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Thomas Barrie's avatar

Well said about not being able to choose the time we live in! It has given us one big beautiful fight to wage! (and an overdue one at that...)

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Jess Craven's avatar

INdeed!

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Christopher O'Bleness's avatar

Thanks for some more resist.bot codes, I share them with my family and subscribers to my newsletter!

There are so many that I think I am going to start collecting the ones I use into a Google Sheet to share with others (since I share a list of them weekly).

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Jess Craven's avatar

Great idea!

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Cheryl Johnson's avatar

Did you know that if you like the resistbot that someone has written you can follow them and see more resistbots that you might like?

If you are looking at the text of a resistbot, you will sometimes see a hyperlink for the author's name. If you click on that link you will see to their other recent resistbot letters and a link to follow them. At least that's how it works on the Windows version.

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Christopher O'Bleness's avatar

I have noticed that! I haven't used the feature much, though.

I think at some point I followed Coleman, I mostly snag ones recommended by Jess, and ones on Rogan's list. That is already a lot to share with others, but if I put them in a sheet and organize by category, it might work out to have more authors I follow.

Are there any Authors you follow besides Coleman, Jess, and Rogan's List?

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Theodora's avatar

Teal Chimblo Fyrberg is part of this community and writes Resistbot letters under the name “RiverTeal”.

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Christopher O'Bleness's avatar

Thanks, I will check them out!

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Cheryl Johnson's avatar

I think there is one more person, but they are not as prolific and I don't recall the name off the top of my head!

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Christopher O'Bleness's avatar

If you remember, please feel free to let me know.

I am finding that there are some people who are not willing to make calls, but are willing to send resist.bots so happy to connect them with more :)

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Teal Chimblo Fyrberg's avatar

Jessica, is it okay to use the language from some of your call scripts to make additional ResistBot letters?

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Jess Craven's avatar

Asbolutely!

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Teal Chimblo Fyrberg's avatar

Thank you! Also, it’s so nice when the rats start eating each other. They’re following the totalitarian regime script to a T and I keep hoping they will devolve into the part where they destroy each other from within. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/05/donald-trump-travel-ban-elon-musk-joe-biden-friedrich-merz-us-politics-live-news-updates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Pam Birkenfeld's avatar

I read a little bit more about Russell Vought. He does not hide his desire for a white Christian isolationist country. What I think is interesting is that he claims to be Christian but he doesn’t follow anything that Jesus lays out as “laws“ of how a person should behave as a Christian. But then we used to total hypocrisy from these people.

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Ann Mobley's avatar

Thanks once again for this newsletter. It helps immeasurably. Also, I came across an article about one of the provisions in the Big BS Bill that I haven't heard anything about. It sounds simply horrifying. Do you know anything about it, or have ideas on how to bring it to the fore? It's called Section 899. Here's the link: https://substack.com/@marygeddry/note/c-122581459?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=17h1id

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Lois Marks's avatar

I looked at who is on the Board of Directors for Market Square. Donald Trump, Jr. is one. There's others who worked in the Trump administration during his first term and one connected to Peter Thiel. A good place not to patronize.

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Kelly Hobbs-Perry's avatar

Hi Jess, I tried to find the map of the businesses in Public Square but no longer see one. I saw a map a month ago and was alarmed because one of the local charter schools was listed on it and I was going to report it to our board of education. Is it me, or is the map gone?

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Mary Weiss's avatar

There are so many things wrong o this bill and I love that you inform us of those. One thing I have not heard you talk about is the possibility of Trump getting control of elections. That will mean we are an autocratic nation!!!! That is the worst thing that could happen for democracy! I have worked on election processes in my county and know how well elections have been run here. Please say more about things in the bill related to this issue!

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Joy Cunningham's avatar

I am a subscriber and have not received your email for a couple of days (and haven’t gotten Heather Cox Richardson’s at the usual time for two days either). Any suggestions? Your email is my battle plan for the day!

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ADjerz's avatar

Thanks for making it easier for us to save America!

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Cecile's avatar

What do you think of David Brooks opinion entitled: “The Democrats’ problems are bigger than you think.” He makes good points, as does the G Will opinion he quotes. Not sure what I’m to do as an individual, however, except to pack my bags and relocate.

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Joy Cunningham's avatar

It’s time to stop blaming Democrats. Robert Hubbell has a great piece about that today.

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Jim Clark's avatar

Jess,

You must know the folks at resistbot. Tell them that some of us are NOT going to text them, and give them our phone numbers to spam us, or sell to someone to spam us. It used to be that we could sign on the internet. Apparently, no more. I'm out!

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Cynthia Hecker's avatar

I am concerned that I am running into so many people who have not heard about the No Kings rally. And I live in BERKELEY!!!!

I casually mention it to friends and random people I interact with and the uniform response is very positive (“I want to go. Tell me how.”)

So my advice is not to assume that people are getting the info. Post on social media. Slap a big sticker on your shirt with the No Kings URL (no kings.org). Be creative.

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Christine Primomo's avatar

I think many minds believed that the Bromance with Musk and Trump would end. After all - Musk got what he wanted... earned billions AND has all our data. God knows what he wiill do next.

Since USAID has been decimated and mllions will die because of him.. maybe the International Court of Justice can try him for crimes against humanity. While I guess it's a blow to DJT that the budget bill is being pilloried by Musk, PLEASE let's not use his phrase "Kill the Bill". It legitimizes him.

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Teal Chimblo Fyrberg's avatar

Preserve clean energy tax credits! Another ResistBot letter

📸 And here's your personalized sign card! Share and tag it with #resistbot https://resist.bot/petitions/PJTKYW

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Merrill's avatar

As the old aphorism goes, "elections have consequences." We need to remrmber, if this terrible majority way overreaches by ending critical benefits for all Americans, including there own voters, "elections will have consequences."

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