So the Betsy DeVos vote could be imminent, and it looks like we have a chance to block her. Here are the critical Repubs to call to try to switch their votes to “nos.” Call if these are your Senators, maybe even call if they aren’t (but in the latter case don’t lie about it).
With the announcement that Senators Collins & Murkowski have flipped on DeVos, we're now only ONE VOTE short of thwarting her nomination.
— Indivisible Guide 🥥🌴 (@IndivisibleTeam) February 1, 2017
Devos vote could be tonight. If your Sen are Heller, Toomey, Flake, Portman, Capito, Sullivan you need to mobilize. Fast. #standindivisible
— Indivisible Guide 🥥🌴 (@IndivisibleTeam) February 1, 2017
All of our #StandIndivisible friends in West Virginia, we need YOU to call Sen Capito RIGHT NOW
304-347-5372 Charleston
202-224-6472 DC— Indivisible Guide 🥥🌴 (@IndivisibleTeam) February 1, 2017
.@UC_Indivisible @IndivisibleCin @indivisiblecbus @IndivisibleOhio Counting on YOU to call Sen Portman
202-224-335 DC
419-259-3895 Toledo— Indivisible Guide 🥥🌴 (@IndivisibleTeam) February 1, 2017
.@IndivisibleAZ8 @IndivisibleOfAZ @Indivisible_SAZ @indivisiblephx Counting on U to call Senator Flake RIGHT NOW
(520) 575-8633
202-224-4521— Indivisible Guide 🥥🌴 (@IndivisibleTeam) February 1, 2017
Betsy DeVos has given more than $1 million to the Senators voting on her confirmation. Call NOW!https://t.co/62BoZ1h9OB
— Indivisible Guide 🥥🌴 (@IndivisibleTeam) February 1, 2017
Check the Indivisible Twitter feed for updates, more phone #’s, etc.
OT (but still related to Trump):
Paul Ryan’s Obamacare Replacement Is A Death Sentence For Cancer Patients
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/01/13/paul-ryans-obamacare-replacement-death-sentence-cancer-patients.html
Ooops I just posted this same info on the previous thread, sorry.
Calling Toomey now. First 2 numbers busy. Third one went to voicemail. It’s full. Going to retry other numbers.
Collins is a goodun. Well, she’s not, but she’s consistently the best person in the Fascist Party…
Only had it in me for 1 call today. Still, 1>0, so self hi5!
@Axe,
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Good job!
I got through to DC, voicemail full there too. Philly still busy.
I congratulated my senator for opposing Devos as much as she could and the other one is currently busy opposing Neil Gorsuch. Overall I feel like we’re making a difference
@Axe
@Scildfreja
@Oogly
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We’re definitely making a difference, keep it up and give yourselves credit for doing what you can!
:hyperventilating:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jerry-falwell-jr-asked-lead-trump-education-task-force-n715116?cid=par-twitter-feed_20170201
In positive news, Seattle just voted to drop Wells Fargo because of their ties to DAPL.
U.S. Senate confirms Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state
Committee makes rule change to approve 2 other Trump picks in absence of Democrats
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tillerson-confirmed-1.3961896
@Axecaliber -internet hi 5!
You had one call in you and you made it. That’s GREAT! You’re at 100%!
@Jesalin
*deep breath* OK…
Mark Warner D-Virginia
Heidi Heitkamp D-North Dakota
Joe Manchin III D-West Virgina
Angus King I-Maine
These are the only people in the Dem Caucus to vote ‘yes’ on every single Cabinet appointment so far. I’ll remember those names ?
@dreemr
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Does any remember that scene from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone where the Dursleys are eating breakfast, only for them to hear a rumbling sound, whereafter a massive avalanche of letters comes barraging down their chimney and floods their house? That, I expect, is what it must be like for American representatives, and indeed a good number of politicians across the western world, right now…
Called King and Collins earlier today. I’m glad Susan Collins is finally walking the walk, at least for DeVos. She’s bad news for states with a large rural population.
So, I fell asleep for 45 minutes, woke up, and discovered that Trump threatened to invade Mexico and then hung up on the Australian PM; he’s proposing to change a counterterrorism program to focus exclusively on “radical Islam” and ignore white supremacist groups; Americans living abroad for > 3 years must pass a “True Patriot Test” to be admitted back into the country; and it’s now legal to kill pedestrians with your car in North Dakota.
I can’t even fucking nap anymore.
@Buttercup,
Either I missed a lot of stuff while at work, or that was serious snark.
Please let it be snark
Last I heard Collins and Murkowski had said they were going across the aisle to say no on DeVos. If they can get another one, that should be enough to stop any tiebreak Pence could cast.
Had to step back a bit. It was taking a toll on my psyche, and I know it did on my husbot. He had to call in to work today on a mental health basis because his brain was showing all the signs of hitting the wall it does when his neurotransmitters are fraying and overextended. Neither of us have much of a tolerance for stress, sadly, and we’re getting it in loads at the moment. :/
Cheesynougats, I think that’s all true, I’m a little behind on the news.
Also CNN is covering anti-Milo protests at Berkeley, shit getting smashed and lit on fire. Which plays right into Trump’s hands, so that’s lovely.
This is pretty much life in the US now:
https://twitter.com/DavidFutrelle/status/826939463028740096
Apparently, Trump’s just acted like a giant shithead during phone calls to various other presidents and prime ministers, including – no, for some reason, especially – Malcolm Turnbull: http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/no-%E2%80%98g%E2%80%99day-mate%E2%80%99-on-call-with-australian-prime-minister-trump-badgers-and-brags/ar-AAmwrSW?li=AAavLaF&ocid=spartandhp. Perhaps Turnbull will feel more inclined to honour the request I mailed to him now?
Fuck to the fucking fuck. It’s a bit slanted (and I think the invading Mexico thing may be a piss take), but overall true. I am now officially scared for Americans who are not like me (cishet white male who can at least fake being religious).
I’m not scared for the rest of us yet, but the week is only half over.
To the surprise of absolutely noone:
https://theintercept.com/2017/01/31/the-fbi-has-quietly-investigated-white-supremacist-infiltration-of-law-enforcement/
@cheesynougats – No, not snark, unfortunately. I’m not sure what else you call it when the president offers to send U.S. troops into Mexico:
https://apnews.com/0b3f5db59b2e4aa78cdbbf008f27fb49
As Jon Stewart said last night, the presidency is supposed to age the president, not the public.
@Ooglyboggles, i saw that too :c