Take Action: According to Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda, tackle one issue at a time. The more trouble it takes you to contact your politicians, the more they pay attention. So when you can manage the time and effort, put your body out there. Face-to-face meeting, town hall or protest march > calling > faxing if you can’t get through on regular phone > writing letters (because they may arrive too late) > personal email > petition or group email.
But we are in this for the long haul, so pace yourselves. Do whatever level you can do. We will be here about once a week with the latest. You can also visit the Breaking Pawlitics Archives at any time for more information about your favorite issues.
To contact The Fed, see contact information here: call, email, tweet, or snail mail
To see if your legislator is having a Town Hall meeting:Congress critters theoretically travel home to meet with constituents regularly. Check out the Town Hall Project’s list of Town Hall Meetings so that you can meet them face to face if you wish. Don’t be surprised if they are too chicken to meet everyone.
If your legislators will not have a Town Hall, have one and invite them: Indivisible Guide: Missing Members of Congress Action Plan: Hold a Constituents' Town Hall
To write your letter then fax it for free: FaxZero: Create and send faxes for free to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada (up to five free faxes per day) or GotFreeFax: Send free fax online to the U.S. and Canada (a bit easier to use, but only up to two free faxes per day).
Easy resource to find your politicians’ phone, email, etc:The AARP has an action site, Advocacy - Legislative Action Center - AARP. I know AARP isn’t perfect, but it has a nifty feature for everyone: Look down to the right, where it says “find your state legislators”. Put in your zip code. It returns federal, state AND local politicians, NOT just legislators. Federal, for example, includes contact information for Trump, Pence, your two Senators, and your Congressional representative. If you need more than phone numbers and email addresses, it has clickable links to their web pages,which should have up-to-date contact information including fax numbers, street addresses, appearance schedule, how to schedule appointments, and constituent services.
UPDATE: Twitter accounts!: Per Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), tweet your reps too! h/t poopdogcomedy, see links for reps on Twitter here.
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Thank you for taking action!
References:
Wall Street Journal: April Jobs Report - The Numbers Briefly — Wages:
Steady but unspectacular growth, suggesting the labor market might not be as tight as the unemployment rate would suggest.
Money/CNN: Trump's Labor Secretary: Jobs Report is Great News!
The Nation: Trump's Labor Nominee, Alexander Acosta, Is More Dangerous Than You Think — unfortunately, nominee Alexander Acosta flew below our radar:
Liz Warren: “Your management of the Civil Rights Division created a corrosive environment for the career attorneys dedicated to protecting the civil rights of all Americans.”
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Those who would give Acosta a pass risk making a serious mistake. Despite comparatively few political skeletons in his closet, he remains a threat, in good part because of his avowed willingness to implement President Trump’s blatantly anti-worker labor agenda.
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His comfort with Trump’s plans to radically diminish worker protections could harm millions of American workers.
Please see much more at the link above.
Economic Pawlicy Institute: Nominal Wage Tracker — See charts at the link:
Nominal wage growth has been far below target in the recovery.
Mind the wage gap.
Workers’ share of corporate income hasn’t recovered.
538: It's Getting Harder to Move Beyond a Minimum Wage Job
CNBC: Solid Jobs Number Means Fed on Track to Raise Interest Rates
Bankrate: How the Federal Reserve May Change Under Trump — we could raise interest rates a little or raise interest rates a lot:
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen: "I recognize I might or might not be reappointed.”
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Two seats on the Fed's seven-member Board of Governors already are vacant, and the new president has the prerogative to fill them, pending Senate confirmation. And a third governor, Daniel Tarullo, announced he will leave the central bank "on or about" April 5.
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Trump... was highly critical of the Fed during the campaign, saying it held interest rates low for too long.
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Yellen: "I'm not going to offer the incoming president advice about how to conduct himself in policy,"
Markets Doubt the Economy Will Be Strong Enough for Two Fed Rate Hikes This Year
Pretty much all the current news regarding Trump and Russia, plus:
Palmer Report: How Bad is the Russia Scandal? Donald Trump is Laying the Groundwork for Scapegoating Jeff Sessions
Please consider this an open thread and discuss any issues you would like!
Addendum: Please also see this diary about net neutrality, www.dailykos.com/… ; if you would like to contact the FCC directly, contact information for the leaders is here, www.fcc.gov/…
Update: Purr request: Alexander Acostaye Aye, a closer look (also see references above for more information):