We’ve hit lucky week 13. I think this is the first week I’ve had more of the lighter, funnier stuff to share than real (or is it fake?) news. Is it just me, or does this all seem like a big parody now?
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, week 10, week 11 and week 12.
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
- House Democrats want Kushner’s security clearance suspended (Politico, April 13, 2017)
- British spies were first to spot Trump team’s links with Russia (The Guardian, April 13, 2017)
- White House Adviser Who Opposes Paid Leave, Equal Pay Now Working On Women’s Issues (Huffington Post, April 14, 2017)
- Trump’s motorcade steers clear of Tax March protesters in Florida (The Hill, April 15, 2017)
- Trump says he can’t be sued for violence at his rallies because he won the election (Washington Post, April 15, 2017)
- Trump Is Being Sued for His Tweets About Barack Obama (Teen Vogue, April 20, 2017)
Food for Thought
- Trump’s base turns on him (Politico, April 13, 2017)
- Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump: Pillars of Family-Driven West Wing (New York Times, April 15, 2017)
- My Own Private Easter Egg-Gate (New York Times, April 15, 2017)
- Donald Trump’s big problem is he doesn’t know what he’s talking about (Vox, April 17, 2017)
- Donald Trump Told North Korea He Was Sending an ‘Armada.’ It Was Actually Headed Toward Australia (Time, April 18, 2017)
- Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, Narrowly Misses Outright Win in Georgia House Race (New York Times, April 19, 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)
- 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.
- Is Trump At Mar-a-Lago?
- ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE 2017 WHITE HOUSE EASTER EGG ROLL (SPONSORED BY THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION) (McSweeney’s, April 12, 2017)
- IVANKA’S NOTES FOR THE BABYSITTER (The New Yorker, April 15, 2017)
- Stephen King Just Joined The Anti-Trump Tax Day Protest In Epic Fashion (Occupy Democrats, April 15, 2017)
- Alec Baldwin & Jimmy Fallon Just Roasted Trump & Kushner On SNL (Occupy Democrats, April 16, 2017)
- Everything Was Great at the White House Easter Egg Roll and Nothing Was Weird at All (Elle, April 17, 2017)
- Donald Trump Had His First White House Easter Egg Roll and the Internet Had a Blast (The Daily Beast, April 17, 2017)
