PEWtin is on track to be inaugurated President of the United States of America
THIS IS NOT NORMAL
NEVER LET IT BECOME NORMAL
EVER!
DON'T GIVE IN
STAY ANGRY
trump voters stayed angry for eight years,
which is why we are having this conversation.
21 December:
Happy Dot Calm's Birthday, y'all.
Greetings, fellow Dot Calm Readers, Freedom Fighters, and Truth Crusaders!
Walp, that's the end of the great American experiment: secular democratic government. The electors have sided with party over decency and thrown themselves and the rest of us to the wolves of the top 1%. What else is there to say at this point? - except RESIST, RESIST, RESIST.
Donald john trump is an illegitimate candidate for president. He ignores all laws and norms, and Republicans are too busy fattening their wallets and laughing at their constituents to stop him in any way. They will be too busy cheering him on to impeach him
--whatever he gets away with, they get to do even worse the next time one of them gets in.
I've said before that I don't think the country will survive. Not only are we post-truth, but we are also post-accountability and post-integrity. That is a lethal combination for this nation.
And before you try telling me that it isn't that bad or it won't be so bad, just look at everything that hair fuhrer has already emboldened his gleefully hateful adherents into, unchecked. Nearly 900 hate incidents from November 8 to November 29, when they apparently stopped counting, and over 1,000 per month, according to TeleSur via AlterNet. North Carolina's Republican coup against Governor-elect Roy Cooper. Republicans' gleeful embrace of Vladimir PEWtin's bloodless takeover of OUR government.
Friends, ignorance and hatred have won. cheeto benito and his hateful adherents despise truth and honesty, favoring instead whatever opinion du jour happens to suit their momentary goals. Republicans have won the war on science and are positioned to win the war on women. Although you can try, you can't reason with unreasonable people.
It really looks like it's time to give these morons the kakistocratic, oligarchic, plutocratic, kleptocratic theocracy they've all been lusting for and set ourselves up an American nation where evidence drives what we think and those who represent us are held to account, both by their own integrity and by legal enforcement that does not favor the rich and powerful.
Because, let's face it--America as we all knew and loved it has had it.
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-- Dot Calm's shadow
Newsweek: How Donald Trump's Business Ties Are Already Jeopardizing U.S. Interests
...Friends, if you read nothing else, READ THIS. Every single one of trump's buildings and business partners abroad is now a soft target for any nation that wants to bribe, blackmail, attack, or take revenge on us. This is SERIOUS SHIT.
Daily Kos: Astounding: David Koch's 1980 VP Run: Kill Medicare, Social Security, Minimum Wage, Public Schools
Huffington Post: Yes, The Women’s March Is Still On — And It Has A Starting Location
The New York Times: How Republics End
...Friends, read this article to recognize what is befalling us and what is about to befall us. Rome had nothing on America!
The New York Times: Is Donald Trump a Threat to Democracy?
...YES, YES HE IS. chump is waving every anti-democratic red flag there is. This is not alarmism, friends--THIS SHIT IS FOR REAL.
Huffington Post: What Those Who Studied Nazis Can Teach Us About The Strange Reaction To Donald Trump
...A word of caution to you coordinators, normalizers, and give-him-a-chance-ers: DON'T. chump will yank the millimeter you give him into several miles before you even realize you've been pulled off balance into a face-plant on the cold, hard ground.
Daily Kos: History professor's, 20-point guide to defending democracy under a trump presidency
...I'm going to do as many of these as I can. Cleaning hate signs and vandalism, like swastikas, is a good one. Don't give up, don't give in, and FIGHT, DAMMIT! Friends, I know I keep saying that this is the end of America as we know it, but that-snot going to stop me from fighting tooth and nail to save it!
Daily Kos: Five Keys to Taking Down Trump
...NO appeasement, NO deals. Get the message out that Democrats are FOR working people; get millenials and Gen X'ers to buy in and OWN the party--aim it where they need it to go. Rebrand as needed, just like the evil Republicans do. Get out and do the grassroots thing. And don't underestimate cheeto benito--he's already survived Nate Silver's six stages of doom.
Daily Kos: NYC Mayor Teaches Democrats How To Fight Trump
...In short, stand and fight for what we believe in--truth, integrity, equality, democracy, protection of the vulnerable, and justice for all, not punishment of the poor and unbridled crime by the rich. "It takes A LOT strength to stand up for others. Cowards are those who give into fear and paranoia—the very definition of the rightwing Trump supporter." Yup.
The Most Effective Form of Psychological Warfare We Can Wage Against trump
...trumplethinskin's greatest weakness is his dainty, fragile, and oh-so-brittle ego. C'mon, friends--it's time to mock around the clock--especially how poor chump is compared to his claims of "billions." We all know that Donald john trump blew daddy's money in shitty business deals because Donald john trump is a shitty businessman--the WORST, PATHETIC. Let's never let Dickless Donald LOSER trump forget what a sad, pathetic LOSER he is, ok? However, I do disagree with the article: it is DEFINITELY ok to fat-shame trump. Why? Because he fat-shames his betters all the time. He is an overweight, undisciplined fat ass, and he deserves to be mocked for his weight. I also think it's fair game to mock his plastic wife because she is plastic--and a plagiarizing hypocrite to boot. If she had come up with her own speeches instead of cribbing off her opponents' and if she weren't such a hypocrite about mocking on social media, then, yeah, I could see leaving her off limits. But she's earned her place in the four-year (hopefully less) mockfest that's about to ensue, so let her have it!
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This petition was part of a coalition effort with many other organizations, and nearly 110,000 people signed on.
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This is a win for those of us fighting fracking, and for the many people who've suffered from water contamination due to fracking. And it's a loss for the oil and gas industry, which has used the EPA's draft report to claim that fracking is safe.
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Under Trump the next four years will be an all-out assault on reporters’ right to hold the powerful accountable. We’re committed to fighting back — and have signed a pledge to defend the First Amendment.
If you haven't already, join us and sign the pledge today.
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Friends,
Yesterday Donald Trump did what I thought was unthinkable, and nominated ExxonMobil's CEO Rex Tillerson to be the next US Secretary of State.
Exxon has a long history of funding climate denial and committing human rights abuses. We cannot put them in charge of our foreign policy. As CEO Tillerson formed billion dollar partnerships with strongmen like Vladimir Putin, and launched attacks against groups seeking to expose Exxon’s climate deception.
We're pulling together a massive grassroots response to push back on Trump’s climate denying nominees. It starts next Tuesday when we're rallying at transition headquarters in Washington, DC to send the message that we all oppose Trump's radical anti-science, pro-fossil fuel nominees.
Help us stop Trump's climate denial cabinet -- sign the petition opposing Rex Tillerson from becoming Secretary of State and putting Big Oil in charge of our foreign policy.
As Secretary of State, Tillerson would oversee everything from negotiating international climate agreements to reviewing the Keystone XL pipeline. Along with Tillerson, Donald Trump has nominated climate deniers across the board, including for the EPA, Secretary of Interior, and Department of Energy.
Here's our plan to stop the Climate Denier Cabinet:
- Between now and Tuesday, make as much noise as we can, so that we can deliver a big message to his transition headquarters.
- January 3rd, the first day that the new Senate takes office, make thousands of phone calls to every Senator telling them to vote against the Denier Cabinet.
- The following week, take to the streets in all 50 states to oppose their nominations.
- Fill the digital airwaves with ads calling out Senators who say they agree with climate science, but still support Trump’s climate denying cabinet.
- Fight like hell at every stage - we’re not going to make his job easy.
Washington needs to see that the majority of people in this country oppose Trump’s reckless agenda, and that a vote for his nominees is a vote for climate denial. We're sending tens of thousands of messages against Rex Tillerson directly to Trump Transition HQ next Tuesday -- add your name here.
Forward through the fog,
Jamie
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The right wing onslaught is going to come fast and it is going to be extreme.
All I can say is Bayer is REALLY going to hate this.
Since I emailed you and other SumOfUs members yesterday to help us fight back to save the bees in Canada, hundreds of people have chipped in to power this work.
And we just got great news: thanks to our campaigning, the European Commission just cancelled extensions for a bee-killing chemical called fipronil! More than 118,000 SumOfUs members signed the petition to ban this pesticide — and this win is a reminder of what we can do when we work together.
Can you chip in today so we can win in Canada too?
Thanks for all that you do,
Paul
NBC’s unacceptable conflict of interest | |
The petition to Comcast/NBCUniversal reads:
"Cut all business ties with Donald Trump.”
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President Obama just had his final press conference of 2016.
While he expressed regret at the impact of the Russian cyberattacks on the election and promised a report on them before he left office, when it came to taking more impactful actions such as declassifying the intelligence to inform the public, or at least briefing members of the Electoral College before they vote on Monday, he declined.
Please call the White House again at 1-855-999-1663 and leave this message for President Obama:
I am requesting that President Obama declassify any and all intelligence related to Russia's interference of the presidential election—and to brief all members of the Electoral College before they meet on Monday. You still have the power as President for another month.After you make this phone call, click here to offer feedback on how the call went.
Can't make a phone call? Click here to directly send an email to President Obama.
Keep fighting,
Paul Hogarth, Daily Kos
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Dear MoveOn member,
Two years later, Democrats took back the House and Senate—and in 2008, Barack Obama was elected president.
When it comes to fighting back when the chips are down, few groups have had more experience—and success—than MoveOn. And together, we're going to do it again. Will you chip in $5 a month to help build and sustain the Trump resistance?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
MoveOn members worked day and night for months to defeat George W. Bush for re-election.
But not only did Bush win, Republicans gained four seats in the Senate and three in the House, expanding their control of Congress.
The morning after we lost, it seemed as though things couldn't possibly get worse. Until Bush announced that his top priority would be privatizing Social Security. Some Democrats even seemed ready to fold.
But MoveOn members mobilized one of the biggest campaigns in our history—with a clear message to Republicans and Democrats alike: Hands off Social Security!
In the end, Bush's Social Security bill died without a single vote, setting the stage for Democrats to take back Congress in 2006.
We learned a lot of lessons from that fight, and we're putting those lessons to work right now. But we can't rise to challenges of the scale that we now face without unprecedented support. So we're counting on you to ensure that we have the ability to stand up to Donald Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress on every important fight. Will you chip in $5 a month today?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
—Jo, Corinne, Mark, Milan, and the rest of the team
Hi there,
This week, ATTN: explored job training in the United States vs. Germany, where youth unemployment is among the lowest in the world. The Germans have a different approach toward career preparedness after high school: they offer multi-year vocational training programs, which teach practical skills, such as electrical engineering, carpentry, and welding. Students also get on-the-job training as apprentices. Even better, German companies pay 75 percent of the cost of these training programs, while the government covers the remaining 25 percent. This leaves graduates with virtually no student debt, unlike in U.S. where the average four-year college graduate owes about $30,000 in loans.
If you think the U.S. should emulate this system, share ATTN:'s video here.
Other Stories Worth Your Attention This Week:
+ The Big Problem With How We Talk About Male Rape
+ Nev Schulman and Laura Perlongo Explain Why We Need Better Post-Natal Care
+ What Would Happen If Americans Boycotted Student Debt?
+ Veterans Are Standing up for Standing Rock Protesters
+ If You Still Doubt Raising the Minimum Wage, Check Out What Just Happened in Seattle
+ Here's Why America's Schools Are Falling Apart
+ One Dose of Magic Mushrooms Can Treat Depression in Cancer Patients for Months at a Time, According to a New Study
Talk to you soon,
Matthew
Republicans in Washington are preparing to destroy Medicare by handing it over to the greedy insurance industry in return for campaign donations and lobbyist cash. Medicare is a fundamental tool of economic security ― a guarantee that seniors will not be denied health care because they can’t afford it. Paul Ryan and his fellow Republicans want to end that guarantee.
Demand that Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell live up to President-Elect Donald Trump's campaign promise to not touch Medicare and Social Security. We must save Medicare from Speaker of the House Paul Ryan before he guts our earned benefits in the opening months of the new Congress.
The American people are united. Medicare is overwhelmingly popular across the political spectrum, and we won’t stand for attempts to destroy it. Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump pledged to not touch Medicare and Social Security.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may use a parliamentary procedure called reconciliation to bring Speaker Ryan’s plan to destroy Medicare to a vote ― and it could happen as soon as this January. Reconciliation would allow this devastating bill to pass by a simple majority, without the opportunity for a filibuster. But the American people will not take this lying down.
Tell the Republicans that we are here to save Medicare from their plans to destroy it.
Thank you,
Michael Phelan
Social Security Works
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This man could destroy our future in just 34 days. All he needs to do is pull out of the Paris climate agreement and have other massive polluters follow suit. But we’ve got a way to bypass him: if we get climate champions New York, California and Google to build a coalition of US cities, states and firms to meet the US target, the Paris agreement can hold!
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The only way to get hundreds of US mayors, governors, and businesses on board is if the whole world calls on them to be heroes and save our collective future -- share the email below with all your friends, and post the campaign on social media.
https://secure.avaaz.org/
Thanks again for your help,
The Avaaz team
Desperate civilians in East Aleppo need safe passage out, urgently. Let's make this call as big as possible -- share the email below with all your friends, and post the campaign on social media.
We can help save lives today!
https://secure.avaaz.org/
Thanks,
The Avaaz team
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Dear friends,
The massacre of Aleppo may have begun.
Militias are reportedly going house to house, executing civilians, women, and children, and an evacuation convoy was just attacked. Tens of thousands of civilians are left, crying out for help.
Our governments have all failed to stop this war. Let's demand that they unite to insist that Russia, Iran, and Syria allow the UN and the Red Cross to evacuate remaining civilians safely from Aleppo. If these 3 governments hear urgently not just from the US and Western Europe, but from governments around the world, it CAN affect their thinking.
Every moment takes a life - let's stop the massacre of Aleppo:
https://secure.avaaz.org/
Russia and Iran are used to ignoring appeals from the US and Western Europe. But Avaaz is a truly global movement. If the appeals this time come from EVERY trading partner, ally, and friend of these countries -- from Brazil and South Africa and India and Poland and more, it WILL affect their calculations.
Time is running out for the civilians of Aleppo. Let's pressure all our governments to ring Russia and Iran's phones off the hook. We've failed the people of Syria too long, let's not fail the remaining citizens of Aleppo:
Stop the Aleppo Massacre:
https://secure.avaaz.org/
Avaaz has stood with the people of Syria through dozens and dozens of campaigns. This is their darkest hour. Let's not abandon them now.
With hope,
The Avaaz team
PS - the situation on the ground is changing quickly. Here are reports about the clear signs that a massacre has begun:
Al Jazeera - 82 Civilians executed on Monday
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/
BBC - Aleppo battle: UN says civilians shot on the spot
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-
HRW - Syria: Desperate Pleas for Protection from Aleppo
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/
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UPDATE: Google, Apple, Uber, and IBM have joined Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft in publicly stating they will not help Trump build a Muslim registry. Public pressure is working. Tell other tech companies to resist Trump's Muslim registry by signing the petition.
December 14, Donald Trump met with about a dozen of the world’s most powerful technology executives to discuss how they would work together during his term.
Trump has repeatedly stated his intention to build a “Muslim registry,” to track and harass people based on their religious beliefs -- his team even went so far as to cite Japanese-American internment camps as "precedent" for the registry. The tech executives in the meeting could help him carry out his tyrannical plans.
Donald Trump’s agenda threatens our communities and democracy. Silicon Valley cannot collude with him or make it possible for the worst of his threats to be carried out.
Sign the petition: Tell tech companies to publicly oppose Trump’s proposed Muslim registry and refuse to help him carry out his draconian agenda.
Major tech companies like Google and Apple have made it their business model to collect and store personal information about our lives, our social connections, our beliefs, and our habits. They have already colluded with the U.S. government to enable mass surveillance of their users. Now the Trump administration is planning to use data from tech companies to target and discriminate against an entire population of people.
There is precedent for collusion between a tyrannical government and American tech. During the Holocaust, American multinational corporations collaborated with the Nazis to help them design and execute the systematic annihilation of the Jewish people. Most notably, IBM built the machine that allowed Hitler to efficiently send millions of people to death camps.
Despite this history and Trump's xenophobic, racist, misogynistic campaign, IBM's CEO personally offered the company's services to Trump just days after his electoral college win. When we say, "never again," tech companies must heed the call.
Add your name: Tell tech companies to oppose Trump’s proposed Muslim registry and refuse to help him carry out his draconian agenda.
Prior to the meeting at Trump Tower, The Intercept asked nine Silicon Valley companies if they would help Trump build a Muslim registry. Only Twitter refused.
After Daily Kos -- as part of a massive coalition effort comprised of more than two dozen organizations -- demanded other tech companies rule out helping Trump, Facebook and Microsoft publicly stated they wouldn't help build Trump's registry either. What's more, dozens of Silicon Valley employees pledged their resistance to the unethical use of tech.
America’s tech firms hold an unprecedented amount of power and can be a formidable opposition to Trump. Our safety and democracy hinges on our ability to disrupt Trump's plans on every level. Tech giants must be explicit in resisting Trump's overtures and refusing to help create his Muslim registry.
Sign if you agree: Tech companies must publicly oppose Trump’s proposed Muslim registry and refuse to help him carry out his draconian agenda.
Keep fighting,
Monique Teal, Daily Kos
Earlier this month, Congress passed the bipartisan Cures Act, a major
piece of health care legislation that will increase funding for medical
research and update the FDA's approval process for critical new drugs. I supported the act because of these good provisions. But there was an area where it fell short – mental health. It's not the first time you've heard me say this. When it comes to mental health reform, Congress continues to tiptoe where it should leap. Which is why what happens with the Affordable Care Act next year is so important. For the countless Americans struggling with mental illness and the families that love them, the ACA was a lifeline. For the first time, it designated mental and behavioral health as an "essential health benefit" that insurers had to cover. It vastly expanded Medicaid, a critical vehicle for delivering mental health care to low-income families, and ended the ability to deny coverage based on a pre-existing condition -- like a chronic mental health issue. So let's be really clear here. When Majority Leader McConnell, Speaker Ryan and President Trump proudly say that repealing the ACA will be their very first order of business next year – they are putting those mental health provisions on the chopping block. They are threatening the one in five American adults who suffer from mental illness and who depend on the access, protection and care the ACA delivered them. In the weeks and months ahead, I’ll be fighting attacks on American’s health care like my life counts on it – because for many people it does. Joe |
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Missouri students hold up Trump sign and turn their backs on black basketball team
Trump thanks African Americans for not voting, tells white people that's a good thing
Delaware Supreme Court re-sentences entire death row to life without parole
The first trial of Water Protectors charged in the resistance of the Dakota Access pipeline begins this week. Click here to donate to their legal defense.
Obama administration moves to protect Planned Parenthood funding from Republicans
Barack Obama's remarks at his last White House Hanukkah party are just exceptional
Congressional Republicans bullish about codifying anti-LGBT, anti-women bigotry into law
Indians 101: Gender Among Northern Plains Indians
Democrats can learn from the Rev. William Barber and the Moral Mondays fusion movement
Cartoon: Post truth world
Trump team still refusing to accept reports of Russian action, or to take action against Russia
The Republican coup in North Carolina makes clear that Democrats must seat Merrick Garland to SCOTUS
Looks like no jail time for white teen who sexually assaulted black disabled student with coathanger
Breitbart supremacists' boycott of 'Rogue One' didn't go so well
Secret Service isn't enough: Trump is keeping his own private bully 'security' force
Drug companies send 780,000,000 painkillers to West Virginia, including 9 mil to town of 392 people
Disabled children in Texas are the first to feel the $350 million in state cuts to Medicaid
China still has the wrong idea about Trump—they expect him to make sense
A bunch of pharmaceutical execs are getting charged with bribing doctors to prescribe powerful drug
Reforming the Electoral College, Trump's horrible OMB pick and more
Signature needed: Tell the Senate to block Trump’s cabinet nominees
How do we stop Trump & the GOP? An insider's guide by Congressional staffers
Brazenly crooked: Trump's team pressured Kuwaiti ambassador to move an event to Trump's own hotel
Trump's budget director wants the government to stop funding scientific research
Trump risks U.S. default with debt ceiling denier Mulvaney as budget chief
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Donald Trump is considering Sylvester Stallone to chair the NEA because of course he is
All hell breaks loose in North Carolina: As outrage mounts, so do arrests
Ivanka Trump's boots are getting some hilariously brutal reviews on Amazon these days
Sign the petition to defend the First Amendment during Trump’s presidency
Ivanka to assume first lady role—Why is our media pretending this is normal?
CNN host destroys Trump spokesman's attempt to lie about a Trump landslide
Huma Abedin never got a copy of the email warrant
A divided nation comes to grips with President Elect Narcissist
Trump's thanks African Americans for not voting, tells white people that's a good thing
Not just gaslighting: Trump using abuser playbook to manipulate the country
Sign if you agree: Whoever wins the most votes should be elected President
Wingnut troll deliberately gives Newsweek writer a seizure
The Washington Post just created a plugin that instantly fact checks one person's Twitter account
How a real billionaire governor turned his state's economy around
Electoral College members won't be briefed on Russian election meddling
The time Trump's Vegas steakhouse closed due to 51 health violations is why we need regulations
Obamacare demand so high, administration extends the deadline to meet it
Trump supporters and white supremacists demand a boycott of 'Star Wars'
Rachel Maddow: Poll reveals Trump voters live in alternate state of reality
McConnell gave Russia the green light, refused to sign on to protecting election
93-year-old Elector signs letter to James Clapper requiring info on Russian hacking—signatures grow
Sign the petition to defend the First Amendment during Trump’s presidency
Trump shuns scientists, taps 'Dancing with the Stars' contestant to oversee nuclear weapons
Shocker: House Benghazi committee is done
Not The Onion: Trump is upset Time named him 'Person of the Year' instead of 'Man of the Year'
Barack Obama's remarks at his last White House Hanukkah party are just exceptional
Signature needed: Tell the Senate to block Trump’s cabinet nominees
This is not normal—Donald Trump is declining to read the daily presidential intelligence briefings
Putin involved in election hack & Trump may have known
Energy Department rejects Trump request for names of employees whose work touched on climate change
Less than 24 hrs after saying he was too busy for a press conference, Trump meets with Kanye West
North Carolina Republicans plot legislative coup against democracy to usher in a new era of Jim Crow
Patti Smith Sings "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" at the Nobel Prize Ceremony. This is our anthem now.
Cartoon: From the files of Conservative Jones
CNN host destroys Trump spokesman's attempt to lie about a Trump landslide
All hell breaks loose in North Carolina, Part II: As outrage mounts, so do arrests.
RW Talk Show Host: "conservative media is broken and the conservative movement deeply compromised."
Trump has no legitimate mandate from the American people. None.
Hillary Clinton on Russia hacking: 'This is about the integrity of our democracy'
Signature needed: Tell the Senate to block Trump’s cabinet nominees
Chinese Navy steals US survey drone in international waters
Cartoon: End of TIMEs Magazine honors Trump
FBI agrees with the CIA: Russia interfered in the election to help Donald Trump win
The simple(r) way to take back the Electoral College and the House of Representatives
Oh great. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is working with Trump
Huma Abedin never got a copy of the email warrant
Trump's thanks African Americans for not voting, tells white people that's a good thing
So sad: Auction selling a coffee date with Ivanka Trump may be cancelled
Sign the petition to defend the First Amendment during Trump’s presidency
Teacher's Facebook resignation post goes viral because she is 100% right #DailyKosClassic
Trump actually told the truth. Apparently nobody heard it.
Kellyanne Conway just explained the 'loophole' Trump will be using to get around anti-nepotism law
Ivanka Trump is literally moving into a space meant for her father's wife
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Trump Grill gets a bad review and Donald just can't keep his Twitter finger still
Missouri students hold up Trump sign and turn their backs on black basketball team
California governor: 'If Trump turns off the satellites, California will launch its own damn satellit'
Did FBI agents deliberately cheat Hillary out of the presidency?
Cartoon: 2016, a year to fear
Maryland church faces fine of $12,000 for helping homeless
Sign the petition to tell Senators: Stop Jeff Sessions from becoming Attorney General. He would be disastrous for civil rights.
Cartoon: Surrender is victory
Melania has to take a back seat to Ivanka as First Lady ... at least in the West Wing
Trump's team is offering talent bookers ambassadorships in hopes of getting inauguration performers
School bus driver's good deed for cold children goes viral
Senate Democrats to push a bill making it harder for Trump to take presidential payoffs
Trump can't avoid his massive conflicts of interest
School bus driver's good deed for cold children goes viral
Trump's team is offering talent bookers ambassadorships in hopes of getting inauguration performers
Sign the petition to tell Senators: Stop Jeff Sessions from becoming Attorney General. He would be disastrous for civil rights.
Missouri students hold up Trump sign and turn their backs on black basketball team
Trump can't avoid his massive conflicts of interest
Melania has to take a back seat to Ivanka as First Lady ... at least in the West Wing
Trump Grill gets a bad review and Donald just can't keep his Twitter finger still
Cartoon: 2016, a year to fear
Kellyanne Conway just explained the 'loophole' Trump will be using to get around anti-nepotism law
California governor: 'If Trump turns off the satellites, California will launch its own damn satellite'
Senate Democrats to push a bill making it harder for Trump to take presidential payoffs
Like the Daily Kos Recommended email? Chip in $1 to support the team that brings progressive news to your inbox every day.
Cartoon: Surrender is victory
Maryland church faces fine of $12,000 for helping homeless
Did FBI agents deliberately cheat Hillary out of the presidency?
Trump actually told the truth. Apparently nobody heard it.
Ivanka Trump is literally moving into a space meant for her father's wife
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Secular Talk: Politico punishes writer over anti-trump joke...basically implying incest between him and ivanka. Thing is, the writer's joke was FUNNY because it was TRUE! Why does Politico have its knickers in a twist--trump gave us permission to say whatever's on our minds, unfiltered by civility. And the writer's tweet was far more civil than anything coming out of trump's filthy face anus.
Secular Talk: a guide to trump's MASSIVE MASSIVE debts. Friends, we need to know this shit because it tells us who OWNS trump's pasty fat ass. And it ain't us, duh.
Secular Talk: the White House says that the U.S. media "became the arms of Russian intelligence." Well, no shit, Sherlock. And, despite everything we are trying to do through Congress and the Electoral College, there seems to be no way to stop PEWtin's American kakistocracy. I for one welcome our new Russian overlord...NOT.
Stephen Colbert: PEWtin hacked because of a vendetta with Hillary. Stephen oversimplifies a little--the vids above give the story better, and I mention it because so many of us get our news from people like Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers because our commercial, corporate media suck--but he's still funny as.
David Pakman: David and the team debunk a trump voter just by asking him to elaborate on why he voted for trump. Friends, these are the irresponsible people who are responsible for voting to destroy our nation and environment. These are the people who think that making decisions without thinking them through first is a good thing--"Idiocracy" as documentary. As frustrating as this video is to watch, it's good to understand what we're up against. In short, morons and ideologues who stick their fingers in their ears and shriek la-la-la-la whenever presented with the truth.
MSNBC: Michael Moore is "all in" on fighting PEWtin and his evil trump empire
Democracy Now!: Professor Cornel West says that, unlike Bernie, he-snot convinced that the Democratic Party can be reformed. Friends, I hope brother Bernie is right, but I suspect that brother Cornel is right.
Redacted Tonight: the vote was rigged by both sides! But far more by trumpists, just to be clear. This video is worth watching so we can all understand just how little of an actual democracy we have left. Or should I say "had." PEWtin's inauguration on 20 January will remove those last pesky vestiges.
David Pakman: China called trump "ignorant as a child." They're right, duh--ever heard the child-man speak? Any more questions?
David Pakman: trump's businesses are already jeopardizing American interests. Can you imagine how much worse it'll get once PEWtin is inaugurated on 20 January?
Thom Hartmann on Kurt Eichenwald's Newsweek article: Turkey's president Erdogan may already be blackmailing trump!
More on the same story from HuffPo--in short, Erdogan wants the U.S. to extradite reclusive imam Muhammet Fethullah Gülen, who lives in Pennsylvania, because Erdogan wants to pin responsibility for the failed summer coup attempt on Gülen. But President Obama doesn't believe the charges against Gülen and has no intention of extraditing him. Cut to trump's congratulatory phone call with Erdogan, where trump blabbed about how great his Turkish developers were by name. So Ergodan locked the two men up, falsely accusing them of supporting the failed summer coup attempt, to give himself bargaining chips to get trump to extradite Gülen. Again, every single trump building and business partner abroad is now a soft target for those who would come at us, bro.
Ring of Fire: trump is threatening the electors who plan not to vote for him because of course. trump is smelling the greed and realizing the implications of sucking PEWtin's dick for the next forever--of course he-snot going to give up unlimited power so easily. And why on earth would anyone expect trump to respect the Constitution, either now or after PEWtin's inauguration on the 20th of January? The only difference between trump and any other Republican is trump's business conflicts of interest and bounty of soft targets for our attackers--other than that, he and the Republicans all have the same goals of suppressing the Democratic vote, destroying the social safety net, and destroying the environment. No shock there. But, even so, ANY other Republican would be better than trump BECAUSE of the business conflicts of interest and soft targets. Just sayin'.
Secular Talk: an alarming number of Republicans think chump won the popular vote. Let's all just file that under DAFUQ?!??, shall we?
Randi Rhodes: we MUST investigate Russia's interference in our election. Oh, and the Russian ambassador to Turkey was brutally assassinated...yikes.
Randi Rhodes: yes, Russia tried to help chump; the intelligence community fears his retaliation.
Keith Olbermann on what we can do now that the electoral college has crowned chump. I'd like to crown them.
Seth Meyers on the North Carolina coup. Disgusting fuckers.
TYT on trump's rage-tweets against Vanity Fair. The review of trump grill is hilarious and makes this video well worth watching. Graydon Carter is the witster who gave us the descriptive "short-fingered vulgarian" for PEWtin's new orange sex slave. I wonder if PEWtin will make the pasty wear pasties.
Here's an SNL Cold Open that will really put a smile on your face...if anything can, given the dire disaster we now face...
This will make you smile, too. It's exactly what hair fuhrer wants to destroy.
'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
SOPROUD: TDL
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 "dickless LOSER" trump. As I track down more information, I will continue to refine these tools.
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!
Action List
PROTECT yourself financially, reproductively, and medically.
1. If you need a loan, get it NOW--rates have already gone up; they went up at least three times the first week or two after the election. 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. Thom Hartmann, Randi Rhodes, and their guest speakers agree that the Rethugs and chump will crash the economy by deregulating the stock market so quickly our haids will spin. The boom-bust cycle repeats every 80 years or so--as long as it takes for the last people who remember what a depression was like and fight the greedsters to die off. We're phuqued.
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.
4. Don't take any new drugs approved after 2016 without doing your own research into whether they're safe and effective. Republicans are weakening the FDA to the point that it will no longer be able to verify that new drugs will work and not harm us.
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 the swamp monsters. 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.
6. DEMAND that the government release ALL of its data before trump gets into office and lets the Republicans hide it all and make shit up.
7. DEMAND the immediate release of every wrongly-held prisoner and anyone else who will suffer unfairly if not pardoned.
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.
JOIN SOPROUD by joining organizations working to protect our future! SIGN UP at http://workingfamilies.org/ and find an emergency meeting near you!
And don't forget to SUPPORT those in The Resistance who support YOU! If we all chip in a buck o' five, WE CAN DO THIS THING!!!!!
Boycott List
Boycott Victoria's Secret--they kick out shoppers who are guilty of shopping while Black!
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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