Chop Wood, Carry Water 10/19

Hi, all, and happy Wednesday!

I’m leaving soon to go canvass for Christy Smith in Santa Clarita, so once again I’ll have to make this brief.

Thanks to those of you who reached out after yesterday’s email with links to tweet threads explaining why the recent NYT poll was so flawed, with excellent and encouraging Michael Moore posts, with a tweet thread by Simon Rosenberg that gave me thrills, and with reports of what you’re doing to “leave it all on the field” this November. It’s impossible to be discouraged for longer than a moment when I’m surrounded by the likes of you!

Add to all of the above the wonderful new post by Dan Rather, “Steadiness in Turmoil,” and I feel ready to take on the world. Or at least to remain steady while I attempt to do so.

As Elie Weisel said:

Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.

It couldn’t be more true. And you all give me so much hope. Thank you for all that you do, all that you are, and all that you will help to achieve.

Call Your Senators (find yours here)

Hi, I'm a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______.

I know the Senate is likely to debate the National Defense Authorization Act for 2023 this week or next. Please ask the Senator to oppose any NDAA that fails to address global warming and the climate emergency as grave matters of national security. Thanks.

Extra Credit ✅

Demcast is out with a new early voting toolkit that makes it super easy to post helpful early voting info about all the battleground states with one click! Posts can be for FB, Twitter, IG or LinkedIn. Go here to get started!

Where to Give Last Minute, Redux ❓

Someone asked me to repost this list of where best to give last minute, so here it is, updated! Also, the fundraiser I posted below features two orgs that VERY MUCH need and deserve support.

Get Smart! 📚

Fair Fight GA is having their first GOTV Town Hall! They’ll be joined by the Georgians behind the campaigns of two of Fair Fight PACs endorsed candidates — Attorney General candidate Jen Jordan and (amazing) Secretary of State candidate Bee Nguyen.

You’ll also get to hear from Fair Fight’s Data Team for a rundown on GOTV and how we can ensure that our Fair Fight PAC-endorsed candidates win.

Thursday, October 20 @ 4PM PT / 7 PM ET RSVP HERE

Give 💰!

Join Flip the Vote and special guest Amy Siskind, activist and author of the Weekly List, at FTV’s last pre-election community event, “Down to the Wire: Persuading Non-voters to Turn Out in 2022.” The event will feature speakers from Make the Road Action Nevada and Georgia’s Asian American Advocacy Fund. You’ll hear how these groups are engaging low-frequency voters in their communities up to Election Day. Tickets are free but you’ll be asked to donate at the event—don’t worry; it’s optional!

Thursday, October 20 at 5:30 pm PT/ 8:30 pm ET. Register here.

Win Races! 🗳

Join the DNC today, Wednesday, October 19 at 5:30 ET for a special Get Out the Early Vote Phone Bank with Jill Biden! You’ll call wherever is most needed and YOU’LL GET TO MEET JILL BIDEN!

Sign up here: https://txt.democrats.org/vgx

Resistbot Text (new to Resistbot? Go here! And then here.)

[to all 3 reps] [H/T] [Quick send text SIGN PUDCCX to 50409]

This year we mark 50 years of the Clean Water Act.

When Congress passed this landmark environmental law in 1972, our waterways were suffering from centuries of nearly unchecked pollution. The Clean Water Act gave the EPA much-needed authority to regulate our waters and stop the most egregious examples of industrial pollution into our oceans, lakes, rivers, wetlands, and streams.

Fifty years later, the Clean Water Act is increasingly under attack by polluters even as the climate crisis makes its protections more important. The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in Sackett v. EPA, where a ruling against EPA would significantly erode critical CWA protections for wetlands.

In response to these attacks and the need for stronger protections as we confront the disruption to water systems resulting from the climate crisis, Congress must act again to defend and strengthen the Clean Water Act.

If the Supreme Court acts to weaken CWA protections for wetlands, Congress must act immediately to ensure the Act will continue to protect wetlands and waterways from harmful pollution.

In addition, Congress can strengthen our water protections to better respond to the climate crisis and the water crises of today. From the recent crisis in Jackson, Mississippi to the presence of forever chemicals like PFAS in drinking water systems across the country, Congress must ensure that the EPA has the full authority to regulate our waterways and guarantee clean water for everyone. Thanks.

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OK, you did it again! You helped save democracy! You’re amazing.

Talk tomorrow.

Jess