Week four of #45. Has it really been a month? Our national security adviser lasted 24 days and more world leaders were subjected to stories about electoral votes. The calls for impeachment and even arrest are growing.
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 and week 3.
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
- Donald Trump Has Found a Way to Make Money Directly Off of the U.S. Government (Slate, Feb. 8, 2017)
- Donald Trump Attacks Nordstrom For Dropping Ivanka Trump’s Clothing Line (Huffington Post, Feb. 8, 2017)
- Prominent Christian leaders take out full-page ad in Washington Post denouncing President Trump’s refugee ban (Rare, Feb. 9, 2017)
- Protesters Block The Door And Refuse To Let Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Enter DC School (Politicus USA., Feb. 10, 2017)
- Michael Flynn resigns: Trump’s national security adviser quits over Russia links – as it happened (Guardian, Feb. 13, 2017)
- ‘What Stephen Miller said should worry everyone’: Trump senior advisor Stephen Miller hit the Sunday shows to discuss everything from voter fraud to immigration. The Morning Joe panel reacts to Miller’s alarming performance. (MSNBC, Feb. 13, 2017)
- Trump signs repeal of transparency rule for oil companies (The Hill, Feb. 14, 2017)
- White House Press Secretary Says Trump Fired Flynn As National Security Adviser (NPR, Feb. 14, 2017)
- Ethics office: White House should investigate Conway for Ivanka Trump plug (CNN, Feb. 14, 2017)
- Russian Spy Ship Spotted in Waters Miles from Groton (NBCCT, Feb. 15, 2017)
- Trump, Meeting With Netanyahu, Backs Away From Palestinian State (New York Times, Feb. 15, 2017)
- US intelligence officials are withholding information from Trump over fears he can’t be trusted: report (Raw Story, Feb. 15, 2017
- Donald Trump was asked a question about anti-Semitism. His answer was about the electoral college. (Washington Post, Feb. 15, 2017)
- Trump unleashes fury after four long weeks (Politico, Feb. 16, 2017)
Food for Thought
- Too Close for Comfort: How much do the early days of the Trump administration look like the Third Reich? (Slate, Feb. 10, 2017)
- No link between immigration and increased crime, four decades of evidence finds (Science Daily, Feb. 10, 2017)
- The Spy Revolt Against Trump Begins (Observer, Feb. 12, 2017)
- Trump’s Advisers Want You To Believe He’s The Most Productive President Yet. He Isn’t. (Huffington Post, Feb. 12, 2017)
- What White Women Can Learn From Adele’s Grammys Speech (Huffington Post, Feb. 13, 2017)
- The Only Truth Is Trump: Kellyanne Conway’s response to the Flynn debacle is incredibly clarifying, in a terrifying (Slate, Feb. 14, 2017)
- Mr. President: ‘Just who the hell do you think you are?’ (Miami Herald, Feb. 14, 2017)
- THE EMBARRASSMENT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP (The New Yorker, Feb. 14, 2017)
- Ohio Republican says it’s time to impeach President Trump (WCSH6, Feb. 15, 2017)
- Michael Moore Calls For Trump’s Arrest (GOOD, Feb. 15, 2017)
Take Action
- Call House Members of the United States Congress and ask them to Cosponsor H.R. 724 (Global Citizen)
- People Are Addressing ‘President Bannon’ on Postcards to White House (Teen Vogue, Feb. 8, 2017)
- Women’s March Organizers Are Planning A ‘Day Without A Woman’ (Huffington Post, updated Feb. 15, 2017)
- Join the United State of Women
- 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
Now stop, take a few breaths and enjoy these last fun articles and videos.
This video with John Oliver is long but absolutely worth your time:
Where is Hillary Clinton? Hopefully Taking ALL the Naps She Deserves! (Awesomely Luvvie, Feb. 11, 2017)
A Tribe Called Quest Showed the Grammys How Political Statements Are Done (Slate, Feb. 13, 2017)
These kids remind you why it’s important to be kind:
Trump And Trudeau Became An Obama-Biden-Style Meme, Except Much Darker (Buzzfeed, Feb. 13, 2017)
And Ivanka, we totally get your infatuation with Justin Trudeau:
