Hi, all, and happy Wednesday! I know I said yesterday I wouldn’t be heavily focussed on the indictments in this newsletter, but I didn’t say I’d refrain from posting silly graphics about them! With Mj finally set to see Barbie on Sunday I couldn’t resist this one.
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Appreciate everything you send but especially appreciate this part: "Please remember, though—and this is a standing exhortation—do what you can and don’t stress if you can’t get to all—or any—of my actions. The items listed below are suggestions, not mandates. The last thing I want is for anyone to feel guilty when they can’t get them done, or to use this newsletter as a reason to self-flagellate. I’m here to help, not harry. So know that anything you do is enormously appreciated and important, and that if you have to take a step back I’ll be here when you return." Perfect timing as far as I'm concerned!
I've said in previous threads that I'm not much for making phone calls, so I've sent email messages several times to my members of Congress. So far, they haven't gotten much attention from what I can tell. Today I'm going to try mailing letters to their offices. Here's the content of one of the letters, regarding Tuberville:
"I am writing to you in your capacity as one of my Senators and a respected member of the Senate regarding Senator Tuberville’s unconscionable hold on military promotions for the sole purpose of seeking to change a policy that he has no jurisdiction over. I assume you are at least as frustrated and angry as I am about this. I realize that there are procedural hurdles, and changing the procedures may either be difficult or incur unintended consequences, but it seems to me that any action would be better than none.
"I realize that dealing with all of the promotions individually would take years, but would you support removing the three Joint Chiefs candidates from the list of over 300 promotions and advancing their nominations individually? That would restore some stability at that level, and might be enough to free some Republican Senators from the clutches of one of its most hypocritical members."
If the message is helpful, feel free to plagiarize. I hope it lands in front of someone who will take it seriously.
As suggested yesterday, I wrote the AG in Kansas RE: the Marion newspaper debacle. I just got a reply back! Sounds like they've been hearing from a lot of us:
"Thank you for reaching out to the Office of Kansas Attorney General Kris W. Kobach. We’ve received your email expressing concern for the August 11 search at the Marion County Record.
We have heard from concerned Kansans and concerned citizens from all around the country. While this will remain an ongoing investigation for the time being, we can share some information at this time.
As of August 16, the Marion County Attorney has issued a statement finding no probable cause for the search and seizure, and the Marion County Record, in cooperation with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, an agency of the Office of the Attorney General, has facilitated a return of the seized property.
Furthermore, we can confirm that the KBI, in coordination with the Marion County Attorney, will conduct an independent investigation without reviewing or examining any of the seized property. Once the investigation is complete, the findings will be presented to the Marion County Attorney for review.
Please know that Attorney General Kobach is committed to protecting the constitutional rights of all Kansans while also prosecuting any criminal activity, when necessary.
Thank you again for contacting our office to share your concerns, and for your commitment to the well-being of Kansas and its citizens."
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That's a good one.
Appreciate everything you send but especially appreciate this part: "Please remember, though—and this is a standing exhortation—do what you can and don’t stress if you can’t get to all—or any—of my actions. The items listed below are suggestions, not mandates. The last thing I want is for anyone to feel guilty when they can’t get them done, or to use this newsletter as a reason to self-flagellate. I’m here to help, not harry. So know that anything you do is enormously appreciated and important, and that if you have to take a step back I’ll be here when you return." Perfect timing as far as I'm concerned!
Yay! Then I'm glad I said it.
We have an all electric house! We have solar panels on our roof! We just updated our heat pumps!
Alas, no EV yet but I don't drive, so...
That's amazing!
Our HOA won't allow solar panels on roofs.
Oh, dear.
My senators agree that Tuberville is an asshat. Can I call other senators too?
Why not call Tuberville? I wouldn't normally recommend it but this is about all of us.
Great! That's what I wanted to hear. Thanks!
Mine, too. Are you in Virginia? As recently as last week both of them were publicly criticizing Tuberville
I'm in Vermont. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch are my Senators.
Also, FieldTeam6 is sending postcards to register VA voters. https://fieldteam6.herokuapp.com/contact
Oh perfect I will add it to the doc!
Thanks for amplifying the climate, need everyone with a voice to do this!
Have to!
I've said in previous threads that I'm not much for making phone calls, so I've sent email messages several times to my members of Congress. So far, they haven't gotten much attention from what I can tell. Today I'm going to try mailing letters to their offices. Here's the content of one of the letters, regarding Tuberville:
"I am writing to you in your capacity as one of my Senators and a respected member of the Senate regarding Senator Tuberville’s unconscionable hold on military promotions for the sole purpose of seeking to change a policy that he has no jurisdiction over. I assume you are at least as frustrated and angry as I am about this. I realize that there are procedural hurdles, and changing the procedures may either be difficult or incur unintended consequences, but it seems to me that any action would be better than none.
"I realize that dealing with all of the promotions individually would take years, but would you support removing the three Joint Chiefs candidates from the list of over 300 promotions and advancing their nominations individually? That would restore some stability at that level, and might be enough to free some Republican Senators from the clutches of one of its most hypocritical members."
If the message is helpful, feel free to plagiarize. I hope it lands in front of someone who will take it seriously.
This is wonderful thank you!
I think I will turn it into a Resistbot letter if that's OK.
Thanks for the additional info!
BTW, the Navy has been added to the joint chiefs vacancy list!🤬
Ugh. Jesus.
And yet the GOP hawks don’t see this as risking our nation’s security! They don’t have the courage to do something about it.
Army brat here. Nothing but scorn! Alabama has 11,900 active military, 22,000 reserves and Guard; and 420,000 veterans. What if they all rise up?
It's really time for a calling campaign.
Sen Tuberville "supports" the military but has never actually served his country "IN" the military so here we are!
But, he did establish the Tommy Tuberville Foundation in 2014.
Which according to the Washington Post doesn't really do anything.
Sadly, I couldn't get either the DOJ or KS AG form to work.
Hmmm that's weird. Did anyone else have a problem? They both worked for me.
As suggested yesterday, I wrote the AG in Kansas RE: the Marion newspaper debacle. I just got a reply back! Sounds like they've been hearing from a lot of us:
"Thank you for reaching out to the Office of Kansas Attorney General Kris W. Kobach. We’ve received your email expressing concern for the August 11 search at the Marion County Record.
We have heard from concerned Kansans and concerned citizens from all around the country. While this will remain an ongoing investigation for the time being, we can share some information at this time.
As of August 16, the Marion County Attorney has issued a statement finding no probable cause for the search and seizure, and the Marion County Record, in cooperation with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, an agency of the Office of the Attorney General, has facilitated a return of the seized property.
Furthermore, we can confirm that the KBI, in coordination with the Marion County Attorney, will conduct an independent investigation without reviewing or examining any of the seized property. Once the investigation is complete, the findings will be presented to the Marion County Attorney for review.
Please know that Attorney General Kobach is committed to protecting the constitutional rights of all Kansans while also prosecuting any criminal activity, when necessary.
Thank you again for contacting our office to share your concerns, and for your commitment to the well-being of Kansas and its citizens."
Yes I got the same reply. Good that they got their stuff back but more needs to be done!
Can you explain what a carbon credit does? I've never fully understood it, I'm ashamed to admit.
Just bought a carbon offset for my flight from Newark! Did the stove one, too! Thank you!
Wow this is really interesting! I will check it out! I'm surprised you're the first person to suggest this. Thanks for the explanation!