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Today’s Action: Acknowledging our wins!
Today’s Top Stories:
Trump makes a ridiculous tweet about Barack and Michelle Obama’s home in his fit over his “wall”
The former president and first lady must be scratching their heads at this tantrum from the current president.
Take Action: Sign the petition to tell Trump that America doesn’t want his stupid wall!
Fired Chief of Staff John Kelly hangs Trump’s dirty laundry out to dry in explosive new interview
In his first interview since announcing his departure, Kelly sat down with the LA Times and exposed his former boss.
People in all 50 states are defying Trump’s efforts to undo Obama’s climate saving legacy with this online service
OD Action Partner: Arcadia Power is offering a way for all Americans to join the green power movement — free. No installation, no contract, $20 off your next electric bill.
Trump is “worst perpetrator of false information” in America, U.N. official monitoring freedom of expression
It’s a sharp rebuke to Trump, who often weaponizes the phrase “fake news” to immediately dismiss any criticism of him from the press.
A CNN host calls out Conway over the two refugee children who died in ICE custody
Trump’s controversial mouthpiece tried to defend him, but she didn’t get away with it.
Take Action: Demand justice for the 7-year-old girl who died in custody of Trump’s border troops!
White House sources reveal the reason behind Stephen Miller’s sudden reappearance
Trump’s white nationalist cheerleader is on every news show lately. Now, we know why.
Take Action: Demand Trump fire the white supremacists in the White House!
FBI collected fake Green Cards allegedly supplied by Trump golf club managers
FBI investigators have collected employment documents and information allegedly provided to immigrants not authorized to work by supervisors at Trump’s golf club in Bedminster
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Today’s Action: Acknowledging our wins!
Waking up every day to the latest bonkers/offensive/destructive presidential tweet and then watching the Congressional majority treat it like a seriously logical policy directive, fighting back can sometimes feel like banging your head against the wall, right?
But the truth is despite a complete and total lack of government power, progressives have had a stunning number of major victories, not even counting taking back the House and flipping hundreds of legislative seats with the largest blue wave in 45 years. But we did that too, so let’s count it.
Many of us will be understandably exhausted heading into 2019 and with good reason. After all, those victories didn’t happen by accident, they happened because of your hard work. YOU showed up, YOU volunteered for candidates, YOU contact your Members of Congress, YOU signed petitions, YOU grabbed them by the wallets and more.
That’s why 2019 can’t be a time to let up, it’s time to double down. Take a look at all we accomplished with no power and think of what we can do with the House of friggin’ Representatives and more power in states. In 2018…
- Blue Wave! Did we mention that Democrats had massive victories in the House and at the state level. It’s a BFD.
- DACA is still in place – and has been upheld twice in federal court. Thanks to your public outcry, despite Trump’s best efforts, recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals remain securely in this country.
- After the Parkland tragedy, 50 new gun safety laws in place. Without Congressional support, led by the heroic survivors, we moved forward at the state level…and turned corporate sponsors away from the NRA.
- Stopped family separation and reunited 13,000 children with their parents. Entirely through public outcry.
- Months after the National Prison Strike, one million voter rights of former felons restored. In Florida. Big swing state, you may recall.
- Twitter and other social media platforms banned dangerous right wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
- Ivanka Trump was forced to shutter her clothing label after we grabbed retailers by the wallet.
- Scott Pruitt, one of the most corrupt officials in the most corrupt administration ever, was forced to resign in disgrace after we spoke out.
- Passed a Senate resolution to withdraw US military action in Yemen…and the House is expected to follow once logic and reason return to the Capitol on January 3rd.
- Statewide response to Trump’s anti-climate agenda. He moved at the federal level, and a baker’s dozen of states countered.
- Blocked anti-Black Thomas Far from a District Court seat. Because he was racist POS, and we made the Senate see that.
- Pennsylvania’s gerrymandered districts deemed unconstitutional. Knocking down GOP voter manipulation one state at a time.
- …and the woman-writer of today’s action truly means this: Elevated sexual assault to a federal level in the Kavanaugh hearings. We didn’t win that battle, but we showed up for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford with all our might, and the majority of voters heard us, even if the Senate went down the wrong side of history. It will not be forgotten.
Even when times feel dark, your efforts – the phone calls, protest attendance, knocking on doors, registering voters, and showing up at the polls – make a HUGE difference. Today we raise a glass to you, the OD Action community, for your bold progressive activism. Keep up the good work. Our country is counting on it.
Happy New Year.
PS — Please don’t forget to sign the petition telling Trump to stop holding government workers hostage and let America get back to work, and check out the brilliant “Don’t Think of an Elephant” by George Lakoff — a quick read that contains the ultimate keys for Democrats to win elections — and arguments.