***This is an emergency bulletin for everyone in Austin.***
I need as many people who can do this to spread the word to any and all Austin contacts, DO NOT WAIT, tomorrow might be too late. This is from a trusted friend and a member of one of the internal offices of the Texas capital building who holds a significant position in the Texas government ranks. He’s also an LGBT ally.
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FYI austin. From a trusted friend. “I heard at a chamber meeting this afternoon that ICE is going to do a door to door round up in Austin Thursday-Sunday. Apparently the White House heard about our Sheriff and is looking to make us an example with a big media blitz. Don’t know all your network connections and wanted to spread the word so organizations can encourage immigrant families to get out of town if possible”
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The above is copy/pasted from a Dallas activist group’s Facebook page. The source has to remain anonymous for their safety but they’ve been verified.
Reblogging per request – normally this would go in RFM, but it’s an immediate potential event, and the “What to do if ICE shows up on your door” infographic is helpful regardless.
I just signed this. I’m Japanese, and things would have been very, very different for me if I had been born in Grandpa Takei’s generation. But that shouldn’t even matter. This is happening now. Please consider signing.
This petition hasn’t yet met it’s goal! Please consider signing and supporting our Muslim brothers and sisters. ♡
I read that Lyft donated a million dollars to ACLU, so that may be a good alternative.
(Also the fact that uber does surge pricing in the first place… evil and horrible. Plus the whole company’s model is to be dirt cheap juuust long enough to rub out the competition–taxi services–and then to jack the prices up to taxi prices. Until then, they’re bleeding money, just hoping to wait it out until people have no other alternative.)
The lawyers at JFK are saying their biggest need right now is translators. Please share this with your contacts: If you are an Arabic or Farsi speaker in NYC and are able to provide real-time translations please get in contact with the NY ACLU or the international refugee assistance project. Folks are still needed at terminal 4 at JFK. Share with your networks!
Please to be remembering that today, Wednesday 25 January, is Bell Let’s Talk day
Every year, Bell raises awareness and donates money in support of mental
health initiatives like destigmatizing mental illness and improving
care and research.
You don’t have to be Canadian (or a Bell customer) to participate on
social media. They don’t track tumblr yet, but if you’ve got anything
else, tag it and they’ll contribute.
It’s the easiest good deed you can do in the middle of the week.
You still miss Carrie Fisher? Talk about her on a day dedicated to a cause she wholeheartedly believed in and tag it #BellLetsTalk.
Are you an American? Do you have a sec to stand up for the millions of poor people, disabled people, people with pre-existing conditions and freelancers who rely on the ACA to keep them, y’know, not-broke and not-dead? (Hi!)
Do you live in Alaska, Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee or West Virginia?
Congrats: you have a Republican Senator who has publicly expressed some concern about repealing the ACA without a replacement plan! If you haven’t already, this is your reminder to give their offices a call and help them make up their minds!
Alaska – Lisa Murkowski:
(202)-224-6665
Arizona – John McCain:
(202) 224-2235
Arizona –
Jeff Flake:
(202) 224-4521
Kentucky – Rand Paul:
202-224-4343
Louisiana – Bill Cassidy:
(202) 224-5824
Maine – Susan Collins:
(202) 224-2523
Nevada – Dean Heller:
202-224-6244
Ohio – Rob Portman:
(202) 224-3353
Pennsylvania – Pat Toomey:
(202) 224-4254
Tennessee – Bob Corker:
(202) 224-3344
Tennessee
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Lamar Alexander:
(202) 224-4944
West Virginia – Shelley Moore Capito:
202-224-6472
Sample call script:
“My name is [YOUR NAME]. I’m a constituent calling to thank [YOUR SENATOR’S NAME] for having the integrity and foresight to see how disastrous it would be to [YOUR STATE] and to the rest of America if Congress votes to repeal the ACA without first agreeing on a solid replacement plan. Not only would it jeopardize the health and economic security of millions of Americans, it would also place a tremendous financial strain on our hospitals and our entire healthcare system, costing potentially hundreds of thousands of jobs. As you know, in [YOUR STATE], we [SOMETHING PERSONAL ABOUT HEALTH CONCERNS SPECIFIC TO YOUR STATE; YOU MIGHT WANNA DO A 30-SECOND GOOGLE. IF NOTHING ELSE SURFACES, JUST SAY YOUR STATE BELIEVES IN SOME POSITIVE CHARACTER TRAIT THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH KEEPING HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE FOR AMERICANS, LIKE “LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR” OR SOMETHING.] As a voter, this is a vital issue to me, and I will be paying close attention to how [SENATOR’S NAME] votes.”
Call today if you haven’t already, and bug your local friends/family to call, too!
We only need to flip three senators, so it’s not impossible. Do this before this Friday, the 27th.
I’m sorry to ask this of you–I know there’s a lot of these things going around right now–but I depend on the ACA for my healthcare and I’m pretty damn terrified.
All the links from the White House website are gone, but the Affordable Care Act is still in effect, and you can sign up for health insurance until January 31.
Trump and his cronies may want to kill it, but that takes time (especially now that key players are waffling and the insurance industry have noticed that it will rain chaos down upon them). So sign yourself up. Get in a free checkup, a round of antibiotics, a birth control implant, while you have the chance.
If anyone needs help applying, ping me.
Todavía puede inscribirle en Obamacare. Si necesita auyuda, pídame.
Would you all mind boosting this? I don’t usually ask, but Obamacare is a big deal for me. I haven’t had to dose anyone with veterinary antibiotics in years, and I really want to keep it that way.
Trump’s press is lying and trying to say it was the most highly attended inauguration ever. Don’t take it standing down. Post these pictures everywhere.
You wonder why people call this shit out for fake news, “just spread it”, where are your sources for any of this shit, gove cold hard evidence instead of just being like “oh dumpf couldn’t do well cus i dont like him, this must be 100% real guys”
There’s 3 separate sources on the first post, ya jackalope.
So, there’s this website and downloadable pdf called Invisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda. It’s where “former congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen”
It’s pretty dandy y’all should check it out
Also take a copy of The Activists’ Handbook by Aidan Ricketts which is an incredible book and a great stater for anyone who is brand new to practical activism and needs a helping hand on how to start in a safe, responsible and practical way
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