Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley introduced a motion to the Federal Law Enforcement Oversight Committee, to subpoena footage of Renee Nicole Good’s death. The vote was split 50/50 and the motion failed. But there are 7 Republicans on the committee but only 4 Democrats. That means two Republicans voted in favor of a subpoena. They only needed one more vote! (Watch video here: https://substack.com/@reppressley/note/c-196710204)
1. We must contact each committee member + demand another vote!
Trump says his monstrous ballroom is being “gifted” to us. But like a puppy, this “gift” will incur major expenses for us in the future. Maintenance and staffing costs will be passed on to us taxpayers, while he’ll use it for free to to entertain his ultra-wealthy friends in dictator-chic comfort.
But what our venal president and his supporters have overlooked is that it’s actually illegal for it to be funded by private donors. Constitutional attorney Bruce Fein stated that “private money to build a White House ballroom flagrantly violates the Anti-Deficiency Act, which safeguards the congressional power of the purse by prohibiting the president from using non-appropriated funds donated by private parties for a government purpose indistinguishable from plutocracy. Without enforcement of the Anti-Deficiency Act, the congressional power of the purse is a scarecrow in the ‘golden age’ of billionaires eager to curry favor with the government in exchange for multi-million-dollar regulatory or tax favors.” Yeah, that!
Target caved to Trump and rolled back their diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
Home Depot has done nothing to protect immigrants in their stores as ICE continues to conduct violent raids on their property.
Amazon has funded the Trump administration through donations and discounted government contracts(including for ICE), all in exchange for massive corporate tax breaks.
Thanksgiving weekend is a peak shopping time. Last year, more than 196 million Americans shopped over the holiday weekend. So it’s an opportune time to send a message to Target, Home Depot, and Amazon: if you collaborate with Trump, we won’t shop with you. They’ll be forced to take notice when they don’t get the record numbers of shoppers they’re anticipating.
Arrive as close to 5:00 pm as possible. Item may be heard at ±6:00pm – Location: Ventura City Hall
The Community Autonomy, Rights, and Equality (CARE) Policy which will be heard at the Ventura City Council on Tuesday, March 18th. (Agenda) This is an important democratic-values issue, and Oxnard, Simi, TO, and Santa Barbara will all be watching to see how it plays out.
Contact your city council member with the email in the chart below and tell them you want them to vote “YES” on Item #15. For the ones marked “D”, you can use the word “democratic values” somewhere in your message. For the others, remind them that there are vulnerable people in their district and they are responsible for representing them as well.
Not sure which district you live in? Check out this map.
Thank the ones who did the right thing! Spank the ones who didn’t!
(rollingstone) “On Tuesday, four dozen House Democrats joined Republicans in passing a viciously right-wing immigration bill — legislation that, just last year, was seen as a conservative messaging bill. Six Democratic lawmakers flipped their positions, voting for the legislation after rejecting it last year. There’s a strong likelihood that the immigration bill will pass in the Senate, too, after most of the Democratic caucus voted to begin debate on the legislation.”
The chaos and corruption starts now. But legislators still want to be re-elected, and that’s where our power is.
Action #1 – Minimal call or email script to your (2) senators: I’m calling from [zip code]. I want Senator [______] to vote to prioritize confirming Biden’s final pro-democracy judges, and to prevent “Recess Appointments” of Trump’s clown-car nominees for top positions in the his administration. The welfare of all Americans depends on people with both commitment to the constitution and expertise and we’re counting on you to do everything you can to safeguard our democracy.
INDIVISIBLE VENTURA 