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Ooooh!!! This Bar Association task is FUN!! Love this energy.

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All credit to Alan Unell. He came up with it! It's great, isn't it?

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Definitely fun, but I went a level deeper in my state's bar web page, and their process outlined for making complaints specifically says it won't accept email (but I am going to full out the forms, and get the necessary notary signatures!!! :-D

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PROTECT AOC!!!

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We showed up today in Lansing, Michigan with 11° temps, 17mph winds and -5° wind chill for 2.5 HOURS!!! Keep PUSHING BACK!!

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We showed up by the thousands in New York City as well!

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I really wish all these orgs would find a way to share that's not freaking Google! 😣 Everything else is awesome. Especially the state bar reporting.

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I'm sorry. I copied from the Indivisible page and didn't check every link.

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You're fine! I meant Indivisible, Mobilize, etc. It feels like we're handing the "enemy" all our personal data by continuing to use Google apps. 😕

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Man…..google is the Pitts

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The google doc with state specific cuts requires individual access be granted by the drive’s owner.

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Yes I'm sorry I don't know why that's happening. They must have changed settings.

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I couldn't get in on my phone, but it worked great on my desktop. And FYI @Jessica Craven, I do think it's Fair Share American and not CAP Action who created that Google Doc.

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I couldn't get in.

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Thank you for all this. Great ideas! But the link to the Courage Caucus is not working for me.

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Here we go (from the Indivisible website):

COURAGE CAUCUS

A growing list of Democratic Representatives have committed to fight against extremist cuts, and for the baseline protections from Musk we need, and to not bail out Republicans without them. So far, we've tracked:

Rep. Maxine Waters

Rep. Frank Pallone

Rep. Ayanna Pressley

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

Rep. Joyce Beatty

Rep. Nydia Velázquez

Rep. Yassamin Ansari

Rep. Bill Foster

Rep. Lateefah Simon

Rep. Gabe Amo

Rep. Gregory Meeks

Rep. Becca Balint

Rep. Seth Magaziner

Rep. Jamie Raskin

If your Democrat is on this list, you should be planning something that thanks them and encourages them to hold the line. If your Democrat is not on this list, ask them to make the commitment.

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This is only for House Reps, right? Not Senators?

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Protested in Pittsburgh PA today. Hundreds of people marching in the bitter cold.

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Was at a protest in New London, CT. Approx 300 people there. Tons of support from traffic going by, cars, trucks, ambulances and only one guy gave us the finger. I heard there were at least 1500 in Hartford, CT. Hopefully these numbers will keep growing. Was really cold today with windchills 30/40 mph.

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I live in Wisconsin and just called the WI Bar Association and was informed that I’d need to call the Office of Lawyer Regulation to lodge that complaint. If you’re in Wisconsin the number is 608-267-7274. Otherwise, if you call your Bar Association, maybe ask first if they’re the right people to talk to before launching into the script.

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Thanks. I sent an email to the NY Bar, but no idea if it was the right contact - it's a place to start at least.

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Just got back from 50501 in Utah. The Capitol steps were packed. It was loud, lots of chanting and I made protest friends. If you took video of any 50501 protest share it on social media. Legacy media won’t cover how many people were there.

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Maybe all of us should start sending our pictures and videos into Rachel Maddow

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Jessica, safe travels to sf, wear a flower in your hair. Bring back love and light.

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The Madison office of WI Sen Ron Johnson is belligerent. He's not smart enough to go to law school, so no help there. I continue to email and call his offices. Thanks for all you do, Jessica, and for the artwork that I often share on newsletters that go 2x per week to canvassers here in Madison WI. We're fighting a real rightwing nut in Brad Schimel who wants to take back our WI Supreme Court after we finally got traction following the 13 year gerrymander and packed court. We've seen some relief and some care for the people of WI in these 2 years. We're canvassing for Judge SUSAN CRAWFORD for WI Supreme Court while Musk pumps money into our state to get control of our court with Schimel on April 1. Please encourage your followers to give us their help!

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I am writing postcards with my fellow Indivisible group members here in Massachusetts!

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I was at a protest today in Irvine, CA! There was a good amount of people that showed up (about 50ish) and even our House Rep., Dave Min stopped by! 💪👏

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Contacted Cruz & Cornyn again (STOP MUSK) and also the Texas State Bar asking them to suspend these two senators state bar licenses as depicted in your email. Texas is so corrupt from top to bottom but at least they will receive and hopefully note my calls.

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I am happy and pleased that my Senators and Representatives and Governor are all working hard to keep our democracy safe writing bills or supporting bills and filing suits, talking on the floor or on the news. I support them wholeheartedly both with donations and by contacting them to say thank you.

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Thank you for doing these Jessica! I lead a committee in a local democrat organization in the FL Panhandle and at our last meeting, I showed everyone how to sign up for Chop Wood, Carry Water and gave them an overview of the helpful actions/scripts you provide :)

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