Trump, Musk, and RFK Jr. cut healthcare funding for 9/11 survivors and first responders. An outcry forced them to reverse course. What lessons can we learn, and what are the 4 steps for fighting back?
According to the ACLU pamphlet on protesting it is legal to walk on the sidewalk.
(A friend also informed me that the signs cannot contain profanity.)
I WALKED THE SIDEWALK LAST FRIDAY WITH MY SIGNS STARTING AT 4:15.
ONE OTHER PERSON SHOWED UP🙌
We walked on a stretch of sidewalk that has good visibility from the road.
We also stopped occasionally at the corner which has a light.
My signs say “Stop The Donald, Don’t let the infection spread”
We got a lot of honking, numerous thumbs up, one 🖕🏼, and one gentleman pulled over and asked to take our picture. We said sure. He did and then said “ We need more people like you!”
WE ARE GETTING NOTICED I will be doing it again this Friday 🙌 and already have additional people wanting to join in!
And I bought some small American and Ukrainian flags for us to carry!
Hooray for you, and thank you for what you are doing as well as sharing! I also appreciate that you emphasized not using any profanity. Because of one word being used frequently, I unsubscribed from a particular sub stack. I think we are better than stooping to use any word that comes into that category of being inappropriate. I certainly should hope so.
Hooray for your work and hooray for honoring Ukraine, its people, and the Ukrainian flag! They deserve all the help America can give it. American democracy deserves all the help Americans can give it!
I dream of a list comprised of 1) Purple Districts 2)Name and contact info of rep in each district 3) the issue(s)—particularly the Muskuts—that are most painful in each district. That would be dynamite in the hands of Jess Craven, Swing Left, etc. I'd happily spend the day on my keyboard...or phone.
I did a quick search to see if there is such a thing. I didn't find it, but I did find a purple district legislator network that's part of Sister District.
"Legislators from purple districts face challenges and experiences in governing that are distinct from colleagues in other types of districts. The Purple District Network is the only state legislator network exclusively focused on providing support to progressive state legislators, regardless of party affiliation, in purple districts.
The Purple District Network is a Sister District Action Network (SDAN) program that uses a cohort model to build community among purple district legislators in order to share best practices, governance techniques, education and strategies for being effective legislators.
Legislators in the network connect with each other through a shared database, remote convenings with their cohorts, and network-wide special events."
Tristan, you are spot on with protesting, especially in town halls. My Rep Mike Bost is a trumper, but I'm signed up to be on a phone connection to his town hall. I'm going to ask him why farmers will lose the their set-aside payments, why ASCS offices will be closed, why government stored grains will mold rather than be shipped out of the country, thus causing crop prices and futures to decrease, hurting farmers' incomes. Because in our district, farming is a large part of the economy. Then, I hope everyone hits him about Elon Musk's behavior. If I have an opportunity, I will bring up Musk.
Brenda Yocom, thank you for the questions you will ask. They are so needed for all of us, for American farmers, for people around the world, and for saving our Earth, food, resources, and survival of many lives. In addition to mold, there would be rats and a lot of other horrible results all because of T.’s horrible decision and that of his boss. I hope that Farmers everywhere will be in on that discussion and will add to the support you give.
And make sure to put the pressure on Republicans in "safe" red districts. And show them how UNSAFE it is to STAB YOUR OWN CONSTITUENTS in the back!!!!!!!!!! Another great idea - a poster, a billboard, sign, bumper sticker, etc. AMERICANS WELFARE QUEENS - with pictures of Elon Musk and Donald Trump (along with all the other billionaires on his cabinet and that support him)
I think you meant AMERICA’S or else AMERICAN. Either way, your poster idea would certainly relay a very important message. Thank you, Murray! You might start a series of posters or bill boards showing who got what intended funds. They need to be strategically placed for sure in order to promote meaningful awareness. Thank you!
He hasn’t answered anywhere I’ve called over the last month. I call everyday. I’m now going to turn to commenting more on social media. I also sent my friends and family who live in rep districts and asked them to call. I have a Blue rep. I’m so angry and fighting thru this feeling of hopelessness.
I appreciate your posts and wisdom so much. The thing that gives me the most optimism in this is that the reps actually think there is going to be an election in 2026! I am pretty sure Trump, Musk and the rest of the craven Project 2025 are doing everything they can to cancel fair and authentic elections from now on.
According to the ACLU pamphlet on protesting it is legal to walk on the sidewalk.
(A friend also informed me that the signs cannot contain profanity.)
I WALKED THE SIDEWALK LAST FRIDAY WITH MY SIGNS STARTING AT 4:15.
ONE OTHER PERSON SHOWED UP🙌
We walked on a stretch of sidewalk that has good visibility from the road.
We also stopped occasionally at the corner which has a light.
My signs say “Stop The Donald, Don’t let the infection spread”
We got a lot of honking, numerous thumbs up, one 🖕🏼, and one gentleman pulled over and asked to take our picture. We said sure. He did and then said “ We need more people like you!”
WE ARE GETTING NOTICED I will be doing it again this Friday 🙌 and already have additional people wanting to join in!
And I bought some small American and Ukrainian flags for us to carry!
🇺🇸🤍🇺🇦🤍🇺🇸🤍🇺🇦🤍🇺🇸🤍🇺🇦🤍🇺🇸🤍🇺🇦🤍🇺🇸🤍🇺🇦🤍🇺🇸🤍🇺🇦🤍🇺🇸🤍🇺🇦🤍🇺🇸🤍🇺🇦
Hooray for you, and thank you for what you are doing as well as sharing! I also appreciate that you emphasized not using any profanity. Because of one word being used frequently, I unsubscribed from a particular sub stack. I think we are better than stooping to use any word that comes into that category of being inappropriate. I certainly should hope so.
Hooray for your work and hooray for honoring Ukraine, its people, and the Ukrainian flag! They deserve all the help America can give it. American democracy deserves all the help Americans can give it!
That is very kind of you! We all need to do as much as we are able to save our democracy!
Thanks so much for this Tristan. This is very insightful and helpful. It gives me hope!!
Yes, I love the hope this article gives! Thank you, Jan, for mentioning it!
Excellent advice; Thank you! 💙🔥
Smart and effective approach. Sharing with my community today!
I dream of a list comprised of 1) Purple Districts 2)Name and contact info of rep in each district 3) the issue(s)—particularly the Muskuts—that are most painful in each district. That would be dynamite in the hands of Jess Craven, Swing Left, etc. I'd happily spend the day on my keyboard...or phone.
I did a quick search to see if there is such a thing. I didn't find it, but I did find a purple district legislator network that's part of Sister District.
"Legislators from purple districts face challenges and experiences in governing that are distinct from colleagues in other types of districts. The Purple District Network is the only state legislator network exclusively focused on providing support to progressive state legislators, regardless of party affiliation, in purple districts.
The Purple District Network is a Sister District Action Network (SDAN) program that uses a cohort model to build community among purple district legislators in order to share best practices, governance techniques, education and strategies for being effective legislators.
Legislators in the network connect with each other through a shared database, remote convenings with their cohorts, and network-wide special events."
https://sisterdistrict.com/purple-district-network/
Whether this is of use I don't know. Maybe an entry point?
Tristan, you are spot on with protesting, especially in town halls. My Rep Mike Bost is a trumper, but I'm signed up to be on a phone connection to his town hall. I'm going to ask him why farmers will lose the their set-aside payments, why ASCS offices will be closed, why government stored grains will mold rather than be shipped out of the country, thus causing crop prices and futures to decrease, hurting farmers' incomes. Because in our district, farming is a large part of the economy. Then, I hope everyone hits him about Elon Musk's behavior. If I have an opportunity, I will bring up Musk.
Brenda Yocom, thank you for the questions you will ask. They are so needed for all of us, for American farmers, for people around the world, and for saving our Earth, food, resources, and survival of many lives. In addition to mold, there would be rats and a lot of other horrible results all because of T.’s horrible decision and that of his boss. I hope that Farmers everywhere will be in on that discussion and will add to the support you give.
Thank you, JP4M, I appreciate your comment.
You’re welcome!
And make sure to put the pressure on Republicans in "safe" red districts. And show them how UNSAFE it is to STAB YOUR OWN CONSTITUENTS in the back!!!!!!!!!! Another great idea - a poster, a billboard, sign, bumper sticker, etc. AMERICANS WELFARE QUEENS - with pictures of Elon Musk and Donald Trump (along with all the other billionaires on his cabinet and that support him)
I think you meant AMERICA’S or else AMERICAN. Either way, your poster idea would certainly relay a very important message. Thank you, Murray! You might start a series of posters or bill boards showing who got what intended funds. They need to be strategically placed for sure in order to promote meaningful awareness. Thank you!
Hell yes - excellent analysis and game plan
Senator Thom Tillis in N.C. turned off VM transfers following town hall occurrences elsewhere, and when budget proposal came out.
He hasn’t answered anywhere I’ve called over the last month. I call everyday. I’m now going to turn to commenting more on social media. I also sent my friends and family who live in rep districts and asked them to call. I have a Blue rep. I’m so angry and fighting thru this feeling of hopelessness.
I appreciate your posts and wisdom so much. The thing that gives me the most optimism in this is that the reps actually think there is going to be an election in 2026! I am pretty sure Trump, Musk and the rest of the craven Project 2025 are doing everything they can to cancel fair and authentic elections from now on.
Trump needs to be impeached and convicted
Thank you for this valuable article. I am so thankful to have it.