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Democrats need to start hammering him on every little thing he backtracks on, fails at or otherwise screws up. Also hit republicans for being stupid enough for supporting his hairbrained ideas. We have got to stop coming to this massacre unarmed thinking everything will just be hunky-dorey. It won’t be! It won’t ever be if we don’t get our heads out of the mud.

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Take action! Don’t believe for one minute that our efforts are wasted. They are not! Our Get-Out-The-Vote efforts helped quite a few Democrats get elected, from the state level on up to the U.S. Senate. We did that!

We must contact our senators now – even solid Democrats - and stress the urgency of resisting Trump’s clown car of nominees. Incredibly, some elected Democratic officials are starting to cave. (Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Senator Fetterman of PA, for example.) Our Senators won’t know how much our democracy means to their constituents - unless we tell them.

Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing is Tuesday (tomorrow!) morning, and Russell Vought’s is Wednesday afternoon.

Most of Trump’s nominees have no experience running a large agency; they couldn’t run the local Dairy Queen.

Hegseth would be dangerous as a Secretary of Defense. The other nominees are no better.

In contrast, Russell Vought knows his way around Washington - he previously directed the Office of Management and Budget. If Trump puts him in this role again, he will dismantle federal programs and implement Project 2025. His confirmation would supercharge MAGA authoritarianism. Vought is extremely dangerous.

Google your senators’ names to find their official page and how to contact them by msg or phone.

Another action – Urge your senators to protect voting rights. The U.S. does not experience widespread voter fraud, and states already have multiple effective systems to ensure voter eligibility. The SAVE Act would make it harder to register to vote. We must stop the SAVE act Here’s a handy pre-written letter:

Don’t succumb to what historian Timothy Snyder warns of – letting your worry lead to paralysis.

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