John Carlos Baez on Nostr: As Sherrilyn Ifill points out: yes, people *are* doing something: "Last week alone ...
As Sherrilyn Ifill points out: yes, people *are* doing something:
"Last week alone there were rallies throughout the country – in all fifty states -- against the actions of Elon Musk and his team at Treasury, his actions against USAID, and his attempt to fire public service employees. https://apnews.com/article/50501-protests-project-2025-trump-state-capitols-ddd341171a54ba9b498cbfe7530e18ab; https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/protests-erupt-as-elon-musk-moves-to-gut-government-agencies ; https://apnews.com/article/50501-protests-project-2025-trump-state-capitols-ddd341171a54ba9b498cbfe7530e18ab Federal workers protested Musk’s insulting and illegal “buyout” offer. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/us/politics/federal-employees-musk-protest-spoon.html. Other rallies were held in support of the rights of transgender people. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/nyregion/nyc-trans-health-care-youth-protest.html . Democratic members of Congress showed up at rallies and demanded entry to federal office buildings where Musk’s team was working. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/us/politics/trump-department-education-democrats.html
People are doing things. You will meet those people when you start doing things. The easiest form of advocacy is for you to pressure your representatives to oppose the Musk takeover and destruction of our federal agency infrastructure. This week Ocasio-Cortez shared that the calls made by voters to members of Congress last week is beginning to have effect. Note, for example, Republican Senator Moran public expression of concern about the effect of Musk’s actions against the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Kansas farmers. https://www.yahoo.com/news/kansas-moran-davids-sound-alarm-195901729.html
So folks in red states or districts, you need to make these calls. We need to help open up a wedge between Trump and congressional Republicans. That can only happen if they feel pressure from their constituents. If you are in a blue state or a Democratic district, push your representatives to engage the battle relentlessly, to “leave no power on the table,” and to use all of the tools available to them to resist.
https://sherrilyn.substack.com/p/democracy-is-crumbling-is-anybody
"Last week alone there were rallies throughout the country – in all fifty states -- against the actions of Elon Musk and his team at Treasury, his actions against USAID, and his attempt to fire public service employees. https://apnews.com/article/50501-protests-project-2025-trump-state-capitols-ddd341171a54ba9b498cbfe7530e18ab; https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/protests-erupt-as-elon-musk-moves-to-gut-government-agencies ; https://apnews.com/article/50501-protests-project-2025-trump-state-capitols-ddd341171a54ba9b498cbfe7530e18ab Federal workers protested Musk’s insulting and illegal “buyout” offer. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/us/politics/federal-employees-musk-protest-spoon.html. Other rallies were held in support of the rights of transgender people. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/nyregion/nyc-trans-health-care-youth-protest.html . Democratic members of Congress showed up at rallies and demanded entry to federal office buildings where Musk’s team was working. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/us/politics/trump-department-education-democrats.html
People are doing things. You will meet those people when you start doing things. The easiest form of advocacy is for you to pressure your representatives to oppose the Musk takeover and destruction of our federal agency infrastructure. This week Ocasio-Cortez shared that the calls made by voters to members of Congress last week is beginning to have effect. Note, for example, Republican Senator Moran public expression of concern about the effect of Musk’s actions against the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Kansas farmers. https://www.yahoo.com/news/kansas-moran-davids-sound-alarm-195901729.html
So folks in red states or districts, you need to make these calls. We need to help open up a wedge between Trump and congressional Republicans. That can only happen if they feel pressure from their constituents. If you are in a blue state or a Democratic district, push your representatives to engage the battle relentlessly, to “leave no power on the table,” and to use all of the tools available to them to resist.
https://sherrilyn.substack.com/p/democracy-is-crumbling-is-anybody