The Ten-minute activist
  • Daily Action
  • Resources
  • Speak Out
  • Get Started
  • About

daily plan of action:

RSS Feed

plan of action - may 1, 2018

4/30/2018

0 Comments

 


Trump to Speak at NRA Convention

It’s not only Pence who’s going to speak at the NRA Convention - TRUMP IS ALSO GOING TO SPEAK. Funnily enough, while Trump and Pence are speaking, no guns will be allowed at the Convention.

Action:

1. Look and see whether your reps received funding from the NRA. If they did, contact them and ask them to return the money.

2. Tweet to the White House to say how horrible Trump’s appearance at the Convention is. Because literally no one ever reads the emails you send. If you don’t have Twitter, try an email anyway.

Donation Suggestion

Donate to Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America an organization which is committed to bringing about common-sense gun safety legislation in every state and at the Federal level. They have already achieved many significant victories, which you can read about here.

Donate Here


0 Comments

plan of action - april 30, 2018

4/29/2018

0 Comments

 

Protect Mueller Bill Passes Committee

The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed the bill to protect Mueller, with four Republicans joining the Democrats on the committee in voting to send the bill forward for a vote in the full Senate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has said he won’t allow the bill to be brought to the floor for a vote.

Action:

1. Contact your own Senators and ask them to demand that McConnell bring the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act to the floor of the Senate for a vote.

2. Cornyn has suggested as an alternative that the Senate pass a non-binding resolution calling on Trump to not fire Mueller. Ask your Senators to introduce such a resolution if McConnell continues to obstruct passage of the bill.

3. Contact Mitch McConnell to protest his refusal to bring the bill to the floor of the Senate.
0 Comments

sunday, april 29, 2018

4/28/2018

0 Comments

 


Sunday. A good day to look at jellyfish. But then what day isn't a good day to look at jellyfish?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGokmurmJic


​

0 Comments

plan of action - april 28, 2018

4/27/2018

0 Comments

 

Ryan Kicks Out Priest

Paul Ryan has some lame excuses for why he has forced the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick Conroy, S.J., to resign. They are likely all bogus, and the real reason seems to be that Fr. Conroy sticks up for poor people.
​
Democrats tried to get a resolution to appoint a committee to look into Ryan’s action, but the Republicans voted to table the resolution. Not all the Republicans are happy with Ryan, and two crossed the aisle to vote with Dems against tabling the resolution.

This is the FIRST TIME a chaplain has ever been removed during his term. Everyone in the House is confused and angry about it. Ryan is refusing to discuss the matter.

Action:

1. Contact Paul Ryan to condemn his action. If you happen to be Catholic, you can slap him even harder if you want. https://www.speaker.gov/contact

2. Thank the Republicans who voted with Democrats against tabling the resolution to look into the matter.
Reed: http://faxzero.com/fax_congress/R000585
Meehan: http://faxzero.com/fax_congress/M001181

3. Contact your own MoC to express your disapproval of Ryan’s behavior and to demand an investigation.
0 Comments

plan of action - april 27, 2018

4/26/2018

0 Comments

 


Pence and the NRA

V-P Mike Pence is scheduled to speak at the May 4 NRA Convention in Dallas. This overt support for an organization which is committed to opposing any and every effort at gun safety legislation is offensive and callous in light of the number of recent gun deaths.

Action:

1. Sign the MoveOn.org petition demanding that Pence cancel his appearance at the NRA convention:
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/demand-mike-pence-not?akid=204975.36123208.V9LEIh&rd=1&source=mo&t=3

2. Contact The White House to protest Pence’s appearance at the Convention.
202-456-1111 or http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

(Note: navigating to the White House contact page has gotten harder; moreover there used to be an option to contact the V-P - no longer. They’re a bad lot. If you want to feel nauseous, just go check out the White House site.)


0 Comments

plan of action - april 26, 2018

4/25/2018

0 Comments

 

Racist Golf Club

In an apparently racially-motivated incident, five Black women were harassed while playing golf at a club in Pennsylvania. The owner subsequently called the police to throw the women off the course. The club has since offered an apology, but this incident should never have happened in the first place.

Action:

Email Grandview Golf Course to tell them what you think:
http://brewvino.com/#contact


0 Comments

plan of action - april 25, 2018

4/24/2018

0 Comments

 


​DeVos Rescinds Guidelines

The Education Department has rescinded 72 documents which outline the rights of students with disabilities. These documents play an important role in clarifying the rights of students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Rehabilitation Act. The law remains in force, but the ability of parents, educators, and students to understand and apply the law has been undermined. If you’ve ever tried to read a piece of undigested legislation, you know how difficult and confusing it is.

Action:

Call Betsy DeVos’s office to express  your disapproval of the Education Department’s removal of these documents: (202) 401-3000.


0 Comments

plan of action - april 24, 2018

4/23/2018

0 Comments

 

No to Pompeo

The nomination of Trump’s pick for Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has passed through Committee and will shortly be voted on by the full Senate.

Mike Pompeo is a bad candidate because:

  • he is anti-Islam
  • he is a war-monger
  • he is a climate change denier
  • he had a secret meeting with Kim Jong Un
  • he supports the use of torture
  • he has a terrible record on human rights
  • he is opposed to the Iran Nuclear deal

Action:

Call your Senators and ask them to oppose Pompeo for Secretary of State as he is a dangerous, bigoted war-monger who opposes civil liberties and who will support Trump’s worst impulses.
0 Comments

plan of action - april 23, 2018

4/22/2018

0 Comments

 
 
Mueller Firing Rapid Response

In the event that Mueller or Rosenstein is fired, MoveOn.org is preparing to hold emergency rapid response rallies across the country. If triggering actions (eg firing Mueller) occur before 2 pm local time, rallies will take place at 5 pm; if triggering actions occur after 2 pm local time, rallies will take place at noon the following day.

Action:

1. Find out the closest rally to you by entering your zip code on this rapid response events search page. RSVP to attend and to receive updates. You may have already signed up, but since then new events may have been added which are closer to your location.

2. When you find your local event page, share it with your nearest and dearest. E.g. here is the page to sign up for the Washington, DC rapid response rally. And/or share the events search page on social media.


0 Comments

sunday, april 22, 2018

4/21/2018

0 Comments

 


It's Earth Day!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d-Zbgo1QfA


0 Comments
<<Previous

    Archives

    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017

    RSS Feed

Do you have an action you would like to suggest?  Let us know here.
  • Daily Action
  • Resources
  • Speak Out
  • Get Started
  • About