That Haines number goes to a recording that gives you three options, none of which yield a live person or even a way to leave a message. Each goes to a website referral. As for Fruit of the Loom, they have a live person who will answer your call and take a message respectfully. It appears they’ve been told to say that Fruit of the Loom management is aware of the situation in El Salvador, to which I replied awareness is not enough. Fruit of the Loom must speak out, and by doing so will gain many customers, versus losing them by remaining silent.
As you requested yesterday, I wrote to my Senator, Mark Kelly, encouraging him to vote No on the Save Act. I received this very disappointing response (quoting only the salient part):
"The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, S. 128, was introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) on January 16, 2025. The SAVE Act would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship, such as birth certificates or passports, in order to register to vote. The bill would also require states to establish alternative processes under which citizens who cannot provide documentary proof at the time of registration, including submitting other documentation and signing an attestation under penalty of perjury that they are a U.S. citizen and eligible to vote in federal elections. This bill would duplicate the voter registration process that already exists, but would add administrative requirements and criminal penalties for election officials, increasing the likelihood that eligible voters will be prevented from voting by making it more difficult to register to vote. On April 10, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act's companion bill, H.R. 22, by a vote of 220 to 208. It may now be considered by the U.S. Senate.
"Every election should be secure and accessible, and states have a responsibility to ensure all eligible voters can cast a ballot without unnecessary barriers. As Arizona's senator, I remain committed to working with my colleagues in the United States Senate, both Republicans and Democrats, to ensure all Americans can trust the integrity of our elections and can fulfill their sacred right to vote."
In other words, no commitment to vote NO. I generally love and support Kelly, but he is wrong on this one. What a shame! Let's hope he comes around.
Sounds like an AI (not A1, LOL) generated reply - typical political double-speak. I really hope Senator Kelly will stand up and vote NO when the time comes.
We should not be surprised that Hanes Brands and Fruit of the Loom brands have kept silent (and probably will continue to do so). Check Goods Unite Us to see what political party the majority of their donations go to. They are already on my Do Not Buy list.
I'm just back from the Board of Trustees meeting for my former employer asking why the president hasn’t signed.
What are they waiting for?
If the government dictates every aspect of a university, who they hire, who they admit, what they teach, what research is allowed, then the board becomes irrelevant.
If you’re an alumn, parent, student, employee, or retiree, contact your school's board.
Jessie, has it occurred to you that ICE is making these dramatic disappearances in major cities, as opposed to meat processing plants or big agri farms? Seems to me the rich people who own these big concerns have greased trump’s tiny little palms.
As many as 50% of the workers are immigrants, ICE doesn’t seem to care if immigrants are here legally or not.
Also the Trump regime doesn’t want food to skyrocket. Optics aren’t good.
Makes sense what you say, about meat processing plants. There was a lot of talk in the beginning about ICE planning to raid them, but so far, hasn't happened (I think).
Of course many of the recent ICE actions aim both to intimidate universities while pretending to fight anti-Semitism -- going after foreign students who are pro-Palestinian.
Some time ago, I shared my support with you for www.thepeoplesunionusa.com. I want to categorically retract my support for it now, with a sincere apology if it wasted your time or misled anyone who might have seen my comment on your substack.
In a nutshell, John, the founder, ignored my messages, deleted posts on his forum, and then banned me completely, when I disagreed with him about charging $1k to start local chapters as a business--an LLC, as opposed to a non-profit, like most unions. The money was first for "licensing," t-shirts, & materials. Later he tried to say the money was for union "dues." On his IG page, he also down-played the efforts of millions of protesters, which was a huge nail in the proverbial coffin for me.
Indeed, I had been careful to look through his site thoroughly before sharing it with anyone, but I didn't see the posts on the local chapters until after I shared. I believe in his (apparent) mission and in the power of boycotts, but we don't need a leftist dictator, either. What a jerk! Aside from this, I also found some other skeletons in his closet while I was digging. How disappointing.
Thanks for checking out that website thoroughly and providing an update.
I do recall going there and reading an unappealing line "My name is John Schwarz, but most people call me J or online, TheOneCalledJai. I’m the founder of The People’s Union USA."
Thank you for all you do to share accurate information! I appreciate it so much - here's a question- has the Democratic Party or anyone designed a logo that can unify all of us who are anti-MAGA? I drive by and see our beautiful American flag flying at houses where I am pretty sure they are MAGA driven...I want my flag back! But I don't want to be associated with the MAGA people...I hope someone is designing something that we can proudly display for the 4th of July that incorporates our flag but leaves it clear we are supportive of DEMOCRACY....just a comment and would love to know if someone is coming up with something...because I've got some ideas...thank you!
Thank you for the info for Hanes & Fruit of the Loom. I used their contact pages; I do not bother with phone numbers as there always seems to be issues. Anyway, personalized my message and sent.
Today was also Empty Seat Town Hall in MO-2 Day. Sen. Chris Murphy and a bunch of serious Missouri Democrats took questions from a crowd of about 1400 including overflow. No incidents, the whole group was positive and excited. We have a shot at booting Absent Ann Wagner this time and seeing folks from the DNC get involved is really exciting.
The People, the protectors of Democracy, are out and about. What "people," out where, about what--and why? First, millions said "Hand Off"to Trump/Musk et al, then on the 19th via 50501" (50 protests, 5o states, 1 Movement) millions more protested the mess in WDC. Also on the 19th we celebrated the "the shot heard around the world at Lexington and Concord, starting the Revolution and our country. On the 22nd protectors of the environment cleaned up a different kind of mess on Earth Day.
As important as the participants in environmental mess cleanup and American history are, this post is dedicated to the named and unnamed protestors fighting the Trump/Musk Washington, DC, tyrannical mess. Or as Susan Grymes calls it: Protectors [of democracy, and so shall I in this post.
Who are the Protectors of democracy on April 5, 19th, May 1st--or all the everydays in between and into the future?? We will never know the names of each individual marcher, sign holder (or just standing together in solidarity). But we do know by name some people, advocacy groups, judges and law firms, and other entities who have not been cowed, and have fought back publicly--sometimes under threat of death.. Some, such as Sen. Cory Booker, with his 25 hour righteous speech on ethics, morality, and American democracy,have become an inspiration. Here then, in no particular order of noteworthy (except the first three), are the names of many of the army of protectors of democracy--and remember Courage is Contagious:
(Of course, the list is imperfect, Additions are welcomed. Also re-posting is permitted and encouraged.
PROTECTORS OF DEMOCRACY (By pen, voice, sign, or act)
(Updated April 25, 2025 Individuals
Heather Cox Richardson/"Letters from an American"
Jess Piper/"View from Rural Missouri"
Joyce Vance/"Civil Discourse"
Rep. AOC
AGs, 23 Blue States
Aaron Parnas
Adam Kinzinger
Sen. Adam Schiff
Adam Smith
Alex Wagner
Alexander Vindman
Ali Velshi
Alison Gill
Alvin Bragg (and the unnamed Manhattan jurors)
Amb. Susan Rice
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales/Democracy Now
Anand Giridharadas
Anat Shenker-Osario
Andrew Weissmann
Andy Borowitz
Ann Telnaes
Anne Applebaum,
Annie Laurie Gaylor, FFRF (Freedom from Religion Foundation)
Ari Melber
August Flentje
Ben Meiselas
Beth Benike
Brett Meiselas
Brian Tyler Cohen
Cassidy Hutchinson
Charlotte Clymer
Chris Hayes
Chris Krebs
Col. Susannah Meyers
Congressman Jim Himes
D. Earl Stevens
Dan Barker, FFRF (Freedom from Religion Foundation)
Dan Pfeiffer
Dan Rather
Daniel Berulis
Daniel Morton-Bentley
David Hogg
Dean Obeidallah
Delia Ramirez
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Sen. Elyssa Slotkin
Erez Reuveni
Rep. Eric Swalwell
Garrison Keillor
Garry Kasparov
George Conway
Glenn Kirschner
Gov. Beshear
Gov. Janet Mills
Gov. Kathy Hochul
Gov. Maura Healey (MA)
Gov. Tim Walz (MN)
Gov. Tony Evers (WI)
Greg Olear
J.B. Pritzker
Jake Auchincloss
Rep.Jamie Raskin
Rep. Jasmine Crockett
Jay Kou
Jeff Danziger
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Jeff Stein
Jeff Tiedrich
Jen Rubin And the Contrarians
Jeremy Seahill
Jessica Craven
Jessica Yellin
Jim Acosta
Jim Hightower
Jimmy Kimmel
J-L Cauvin
John Cusack
John Larson
Sen. Jon Ossoff
Jonathan Bernstein,
Jordy Meiselas
Josh Johnson (stand-up comedian)
Josh Marshall
Joy Reid
Judd Legum (popular Information)
Julie Roginsky
Katie Fang
Ken Harbaugh
Lawrence O;Donnell
Liz Cheney
Lucian Truscott IV
Marianne Williamson
Mark Fiore
Marvin Kalb
Mary L. Trump
Maxwell Frost
Mayor Michelle Wu
Mehdi Hasan
Melvin Gurai
Michael Bennett
Michel Zeitgeist
Miles Taylor
Nicolle Wallllace
Noel Casler (former and current staff of the Inter-American Foundation, a small but
mighty federal agency for Latin America)
Olga Lautman
Paul Krugman
Prof. Lawrence Tribe
Qasim Rachid
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman
Rachel Cohen
Rachel Maddow
Rebecca Solnit
Rep. Andrew Egger
Rep. Emily Randall
Rep. Jessica Denson
Rep. Jonathan V. Last
Rep. Noe Casler
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Rep. Sarah Longwell
Rep. Al Green
Rep. Don Beyer
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde
Rev. William J. Barber II
Rez Reuveni (acting deputy director for the Office of Immigration Litigation, and his
supervisor)
Rich Wilson
Robert B. Hubbell
Robert Reich
Roger Parloff
Ron Filipkowski
Ruth Ben-Ghait
Sarah Inama
Scott Dworkin
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (whistleblower)
Sen. Andy Kim
Sen. Chris Murphy
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Sen. Patty Murray
Sen. Ron Wyden
Sharon McMahon
Sheldon Whitehouse
Simon Rosenberg
Stacey Abrams
Stephanie Miller
Stephen King
Steve Brodner
Steve Schmidt
Sue Nethercott
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Tennessee Brandon
Thom Hartmann
Tim Snyder
Timothy Snyder
Tristan Snell
Will Bunch
Zev Shalev
ADVOCACY GROUPS, MEDIA NETWORKS
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
AICN (North Carolina)
American Oversight
Bill Kristol/all NeverTrumpers (North Carolina)
Blue Future
Blue Missouri
Blue Wave
Bluesky
Bulwark Media
CODEPINK
CREW
DemCast
Democracy Forward
Democracy Index
DemocracyLabs
Every State Blue
Feathers of Hope
Field Team 6 (North Carolina)
FiftyFifty one (50501)
Fred Wellman/On Democracy
"Hands Off"
Indivisible
Jessica Valenti/Abortion Everyday
Lambda Legal
League of Women Voters
Marc Elias/Democracy Docket
MeidasTouch Network
MoveOn
MSNBC (an exception to corporate news, and their suppressing news0
No Kings
Olivia Troy
Protect Democracy
Public Citizen/Co-president Robert Weissman
Run for Something
Seneca Project
Substack
The 19th/Errin Haines
The American Manifesto
The Bulwark
The Civic Center
The Dean's List/ Dean Obeidallah
The Dr. Martin Luther King Center
The Lincoln Project
The Politics Girl
The States Project (North Carolina)
The Union (North Carolina)
Third Act
Thomas Zimmer/Democracy Americana
We the People Dissent
Working Families Party
LAW FIRMS/ORGANIZATIONS, LAWYERS, COURTS, ACADEMIA
American Bar Association
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
Big Ten Universities
David Pepper
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (representing the Amica Center for Immigrants Rights and others seeking to block funding cuts for immigrant legal services
Harvard/President Alan M. Garber
Hogan Lovells (seeking to block executive orders to end federal funding for gender-
Letter signed by 500 law firms joined a court brief supporting Perkins Coie lawsuit against the Trump Administration)
To paraphrase Churchill: We shall fight them in the streets, we shall fight them on the sidewalks, we shall fight them on the internet, we shall fight them in the courts, we shall fight them in the Congress, we shall fight them in the voting booth--We shall never surrender. YOU ARE NEVER ALONE. SOLIDARITY..
We, the people, must take what belongs to us only: the power over this land and Constitution. We will need to take this to the streets as an effort focused solely on defenestration until the job is done. We have no other choice at this point. We either win or lose this battle. I move for enforcing equitable equality. https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/equitable-equality?r=3m1bs
Writing to my House Rep has become a tremendous source of frustration. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez consistently votes with the GOP, claiming bipartisanship is the only way to effect change. Her town hall was entirely scripted & infuriating. Should I keep calling/writing anyway?
Absolutely, otherwise she will assume that you support her. All three of mine are serious cultists, but I call just about every day and put a bug in the ear of a staffer or leave voice-mail.
That Haines number goes to a recording that gives you three options, none of which yield a live person or even a way to leave a message. Each goes to a website referral. As for Fruit of the Loom, they have a live person who will answer your call and take a message respectfully. It appears they’ve been told to say that Fruit of the Loom management is aware of the situation in El Salvador, to which I replied awareness is not enough. Fruit of the Loom must speak out, and by doing so will gain many customers, versus losing them by remaining silent.
As you requested yesterday, I wrote to my Senator, Mark Kelly, encouraging him to vote No on the Save Act. I received this very disappointing response (quoting only the salient part):
"The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, S. 128, was introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) on January 16, 2025. The SAVE Act would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship, such as birth certificates or passports, in order to register to vote. The bill would also require states to establish alternative processes under which citizens who cannot provide documentary proof at the time of registration, including submitting other documentation and signing an attestation under penalty of perjury that they are a U.S. citizen and eligible to vote in federal elections. This bill would duplicate the voter registration process that already exists, but would add administrative requirements and criminal penalties for election officials, increasing the likelihood that eligible voters will be prevented from voting by making it more difficult to register to vote. On April 10, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act's companion bill, H.R. 22, by a vote of 220 to 208. It may now be considered by the U.S. Senate.
"Every election should be secure and accessible, and states have a responsibility to ensure all eligible voters can cast a ballot without unnecessary barriers. As Arizona's senator, I remain committed to working with my colleagues in the United States Senate, both Republicans and Democrats, to ensure all Americans can trust the integrity of our elections and can fulfill their sacred right to vote."
In other words, no commitment to vote NO. I generally love and support Kelly, but he is wrong on this one. What a shame! Let's hope he comes around.
Can you keep calling? And have all your neighbors/friends in Arizona (is that correct?)
Sounds like an AI (not A1, LOL) generated reply - typical political double-speak. I really hope Senator Kelly will stand up and vote NO when the time comes.
I am so grateful for your work, Jessica. It really helps me get through this tragic administration's firestorm. Thank you.
We should not be surprised that Hanes Brands and Fruit of the Loom brands have kept silent (and probably will continue to do so). Check Goods Unite Us to see what political party the majority of their donations go to. They are already on my Do Not Buy list.
Now 487 college/university presidents have signed the AACU letter. https://www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-call-for-constructive-engagement
I'm just back from the Board of Trustees meeting for my former employer asking why the president hasn’t signed.
What are they waiting for?
If the government dictates every aspect of a university, who they hire, who they admit, what they teach, what research is allowed, then the board becomes irrelevant.
If you’re an alumn, parent, student, employee, or retiree, contact your school's board.
487 is awesome, when I first looked it was 220, been pushing people to contact their former schools! Sadly, mine is still not one of them...
Jessie, has it occurred to you that ICE is making these dramatic disappearances in major cities, as opposed to meat processing plants or big agri farms? Seems to me the rich people who own these big concerns have greased trump’s tiny little palms.
As many as 50% of the workers are immigrants, ICE doesn’t seem to care if immigrants are here legally or not.
Also the Trump regime doesn’t want food to skyrocket. Optics aren’t good.
Makes sense what you say, about meat processing plants. There was a lot of talk in the beginning about ICE planning to raid them, but so far, hasn't happened (I think).
Of course many of the recent ICE actions aim both to intimidate universities while pretending to fight anti-Semitism -- going after foreign students who are pro-Palestinian.
Jessica, thank you for your work, as ever.
Some time ago, I shared my support with you for www.thepeoplesunionusa.com. I want to categorically retract my support for it now, with a sincere apology if it wasted your time or misled anyone who might have seen my comment on your substack.
In a nutshell, John, the founder, ignored my messages, deleted posts on his forum, and then banned me completely, when I disagreed with him about charging $1k to start local chapters as a business--an LLC, as opposed to a non-profit, like most unions. The money was first for "licensing," t-shirts, & materials. Later he tried to say the money was for union "dues." On his IG page, he also down-played the efforts of millions of protesters, which was a huge nail in the proverbial coffin for me.
Indeed, I had been careful to look through his site thoroughly before sharing it with anyone, but I didn't see the posts on the local chapters until after I shared. I believe in his (apparent) mission and in the power of boycotts, but we don't need a leftist dictator, either. What a jerk! Aside from this, I also found some other skeletons in his closet while I was digging. How disappointing.
Thanks for checking out that website thoroughly and providing an update.
I do recall going there and reading an unappealing line "My name is John Schwarz, but most people call me J or online, TheOneCalledJai. I’m the founder of The People’s Union USA."
St. Louis People Town Hall today with No Show Ann Wagner, but with Chris Murphy!
Thank you for all you do to share accurate information! I appreciate it so much - here's a question- has the Democratic Party or anyone designed a logo that can unify all of us who are anti-MAGA? I drive by and see our beautiful American flag flying at houses where I am pretty sure they are MAGA driven...I want my flag back! But I don't want to be associated with the MAGA people...I hope someone is designing something that we can proudly display for the 4th of July that incorporates our flag but leaves it clear we are supportive of DEMOCRACY....just a comment and would love to know if someone is coming up with something...because I've got some ideas...thank you!
Thank you for the info for Hanes & Fruit of the Loom. I used their contact pages; I do not bother with phone numbers as there always seems to be issues. Anyway, personalized my message and sent.
Called my 3 congressional peeps -- and they all got an earful.
Today was also Empty Seat Town Hall in MO-2 Day. Sen. Chris Murphy and a bunch of serious Missouri Democrats took questions from a crowd of about 1400 including overflow. No incidents, the whole group was positive and excited. We have a shot at booting Absent Ann Wagner this time and seeing folks from the DNC get involved is really exciting.
Whoops! I posted before I saw this
I didn't see your post. What did you think of it?
I was really inspired. The personal testimonies hit home.
We the People at Work
The People, the protectors of Democracy, are out and about. What "people," out where, about what--and why? First, millions said "Hand Off"to Trump/Musk et al, then on the 19th via 50501" (50 protests, 5o states, 1 Movement) millions more protested the mess in WDC. Also on the 19th we celebrated the "the shot heard around the world at Lexington and Concord, starting the Revolution and our country. On the 22nd protectors of the environment cleaned up a different kind of mess on Earth Day.
As important as the participants in environmental mess cleanup and American history are, this post is dedicated to the named and unnamed protestors fighting the Trump/Musk Washington, DC, tyrannical mess. Or as Susan Grymes calls it: Protectors [of democracy, and so shall I in this post.
Who are the Protectors of democracy on April 5, 19th, May 1st--or all the everydays in between and into the future?? We will never know the names of each individual marcher, sign holder (or just standing together in solidarity). But we do know by name some people, advocacy groups, judges and law firms, and other entities who have not been cowed, and have fought back publicly--sometimes under threat of death.. Some, such as Sen. Cory Booker, with his 25 hour righteous speech on ethics, morality, and American democracy,have become an inspiration. Here then, in no particular order of noteworthy (except the first three), are the names of many of the army of protectors of democracy--and remember Courage is Contagious:
(Of course, the list is imperfect, Additions are welcomed. Also re-posting is permitted and encouraged.
PROTECTORS OF DEMOCRACY (By pen, voice, sign, or act)
(Updated April 25, 2025 Individuals
Heather Cox Richardson/"Letters from an American"
Jess Piper/"View from Rural Missouri"
Joyce Vance/"Civil Discourse"
Rep. AOC
AGs, 23 Blue States
Aaron Parnas
Adam Kinzinger
Sen. Adam Schiff
Adam Smith
Alex Wagner
Alexander Vindman
Ali Velshi
Alison Gill
Alvin Bragg (and the unnamed Manhattan jurors)
Amb. Susan Rice
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales/Democracy Now
Anand Giridharadas
Anat Shenker-Osario
Andrew Weissmann
Andy Borowitz
Ann Telnaes
Anne Applebaum,
Annie Laurie Gaylor, FFRF (Freedom from Religion Foundation)
Ari Melber
August Flentje
Ben Meiselas
Beth Benike
Brett Meiselas
Brian Tyler Cohen
Cassidy Hutchinson
Charlotte Clymer
Chris Hayes
Chris Krebs
Col. Susannah Meyers
Congressman Jim Himes
D. Earl Stevens
Dan Barker, FFRF (Freedom from Religion Foundation)
Dan Pfeiffer
Dan Rather
Daniel Berulis
Daniel Morton-Bentley
David Hogg
Dean Obeidallah
Delia Ramirez
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Sen. Elyssa Slotkin
Erez Reuveni
Rep. Eric Swalwell
Garrison Keillor
Garry Kasparov
George Conway
Glenn Kirschner
Gov. Beshear
Gov. Janet Mills
Gov. Kathy Hochul
Gov. Maura Healey (MA)
Gov. Tim Walz (MN)
Gov. Tony Evers (WI)
Greg Olear
J.B. Pritzker
Jake Auchincloss
Rep.Jamie Raskin
Rep. Jasmine Crockett
Jay Kou
Jeff Danziger
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Jeff Stein
Jeff Tiedrich
Jen Rubin And the Contrarians
Jeremy Seahill
Jessica Craven
Jessica Yellin
Jim Acosta
Jim Hightower
Jimmy Kimmel
J-L Cauvin
John Cusack
John Larson
Sen. Jon Ossoff
Jonathan Bernstein,
Jordy Meiselas
Josh Johnson (stand-up comedian)
Josh Marshall
Joy Reid
Judd Legum (popular Information)
Julie Roginsky
Katie Fang
Ken Harbaugh
Lawrence O;Donnell
Liz Cheney
Lucian Truscott IV
Marianne Williamson
Mark Fiore
Marvin Kalb
Mary L. Trump
Maxwell Frost
Mayor Michelle Wu
Mehdi Hasan
Melvin Gurai
Michael Bennett
Michel Zeitgeist
Miles Taylor
Nicolle Wallllace
Noel Casler (former and current staff of the Inter-American Foundation, a small but
mighty federal agency for Latin America)
Olga Lautman
Paul Krugman
Prof. Lawrence Tribe
Qasim Rachid
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman
Rachel Cohen
Rachel Maddow
Rebecca Solnit
Rep. Andrew Egger
Rep. Emily Randall
Rep. Jessica Denson
Rep. Jonathan V. Last
Rep. Noe Casler
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Rep. Sarah Longwell
Rep. Al Green
Rep. Don Beyer
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde
Rev. William J. Barber II
Rez Reuveni (acting deputy director for the Office of Immigration Litigation, and his
supervisor)
Rich Wilson
Robert B. Hubbell
Robert Reich
Roger Parloff
Ron Filipkowski
Ruth Ben-Ghait
Sarah Inama
Scott Dworkin
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (whistleblower)
Sen. Andy Kim
Sen. Chris Murphy
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Sen. Patty Murray
Sen. Ron Wyden
Sharon McMahon
Sheldon Whitehouse
Simon Rosenberg
Stacey Abrams
Stephanie Miller
Stephen King
Steve Brodner
Steve Schmidt
Sue Nethercott
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Tennessee Brandon
Thom Hartmann
Tim Snyder
Timothy Snyder
Tristan Snell
Will Bunch
Zev Shalev
ADVOCACY GROUPS, MEDIA NETWORKS
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
AICN (North Carolina)
American Oversight
Bill Kristol/all NeverTrumpers (North Carolina)
Blue Future
Blue Missouri
Blue Wave
Bluesky
Bulwark Media
CODEPINK
CREW
DemCast
Democracy Forward
Democracy Index
DemocracyLabs
Every State Blue
Feathers of Hope
Field Team 6 (North Carolina)
FiftyFifty one (50501)
Fred Wellman/On Democracy
"Hands Off"
Indivisible
Jessica Valenti/Abortion Everyday
Lambda Legal
League of Women Voters
Marc Elias/Democracy Docket
MeidasTouch Network
MoveOn
MSNBC (an exception to corporate news, and their suppressing news0
No Kings
Olivia Troy
Protect Democracy
Public Citizen/Co-president Robert Weissman
Run for Something
Seneca Project
Substack
The 19th/Errin Haines
The American Manifesto
The Bulwark
The Civic Center
The Dean's List/ Dean Obeidallah
The Dr. Martin Luther King Center
The Lincoln Project
The Politics Girl
The States Project (North Carolina)
The Union (North Carolina)
Third Act
Thomas Zimmer/Democracy Americana
We the People Dissent
Working Families Party
LAW FIRMS/ORGANIZATIONS, LAWYERS, COURTS, ACADEMIA
American Bar Association
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
Big Ten Universities
David Pepper
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (representing the Amica Center for Immigrants Rights and others seeking to block funding cuts for immigrant legal services
Harvard/President Alan M. Garber
Hogan Lovells (seeking to block executive orders to end federal funding for gender-
affirming medical care Law.com)
Jenner & Block (also seeking to block the orders on cuts to medical research funding)
Judge Hannah Dugan
Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III
(former) Judge J. Michael Luttig
Judge James Boasberg
Judge Paula Xinis
Judge Royce Lamberth
Justice Elena Kagan
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Justices Sonia Sotomayer
Northwestern U
Perkins Coie and Covington & Burling (have resisted Trump, fighting back with the help of other courageous firms like Williams & Connolly)
Presidents of 328 U.S. colleges and universities have signed a letter condemning
“government overreach." (including St. Louis University)
Ropes & Gray (also seeking to block cuts to medical research funding Law.com)
Susman Godfrey law firm
UC Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (per the ABA Journal, representing fired
inspectors general Law.com)
Wilmer Hale Keker, Van Nest & Peters,
Southern Poverty Law Center
Letter signed by 500 law firms joined a court brief supporting Perkins Coie lawsuit against the Trump Administration)
To paraphrase Churchill: We shall fight them in the streets, we shall fight them on the sidewalks, we shall fight them on the internet, we shall fight them in the courts, we shall fight them in the Congress, we shall fight them in the voting booth--We shall never surrender. YOU ARE NEVER ALONE. SOLIDARITY..
E pluribus unum ( "Out of many, one")
That's a great list. Is David Brooks on it? Frank Schaeffer? Rick Wilson? The Lincoln Project?
Wilson and Lincoln Project are on list, waiting for more from Brooks.
I emailed Hanes. Thanks for the contact info.
We, the people, must take what belongs to us only: the power over this land and Constitution. We will need to take this to the streets as an effort focused solely on defenestration until the job is done. We have no other choice at this point. We either win or lose this battle. I move for enforcing equitable equality. https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/equitable-equality?r=3m1bs
Writing to my House Rep has become a tremendous source of frustration. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez consistently votes with the GOP, claiming bipartisanship is the only way to effect change. Her town hall was entirely scripted & infuriating. Should I keep calling/writing anyway?
Absolutely, otherwise she will assume that you support her. All three of mine are serious cultists, but I call just about every day and put a bug in the ear of a staffer or leave voice-mail.