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1.      Please remember that during this Congressional recess to scroll back through Rogan’s List and find continuing issues that need calls to legislators.

2. From MomsRising: Tell your member of Congress to defend the media and the judiciary branch from Donald Trump's efforts to de-legitimize them. Tell your U.S. Senator it's time to put country before party: Stand up to Trump and stand for our nation now! 

3. Jeff Sessions has yet to recuse himself from investigations involving the Trump administration. Call the Department of Justice and demand that Sessions recuse himself from these investigations. 5calls.org has helpful background information and a call script you can use: https://5calls.org/#issue/recwP9xfcrWBMJiQV

4. “Republicans Make Killing Consumer Protections a Priority”:  http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-cfpb-republican-bills-20170221-story.html  Contact your legislators and know that we have benefited from these protections and need them to stay.

5. While the rest of the world is seriously addressing climate change, the Republicans are going backwards and eliminating protections that were set to serve us well.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/20/trump-to-roll-back-obamas-climate-water-rules-through-executive-action/?utm_term=.a5fb3170855b  While some of this will be done by an executive order, our legislators need to know that we do not think that these moves will serve us, our children, or our grandchildren well in the long run.  Call them.

6. Sen. Warren and Rep. Clark introduced the Presidential Conflict of Interest Act of 2017 to the Senate and House in early January. Since then, the bills have stalled in their respective committees (although the House Bill does have over 100 cosponsors now.) These bills would require the president and vice president to divest funds that pose a conflict of interest, and would also require them to submit their tax returns to Congress and the Office of Government Ethics. We've got some work to do to make sure these bills proceed.

1. Call the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice and tell them that you support HB 371. A list of members can be found here: https://judiciary.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/115th-Constitution-and-Civil-Justice-Subcommittee-Updated-21517.pdf

2. Call your representatives and ask them to cosponsor and support HB 371.

3. Call the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and tell them that you support SB 65. A list of members can be found here:  https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/about

4. Call your senators and ask them to cosponsor and support SB 65.

Other Actions

1. During this Resistance Recess, find or start something this week:  https://www.resistancerecess.com/event/resist-recess/

2. Dept. of Health & Human Services has proposed new rules around the ACA. There is a public comment period until March 7^th on rules that will increase premiums, reduce benefits, reduce networks, and increase deductibles. Then share this everywhere: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=CMS-2017-0021-0002

3. Trumpsters are staging their own “March 4 Trump” on March 4 around the country.  Counter marches are also sprouting up by folks in the same locales.  https://www.march4trump.com/

4. When you or others plan resistance activities, here is how to make events accessible to the disability community. http://www.rootedinrights.org/how-to-make-your-social-justice-events-accessible-to-the-disability-community-a-checklist/

Petitions to Sign

1. Steve Bannon is still on the National Security Council. Call your members of Congress and let them know that you support legislation that would remove Bannon from the NSC. You can also sign CREDO action's petition:  https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Bannon_NSC

2. We're close to winning this campaign to get Amazon to stop advertising with ultra right-wing Breitbart News. Sign here:  https://actions.sumofus.org/a/amazon-stop-investing-in-hate

Learning

1. From Do a Thing:  “How to Talk to Your Facebook Friends About Fake News”: http://www.theopennotebook.com/2017/02/21/how-to-talk-to-your-facebook-friends-about-fake-news/

3. It takes a village:  http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/muslims-jewish-cemetery-fundraise/

4. If you are using FaxZero (see box at the top) to contact your legislators, you are not alone! “People Are Faxing Their Senators Up To 300 Times An Hour”:             https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/people-are-faxing-their-senators-up-to-300-times-an-hour/

Rogan’s List is now a participant in and strategic partner of the Action Alliance, a federation of more than 60 #resistance sites located throughout the nation, each with its own methods and approach.  Other member sites are listed here: https://www.actionalliance.co/  --scroll down and click through and you'll find many more opportunities to make a difference.

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1. Do not let up on the momentum- keep calling your reps about the ACA! The 65 has an impressive selection of calls scripts for various issues, including the ACA. You can select which script would best fit your needs, depending on whether your rep is a Republican or Democrat, and whether you use a subsidized plan: http://thesixtyfive.org/theIssues

Other Actions

2. From Activism for Non-Activists: Here’s how to help refugees in the US:  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/your-money/how-to-help-refugees-in-us.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1  Take a free online class to learn how you can help refugees: http://classroom.therefugeecenter.org/programs/volunteering-with-refugees

3. On Saturday, February 25th, there will be rallies outside of elected representatives' offices across the country to defend healthcare. Show up and let your reps know that we will not have our healthcare taken away. Find a rally near you:  https://go.ourrevolution.com/page/event/search_simple

4. Reminder that MomsRising is hosting a tele-townhall today (2/21/17) at 9pm EST to share tips on organization and advocacy.  RSVP here:  http://action.momsrising.org/survey/KeepMarchingTeleTownHall_TacticsTips/

5. The Indivisible Guide has a Congressional Cheat Sheet, which includes contact information (including tips for which contacts work best), calendars, schedules, and voting records. Check it out! https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resources-2/2017/1/20/congressional-cheat-sheet

6. From one of our own:  The Cincinnati Enquirer would like to know how we think 45 is doing one month in office.  http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/editorials/2017/02/19/trumps-first-month-what-you-think/97959642/

7. “Net Neutrality is in Danger:  Tell the FCC Why We Need It”:  https://www.thenation.com/article/net-neutrality-is-in-danger-tell-the-fcc-why-we-need-it/

8. To help you better understand the whole Russian connection situation, here is a report by Scott Dworkin, co-founder and senior advisor of The Democratic Coalition (@funder on Twitter):  Trump Dossier Analysis: Corroborating Evidence in the Trump/Russia Dossier  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RbpBxJ3QNyvts_w16UcSSGeH7cSrXK9U3wIq0OOq-Xs/preview 

9. Help protect the ACA in swing districts with 1199 SEIU (United Healthcare Workers East which is the largest healthcare union the United States) and Health Care for All (a Massachusetts nonprofit advocacy organization working to create a health care system that provides comprehensive, affordable, accessible, and culturally competent care to everyone, especially the most vulnerable among us.) They need our help making calls to voters in key battleground states. We'll help voters effectively share their stories with Members of Congress using Hubdialer patch-through technology. We’ll help make sure their voices are heard loud and clear. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMiCjyVEprsCak0eifPbNorKx-C86ygqSasdbbLaA4gX874g/viewform

Petitions to Sign

1. Last week VoteVets filed an amicus brief against President Trump expressing our opposition to his ill-conceived and unconstitutional Muslim ban.  Let’s sign with them:  http://action.votevets.org/page/s/amicus-brief

2. It’s now clear that the Trump campaign, transition team, and administration have had very questionable contacts with the Russian government. In particular, General Flynn’s conversations with the Russian ambassador about the easing of U.S. sanctions on Russia may be a violation of criminal law and ethical standards.  The American people deserve the truth about what really happened and who was responsible.  If you agree that an independent investigation is needed, sign here with Sen. Merkley:  https://www.credomobilize.com/petitions/demand-an-independent-investigation-of-the-trump-administration-s-collusion-with-russia

Learning

1. Take a look, by congressional district, at the 1) percent decrease in uninsured since the ACA took effect, and 2) the number of Marketplace enrollees:  https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resources-2/2017/2/16/congressional-district-aca-data

2. “Don't Dismiss President Trump's Attacks on the Media as Mere Stupidity”:  http://time.com/4675860/donald-trump-fake-news-attacks/

3. “How To Avoid Being Psychologically Destroyed By Your Newsfeed”:  http://www.anndouglas.net/blog/2017/1/30/how-to-avoid-being-psychologically-destroyed-by-your-newsfeed

Rogan’s List is now a participant in and strategic partner of the Action Alliance, a federation of more than fifty #resistance sites located throughout the nation, each with its own methods and approach.  Other member sites are listed here: https://www.actionalliance.co/  --scroll down and click through and you'll find many more opportunities to make a difference.

Rogan’s List is also part of RISE Stronger’s United States of Resistance   https://risestronger.org/resist

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1. Please join the President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States in urging your senators to NOT overturn the federal rule “ -- years in the works, and crafted by professional wildlife managers at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – to stop some of the most appalling practices ever imagined in the contemporary era of wildlife management.”  http://blog.humanesociety.org/wayne/2017/02/u-s-house-sanctions-killing-hibernating-bears-wolf-pups-dens-federal-refuges-alaska.html

Other Actions

1. Let’s all thank Don Lemon of CNN for cutting off a Trump surrogate and calling out the lies.  :  http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/320249-cnn-host-abruptly-ends-segment-after-trump-surrogate-makes-fake him a postcard at Don Lemon, CNN News, 10 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10019, or comment on his Facebook page as he is getting much flack:  https://www.facebook.com/donlemoncnn/  or tweet him @donlemon

2. Hoping to see your legislators during this Congressional recess, but can’t seem to find them?  These helps from Indivisible might be worth looking at:  https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resources-2/2017/2/12/missing-members-of-congress-action-plan

3. Kudos to Chris Wallace of Fox News for calling out 45 for his latest attack on the media and for telling Priebus, “You don’t get to tell us what to do.”  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/19/fox-news-anchor-chris-wallace-warns-viewers-trump-crossed-the-line-in-latest-attack-on-media/?utm_term=.3a7b838b083a  Send a thank you postcard to Chris Wallace at Fox News Channel is 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036  or leave a comment on the Fox News Sunday FB page:  https://www.facebook.com/FoxNewsSunday/ or tweet @FoxNewsSunday

4. Sen. Gillibrand has reintroduced the FAMILY act (S.337): a gender-neutral paid family and medical leave for all workers. The United States remains the only developed nation without paid family leave. Call your members of Congress and ask that they cosponsor and support Senate Bill 337!  Read the FAMILY act press release here:  https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/senator-gillibrand-leads-group-of-27-senators-to-reintroduce-family-act  Follow its progress here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/337

5. The Indivisible Guide team has offered some resources for Town Halls:  1) Video tutorial with Robert Reich:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a46tnnJqG4k , 2) Sample constituent questions for town halls: http://bit.ly/2kNSvdY, and 3) "How to Have a Successful Town Hall": http://bit.ly/2lzYPKD

6. Don't forget to check back in with Flippable.org to see which seats we can turn/keep blue. There are special elections being held at the end of February and in April, and you can use the map on this page to find a flippable seat in your state:  https://www.flippable.org/upcoming-elections

7. From one of our own:  New resistance postcard from Buck Down Designs. free high resolution press ready to download at:   www.buckdowndesigns.com/greetings_from_the_resistance_pc.pdf

Petitions to Sign

1. We all need accurate information in order to make the best decisions, whether we are private citizens, businesses, or policymakers.  If you fear that these data will be degraded or eliminated by the current administration, then it's important to realize that by far the easiest way to do so is to defund the federal statistical system.  Right now, the statistical system lacks Congressional champions, so these key committees need to know that the voters care!  You can sign on to this letter asking members of Congress to support and fund Federal statistics:  http://apdu.org/2017/02/08/help-support-federal-data/

2. Congressman Lewis continues to work toward ensuring that every person -- regardless of race, sexual orientation, or gender identity -- is treated equally under the law.  Let’s join Equality Pac and thank him:  http://go.fightforequality.org/page/s/Thank-John-Lewis

Learning

1. Latest info on the Revote 2017 case at the Supreme Court:  http://www.rubenmajor.com/2017/02/14/revote-petition-effort-at-the-supreme-court-moves-full-steam-ahead-during-flynn-resignation-amidst-the-trump-russian-connection-controversy/

2. Read up on the Indivisible Action Plan for the ACA:  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5855a354cd0f68bab2089b40/t/58a599d65016e189affa3845/1487247830322/2017-02-16_ACAActionPlan.pdf

3. While some of us may be having fun with Trump's Sweden comment last evening, this is rather sobering: “Among Trump supporters, there are common myths that Sweden is in a state of chaos after taking in refugees from the Middle East. These are incorrect, made up and gravely misleading news items like this have spread to right-wing sites like Breitbart, Human Events, Drudge Report and Fox News, as well as the popular conservative radio programs that reach millions of listeners every day.”  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/world/europe/last-night-in-sweden-trumps-remark-baffles-a-nation.html?_r=0

Rogan’s List is now a participant in and strategic partner of the Action Alliance, a federation of more than fifty #resistance sites located throughout the nation, each with its own methods and approach.  Other member sites are listed here: https://www.actionalliance.co/  --scroll down and click through and you'll find many more opportunities to make a difference.

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1. There are a few Congressional committees saying they will look into the Russia/Trump/Election mess, but only S.B. 27 calls for an independent commission, however it is languishing in committee since early January.  https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/27 Contact your senator and tell them to get behind this.  The country needs this to be resolved before we can move on. An independent commission will be the best way.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/top-senate-republican-blunt-says-congress-should-probe-flynn-situation/2017/02/14/8abbcad4-f2d5-11e6-a9b0-ecee7ce475fc_story.html?utm_term=.ba8087a7a7d1

2. Call the Southern White House (aka Winter White House) to express concern about issue of choice.  561-832-2600.  Might want to start with these:  For example: Collusion with Russia, threats to freedom of press, corruption in cabinet, waste of taxpayer $$ picking up non-violent/non-criminal immigrants instead of violent criminals, waste of taxpayer $$ for frequent vacations, EPA/climate change

3. Support a very special bumblebee:  Write: Rep. Ryan Zinke (nominee for Secretary of the Interior) -- Office locations at bottom of this page:  https://zinke.house.gov/contact  Script: Use a postcard. Draw a bumblebee and add the caption: “Bees are not optional. List the rusty-patched bumblebee as endangered.” http://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/trump-administation-delays-listing-rusty-patched-bumble-bee-endangered-species-n719321

Other Actions

1. This evening, be part of the “Ready to Resist: Emergency Call #4 with MoveOn.org, Indivisible, Working Families Party, People's Action, and Center for Popular Democracy”.  More info and RSVP here:  https://act.moveon.org/survey/readytoresist4

2. The Women's March is joining the #DefundDAPL and #DivestDAPL movement. Support the Water Protectors at Standing Rock and divest from the banks funding DAPL. See the list of banks, along with instructions and tips on how to divest here:
3. https://www.womensmarch.com/divestdapl

4. Fifteen companies have already cut their financial ties with Trump, thanks in part to the Grab Your Wallet campaign. Keep the pressure on retailers to dump Trump products; check https://grabyourwallet.org for the updated list.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/02/13/the-woman-behind-the-boycott-that-is-pressuring-retailers-to-dump-the-trumps/

5. The Ladies Professional Golf Association is hosting this year's U.S. Women's Open at Trump's New Jersey golf resort. Sign the petition to: "Dump Trump! A sexist, serial abuser should not host the most prestigious women's golf tournament in America."  https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/tell-lpga-dump-trump/?t=1&referring_akid=4128.1229180.PxMubQ  You can also contact them direction by giving a call: (386) 274-6200 or leaving a comment on their website: http://www.lpga.com/contact-us/feedback

6. Definitely a timely topic, the book Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why?, was written by Chelsea Clinton and recently published by Oxford University Press.  There seems to be a concerted effort to post negative reviews without benefit of purchasing or reading the book. Perhaps, we could fix that?   https://www.amazon.com/Governing-Global-Health-Runs-World-ebook/dp/B01MS4C9HV/ref=mt_kindle

7. Fox News is taking a poll:  Do you think there should be a deeper investigation into Trump administration contacts with Russian officials?  http://nation.foxnews.com/poll/2017/02/15/do-think-there-should-be-deeper-investigation-into-trump-administration/

8. There are many ways to #resist. Ask your local library to invest in a more diverse representation of peoples by adding these children’s books to their shelves:  https://scottwoodsmakeslists.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/28-black-picture-books-that-arent-about-boycotts-buses-or-basketball/

9. Read up on the fact-checking of 45’s Florida rally:  http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/feb/18/fact-checking-president-donald-trumps-florida-rall/

Petitions to Sign

1. From the National Education Association (NEA):  Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos called NEA President Lily Eskelsen García the other day. In response, Lily sent a letter, outlining the questions we still have about the commitments we - parents and educators - demand DeVos make to our students.  Read the letter and add your name to demand answers from Betsy DeVos.  https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-betsy-devos-parents-students-and-educators-demand-answers

Learning

2. Why we need to be careful with “rogue” and “alt” government Twitter accounts:  http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a52677/alt-rogue-white-house-twitter-accounts/

3. Looking at exactly what 45 has actually done and hasn’t done:  http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/president-trump-has-done-almost-nothing-214775

4. Inroads are starting to be made in red states:  https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/trump-resistance-liberal-tea-party-protest/517023/

5. “The alt-right does not exist. It's nothing more than white supremacists who have repackaged the hate and served it up in a more palatable form for human consumption.”  https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ex-neo-nazis-explain-whats-driving-the-alt-right

Rogan’s List is now a participant in and strategic partner of the Action Alliance, a federation of more than fifty #resistance sites located throughout the nation, each with its own methods and approach.  Other member sites are listed here: https://www.actionalliance.co/  --scroll down and click through and you'll find many more opportunities to make a difference.

Rogan’s List is also part of RISE Stronger’s United States of Resistance   https://risestronger.org/resist

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1. Even though a judge has ordered the release of 3,000 of Pruitt’s e-mails, Pruitt was confirmed by the Senate as head of the EPA before those emails were released. Call your senators and demand that they nullify that vote until those e-mails can be reviewed. More info here:  http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/16/judge-holds-hearing-on-whether-epa-nominee-violated-transparency-law.html

2. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan refused to include Hispanic members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus a meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan:  http://fusion.net/story/387323/congressional-hispanic-caucus-ice-meeting/   Call Paul Ryan's office at one of these numbers and tell him this is unacceptable: 1)  D.C. Office: (202) 225-3031, 2) Janesville Office: (608) 752-4050, )3 Kenosha Office: (262) 654-1901, 4) Racine Office: (262) 637-0510, 5) Constituent Hotline: 1-888-909-7926.  Contact your own representative as well.

3. Let’s all thank Rep. Jones (R-NC) for co-sponsoring the Protecting Our Democracy Act (H.R. 356) which will establish a National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election.  He is the first Republican to do so. For more info here:  http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/320087-hacking-investigation-bill-gets-first-republican-cosponsor

Other Actions

1. Join Credo Action at 6:00 p.m. PST/9 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 21 for a special call with Sen. Elizabeth Warren to talk about how to use the current momentum to oppose and resist Trump’s agenda.  RSVP here:  https://act.credoaction.com/sign/elizabeth-warren-call

2. Attend or create an event during Resistance Recess while your legislators are home!  Map, materials, and press releases here:  https://www.resistancerecess.com/event/resist-recess/search/

3. From Build the Wave: …want to plug the Fallada Project. Basically participants, following the brave acts of a couple who lead a postcard resistance against the Nazis, buy/print, address and stamp the postcards on the site and leave them EVERYWHERE as an act of local resistance, hopefully leading to an act of national resistance as people find and mail the cards. There's only one card template now, but I understand there will be more options soon. And you can buy them addressed to the White House or with a blank address. Oh and your first 250 cards are free with a code from Vistaprint. Personally, I'm not a #NotMyPresident person (I know people swing both ways on this, but that's my stance), but the cards say #NotOurChoice, and that subtle difference appeals to me. Check them out here:  http://falladaproject.org/

4. Trump supporters are calling for a boycott of Shepard Smith after the Fox News anchor called out Trump for his lies and behavior at the latest news conference. Read more here:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/02/16/shepard-smith-slams-president-trump/98023272/  Call Fox News and let them know you support Smith's reporting on Trump: 888-369-4762 , or comment on his FB page:  https://www.facebook.com/ShepardSmith/, or leave him a Tweet:  @ShepNewsTeam

5. From one of our own:  Jason Chaffetz is once again going after Hillary Clinton's emails.  http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_CLINTON_EMAILS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-02-16-18-55-15  I went to the whistleblower section of the House Oversight Committee's site to report wrongdoing on the part of the Oversight Committee itself. You can do that here: https://oversight.house.gov/whistle/  Here's what I said: “The Committee is once again focusing on Hillary Clinton's emails rather than a real emergency: Russian interference in our election, the transition afterwards, and the new administration. Aside from the ENORMOUS waste of taxpayer money, what on earth are you thinking? Shoddy ethics and partisan payback will not sit well with the electorate come 2018. Do your job.”

6. There is still time to be part of the postcard avalanche for Paul Ryan.  Since he is so hard to get a hold of, on Wednesday UltraViolet wants to deliver a truckload of postcards to his house with our concerns.  Go here to write your message for them to include:  https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/paulryan_postcards/

Petitions to Sign

1. Please sign this multi-sponsored petition asking for Bannon to be removed from the National Security Council which is supposed to be group of the president's most senior military, diplomatic, and intelligence advisors, not political strategists.  https://www.signherenow.org/petition/stop-bannon-nsc/courage/

Learning

1. Trump’s Ethics Monitor:  http://www.npr.org/2017/02/17/513724796/trump-ethics-monitor-has-the-president-kept-his-promises

2. How the ACA could change quickly, but hurt some vulnerable citizens:  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/upshot/republican-health-proposal-would-redirect-money-from-poor-to-rich.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

3. An interesting take on the Trump media survey posted yesterday:  http://www.npr.org/2017/02/17/515791540/the-trump-media-survey-is-phenomenally-biased-it-also-does-its-job-well

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1. From Michael Moore: “Everyone! Our job this morning is to call our members of Congress and US Senators -- especially the Democrats -- and demand that they cease all Congressional business until they appoint a special committee to investigate the "numerous" links between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence officials. They must also call upon Attorney General Sessions to recuse himself and appoint a special prosecutor. The Dems must bring a halt to anything happening on the floor of the Senate or House until this is done. To carry on as if this potentially traitorous action never happened, to just go about "business as usual" today, is an OBSCENITY. Hundreds of thousands of your relatives and mine died so we could have this most basic of rights: A free and fair and incorruptible election. If we are not willing to fight for THIS, then WHO ARE WE? If our Democratic representatives are too spineless to shut this charade down, theN they must be put on notice TODAY that we will primary them in 2018 with REAL progressive fighters who are true Democrats. Please call and ask to speak to your Senators and House members NOW: 202-225-3121 or 202-224-3121. Let's light up the switchboard all morning. Please act as if your country depends on your line call. It does.  ALL HANDS ON DECK!”

2. The latest script from Indivisible Guide focuses on state retirement plans, which are coming under attack. Call your representatives and ask that they oppose H.J.Res. 66:  https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resources-2/2017/2/15/state-retirement-plans-hj-res-66

3. From 5 Calls:  If dissolving the EPA is the goal, then Pruitt is the guy to do it.  https://www.risestronger.org/newsroom/scott-pruitt   If you feel otherwise, call senators to block him. Background information and call scripts can be found here:  https://5calls.org/#issue/recoqckdlWUDwBPh1

4. From Project 1461:  Please take the time to thank your senators for opposing Pudzer for Labor Secretary.  We all should thank the four Republican senators who joined in causing his downfall:  1) Susan Collins (ME) (202) 224-2523, 2) Johnny Isakson (GA) (202) 224-3643, 3) Lisa Murkowski (AK) (202) 224-6665, and 4) Tim Scott (SC) (202) 224-6121

 

5. David Friedman's confirmation hearing begins today for his nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Israel.  His reputation is quite questionable for this fragile position.  https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/david-friedman-trump-embassy-israel/510905/ Call the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 202-224-4651 to voice your concern about this nominee's strong publicly politicized views in the Middle East.  The role of ambassador should call for a more accomplished diplomatic nominee for this part of the world.  Call each member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to voice your concern.  Here is a listing of the committee members with phone numbers:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SfoKh8Bjc05Bgat14nmrGH4xTzyLm0Bh1J-eRd8eOYU/htmlview

6. It appears that a bill to end the Endangered Species Act is headed for a vote.  http://thehill.com/opinion/letters/319758-congress-must-not-pass-endangered-species-reform-bill  Contact your senators to tell them you oppose this move.

 

Other Actions

1. Robert Reich and Indivisible have teamed up to give us this short video on what we can do while our legislators are on break and back home:  https://www.facebook.com/indivisibleguide/videos/1472749059404352/

2. The Trump/Pence campaign has a new survey called “Mainstream Media Accountability Survey”.  Read the questions carefully and help them out!  https://action.donaldjtrump.com/mainstream-media-accountability-survey/

3. The Women's March is launching an action item titled "Hear Our Voice." See if there is an event near you, or host one yourself!  https://www.womensmarch.com/hearourvoice/

4. The White House comment line was closed in the last weeks of Barack Obama’s presidency, and—until very recently—the first part of Donald Trump’s. It is now accessible again by calling (202) 456-1111directly, or through the White House switchboard at (202) 456-1414.

5. The Women’s March has announced a Women’s Strike, “A Day Without a Woman” for March 8.  http://www.vogue.com/article/womens-strike-history-a-day-without-a-woman 

6. The National Coalition for the Homeless invites you to join a NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR HOUSING in Washington, DC, and in communities across the country, on Saturday, April 1, 2017. For more info:  http://nationalhomeless.org/national-day-of-action-for-housing/

7. From Do a Thing:  New phone app that will notify you every time a presidential action is taken. Executive orders, presidential memorandums, proclamations:  http://presidentialactions.com

Petitions to Sign

1. Since it was created in 2011, the CFPB has returned roughly $11.8 billion to 29 million consumers. That’s an average of $407 for the equivalent of 9 percent of the U.S. population. http://thehill.com/policy/finance/319517-gop-bill-would-eliminate-consumer-financial-protection-bureau  Yet, corporate Democrats are now teaming up with Trump to tear it to shreds. We can’t let that happen.  Tell Senate Democrats: Protect our consumer protection agency from Trump. https://act.credoaction.com/sign/trump_cfpb

2. There is a "We The People" Petition on the White House website demanding the release of 45's tax return.  It is about to hit 1,000,000 signatures.  Petitions that receive 100,000 signatures within 30 days are generally to be reviewed by the White House for a response. The 30-day window ends on February 19, 2017.  That is this Sunday. However, this Administration has not indicated whether it intends to review petitions that receive over 100,000 signatures.  If you have not already signed this petition, please do so here:  https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/immediately-release-donald-trumps-full-tax-returns-all-information-needed-verify-emoluments-clause-compliance

Learning

1. Here is an insight into the chilling education world of Betsy DeVos:  http://www.eclectablog.com/2017/02/chilling-this-is-why-weve-been-trying-to-warn-the-usa-about-betsy-devos-destroying-the-wall-between-church-state.html

2. The deans of the Yale and Harvard Law Schools have penned a joint op-ed called “Standing up for ‘so-called’ law”:  https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2017/02/10/standing-for-called-law/VLbDYmrwpdjCn8qs5FPJaK/story.html

3. Fact-checking 45’s press conference on 2/16:  http://www.factcheck.org/2017/02/factchecking-trumps-news-conference/

Rogan’s List is now a participant in and strategic partner of the Action Alliance, a federation of more than fifty #resistance sites located throughout the nation, each with its own methods and approach.  Other member sites are listed here: https://www.actionalliance.co/  --scroll down and click through and you'll find many more opportunities to make a difference.

Rogan’s List is also part of RISE Stronger’s United States of Resistance   https://risestronger.org/resist