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Jeannie's avatar

How do We the People get our checkbook out of Musk’s hands!???

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

You call congress when it opens and politely ask them what the fuck is going on. Just like that. You put them on the spot about the COUP happening!

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Catherine Voight's avatar

MAGA Senator who tried to deliver fake electors to Pence. He would just smile and nod and DO NOTHING! We need a better response than lawsuits and calling to a volunteer.

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

There is! Tomorrow at 5 pm, get to DC for the treasury protest. Every American citizen needs to call congress and let them know were are watching. NOBODY calls congress to out them on notice, except for a few activists on a regular basis. You cannot have that attitude or belief, that’s how authoritarianism wins. Are you going to allow them to win?

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Catherine Voight's avatar

Sadly, not feasible for me to get to DC but I will call in. I am not against calling or writing , but when Ron Johnson is one of your Senators, it’s been fruitless so far. But yes, have to try.

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

I understand, I can’t get to DC either; I’m in NY and in grad school. You call every single day, several times a day. They need to know they work for the people and are officially on notice. We are in this together 💐

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Catherine Voight's avatar

We are opposite ends of the spectrum. I am 73 and in Wisconsin. But you are right and I will call and at least bother him.

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

You have to be a thorn in their sides and be ok doing so. America is losing in this world. We are a third world country. Other countries are decades ahead of the game. We have to fight the fascism and oppression.

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Catherine Voight's avatar

Thank you and your wisdom is beyond many of your peers. My parents were both in the Army in WWII, thus I realize the threat.

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Lisbeth Whitney's avatar

Check out the website 5 Calls if you need help getting the numbers, background on the issues or talking points https://5calls.org/issue/elon-musk-opm-gsa-takeover/

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Diana Quinn's avatar

I use Resistbot….easiest way I have ever found!

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Janie's avatar

I use Resist to and the calls CWCW suggests. 5 Calls looks great, too! Could be on the phone all day! Thank you for the information.

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

Yes, I have resistbot as well. Not really sure how to use it

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Dena O'Shaughnessy's avatar

I just used them to call my 2 senators and my rep. It was super easy and I was able to get a "human" in 2 out of the 3 calls. I called their DC offices. I encourage everyone to do this. 5 Calls made it a bit easier with a "suggested" script.

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Anna Bolique's avatar

Is this on resistbot? I just downloaded it.

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Debra MacKillop's avatar

thank you. super helpful

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Carol O's avatar

Thank you Lizbeth ! Happy Monday with every tidbit of quiet pleasure you can grab and luxuriate with !! 🎶💕

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Vannase's avatar

I'm 71 with cancer we are in control Catherine. Let them know I'm in California and in a wheelchair. I may not be able to march but I can roll. Call your family friends and neighbor's tell them what they can do. Call everyday 100 times if you have to. This is our time to make our nation great not some butthead.

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Kathy McLain's avatar

My understanding is that there will be a rally in all 50 states at the capitals at the same time if that helps anyone.

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Vannase's avatar

That is right but don't make it a march just once make it once a month push his trash back on him. Make it peaceful just like Martian did in the 60s. It is time us older folks show the younger ones how it is done.

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WJB Motown's avatar

When is that rally??? What are the days and times???

Mainstream media is not reporting the protests......

MTN needs to be on the streets ASAP and start recordiing these actions.......gotta do this fast.

Cell phone video must be everywhere!!! Put it on MTN now.

This is where the coalition of pro-democracy sites needs to be working together..........

The time of waffling has long passed.

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

I have not heard this.

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Vannase's avatar

Well you have now! Let's not let him destroy our country any longer stand up and be heard.

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Kathy McLain's avatar

Thank you. I go to HCR first thing every morning to try and keep my sanity for the day. I am so grateful for her messages.

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Dena O'Shaughnessy's avatar

She is really helping me to understand everything that is happening and also helps keep me sane! What a treasure!

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Dana Moore's avatar

Neither have I, but how do I find this out?

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Kathy McLain's avatar

It's not letting me share the poster but it's Weds the 5th at your state capital at noon. It's called the 50 protests 50 States 1 Day

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Dana Moore's avatar

Thank you.

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Vannase's avatar

You don't know anything 45. I stumbled on it by accident but got fired up about it and I'm more fired up this morning

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Leslie Hoppner's avatar

Google 50501. This is happening in all 50 states capitals. If you can’t be there, there are things you CAN do!

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Kimela Biers's avatar

I'm calling too! But completely agree, here in god awful Tennessee we have Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty (UGH) but I WILL call! I also have gotten on a first-name basis with my rep's office in DC, Steve Cohen, and they've been really good, even calling me back with more information about whatever's been happening. I want to protest, but for now have to wait until something happens in Memphis. We're doing this together though, from whatever place we are!

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Dianne Chrestopoulos's avatar

Kimela I feel your pain, I am in TX with Cornyn & Cruz - BLECH - I call them every single week and sometimes 2-3X a week but will be calling again today about Muskrat.

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Rhonda J's avatar

Same here 😪😡 Tennessee 🤮🤮🤬

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VMJH's avatar

I can go ahead and contact Barraso, Loomis and Hageman but it's certainly not like they're going to care. Any state who would oust Liz Cheney over attempting to save Democracy is way too far down the rabbit hole.

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Vannase's avatar

Stop and think about it! If you were in office who would you be more afraid of? The man with money or the millions calling and complaining. My bet is on WE THE PEOPLE

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AAA M's avatar

You better believe it! Even though I'm a democrat Liz can't be ignored. She's a REAL U.S. CITIZEN! I love her. Too bad SHE wasn't running for prez!

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Kathy McLain's avatar

I have Grassley and Ernst. Grassley is senile and rabidly behind Trump. We already saw how easily Ernst folded. I still write but get back form letters full of bs thanking me for being a faithful follower and asking for donations. Hell will freeze before I give either of them a penny.

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Joan Jefferson Goin's avatar

You need to Tell him if he wants to stay in Office He better do something or you will Rally People against him.

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Vannase's avatar

Start calling! No one said it would be easy

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Cill Triplett's avatar

I return to sender every single one. I don't bother opening them after the 1st 3 or 4 times of seeing it's just BS.

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Amanda Davis's avatar

You can call other senators not just your states there is a phone number for each senator online

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Lori Painter's avatar

When I read Ron's "Today in Politics" and he mentions a specific Senator, I reach out to them and either thank them for letting their voice be heard, or I ask why they aren't doing more to stop the destruction of our country. I've probably emailed 5 Senators outside of my state. Not many but at least I feel like I'm doing something to help.

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Ellen's avatar

ALL of my representatives and senators are RW extremists assholes.....they are ALL LOVING this shit!!!

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Joan Jefferson Goin's avatar

Please Believe that your Threats Matter tell them that you are going to Rally people against them to Remove them from Office if they Ignore our Laws

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Pat Robinson's avatar

I'm in the same boat in Missouri...Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt

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Pam Ponsart's avatar

Oh, yes...Ron Johnson is a horrible human being. I'll never forget him saying on TV "I don't like feeding other people's kids." :-(

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Vannase's avatar

Nor is it for me but call not just one time but several times a day. Flood their phones with messages that we have had enough WE THE PEOPLE IS WHAT MY CONSTITUTION SAYS what about yours?

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Debby's avatar

Call empowered with the truth and a demand for justice for you and your family and friends. You are an American citizen who deserves respect.

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Alexis's avatar

I live in Alabama and they definitely don’t care😭 Very few blue hats here and I’m terrified.

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Carol Gehl - WI's avatar

Hi Wisconsin! Isn’t Ron Johnson hard to deal with?? 🧀

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Sue Sanders's avatar

Showing up is the way!

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Vannase's avatar

March on your state capital. Let's fight with peace love for one another. February 5 on the 5th of every month let's keep marching until we tear down the strong holds.

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Joan Jefferson Goin's avatar

Thank you I’m Disabled and so is My Husband who’s a 100% disabled Veteran, But he can walk and Push me in a Wheelchair. I will be there, do you have a Certain meeting place in mind?

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mmckitty's avatar

I call regularly And peiole I call not just my own Senators Murohy Blumenthal Congressman Hines U camm Thune Other GOP told aides Tell zur boss I cant vote fir the challenger in 2026 but u sure can volunteer and contribute Have a nice day

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Schmendryck's avatar

"Insurrection act"

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Diana Quinn's avatar

I’ve got Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott, and Nancy Mace ~ I will be making their life just as difficult as they are making mine 😡

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MaryAnne Barnett's avatar

Wow, poor you! Good for you! They are making lives miserable and it will take all of us to nip that shit in the bud. Thank you!

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Dik de Bruijn's avatar

How are you going to do that? Do you have some suggestions others might use that would actually be effective?

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Thomas's avatar

Protest. Riot.

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Sue Sanders's avatar

Peaceful protests have worked best historically

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Thomas's avatar

Like stopping the Vietnam "War", Civil Rights, Women's Rights... not all were peaceful, but they woke up the government and motivated change.

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Mike O's avatar

By the time they get back, it’ll be too late. Musk and his prepubescents will have all the data copied by then.

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Catherine Voight's avatar

Between the Treasury heist and USAID being shut down, a Senator call won’t help.

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Agitatocrat's avatar

Great idea! I've been emailing them each week, but Musk in our bank accounts deserves many calls!

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Kimberly Sauber's avatar

Call 202-224-3121 and tell your senator to VOTE NO ON RUSS VOUGHT and to stand up and say no to Elon!!!

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Natalie's avatar

Every Meidas Mighty who writes here should also write to them (email), in your own words. Your words are powerful, so take your time and choose them carefully. It is also a record.

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Kimberly Sauber's avatar

Same as calling!! 202-224-3121 is all the senators number. Call and tell your senator to VOTE NO ON RUSS VOUGHT!!

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Natalie's avatar

I hear they've stopped taking calls.

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JC's avatar

I wrote a message on Sen. Rick Scott's site last night, expressing my outrage over Musk's taking over Treasury. I told him history will be watching, along with us voters. We need to let them know our strong opposition. If we don't speak loudly now, they'll think we're fine with whatever they do or we're not paying attention.

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

Use resist bot to send him a hand-delivered note or email

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Gigi's avatar

It was the voters who put this traitor back in the White House although Musk rigged the election!! Where did over 11M ballots go!!!!!

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Deborah Helmick's avatar

I’d do that for sure if I knew what resist bot was!

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Barbara Olson's avatar

I tried calling my 2 Democratic Senators from Michigan today and both of their recordings were barely audible. Somethings wrong with the connection to them. It's all broken up. Has Musk found a way to disrupt the cell connection???

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

Many of us have had that experience.

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Barbara Olson's avatar

Hi Sylvia-me again. I just found out the mailbox of the Senators I called is full and they are "experiencing an extremely high volume of calls which is probably why I had the bad connection. Wanted to let you know. So happy everyone is calling!

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Barbara Olson's avatar

I've never considered myself a conspiracy theorist but I'd like to know what the hells going on with that? Hope it clears up promptly.

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Lisbeth Whitney's avatar

One thing to do is to call your Senators and Representative. Here is a link to last night's video by Heather Cox Richardson about this. Indivisible is also supporting a protest on Tuesday in front of the Treasury building. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xzjqr495EI

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Lisbeth Whitney's avatar

If you need help with talking points/script for when you call your Members of Congress, take a look at the website 5 Calls https://5calls.org/issue/elon-musk-opm-gsa-takeover/

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Several Republican Hlouse members had been Democrats who switched. They are under tremendous pressure.

How can any Black Republican put up with obvious race discrimination?

How can any Hispanic Republican put up with discrimination against Hispanics?

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

Nobody needs a script. Speak from the heart, especially now that our constitution is under fire!

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Lisbeth Whitney's avatar

Some people get tongue tied when making these calls. I know my blood pressure goes up and it helps at least talking points.

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ItsyBitsySpiderLiz's avatar

For those that worry about getting tongue tied, take a moment or a night, write down thoughts from your heart. I try not to write when extremely angry, which is hard these days. I have learned that you tend to go back & think..."I should have said...." Send when ready there are tons of us slamming them at the same time. I'm afraid to take my blood pressure anymore 😪

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Agitatocrat's avatar

Thank you!! I urge everyone to do this. Even if your rep is MAGA, you still represent a vote and the more calls the better. We are watching. 👀

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Debbie Jones's avatar

Thank you! I've posted this on my social media and will call them myself! I appreciate this info!

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Carolyn Enloe's avatar

Thanks for sharing this!

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Vicky G's avatar

If you able, recommend you & others personally visit your Senator’s office to pressure him/her to do whatever they can to stop this madness.

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

100%

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Jeannie's avatar

Can I get a promise from all my of you to get involved and make the calls as well?

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mbglamb's avatar

I live in California and will be calling Schiff and Padilla. McClintock is my congressman and he's in Trump's back pocket. I have already dealt with his staff in DC and they are as rude as fuck. I will still call today even though I know that it won't make any difference with him. I sent emails yesterday as well. Hell, I'll do both every damn day if I have to.

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Kathy Tankersley's avatar

Exactly, unfortunately there are red areas in California where repugnants are entrenched. Where I live, unfortunately the stupidity reigns and the representative (I don’t acknowledge him as my rep) was noted yukking it up at Maralago, kissing the rapey felon’s shoes as SoCal areas were burning. My contempt for those hypocrites who bow to the rapey felon is profound and don’t deserve forgiveness for being enablers of destruction of our nation.

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

Kill them with kindness. They hate it 🤌🏼💐

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Pat Robinson's avatar

In my neck of the woods, it's nice to always, politely quote the Bible.

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Celia Lewis's avatar

Perfect! The New Testament I'm assuming... Those Beatitudes...

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Pat Robinson's avatar

Yep!

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Vicky G's avatar

I also called my state attorney general’s office and filed a complaint about nongovernmental & unvetted individuals gaining access to my confidential information as well as other state citizens. Apparently they’re receiving lots of calls from concerned citizens. I’ve already sent an email to my GOP senator & plan to follow up by phone & enlist friends to join me for a personal visit to his office.

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AnneHG's avatar

I'm calling and emailing my reps today, among other things to remind them of the oath they took to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic.

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David Howard's avatar

Hit him in the wallet

Boycott Tesla

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Mitzi Pratt's avatar

Arrest them!!!!

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Carolyn Enloe's avatar

That was my thought as well. Why can't they simply be arrested and thrown in jail at least for a short time. I know tRump will get them off but really, this is scary AF.

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Margi Wyatt's avatar

Thank you! My US war hero father passed in June. He was Army intelligence and did some big things to safe the US. My God I want get his comforting words now!

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Lisbeth Whitney's avatar

I completely understand! One of my uncles was the head of the OPM for 4 years under Clinton and the head of the National Transportation Safety Board under Carter. He passed away in 2019 and would just be fuming if he were still around. Here is a little bit about him. https://www.wgbh.org/news/commentary/2019-06-21/portrait-of-a-political-insider-james-b-king-1935-2019?fbclid=IwY2xjawINwJpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHaqIj3lh0NJyXk3UtE9U_cNmGGFf10L5ypi0cNG9TOCFpW5QtQsm66R7mw_aem_SsPiO_M5iPxtykcrq5-pFQ

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

I also URGE everyone in this thread to follow the Substack Chop wood, Carey water by Jess Craven. She is an activist teaching people what to do and has scripts.

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

Oops, I meant Carry water lol

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Bonnie Sue Miller's avatar

Oh, boy! This is a great question. I have been all over the internet this morning, and quite a few people are calling for him to be deported! One can only hope. Never give up hope! That's exactly what Putin's objective has been for two decades: To crush the hope of the American people. As Ben, so eloquently said, we are in this together, and we have to hold each other up as a community. Abraham Lincoln never gave up hope. We should follow his lead.

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Schmendryck's avatar

Cut his off at the wrists?

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Jeannie's avatar

Any suggestions?

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Bill Riley's avatar

Break down the locked doors in the White House behind which Musk and his techno minions are shutting down all of the government’s payment systems. THIS IS A COUP! Someone must do something to stop these traitors immediately — now! Today!

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

Well, I wouldn’t be a MAGA.

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Theresa Mullins's avatar

Yes, I am freaking out!! I wanted to go to the march on the Capitol on Wednesday, but I have to work. If it’s televised and someone from work sees me I will get reported and lose my job! I have FMLA but I need to conserve those hours bc I suffer from Migraine disease. Somebody has to help us. I’m a nobody. I sent emails. I’m afraid to call bc I’m hearing impaired and cannot hear well over the phone. I’m 62 years old. I don’t want to still be working when I’m 80!

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Support CREW: https://www.citizensforethics.org/ https://www.citizensforethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PEER-Complaint.pdf

Quoting Josh Marshall. Elon Musk and his private-sector employees, are now fanned out across the government. He appears to have taken control of the federal payment system which allows his operatives to stop checks to any private individual in the country and/or examine all their personal financial information.....

There’s a pretty developed law that you can’t do stuff in the federal government if you’re not an employee of the federal government, or a contractor who is placed under the rules of the federal government. If you do do those things you become a de facto government employee and the law says you come under all sorts of record-keeping and disclosure requirements.

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mbglamb's avatar

Good suggestion and please consider donating to CREW. I did just this past weekend. They do good work and we need to support them.

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Kathy's avatar

Here is a link to the Senate Finance Committee members. It will take you to each members website with contact info.

.https://www.finance.senate.gov/about/membership.

Senator Wyden is ranking member and he is on to Musk’s coup of the Treasury.

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Janet Frohnmayer's avatar

I would recommend this 100 times if I could. We should urgently be calling every member of this committee today. Ron Wyden wrote a stern letter. Great. It’s not enough. They need to walk over to Treasury with their cell phone cameras and live stream this illegal takeover of our government by Elon and his band of young thugs. Bring the media with them. This isn’t a time for decorum. This is a civic emergency.

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Debra Slater's avatar

That would be great! Wyden and Merkley and some other Dem senators should all go over and demand to see who and what is going on with media cameras all over the place, recording the little punkasses who are working for Musk trying to act all tough.

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

This person needs to be impeached! he gave Musk the OK

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Lisbeth Whitney's avatar

The person who gave Musk the OK to "look" at the data is the new Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. He must be impeached. Musk's team of 6 young men ages 19-24 are now strolling around with all this extremely private data.

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Vicky G's avatar

Someone has the names of these men. Can we ask the media to interview them?

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Vannase's avatar

Jeannie we are standing together to fight Musk and his cronnies. There is a march by a group called 'You Don't Know Anything 45'. They are asking everyone who believes in the constitution to rise up with others and march on your Capital in every 50 states on February 5.

I'm asking if you can't flood the phones and call those who you can to make this a peaceful march to do what butthead said he would and that's to make America Great but not in the way he wants it but as WE THE PEOPLE SAY WE WANT IT. let's show the world we refuse to kiss the ring and demand our Judges to obey the constitution. And if they want a battle just like our founding fathers we are ready to fight those who dare to try and take our country from us.

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Jeannie's avatar

Thanks guys, I’m doing it all

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Pam Ponsart's avatar

Yes! That's a good question and I hope it's not too late.

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Kathryn S. O'Brien's avatar

By getting our message out. We’re not doing that. For the most part we’re just being safe and talking to people we know are safe.

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Stop the BS247's avatar

You can help put a freeze on him thru this petition. There is a link in the petition to forward to you fellow "Forward Thinkers"

https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/constitutional-crisis?share=24d1db0e-acb2-442e-a7df-5adc3b0eb857&source=email-share-button&utm_medium=&utm_source=email

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