Congratulations, Comey, you fuck--way to destroy America! R.I.P. us and our democracy.
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.
19 January 2017 update:
BOYCOTT THE inAUGHuration
Friends, I still really need to leave the Comey letter where y'all can see it.
I'm also just not up to writing the obit for America, even though the time has surely come.
I'm gearing up for the Women's March on Saturday, and I'm too involved in planning for that to have much mental bandwidth for writing here today.
But I'm not forgetting y'all, oh no!
Today, I have some vids that I know you'll find very informative--especially on orange twitler's nominees and the inAUGHuration. Speaking of the inAUGHuration, here's a spoiler: BOYCOTT IT. Don't go, don't watch, don't tweet, don't FB it, don't spend money on it, don't anything--if you have to go out, be sure to wear your most funereal black. Don't worry about missing anything interesting: Lewis Black will let us all know if trump's tiny little hand bursts into flames when it touches the Bible (hm--I thot the only god that narcissist trump worships is himself, not biblegod); Keith Olbermann will let us all know if the Bible leaps away to escape trump's touch or if the authorities arrest trump for violating the Logan Act. Please, Atheist God--PLEASE let the authorities arrest trump for violating the Logan Act! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!
Stay t00ned to the blawg next time--if there IS a next time--when I reveal Dot Calm's shadow's Official Title for trump and Dot Calm's shadow's Official Word for 2017 (ooooh...ahhhhh...[cheers, whistles, applause]). Of course, I'm assuming that hair furor [sic] doesn't have me arrested for protesting at the march or for running this blawg...
So let's fight these monsters tooth and nail--we can't do it all, but let's all agree to do what we can when we can. I'm throwing my body into the cogs of the machine because I have no buffer, no insulation from the destruction that trump and the republicans will shortly wreak upon us; I have no illusions that those rich greedy bastards plan to help anyone but themselves...at your and my expense. In my case--and in yours, too, sooner or later--it's like Janis Joplin sang it: freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.
And whatever you do, remember--I lurves y'all madleh. Hang in there...and whenever you do take a break from fighting the Republicans' injustice, lies, and tyranny, remember to enjoy what you can when you can--but try to stick with enjoying the free stuff and hang onto your money for as long as you can before they come to take it (if not you) away. The ass you save may be your own.
M00bies
trump's nefarious plan to dismantle the White House Press Corp. Will the media get a fucking clue and just start walking out on the narcissist? If they would only stop feeding the attention whore, trump-the-narcissist would melt away like the wicked witch of the west...I'm melting...melting...oooh...what a world...!
...as if that-snot bad enough, trump wants the U.S. to start having military parades. Just like Nazi Germany! I knew that ickle donny's pappy freddie was a Nazi, but...really? Really?!??
Randi gives us the lowdown on lowdown swamp creature Betsy DeVos
But wait--here's moar about the water cabinet! "His royal assholiness" is Randi's new nickname for orange twitler...
...where the FUCK were these FUCKING investigations when they FUCKING could have FUCKING made a FUCKING difference?!??
Samantha Bee on the swamp dwellers
The Daily Show's Lewis Black, of Back in Black, takes a crack at the inAUGHuration
Seth Meyers with a Closer Look at Trump, John Lewis, and Russian Hacking
And don't forget--BOYCOTT the InAUGHuration!
DON'T GIVE IN
STAY ANGRY
trump voters stayed angry for eight years,
which is why we are having this conversation.
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19 January 2017 update:
BOYCOTT THE inAUGHuration
Friends, I still really need to leave the Comey letter where y'all can see it.
I'm also just not up to writing the obit for America, even though the time has surely come.
I'm gearing up for the Women's March on Saturday, and I'm too involved in planning for that to have much mental bandwidth for writing here today.
But I'm not forgetting y'all, oh no!
Today, I have some vids that I know you'll find very informative--especially on orange twitler's nominees and the inAUGHuration. Speaking of the inAUGHuration, here's a spoiler: BOYCOTT IT. Don't go, don't watch, don't tweet, don't FB it, don't spend money on it, don't anything--if you have to go out, be sure to wear your most funereal black. Don't worry about missing anything interesting: Lewis Black will let us all know if trump's tiny little hand bursts into flames when it touches the Bible (hm--I thot the only god that narcissist trump worships is himself, not biblegod); Keith Olbermann will let us all know if the Bible leaps away to escape trump's touch or if the authorities arrest trump for violating the Logan Act. Please, Atheist God--PLEASE let the authorities arrest trump for violating the Logan Act! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!
Stay t00ned to the blawg next time--if there IS a next time--when I reveal Dot Calm's shadow's Official Title for trump and Dot Calm's shadow's Official Word for 2017 (ooooh...ahhhhh...[cheers, whistles, applause]). Of course, I'm assuming that hair furor [sic] doesn't have me arrested for protesting at the march or for running this blawg...
So let's fight these monsters tooth and nail--we can't do it all, but let's all agree to do what we can when we can. I'm throwing my body into the cogs of the machine because I have no buffer, no insulation from the destruction that trump and the republicans will shortly wreak upon us; I have no illusions that those rich greedy bastards plan to help anyone but themselves...at your and my expense. In my case--and in yours, too, sooner or later--it's like Janis Joplin sang it: freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.
And whatever you do, remember--I lurves y'all madleh. Hang in there...and whenever you do take a break from fighting the Republicans' injustice, lies, and tyranny, remember to enjoy what you can when you can--but try to stick with enjoying the free stuff and hang onto your money for as long as you can before they come to take it (if not you) away. The ass you save may be your own.
RESIST!!!!!
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Did I say "drain" the swamp?
I meant "fill"--"fill" the swamp.
Yeah, that's the ticket...
"FILL" the swamp!
-- donald john "BIG FAT DICKLESS ORANGE UGLY NARCISSIST LOSER" trump
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M00bies
trump's nefarious plan to dismantle the White House Press Corp. Will the media get a fucking clue and just start walking out on the narcissist? If they would only stop feeding the attention whore, trump-the-narcissist would melt away like the wicked witch of the west...I'm melting...melting...oooh...what a world...!
Randi gives us the lowdown on lowdown swamp creature Betsy DeVos
But wait--here's moar about the water cabinet! "His royal assholiness" is Randi's new nickname for orange twitler...
Samantha Bee on the swamp dwellers
The Daily Show's Lewis Black, of Back in Black, takes a crack at the inAUGHuration
Seth Meyers with a Closer Look at Trump, John Lewis, and Russian Hacking
And don't forget--BOYCOTT the InAUGHuration!
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Memes for the Last Day of America
(Atheist God help us all...!)
Holy FUCK--
Russia is minting
"in trump we trust" coins!
What percentage is trump getting
from butt-buddy PEWtin?!
Thanks for everything you did,
President Obama...
You weren't perfect,
but you were the best president
in living memory.
You were intelligent, funny, wise,
and oh-so classy.
You are loved;
you will be missed...
SOOOO SOOOO MISSED...
PLEASE DON'T GO!!!!!
Waaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!
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Memes for the Last Day of America
(Atheist God help us all...!)
Holy FUCK--
Russia is minting
"in trump we trust" coins!
What percentage is trump getting
from butt-buddy PEWtin?!
Thanks for everything you did,
President Obama...
You weren't perfect,
but you were the best president
in living memory.
You were intelligent, funny, wise,
and oh-so classy.
You are loved;
you will be missed...
SOOOO SOOOO MISSED...
PLEASE DON'T GO!!!!!
Waaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!
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17 January 2017 update:
Friends, I want to leave my open letter to Comey where everyone can still see it without having to go into the archives, so I am updating the previous post rather than creating a new one for today. We have a lot to do, and I'm getting a late start blawgging this evening, so let's jump right in...
Job 1:
CALL the White House, your senators, and your representatives and DEMAND a special election NOW to STOP TRUMP! He is too compromised by Russian interference and entanglement, including hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt to Russian and other state-owned banks; he is too corrupt, as shown by at least 75 outstanding lawsuits against him for thefts such as non-payment of contracts; he is too conflicted, since he refuses to disclose his taxes or divest his many businesses and properties (speaking of which, all of his hotels make very inviting soft targets for terrorists and others to manipulate trump into sending our men and women in uniform into harm's way); and he is clearly incompetent, unfit to lead, as shown by numerous mental health officials DEMANDING that trump undergo a mental health exam--they suspect trump is a narcissist, which is disqualifying--not to mention all of his ignorant, petty, vindictive, and childish tweets and attacks on his "critics."
White House: 202-456-1111
House & Senate: 202-225-3121
Job 2:
CALL your senators and representatives and DEMAND they REJECT ALL of trump's nominations. Every single one is corrupt, self-dealing, unqualified, inexperienced, and eager to destroy the agency to which he or she has been nominated. DEMAND they BOYCOTT the inauguration, too!
House & Senate: 202-225-3121
Job 3:
Stay informed! Here are some goodies to read for today. If I have the energy, I'll pop a few funnies at the end of this update...but I ain't promising anything right now!
Choo choo time headlines
Wanna fact-check the trump-twit's tweets in real time? There's an app for that: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/16/now-you-can-fact-check-trumps-tweets-in-the-tweets-themselves/?utm_term=.2e3c9daffba3
Teach Consent Without Screwing Up Your Kids - Tonic (VICE)
Introducing 'Year 2050,' Our Guide to Surviving the Next 33 Years of Climate Change (VICE)
Chuck Lorre Uses Mom Vanity Card to Advise Julian Assange to Hack Donald Trump (Vulture)
The hidden reason Republicans are so eager to repeal Obamacare
...No, friends--it-snot hidden at all. They just want to give their rich donors $197,000.00 of their taxes back so that the rich can be even richer (it-snot like they'd even miss those small potatoes) while the rest of us starve, get sick, and die. No joke!!
Saudi Arabia's strict religious rules cost its economy tens of billions every year (Vox)
...That's right, friends--between five mandatory prayer-break business-shutdowns every day and preventing the vast majority of women from working, Saudi Arabia shoots its economy in the foot every everlovin' day. And with trump's tealiban bringing in Christian Sharia, we can do the same here. Oh, goodie...urk.
Democracy Now!, Daily Kos, and AlterNet headlines
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M00bies!
Watch this and weep, friends--Randi spells out how Marco Rubio murdered Obamacare with a poison pill that reneges on the government's promise to pay insurance companies if they lose money covering the "high risk corridor." Remember when United Health and Aetna dropped out of the exchanges? Remember when premiums recently jumped? Well, Rubio's poison pill is why. All we have to do is go back to charging the richest among us--the ones who can most afford it--that tiny little tax to fund keeping the government's promise, and ACA and Medicare/Medicaid will be golden. But Republicans, who are PRO-DEATH, won't STAND for it...
Too funny! Too bad they didn't show more of my favorite campy Mr. "T"...
OF COURSE orange hitler is gaslighting us--that's what narcissists DO!
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Saying John Lewis isn’t a man of action
is like me saying,
"Donald Trump is all tax returns, no tweets."
--Trevor Noah
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Like it? Go buy it!
Narcissists ARE misogynists...
Of course,
orange twitler
is referring to his rising, current
disapproval ratings, too...
From The New Yorker
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trump assumes that Blacks
like John Lewis
live in ghettos.
I assume that white trash
like trump and his cheap plastic family
lives in cheap plastic trailer trash trailers.
-- Dot Calm's shadow
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Greetings, fellow Dot Calm Readers, Freedom Fighters, and Truth Crusaders!
So.
Our democracy is coming to an end in a matter of mere days.
We can count on our fingers how many days we have left of sanity, decency, and a Real President: the best in living memory and the last of his ilk, given trump's apparent lust to reign as our first dick-tater.
Wait, trumpanzees...
Weren't we all supposed to have been chipped by now
--you know, given the mark of the beast in our right hands or foreheads like the Bible says--so that JEEzus can come back and destroy everything? Wasn't that the prime directive of Obamacare?
Wasn't O'Bama already supposed to have taken away all your Bibles and--worse--all your guns?
Wasn't Obamacare supposed to crash rather than revive the economy?
Weren't we all supposed to have been packed off to O'Bama's death camps by now?
Wasn't O'Bama supposed to appoint himself Dictator for Life rather than hand the reins smoothly over into the hands of the world's most st00pit, ignorant, hateful, incompetent, lying, thieving, narcissistic fat orange toddler ever to waddle out of reality TV and into our nightmares, using his stubby orange fingers to twit-tweet never-ending inanities while sitting on his golden toilet in the wee hours of the morning?
But here's the real question:
Will you MORONS ever admit you were fucking wrong about this and all the other bullshit you "predicted" about Obama dooming rather than saving us all?
Nahhhhh...
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Congratulations, Jim Comey, you filthy son of a whore and traitor to your country. Mission accomplished--heckuva job, Comey. YOU got trump elected, and, thanks to you, nothing will stand in the way of his impending inauguration.
YOU sat on the trump-Russia intelligence dossier, which Senator John McCain handed you to make sure you got it--even though you already had it when, this summer?--instead of investigating it in time for the election.
YOU instead served up an October surprise--the surprise being that it was a bona fide Chicken Little nothingburger--of one last dig at Hillary's e-mails that turned voters deciding at the last minute against her.
YOU handed PEWtin and the Republicans the reins of our democracy.
This means that YOU are about to have a river of blood on your hands:
- Every woman who dies from cervical cancer because Republicans shutter Planned Parenthood so she couldn't get her HPV vaccine
- Everyone who dies from preventable STDs because Republicans shutter Planned Parenthood
- Everyone who dies from preventable or treatable reproductive or breast cancers because Republicans shutter Planned Parenthood
- Every woman who dies from being forced to carry a fetus that kills her because Republicans shutter Planned Parenthood
- Every woman and child injured and killed from lack of well woman, well mother, and well baby care because Republicans shutter Planned Parenthood
- Every woman who dies from a botched DIY or back-alley abortion because Republicans deny women's rightful access to healthcare that supports their bodily autonomy--the same bodily autonomy that you as a penis take for granted every day
- Every woman who dies from a botched DIY or back-alley abortion because she's not as rich as you and your family, who could easily just hop on a plane and fly wherever they need to to get whatever care they wish
- Every poor man, woman, and child who dies because Republicans deny them access to healthcare, treating this basic human right as if it were a privilege only for the rich
- Every poor man, woman, and child who starves to death because Republicans gut or discontinue food stamps so that the rich can pocket a few more pennies of our tax money
- Every American driven out onto the streets to die because Republicans crash the economy so they can hand the rest of the money over to their rich and powerful paymasters
- Every American who is injured or killed on our failing infrastructure that Republicans won't lift a finger or pay a penny to rebuild because the Kochs and their ilk feel entitled not to pay taxes
- Every American who is injured or killed because Republicans repeal regulations that protect people--like clean air, clean food, clean water, safe and effective drugs, safe and effective cars and other products, and consumer protections that support fairly-priced access to safe and effective products and that prevent the Wall Street boom-bust cycles that throw millions of Americans into abject poverty
- Every American who is injured and killed because Republicans dismantle (repeal or privatize) the social safety net: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare
- Every American who is injured or killed because Republicans would rather invest in Big Oil than in the safety of our environment--every American injured, killed, or impoverished by the natural disasters resulting from global warming
- Every American who is injured or killed by trumpanzee terrorists who feel empowered to act on their basest instincts because YOU empowered trump who empowered their entitlement to Make America Hate Again
I am ashamed of you, Comey, and you should be ashamed of yourself for throwing the animals all that red meat instead of doing what's best for ALL Americans--for OUR future. For future generations' future. For the future of humanity.
Good luck looking at yourself in the mirror. Good luck denying your nagging conscience. Good luck sleeping at night, knowing what you've done--how you've betrayed us all, especially the most vulnerable among us who needed your loyalty the most.
It would have been better for all of us if you, like trump, had never been born.
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I know that there were some things Hillary could have done better, friends, but JEEZUS Fucking H. Buttmuffin Christ, so MANY people were fighting against her...from 30 years of FOX News to 30 years of evidence-free Republican "investigation" witch hunts to PEWtin to alt-right fake news to Comey to Republican voter suppression to discarding millions of urban votes to non-counts/mis-counts/stopped recounts to CNN burying her speeches in the middle of the day, when most Americans were at work and thus had no everlovin' idea what a solid clean energy plan she had or how well thought-out and practical her other plans were or or or or or...!
It really was a massive right-wing conspiracy, just like she called it so many years ago.
And we as a nation should be ashamed.
We had the chance to have the most qualified candidate ever to run for President--as honest as Bernie Sanders according to PolitiFact and, yes, other fact checkers--with no evidence of the kind of corruption we see every day already from PEEotus...and we decided, nah, we don't want someone qualified. We don't want someone with a brain. We don't want someone who's determined to help ALL Americans, as shown by her consistent track record. We don't want a Real President. We don't want peace and prosperity for all.
Naw!
We'd rather have someone with a big fucking mouth who lies 24/7/365 and who's a hater and a bully and a bigot and who doesn't know dick about jack and who represents only himself and helps only himself and who plans to dismantle everything that makes life bearable
--even possible--for so many of us so that the rich can get even richer while the rest of us die a slow and painful death.
Yay!
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“FAKE NEWS – A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!”
trump's tweet confirms he's guilty AF.
...Yeah, asswipe--maybe I'd almost believe you if every word that came out of your mouth weren't a goddamned lie.
*****
Someone doxed trump's cell phone number:
917-756-8000
Ya think the number still actually works?
I'll hafta think up something...er...worthwhile...and find a payphone...assuming they still exist.
Stephen Colbert is right: we need a "Million Meryl March"
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Stephen Colbert is right: we need a "Million Meryl March"
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Walp, another well-regulated militia (aka American terrorist) shot up mebbe half a dozen innocent Americans and wounded mebbe half a dozen more in the Fort Lauderdale airport earlier this week. Ya think trump gives a shit? Nah...
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My brilliant evil plan to assassinate trump:
1. Do my other writing project to Make America Smart Again
2. Get rich and famous from it
3. Once I'm a celebrity, tweet daily insults at trump until his haid splodes
4. PROFIT!!
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Uh oh...I need a pee break. Read these 'til I get back...
Welcome to trump's America--where the trump-twit's tweets flipped from Golden Globes to golden showers! He probably thinks "Golden Globes" refers to something obscene...
FUCK PEEotus
Waiting "seductively" for spanking from daddy PEWtin...
Kinda gives a whole new meaning
to trump's preferred finish
in bathroom fixtures...
Now they're calling trump's mascot
Peepee the Frog...
trump thinks he's Number 1,
but he's really full of shit
...I'm back...didja miss me?
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Here's a little n00z you can y00ze
The first director of the Office of Congressional Ethics explains why House Republicans targeted it - Vox
Trump adds Goldman Sachs lawyer to his Wall Street dream team - Vox
Why I'm Obligated to Be as Gay as Possible in Trump's America - VICE
A Cleveland Clinic doctor spread anti-vaccine views. He's not alone among MDs - Vox
...Jesus pimpleface Christ!!!!! There IS a right-wing conspiracy to murder us all slowly by devaluing science and science education. This bullshit wouldn't happen if we taught kids science and taught them to understand and value it properly.
The Guardian: Running for president showed me how our elections are broken. We can fix them | Jill Stein
Vox: Bombshell CNN report: Russia might have dirt on Trump
...OF COURSE Russia has dirt on trump! PEWtin knows exactly how much money trump owes Russian oligarchs; trump has been under constant surveillance every time he visits Russia; PEWtin has heard and thus taped all the usual shit we Americans hear trump spew from his ugly orange face anus every day...!
Vox: Trump's story about why he's not corrupt made him sound awfully corrupt
...trump's utter st00pidity truly wobbles the mind....
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Men have only one choice:
to ejaculate or not to ejaculate.
to ejaculate or not to ejaculate.
The government must
mandate vasectomies
so that all those evil slutty men
don't cause all those
poor innocent abortions!
mandate vasectomies
so that all those evil slutty men
don't cause all those
poor innocent abortions!
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Okay, kids--here come the vids!
Randi gives you the low-down and the back-story on the Russia intel on trump--quick fix for all the facts you need to gno
trump's massive debts should scare you shitless because the man is OWNED. By PEWtin and others. To the tune of roughly $1 BILLION. Hey, peas 'n' carrots--I gno why trump calls himself a billionaire! Not only can he NOT read, but he's also colorblind and can't tell the difference between the red and black ink on his spreadsheets!
A word or three from Keef
OF COURSE the Russians hacked the RNC, duh--there were no "defenses." I wish I could take a baseball bat to trump's bloated orange face every time he lies. Maybe that would stop him. Nahhhhh...trump is too much of a st00pit cock womble ever to stop and too much of a narcissist ever to leave it alone--even for his own good.
Fuck guns and the ammosexuals who worship them!!!!!
Mentioning trump and ethics in the same sentence is enough to make anyone with more than one working neuron between the ears and even the leastest little modicum of actual ethics barf...
Funny AF and totally awesome ICYMI--like this blawg, the jokes write themselves
Thanks, Obama. I gno you weren't perfect, but you were damn good as President. We will miss you...assuming we survive long enough.
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OK, friends--I'm pissed at the arseholes who flushed our democracy, nation, and world down the shitter by installing PEWtin's obese orange meat puppet into the White House, and I'm so, so sad that President Obama has to hand over the Oval Office to a narcissist Neanderthal toddler. Maybe these memes and funnies will help. Nah...
Haha...urk.
AND COMEY
and 30 years of FUX NOISE
and 30 years of Republican attacks...
and 30 years of Republican attacks...
trumpanzees,
like other Republicans,
are total hypocrites...
Right from the mouth of Uday
...or is that Qusay?
And that's because Republicans LOOOOOVE
money and power
more than life itself...
money and power
more than life itself...
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Don't forget to read Dot Calm's shadow's favorite independent sources of news and information:
Daily Kos
AlterNet
Democracy Now!
Vox
Conservatives are Destroying our Future
Conservative Clown Car
God, the Good Lord Above
...skip the media outlets in the boycott list unless you want trump propaganda. And TELL their advertisers WHY you are boycotting those media outlets!
And check out these great channels:
Randi Rhodes Air Force
Keith Olbermann: The Resistance
Thom Hartmann
Late Night with Seth Meyers
LastWeekTonight
Secular Talk
The Young Turks
The Thinking Atheist
MisterDeity
NonStampCollector
Peas, friends. Take care of yourselves for me. Trust me--you're worth it! And go have a Fireball and some chocolate while you still can, will ya? I can count the number of days we have left on my fingers...
- Dot Calm's shadow
Consider the preemptive Blogger phuqued-up phormatting disclaimer to be in effect. Grrr.
-- Dot Calm's shadow
SOPROUD: TDL
(Save Our Planet--Resist Orange Ugly donald: To-Do List)
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. Men, get yourself snipped while you still can, too.
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 and demand they block trump's cabinet of swamp monsters in its entirety (from The New York Times):
Steven Mnuchin
Transportation
Elaine L. Chao
Health
Tom Price
Commerce
Wilbur Ross
Education
Betsy DeVos
U.N.
Nikki R. Haley
Housing
Ben Carson
C.I.A.
Mike Pompeo
Attorney General
Jeff Sessions
Do not require Senate confirmation
Nat. Sec. Adviser
Michael T. Flynn
Appointed
Chief of Staff
Reince Priebus
Appointed
Chief Strategist
Stephen K. Bannon
Appointed
Jared Kushner Mr. Trump has named his son-in-law to a senior White House role. The appointment of Mr. Kushner, a major real estate developer in New York who is married to Mr. Trump’s daughter Ivanka, could test anti-nepotism laws. Dan Coats Mr. Trump has picked the former Indiana senator. Mr. Coats, who served on the Senate intelligence and armed services committees, would be stepping into a position that some in Mr. Trump’s orbit believe is superfluous. Robert Lighthizer Mr. Trump has chosen the international lawyer who served as a trade official under President Ronald Reagan. Mr. Lighthizer has been harshly critical of China, and in a 2010 Op-Ed article in The New York Times, he presaged some of Mr. Trump’s talk on trade. Thomas P. Bossert Mr. Trump’s choice was a top national security aide to President George W. Bush. Mr. Bossert runs a risk management consulting firm in Washington and is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council research institution, working on its Cyber Statecraft Initiative. Kellyanne Conway Mr. Trump’s choice is his former campaign manager, confidante and spokeswoman. Ms. Conway also has a pollster background and therefore may rely on this skill set to keep tabs on public sentiment. Peter Navarro Mr. Trump’s choice is a professor at the University of California, Irvine, who holds a doctorate from Harvard and is the only credentialed economist in Mr. Trump’s inner circle. Mr. Navarro has been a staunch critic of current Chinese economic policies. Carl Icahn Mr. Trump has appointed Mr. Icahn, a billionaire investor and famed “corporate raider” who buys large stakes in companies and then forces policy changes to benefit shareholders. Mr. Icahn, who was an economic adviser during the campaign, is a longtime friend of Mr. Trump. Sean Spicer Mr. Trump chose the longtime spokesman for the Republican National Committee and top aide to Reince Priebus, who is the incoming chief of staff and pressed for his selection. While Mr. Spicer will be the face of the communications team, he will work with Jason Miller, director of communications, and Hope Hicks, director of strategic communications. Rex W. Tillerson Mr. Trump’s choice is the president and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, whose ties with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin may draw scrutiny during the confirmation process. Ryan Zinke Mr. Trump has selected Montana’s freshman representative, a former Navy SEAL commander who was an early supporter of the president-elect and ran for office largely on a national security platform. Rick Perry Mr. Trump has selected the former Texas governor, who in 2011 proposed scrapping the Energy Department while he was seeking the Republican nomination for president. Andrew F. Puzder Mr. Trump’s expected choice is the chief executive of CKE Restaurants — and a donor to his campaign — who has criticized the Obama administration’s labor policies. Linda McMahon Mr. Trump has selected the former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment to lead the agency. Ms. McMahon, a failed Senate candidate from Connecticut, was with her husband, Vince, one of Mr. Trump’s biggest donors. Scott Pruitt Mr. Trump has selected the Oklahoma attorney general, who is a close ally of the fossil fuel industry. John F. Kelly Mr. Trump has named the retired four-star Marine general, whose son was killed in combat in Afghanistan. James N. Mattis Mr. Trump announced at a rally that he had selected General Mattis, who led a Marine division to Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and led the United States Central Command from 2010-13. General Mattis, now retired, has been a critic of the Obama administration. He would need a waiver from Congress to lead the Pentagon because he has been out of uniform for less than seven years. Steven Mnuchin Mr. Trump has selected Mr. Mnuchin, who served as his campaign finance chairman. Mr. Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs executive, has deep roots in Hollywood but no government experience. Elaine L. Chao Mr. Trump has selected Ms. Chao, the labor secretary under President George W. Bush. Ms. Chao, who is married to the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, has been a fixture of the Republican establishment in Washington. Tom Price Mr. Trump has selected Mr. Price, a six-term Republican congressman from Georgia and orthopedic surgeon who has led opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Mr. Price has said the law interferes with the ability of patients and doctors to make medical decisions. Donald F. McGahn II Mr. Trump has chosen Mr. McGahn, who served as general counsel for the Trump campaign. Mr. McGahn, a Washington lawyer who pushed to deregulate campaign finance and election laws, served on the Federal Election Commission for five years. Wilbur Ross Mr. Trump has selected Mr. Ross, an investor whose fortune is estimated by Forbes to be $2.9 billion. Mr. Ross has said the United States must free itself from the “bondage” of “bad trade agreements,” and has advocated threats to impose steep tariffs on China. Betsy DeVos Mr. Trump has selected Ms. DeVos, a former chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party and an education activist who is a passionate believer in school choice, as his nominee. Nikki R. Haley Mr. Trump has selected Ms. Haley, the governor of South Carolina, as his nominee. The daughter of immigrants from India, she was a prominent and frequent critic of Mr. Trump early in his run. Ben Carson Mr. Trump has selected the former neurosurgeon and presidential candidate to be his nominee to lead HUD. Mr. Carson had previously said he did not want to work in government. Mike Pompeo Mr. Trump has selected Mr. Pompeo, representative of Kansas and a former Army officer, as his nominee. Mr. Pompeo is a member of the House Intelligence Committee and was a sharp critic of Hillary Clinton during the congressional investigation into the 2012 attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. Jeff Sessions Mr. Trump has selected Senator Sessions, of Alabama, as his nominee. Mr. Sessions is a strong proponent of strict immigration enforcement, reduced spending and tough-on-crime measures. His nomination for a federal judgeship in 1986 was rejected because of racially charged comments and actions, which are very likely to become an issue as he faces another set of Senate confirmation hearings. Michael T. Flynn Mr. Trump has selected the retired Army lieutenant general and former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. General Flynn has been outspoken about his view of the threat posed by Islamist militancy and was an ardent supporter of Mr. Trump during the campaign. Reince Priebus Mr. Trump announced on Nov. 13 that he had chosen Mr. Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee. Stephen K. Bannon Also on Nov. 13, Mr. Trump announced the appointment of Mr. Bannon, a right-wing media executive and the chairman of the president-elect’s campaign. Many have denounced the move, warning that Mr. Bannon represents racist views. 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. Demand that your elected officials 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 nearly 3 million.
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.
6. DEMAND that they UPHOLD AND EXPAND on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Dodd-Frank legislation. BRING BACK Glass-Steagall!
CALL President Obama every day:
0. DEMAND that trump undergo psychological evaluation for fitness for office. Known narcissist, Dr. Sam Vaknin, explains that trump is a narcissist--and that DISQUALIFIES him for the presidency--in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5he5hXp-rU.
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 PERMANENTLY. DOJ MUST investigate the atrocities 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.
5. DEMAND that Obama pardon ALL undocumented immigrants.
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. The Guardian is independent news you can use; 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! DOWNLOAD and FOLLOW the Indivisible Guide for instructions how best to resist trump by interacting with your elected officials in ways that will get their attention.
And don't forget to SUPPORT those in The Resistance who support YOU (like me)! If we all chip in a buck o' five, WE CAN DO THIS THING!!!!!
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Boycott List
Boycott media!
Don't bother with these media outlets any more unless you want trump propaganda--these media outlets have whored themselves out to trump for access for the low, low price of "fancy" cocktails and a "fancy" dinner, consisting of Donald's shriveled orange acorn dick, at chump's "fancy" (aka FAKE PLASTIC, just like everything else about trump and his FAKE PLASTIC family) "resort" in Florida. What an upstanding, responsible response to trump's denying press conferences since 27 July 2016...retch. So much for comforting the afflicted, afflicting the comfortable, and speaking truth to power to keep that power reined in and in check...!
- Axios
- Bloomberg
- Breitbart because duh--according to AlterNet, Howard Dean Lends Voice to Consumer Activist Group Hitting Breitbart in the Wallet—And It's Working
- CNN
- FOX because of course
- MSNBC (includes Joe Scarborough, but Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes may still be OK as long as their corporate overlords allow it)
- NBC (they also have the reality TV show conflict of interest--and they just hired a couple of FUX Noise escapees, so beware a hard swing to the far, far right)
- POLITICO--I know because I've been seeing more and more trump propaganda showing up there, to my infinite disgust
Boycott vendors that support trump, sell trump shit, and otherwise pander to hate!
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
Joss & Main
Contact info: (866) 263-8325 HQ- (617) 532-6100
https://www.wayfair.com/help/faq.php
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!
posted by Dot Calm @ 7:51 PM
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