inDIREdistress

HOW is.this.happening? in what type of surreal parallel reality are we currently living in? #Vote #NoPlanetB #BLM #OvercomeCaste #HoldThemAccountable #MaskUp

[Lindsey Simmons @Lynz_Simmons]

Let me tell you a secret about how you, as one, individual person, can have an impact on your Republican Senator or Representative.

1️⃣ You’re going to call, email and write to that person at their national and district office. You’re going use your own words. No more than one page. Include your name and address (showing you live in their state or district).

2️⃣ You’re going to find the district office nearest to you and visit it in person. You’re going to ask to speak to someone—frankly, it doesn’t matter who. The district workers actually live here, in the community with you. They may send their kid to the same school.

They may shop at the same Wal-Mart or visit the same Christmas Tree farm. You’re going to be polite and civil. Introduce yourself and ask to speak with someone about a concern. If they ask what it is, tell them. If they say there’s no one you can see, ask to talk to them. Get their name.

Most people will look dumbfounded but say yes. Then, before diving in, ask where they are from. Build rapport, find a quick commonality. And then, in just 1-2 sentences explain your feelings on the issue. Then spend 1-2 sentences making the issue local. It doesn’t hurt to fake compliment either.

So for example: “I’m concerned about the tariffs that might happen. Joshua Hawley says he cares about workers. But my uncle works at the plant and he’s not getting the planned bonus this year because they’re preparing for cost increases.”

Then, you wait. Resist the urge to speak again. Wait. Force that person to say something. Look at them kindly. Wait for them to say something. Doesn’t really matter what they say. At the end ask if you can leave your note that explains the problem (the note should mirror what you said). And leave.

3️⃣ About two weeks later, call the local office. Ask to speak with that same person. And politely ask what your Senator or Representative plans to do about the concern you raised.

What’s the impact?

Well, first of all, offices log and record all communications that come in. I worked in an office where we kept track, numerically, of how many concerns came in about which issue. The issues with the most complaints were talked about first in our constituent services meetings.

At the local office, these folks are not career beltway politicos hoping for proximity to power. They are more apt to still see you as a person and not a Democrat. And they will be more likely to vocalize the concern in a human way.

The effect, when many individuals do this work, is a gradual softening on the issue by the staff which reaches their boss. For folks in more purple districts, this can have great effect. In more red districts where the person is of a more old school or traditionalist style it can still help.

Regardless of outcome, it’s still important to do because the offices need to be aware of the very vocal opposition to damaging policies. If we go silent, they will believe there’s widespread support where none exists. We must use our voice and the tools available while we still have them.

😎 P.S. All of this is even more impactful at the state and local level.

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

This is Commissioner Lina Kahn, the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission who is staunchly opposed by Elon Musk. President Biden can reappoint her prior to leaving office in January and protect the Dem majority on the FTC.

RETWEET if you think @POTUS should reappoint Lina Kahn!

[Art Candee 🍿🥤 @ArtCandee]

More people searched for “Project 2025” on Google after Donald Trump was elected.

Now we’re in the find out stage of FAFO.

🤦‍♀️

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Congratulations to our new co-presidents, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel.

[Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 @RachelBitecofer]

Welcome to the new world

[💙🇺🇸💙ᗰia💙🇺🇸💙 @mommamia1217]

Hundreds of our national security experts warned us.

40 of his 44 cabinet members said never again.

His chief of staff.
The joint chief of staff – both four star generals.

His vice president.

Hundreds of Republicans

He threatened to use the military against those who disagree or criticize him.

Women are dying from routine pregnancy complications.

And you voted for him anyway.

Good luck.

[inDIREdistress @inDIREdistress]

@1goodtern We fucked ourselves and the rest of the world - I am devastated for the misery about to get unleashed on all of us- it’s just unreal- half+ of the people voting against their own interests - as a euro immigrant I am speechless - I cannot believe this happened - again 🤯😱

[Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 @RachelBitecofer]

Media FA by normalizing him and now they’re gonna FO

[First To Hear It @firsttohearit]

WOW. Pete went on @jubileemedia and spoke with 25 undecided voters.

He's going everywhere for @KamalaHarris's campaign. This is the best thing you'll watch today.

[PoliticsGirl @IAmPoliticsGirl]

Yes she can.

[Victor Shi @Victorshi2020]

NEW: The Kamala Harris campaign just released its final ad & I’m reduced to tears. Kamala Harris is the leader we need. Working for her has been an honor of the lifetime & we are going to fight like never before these next 3 days to get her elected as president. Watch & share.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Dear White #MAGA Women voters who support Trump--

Watch this horror and tell me how you support Donald Trump.

[David Litt @davidlitt]

Maybe one of the reasons Tony Hinchcliffe insulting Puerto Rico broke through is that it *wasnt* Trump saying it. It’s a window into a future where Trump wins a second term and every jerk in America feels free to be disgusting to their neighbors.

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

Russian glide bombs severely damage the iconic building of Derzhprom, the symbol of Kharkiv and one of Europe’s first skyscrapers that housed the Ukrainian government after it was completed in 1928. Derzhprom survived the Nazis but not Putin. https://t.co/JZPEbWVZcp

[Veterans For Responsible Leadership @VetsForRL]

11 million men, women, and children were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. U.S. soldiers called the death camps ‘places of horror.’

And Trump said he wants ‘the kind of generals that Hitler had.’

Let that sink in...

[Carla ‘Bluechecked’ Marinucci @cmarinucci]

As the chief law enforcement officer of CA, the world’s 5th largest economy, @KamalaHarris managed a Dept of Justice w a budget of $735 million while overseeing the work of more than 1,100 attorneys and 3,700 non-attorney employees. What has Tucker Carlson done again?

[Robert Stern @RobertCStern]

NEVER FORGET:

Not one Republican officeholder who objected to Biden’s victory has objected to their own wins on the same day, on the same ballots, using the same election systems.

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

Former President Trump had 44 cabinet secretaries. 40 of them don’t support his 2024 campaign.

Neither does his Vice President nor any of his former chiefs of staff.

[snopes.com @snopes]

There's no evidence former President Donald Trump donated $25 million of his own money to hurricane relief efforts. https://t.co/dgpiEagY2G