Get Your Facts Straight, Mr. President
Saturday, May 27th
(Adapted from Rogan's List)
Embarrassment in Europe
Trump embarrassed the American people at the NATO conference and then went on to call the Germans, one of our strongest allies, evil. "Trump’s singling out of German carmakers for contributing to the nation’s lopsided trade surplus follows rebukes of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp.and attacks on America’s own automakers for shipping cars from Mexico. The rhetoric overlooks that BMW AG, Daimler AG and Volkswagen AG operate some of their biggest factories in the world in southern U.S. states, and the impact that putting a stop to imports would have on the thousands of dealers who sell German vehicles." (Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-26/trump-blasts-german-carmakers-u-s-sales-and-threatens-barriers)
Action You Can Take Today
Let's call the White House and let Trump know, we care about our German allies and that many German car makers build their cars here and American dealerships sell them providing jobs to Americans.
Contact the White House here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
Tell Advertisers: Stop Supporting Sean Hannity's Nonsense
Friday, May 26th
(Adapted from Rogan's List)
Sean Hannity's recent conspiracy theories and hate speech have rallied a call for a boycott of his advertisers.
As reported last night by Rob Tornoe:"Despite the retraction and pleas from Rich's parents to stop peddling a conspiracy theory about their son that had been discredited by Snopes, Factcheck.org, Poynter, and numerous news agencies Hannity defiantly pushed the theory on his radio show before agreeing to drop it "for now" on his Fox News program."
Maybe Hannity's vacation can become permanent, like his friend Bill O'Reilly's.
Action You Can Take Today
Contact 10 of Hannity's primary advertisers via email and postcards. Tell them there is no place for conspiracy theories and hate speech on our airwaves. If you want to write more, here's a complete list of his advertisers: http://ir.net/news/politics/124909/hannity-advertisers-list/.
 Alfa Romeo 1000 Alfa Romeo Dr, Auburn Hills MI 48326-2766 |
Allstate |
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Bayer |
Booking.com |
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) |
Hyundai USA |
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Liberty Mutual |
ProFlowers/Shari's Berries |
 Sandals c/o Unique Vacation Inc. 4950 SW 72nd Ave, Miami FL 33155 |
 Vanda Pharmaceuticals 2200 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Ste 300E, Washington DC 20037 |
Support the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
Tuesday, May 23rd
(Adapted from Rogan's List)
While more states are banning so-called gay conversion therapy, which Vice President Pence supported while Governor of Indiana, it's important to bring this to a federal level, so that everyone, regardless of which state they're in, is protected from this harmful practice. (Read more from the Washington Post and NBC News).
Action You Can Take Today
Thank our Representative, Sean Patrick Maloney, for cosponsoring Rep. Ted Lieu's Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (H.R. 2119). You can download the text of the bill here. If you don't live in Philipstown, please contact your Representative and ask them to become a cosponsor. You can also sign CREDO Action's petition.
Website: http://seanmaloney.house.gov/
Email: https://seanmaloney.house.gov/contact/email-me
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repseanmaloney/
Twitter: @RepSeanMaloney
Washington, DC Office: 1027 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-3218 Phone: (202) 225-5441 · Fax: (202) 225-3289
Newburgh Office: 123 Grand Street, 2nd Floor, Newburgh, NY 12550 Phone: (845) 561-1259 · Fax: (845) 561-2890
Bonus Action:
Visit Rep. Lieu's Twitter feed (always a good read) and thank him for starting this piece of legislation:
@tedlieu
Help Elect Montana's Rob Quist to the House
Monday, May 23rd
(Adapted from Wall of Us)
I’m in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection. But with Montana it is love. And it’s difficult to analyze love when you’re in it.
— John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America
In a special election on Wednesday, May 25, the Democrats hope to elect Rob Quist to fill the at large House seat vacated by Ryan Zinke, Trump’s Interior Secretary. GOP outside groups have reputedly poured more than $2.5 million into his opponent’s campaign, an opponent who it turns out has ties to Russia. (Read more)
Action You Can Take Today
1. Watch this video by Robert Reich about the Montana special election, Quist, and his swampy competitor. (2 minutes)
2. Donate any amount to support the Quist campaign in their final push. (3 minutes)
3. Phone Bank for Quist with the Democracy for America Hubdialer. (15 minutes+)
Sunday Acts of Gratitude
Sunday, May 21st
(Adapted from Jen Hofmann's Action Checklist for Americans of Conscience)
Today's Acts of Gratitude
Get out your stamps, postcards, and sparkle markers for some gratitude mail.
- Thank Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for suggesting penalties for Russia’s aggression.
Address: 290 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
- Thank Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) for calling for an independent commission or special prosecutor.
Address (LM): 522 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Address (AK): 2245 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
- Thank Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) for defending Americans’ rights to free speech and protest, and calling for a swift response to violence by a foreign leader’s aggression.
Address: 2310 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
- Thank Sen. Patrick Toomey (R-PA) for his bipartisanship in suggesting the White House get its act together and to appoint a Democrat to lead the FBI.
Address: 248 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
- Thank Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) for putting country ahead of party by signing the discharge petition in support of releasing 45’s tax returns. I appreciate your integrity and leadership.
Address: 2333 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
