I’m in Florida. I called three Republican representatives this morning and told them we did not elect Elon and that our representatives need to stop him immediately. I got two live people for the representatives, and left a voicemail for Rick Scott. The White House message board is not open until 11 o’clock tomorrow. Lars ass is probably out on his golf cart until then anyway. I am now calling Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries and asking why is no democrat blasting this coup from every street corner. We don’t give a shit about the price of eggs or avocados. I feel they are being complicit by their silence. They need to get out there every freaking second and inform the public about what is happening and who is responsible… Trump and musk. I also called my local Democratic group and advised them to send an email out to members, with phone numbers and a script to call Florida representatives. Hitting the streets at this point would only serve the purpose of Trump calling for marshal law. And in my state they can mow you down or shoot you. So we have to use our voices. No one is coming to save us. Enough of this shit.
With everything you are saying right here, and thank you for it, Lisa. You are fabulous. BUT ... if we can't take to OUR streets peacefully, what are we really talking about here?
I'm 77 years old and live in Texas. Abbott just turned our national guard into his private storm troopers. Everyone from Joyce Vance to George Conway is hammering at citizens to "march". When Vance, Conway, Rubin, Maddow and about fifty other people join arms and march, I'll be happy to join. But I'm damn tired of being told to get out there when people who actually have some stroke won't do it.
Thank you, Earl! I’d definitely hit the streets in DC, but I’ve been to at least 6 protests here & was threatened and harassed. The cops are all in the bag for trump & DeSantis, and there are anti riot laws here in response to BLM protests. Concealed carry is widespread. My husband fears I’m gonna get killed. So I’ve decided to be a pain in the ass in other ways. I have a goal of doing one thing a day to fight for our country. My dad is long gone, but he suffered from untreated PTSD from the Korean War. My husband is a 8 year Marine vet. We all love this country. I will continue to make good trouble!
You are 100% right! Silence is complicity. I’m ticked off. I’ve been suggesting and campaigning for a boycott/strike on a national level on Sat, March 15. Stay home from work, buy nothing online nor from any store connected to the oligarchy—looking at you, Amazon.
Stay off of all Meta sites and X, of course. Stop giving these greedy SOBs money if at all possible. If you work for one of the big corporations, call in sick, take a personal day off. If you are in a red area, protest marches could be dangerous. But they can’t send the militia or nat’l guard to your home for being sick. At least not yet.
They all speak money, so hit them in their bottom line. tRump and Mush aren’t the only ones with power. We have the power of the purse. They have to answer to stockholders who will not be happy to see their margins disappear even if only for one day.
Let’s go! In solidarity, we are empowered! We can and will make a difference.
And if you want to keep it up as long as possible, go for it. They can threaten and complain but they can’t “punish” us all.
Good luck jn FL, I live in a western blue state, thankfully, but still do have our red zones.
The cavalry ain’t coming. It is up to us. We have numbers and consumerism in our arsenal. Time to use it.
I just sent the senators and my congresswoman messages through their websites. I asked what are they doing to protect the safety of their constituents from the cabinet nominees, the hacking of government websites and the compromise of our federal payment system and personal information. They are all Florida republicans.
I feel you, Earl. I am not near as vocal as I used to be on social media. It’s rage … raw rage I am desperately trying to get ahold of. I’ve lost the ability to attempt to understand the voters who voted against their best interests, lost all empathy towards them, am sick of the sanctimonious politicians, sick of the hypocrisy, raging over the citizens who piss on the graves of service members who gave their life to ensure our damn generation lived in a democracy. I appreciate your fire. Thank you. ✊
The first thing I did this morning was message my reps about the special little boy who's taking apart our society like a block of LEGOs. Why hasn't he been arrested, indeed? Why hasn't anyone except Substack writers pointed out that a) he should not have access to our Treasury (dear god, did I just type that?) or b) that seeing as how he has massive government contracts, if his actions were legal, wouldn't that still be a conflict of interest? The GOP are bunch of neutered sheep. Dems are hapless and out of power. Pretty much all we have going for us now is public pressure.
On another but related subject, the markets are dropping today in response to tariff threats. JP Morgan (read Jamie Dimon) put out a statement that the Trump administration "may not be good for business." When the moneyed class connects shrinking portfolios to Trump, that'll be the beginning of the end. I'm hoping that Trump 2.0 collapses under pressure from all directions.
Weekend poll says only 38% of Americans support Unpresident Dilbert J. Dumbass on tariffs. This is roughly equivalent to the percentage of Americans who cannot read and comprehend at a 5th grade level. It's just the MAGAt Gammas.
I was able to speak to a staffer in the office of my House representative- was told that they were receiving a lot of calls, that they were working on the correct actions, and are appreciative of the fact that citizens are stepping up!
I call DAILY to all the reps and received one answered call with lame reply of thanks for your concern. I then sent email's, texts, and I will keep doing so everyday. There is absolutely no time for complacency. These ASSHATS need to be BOOED.And I will not be quiet.
You are so right...flood their message boards, emails, phones, social, whatever it takes. But we need to do more than depend on these cowards. General strikes, marches, whatever...I wish i was not disabled and could hit the streets, but i would be shouting, yelling screaming. Do we need to start our own "shadow" govt and elect the people's president in waiting?? Anyone in our military gonna step up and actually defend the constitution?? It's time for more radical solutions to the worst crisis ever to this nation.
I'm in Texas. I spoke with someone in my representative's office (Maga). I left messages for my two Maga senators. I left messages for AOC and Pelosi. I left a message for Schumer and sent an email to Jeffries. I also sent a long email to the DNC. Elon Musk is a private citizen with NO security clearance doing a coup on ASAID. His orcs (good description) have control of social security numbers, medical information. You name it. Although I'm not on Bluesky, Fred Wellman is posting going after Dems to do something. Yesterday I got an email from Bernie Sanders saying he needed $27 to turn things around. I responded I'm not giving a dime until Dems act like an opposition party. I'm not done.
The takeover by Musk of our Treasury is the boldest criminal action by a non-elected person EVER in the history of this country since I’ve lived here. I don’t care if Trump approved it - he’s a joke of a president and has no moral compass in his character. Which one is more rotten?
So we have to do as Trump likes to do - ‼️sue the fucking lifeblood out of his administration‼️ Send the litigation to the Supreme Court and hang this all on their heads - they now own all the chaos, confusion and misery (more will come) because of the off-the-chart immunity they granted the president. Let them get the frazzled frustrated feels of a country in rebellion.
If we don’t sue I don’t see any other way to confront this. Marching in the streets?? Surely Trump is salivating at sending out the troops against the citizenry - he’s that sick.
I called my reps, one is a STANUCH Trumper, Claudia Tenny. I got a person, said I will call back daily and I want an answer if she is ok with Musk and his hostile takeover. If she isn't what is she doing, If she is ok with it, why is ok? Was able to talk to a person in Schumers office, left message with Gilirand. I am not happy with her at all! She is horrible. Told the guy at Schumers office the memos and strong words are equivalent to "Thoughts and Prayers" Gave them a list of things that can be done, (Taken from Tom Hartmen's Email). Started calling the Finance Committee too! This is so scary! Oh, called Tish James office too! Said please do something, not that they can!
And, yet, even after all the bullshit from this weekend, my news feed has headlines about how excited workers are with the orange, dirty diaper asshole's economic plans. How god-damned big is that rock they all live under?
Calling the Capitol number has only resulted in the call being immediately switched off. It is impossible to get a human being at either of my Senators’ offices, and who knows if anyone even listens to the recorded messages! I am so angry and frustrated!
The orange felon has violated his oath of office. With his vast and documented criminal history, what more do our legislators and supreme court need to dispose of this criminal? Will our legislators and supreme court allow Elon/Doge to take over OMB, Treasury and whatever they wish as well? Must we remind these legislators and the supreme court of their oaths to office? Clue: Words alone won't work.
I called our reps today. I heard Jack Smith is back at The Hague. Any possibility of getting them involved and get some support from Europe to grab Musk?
I’m in Florida. I called three Republican representatives this morning and told them we did not elect Elon and that our representatives need to stop him immediately. I got two live people for the representatives, and left a voicemail for Rick Scott. The White House message board is not open until 11 o’clock tomorrow. Lars ass is probably out on his golf cart until then anyway. I am now calling Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries and asking why is no democrat blasting this coup from every street corner. We don’t give a shit about the price of eggs or avocados. I feel they are being complicit by their silence. They need to get out there every freaking second and inform the public about what is happening and who is responsible… Trump and musk. I also called my local Democratic group and advised them to send an email out to members, with phone numbers and a script to call Florida representatives. Hitting the streets at this point would only serve the purpose of Trump calling for marshal law. And in my state they can mow you down or shoot you. So we have to use our voices. No one is coming to save us. Enough of this shit.
With everything you are saying right here, and thank you for it, Lisa. You are fabulous. BUT ... if we can't take to OUR streets peacefully, what are we really talking about here?
I'm 77 years old and live in Texas. Abbott just turned our national guard into his private storm troopers. Everyone from Joyce Vance to George Conway is hammering at citizens to "march". When Vance, Conway, Rubin, Maddow and about fifty other people join arms and march, I'll be happy to join. But I'm damn tired of being told to get out there when people who actually have some stroke won't do it.
Amen, Rita. Time for them to walk the damn walk.
Thank you, Earl! I’d definitely hit the streets in DC, but I’ve been to at least 6 protests here & was threatened and harassed. The cops are all in the bag for trump & DeSantis, and there are anti riot laws here in response to BLM protests. Concealed carry is widespread. My husband fears I’m gonna get killed. So I’ve decided to be a pain in the ass in other ways. I have a goal of doing one thing a day to fight for our country. My dad is long gone, but he suffered from untreated PTSD from the Korean War. My husband is a 8 year Marine vet. We all love this country. I will continue to make good trouble!
You are 100% right! Silence is complicity. I’m ticked off. I’ve been suggesting and campaigning for a boycott/strike on a national level on Sat, March 15. Stay home from work, buy nothing online nor from any store connected to the oligarchy—looking at you, Amazon.
Stay off of all Meta sites and X, of course. Stop giving these greedy SOBs money if at all possible. If you work for one of the big corporations, call in sick, take a personal day off. If you are in a red area, protest marches could be dangerous. But they can’t send the militia or nat’l guard to your home for being sick. At least not yet.
They all speak money, so hit them in their bottom line. tRump and Mush aren’t the only ones with power. We have the power of the purse. They have to answer to stockholders who will not be happy to see their margins disappear even if only for one day.
Let’s go! In solidarity, we are empowered! We can and will make a difference.
And if you want to keep it up as long as possible, go for it. They can threaten and complain but they can’t “punish” us all.
Good luck jn FL, I live in a western blue state, thankfully, but still do have our red zones.
The cavalry ain’t coming. It is up to us. We have numbers and consumerism in our arsenal. Time to use it.
I just sent the senators and my congresswoman messages through their websites. I asked what are they doing to protect the safety of their constituents from the cabinet nominees, the hacking of government websites and the compromise of our federal payment system and personal information. They are all Florida republicans.
I feel you, Earl. I am not near as vocal as I used to be on social media. It’s rage … raw rage I am desperately trying to get ahold of. I’ve lost the ability to attempt to understand the voters who voted against their best interests, lost all empathy towards them, am sick of the sanctimonious politicians, sick of the hypocrisy, raging over the citizens who piss on the graves of service members who gave their life to ensure our damn generation lived in a democracy. I appreciate your fire. Thank you. ✊
As I appreciate yours, Tamra. You are bad-ass.
Love you Brother.
The first thing I did this morning was message my reps about the special little boy who's taking apart our society like a block of LEGOs. Why hasn't he been arrested, indeed? Why hasn't anyone except Substack writers pointed out that a) he should not have access to our Treasury (dear god, did I just type that?) or b) that seeing as how he has massive government contracts, if his actions were legal, wouldn't that still be a conflict of interest? The GOP are bunch of neutered sheep. Dems are hapless and out of power. Pretty much all we have going for us now is public pressure.
On another but related subject, the markets are dropping today in response to tariff threats. JP Morgan (read Jamie Dimon) put out a statement that the Trump administration "may not be good for business." When the moneyed class connects shrinking portfolios to Trump, that'll be the beginning of the end. I'm hoping that Trump 2.0 collapses under pressure from all directions.
Here's our corporate media right now: "Look what he's doing! Look what he's doing! Look what he's doing! Look what he's doing!"
Not a word about WHY, or WHAT can be done about it.
USA Today headline described Trump's actions as "bold." I nearly projectile vomited onto my screen.
And there it is ...
Surprise.
Yeah Dimon was a suck up until it affected his portfolio.
Please, oh please! 🤞🙏🤞🙏🤞🙏
Weekend poll says only 38% of Americans support Unpresident Dilbert J. Dumbass on tariffs. This is roughly equivalent to the percentage of Americans who cannot read and comprehend at a 5th grade level. It's just the MAGAt Gammas.
And an even lower percentage support this South African prick.
Who should be in jail and/or deported.
I was able to speak to a staffer in the office of my House representative- was told that they were receiving a lot of calls, that they were working on the correct actions, and are appreciative of the fact that citizens are stepping up!
Now it's time for them to get off the dime.
I call DAILY to all the reps and received one answered call with lame reply of thanks for your concern. I then sent email's, texts, and I will keep doing so everyday. There is absolutely no time for complacency. These ASSHATS need to be BOOED.And I will not be quiet.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
You are so right...flood their message boards, emails, phones, social, whatever it takes. But we need to do more than depend on these cowards. General strikes, marches, whatever...I wish i was not disabled and could hit the streets, but i would be shouting, yelling screaming. Do we need to start our own "shadow" govt and elect the people's president in waiting?? Anyone in our military gonna step up and actually defend the constitution?? It's time for more radical solutions to the worst crisis ever to this nation.
Yes. YES!
My thought exactly- our own shadow government. In the meantime, shouting, yelling and screaming at our reps is a good start .
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rubio in charge of usaid, panama is a ok hi home Rubio
Mexico just gave him the bird
And Canada is being, as always, classy.
I'm in Texas. I spoke with someone in my representative's office (Maga). I left messages for my two Maga senators. I left messages for AOC and Pelosi. I left a message for Schumer and sent an email to Jeffries. I also sent a long email to the DNC. Elon Musk is a private citizen with NO security clearance doing a coup on ASAID. His orcs (good description) have control of social security numbers, medical information. You name it. Although I'm not on Bluesky, Fred Wellman is posting going after Dems to do something. Yesterday I got an email from Bernie Sanders saying he needed $27 to turn things around. I responded I'm not giving a dime until Dems act like an opposition party. I'm not done.
My kingdom for millions of people like you, R.
I’m making calls expressing my severe displeasure at what’s happening in DC and also leaving the message “stop asking me for more money, do your job!”
Damn straight.
The takeover by Musk of our Treasury is the boldest criminal action by a non-elected person EVER in the history of this country since I’ve lived here. I don’t care if Trump approved it - he’s a joke of a president and has no moral compass in his character. Which one is more rotten?
So we have to do as Trump likes to do - ‼️sue the fucking lifeblood out of his administration‼️ Send the litigation to the Supreme Court and hang this all on their heads - they now own all the chaos, confusion and misery (more will come) because of the off-the-chart immunity they granted the president. Let them get the frazzled frustrated feels of a country in rebellion.
If we don’t sue I don’t see any other way to confront this. Marching in the streets?? Surely Trump is salivating at sending out the troops against the citizenry - he’s that sick.
I approve this message.
Let's do all of the above, Gundy.
🎯🎯🎯
I called my reps, one is a STANUCH Trumper, Claudia Tenny. I got a person, said I will call back daily and I want an answer if she is ok with Musk and his hostile takeover. If she isn't what is she doing, If she is ok with it, why is ok? Was able to talk to a person in Schumers office, left message with Gilirand. I am not happy with her at all! She is horrible. Told the guy at Schumers office the memos and strong words are equivalent to "Thoughts and Prayers" Gave them a list of things that can be done, (Taken from Tom Hartmen's Email). Started calling the Finance Committee too! This is so scary! Oh, called Tish James office too! Said please do something, not that they can!
And, yet, even after all the bullshit from this weekend, my news feed has headlines about how excited workers are with the orange, dirty diaper asshole's economic plans. How god-damned big is that rock they all live under?
Calling the Capitol number has only resulted in the call being immediately switched off. It is impossible to get a human being at either of my Senators’ offices, and who knows if anyone even listens to the recorded messages! I am so angry and frustrated!
They listen, Carol.
Good! I’m not going to stop calling! I’ve been doing it every few days.
Use ResistBot. Its free and gets directly to your representatives
I do - resistbot is great! Sometimes, though, I just want to holler at someone!
The orange felon has violated his oath of office. With his vast and documented criminal history, what more do our legislators and supreme court need to dispose of this criminal? Will our legislators and supreme court allow Elon/Doge to take over OMB, Treasury and whatever they wish as well? Must we remind these legislators and the supreme court of their oaths to office? Clue: Words alone won't work.
I am in California where 40% of our population voted for Trump mostly in the Central Valley of Produce.
No immigrants no crop picking.
I have called Senator Thune to stop the madness in his MAGA Party.
I call my Representative so often they know me. I am fighting back because we have no choice‼️
Musk of all people doesn’t have the right to government and citizens’ information!!
I don’t trust him, trump nor any of their a$$hole supporters!!!!
I called our reps today. I heard Jack Smith is back at The Hague. Any possibility of getting them involved and get some support from Europe to grab Musk?
He should be arrested.
Or worse.