Week 11 and #45 has declared “one of the most successful 13 weeks in the history of the presidency.”
Much like healthcare, math is hard. Presidenting seems to be a challenge as well.
Here’s my weekly roundup of articles, food for thought, ways to take action, ongoing resources and lighter stuff to keep sane. You can take a look back at week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6, week 7, week 8, week 9 and week 10.
As per usual, I hope you will take the time to read and understand what’s going on and then take some action that goes beyond sharing a Facebook post or sending an email. If you have something to add, please do so via a comment.
I will continue to do this for as long as necessary. We can’t look away.
Read
- TRUMP’S LAWYERS ARGUE PRESIDENT IS TOO BUSY FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT DEFAMATION LAWSUIT (Newsweek, Mar. 29, 2017)
- Intel hearing bombshell: Cyber expert says “Commander-in-Chief used Russian ‘active measures’…against his opponents” (Shareblue, Mar. 30, 2017)
- ‘CBS News’ Drops Trump Election Meddling Weekend Surprise – It’s Happening (Bipartisan Report, April 1, 2017)
- Blackwater founder held secret Seychelles meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel (Washington Post, April 3, 2017)
- Trump Tries to Deflect Russia Scrutiny, Citing ‘Crooked Scheme’ by Obama (New York Times, April 3, 2017)
- Trump Pulls Back Obama-Era Protections For Women Workers (NBC News, April 3, 2017)
- Trump Donates First-Quarter Salary to National Park Service (New York Times, April 3, 2017)
- Trump Gave His Salary to National Parks. The Sierra Club’s Response is Great (Occupy Democrats, April 3, 2017)
- Black Reporter Sean Spicer Insulted Just Got Sweet Revenge (Occupy Democrats, April 3, 2017)
- Spicer Just Insulted Pulitzer-Winning Journalists. Their Response is EPIC (Occupy Democrats, April 3, 2017)
- 21 companies pull ads from ‘The O’Reilly Factor’ in growing backlash (CNN, April 4, 2017)
- Trump Lawyer Confirms President Can Pull Money From His Businesses Whenever He Wants (ProPublica, April 4, 2017)
- WHITE HOUSE BLAMES OBAMA ADMIN FOR SUSPECTED SYRIA CHEMICAL ATTACK (ABC News, April 4, 2017)
- Rep. Adam Schiff Just Blew Donald Trump’s Russia Cover Story Up Into A Million Pieces (Politicus USA, April 4, 2017)
- Rachel Maddow Becomes W.H. Target #1 – Must-See Russia Exclusive Here (VIDEO) (Bipartisan Report, April 4, 2017)
- Trump has signed repeal of FCC’s Internet privacy rule. Here’s what happens next (LA Times, April 4, 2017)
- Q&A: Filibuster, cloture and what the ‘nuclear option’ means for Gorsuch nomination and future of the Senate (LA Times, April 5, 2017)
- Steve Bannon removed from National Security Council in reorganization (CNBC, April 5, 2017)
- Trump eases the way for a controversial water pumping project in a California desert (LA Times, April 5, 2017)
- ISIS message calls Trump ‘foolish idiot’ (CNN, April 5, 2017)
- Trump Just Quietly Sabotaged DOJ’s Investigation Of His Russian Treason (Occupy Democrats, April 5, 2017)
- Devin Nunes to Step Aside From House Investigation on Russia (New York Times, April 6, 2017)
- Senate Republicans go ‘nuclear,’ pave the way for Gorsuch confirmation to Supreme Court (Washington Post, April 6, 2017)
- U.S. strikes Syrian military airfield in first direct assault on Bashar al-Assad’s government (Washington Post, April 6, 2017)
Food for Thought
- Mike Pence Not Eating With Women Other Than His Wife Should Matter To Americans (Bustle, Mar. 30, 2017)
- Conservative Christian Men’s Weird Sexual Addiction (John Pavlovitz, March 31, 2017)
- With Stunning Moral Clarity, Wallace Global Fund Fires Firm That Endorsed Donald Trump’s Kleptocracy (Slate, April 1, 2017)
- Our Dishonest President – Part 1 of 4 (LA Times, April 2, 2017)
- Why Trump Lies – Part 2 of 4 (LA Times, April 3, 2017)
- Trump’s Authoritarian Vision – Part 3 of 4 (LA Times, April 4, 2017)
- Let’s count the ways Donald Trump has gone where no president has gone before (LA Times, April 4, 2017)
- Trump’s War on Journalism – Part 4 of 4 (LA Times, April 5, 2017)
- Keith Olbermann Just Found a Loophole That Allows for an Election Do-Over (Occupy Democrats, April 5, 2017)
Take Action
- Attend Resistance School
- Facebook Town Hall Feature Lets Users Call and Email Elected Officials (Teen Vogue, Mar. 27, 2017)
- Join SocialStandsWithPP to ensure that women have access to health care services.
- How to find town hall meetings (CNN, Feb. 10, 2017)
- Do These 10 Things, And Trump Will Be Toast (Huffington Post, Feb. 21, 2017)
- Join People Power
- Join the United State of Women
- Make 5 Calls
- Take action on CREDO
- Pay attention to Indivisible’s Action Calendar
- Run for office:
- She Should Run
- Running Start
- Emerge America (many states, like Maine, have their own local programs)
Ongoing Resources
- Dan Rather’s Facebook page
- Resistbot
- What The Fuck Just Happened Today?
- Trump Human Rights Tracker
- ACLU Action Page
- Countable
- Presterity
- New and Guts
- Trump archive
Now stop, take a few breaths and enjoy these last fun articles and videos.
Mike Pence Asks Waiter To Remove Mrs. Butterworth From Table Until Wife Arrives (The Onion, Mar. 30,2017)
Louis C.K. goes on an epic rant about why Trump is a ‘lying sack of sh*t’ (Mashable, April 5, 2017)
