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It's Friday afternoon. You're bored at work. What to do? Call the Senate to oppose Kavanaugh! 202-224-3121. And then text RESIST to 50409 (or DM "RESIST" to @resistbot) and fax a message to your senator's office. Then look up local offices at contactingcongress.org & call those!
...after you're done calling your Senators about Kavanaugh, visit townhallproject.com to see if they've got any town halls planned. Chuck Grassley, for example, has THREE next week. Iowans, go ask him to insist that Trump #ReleaseTheRecords about K's Bush White House days!
You're fighting Kavanaugh. You're making calls. You're looking for town hall meetings and local protests next week. But there's something else you've gotta do: plan ahead. Specifically, make your plan to organize and/or recruit for a big protest on Aug 26. uniteforjustice2018.com/?source=demand…
And if you're in NY on Aug 11, or along the tour route after that, get ready to riseupforroe.com:
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Folks in DC (for starters). If Trump goes full autocrat tomorrow and declares an emergency to make the military perform civilian functions in defiance of the Congress and the constitution, be ready to protest.
A protest to end the shutdown is already planned for tomorrow at noon at the AFL-CIO, right by the White House. Furloughed? Lunch break? Go. Everyone else, spread the word.
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Wherever you are, call your senators: tell Dems to hold strong; tell Republicans to join Dems to reopen the government with no wall. 202-224-3121. And ask what they plan to do if Trump declares an emergency.
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At the Tony Evers/Mandela Barnes inaugural ball in Wisconsin, Tammy Baldwin takes the stage to open up the program. For six years, she kept the light of progressivism alive here. Tonight, every constitutional officer in the state is a Democrat.
Lt Governor Mandela Barnes compliments Senator Tammy Baldwin’s inaugural garb: “I love those coattails!”
(Get it? Like, political coattails helping downballot candidates get elected? It’s an excellent joke, people.)
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"May we be willing to do what’s best for the next generation, rather than the next election." – @Tony4WI
Wisconsin's newly elected Democratic governor, Tony Evers, just concluded his inaugural address this way: "Let's polka tonight, and get to work tomorrow!"

(He really does polka, and will do so at the inaugural ball tonight)
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Sarah Godlewski took her oath of office today as State Treasurer of Wisconsin—after successfully leading the fight against the GOP effort to eliminate the office. She's dynamite. Keep an eye on her.

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I’ve been RTing a lot of predictions for the election in two days. But I haven’t offered my own prediction. Mostly because I don’t do predictions. I don’t pretend to know the future. But I am pretty good at understanding strategies, and how those impact the future.
So, here is my prediction on this election:

Unlike those who feel this is the most important mid-term election of our lifetime, I don’t think this midterm is that much more important than any other election. And I feel that way for the same reason most say this is so important:
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#Kavanaugh tweet storm beginning now:

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Today’s confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is the most significant judicial victory for conservatives of my lifetime. All conservatives should thank @SenMajLdr & @ChuckGrassley for their extraordinary leadership through a grueling battle.

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Moving the court from 5-4 liberal to 5-4 conservative will have sweeping ramifications for the country. Most importantly, it will restore the rule of law & the Constitution. Democrat efforts to end run state legislatures, Congress & the executive branch will now be fruitless.

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They told us @HillaryClinton was just as bad as @realDonaldTrump.

Hell, @SusanSarandon said she was worse.

She should really never open her mouth about politics again, ever.

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U.S. to partners of U.N. LGBTQ staff: Get married, or get out nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-ou… via @NBCNews
That anyone ever fell for that ridiculous lie is beyond disgraceful.

Even if Clinton were guilty of the types of corruption they claimed she was she would still not be comparable in this way to Donald Trump.

Not even close.

But she's clearly not.

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BREAKING: Tonight national racial justice organizations call for Senate Judiciary to delay or keep open #Kavanaugh hearings after White House’s unprecedented decision to block more than 100K of his documents.

Americans deserve to see Kavanaugh’s complete record. @LawyersComm
Burck has taken the unprecedented move of claiming executive privilege over more than 100K+ documents from the Bush era. The White House is intentionally denying the Senate access to docs NEEDED to review #Kavanaugh's record. This defies the constitution. dailyfreeman.com/general-news/2…
It is simply impossible for Senators to carry out their constitutional duty to provide advice and consent when the White House is blocking access to Kavanaugh's record and when Grassley is playing along. This is a sham process and every American should be outraged.
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Would you support a Supreme Court nominee if a Senator asked the Attorney General to investigate that person for perjury?

What if that same nominee thought a president should be free from virtually any scrutiny while in office?

Both are part of Brett Kavanaugh’s record.

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Kavanaugh worked in the Bush White House. Later, he testified at his confirmation hearing to become a federal judge and was asked about his role in the administration’s development of policies involving torture and treatment of detainees. He denied all knowledge and was confirmed
The next year, NPR reports came out which indicated Kavanaugh was indeed aware of these policies. Senator Durbin said “[h]e had to know he was misleading me and the committee and the people who were following this controversial nomination.”

Senator Leahy went further.
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