I'm fighting as fast and as hard as I can. Are you with me?
UPDATE 3 December 2016:
From https://electoralcollegepetition.com/16-days-left/#gs.ulDA6Ic,
TAKE ACTION to convince the Electoral College to vote their consciences and put Hillary in the White House!!!!!
SIGN UP where it says "TAKE ACTION"
DO IT TODAY--GET INVOLVED NOW!!!!!
16 Days Left: An Action Plan to Stop Donald Trump
Now there are only 16 days left until the Electoral option is off the table.
Over the next 16 days, we are going to give this campaign everything we’ve got … and WE NEED YOUR HELP.
Our strategy has five main elements:- Promote awareness of the petition via social media and mass media coverage
- Publish an open letter to the Electors signed by a broad coalition of Americans to be published in newspapers across the country
- Initiate individual contact with specific Electors by carefully chosen individuals and group representatives
- Organize and direct grassroots action, including phone banking and letter-writing
- Coordinate and promote protests in state capitals on December 19
KEEP THE PETITION GROWING
Social media: Keep sharing the petition! Only a small percentage of your friends see it each time you share, and most people have still not heard about it. Don’t just post links … take time to explain to your friends and family why it’s so important that they sign and support this effort. Find articles and images to share here … you can also submit relevant news articles and submit your own images here.You can also watch and share this video we made about the petition:
Mass media: We are pushing every possible outlet to cover this story. It isn’t easy! Most mass media have moved on and are focusing on light holiday-season programming. You can help keep the petition in the public’s consciousness by contacting TV stations, reporters, and bloggers and asking them to cover this story. If you work in the media and can help us with any coverage, please contact us ASAP.
SUPPORT OUR OPEN LETTER
On December 13, we will be publishing an open letter to Electors in full-page newspapers ads across the country. It’s an expensive endeavor and the majority of our GoFundMe funds will be spent on this. Your support makes it possible for us to reach even more outlets. Donate to our campaign here.TAKE ACTION
We have created an Action Toolkit to help our volunteers – more than 12,000! – take action. We need to keep the pressure on, so please sign up and join our efforts. We give you all the tools and information you need, and you can log your actions so we can track our impact.Click here to start taking action to help stop Donald Trump.
TALKING TO ELECTORS
We want to be clear on this point: We are asking you to NOT contact the Electors directly. They are private citizens who are not set up to manage massive public communication, and many Electors have reported being harassed and feeling threatened.We are working with a broad coalition of like-minded groups, including the Hamilton Electors, to contacted selected Electors and have individual conversations about why they should vote their conscience.
We do need more Republicans involved in this action. If you are a Republican in one of the states Trump won, please contact us.
PROTEST ON DECEMBER 19
On December 19, Electors will gather in each state capitals to cast their final ballot. It’s important to have a visible presence that day as they prepare to cast ballots, to remind them of their Constitutional obligation and maybe even give them the courage to do the right thing.We are focusing on December 19, but there are many demonstrations being planned earlier, both in state capitals and elsewhere around the country, and we are supportive of those actions.
View our continually growing calendar of protests here.
GIVING IT ALL WE’VE GOT
For the next 16 days, we are going to do everything we can to educate Americans about the Electoral College, and work to fight back against reactionary politics.Thank you for your continued support,
Daniel and the ECP team
THIS IS NOT NORMAL
NEVER LET IT BECOME NORMAL
EVER!
DON'T GIVE UP
DON'T GIVE IN
STAY ANGRY
trump voters stayed angry for eight years,
which is why we are having this conversation.
Until further notice, the purpose of this blog is to provide tools to help protect and preserve our rights, our liberties, and our country from the wrinkled fat orange clusterfuck that is Donald "acorn dick LOSER" trump. As I track down more information, I will continue to refine these tools.
I've moved the full to-do list, including all the vendors to boycott, to the bottom of the post for your comfort and convenience.
If you value my work, please support me on Patreon: just point your browser to https://www.patreon.com/ and type "Dot Calm's shadow" into the search box at the top--thank you! Even a dollar a month from 20 people would really help right now--it would cover part of my Internet. Show me that there's more out there than just a lonely chorus of crickets!
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Greetings, fellow Dot Calm Readers, Freedom Fighters, and Truth Crusaders!
Faithful friends, we sure have our work cut out for us here in The Resistance.
The black cloud of four interminable years of democracy-destroying, corruption-spreading, hate-and-fear-mongering, outright lying, and thievery on the grandest scale on the planet as embodied by Donald John trump looms large overhead, overwhelming in its implication and reach.
But be of stout heart--there is much to do, and we are the ones we've been waiting for. If we all work together, we can fight this puckered orange menace.
And fight we must!
I believe that, in a video I saw recently, it was "Our Revolution" board chair, Larry Cohen, who remarked to Thom Hartmann that Republican control of the House and Senate means that there may be little to nothing Democrats can do to stop trump, especially if the Republicans get rid of the filibuster. If that happens, the man said, we must work locally to set up sanctuaries to protect our brothers and sisters under attack from the trump administration and its minions in the House and Senate. And that, my faithful friends, is going to be a long, hard, expensive, and painful slawg, and we'll all have to sacrifice to make it happen--to protect ourselves and each other from the vultures that the trump voters elected. On the other hand, grassroots local organizing and activism will only make us and our communities stronger and help our cause long term, since it will show the trump voters who's really on their side working for them--and it ain't all the Goldman Sachs people trump wants to install in his administration. Note to self: I'll hafta ask my Tea Party Christian
Fortunately, there are little glimmers of good news.
One is that Bernie Sanders is letting his firebrand flag fly--keep your eyes and ears open, boyz 'n' girlz, for signs and signals from his team telling us how and when to organize. It's coming!
Another fun little piece of news is that Kellogg's pulled its advertising from Breitbart, stating that Breitbart's "values" do not comport with Kellogg's. Yay! In honor of Kellogg's decision, I went and bought me a great big box of Frosted Flakes--they're G-R-R-R-REAT!--and then I went onto Kellogg's website to thank them and tell them why I'm making a point to buy their products.
When I find who else is dumping Breitbart and thwarting trump, I'll add the list to the "WTF: TDL" at the bottom of the post so we can all vote with our wallets. Don't forget to check out the "WTF: TDL" --I update it every time I post.
Don't forget to read Dot Calm's shadow's favorite independent sources of news and information:
Daily Kos
AlterNet
Consider the preemptive Blogger phuqued-up phormatting disclaimer to be in effect. Grrr.
-- Dot Calm's shadow
Vox: The Trump conflicts of interest we can see are just the tip of the iceberg
...All over the world, there are businesses and buildings with chump's name on them. And any one of them can blackmail, bribe, or manipulate the chump by tweaking his dainty, brittle ego on Twitter....
Vox: Make the Electoral College great again: let "conscientious electors" do their jobs
Vox: A federal ethics office is sarcastically "congratulating" Trump over his conflict-of-interest plan
...Hilarious! They're trying to shame chump into doing the right thing. Too bad chump is impervious to shame.
Vox: Texas will now require aborted fetuses to be cremated or buried
...Attention, ladies! Time to send the Texas legislature all your used tampons and pads--just tell them you can't afford the time or money to cremate or bury them yourself! And if they succeed in forcing you to complete an unwanted pregnancy, then just drop off your little bundle of joy at their nearest office--since they took responsibility for your reproductive decisions, they've earned responsibility for the outcome!
Vox: Nancy Pelosi's victory shows House Democrats don't think they need to change to win
...Really interesting read. The article points out that, hey, Hillary won the popular vote by over 2.25 million votes with increased turnout over past recent elections. House and Senate candidates also did well but were stymied by gerrymandering and vote suppression. Did you know that Hillary outperformed more populist down-ballot candidates like Russ Feingold? I was shocked, shocked I tell you. So, those establishment Dems who don't think the Party needs to change may just have a point. My only problem with that notion is that we were completely shut out of governance when we had the better candidates and the better ideas. To me, that means that something hasta change, and quick! Is it just our messaging...? I'm sure that some good bottom-up, grassroots organizing will help. GET INVOLVED!
Vox: The Pakistani government released a readout of its call with Trump. It's magical.
...Yup, you read it here, folks--chump loudly and repeatedly reviled Pakistan on the campaign trail, but now that they said something nice about him, he lurves them almost as much as he lurves PEWtin. And we thot we were laughing-stocks when chimpie was in office...! I wonder what would happen if I were to meet chump and, over time, alternately insult and propitiate him....
Vox: The true story of America's sky-high prescription drug prices
...In other words, we're skrooed! Actually, it's a balance between whether we pay less for drugs and have less innovation or whether we eat the cost of innovation by paying higher drug prices. But I thot that it was the government, not the drug companies, funding most of the research...! I remember when AARP handed chimpie that Medicare concession, disallowing the government from negotiating lower prescription drug prices for seniors. I vowed that day never to join AARP because, to me, they sold out America's seniors. Ya know what? If they had let Medicare negotiate lower drug prices, there's a good chance that Dot Calm would have been alive and well today because she would have been able to get her Copaxone for her MS. Fucking greedy pharma-bro bastards. Fucking greedy sadistic chimp.
Vox: Everything mattered: lessons from 2016's bizarre presidential election
...Informative if depressing read. Ugh--I still can't believe we're in this gawd-awful sitch. FML.
Foreign Policy: 10 Ways to Tell if Your President Is a Dictator
...Yup--chump fits the bill nearly across the board, and he hasn't even been inaugurated yet!
POLITICO: I Voted for Hillary. And Now I'm Going to Write for Breitbart.
...Now this is really interesting. The author thinks that engaging in persuasion of the other side might actually be productive. I doubt it, but I sure hope I'm wrong!
POLITICO: Why We Shouldn't Worry About Giuliani's Ties to an Iranian Resistance Group
...The Iranian resistance group in question--which has bipartisan support in this country--actually sounds awesome. They are more advanced than the United States in that they want to establish "a democratic, non-nuclear, secular" state "at peace with its neighbors with gender equality and a ban on capital punishment." That's a LOT more progressive than we even pretend to be!
POLITICO: Trump's Claims About Illegal Votes Are Nonsense. I Debunked the Study He Cites as 'Evidence.'
Vox: CIA Director John Brennan tells the BBC that Trump's ideas are terrible
...It's unusual for a sitting CIA director to denounce a president elect, but chump is unusual and gawd-awful enough to deserve it...so the dressing-down comes as no surprise to real experts in the field...or, in fact, anyone with at least two firing neurons between his or her earz.
Vox: A Wisconsin court case may be the last best hope to fix gerrymandering
...It's a slim chance, but it's all we got. *sigh*
Vox: Not sure how to deal with a Trump presidency? Ask Mexicans.
...Stay tuned for the Mexicans' answers. Of course, we know how Mexicans deal with chump--lots and lots of ugly fat wrinkled piñatas!
Vox: Spitting landed an HIV-positive man in prison for 35 years. Spitting doesn't transmit HIV.
Vox: Green Party candidate Jill Stein got more votes than Trump's victory margin in 3 key states
...So much for chump's mandate. You know who has a mandate? Hillary and the Dems!
Vox: How Obama could make it much harder for Trump to build his "Muslim registry"
...Get busy, O'Bama! And get busy calling and bugging O'Bama, friends!
Vox: Donald Trump and the Indiana Carrier factory, explained
...Thom Hartmann gives a better explanation, but it's wrapped in a Russia Today YouTube video, and I'd rather not promulgate Russia Today--PEWtin's propaganda--unless it's the only explanation I can find for something important. In this case, the useful explanation was followed by a bunch of self-aggrandizement for RT, which was followed by a discussion with a panel that included some right-wing nut jobs who were incapable of even pretending to be civil. Eww. I'll try to hunt down a non-polluted version of the segment and post it next time.
Vox: The Carrier deal shows a big problem with Trump's approach to the presidency
...Um, you mean aside from the obvious problems?!?? Like, aside from the fact that chump is crowing about small, contrived "successes" he didn't even campaign on (i.e., no tariffs were involved in this "deal"--just
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Keith Olbermann, rebuking the vacuum of vapid media, takes the reins of The Resistance and replies to chump's ABNORMAL behavior when no one else will...in this case, addressing every line of chump's "Pettysburg Address"
AronRa's video on Standing Rock gives more information in one place than you'll ever hear in the corporate media
Thom Hartmann has an extremely informative conversation on chump, how he could succeed, and why he will likely fail
chump's cabinet is a basket of deplorables
chump sidles away from his campaign promise to torture--now I know my Tea Party Christian friend, who lurves torture for the sake of it (it is biblical, you know!) will be disappointed in his fat wrinkled ugly orange messiah....
Man, I am lovin' me some Trevor Noah!!!!!
'Til next time, check out these great channels:
Randi Rhodes Air Force
Late Night with Seth Meyers
LastWeekTonight
Secular Talk
The Young Turks
The Thinking Atheist
MisterDeity
NonStampCollector
Action List
PROTECT yourself financially and reproductively.
1. If you need a loan, get it NOW--rates have already gone up; they went up at least three times between the election and the end of last week. MOVE your retirement out of the stock market and into a stable fund that is guaranteed NOT to lose your principal--if you're not risk averse, keep your money in stocks until after the inauguration...but move it out ASAP afterward because, once chump and the Rethuglikkkants deregulate Wall Street, we are in for a bust that makes chimp's Great Recession look like O'Bama's recovery.
2. If you're a woman of reproductive age or a man who knows and loves women of reproductive age, stock up on as much "Plan B" (the "morning after" pill) as you can afford NOW. Plan to take one pill either immediately after unprotected sex or the morning after unprotected sex, and plan to take another pill 24 hours later. No matter what else you do, STOCK UP NOW on Plan B because even the best contraceptives fail, and you won't be able to get an abortion once chump and the Rethuglikkkants take over.
3. If you're a woman of reproductive age and don't already have an IUD or contraceptive implant, get yours NOW. Mirena has progestin, not estrogen, and can reduce your period; the copper ones without hormones (like Paragard) can cause cramping and heavy bleeding that doesn't go away until the device is removed (think having the second day of your period for a year at a clip). Of these two IUDs, women seem to prefer Mirena, but the device can still fall out. Cosmopolitan has a great discussion on these and other IUDs, what's involved with getting one (not a big deal, but you'll bleed for at least a week afterward), what's involved with having one removed (also not a big deal, but you'll bleed for at least a week after). "Managing Contraception" has an article on Mirena (not scary). If I were you, I'd skip the Skyla--it only lasts 3 years, so you wouldn't even be done with the orange fuckwad's first term if you get one. Planned Parenthood has a video about contraceptive implants and great information about all forms of contraception. And if you think you might need a do-it-yourself abortion some time in the future, go talk to Planned Parenthood NOW and see if you can stock up on mifepristone now--the options for DIY abortions at home using substances like vitamin C seem promising to desperate women but don't have any scientific backing. You can also try womenonwaves.org and womenonweb.org.
Now, make your daily calls and do the rest...
DAILY CALLS!
CALL your U.S. Senators and Representatives DAILY at their LOCAL offices. SHOW UP in person if you can. Call each day with ONE issue--and KEEP CALLING. The staffers track your calls by issue, so don't give in to the temptation of giving them the whole laundry list all at once. Here is our list of demands:
0. Call your members of Congress now to ask them to denounce Stephen Bannon. And Jeff Sessions, and Mike Flynn, and Mike Pompeo, and MORON Ebell, and the rest of them. Just call and tell your elected representatives to denounce and block ALL of trump's appointments because they're all reality-denying bigots who hate so many actual Americans that they are unfit to serve all Americans.
1. DEMAND they support Barbara Boxer's bill to ABOLISH the Electoral College--popular vote only. DEMAND paper ballots only, and DEMAND audit trails be published in local papers. DEMAND they LET ALL Americans vote (undo voter roll purges and other Black voter suppression) and MAKE Election Day a national holiday for all. And STOP gerrymandering.
2. FIGHT trump's personnel appointments and FILIBUSTER ALL trump's SCOTUS appointments. Supporting Citizens United or opposing the rights of women, immigrants, non-whites, non-Christians, LGBTQ+, and the poor are UNACCEPTABLE. This is NON-NEGOTIABLE.
3. DEMAND trump's impeachment--DEMAND he be investigated NOW for corruption and conflict of interest. DEMAND to see his taxes. trump has already committed impeachable offenses, so DEMAND that he be held accountable NOW.
4. REMIND them THEY'RE FIRED if they don't obstruct, obstruct, obstruct trump and the Republicans from Day 1. If they resist, REMIND them that Hillary WON the popular vote by over 2.25 million and climbing.
5. DEMAND restoration of the Fairness Doctrine--DEMAND fair, fact-based, accurate media free from the false equivalencies and unchecked free coverage that foisted trump on us.
CALL President Obama every day:
1. DEMAND a SPECIAL PROSECUTOR to investigate FBI director James Comey and Donald trump for interfering with the election.
2. DEMAND the Army Corps of Engineers go to Flint to dig up and replace all the poisoned pipes.
3. PARDON Edward Snowden and consider pardoning Hillary Clinton--even though she's innocent--to stop the Republican witch hunts, especially since one of trump's campaign promises was to jail her: Republicans hate her so much that, if she'd as so much as farted, Republicans would have had her in jail faster than Martha Stewart. The fact that Hillary isn't in jail is proof positive that she's innocent, which is proof positive that the Republicans will keep coming at her.
4. STOP DAPL. DOJ MUST investigate the atrocities being committed against peaceful, non-violent water protectors who just want clean water and tribal sovereignty over their own lands. MAKE Standing Rock a national monument. The US Army Corps of Engineers MUST revoke all permits to build DAPL. STOP the construction NOW, PERMANENTLY.
5. DEMAND that NSEERS be dismantled to make it harder for chump to set up his Muslim registry.
AND THE REST!!
SIGN UP for daily headlines from Daily Kos, AlterNet, and "Democracy Now!" SIGN petitions. ATTEND town halls and protests. Jeremy Scahill's publication "The Intercept" is another high-quality resource of investigative reporting you'd be hard pressed to find elsewhere. GET INFORMED and GET INVOLVED!
If or when trump really does set up his Muslim registry, SIGN UP! Trevor Noah suggested this to be funny, but it's gone viral because the racist bigoted assholes can't deport us all, now can they? If I can do it as a proud anti-theist atheist, then so can you as whatever religion or lack thereof that you are. Keystone Progress has a page where you can pledge to sign up: Pledge to register as a Muslim if Trump creates a registry.
VOLUNTEER for and DONATE to all the organizations that D. LOSER trump is targeting. Get on their mailing lists and donate as much time and money as you can to Planned Parenthood, NRDC,
ORGANIZE to TAKE OVER the Democratic Party: FIGHT trump and the Republicans, CLEAN UP Democratic Party failures, WIN the midterms, and apologize to Bernie and America for failing.
PROTEST all media that inflicted trump on us--BOYCOTT their advertisers and TELL them why. This includes FUX Noise.
GRAB the pussy-in-thief by the wallet: BOYCOTT businesses that sell trump products and TELL them why.
Boycott List
Here's a twofer: let's save our money for when dump tanks the economy and grab the trumpussy grabber-in-thief where it hurts most--by his wallet!
Want to boycott trump? There's an app for that!
And here's a list of trump companies.
There's also a spreadsheet of trump supporters and vendors that carry trump merch that includes the vendors below.
Don't forget New Balance, who praised and supported trump: 1 (800) 595-9138.
Here's the list from Mindy Fischer, featuring 28 vendors that sell trump merchandise. BOYCOTT them all and TELL them why!
6pm
Contact info: (888) 676-2660, HQ- (702) 943-7777
cs@6pm.com
Amazon
Contact info: (888) 280-4331 HQ- (206) 266-1000
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact-us/general-questions.html?skip=true
Belk
Contact info: (866) 235-5443 HQ- (704) 357-1000
http://www.belkfeedback.com/(X(1)S(sbbxm3z11e1guxbtctk2wdkc))/Index.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Bloomingdale's
Contact info: (800) 777-0000 HQ- (212) 705-2000
http://survey.medallia.com/?blm-tuwyt-com
Bluefly
Contact info: (877) 258-3359 HQ- (212) 944-8000
flyrep@bluefly.com
The Bon-Ton
Contact info: (800) 233-7626 HQ- (800) 937-5449
http://investors.bonton.com/contactus.cfm
Bed Bath and Beyond
Contact info: (800) 462-3966 HQ- (908) 688-0888
https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/selfservice/ContactUs?…
Burlington Coat Factory
Contact info: (855) 355-2875 HQ- (609) 387-7800
http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/contactus.aspx
Carson's
Contact info: (800) 945-4438 HQ- (317) 971-6200
http://investors.bonton.com/contactus.cfm
Century 21 department store
Contact info: (877) 350-2121 HQ- (888) 221-2551
https://www.c21stores.com/contact
Dillard's
Contact info: (800) 345-5273 HQ- (501) 376-5200
http://www.dillards.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContactUs
DSW Shoes
Contact info: (866) 379-7463 HQ- (614) 237-7100
http://www.dsw.com/dsw_shoes/customer_service/send_email.jsp
Hudson’s Bay
Contact info: (800) 521-2364 HQ- (800) 521-2364
https://www.thebay.com/webapp/wcs/stores…
HSN
Contact info: (800) 284-3900 HQ- (727) 872-1000
https://www.hsn.com/cs/email_us/default.aspx
Jet
Contact Info: (855) 538-4323 HQ- (844) 538-2255
help@jet.com
Lord & Taylor
Contact info: (800) 223-7440 HQ- (212) 391-3344
https://www.lordandtaylor.com/webapp/wcs/stores…
Macy’s
Contact info: (800) 289-6229 HQ- (513) 579-7000
http://survey.medallia.com/?mcy-tuwyt-com
Marshalls and TJ Maxx
Contact info: (888) 627-7425 HQ- (508) 390-1000
https://www.marshallsonline.com/contact-us
Neiman Marcus
Contact info: (888) 888-4757 HQ- (562) 463-9333
https://www.neimanmarcus.com/assistance/contactUs.jsp
Nordstrom
Contact info: (888) 282-6060 HQ- (206) 628-2111
https://nordstrom.custhelp.com/app/ask/incidents.c$sent_queueid/12
Overstock.com
Contact info: (800) 843-2446 HQ- (801) 947-3100
https://help.overstock.com/app/ask
Perfumania
Contact info: (866) 557-2368 HQ- (800) 228-3489
http://perfumaniaholdings.com/contact
Saks Off Fifth
Contact info: (877) 551-7257 HQ- (212) 320-4700
https://www.saksoff5th.com/contactus
Stein Mart
Contact info: (888) 783-4662 HQ- (904) 346-1500
http://ir.steinmart.com/contactus.cfm
Wayfair
Contact info: (866) 263-8325 HQ- (617) 532-6100
https://www.wayfair.com/help/faq.php
Winners
Contact info: (514) 788 4949 HQ- (905) 405-8000
https://www.winners.ca/en/contact
Zappos
Contact info: (800) 927-7671 HQ- (702) 943-7777
https://secure-www.zappos.com/contact
Zulily
Contact info: (877) 779-5615 HQ- (206) 724-0500
http://www.zulily.com/contacts
OK, friends--let's get busy!
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