It helps that so many others are doing great things. Amy Siskind has made a list of important pushbacks in the first week:
* 22 state attorneys general sue over birthright order. * Reagan appointed federal judge pauses birthright order, says it's unconstitutional. * GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell criticized Trump for pardoning Jan. 6 insurrectionists who assaulted law enforcement * Alaska GOP Sens. Murkowski and Sullivan criticize Trump for renaming Denali after McKinley who never stepped foot in their state *GOP Mike Rounds questions why Pompeo's security protection was taken away * GOP Shelly Caputo asks for clarification on disbursing funds from Biden-era IRA, which goes to builds road, bridges, etc in her state * ACLU sues the Trump regime to block expansion of "fast track" deportations. * DOGE is falling apart - Ramaswamy departs, and today Trump appointed DOGE counsel says he is leaving too * Sen. Warren and Rep. Jack Auchincloss calls for an investigation of Trump and Melania's digital coins * cryptocurrency players criticize them too, call Trump's moves "gritty and greedy" and of course heroine *Bishop Mariann Edgar Buddy calling out their misuse of the teachings Christianity to perpetrate cruelty.
Pic: From DeLisha Tapscott. I particularly love "Demand action that feeds your community's needs--not their agendas" and "Build connections that center joy and solidarity." Love.
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So many good links here, Maya, thank you. xo
Wow. Great quote. And, I love the list of pushbacks. Nice to feel like there's a little bit of hope.
How could they all act as if this stuff is a surprise, though? The warning signs were there. Sigh. Better late than never, I guess.
It is encouraging to see some of the pushback but dang there is a lot to do and so many will fall in line for fear of Trump challenging them in a primary. The lack of principles really bothers me!! But hopefully this resistance continues can you imagine the outrage if Kamala launched a crypto coin????
I wonder what will happen with the RFK vetting process this week and whether more will vote against confirming him. I have to believe that polio survivor McConnell will vote against his confirmation but who even knows.
Thank you for sharing these, they are a tiny bit heartening. The R's pushing back is frustrating because you know they all worked to get him elected. But at least they're saying SOMETHING.
Reading Nance, Lisa, and Jules makes me wonder how much of this is performative... I mean, I've seen Sen. Murkowski do similar stuff and then capitulate before.
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