thewinterotter:

potatonaught:

yungmethuselah:

youngbadmanbrown:

I spoke to several staffers and asked if their bosses planned to join the growing list of senators voicing their opposition to Steve Bannon being on White House staff

Do you know what one of them asked me?

“Are you keeping a list of senators who don’t speak out?”

We can put pressure on these officials.

Organize an event, get some friends together, order a pizza for lunch and start making calls.

Call their state offices. And then call their DC offices.

Don’t send an email. Don’t write a letter. Call.

And if they say nothing, put them on a list. We will remember who they are and what they didn’t do.

Do this, CALL, and remember that Republican senators can absolutely be worked on, too. There’s already blowback against Bannon from some more old school conservatives.

This is my own short script, in case anyone wants it:

Hi, I’m phoning to urge Senator [NAME] to speak out against Steve Bannon’s unacceptable appointment as President-elect Trump’s top advisor. Bannon is an open and proud promoter of bigotry, including explicit neo-Nazi ideology, and clearly does not belong in any President’s administration. Where and when, if it’s not yet released, can constituents see Senator [NAME]’s statement condemning Bannon and this appointment?

(If you get resistance, ask where/when constituents can see the Senator’s statement regarding why it is acceptable for a President’s top advisor to be a proud promoter of bigotry, including explicit neo-Nazi ideology, because this isn’t an issue that can be ignored.)

Use sites like http://whoismyrepresentative.com Or do a quick search for [your state] representative/ senator. They likely have website with their number listed.

Oh my god thank you so much, I have such HORRIBLE phone anxiety but with folks providing scripts like this to help me know what to say to be most effective, the whole thing gets an awful lot easier.

rynnay:

unclewhiskysrevenge:

So, I MEANT to say “oh crap, I left my phone in my car,” but what I ALMOST said was “oh no, I left my cone in my phar,” and damn, wouldn’t that have been embarrassing, but I caught myself, and what I ACTUALLY said was

“Ah, my fart cone.”

So anyway

This was a thrill from start to finish

andreii-tarkovsky:

man, usually after elections some people are supposed to party and other just to be disappointed and that’s it but not the point of people urging others to not commit suicide, families planning to leave, parents instructing their children what to do if they’re detained, people wondering if it’s safe to showcase their faith or orientation in public, this shit ain’t right, this is not acceptable. 

funereal-disease:

earlgraytay:

Here is a reminder: your personal life still exists. It did not get eaten by the election. 

You are still allowed to have personal triumphs. You are still allowed to be happy because something good happened for you.

And even if you feel like your personal life has been eaten by the election, even if you’re terrified beyond measure of what it might mean for you - you still have a favorite book. You still have inside jokes and nice memories and that soft sweater you’ve worn for a decade. Small joys have not evaporated. Even in the worst parts of history, people have found ways to be kind to themselves.