Hi, all, and happy Tuesday!
I’m listening to Simon Rosenberg as I write, so I’m going to keep this quick.
If you missed this rendition of “With Democrats Things Get Better” never fear—I’ve posted a link to the video below. The biggest takeaway for me, as always, is that Democrats demonstrably do a better job at EVERY aspect of governing, but Republicans still own the messaging game. Rosenberg urges us all to become emissaries of the “good news,” and I agree, we must be. It’s the reason I added the “Spread the Word” section below. Not everything I put there, of course, is positive—I feel it’s important to not only publicize our strengths but to relentlessly highlight their weaknesses. But I’ll make sure to keep sharing lots and lots of wins. Share them everywhere!
If you can try to really commit to this amplification project with me I’d be so grateful. We have ALL OF THE FACTS on our side, we just need more microphones.
YOU are now, officially, one of them. Thanks for that. 🎤
Call Your Senators (find yours here) 📲
Hi, I'm a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______.
I’m calling after reading the latest IPCC report, which says that the world has less than a decade to stop catastrophic warming. This report also says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require global cooperation, billions of dollars and big changes. I want the Senator to know that pushing for this must be a top priority for them. Our futures—and our kids’ futures—depend on our taking aggressive action on the climate emergency now. Do whatever it takes, please. Americans overwhelmingly support climate action. Thanks.
Call Your House Rep (find yours here) 📲
Hi, I'm a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is _______.
I’m calling after reading the latest IPCC report, which says that the world has less than a decade to stop catastrophic warming. This report also says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require global cooperation, billions of dollars and big changes. I want the Congressmember to know that pushing for this must be a top priority for them. Our futures—and our kids’ futures—depend on our taking aggressive action on the climate emergency now. Do whatever it takes, please. Americans overwhelmingly support climate action. Thanks.
Extra Credit ✅
A friend of mine has launched a Change.org petition against Starbucks for its union-busting. (I hope we are all boycotting them, by the way— #GrabYourWallet). Please sign and please share. Her goal is to get a TON of signatures to put pressure on the company to change their behavior.
Extra Extra Credit ✅
Climate Hawks Vote has made it easy to send the new IPCC report to our representatives and to President Biden and Vice President Harris. They obviously all need a bit of a wake-up call. Click here to send.
Also, Third Act is doing their big climate action at banks today. You can help by sending a fax letter to Bank CEOs. It may be easy for the CEOs to ignore lots of emails coming in to a bank email address. Let's jam up their fax machines! Click on the link, edit the letter to the CEOs, and hit send.
Get Smart! 📚
Here’s today’s with Democrats Things Get Better! Watch it! Share it! Use its arguments everywhere!
Spread the Word! 📣
The White House is asking for our amplification on this:
House Freedom Caucus’ Extreme Proposal Would Raise Costs for Families:
The extreme MAGA Republican House Freedom Caucus has made their priorities clear: imposing devastating cuts to public safety and increasing costs for working- and middle-class families, all to protect and extend tax breaks skewed to the wealthy and big corporations. In fact, their tax cuts would be so expensive that their deep and harmful cuts would not reduce the deficit. Read more from the White House here.
Win Races—Call with Famous People! 🗳
Y’all, Brian Tyler Cohen, host of "No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen," will be joining my phone bank into Wisconsin tomorrow—March 22nd at 3:30 pm PT/6:30 pm ET! Please come and meet him, then stay to make calls with me! I will train you!
Win Races—Textbank! 💻
Are you an experienced texter? Movement Labs needs your help sending 2 MILLION Wisconsin texts!
They are reaching out to folks in Wisconsin about the upcoming WI Supreme Court election!
Resistbot Letter (new to Resistbot? Go here! And then here.) 💻
[to all 3 reps] [H/T] [Quick send text SIGN PTFEXR to 50409]
I’m writing out of great alarm at the attacks on LGBTQ people in our country. I’m particularly horrified at how trans people—especially trans kids—are being targeted. I agree with President Biden—it’s the duty of national legislators “to protect all the people’s rights and freedoms,” and to “pass the bipartisan Equality Act to ensure LGBTQ Americans, especially transgender young people, can live with safety and dignity.”
Right now, there are hundreds of state bills aimed at denying the LGBTQ+ community the free speech, health care, civil rights, and public accommodation due ALL Americans. Together with encouraging hateful rhetoric and physical violence, this is akin to state-sponsored terrorism against a peaceful minority. Historically, we’ve seen this before. It is a precursor to genocide.
Have you publicly spoken against anti-trans and anti-gay state laws? What other actions are you taking to protect the rights and freedoms of their LGBTQ+ constituents? What level of tragedy will it take to change this?
Attacking marginalized communities is the opposite of what our country is supposed to be about. I expect to see you take strong action to oppose it. Thanks.
OK, you did it again! You helped save democracy! You’re amazing.
Talk soon.
Jess
Chop Wood, Carry Water 3/21
I agree with you 100% we all need to be messengers of good news and accomplishments everyday. It would be great if you and other thought leaders could get in a room with whomever creates the messaging and all together echo the same messages. There are too many distractions and we need to narrow the messaging down to 3-4 key issues everyone agrees are top of mind for all voters.