We’ve made it to the end of week two of Trump’s presidency, and my head is spinning. Executive orders, protests, firings. I’ve had a hard time keeping it all straight, not to mention getting through to my senators. Here’s my weekly roundup of articles, food for thought, ways to take action, ongoing resources and lighter stuff to keep sane. Like last week, it is by no means comprehensive, but it covers quite a bit.
Again, 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 border wall attacks the wrong immigration crisis (Politico, Jan. 25, 2017)
- CDC’s canceled climate change conference is back on — thanks to Al Gore (Washington Post, Jan. 26, 2017)
- Fact Checker: President Trump’s first seven days of false claims, inaccurate statements and exaggerations (Washington Post, Jan. 27, 2017)
- Trump Bars Refugees and Citizens of 7 Muslim Countries (New York Times, Jan. 27, 2017)
- Trump orders ISIS plan, talks with Putin and gives Bannon national security role (Washington Post, Jan. 28, 2017)
- Donald Trump adds Steve Bannon to National Security Council, removes Chairman of Joint Chiefs (Palmer Report, Jan. 28, 2017)
- Court Temporarily Blocks Parts Of Trump’s Syrian Refugee And Travel Ban (HuffPost, Jan. 28, 2017)
- Farmers stand to lose billions of dollars in gains, thousands of jobs, after Trump kills Trans-Pacific Partnership (Kansas Agland, Jan. 29, 2017)
- Trump’s Immigration Freeze Omits Those Linked To Deadly Attacks In U.S. (NPR, Jan. 29, 2017)
- This Week In Trump’s ‘Alternative Facts’ (NPR, Jan. 29, 2017)
- Fact check: Trump’s claim that his refugee policy is similar to Obama’s in 2011 (Chicago Tribune, Jan. 29, 2017)
- Republicans Begin to Break With President Trump (Time, Jan. 29, 2017)
- Obama supports protests: ‘American values are at stake’ (Politico, Jan. 30, 2017)
- Biggest Lawsuit Yet Filed Against Donald Trump’s Immigration Order (The Daily Beast, Jan. 30, 2017)
- Acting attorney general tells DOJ staff not to defend Trump refugee order (PBS, Jan. 30, 2017)
- President Trump’s Refugee Order: 5 Things to Know (Preemptive Love Coalition, Jan. 30, 2017)
- Conway Just Called For Any Journalist Who Criticizes Trump To Be Fired (Occupy Democrats, Jan. 30, 2017)
- Donald Trump Fires The Acting Attorney General Of The United States (Huffpost, Jan. 30, 2017)
- Trump Fires ICE Director Daniel Ragsdale, Appoints Thomas Homan (Huffpost, Jan. 30, 2017)
- Prince Charles Gets Ready to Challenge Donald Trump on Climate Change (Global Citizen, Jan. 30,2017)
- State Dept. Officials Should Quit if They Disagree With Trump, White House Warns (New York Times, Jan. 31, 2017)
- House Moves to Encourage Drilling in National Parks (National Parks Conservation Association, Jan. 31, 2017)
- Senate committee approves DeVos nomination (The Hill, Jan. 31, 2017)
- Senate Democrats vow to review Betsy DeVos plagiarism allegations before full vote (CNN, Jan. 31, 2017)
- Lawmaker to propose abolishing EPA (The Hill, Jan. 31, 2017)
- Trump urges Senate GOP to trigger ‘nuclear option’ on Gorsuch nomination (CNN, Feb. 1, 2017)
- A Full Transcript Of Donald Trump’s Black History Month Remarks (The Concourse, Feb. 1, 2017)
- Betsy DeVos’s confirmation is suddenly on thin ice. Her defeat would be almost unprecedented. (Washington Post, Feb. 1, 2017)
- Leaked Draft of Trump’s Religious Freedom Order Reveals Sweeping Plans to Legalize Discrimination (The Nation, Feb. 1, 2017)
Food for Thought
- How Adolf Hitler rose to power in a democratic country (TED-Ed, Jul. 18, 2016)
- Pope Francis: You can’t defend Christianity by being ‘against refugees and other religions’ (Catholic Herald, Oct. 13, 2016)
- Ladies, Protesting Isn’t Going To Cut It (Ozy, Dec. 16, 2016)
- I Was Trained for the Culture Wars in Home School, Awaiting Someone Like Mike Pence as a Messiah (Autostraddle, Jan. 26, 2017)
- You Don’t March for Life. (Medium, Jan. 26, 2017)
- Thanks To Trump, Thousands Of Women Are Gearing Up To Run For Office (GOOD, Jan. 27, 2017)
- The 40 Politicians Who Actually Showed Up And Did Something For Detainees (GOOD, Jan. 29, 2017)
- The Inevitability Of Impeachment (Huffpost, Jan. 29, 2017)
- The Immigration Ban is a Headfake, and We’re Falling For It (Medium, Jan. 30, 2017)
- Steve Bannon is calling the shots in the White House. That’s terrifying (The Guardian, Jan. 31, 2017)
- 10 Brave Women Defending Human Rights in the US (Global Citizen, Jan. 31, 2017)
- It may only take 3.5% of the population to topple a dictator – with civil resistance (The Guardian, Feb. 1, 2017)
Take Action
- Tell Democratic leaders: Hold the line against Trump cuts
- Make a Donation to the ACLU
- Wall-of-us (four concrete acts of resistance each week)
- Print out a welcome sign for your neighborhood
- 7 real actions you can take after the Women’s March and 1 you shouldn’t. (Upworthy, Jan. 25, 2017)
- 50 Groups To Learn About If You’re Committed To Intersectional Feminism (Huffpost, Jan. 27, 2017)
- Ways to Help Syrian Refugees (Great Nonprofits, Jan. 30, 2017)
- EMERGENCY CALL TO STOP THE MUSLIM BAN AND MORE INDIVISIBLE ACTIONS (Recorded Jan. 30, 2017)
- Your Senator Opposes the Muslim Ban—So Tell Them How to Stop It. (Indivisible, Jan. 30, 2017)
- 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.
In case you need a little reminder about checks and balances:
https://youtu.be/T_foQoCHQq8
- Can We Drunk Text Our Bae, Barack, That We Miss Him? (Awesomely Luvvie, Jan. 26, 2017)
- Just 19 Incredibly Scottish Signs Telling Donald Trump He’s A Bawbag (Buzzfeed, Jan. 30, 2017)
- Here Are 21 Cartoons People Are Sharing In Response To Trump’s Refugee Ban (Buzzfeed, Jan. 30, 2017)
- Donald Trump holding executive orders is the meme that keeps giving (Mashable, Jan. 31, 2017)
