Tonight was the first post-election meeting of my local Democratic organization. So many new people showed up that the building had to bring in a cop, and breakout sessions weren’t possible because the entire cavernous room was jam-packed. During the comments portion of the meeting, one guy stood up and said he’s been a Democrat …
The Firings Have Begun
And Sally Yates has been fired pic.twitter.com/Pbw0MxxNOt — Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) January 31, 2017 not hard to tell which paragraphs of this statement, from office of the White House press secretary, were dictated directly by the president pic.twitter.com/J8smKVgCYv — Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) January 31, 2017 Per the Washington Post: … Earlier on Monday, Yates ordered …
DC Immigration Protest and March
This was my favorite sign I saw on social media this weekend. msdc was at the protest this weekend and sent in these photos. Big shout out to everyone who showed up and showed what real Americans believe in – and to all the lawyers who gave of themselves to help those who were in …
Open Thread: The Weight of History
Today's Google doodle honors the 98th birthday of Fred Korematsu, the activist who took Japanese internment to the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/AEZyTbxvD7 — Peter A. Shulman (@pashulman) January 30, 2017 What was not clear until years later was that the government's case for internment as a security measure was bogus & the government knew it. — …
Get Used to It, Dahling
Hard to overstate how ticked off Hill Rs are 2day with Trump running end around them w/refugee ban. W/@kelsey_snell: https://t.co/EfY7giNqKH — Sean Sullivan (@WaPoSean) January 30, 2017 From the article: Several GOP aides who requested anonymity to speak openly about the sensitive discussions said they were frustrated and surprised by the order and were forced …
And Now for the Gay Bashing
I'm told reliably there is a draft Executive order on LGBT issues including adoption. Details and timing unclear. — Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) January 30, 2017 Follow up: Admin source says LGBT EO could affect federal employee benefits & protections & adoption agencies that receive federal funding — Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) January 30, 2017 More: EO …
Call Congress (and see results)
If you’re happy and you know it —- Call Congress If you’re scared and you know it — Call Congress If you’re mad and you know it — Call Congress Keep up the calls. Call about what you are passionate about, call about what you care about. Call about what you can. And see results: …