,
then <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/rustbeltrising/" target="_blank">sign
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around a lot in this country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we’ve
moved and want to vote, we need to make sure our voter registration is up to
date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s check this out and make
sure we are good to vote on Nov. 3.:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://thedemlabs.org/2020/09/16/youve-moved-hand-guide-explains-how-to-make-sure-you-can-still-vote/">https://thedemlabs.org/2020/09/16/youve-moved-hand-guide-explains-how-to-make-sure-you-can-still-vote/</a></b>
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efforts by grassroots organizations. According to their mission
statement, the <a href="https://movement.vote/">Movement Voter Project</a>
(MVP) “works to strengthen progressive power at all levels of government by
helping donors – big and small – support the best and most promising local
community-based organizations in key states, with a focus on youth and
communities of color. . . . we believe in organizing and organizers. We know
that the way to win is by working at the intersections of social movements,
grassroots communities, and elections to ensure that we both win big and build
long-term progressive power.” <b>Let’s give MVP our support: <a href="https://movement.vote/">https://movement.vote</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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can be confusing. The Campus Voter Project <a href="https://www.campusvoteproject.org/" target="_blank">https://www.campusvoteproject.org/</a> has
lots of great resources for college students, including a page on Student Voting
FAQs: <a href="https://www.campusvoteproject.org/student-voting-faqs" target="_blank">https://www.campusvoteproject.org/student-voting-faqs</a>. <b>Let’s
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a non-partisan organization that uses the power of music to register voters and
promote participation in democracy. We reach young people and music fans where
they already are - at concerts and online - to inform and empower. Our message
is not about what party you support or where you land on an issue. It's that
you must speak to be heard.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This Randy
Rainbow video is being used as a fundraiser for HeadCount:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8RZhhoBM0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8RZhhoBM0</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s listen, enjoy, and donate if we are
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Center (SPLC) is taking volunteers to make calls<b> Thursday, Sept. 17,
from 3-4 p.m. Eastern Time</b>. Scripts provided. <b>We can learn
more and sign up at <a href="https://action.splcenter.org/a/0917_splc-power-hour-virtual-phone-bank" target="_blank">SPLC</a>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HELP PROTECT THE VOTE IN SWING STATE MICHIGAN: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Michigan, once a
reliable Blue State, went for Trump in 2016 by 0.2%, or less than 11,000
votes. This small amount, the tiniest margin in the election, was enough
to usher in the nightmare of the last several years. Once again, Michigan
is a vital state in this election and both parties know it. With voter
suppression in full swing, we need to make sure that everyone votes and their
votes get counted, and Michigan Democrats <a href="https://michigandems.com/" target="_blank">https://michigandems.com/ </a> need
our help. If we can help out in person, poll watchers-and observers are needed
on the ground. If we can help virtually, Voter Protection Hotline Staffers and
Phone Bankers are also in demand. <b>We can find out more about
volunteering, virtually and on the ground to protect the vote in
Michigan, and then sign up here: </b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfMbUSafasRgW7Tem2To1qzkU2nZDsgFgpG7pWAfBGaJ6xdQ/viewform" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQL</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Human Rights has released a report detailing 115 cases of head injuries
inflicted on protesters by the police using what we are told are “less-lethal”
weapons-- <a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/29cbf2e87b914dbaabdec2f3d350839e">https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/29cbf2e87b914dbaabdec2f3d350839e</a> ;
known officially as “kinetic impact projectiles,” these include, among other
things, plastic projectiles tipped with hard sponge or foam, “bean bags”
consisting of fabric socks containing metal shot, and “Sting-Balls” or grenades
that spray hard rubber pellets. There are no national standards for police use
of “less-lethal” projectiles nor is there comprehensive data on their
use: <a href="https://khn.org/news/it-seems-systematic-doctors-cite-115-cases-of-head-injuries-from-crowd-control-devices/">https://khn.org/news/it-seems-systematic-doctors-cite-115-cases-of-head-injuries-from-crowd-control-devices/</a>
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departments and demand that these purportedly "non-lethal" weapons be
banned; as one doctor working on the CHR analysis points out, “Weapons are just
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to a challenge by 20 state attorneys general, and 10 cities and counties, Judge
Paula Xinis blocked two new restrictions on asylum-seekers based on the claim
that Acting Secretary of DHS, Chad Wolf, has been serving in the position
illegally. <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/judge-rules-chad-wolf-serving-131212225.html" target="_blank">https://news.yahoo.com/judge-rules-chad-wolf-serving-131212225.html</a>.
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DHS has no authority under its acting director to continue to institute more
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learn from the Biden-Harris Campaign about their plan to stop COVID-19, build
back better, and prevent the pandemics of the future<b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s register now to join the Town Hall
Meeting, which will be held on Saturday, September 19, 4-5pm ET (1-2pm PT) <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xz95wmdUTRuPqRCQbmqLXQ?fbclid=IwAR15C5lZXsxjDyKHBJvX_vLJm_atZAt3StwvKnFJzCHdXwkRc4-ZXkVeHg8">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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POLICE: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">"Join
Sunrise Movement, Mijente, Southerners on New Ground, Dream Defenders,
AfroSocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus, and Critical Resistance as we
deepen our understanding of abolition and learn how to turn the mandate to “Defund
the Police” into tangible action in our communities! By the end of this 2-day
crash course, you will: Understand what exactly the demand “Defund the Police”
means, Envision what a world without police could look like, Get ready to take
action to defund police in your community. The training will meet on <b>Saturday
9/26 and Sunday 9/27</b> from 2-6pm ET (11am-3pm PT)." <b>Let's
register to attend: <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/g00hq2iuikqEOTfI-wDwrA2">https://secure.everyaction.com/g00hq2iuikqEOTfI-wDwrA2</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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legislators for free:</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">HELP FIRE RAVAGED
WEST COAST AREAS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">As wildfires
rage along the West Coast, we look for ways to help. Here are some places where
we can start. Some helping organizations that we can support are listed
here: <a href="https://www.thecut.com/amp/2020/09/how-to-help-california-oregon-and-washington-fire-victims.html" target="_blank">https://www.thecut.com/amp/2020/09/how-to-help-california-oregon-and-washington-fire-victims.html</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On a
more local level, <a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/">Its Going Down</a> lists
“autonomous groups organizing mutual aid disaster relief across the west coast
in communities impacted by the ongoing fires. It will be regularly
updated. We can check out local groups to support here:<b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/mutual-aid-fire-relief/" target="_blank">https://itsgoingdown.org/mutual-aid-fire-relief/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s find a way to help.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">GOVERNOR NEWSOM OF CA
MEETS WITH TRUMP ON FOREST FIRES</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">: He
thanked the president for a new commitment to “double our vegetation management
and forest management” over the next 20 years. But Newsom then leaned into Trump
with statistics that reflect the federal government’s responsibility for the
recent wildfires. We can agree to disagree on the politics,” said Newsom, “but
one thing is fundamental: 57% of the land in this state is federal and 3% is
state forests.” The governor’s statistics are, indeed, correct according to
U.S. Forest Service data. What’s more, <a href="https://fire.ca.gov/daily-wildfire-report/" target="_blank">21 of the
fires</a> currently burning are on federal land, including the largest
fire ever recorded in California. That raises questions about Trump’s repeated
claims that the state is not doing enough on brush clearance. “Please
respect the difference of opinion,” he asked Trump, “fundamentally, on this
issue of climate change. The science is in…that climate change is real,” said
Newsom, echoing his <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/09/frustrated-california-governor-gavin-newsom-surveys-fire-zone-rips-ideological-bs-around-climate-change-absence-of-national-leadership-1234575502/" target="_blank">more forceful comments</a> on Friday” <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/09/california-governor-gavin-newsom-confronts-donald-trump-california-wildfires-1234576479/">https://deadline.com/2020/09/california-governor-gavin-newsom-confronts-donald-trump-california-wildfires-1234576479/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <b>Our federal forests need better
management by the USDA especially while we are beginning to see the weather
complications from climate change that caused these fires. Let’s ask Vicki
Christiansen, Forest Service Chief what her plan is for reducing fires on
federal lands: </b><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/contact-us" target="_blank">https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/contact-us </a>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">CALL OUT ICE FOR
SPREADING OF COVID IN ORDER TO QUELL PROTESTS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">ICE unnecessarily risked public health by flying
COVID-positive detainees to Virginia, so that they could transfer agents to the
DC area to quell protests this summer, since agents are only allowed to move
from one area to another if they are transferring detainees. Not only was ICE’s
presence in DC unwelcome, they instigated a massive outbreak of COVID in the
Farmville, VA prison, as a result. <a href="https://thehill.com/latino/516035-report-ice-flew-detainees-to-virginia-so-agents-could-quell-dc-protests" target="_blank">https://thehill.com/latino/516035-report-ice-flew-detainees-to-virginia-so-agents-could-quell-dc-protests</a>.
ICE claimed it was transferring the detainees to spread out risk and maximize
social distancing, but at the time, the facilities they were transferring
inmates from were only 35% and 57% full. <b>Let’s ask our MoCs to investigate
ICE’s continuous efforts to flout policy and lie about their actions, and
remind them during these budget-setting times that they must be defunded. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">CALL OUT THE TRUMP
CAMPAIGN FOR PUTTING INNOCENT PEOPLE AT RISK OF COVID: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">It’s hard to believe Trump’s rebuttal to
journalist Bob Woodward’s assertion that he knew the severity of the virus and
deliberately downplayed it in order not to cause panic, while he is continuing
to ignore common-sense COVID protocols and hold huge indoor rallies with no
requirements for masks or social distancing. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/reckless-selfish-nevada-gov-sisolak-slams-trump-holding-big-indoor-n1240001" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/reckless-selfish-nevada-gov-sisolak-slams-trump-holding-big-indoor-n1240001</a>.
Trump also disregarded the state’s rules limiting social gatherings to 50
people, claiming this didn’t apply to him. <b>Let’s remind our fellow voters
through letters to the editor and posts on social media that Trump is willing
to risk the health of innocent Americans, including his own supporters, for his
own political gain and call out the campaign for enabling the spread of the
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VOTING RIGHTS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> Native
Americans are in a uniquely difficult position as they attempt to exercise
their right to vote. While voting by mail options have expanded accessibility
for many citizens in the U.S., requiring a physical address makes it nearly
impossible for many Native Americans to take advantage of this option.
Unreliable broadband access, plus voter systems that do not accept tribal IDs,
present additional roadblocks. <b>Let's <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/voting-rights/how-the-native-american-vote-continues-to-be-suppressed/" target="_blank">read more</a> about the voter suppression taking place.
Then, let's join the Lakota People's Law project and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
and encourage our MoC to pass the <a href="https://www.indian.senate.gov/news/press-release/udall-luj-n-introduce-bicameral-native-american-voting-rights-act" target="_blank">Native American Voting Rights Act</a> (NAVRA) (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1694" target="_blank">H.R. 1694</a>/<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/739" target="_blank">S. 739</a>) to expand and protect voting rights. We can use the
form available <a href="https://action.lakotalaw.org/action/pass-navra" target="_blank">here</a>, or contact our MoC directly.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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news has been unrelenting for weeks now and with 49 days until the election, we
might be feeling our energy running low. <b>Let’s take a moment to think
about how we can both dial up our self-care and engage others in our tasks
(like <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/">Postcards to Voters</a>) to
expand our reach without burning out in the homestretch.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">CDC UNDER PRESSURE TO
FUDGE COVID-19 DATA</span></b><i><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">:</span></i><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is under
increasing pressure to hew to Trump’s line on the coronavirus, whether accurate
or not; the latest effort was acknowledged in an interview on Saturday with
Michael Caputo, the top HHS spokesman, who admitted that he and his advisor
Paul Alexander have sought scrutiny of the CDC’s weekly scientific dispatches,
known as the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, for at least the past 3 ½
months:<br />
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/09/12/trump-control-over-cdc-reports/" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/09/12/trump-control-over-cdc-reports/</a> or <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/14/democrats-investigating-trump-officials-meddling-with-cdc-coronavirus-reports.html" target="_blank">https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/14/democrats-investigating-trump-officials-meddling-with-cdc-coronavirus-reports.html</a> or <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/11/exclusive-trump-officials-interfered-with-cdc-reports-on-covid-19-412809" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/11/exclusive-trump-officials-interfered-with-cdc-reports-on-covid-19-412809</a>
<b>It’s not clear whether or to what extent the CDC has complied, but it is
clear that we should let them know that we depend on them to report the
scientific facts, even if Trump doesn’t like it: 800-232-4636 or CDC, 1600
Clifton Road, Atlanta GA 30329. And we must encourage our MoCs to
thoroughly investigate.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">COVID DISNFORMATION:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We know
that the information on COVID coming out of the Trump administration is
questionable, at best, and deadly at the worst.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even our governors were caught
off guard when they learned of Trump’s withheld knowledge of the global
pandemic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.wxyz.com/news/coronavirus/whitmer-biggest-enemy-of-the-state-is-misinformation-coming-from-president-trump">https://www.wxyz.com/news/coronavirus/whitmer-biggest-enemy-of-the-state-is-misinformation-coming-from-president-trump</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through it all Dr. Anthony Fouci has remained
the truth-teller and bravely speaks out when needed to offset Trump’s
misinformation:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fauci/fauci-disagrees-with-trump-on-coronavirus-cites-disturbing-u-s-statistics-idUSKBN2622PR">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fauci/fauci-disagrees-with-trump-on-coronavirus-cites-disturbing-u-s-statistics-idUSKBN2622PR</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s continue to follow Dr. Fauci and
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of cards to Virginia voters hosted by <a href="https://postcards4va.com/">Postcards
for Virginia</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A new campaign: Vote
Early Win! is now available. We can help no matter where we live. <b>Let's
request a few addresses today to support this effort</b>:</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://addresses.postcards4va.com/getting_started">https://addresses.postcards4va.com/getting_started</a>
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Forward</b></a><b> </b>is planning to send 10 million letters in early October
reminding infrequent voters to cast their ballot. So far, volunteers have
prepared 6.2 million letters for sending. We have only a few weeks to prepare
another 3.8 million letters. We can sign up, then download and fill out the
letters on our own time. <b>Let’s check this out and join the effort </b><a href="https://votefwd.org/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a><b>.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Consortium call the Alaska Senate Race one of the most important ones this
year, since Alaska is a “Moneyball” state where influencing just a small group
of voters could help flip the Senate. <a href="https://election.princeton.edu/2020/08/09/whats-more-important-than-a-presidential-probability/" target="_blank">https://election.princeton.edu/2020/08/09/whats-more-important-than-a-presidential-probability/</a> Dr.
Al Gross, running against an unpopular incumbent, Dan Sullivan needs our help
reaching Democratic voters across the state. <a href="https://www.flipthewest.com/">Flip the West </a>tells us that Gross,
an Independent running as the candidate of both the state Independent and
Democratic parties, could win, since 55% of Alaska voters are registered
Independents. The problem is that he is not well known across the state. When
voters do know of him, they favor him over Sullivan. So <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the West has organized a postcard campaign, with addresses and scripts ready
for us to spread the word. <b>We can sign up here to write postcards to
help elect Alaska Democratic nominee Al Gross and flip the Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/flipthewest/event/270046/" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/flipthewest/event/270046/</a></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SPANISH SPEAKERS URGENTLY NEEDED TO TEXT FOR BIDEN: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Spanish speaking
volunteers who can text or call in Spanish are urgently needed to drive up
Hispanic support for Biden in Florida. Right now, the Florida race is
extremely close, and Trump has gained strength among Cubans and other Latinos
who believe Biden is a communist or socialist. <a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/trump-florida-latinos-cubans-communism-socialism.html%C2%A0">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/trump-florida-latinos-cubans-communism-socialism.html </a>We
need to drive out the Democratic Latino vote, and we need your help NOW because
we could lose Florida if this continues. Upcoming Texting times are : Tue, Sep
15, 5:00pm–7:00pm EDT, Sat, Sep 19, 11:00am–12:00pm EDT Tue, Sep 22,
5:00pm–6:00pm EDT. <b>We can find out more and signup here to text Spanish
speaking voters in Florida. If we cannot make the dates listed, new ones will
be added, so we can keep checking back. If we know Spanish speakers who can
help we can share this info with them:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.0666667px;"><b>https://www.mobilize.us/fl2020victory/event/320226/ </b></span></span></div>
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simple, free tool to connect blind and low-vision people with sighted
volunteers for help with daily tasks. The platform will be training volunteers
to help users register to vote with <a href="http://vote.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Vote.org</span></a> tools
and is looking for more volunteers to participate. There is no minimum
time commitment and it's super flexible -- you can choose when to answer a
support call. They are hosting a training <b>Tuesday, September
15th at 9:30am PT</b>. It will be recorded, but they strongly recommend that
you join live if you're able. <b>We can sign up for the training <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpuOz1eRrUsixFIG_ngx6qJQZ9yODuuNFwo_FFZm-5mSwo9w/viewform" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">here</span></a>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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party officials in Wisconsin and Michigan are asking for help to ensure that
everybody gets to vote and every vote gets counted. They need poll watchers and
observers, staff for their voter protection hotlines, and phone bankers to
recruit more volunteers. <b>Learn more and sign up here for <a href="https://twitter.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f8a9a917f9d55433678aefcb&id=bd4e867134&e=fb6666176f" target="_blank">Michigan</a>, here for <a href="https://twitter.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f8a9a917f9d55433678aefcb&id=1414ce64dd&e=fb6666176f" target="_blank">Wisconsin</a>. </b>(<a href="https://mailchi.mp/592b7b0d867a/chop-wood-carry-water-914?e=fb6666176f">h/t</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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tightening, voter suppression is in full swing. The latest target is former
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">recently
fought a hard-won battle to get their voting rights restored, only to be
required to pay fines and fees before they can vote. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="file:///C:/Users/sgrog/Desktop/%C2%A0https:/www.staugustine.com/story/opinion/editorials/2020/09/13/court-blocks-votes-ex-felons-floridians-can-stop-poll-tax/5785176002/"> https://www.staugustine.com/story/opinion/editorials/2020/09/13/court-blocks-votes-ex-felons-floridians-can-stop-poll-tax/5785176002/</a> We
Got the Vote <a href="https://wegotthevote.org/" target="_blank">https://wegotthevote.org/</a> is
collecting money to help pay these fees and restore lost these voting
rights. <b>If we are able to donate, we can learn more and donate
here. Whether we donate or not, we can also help spread the word on social
media. Especially now, especially in Florida, every vote counts: </b></span><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"></span></b><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://wegotthevote.org/finesandfees/" target="_blank">https://wegotthevote.org/finesandfees/</a></span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ELECTION SECURITY IN FL, MI, and WI:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jennifer
Cohn has been warning us about election security for quite some time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/12/17/how-new-voting-machines-could-hack-our-democracy/">https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/12/17/how-new-voting-machines-could-hack-our-democracy/</a>
“One of the first things that grabbed my attention about election security was
the glaring difference between the official testimony provided on the issue and
what esteemed election-security experts said on the subject. I made a video
about it. There's still time to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/removethemodems?__eep__=6&__cft__%5b0%5d=AZVJqLikftHNYIEv-mjboEUeTOCI8_RXUG8VeiYhBiIhVsSHbF_OoERkyWxGc8fNN0vB2a1mCCTPi4rG_eAAOXkaO_naJPkWuj-W7mOSNDJ6ukemW8lvkB0Ywj09H6Nv_BvJgaXLHb018iaNEuhfK670LVUnjWDYPEKYWKar7FINPA&__tn__=*NK-R">#RemoveTheModems</a>
from precinct ballot scanners before November. We should demand that officials
in WI, MI, and FL do that. Before it's too late.” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.cohn.54/posts/10224594945247013">https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.cohn.54/posts/10224594945247013</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s
watch the video: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.cohn.54/videos/10224594896805802">https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.cohn.54/videos/10224594896805802</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and sign this petition: <a href="https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/7003/p/dia/action4/common/public/index.sjs">https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/7003/p/dia/action4/common/public/index.sjs</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we live in these states, let’s also contact
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When our Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, goes on national TV to warn that
we could have election "week" instead of election night, you know we
need to do something to expedite the absentee vote counting process. In a rare
hint of bi-partisanship, Mike Shirkey and the GOP seem ready to vote on a bill
that will help. <a href="http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2020-SB-0757" target="_blank">SB757</a> allows certain absentee ballot pre-processing
such as opening envelopes one day before election day. <b>[Let's] call
these 4 GOP Senators and urge them to pass SB757 to help our clerks and
election workers deliver accurate and timely results: Mike Shirkey (517)
373-5932, Peter MacGregor (517) 373-0797, Jim Runestad (517) 373-1758, and
Michael MacDonald (517) 373-7315.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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RELATIONAL ORGANIZING VOTER OUTREACH TRAINING ON TUESDAY:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The most important part of campaigning is connecting with voters, but
how we can do that when the pandemic stops us from meeting in person? The <a href="https://traindemocrats.org/">National Democratic Training Committee</a>
(NDTC) is here to help with a free virtual training this Tuesday, <b>September
15</b> from 8-9pm ET. “How Relational Organizing Can Help Your Campaign.”
Whether we’re running for office, working on a campaign, or building our
local party’s or organization’s infrastructure, we can learn to
understand the impact of relational organizing, recognize key
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justice and equality.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can sustain
action without burnout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s join Jen
Hofmann, of <a href="https://americansofconscience.com/">Americans of Conscience
Checklist</a>, in a series of four 45-minute calls starting on Wednesday, <b>September
16</b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to “explore tools and strategies
that help you find inspiration and get back on the path when things are
overwhelming.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s learn more and
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learn from the Biden-Harris Campaign about their plan to stop COVID-19, build
back better, and prevent the pandemics of the future<b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s register now to join the Town Hall
Meeting, which will be held on Saturday, September 19, 4-5pm ET (1-2pm PT) <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xz95wmdUTRuPqRCQbmqLXQ?fbclid=IwAR15C5lZXsxjDyKHBJvX_vLJm_atZAt3StwvKnFJzCHdXwkRc4-ZXkVeHg8">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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- <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/21/the-case-for-dumping-the-electoral-college">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/21/the-case-for-dumping-the-electoral-college</a>
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Actually Getting Better,' Says Founder Of COVID-19 Long-Haulers Support Group</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> - <a href="https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/09/10/covid-19-survivor-corps">https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/09/10/covid-19-survivor-corps</a>
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on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b> publishes a weekly
schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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CHANGING COVID NARRATIVE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite what Trump says, the COVID cases/deaths
continue to rise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Late Friday evening, “reporter
Dan Diamond posted another blockbuster story in <i>Politico</i>. Political
appointees at the Department of Health and Human Services have been altering the
weekly scientific reports issued by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) following the course of the coronavirus pandemic. They believe
the reports are undermining Trump’s cheery pronouncements about the disease, and
claim there is a “deep state” at the CDC determined to hurt the president.” <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-12-2020">https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-12-2020</a>
and <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/11/exclusive-trump-officials-interfered-with-cdc-reports-on-covid-19-412809">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/11/exclusive-trump-officials-interfered-with-cdc-reports-on-covid-19-412809</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s reach out to our MoCs and demand an
investigation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our interest is in public
health and we know it is being compromised by these people who are loyal to Trump,
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SIPHONING MONEY FROM 9/11 FIREFIGHTERS FUND:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The day before the 9/11
anniversary, we learned that “The Trump administration has secretly siphoned
nearly $4 million away from a program that tracks and treats FDNY firefighters
and medics suffering from 9/11 related illnesses . . . Congress created a
temporary health program in 2010, with the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and
Compensation Act. The program was extended by 75 years in Dec. 2015, after sick
and dying 9/11 workers made hundreds of trips to the Capitol pleading their
cause.” <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-fdny-911-health-program-treasury-20200910-s7yam67j6vhmhbdzg6ordanfdm-story.html">https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-fdny-911-health-program-treasury-20200910-s7yam67j6vhmhbdzg6ordanfdm-story.html</a>
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NEEDED:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With The Heroes Act (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6800">H.R. 6800</a>)
passed months ago, the Senate is still sitting on its hands for then needed
COVID relief.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of taking up the Heroes
Act, they have unsuccessfully tried to come up with their own bill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their bill, however, did not provide the kind
of help needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>American families, as
well as individual states, are hurting during this global pandemic which has gone
on since the beginning of the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most
Americans used the funds from the earlier CARES Act on rent, utilities, and food,
that need still exists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/04/americans-spent-their-stimulus-checks-on-food-and-utilities.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/04/americans-spent-their-stimulus-checks-on-food-and-utilities.html</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/516185-demings-slams-gop-coronavirus-relief-bill-americans-deserve-more-than-the">https://thehill.com/homenews/house/516185-demings-slams-gop-coronavirus-relief-bill-americans-deserve-more-than-the</a>
<b>Let’s tell our Senators that we are done waiting and want them to vote on
the Heroes Act. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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March or April about the appalling conditions in US meatpacking plants; the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has now, six months later,
fined two plants for a total of $29,000 for 3 violations —one a Smithfield
plant, the other a JBS plant. Smithfield’s revenue last year approached
$14 billion; JBS, the largest meatpacker in the world, had revenue of $51.7
billion. 42,534 meatpacking workers have tested positive for the
coronavirus in 494 meat plants, and at least 203 meatpacking workers have died
since March: <a href="https://thefern.org/2020/04/mapping-covid-19-in-meat-and-food-processing-plants/" target="_blank">https://thefern.org/2020/04/mapping-covid-19-in-meat-and-food-processing-plants/</a>
These two are the only plants to receive either citation or fine, despite
nearly 10,000 COVID 19-related requests for investigation by OSHA from
workplaces in all industries since March: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/osha-covid-meat-plant-fines/2020/09/13/1dca3e14-f395-11ea-bc45-e5d48ab44b9f_story.html" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/osha-covid-meat-plant-fines/2020/09/13/1dca3e14-f395-11ea-bc45-e5d48ab44b9f_story.html</a> and <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/10/osha-smithfield-coronavirus-fine-411925" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/10/osha-smithfield-coronavirus-fine-411925</a>
Some think politics at play in OSHA’s sudden action, such as it is. <b>Let’s
tell the Labor department, which houses OSHA, what we think of this paltry
penalty for putting the lives of thousands of workers at risk: 202-693-1999 or
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,Washington, D.C. 20210<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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POSTAL SERVICE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Post Office is still suffering and 56% of
believe that the current Postmaster, DeJoy should be removed from office. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2020/09/03/return-to-sender-56-want-usps-postmaster-dejoy-to-resign/#193a87e185ec">https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2020/09/03/return-to-sender-56-want-usps-postmaster-dejoy-to-resign/#193a87e185ec</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s 1) contact our US
senators to support the Delivering for America Act (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4527">S. 4527</a>),
which would prohibit DeJoy, from changing the level of Postal Service delivery
standards that existed on 1/1/2020 during the COVID public health emergency
through at least 1/1/2021 or longer if the public health emergency is
extended. The bill also includes $25 billion in funding to the USPS and a
requirement that USPS give first-class status to election mailings.
2) Please encourage your members of Congress to consider impeachment. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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TRACKERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> <b><i>Track
the Trackers</i></b> is a list of different websites tracking deregulation
in the era of the Trump administration. Of Federal sites, their regulatory
agenda which lists "regulatory reform" and what stage the revision is
at - notice, proposed rule, rule, or not published yet. Individual federal
agencies also often, though not always, post proposed regulations and/or
actions on their website. <b>Let’s check this out and see where we
can help: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-0C4ntd4uMrJMubCa3JyKVwotiNV_Vj/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-0C4ntd4uMrJMubCa3JyKVwotiNV_Vj/view?usp=sharing</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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OPPORTUNITIES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From one of our own:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s share:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZF7N-7hZRqoItLAXwvmppcwoFaWe7Kugg2lw2bkjQ8E/edit<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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mobilize volunteers to get out the vote in the final weekends leading up to the
November 3<sup>rd</sup> election. Here’s a video about it: <a href="https://youtu.be/tyiM7y877QY">https://youtu.be/tyiM7y877QY</a> <b>Let’s
do more than vote. Let’s volunteer, too! <a href="https://thelastweekends.org/">https://thelastweekends.org</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">JOIN GOTV PHONE-BANK TO VOTERS OF COLOR IN VOTER SURPRESSION STATES: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/reclaim-our-vote-signup">Reclaim Our Vote</a> </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">is phone banking to
voters of color in voter suppression states, urging them to vote. Their data
shows that 60-80% of those contacted, in person or by voicemails, will go on to
vote. The calls are non-partisan, and our timing can be flexible, making as few
or as many calls as we like between 9AM and 9PM in the states we call. <b>We
can click here to sign up for a one-hour training, offered every Monday at
7:30PM ET, then get ready to turn out the vote: </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">POSTCARDS TO THE NAVAJO HOPI NATION IN AZ FOR VOTING:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “The Navajo Hopi
Organizing Campaign needs help getting out the vote on sovereign lands in
Arizona. Our team is working at capacity to phonebank, register voters, text
voters, and drop literature. We are asking you to help us build capacity by
writing postcards to voters for whom we don't have a current phone number in
their voter files. Voters on the Navajo, Hopi, San Carlos Apache and White
Mountain Apache Nations could be the margin of victory for Democrats this
election in Arizona”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s check
this out and sign up: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/navajohopiorganizingcampaign/event/320491/">https://www.mobilize.us/navajohopiorganizingcampaign/event/320491/</a>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HOW TO HELP GET COLLEGE STUDENTS TO VOTE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>College student voting can be tricky, but now
there is help:</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/new-algorithm-aims-make-college-students-individual-votes-count-n1239107">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/new-algorithm-aims-make-college-students-individual-votes-count-n1239107</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s get the college students we
know to sign up for voting information, reminders and ways to get involved:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://voteology.org/" target="_blank">https://voteology.org/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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FLORIDA LATINX VOTERS: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Trump is far too successful in courting the Latinx vote
in Florida. A recent NBC News/Marist poll, released on Sept. 8 shows
Trump with 50% of Latinx support over Biden’s 46%: <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-struggling-gain-support-latinos-key-battleground-state/story?id=72903064%C2%A0">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-struggling-gain-support-latinos-key-battleground-state/story?id=72903064 </a>We
need every vote we can get, especially in Florida. Fortunately, <a href="https://www.browardforprogress.org/">Broward For Progress </a> has
a way for us to fight back. <b>We can email <a href="mailto:Ana@BrowardForProgress.org">Ana@BrowardForProgress.org</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to get started writing
postcards, reaching out to Latinx voters in Broward county, Florida to get
the vote out for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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volunteer: 1) <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/2020/09/07/207/" target="_blank"><b>Campaign 207: Amy McGrath</b></a> for Senate - Kentucky
(#DitchMitch); 2) <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/2020/09/10/208/" target="_blank"><b>Campaign 208: Diane Mitsch Bush</b></a> for Congress
-Colorado's 3rd district. <b>Let's request 5 addresses today to help
complete these important campaigns.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Graham packing! Let’s write postcards to voters in South Carolina with Grandmothers
for <a href="http://www.grandmothersforabrighterfuture.com/">a Brighter
Future/Grandmothers in Action</a>.<b> We can order addresses and templates
here: </b> <b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezlhWCP5X8QOJjDWAuF73by9m1guLGNCVLpjtU_pzcXyPxiw/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezlhWCP5X8QOJjDWAuF73by9m1guLGNCVLpjtU_pzcXyPxiw/viewform</a></b>
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phone banking for Biden/Harris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can register here:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/grassrootsdemocratslahq/event/311308/?fbclid=IwAR3YPj5xDPfQydHqAIeOIl4RZxZqSTcc3_4-oNnKNfSuNXq2Qbn5FrSGyic" target="_blank"><o:p></o:p></a></b></span></span></div>
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identifies opportunities where Democratic donations will have the greatest
impact on the November election and beyond. Our recommendations focus on
organizations doing rigorous, targeted voter registration and engagement as
well as vote-by-mail assistance." <b>Let's help them get out the word and donate
to the specific initiatives they highlight here, if we can: <a href="https://www.flipthevote2020.org/donate" target="_blank">https://www.flipthevote2020.org/donate</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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voter registration deadlines, and more? FiveThirtyEight has prepared a guide
for every state. <b>Let’s consult it and share: <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/how-to-vote-2020/" target="_blank">https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/how-to-vote-2020/</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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for us to find the facts about voting early, by mail or absentee in our states. <b>Let's
make sure we know the rules for our own states: <a href="https://interactives.ap.org/advance-voting-2020/">https://interactives.ap.org/advance-voting-2020/</a>
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UNLEASHED!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A MORAL MONDAY MASS ASSEMBLY</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Let’s
join <a href="https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/">The Poor People’s Campaign</a>
on Monday<b>, September. 14</b> at 7pm ET/ 4pm PT for an evening that will
bring together thousands of poor and low-income people and their allies as we
share tools and teach-in on voter engagement, registration and protection, and
announce our upcoming activities this election season.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>We can sign up here:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://vote.poorpeoplescampaign.org/">https://vote.poorpeoplescampaign.org/</a>
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RELATIONAL ORGANIZING VOTER OUTREACH TRAINING ON TUESDAY:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The most important part of campaigning is connecting with voters, but
how we can do that when the pandemic stops us from meeting in person? The <a href="https://traindemocrats.org/">National Democratic Training Committee</a>
(NDTC) is here to help with a free virtual training this Tuesday, <b>September
15</b> from 8-9pm ET. “How Relational Organizing Can Help Your Campaign.”
Whether we’re running for office, working on a campaign, or building our
local party’s or organization’s infrastructure, we can learn to
understand the impact of relational organizing, recognize key
components to build a program, and evaluate a value based conversation flow.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to learn more and sign up for a free virtual Relational Organizing training</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: <a href="https://traindemocrats.org/event/how-relational-organizing-can-help-your-campaign-09-15-2020/" target="_blank">https://traindemocrats.org/event/how-relational-organizing-can-help-your-campaign-09-15-2020/</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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answers are yes, this is a sign that you’re approaching a breaking point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The solution isn’t to abandon the project of
justice and equality.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can sustain
action without burnout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s join Jen
Hofmann, of <a href="https://americansofconscience.com/">Americans of Conscience
Checklist</a>, in a series of four 45-minute calls starting on Wednesday, <b>September
16</b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to “explore tools and strategies
that help you find inspiration and get back on the path when things are
overwhelming.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s learn more and
sign up:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> https://jenniferhofmann.com/the-art-of-perseverance/<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<i>Canada reports no new deaths from coronavirus for the first time since March
</i>- <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canada-zero-coronavirus-covid-deaths-first-time/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canada-zero-coronavirus-covid-deaths-first-time/</a>
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accused of 'confusing' voters by mailing all Americans 'postcards with
misinformation' about voting</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
- <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/usps-voting-postcards-with-misinformation-2020-9">https://www.businessinsider.com/usps-voting-postcards-with-misinformation-2020-9</a>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How Conspiracy
Theories Are Shaping the 2020 Election—and Shaking the Foundation of American
Democracy</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> - <a href="https://time.com/5887437/conspiracy-theories-2020-election">https://time.com/5887437/conspiracy-theories-2020-election</a>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We can stay up to date
on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b> publishes a weekly
schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #0033cc; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">NATIONAL
ISSUES<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(includes contact info and
links to social media)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Senate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">White
House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">DHS WHISTLEBLOWER
CLAIMS MANIPULATION OF INTELLIGENCE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The former chief of
intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security has filed a whistleblower
complaint describing repeated instances in which he claims the Trump
administration sought to “censor or manipulate” intelligence for political
purposes.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/whistleblower-details-alleged-politicization-intelligence-dhs/story?id=72904622">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/whistleblower-details-alleged-politicization-intelligence-dhs/story?id=72904622</a>
“Over the course of 24 pages, Murphy describes an environment in which senior
officials – including former Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/trump-administration" target="_blank">Kirstjen
Nielsen</a>, current acting Secretary Chad Wolf, and current Deputy Secretary
Ken Cuccinelli – scrambled to gather and prepare intelligence reports that
aligned with President <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/donald-trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>’s political message and public remarks.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve seen these names before and had
concerns about their integrity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s
tell our MoCs that we think this situation needs an immediate investigation.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">MORE COVID RELIEF
NEEDED:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Americans are in financial pain. In our four
largest cities, at least half of people say they have experienced the loss of a
job or a reduction in wages since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. Many
of these problems are concentrated among Black and Latino
households. Education is taking a huge hit. Childcare is needed
everywhere. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/09/909669760/npr-poll-financial-pain-from-coronavirus-pandemic-much-much-worse-than-expected">https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/09/909669760/npr-poll-financial-pain-from-coronavirus-pandemic-much-much-worse-than-expected</a>
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to score political points with
a scaled down coronavirus relief bill. This is so scaled down it doesn’t
include any money for states and cities, pay for essential workers, eviction
protection, necessary fixes to the post office or enhanced measures for
election security--all of which are included in the House-passed HEROES Act (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6800">H.R. 6800</a>).
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also claims that the bill is loaded with poison
pills and is basically being put forth so that vulnerable Republican Senators
will look like they have done something. <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-stimulus-whats-in-senate-republicans-pareddown-relief-bill-211317844.html" target="_blank">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-stimulus-whats-in-senate-republicans-pareddown-relief-bill-211317844.html</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s tell our senators that the
Senate needs to get to work passing the Heroes Act NOW. Mitch McConnell's <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/08/covid-19-relief-senate-republicans-unveil-skinny-bill-amid-opposition/5744537002/">stopgap
legislation</a> doesn't even get close to what we need. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">THE TRUMP NIGHTMARE
CONTINUES: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">In the past 24 hours
we have learned that Trump admitted on tape to downplaying the COVID <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>crisis: <a href="https://apnews.com/c9f35842f7bb355be72842d15a8f7c02">https://apnews.com/c9f35842f7bb355be72842d15a8f7c02</a> and
that nearing the eve of needing to turn over Trump’s DNA for the E Jean Carroll
rape case the Department of Justice is taking over his defense which is a wild
abuse of power: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/09/910992023/justice-dept-intervenes-to-take-over-trumps-defense-in-defamation-lawsuit">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/09/910992023/justice-dept-intervenes-to-take-over-trumps-defense-in-defamation-lawsuit</a><b> While
continuing our Get Out The Vote efforts for November 3<sup>rd</sup>, let’s also
contact our MoC to say that we expect a swift response to our maleficent and
criminal president. </b>Senator Brian Schatz said it best: <a href="https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/1303771228956692483">https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/1303771228956692483</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">PROTEST USING OUR
TAXPAYER MONEY TO DEFEND TRUMP FROM DEFAMATION LAWSUIT IN RAPE ALLEGATION CASE:
</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">The Justice Department lawyers
are defending Trump in a defamation lawsuit against Trump brought about by Jean
Carroll who claimed that Trump raped her in the 1990s. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/09/910992023/justice-dept-intervenes-to-take-over-trumps-defense-in-defamation-lawsuit" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/09/910992023/justice-dept-intervenes-to-take-over-trumps-defense-in-defamation-lawsuit</a>.
If this unprecedented move is successful, the case would be moved to Federal
Court, where serving officials have immunity, chalking up one more time where
women are silenced for speaking out against rape. <b>Let’s add our voices to a
massive public outcry by spreading this story on social media, and let’s tell
DOJ and our MoCs that this illegal and unethical use of our taxpayer money and
must be stopped. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">SPEAK OUT AGAINST
WHITE HOUSE ANTI-RACISM TRAINING BAN: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">The White House is seeking to ban all diversity training that focuses
on “white privilege” and “critical race theory,” rejecting the important and
necessary examination of the root causes of racism. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-directs-federal-agencies-halt-race-related/story?id=72836468" target="_blank">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-directs-federal-agencies-halt-race-related/story?id=72836468</a>.
<b>Let’s contact Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and the
Budget about </b><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/M-20-34.pdf" target="_blank"><b>Memo M-34, Training and the Federal Government</b></a><b> (725
17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20503; Twitter: @RussVought45) and tell him that
systemic racism in this country has led to a culture where it’s ok for cops to
shoot black people, and that the only way to undo it is to tackle the many ways
racism is rooted in our country, even if it might be uncomfortable for white
people. </b>This <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2020/09/06/trumps-ban-censors-the-type-of-diversity-training-companies-need-most-antiracism-training/#1846688d7e5e" target="_blank">article</a> from Forbes contains many relevant talking points
as to why these trainings are essential, especially in these times. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">POLICE VIOLENCE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> Kenosha, Wisconsin is experiencing an utter
failure of its police department (<a href="https://abcn.ws/3ham9qU" target="_blank">https://abcn.ws/3ham9qU</a>). From the shooting of Jacob Blake,
to the police not arresting Kyle Rittenhouse immediately after he shot and
killed protestors, to Sheriff David Beth and Chief Daniel Muskinis blaming
protestors themselves for being killed and for Rittenhouse being able to
escape, there has been a complete abdication of responsibility and
accountability. <b>Let's <a href="https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-calls-immediate-resignation-kenosha-police-chief-and-kenosha-county-sheriff" target="_blank">join the ACLU</a> in calling on Sheriff Beth and
Chief Miskinis to resign. We can call for Kenosha County David Beth's resignation
by contacting Gov. Tony Evers' Office at (608) 266-1212 and call for Kenosha
Police Chief Daniel Miskinis' resignation by contacting the Kenosha Police and
Fire Commission at (262)-653-4135. we can also fill out the citizen complaint
form at: <a href="https://www.kenosha.org/images/police_and_fire_commisson/COMPLAINT_FORM.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.kenosha.org/images/police_and_fire_commisson/COMPLAINT_FORM.pdf</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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BIDEN:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> “[Anita] Hill was
relentlessly and often-derisively questioned during the confirmation hearing
for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991, a hearing which Biden
presided over as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nonetheless, Hill has “says she will be
casting her vote for Joe Biden in November and would like to work with his
administration on issues of gender-based violence and discrimination.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.theroot.com/anita-hill-will-be-voting-for-joe-biden-in-2020-opens-1844970783">https://www.theroot.com/anita-hill-will-be-voting-for-joe-biden-in-2020-opens-1844970783</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s thank Hill for her grace and help: Anita
Hill - <a href="mailto:ahill@brandeis.edu" target="_blank">ahill@brandeis.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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Voters Matter</a> is working on the ground level to find issues that
matter the most in communities, building relationships with local
organizations, and doing the work to turn out the vote. <b>Let's <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/radical-way-mobilize-black-voters-2020-work-issues-not-voting-n1068681" target="_blank">learn more</a> about the crucial work that this
organization is doing, then let's sign up to get involved. Volunteers can help
by texting, phone banking, writing postcards, campaigning on social media, and
more. <a href="https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/d448cd331da240798d118262a8b2f824" target="_blank">Let's get to work!</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">REJOICE THE VOTE
ART CONTEST</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">—Artists of all
ages are invited to submit an original design that inspires people, especially
young people, to vote. Cash prizes available. Submission deadline is October 1.<b> Let’s
read the rules and submit our artwork: <a href="https://rejoicethevote.org/artcontest/" target="_blank">https://rejoicethevote.org/artcontest/</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">VOTE-BY-MAIL
DASHBOARDS</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">—<a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/">Democracy</a> Docket is creating
simple, sharable graphics that explain the rules of voting by mail in various
states. Here’s an example (Arizona): <a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2020/09/AZ_Dashboard.png">https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2020/09/AZ_Dashboard.png</a> Dashboards
for various states can be downloaded from here—click on the state <a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/our-cases/" target="_blank">https://www.democracydocket.com/our-cases/</a>. <b>Let’s
get that information out there!</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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living overseas face is getting accurate information on how to vote, especially
since voting overseas is based on where you voted LAST, not where you are from.
Here are helpful links: <a href="https://www.fvap.gov/">https://www.fvap.gov/</a> and <a href="https://www.democratsabroad.org/" target="_blank">https://www.democratsabroad.org/</a>
<b>Let’s distribute this information as widely as possible and get out the
overseas vote!<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">19 EASY THINGS WE
CAN DO TO GET OUT THE VOTE:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <a href="https://politicalcharge.org/subscribe/">Political Charge</a>, whose newsletter
is always full of excellent information on how to resist, knows we're all tired
and busy, so they've prepared a guide of <b>19 easy things we can do to
get out the vote. We can get our guide here and share with others</b>: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/d00a9496a621/political-charge">https://mailchi.mp/d00a9496a621/political-charge</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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TO SHARE</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Biden’s campaign is in full swing: <a href="https://joebiden.com/">https://joebiden.com/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-2020-campaign-364-5-million-fundraising-committees-august/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-2020-campaign-364-5-million-fundraising-committees-august/</a>
<b>Let’s use these Biden platform graphics however we can:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSdEPqWeyL1wMNw2k56wRJ9l6UYlMUQ0UPU-pPPpFFE/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSdEPqWeyL1wMNw2k56wRJ9l6UYlMUQ0UPU-pPPpFFE/edit?usp=sharing</a>
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ELECTIONS</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">. Flippable has
identified ten (10) states that they are targeting to flip. We can read about them <a href="https://flippable.org/our-targets/" target="_blank">here.</a>
Emily's List, whose mission is to elect pro-choice Democratic women to
office, <a href="https://www.emilyslist.org/pages/entry/state-and-local-candidates" target="_blank">lists specific races</a> to support in each state.
Any small contribution will go a long way to help these candidates. <b>Let's
contribute to or consider volunteering for one of these important races.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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BASICS:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Political</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Charge has given us a handy guide to voting
by mail:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://politicalcharge.org/2020/09/09/vote-by-mail-the-latest-news-you-can-use/">https://politicalcharge.org/2020/09/09/vote-by-mail-the-latest-news-you-can-use/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s make sure to share this link with
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MONTH”:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> It has been suggested
we treat October as “election month,” doing everything we can to increase
participation, education, and assistance. Great advice! <a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/election-month-2020-vote-early-plan.html">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/election-month-2020-vote-early-plan.html</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s start in our own backyards. A new
tool called Map The Vote allows you to see who in your neighborhood is NOT
registered to vote. <b>Let’s check this out and see how we can use
it:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://mapthe.vote/">https://mapthe.vote/</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>(h/t <a href="https://mailchi.mp/d7000fe4ea0c/your-weekly-pep-talk-action-list?e=4a9124dbd5">Your
Weekly Pep Talk & Action List</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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PLAN: Here’s another useful state-by-state voting guide that we can share with
friends and family and via social media: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://votesaveamerica.com/" target="_blank">https://votesaveamerica.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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REGISTRATION DAY:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> This day,
which highlights the importance of registering as many voters as possible,
occurs on September 22. <b>This website offers individuals and
organizations many ways to participate -- from voter drives to promoting the
day on social media -- all in the name of registering more voters</b>! <b><a href="https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/" target="_blank">https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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TEXT BANKING TO PURGED VOTER AND COLLEGE STUDENTS IN KEY STATES: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.fieldteam6.org/">Field
Team 6</a> Is looking for phone or text bank captains to help lead their most
important project so far: contacting every college student and purged voter on
their battleground states list! It only takes a couple hours to lead a weekly
phone or text bank after the initial training, and Field Team 6 will handle all
the logistics. <b>We can click here to sign up for training to lead weekly
phone: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/ft6/event/315521/" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/ft6/event/315521/ </a>or
text bank sessions here:</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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needed to better position the state of Michigan to successfully meet the
challenges of an election that is expected to set records for turnout and
absentee ballots cast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/09/06/michigan-needs-new-legislation-safeguard-elections/5721661002/">https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/09/06/michigan-needs-new-legislation-safeguard-elections/5721661002/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The proposed legislative changes include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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begin processing absent voter ballots prior to Election Day (SB 757, HB
5435)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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to contact any voter who submits an absentee ballot without a matching
signature (HB 5991)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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to be counted if placed in the mail by Election Day, even if those ballots
arrive after Election Day (HB 5987)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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secure electronic return of military and overseas ballots (SB 117)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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employers to provide paid time off for employees to vote (SB 1029, HB
6000)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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changes would improve the elections process for voters and clerks, would
protect the system from being pushed beyond its limits and would help ensure
that every vote is counted. <b>Let’s call our state reps and senators and tell
them we support these important changes to our MI election process.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">TRAIN TO BE A
DIGITAL ORGANIZER FOR THE BIDEN HARRIS CAMPAIGN: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">If we are active on social media, we can help
the Biden Harris Campaign by spreading the word through our various platforms.
We can learn more and sign up for a virtual training here where we can learn to
digitally organize our communities including Soul Squad, social media platforms,
and organizing platforms. <b>We can click here to get digital organizing
training TODAY, Thu, Sep 10, 3:00pm–4:00pm EDT, but If we cannot make today’s
training, there are several other dates available for us to try.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">North Carolina is a
“Moneyball State” for the Biden/ Harris Campaign. According to the Princeton Election
Consortium, it’s a key state where a small group of voters could provide
“tipping point support” for a Biden win. <a href="https://election.princeton.edu/2020/08/09/whats-more-important-than-a-presidential-probability/" target="_blank">https://election.princeton.edu/2020/08/09/whats-more-important-than-a-presidential-probability/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now we can help a Blue victory in North
Carolina by phone banking for the Biden campaign, with shifts available
starting from TODAY, Thursday <b>Sept 10</b> 10-2 EDT today through Sunday, Sept
13 3-6 EDT. We will get training and have the support of an organizer working
with us to answer our questions, then start reaching out to unaffiliated voters
or infrequently voting Democrats. <b>We can click here to Phone Bank to
North Carolina voters and get the White House back in November.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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ONLY OPTION</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: <a href="https://swingleft.org/group/slgb/join">Swing Left Greater Boston</a>/Swing
Blue Alliance is hosting a Virtual Activism Workshop today,<b> September 10</b>,
5PM Eastern. The workshop will teach us how we can help get out the Democratic
vote between now and November 3<sup>rd</sup>. Can’t make it on the 10<sup>th</sup>?
The workshop is also being offered on 9/20, 9/28, and 10/4. <b>Let’s sign
up: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/swingleftboston/event/294960/" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/swingleftboston/event/294960/</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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PHONE-BANK TO VOTERS OF COLOR IN VOTER SURPRESSION STATES: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/reclaim-our-vote-signup">Reclaim Our Vote</a> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">is phone banking to voters of color in voter
suppression states, urging them to vote. Their data shows that 60-80% of those
contacted, in person or by voicemails, will go on to vote. The calls are non-partisan,
and our timing can be flexible, making as few or as many calls as we like
between 9AM and 9PM in the states we call. <b>We can click here to sign up
for a one-hour training, offered every Monday at 7:30PM ET, then get ready to
turn out the vote: </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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where 2020 will be won or lost</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
- <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/08/swing-states-2020-presidential-election-409000">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/08/swing-states-2020-presidential-election-409000</a>
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Financial Pain From Coronavirus Pandemic 'Much, Much Worse' Than Expected</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> - <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/09/909669760/npr-poll-financial-pain-from-coronavirus-pandemic-much-much-worse-than-expected">https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/09/909669760/npr-poll-financial-pain-from-coronavirus-pandemic-much-much-worse-than-expected</a>
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taught white supremacy</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> - <a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/09/harvard-historian-examines-how-textbooks-taught-white-supremacy/">https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/09/harvard-historian-examines-how-textbooks-taught-white-supremacy/</a>
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on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b> publishes a weekly
schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(includes contact info and
links to social media)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://store.usps.com/store/">https://store.usps.com/store/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TRUMP ILLEGALLY TARGETS
“ANARCHIST” CITIES:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> In his
unrelenting (and frighteningly successful) effort to sow fear, last Wednesday,
Trump issued a memo titled “Memorandum on Reviewing Funding to State and Local
Government Recipients That Are Permitting Anarchy, Violence, and Destruction in
American Cities”; in it he gives AG William Barr two weeks to produce a list of
what Trump calls “anarchist jurisdictions,” including Portland, Seattle, NYC,
and DC, whose federal funding should be cut. While one would not want to
bet on the courts right now, any effort to cut funds allocated by Congress is,
on its face, unconstitutional; the memo makes no legal case to the
contrary: <a href="https://www.jurist.org/news/2020/09/president-trump-signs-memo-threatening-to-cut-federal-funding-to-lawless-cities/">https://www.jurist.org/news/2020/09/president-trump-signs-memo-threatening-to-cut-federal-funding-to-lawless-cities/</a> or <a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/trump-memo-justice-department-barr-democratic-cities-anarchist-jurisdictions-to-help-him-win-reelection.html" target="_blank">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/trump-memo-justice-department-barr-democratic-cities-anarchist-jurisdictions-to-help-him-win-reelection.html</a> and <a href="https://www.vox.com/2020/9/3/21419767/trump-anarchist-jurisdictions-authoritarian-illegal-unconstitutional-supreme-court" target="_blank">https://www.vox.com/2020/9/3/21419767/trump-anarchist-jurisdictions-authoritarian-illegal-unconstitutional-supreme-court</a>
<b>Let’s let our MoCs know they should make it clear to Barr that they will
fight any effort of the DOJ to withhold federal funds from already starving
cities—and they should vote for <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6800">HR 6800</a>,
the HEROES Act, which was passed by the House in May but held up in the Senate
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">SAVE THE CENSUS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> In an attempt to avert the “irreparable
harm” a failed census would inflict, a California federal judge has issued a
restraining order that bars the federal government from shutting down the count
while the federal courts are still considering requests for relief;
"Because the decennial census is at issue here, an inaccurate count would
not be remedied for another decade, which would affect the distribution of
federal and state funding, the deployment of services, and the allocation of
local resources for a decade," the judge wrote: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/05/909745230/census-work-was-winding-down-but-a-judge-says-it-needs-to-press-on-for-now" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/05/909745230/census-work-was-winding-down-but-a-judge-says-it-needs-to-press-on-for-now</a>
<b>We MUST protect the accuracy of the Census first, by participating ourselves
and making sure everyone we know has done likewise-- <a href="https://2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond.html" target="_blank">https://2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond.html</a> --but
let’s also call our regional census bureaus and ask how we can help-- <a href="https://www.census.gov/about/regions.html" target="_blank">https://www.census.gov/about/regions.html</a></b>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TRUMP’S FALSE
NARRATIVE EXPOSED:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> The Guardian,
among others, reported on data from a joint project between ACLED and the
Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI) at Princeton University: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/05/nearly-all-black-lives-matter-protests-are-peaceful-despite-trump-narrative-report-finds" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/05/nearly-all-black-lives-matter-protests-are-peaceful-despite-trump-narrative-report-finds</a>
The evidence gathered suggests that the vast majority of the thousands of Black
Lives Matter protests this summer have been peaceful, with more than 93%
involving neither harm to people nor damage to property: <a href="https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-violence-in-america-new-data-for-summer-2020/">https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-violence-in-america-new-data-for-summer-2020/</a>
Despite this data, even the well-intentioned media highlight the “violence” of
the BLM protests, witness NPR’s headline from 9/2, which reads “Kenosha
Protests, Violence Expose Racial Disparities Among The Worst In The
Country.” <b>It is incumbent on us—the viewers, readers—to make it clear
to our newspapers and other news outlets that we want accurate reports of the
BLM movement, not just the headline grabbers they choose. Let’s call and
write!<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">HELP HURRICANE LAURA
VICTIMS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> As if COVID weren't
enough, Louisiana and Texas have been hit hard by Hurricane Laura. It may be
out of the news cycle, but folks need help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b>Here's where we can join a Mutual Aid Disaster Relief group looking
for volunteers to assist: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbskg5Zf19EBzlrR6unxVYDs9MsGxIvrOAkft4qrtz0YwwyQ/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3eGwdjzSYtQuBVcoJXCBEktRGnIJNtlZTfpg5TxyRz3eOFMehBu6iLuas" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbskg5Zf19EBzlrR6unxVYDs9MsGxIvrOAkft4qrtz0YwwyQ/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3eGwdjzSYtQuBVcoJXCBEktRGnIJNtlZTfpg5TxyRz3eOFMehBu6iLuas</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TRUMP ENDS RACIAL
SENSITIVITY CLASSES: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">“The
Trump administration has instructed federal agencies to end racial sensitivity
trainings that address topics like white privilege and critical race theory,
calling them "divisive, anti-American propaganda. All agencies are
directed to begin to identify all contracts or other agency spending related to
any training on 'critical race theory,' 'white privilege,' or any other
training or propaganda effort that teaches or suggests either (1) that the
United States is an inherently racist or evil country or (2) that any race or
ethnicity is inherently racist or evil."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/05/910053496/trump-tells-agencies-to-end-trainings-on-white-privilege-and-critical-race-theor">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/05/910053496/trump-tells-agencies-to-end-trainings-on-white-privilege-and-critical-race-theor</a>
<b>Let’s ask our MOC’s to call Trump out on this and let’s ask Biden/Harris to
call on trump to restore the program. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">STOP TRUMP TWEETS
THROUGH MICRO-DONATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR HIS DEFEAT: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Defeat by Tweet is a campaign to stop Donald
Trump from being reelected in 2020. People pledge to make micro-donations to
Black-led political organizers in swing states every time he tweets (as small
as a penny per tweet)— helping him defeat himself! <b>Let’s check out </b><a href="http://defeatbytweet.org/" target="_blank"><b>Defeat by Tweet</b></a><b>,
sign up, and tell our friends.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">19 EASY THINGS WE
CAN DO TO GET OUT THE VOTE:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <a href="https://politicalcharge.org/subscribe/">Political Charge</a>, whose newsletter
is always full of excellent information on how to resist, knows we're all tired
and busy, so they've prepared a guide of <b>19 easy things we can do to
get out the vote. We can get our guide here and share with others</b>: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/d00a9496a621/political-charge">https://mailchi.mp/d00a9496a621/political-charge</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">BIDEN PLATFORM GRAPHICS
TO SHARE</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Biden’s campaign is in full swing: <a href="https://joebiden.com/">https://joebiden.com/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-2020-campaign-364-5-million-fundraising-committees-august/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-2020-campaign-364-5-million-fundraising-committees-august/</a>
<b>Let’s use these Biden platform graphics however we can:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSdEPqWeyL1wMNw2k56wRJ9l6UYlMUQ0UPU-pPPpFFE/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSdEPqWeyL1wMNw2k56wRJ9l6UYlMUQ0UPU-pPPpFFE/edit?usp=sharing</a>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">CAMPAIGN JOB
OPPORTUNITIES</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Black Voters
Matter is looking for managers, organizers, communication directors, and
more. <b>Let’s apply and share: <a href="https://bvmcapacity.bamboohr.com/jobs/">https://bvmcapacity.bamboohr.com/jobs/</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">NATIONAL VOTER
REGISTRATION DAY</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National Voter Registration Day is Tues.,
Sept. 22. Registering new voters this year is vital, second only to get
out the vote (GOTV) efforts. Some ways to help: Join <b>Field
Team 6</b> at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=4e5ee8b785&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.fieldteam6.org/</a>. Contact your <b>state
Democratic Party</b> to help with its voter registration efforts.
Help register new voters with<b> Indivisible </b>at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=752ef69cc8&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://act.indivisible.org/signup/voter-registration-calls-2020/</a>.
Help register voters in Michigan with <b>Rust Belt Rising’s 8 Million
Voter Project </b>at <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/8-million-voters-vpb">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/8-million-voters-vpb</a>.
Help register young voters with <b>Rock the Vote</b> at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=911320fb4b&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.rockthevote.org/get-involved/volunteer-with-rock-the-vote/</a>.
Help <b>Swing Left</b> register new voters at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=b2bc748eea&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://swingleft.org/p/vrbm</a>. If you’re in Colorado,
help <b>New Era Colorado</b> register young voters at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=5997c9279e&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://neweracolorado.org/get-involved/</a> or the <b>Colorado
Democratic Party</b> at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=ee5068c557&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://coloradodems.org/register-people-to-vote/</a>.
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NEEDED:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sign up to be a poll worker.<b> </b>There
is a nationwide poll worker shortage this year, primarily attributable to the
coronavirus pandemic. Typically, older Americans are poll workers, and
that’s dangerous this year for folks who are at a higher risk of serious
complications from COVID-19. Various states are reporting shortfalls of
thousands of poll workers, which can lead to polling places being closed.
If you are younger and healthy, and don’t live with someone who’s not, please
consider signing up to be a poll worker. Four resources: 1) <b>The
Poll Hero Project</b> is recruiting thousands of college and high school
students to be paid poll workers to help ensure election security at in-person
voting sites. <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=15dfadbb03&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.pollhero.org/</a>. 2) <b>Power to the
Polls </b>is aiming to recruit 250,000 people to work the polls.
Learn more at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=33d7cf0133&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.powerthepolls.org/about</a>. 3) If you’re in
Colorado, the <b>Colorado Democratic Party</b> is looking for poll
watchers. If you are younger and healthy, and don’t live with someone
who’s not; are 18 years old or older; and a registered Democrat, please
consider volunteering to be a poll watcher at <a href="https://coloradodems.org/watchpolls/">https://coloradodems.org/watchpolls/</a> to
ensure that no voter intimidation is happening and that every eligible voter
can vote. 4) A group of athletes led by LeBron James, together with the
NAACP Legal Defense Fund, plans to roll out a multimillion dollar program in
the next few weeks to <b>recruit poll workers in heavily Black electoral
districts</b> in a dozen states, including battleground states Georgia,
Michigan, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Wisconsin.
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/nba-star-lebron-james-group-plans-effort-recruit-poll-workers-n1238014">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/nba-star-lebron-james-group-plans-effort-recruit-poll-workers-n1238014</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(h/t CFAA) <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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VICTORY TEXT TEAM TRAINING</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Getting
Democratic voters to the polls is how we win in November. Let’s contact voters
by joining the Biden/Harris 2020 Victory Text Team. <b>We can sign up for
trainings here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/2020victory/event/293967/">https://www.mobilize.us/2020victory/event/293967/</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HOTLINE STAFFERS & ELECTION OBSERVERS NEEDED
TO PROTECT THE VOTE: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Trump
has virtually guaranteed a chaotic election, but we can help to keep the voting
process on course by signing up with the Biden Campaign to be a Voter
Protection Volunteer, protecting voters’ rights at the polls, or assisting them
on the voter hotline.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Students are especially welcome, but anyone who can confidently speak to local
election laws under pressure should consider it as well. Let’s keep our
elections fair and free! <b>We can find out more about volunteering to
help protect the election here: <a href="http://joebiden.com/voterprotection" target="_blank">http://joebiden.com/voterprotection</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FLIP THE SENATE
BY PHONEBANKING FOR AL GROSS IN ALASKA RACE: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Alaska has a Senate seat worth winning, with an unpopular incumbent Dan
Sullivan facing a strong challenger, Democratic Nominee Dr. Al Gross.<a href="https://dralgrossak.com/" target="_blank"> https://dralgrossak.com/</a>
The closeness of the race, along with the limited number of voters means every
voter contact could give us very strong results. We can read more
about Al Gross and the Alaska race here: <a href="https://www.flipthewest.com/dr_al_gross" target="_blank">https://www.flipthewest.com/dr_al_gross</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>We can click here to sign up to join the
weekly virtually phone bank for Al Gross, TODAY, Tuesday Sept 8 5:30-7:30
(Alaska Daylight Time): </b><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/dralgrossak/event/291731/" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/dralgrossak/event/291731/</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FLIP WISCONSIN BY WRITING GOTV LETTERS TO
INFREQUENT DEM VOTERS: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Trump
won Wisconsin by .07%. We cannot let him take the state again. <a href="https://votefwd.org/">Vote Forward</a> has a way to stop him, by
increasing a Democratic turnout. We can join them in sending <i>Get Out the
Vote</i> letters to Democratic-leaning Wisconsin voters who are
unlikely to vote. By helping these voters get to the polls, we can help
Democrats win up and down the ballot. <b>We can sign up here to learn more
and start writing letters to flip Wisconsin Blue! </b><a href="https://votefwd.org/district/WIGOTV2020B" target="_blank"><b>https://votefwd.org/district/WIGOTV2020B</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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MONTANA SENATE SEAT: PHONE BANK FOR STEVE BULLOCK: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The road to a Blue Senate runs through
pivotal states like Montana, where the relatively small number of voters in a
competitive race means we can get bigger results with each call. Popular
Democratic Governor Steve Bullock is running for a winnable seat here that can
help give us back the Senate majority and now we can join <a href="https://www.flipthewest.com/">Flip the West</a> and <a href="http://mtruralvoters.org/">Montana Rural Voters</a> get it done. This
Thursday, <b>September 9</b> from 6 - 8 pm Mountain Standard (5 - 7 pm
Pacific), we can join a “Virtual Phone Bank Center” on Zoom where we will
either go to a break-out room for training, or start making calls. Technical
support is always available. Throughout, we’re invited to meet fellow phone
bankers, share success stories, and give feedback. We will need a PC or Mac,
with the Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser to participate. If we can’t make it
this Thursday, we can sign up for any of the following Thursdays we like. <b>We
can click here to find out more sign up to phone bank for Steve Bullock and
Flip the Senate: </b><a href="https://www.flipthewest.com/events" target="_blank">https://www.flipthewest.com/events</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MOST:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABSENTEE BALLOT PROCESSING/COUNTING
CHANGE NEEDED:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Several states allow the processing of absentee ballots prior to the election
date. “In many states, processing of absentee ballots can begin before they are
actually counted. “Processing” means different things in different states, but
typically the first step is comparing the affidavit signature on the outside of
the return envelope against the voter’s signature on record to ensure a match,
or otherwise verify the voter’s identity.” <a href="http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-16-when-absentee-mail-ballot-processing-and-counting-can-begin.aspx">www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-16-when-absentee-mail-ballot-processing-and-counting-can-begin.aspx</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michigan had a trial run with increased absentee
ballots during their state primary in early August and learned that some
changes would be beneficial:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/09/06/michigan-needs-new-legislation-safeguard-elections/5721661002/">https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/09/06/michigan-needs-new-legislation-safeguard-elections/5721661002/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other states are realizing this, too:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mail-in-absentee-ballots-early-voting-battleground-states-election-day/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mail-in-absentee-ballots-early-voting-battleground-states-election-day/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s contact our state legislators and
tell them that we are aware of these problems and urge them to address them in
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Blue Alliance is hosting a Virtual Activism Workshop on Thursday,<b> September
10</b>, 5PM Eastern. The workshop will teach us how we can help get out the Democratic
vote between now and November 3<sup>rd</sup>. Can’t make it on the 10<sup>th</sup>?
The workshop is also being offered on 9/20, 9/28, and 10/4. <b>Let’s sign
up: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/swingleftboston/event/294960/" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/swingleftboston/event/294960/</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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PHONE-BANK TO VOTERS OF COLOR IN VOTER SURPRESSION STATES: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/reclaim-our-vote-signup">Reclaim Our Vote</a> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">is phone banking to voters of color in voter
suppression states, urging them to vote. Their data shows that 60-80% of those
contacted, in person or by voicemails, will go on to vote. The calls are non-partisan,
and our timing can be flexible, making as few or as many calls as we like
between 9AM and 9PM in the states we call. <b>We can click here to sign up
for a one-hour training, offered every Monday at 7:30PM ET, then get ready to
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on Election Day. Treat All of October as Election Month </span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">- <a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/election-month-2020-vote-early-plan.html" target="_blank">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/election-month-2020-vote-early-plan.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the antisemitic conspiracy theory gaining traction around the world</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/25/qanon-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump-what-is">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/25/qanon-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump-what-is</a>
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on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b> publishes a weekly
schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(includes contact info and
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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legislators for free:</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FREE MEALS FOR CHILDREN TO FORCE SCHOOL OPENING</b>: About 20 million
schoolchildren in the US are eligible for free lunches; another 2 million
receive reduced price meals; the school lunch program is the second-largest
nutrition assistance program in the country, after food stamps. When schools
closed in the spring, the agriculture department allowed school districts to
distribute meals to any child under 19; now, under great pressure from Congress
and school districts, agriculture secretary Sonny Purdue has finally agreed
that the program can continue through the end of 2020—but not through the
entire school year: <a href="https://thedemlabs.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9259840cacd8f01e4ab5952e8&id=1beaa47119&e=422049d8fb" target="_blank">https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/08/meal-waivers-students-schools-pressure.html</a>
Purdue had said that when schools returned to session, they would be required
to resume serving meals only to students enrolled in their district—and to
charge those not qualified for free or reduced-price meals; he pleaded agency
poverty, despite additional funding from Congress and the fact that providing
meals under the special rules has not cost more than the standard school
program: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/us/schools-food-coronavirus.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/us/schools-food-coronavirus.html</a> and <b><a href="https://thedemlabs.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9259840cacd8f01e4ab5952e8&id=74959ca64a&e=422049d8fb" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usda-free-meals-for-kids-schools-program-extended-as-children-start-school-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/</span></a>
Let’s press Purdue to extend the free meals for kids program until the
coronavirus is under control: 202-720-2791 or USDA, 1400 Independence Ave SW,
Washington DC 20250 or </b> <a href="mailto:askusda@usda.gov">askusda@usda.gov</a>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TRACK THE REGULATIONS
TRACKERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Track the Trackers</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> is a list of
different websites tracking deregulation in the era of the Trump
administration. Of Federal sites, their regulatory agenda which lists
"regulatory reform" and what stage the revision is at - notice,
proposed rule, rule, or not published yet. Individual federal agencies also
often, though not always, post proposed regulations and/or actions on their
website. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s check this out and see
where we can help:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-0C4ntd4uMrJMubCa3JyKVwotiNV_Vj/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-0C4ntd4uMrJMubCa3JyKVwotiNV_Vj/view?usp=sharing</a></b>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">WHITE HOUSE ENDS
ANTI-RACIST TRAINING: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trump <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/M-20-34.pdf">orders</a>
the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>end to anti-racist training in the
Federal government - and he tweeted about it 19 times on Saturday morning
before going golfing. He says it is anti-American and divisive, and a
sickness that cannot be allowed to be continued. <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/05/white-house-memo-calls-ban-federal-race-related-training/5728226002/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/05/white-house-memo-calls-ban-federal-race-related-training/5728226002/</a>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s contact <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/people/russell-vought/">Russell Vought</a>,
the director of the Office of Management and Budget, who authored the memo, to
give him our thoughts on the practice:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><a href="https://twitter.com/RussVought45" target="_blank">@RussVought45</a><b> or in care of the White House.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s tell our MoCs how we feel about this,
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WITHHOLDING PROBLEM:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most people will not be having payroll taxes
taken out of paycheck now until December, but many are unaware that it will
have to be paid back. in the new year. Checks may be larger now, but they will
be even smaller in 2021. Some people are saving that money now to payback
later, while others, when possible, are opting out. Federal employees are not
exempt from this. There is some question about who this will really be helping.</span>
<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertberger/2020/09/04/payroll-tax-holiday-is-not-a-tax-cut/#6be709a833ab">https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertberger/2020/09/04/payroll-tax-holiday-is-not-a-tax-cut/#6be709a833ab</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
members of Congress are initiating action that questions this non tax cut tax
cut: <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/finance/515224-house-democrat-offers-measures-to-block-trumps-payroll-tax-deferral">https://thehill.com/policy/finance/515224-house-democrat-offers-measures-to-block-trumps-payroll-tax-deferral</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>First, let’s check with our employer so we
fully understand the impact of this “cut” on our finances, then let’s contact
our MoCs to say we don’t really think this is helpful and would rather they get
working on a new COVID-relief package.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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CAN DO TO GET OUT THE VOTE:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <a href="https://politicalcharge.org/subscribe/">Political Charge</a>, whose newsletter
is always full of excellent information on how to resist, knows we're all tired
and busy, so they've prepared a guide of <b>19 easy things we can do to
get out the vote. We can get our guide here and share with others</b>: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/d00a9496a621/political-charge">https://mailchi.mp/d00a9496a621/political-charge</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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TO SHARE</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Biden’s campaign is in full swing: <a href="https://joebiden.com/">https://joebiden.com/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-2020-campaign-364-5-million-fundraising-committees-august/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-2020-campaign-364-5-million-fundraising-committees-august/</a>
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NEEDED! </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">These
organizations still have open campaigns for which we can volunteer:<b> a) </b><a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/addresses/" target="_blank"><b>Postcards to
Voters</b></a><b>; b) </b><a href="https://addresses.postcards4va.com/" target="_blank"><b>Postcards for Virginia</b></a><b>; c) </b><a href="https://www.sisterdistrictca3.org/postcarding" target="_blank"><b>Sister
District Project.</b></a><b> If we have postcards and stamps on hand,
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ASSISTANCE</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">—The <a href="https://www.techandciviclife.org/">Center for Tech and Civic Life</a>is
offering grants to local election offices. The grants cover staffing, training,
and equipment to help voters vote safely during the pandemic. <b>Let’s
inform our local elections offices and urge them to apply for grants: <a href="https://www.techandciviclife.org/our-work/election-officials/grants/" target="_blank">https://www.techandciviclife.org/our-work/election-officials/grants/</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is committed to ensuring that all citizens can participate and vote safely in
the 2020 election.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With unprecedented
hurdles to the ballot box, we are essential to increasing voter participation
this fall. <b>Use their VOTE 2020 checklists to get ready:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://americansofconscience.com/election-2020/">https://americansofconscience.com/election-2020/</a>
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RULE! </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Postcards to
Swing States (P2SS) tell us that volunteers having requested ALL <b>15.7
million</b> addresses to voters in 14 swing states! (Source: <a href="https://postcardstoswingstates.com/">https://postcardstoswingstates.com/</a>)
Thanks to everyone who participated in and/or organized this project. Great
job! P2SS has suggestions <b>if we want to do more: a) <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/postcardswimi?amount=%2435&refcode=postage" target="_blank">contribute $</a> to cover postage for another volunteer;
b) Write letters with <a href="https://votefwd.org/" target="_blank">Vote
Forward</a>; c) Try phone-banking and texting with <a href="https://www.turnoutpac.org/" target="_blank">Progressive Turnout Project</a>;
d) Focus on the Midwest with <a href="https://www.indivisiblechicago.com/three-states-one-mission" target="_blank">Indivisible Chicago and 3states1mission</a>. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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POSTCARDS TO VOTERS:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Write
Pro- Biden/Harris postcards to voters in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. (organized
by <a href="https://grassrootsdems.org/">Grassroots Democrats HQ</a>) No
minimum commitment. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Script and addresses
are provided. Writers must have their own postcards and postcard stamps. This
and more postcarding opportunities can be found here:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvh7KFngH906ZeB3ai9X9EurF0T8aGCryCDT5b4SoMV1ncMQ/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvh7KFngH906ZeB3ai9X9EurF0T8aGCryCDT5b4SoMV1ncMQ/viewform</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s sign up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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REGISTRATION:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“State officials in Georgia are
alleged to have wrongfully purged approximately 200,000 people from its voter
rolls in 2019, according to a new report commissioned by the American Civil
Liberties Union's (ACLU) Georgia chapter.” <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/514813-georgia-accused-of-wrongfully-purging-nearly-200000-from-voter-rolls">https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/514813-georgia-accused-of-wrongfully-purging-nearly-200000-from-voter-rolls</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>To be safe, let’s check our voter
registration status to make sure we are registered to vote in November:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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governor in 2020. Only Montana features a term-limited incumbent.
(Source: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gubernatorial_elections,_2020" target="_blank">Ballotpedia</a>). Let's review them: (links on a state's name
will take us to the Ballotpedia page for that specific race; links on
Democratic candidate names will take us to their campaign websites) a) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Delaware_gubernatorial_election,_2020" target="_blank"><b>Delaware</b></a>: <b>Primary Sept. 8</b>. <b><a href="https://johncarney.org/" target="_blank">John Carney Jr.</a></b>(D) is
defending his position; b) <b><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2020" target="_blank">Indiana</a></b>: <b><a href="https://drwoodymyers.com/" target="_blank">Woody Myers</a></b> (D) is challenging Eric Holcomb (R);
c) <b><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_gubernatorial_election,_2020" target="_blank">Missouri</a></b>: <b><a href="https://nicolegalloway.com/" target="_blank">Nicole Galloway</a></b> (D) is challenging Mike Parson
(R); d) <b><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2020" target="_blank">Montana</a></b>: <b><a href="https://www.cooneyformontana.com/" target="_blank">Mike Cooney</a></b> (D)
is competing against 3 other candidates for this open position.; e) <b><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election,_2020" target="_blank">New Hampshire</a></b>: <b>Primary Sept. 8</b>.
Democrats <a href="https://danfeltesnh.com/" target="_blank"><b>Dan Feltes</b></a> and <a href="https://www.volinskynh.com/" target="_blank"><b>Andru Volinsky</b></a> are
competing to challenge Chris Sununu (R); f) <b><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina_gubernatorial_election,_2020" target="_blank">North Carolina</a></b>: <b><a href="https://roycooper.com/" target="_blank">Roy Cooper</a></b> (D) is defending against Dan Forest (R)
and others; <b><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/North_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2020" target="_blank">North Dakota</a></b>: <b><a href="https://lenz-vigfornd.com/" target="_blank">Shelley Lenz</a></b> (D)
is challenging Doug Burgum (R); g) <b><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Utah_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2020" target="_blank">Utah</a></b>: <a href="https://petersonforutah.com/" target="_blank"><b>Chris Peterson</b> </a>(D) is competing against Spencer
Cox(R) and others for this open position; h) <b><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Vermont_gubernatorial_election,_2020" target="_blank">Vermont</a></b>: <b><a href="https://www.zuckermanforvt.com/" target="_blank">David Zuckerman</a></b> (D)
is challenging Phil Scott (R); i) <b><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_gubernatorial_election,_2020" target="_blank">Washington</a></b>: <b><a href="https://www.jayinslee.com/" target="_blank">Jay Inslee</a></b> (D) is defending against Loren Culp
(R); j) <b><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/West_Virginia_gubernatorial_election,_2020" target="_blank">West Virginia</a></b>: <a href="https://www.bensalango.com/" target="_blank"><b>Ben Salango</b> </a>(D)
is challenging Jim Justice (R). <b>Let's support the Democratic candidates
in our states, up and down the ballot. If we have friends and family in these
states, let's make sure they know who is running.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">WEBINAR ON
PERSUADING UNDECIDED VOTERS</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On <b>Tuesday, Sept. 8</b> at 5:30pm the Montana
Democrats are hosting a webinar to “talk about ways to engage in successful
conversation with undecided voters! We'll be sharing success stories, tips and
tricks, and positive solutions for common responses. We'll have a couple of
featured speakers and lots of open discussion and brainstorming!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s check it out and sign up: https://www.mobilize.us/kathleenwilliamsforcongress/event/317093/
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PHONE-BANK TO VOTERS OF COLOR IN VOTER SURPRESSION STATES: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/reclaim-our-vote-signup">Reclaim Our Vote</a> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">is phone banking to voters of color in voter
suppression states, urging them to vote. Their data shows that 60-80% of those
contacted, in person or by voicemails, will go on to vote. The calls are non-partisan,
and our timing can be flexible, making as few or as many calls as we like
between 9AM and 9PM in the states we call. <b>We can click here to sign up
for a one-hour training, offered every Monday at 7:30PM ET, then get ready to
turn out the vote: </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Forget to Vote.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Love, Canada</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46d1rxckcZw&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2M3wvQpCZE9b_lIWaEtAsmnH63c8LjDn3gl17OMCNmC8nXJY-sWEYZtrk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46d1rxckcZw&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2M3wvQpCZE9b_lIWaEtAsmnH63c8LjDn3gl17OMCNmC8nXJY-sWEYZtrk</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Nearly all Black
Lives Matter protests are peaceful despite Trump narrative, report finds</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/05/nearly-all-black-lives-matter-protests-are-peaceful-despite-trump-narrative-report-finds">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/05/nearly-all-black-lives-matter-protests-are-peaceful-despite-trump-narrative-report-finds</a>
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can disqualify your November mail ballot and how to avoid them</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mistakes-that-can-disqualify-your-mail-absentee-ballot-2020-9">https://www.businessinsider.com/mistakes-that-can-disqualify-your-mail-absentee-ballot-2020-9</a>
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Really Happened on the “Plane Full of Anarchists”</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> - <a href="https://demcastusa.com/2020/09/03/exclusive-what-really-happened-on-the-plane-full-of-anarchists/">https://demcastusa.com/2020/09/03/exclusive-what-really-happened-on-the-plane-full-of-anarchists/</a>
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on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b> publishes a weekly
schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Members of Congress<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Fax
legislators for free:</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Purchase stamps, postcards,
and other mailing supplies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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RESIGNATION OF KENOSHA POLICE CHIEF AND SHERIFF: </b>ACLU People Power is
asking for support in demanding the resignation of Kenosha Police Chief
Miskinis and Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth, after Jacob Blake was shot in
the back 7 times by the police, and a 17-year-old white boy who killed two
protesters was allowed to leave the streets, carrying his rifle. <a href="https://kstp.com/news/17-year-old-charged-in-kenosha-wisconsin-shootings-that-killed-2/5842071/" target="_blank">https://kstp.com/news/17-year-old-charged-in-kenosha-wisconsin-shootings-that-killed-2/5842071/</a>. <b>Let’s
contact the Kenosha Police and Fire Commission (<a href="mailto:kpfcommission@kenosha.org">kpfcommission@kenosha.org</a>) to
demand the resignation of Kenosha Police Chief Miskinis, and call Governor Tony
Evers to demand the removal of Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth (<a href="tel:+16082661212">(608) 266-1212</a>). </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">CARES ACT/PPP FRAUD:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Over $1
billion in emergency coronavirus aid relief went to companies that "double
dipped" and received multiple Paycheck Protection Program loans in
violation of the program's rules, according to a preliminary analysis released
Tuesday by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/congressional-investigation-finds-over-1-billion-ppp-fraud-n1239001">https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/congressional-investigation-finds-over-1-billion-ppp-fraud-n1239001</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we remember, in April Trump “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-removes-inspector-general-who-was-to-oversee-2-trillion-stimulus-spending/2020/04/07/2f0c6cb8-78ea-11ea-9bee-c5bf9d2e3288_story.html">removed
Glenn Fine,</a> who had been doing the job of the Defense Department IG,
thereby preventing him from serving as the chairman of the Pandemic Response
Accountability Committee. Fine’s IG peers had selected him to oversee more than
$2 trillion in government stimulus spending.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/watchdogs-at-large/">https://www.brookings.edu/research/watchdogs-at-large/</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trump continued to block oversight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/trump-administration-is-blocking-covid-stimulus-oversight-government-watchdog-letter-idUSKBN23M2XD">https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/trump-administration-is-blocking-covid-stimulus-oversight-government-watchdog-letter-idUSKBN23M2XD</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are left with the situation in which we
now find ourselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The report House analysis
shows just how important oversight is to the success of a program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s ask our MoCs what they will do to insure
future oversight in matter of Congressional spending.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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VACCINE EFFORT:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> “The U.S.
announced Tuesday that it would not join an international coalition to find and
distribute a Covid-19 vaccine worldwide due to the group's association with the
World Health Organization.” : <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/09/01/us-wont-join-global-coronavirus-vaccine-effort-because-its-led-by-the-who/#6f493bc35876" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/09/01/us-wont-join-global-coronavirus-vaccine-effort-because-its-led-by-the-who/#6f493bc35876</a> or
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/coronavirus-vaccine-trump/2020/09/01/b44b42be-e965-11ea-bf44-0d31c85838a5_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/coronavirus-vaccine-trump/2020/09/01/b44b42be-e965-11ea-bf44-0d31c85838a5_story.html</a>
The Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) Facility means to work with vaccine
manufacturers to provide the world with speedy and equitable access to safe,
effective vaccines, once they are licensed and approved, and hopes to make 2
billion doses available worldwide by the end of 2021; 172 countries are
currently engaged in talks about participating—but not ours. <b>Protesting to
Trump seems pointless, but not maybe protesting to Mike Pence, nominal head of
the coronavirus task force, or FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn: Pence,
202-456-1111 or 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington DC 20500; Hahn, @SteveFDA
or 888-463-6332 or 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993.
Or maybe we should contact the responsible agency, the Office of Vaccines
Research and Review at the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
(CBER): 800-835-4709 or 240-402-8010 or the same FDA address.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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HABITATS</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Trump administration has just launched
another salvo against the environment, wildlife, and the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) — this time targeting critical wildlife habitats. Trump's
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) are proposing to add a new definition of
"habitat" under the ESA that, if finalized, will make it much more
difficult to protect habitat critical for the survival and recovery of
endangered species. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.southernenvironment.org/news-and-press/news-feed/trump-administration-proposal-looks-to-weaken-endangered-species-act">https://www.southernenvironment.org/news-and-press/news-feed/trump-administration-proposal-looks-to-weaken-endangered-species-act</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>The FWS is accepting public comments
on the administration's reckless anti-wildlife proposal, but only until Friday. <a href="https://twitter.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f8a9a917f9d55433678aefcb&id=1c6052280e&e=4580baaf94" target="_blank">Please submit a comment today opposing this assault on
imperiled species and their homes</a>. Make sure to personalize it!</b> (<a href="https://mailchi.mp/458bdfd409e9/chop-wood-carry-water-92?e=4580baaf94">h/t</a>)
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TAX DEFERRAL ON FEDERAL WORKERS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
In his continuing efforts to scam the American public and claim both to be
offering pandemic relief and to be killing Social Security (which he imagines
is popular with his supporters), Trump has announced that he will begin to
defer the payroll tax withholding of a the lower-earning of 1.3 million federal
workers for the remainder of 2020; don’t be fooled, however--in January
2021, these workers will be on the hook for four months’ worth of the tax—and
will be dunned interest if they don’t repay it expeditiously. The Chamber of
Commerce and 30 similar groups, as well as innumerable businesses, have already
said they oppose participation in a payroll tax deferral plan, but federal
workers remain at Trump’s mercy: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaharziv/2020/09/01/second-stimulus-update-irs-notice-2020-65-trump-payroll-tax-deferral-starts-today-wont-eliminate-payroll-tax-unlikely-to-defund-social-security/#1cdf29e01af0" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaharziv/2020/09/01/second-stimulus-update-irs-notice-2020-65-trump-payroll-tax-deferral-starts-today-wont-eliminate-payroll-tax-unlikely-to-defund-social-security/#1cdf29e01af0</a> and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/08/31/payroll-tax-trump-federal-employee/" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/08/31/payroll-tax-trump-federal-employee/</a>
Not only will this tax “relief” be essentially unusable by federal employees
since it will have to be repaid, but, since it will have to be repaid, its
effect on Social Security will be negligible. <b>Trump’s threat to make the
deferral permanent if re-elected is empty, unless Congress approves;
nevertheless, we should protest the scam. Let’s contact Trump’s
henchman, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin: <a href="mailto:dcfo@treasury.gov" target="_blank">dcfo@treasury.gov</a> or
202-622-2000.<br />
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<b>USING FREE MEALS FOR CHILDREN TO FORCE SCHOOL OPENING</b>: About 20
million schoolchildren in the US are eligible for free lunches; another 2
million receive reduced price meals; the school lunch program is the
second-largest nutrition assistance program in the country, after food stamps.
When schools closed in the spring, the agriculture department allowed school
districts to distribute meals to any child under 19; now, under great pressure
from Congress and school districts, agriculture secretary Sonny Purdue has
finally agreed that the program can continue through the end of 2020—but not
through the entire school year: <a href="https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/08/meal-waivers-students-schools-pressure.html" target="_blank">https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/08/meal-waivers-students-schools-pressure.html</a>
Purdue had said that when schools returned to session, they would be required
to resume serving meals only to students enrolled in their district—and to
charge those not qualified for free or reduced-price meals; he pleaded agency
poverty, despite additional funding from Congress and the fact that providing
meals under the special rules has not cost more than the standard school
program: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/us/schools-food-coronavirus.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/us/schools-food-coronavirus.html</a> and <b><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usda-free-meals-for-kids-schools-program-extended-as-children-start-school-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usda-free-meals-for-kids-schools-program-extended-as-children-start-school-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/</a>
Let’s press Purdue to extend the free meals for kids program until the
coronavirus is under control: 202-720-2791 or USDA, 1400 Independence Ave SW,
Washington DC 20250 or <a href="mailto:feedback@usda.gov" target="_blank">feedback@usda.gov</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">SAY NO TO
GOVERNMENT’S PUSH FOR BIOMETRIC DATA FOR IMMIGRANTS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> Trump’s latest proposed regulation would subject
both undocumented and documented immigrants to a variety of invasive biometric
data including DNA samples, eye scans, and voice prints, all in the name of
“vetting.” <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/trump-immigrant-biometric-info-applications" target="_blank">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/trump-immigrant-biometric-info-applications</a>?.
This is a clear violation of privacy that perpetuates the government’s ability to
“surveil and target and communities, bring us closer to a dystopian nightmare.”
<b>Let’s make sure to organize against this regulation and submit public
comments once it’s published in the federal register. Let’s also ask our MoCs
to pass legislation preventing excessive collection of biometric data without
due cause. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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GOP FOR REFUSING TO PARTICIPATE IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ENDING POLICE
BRUTALITY: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">After the
shooting of Jacob Blake and the protests in Wisconsin, Governor Tony Evers
called for a special legislative session to revise use-of-force legislation and
end no-knock warrants. The Republicans appeared at the session for less than 30
seconds, then adjourned, claiming they would craft their own proposals
(including penalizing municipalities who direct funds away from police
departments and increasing penalties for those who commit acts of violence
against the police. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/gov-evers-calls-wisconsin-lawmakers-special-session-police-reform-gop-n1238863" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/gov-evers-calls-wisconsin-lawmakers-special-session-police-reform-gop-n1238863</a>.
The differences could not be more clear. <b>If we live in Wisconsin, let’s tell
our legislators we want real reform, not a perpetuation of the current system.
If we live elsewhere, let’s research Wisconsin down-ballot legislative races
and support challengers to the GOP legislators in power in whatever ways we
can. We can give to candidates directly, or consider supporting one of the many
</b><a href="https://movement.vote/groups/?loc=wisconsin" target="_blank"><b>community
organizations in Wisconsin</b></a><b> that are affiliated with the </b><a href="https://movement.vote/" target="_blank"><b>Movement Voter Project</b></a><b>,
who are working directly with their communities to effect change.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">19 EASY THINGS WE
CAN DO TO GET OUT THE VOTE:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <a href="https://politicalcharge.org/subscribe/">Political Charge</a>, whose newsletter
is always full of excellent information on how to resist, knows we're all tired
and busy, so they've prepared a guide of <b>19 easy things we can do to
get out the vote. We can get our guide here and share with others</b>: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/d00a9496a621/political-charge">https://mailchi.mp/d00a9496a621/political-charge</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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TO SHARE:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Biden’s campaign is in full
swing: <a href="https://joebiden.com/">https://joebiden.com/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-2020-campaign-364-5-million-fundraising-committees-august/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-2020-campaign-364-5-million-fundraising-committees-august/</a>
<b>Let’s use these Biden platform graphics however we can:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSdEPqWeyL1wMNw2k56wRJ9l6UYlMUQ0UPU-pPPpFFE/edit?usp=sharing </b></span></div>
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BLACK VOTER TURNOUT IN 2020</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">—The
NAACP is looking for volunteers to call and/or text up to 20 infrequent Black
voters in 12 battleground states in the final three weeks leading up to
Election Day. “Research shows that nothing mobilizes our vote more than Black
voters encouraging and reminding other Black voters to vote,” says the NAACP’s
email blast. <b>Let’s sign up to volunteer: <a href="http://www.naacp.org/volunteer" target="_blank">www.naacp.org/volunteer</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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RACE</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">. Seventeen (17)
of the thirty-five (35) senate races are rated (source: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/U.S._Senate_battlegrounds,_2020#Race_ratings" target="_blank">Ballotpedia</a>) "solid," both Democrat and
Republican, and we probably can't make a difference in these races. (but let's
not let that stop us from trying!) Today, let's take a look at the a)
"Leans" and b) "Likely" rated races where our efforts and
contributions can make a real difference. (Links on a Democratic
candidate's name will take us to their campaign website.) a) Two (2)
states lean Democrat: Alabama and Michigan, while four (4) races lean
Republican. 1)<b> Alabama</b>: <b><a href="https://dougjones.com/" target="_blank">Doug Jones</a></b> (D) is
defending his seat from challenger Tommy Tuberville (R); 2) <b>Michigan</b>: <b><a href="https://petersformichigan.com/" target="_blank">Gary Peters</a></b> (D)
is defending his seat from challenger John James (R); 3) <b>Arizona: <a href="https://markkelly.com/" target="_blank">Mark Kelly</a></b> (D) is
challenging incumbent Martha McSally (R); 4) <b>Georgia</b>-special
election: In this open election, both Democrat and Republican candidates are
challenging appointed incumbent Kelly Loeffler (R). We can review the list of
candidates at <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Georgia,_2020" target="_blank">Ballotpedia</a>. 5) <b>Kansas: <a href="https://bollierforkansas.com/" target="_blank">Barbara Bollier</a> </b>(D)
is competing against Roger Marshall (R) for this seat left open by Pat Roberts
(R) ; 6) <b>South Carolina: <a href="https://jaimeharrison.com/" target="_blank">Jaime Harrison</a></b> (D) is challenging incumbent
Lindsey Graham (R); b) Three (3) races are currently rated as
"likely," all of them held by Republican incumbents. 1) <b>Alaska</b>: <a href="https://dralgrossak.com/" target="_blank"><b>Al Gross</b></a> (I)
has support from the national Democratic party and is challenging incumbent Dan
Sullivan (R); 2) <b>Kentucky: <a href="https://amymcgrath.com/" target="_blank">Amy McGrath</a></b> (D) is challenging senate majority
leader Mitch McConnell (R) (#DitchMitch); 3) <b>Texas: <a href="https://mjfortexas.com/" target="_blank">MJ Hegar</a></b> (D) is
challenging incumbent John Cornyn. Because of the coronavirus, campaigns are
unable to engage in their usual door-knocking efforts. We can volunteer
remotely for a campaign, phone-banking or texting. <b>Let's check out the
volunteer opportunities for our adopted senate race and consider making a
donation and/or buying some merchandise.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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OPPORTUNITIES—WOKE VOTE:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Currently
working in 20+ states. organization Woke Vote builds Black political
power through long-term engagement, training, and leadership development. And
they’re hiring! <b>Let’s check out these job opportunities, apply if we’re
qualified, and spread the word: <a href="https://wokevote.us/jobs" target="_blank">https://wokevote.us/jobs</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">MAKING A VOTING
PLAN: As we continue to be champions in helping our friends, family, and
neighbors make safe voting plans across the country, here’s another
state-by-state guide we can share: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/2020-voting-guide.html" target="_blank">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/2020-voting-guide.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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BACK: PHONEBANK TO PIVOTAL STATE, MONTANA: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">To win decisively in November, we must get the Senate back, and
Montana, often overlooked, is one of the key states to help us do so. The
Princeton Election Consortium rates it as one of the pivotal states most likely
to reward our efforts, with popular Democratic Governor, Steve Bullock
challengingly Trumpist Republican Steve Daines. <a href="https://election.princeton.edu/" target="_blank">https://election.princeton.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We can sign up to
phone back for Steve Bullock this weekend: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mtdems/event/293026/" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/mtdems/event/293026/</a></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <b>If we want to volunteer at another time,
we can check out many other opportunities with Montana Democratic group 406
Votes here: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mtdems/" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/mtdems/</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">NC:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>EARLY VOTING RESOURCES:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://thedemlabs.org/">DemLabs</a> teamed with <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/reclaim-our-vote-signup">Reclaim Our Vote</a>
to create the free “<a href="https://thedemlabs.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9259840cacd8f01e4ab5952e8&id=2c4991dfe2&e=f225348631" target="_blank">Early Voting Resources</a>” solution for North Carolina which
can be used on a phone without having to install any software. The
solution uses free software from <a href="https://thedemlabs.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9259840cacd8f01e4ab5952e8&id=3222fc4c47&e=f225348631" target="_blank">Glide Apps</a><b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s
check this out and share:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://earlyvotinglocations.glideapp.io/">https://earlyvotinglocations.glideapp.io/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ALL:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <b>TRUMP REFUSES TO JOIN WHO FOR VACCINE EFFORT: </b>“The Trump
administration said it will not join a global effort to develop, manufacture
and equitably distribute a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/02/28/what-you-need-know-about-coronavirus/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> vaccine, in part because the World Health
Organization is involved, a decision that could shape the course of the
pandemic and the country’s role in health diplomacy. More than 170
countries <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/24-08-2020-172-countries-and-multiple-candidate-vaccines-engaged-in-covid-19-vaccine-global-access-facility" target="_blank">are in talks</a> to participate in the Covid-19 Vaccines
Global Access (Covax) Facility, which aims to speed vaccine development and
secure doses for all countries and distribute them to the most high-risk segment
of each population.” <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/coronavirus-vaccine-trump/2020/09/01/b44b42be-e965-11ea-bf44-0d31c85838a5_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/coronavirus-vaccine-trump/2020/09/01/b44b42be-e965-11ea-bf44-0d31c85838a5_story.html</a>
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our Health department heads to pressure the WH to join efforts to vaccinate the
world and rid us of COVID.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Even
with strong Democratic majority in our state legislature, a lot of great bills
get shut down - by Democrats. This session we lost strong bills on police
accountability, and the environment, including a plastic bag ban. It’s time to
get more progressives in the state House and we can start today by helping
elect Fatima Iqbar-Zubair (<a href="http://www.fatimaforassembly.com/" target="_blank">www.fatimaforassembly.com</a>) mother, teacher and
community organizer, primarying Dem Mike Gibson, heavily funded by corporate
interests, particularly the Oil and Gas industry. The district includes
Wilmington, Carson, Compton, and more, and contains 25% of CA's oil refineries.
People here struggle with poverty and pollution, but Gibson is not on their
side. Black Lives Matter, so let’s help people of this district elect someone
who will fight for them: Fatima will be their voice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>We can sign up to phone bank here. We will
get training and the support we need to succeed. </b><a href="https://bit.ly/septphonebanks" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/septphonebanks</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of our own:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For your State
Representative and State Senator - <a href="http://bit.ly/PAstatereps" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/PAstatereps</a><b><u> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- </u></b>Hello my name is _____________, and
I’m a constituent from __________. Please vote NO on HB 2626. This bill
eliminates drop boxes and satellite offices. It also allows for out of county
poll watchers clearing the way for outsiders to intimidate and harass voters at
the polls. This bill will make voting unsafe, inaccessible, and insecure
especially for black and brown Pennsylvanians who are more likely to be
unfairly profiled and create a de facto voter ID when their eligibility to vote
is unfairly challenged.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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ACTIONS/TWEETSTORMS<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">REGISTERED AND
READY VIRTUAL RALLY WITH MICHELLE OBAMA:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.whenweallvote.org/">When We All Vote</a> is hosting a virtual
rally <b>today</b> at 5:30pm ET with the former First Lady “to celebrate the
accomplishments we’ve made so far, and chat about our upcoming weeks of action
and provide you with resources and simple ways to organize in your community ––
on and offline.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s read more and
register here:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/whenweallvote/event/313022/">https://www.mobilize.us/whenweallvote/event/313022/</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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PHONE-BANK TO VOTERS OF COLOR IN VOTER SURPRESSION STATES: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/reclaim-our-vote-signup">Reclaim Our Vote</a> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">is phone banking to voters of color in voter
suppression states, urging them to vote. Their data shows that 60-80% of those
contacted, in person or by voicemails, will go on to vote. The calls are non-partisan,
and our timing can be flexible, making as few or as many calls as we like
between 9AM and 9PM in the states we call. <b>We can click here to sign up
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Could Get the Election Story Wrong</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> - <a href="https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/how-the-media-could-get-the-election-story-wrong,169923">https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/how-the-media-could-get-the-election-story-wrong,169923</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Can anything
change Americans’ minds about Donald Trump? The eerie stability of Trump’s
approval rating, explained</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> -
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on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b> publishes a weekly
schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Contact all Federal
Members of Congress<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.contactingcongress.org/">https://www.contactingcongress.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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legislators for free:</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Reps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php">https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Or use Resistbot:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://resist.bot/">https://resist.bot/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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House contact:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house">https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">CENSUS DEADLINE
CHANGED:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The Census Bureau has halved the time it has
for combing through data from 2020 census results in a verification process
that weeds out duplicate responses and finds people who never responded — a
step experts say is key to an accurate count.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Under pressure from the Trump administration to end the count early, the
agency will conclude all enumeration efforts on Sept. 30, and then comb through
data before wrapping up the whole process by Dec. 31 — half the time the agency
originally anticipated after delaying its initial schedule because of the
pandemic.” <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/2020/08/24/shortened-census-schedule-cuts-data-review-time/">https://www.rollcall.com/2020/08/24/shortened-census-schedule-cuts-data-review-time/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/08/29/905846761/the-census-scales-back-a-critical-step-checking-its-own-work">https://www.npr.org/2020/08/29/905846761/the-census-scales-back-a-critical-step-checking-its-own-work</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>COVID has significantly made this decade’s
census-taking much more difficult. There is growing concern that this hastened
deadline will adversely affect results and be completed under this administration
rather than the new one in January<b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Let’s let our MoCs to support reinstating the October 31 response
deadline or extending it so that all Americans can be counted. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">NATIVE AMERICAN
VOTING RIGHTS:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Voter suppression of Native American is
nothing new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/suppressing-native-american-voters/">https://daily.jstor.org/suppressing-native-american-voters/</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of the current issues with the postal
service, many Native Americans could find themselves disenfranchised.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/21261058/vote-by-mail-native-americans-voting-rights-covid-reservations-ballot">https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/21261058/vote-by-mail-native-americans-voting-rights-covid-reservations-ballot</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Native American Voting Rights Act (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1694">H.R. 1694</a>),
which would improve Native access to the ballot box and require tribal
consultation in changes to voting laws, has been sitting in committee for over
a year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Let’s join the <a href="https://www.lakotalaw.org/">Lakota People’s Law Project</a>, and contact our
representatives to ask them to pass the Native American Voting Rights Act: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://action.lakotalaw.org/action/pass-navra">https://action.lakotalaw.org/action/pass-navra</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">FDA MAY RELEASE
INCOMPLETELY TESTED VACCINE:</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
Trump desperately wants credit for the release of a (preferably, American-made)
covid-19 vaccine before the presidential election in November; under pressure
from the administration, FDA commissioner Steven Hahn announced Sunday that a
vaccine could be granted emergency approval before completing Phase 3 human
trials, designed to test for safety and efficacy: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/30/fda-covid-19-vaccine-fast-track">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/30/fda-covid-19-vaccine-fast-track</a>
Already criticized for overstating the efficacy of convalescent plasma treatments,
Hahn is now garnering serious pushback from scientists and public health
experts for his new announcement—not to mention fielding Trump’s paranoid
accusations against the FDA. <b>We must let Hahn know that we, the
public, do not want a vaccine until we know it works and is safe—and that we
think it dangerous (and foolish) to feed the worst fantasies of the
“anti-vaxxers”: @SteveFDA or (888) 463-6332 or 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002.</b><br />
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<b>FAKED SCALISE TWEET:</b> Exploiting the fact that activist Ady Barkan (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ady_Barkan" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ady_Barkan</a>),
who suffers from ALS, depends on a computerized artificial voice, senior
Republican representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) doctored an exchange between
Barkan and Joe Biden in an effort to make Biden seem anti-police and then
posted the false exchange on Twitter; Scalise has been reprimanded by Biden and
by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, had his tweet flagged as “manipulated media” by Twitter,
and has taken down the tweet. But he has not apologized, to the disabled or
otherwise, for hijacking the assistive technology on which Barkan relies;
instead he insists that his claim in the tweet is, despite everything,
accurate: <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/514361-pelosi-biden-slam-scalise-for-video-that-doctored-activists-words" target="_blank">https://thehill.com/homenews/house/514361-pelosi-biden-slam-scalise-for-video-that-doctored-activists-words</a>
<b>Let’s tell Scalise what we think of his falsification at (202) 225-3015 or
2049 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515--and urge our representatives to issue a
collective reprimand.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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pandemic is Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at Stanford’s conservative Hoover
Institution who endorses a Sweden-style approach for America that would protect
specific vulnerable populations, like those in nursing homes, while largely
allowing the coronavirus to spread unchecked through other sectors of society. He's
making progress, as is evident in Trump's latest changes in testing and in his rhetoric.
That approach, tried by Sweden, has proven an abysmal failure. <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/514412-report-trump-task-force-adviser-pushing-for-herd-immunity-strategy" target="_blank">https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/514412-report-trump-task-force-adviser-pushing-for-herd-immunity-strategy</a> <b>Let’s
protest to Mike Pence the appointment of someone with NO public health
expertise to the taskforce he supposedly heads: 202-456-1111 or Office of the
Vice President, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20500. Let’s
also</b> <b>contact our county and state health directors; and our governors
and ask them to tell the WH that Sweden tried this, and it didn’t work. We
don’t know enough about this disease to spread it to everyone. We are just
learning about reinfections and young people developing serious issues months
later. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">DETAINED IMMIGRANT
FAMILIES IN DREADFUL CONDITIONS AFTER HURRICANE LAURA: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/339957239906299/permalink/740179259884093/" target="_blank">Witness at the Border</a> and Democracy Now is reporting that these
immigrant-prisoners are experiencing subhuman conditions at LaSalle and Jackson
Parish correctional centers in Louisiana. <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2020/8/31/headlines/jailed_immigrants_in_louisiana_report_unlivable_conditions_in_ice_jails_after_hurricane_laura">https://www.democracynow.org/2020/8/31/headlines/jailed_immigrants_in_louisiana_report_unlivable_conditions_in_ice_jails_after_hurricane_laura</a>
and <a href="https://latinacomunica.com/2020/08/30/immigrants-at-ice-detention-camps-in-louisiana-denounce-unlivable-conditions-after-hurricane-laura/" target="_blank">https://latinacomunica.com/2020/08/30/immigrants-at-ice-detention-camps-in-louisiana-denounce-unlivable-conditions-after-hurricane-laura/</a>
Prisoners report that the two facilities, which are housing children as well as
adults, are flooded with urine and feces, and have no electricity or access to clean
food and water. <b>Let’s call our MoCs and tell them to investigate and put a
stop to these inhumane practices and conditions. Let’s also call ICE (866)
347-2423, and the LaSalle Correctional Center (318) 992-1600 and demand that
these inmates be released now. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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KENOSHA POLICE CHIEF AND SHERIFF: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">ACLU
People Power is asking for support in demanding the resignation of Kenosha
Police Chief Miskinis and Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth, after Jacob Blake
was shot in the back 7 times by the police, and a 17-year-old white boy who
killed two protesters was allowed to leave the streets, carrying his rifle. <a href="https://kstp.com/news/17-year-old-charged-in-kenosha-wisconsin-shootings-that-killed-2/5842071/" target="_blank">https://kstp.com/news/17-year-old-charged-in-kenosha-wisconsin-shootings-that-killed-2/5842071/</a>.
<b>Let’s call the Kenosha Police and Fire Commission to demand the resignation
of Kenosha Police Chief Miskinis (844-966-0055) and Governor Tony Evers to
demand the removal of Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth (855-880-2155). </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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POLICE WHO SHOT BREONNA TAYLOR: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Five
months after Breonna Taylor was killed by the police, no charges have been
filed against her killers. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/experts-obstacles-charging-police-breonna-taylor-case-72167563" target="_blank">https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/experts-obstacles-charging-police-breonna-taylor-case-72167563</a>.
<b>Let’s join MoveOn’s campaign to call Kentucky Attorney General Daniel
Cameron (502) 429-7134 and ask him stop delaying the investigation and charge
police officers Brett Hankison, Jonathan Mattingly, and Myles Cosgrove with
murder. We can find more information and report on the outcome of our call </b><a href="https://act.moveon.org/call/Demand_justice_for_Breonna_Taylor/?t=6&akid=272298%2E22067231%2EmJYOsv" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a><b>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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OFFICE: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Post Office woes continue and are not
being addressed, much less fixed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“In
Chicago, postal employees say backlogged mail is stacked so high in some
facilities that workers barely have space to walk by. In Albuquerque, New
Mexico, mail handlers tell NBC News first class and priority mail is still
running several days a week behind schedule on average.” <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/despite-dejoy-s-vows-halt-changes-serious-problems-persist-postal-n1238666">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/despite-dejoy-s-vows-halt-changes-serious-problems-persist-postal-n1238666</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Here are some things we can do:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1) contact your US senators to support the
Delivering for America Act (<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4527">S. 4527</a>/<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8015">H.R. 8015</a>),
2) contact the USPS Inspector General at <a href="https://www.uspsoig.gov/form/file-online-complaint">https://www.uspsoig.gov/form/file-online-complaint</a> or
USPS OIG, 1735 North Lynn Street, Arlington, VA 22209-2020 and encourage on-going
investigations, 3) join in with a coalition of groups that has launched the
#USPSBlue campaign, and is asking everyone to tie a dark blue ribbon
around their mailbox (or around a tree in front of their home, or onto a
mail slot or apartment mailbox) to show that you stand with the USPS and its
thousands of employees. Once you’ve done this, share on social media using
hashtags #USPSForever, #SavetheUSPS, and #USPSBlue, and 4) Learn more ways to
help at <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=07d17245b6&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.savethepostoffice.com/</a>, <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=16cbd74b43&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.riseandresist.org/savethepostoffice</a>, and <a href="https://facebook.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0667d14bf3d9dbbe9793e01e5&id=132e27f3f2&e=8f76ead349" target="_blank">https://www.apwu.org/savepostoffice</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">TELL VERIZON NOT TO
SPONSOR THE BORDER SECURITY EXPO: </span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">Every
year, ICE and Customs Border Patrol holds a “Border Security” Expo to
demonstrate and sell the latest equipment used to terrorize immigrants at the
border and BLM protesters in our city. The next expo will be in March in San
Antonio, Texas and Verizon is the chief corporate sponsor. <a href="https://www.bordersecurityexpo.com/" target="_blank">https://www.bordersecurityexpo.com/</a>.
<a href="https://front.moveon.org/">MoveOn</a> and <a href="https://winwithoutwar.org/">WinWithoutWar</a> are sponsoring a campaign
to tell Verizon to stop sponsoring militarization and abuse. <b>We can sign
their petition </b><a href="https://act.winwithoutwar.org/act/verizon-dont-sponsor-hate-abuse?source=em20200826_1&t=8&akid=6433%2E241665%2EL-rPav" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a><b>, and we can take a further step of
contacting Verizon corporate headquarters 908-559-2001 and expressing our
concerns directly. If we’re Verizon customers, let’s make sure to tell them
that we will switch our provider if they keep enabling CBP militarism. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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CAN DO TO GET OUT THE VOTE:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <a href="https://politicalcharge.org/subscribe/">Political Charge</a>, whose newsletter
is always full of excellent information on how to resist, knows we're all tired
and busy, so they've prepared a guide of <b>19 easy things we can do to
get out the vote. We can get our guide here and share with others</b>: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/d00a9496a621/political-charge">https://mailchi.mp/d00a9496a621/political-charge</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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DEMOCRATIC VOTER TURNOUT IN SWING STATES</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: The Big Send is a project by <a href="https://votefwd.org/">Vote
Forward</a> to send 10 million voter turnout letters to underrepresented
Democratic voters in 2020 swing states. <b>If we are already writing
letters, let’s contact five friends and ask them to join us. If we’re not
writing letters yet, let’s sign up and get started. Sign up is here: <a href="https://votefwd.org/bigsend" target="_blank">https://votefwd.org/bigsend</a> and
a descriptive video is here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Vkzb_Dm2M" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Vkzb_Dm2M</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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so many colleges conducting classes online, and so many students taking gap
years for viral or financial reasons (or both), it can be challenging to figure
out how, where, and when to register to vote in the November election. <a href="https://allintovote.org/">All in to Vote</a>’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>state-by-state guides and <a href="https://www.campusvoteproject.org/student-voting-faqs">Campus Vote
Project's FAQs</a> for student voters are resources that can help college
students plan to vote. <b>Let’s check them out, and share with the college
students in our lives! </b>(<a href="https://mailchi.mp/777cdcb98848/chop-wood-carry-water-831?e=fb6666176f">h/t</a>)<br />
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<b>FLIPPING THE SENATE: </b>There are 63 days until the election and as Mitch
McConnell continues to show his true colors with attention anywhere but on the
pandemic: <a href="https://www.wkyt.com/2020/08/31/watch-sen-mcconnell-at-keeneland-for-major-thoroughbred-industry-announcement/">https://www.wkyt.com/2020/08/31/watch-sen-mcconnell-at-keeneland-for-major-thoroughbred-industry-announcement/</a> flipping
the Senate becomes ever more imperative<b>.</b> <b>Let’s give as
generously as we can to as many campaigns as we can (including Democratic
Senator Doug Jones in Alabama whose seat we need to keep):</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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MAKE A VOTING PLAN:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">As we continue our campaigning and Get Out
The Vote (GOTV) efforts by doing things like writing <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/">Postcards To Voters</a>,<b> let’s also
take a moment to make sure our friends, family, and neighbors have accurate
information about voter registration, vote-by-mail, and safely returning
ballots: </b><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-state-by-state-guide-voting-by-mail-early-in-person-voting-election/">https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-state-by-state-guide-voting-by-mail-early-in-person-voting-election/</a></span></div>
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CAMPAIGNS FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> There are now a bunch of flippable Senate races on the list of GOTV
postcarding campaigns! And, as ever, there are also postcarding campaigns for
Congress, State Houses, and local races<b>. Pick one and join the fun! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTd9UmW__Zqj89o4Df8qYhLOK5dimPxreYvGhM97wZ-l2Cj8DcfRD3a-JAJrQbgiIaB3kKOj525G9ul/pub?fbclid=IwAR0dOn3Eyi4tUiECTq8wK8_BYeX6xou1S2l_Iw53xnxMLblFxyIx9ul4hvw">https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTd9UmW__Zqj89o4Df8qYhLOK5dimPxreYvGhM97wZ-l2Cj8DcfRD3a-JAJrQbgiIaB3kKOj525G9ul/pub?fbclid=IwAR0dOn3Eyi4tUiECTq8wK8_BYeX6xou1S2l_Iw53xnxMLblFxyIx9ul4hvw</a></b>
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UNREACHABLE RURAL VOTERS OF COLOR IN KEY STATES: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Through its Reclaim Our Vote Billboard
Campaign, the <a href="http://centerforcommonground.org/main/">Center for
Common Ground </a> is raising $150,000 to rent 100 billboards along major
roads and highways in rural counties in NC, GA, TX, AZ, FL, SC, AL, and MS.
Each billboard will publicize essential voting information to voters who are
difficult to reach by phone, text, or mail, and are often neglected by
conventional campaigns. <b>If we’re able, let’s donate $10 and help
turnout voters whose votes some want to suppress: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/billboard-campaign">https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/billboard-campaign</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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TO DEMOCRATIC VOTERS IN KEY STATE AZ: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Arizona is a key, winnable state in the November elections, and <a href="file:///C:/Users/sgrog/Desktop/facebook.com/groups/bluerev">Blue Revolution</a> working with <a href="https://votefwd.org/">Vote Forward</a> is launching a massive GOTV
drive to turn this state Blue. Using personalized letters to Democratic voters,
we can remind them to vote in this, the most important election of our lives.
With a goal of sending 100,000 letters, they are looking for us to send as
close to 1000 letters as we can. Letters will be emailed to us, then we’ll
print, personalize, stamp and mail them in October. Trump cannot win without
Arizona, so let’s make sure he loses here and we get our country back on track.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>We can click here to learn more and sign
up to write letters to AZ Democratic voters:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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PURGED DEMOCRATIC WOMEN VOTERS RE-REGISTER IN FL:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The election is heating up and we need every Democratic vote we can
get. Now is the time fight back against Voter Suppression hard and <a href="https://www.fieldteam6.org/">Field Team 6</a> is ready to help us
start. Tomorrow, <b>September 2</b>, we can join them in calling women purged
from Florida’s voter rolls and help them to re-register. <b>Let’s get busy and
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on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The <b>House</b> publishes a weekly
schedule at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-weekly-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Weekly Leader</span></a> (published and dated Friday)
as well as daily schedules at <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/floor-resources/the-daily-leader"><span style="color: #196ad4;">The Daily Leader.</span></a> b) The <b>Senate</b> updates
their schedule daily at the <a href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Senate Floor Schedule</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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listing of proposed rule and regulation changes that are currently accepting
public comment. Commenting is the way to show government agencies
how we feel about these proposed changes. Our comments also become part of a
record that will be reviewed by courts if and when a reg change is contested.
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“Closing soon” into the Roman numeral sections. A note on regulatory processes:
there are three stages - Notice, Proposed Rule, and Rule. There’s usually a
time lag of a few months to a few years between them, and they must be
published in the Federal Register before appearing on Regulations.gov. Comment
time varies from 10 days to 2 months, sometimes with extensions.)</span></i><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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as is increasing the methods of federal executions. Under recent, a host of
proposals from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission involving procedures during an
emergency and evacuation times - this is alarming. Also, they are relaxing
regulations because of the emergency. Here's the link - <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pVh2Vk3n14GmJWRJoNmL0_DkOvofbzT_/view?usp=sharing&fbclid=IwAR2HxNRaraDAzM1WqRpaEWcqSk5urpVcKdycJthXXQ5EeeaUh2HYG6w-O9w" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pVh2Vk3n14GmJWRJoNmL0_DkOvofbzT_/view?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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