Trump and his evil henchmen did some truly awful Fuck Around leading up to (and including 1/6) and, my friends, we are finally, FINALLY, at the start of Find Out.
And it is great to be here.
So far, these hearings have exceeded my expectations. The committee is clearly showing a lot of illegal activity and the DOJ is clearly interested and also on the case.
It is pretty clearly showing crimes. Eastman has very, very clearly committed some super-serious crimes
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Kerry Eleveld, Daily Kos Staff: The survey by the progressive consortiumNavigator Research foundthat nearly two-thirds of Americans (63%) are hearing either “a lot” or “some” about the public hearings, including 70% of Democrats, 52% of independents, and 59% of Republicans. The quality and veracity of that information surely varies, but people across partisan lines are paying attention.
Additionally, by 36 points, Americans overwhelmingly support the work of the House select committee investigating Jan. 6. Once again, nearly two-thirds (64%) support the panel’s investigation into “what happened on January 6th at the Capitol and the events leading up to it.” That support includes 88% of Democrats and 56% of independents and even 40% of Republicans. Just 28% of Americans oppose the inquiry.
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The 6 R’s of the Resistance
Joe Biden is now our President. However, we continue to stay vocal and active, we continue to pull Joe to the left, and we continue resist the GQP.
Refresh and Rest:Take care of you, the hero: Eat well, exercise, and rest.
Resist:Protest on the streets, call senators and representatives, etc.
Rebel:Run for office, GOTV (Get Out The Vote), support a progressive.
Revolt:Change the laws, change the culture, build your communities.
Rely:Trust that millions of others are fighting the good fight.
new!!!Tax-exempt organization complaint referrals. 13909.This has been filled out for the NRA, but, hey, you can use it for a lot of other organizations. How about if some of us white folk go into some of the MAGA churches and video record what they’re saying?
“The process to get the NRA’s tax-exempt nonprofit status revoked has become simpler. All you need to do is save this form and email it to eoclass@irs.gov. It’s all filled out for you. You just need to click send.” Allen Glines
Note that the IRS protects your anonymity:The appropriate checkbox is already checked: “I am concerned that I might face retaliation or retribution if my identity is disclosed.”
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PLEASE RETWEET! The process to get the NRA’s tax-exempt nonprofit status revoked has become simpler. All you need to do is save this form and email it to eoclass@irs.gov. It’s all filled out for you. You just need to click send. pic.twitter.com/xw5MGEJZEk
Voting rights.This may be the biggest issue threatening our democracy right now. Besides contacting your representatives at the state and federal level to do the right thing (depending on who they are), you can support and contact these organizations:
🌱Grass roots. Biden and Harris can do the top-down stuff, but we have to support from the bottom. I don’t know how to deprogram 75 million people, but some things have been written about, such as deep canvassing, and lots of people are talking about this. If you know someone (who did not storm the Capitol), then see if you can be pleasant. Instead of trying to reason with them (logic is obviously not their strong point) distract them with something else. We need to remove the sources of lies and to take down the temperature. If we get more of the Rs to wear masks and to get vaccinated and to vote for Ds, the country will be a better place. We need to coax some of them out of the rabbit holes and diffuse the anger and the crazy.
🏃Run for something. If you want to run for something, but have no idea what to do, these people will help you. They also like money and volunteers to help those people who are running, so even if you’re not in a position to stand for office, you can help.Note: they are especially planning to target the 57 Rs in local governments who participated in the insurrection.
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