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CNN is warning students that THEY CAN GET IN TRUBBL for walking out. Here’s the fucking thing: No one that matters cares. Colleges LOVE that stuff. Colleges love seeing students use their minds for something other than blindly parroting the GOP. So if your principal suspends you and that goes in your PERMANENT FILE, just realize that it’s not so permanent. It just kinda goes away when you leave middle or high school.  Walk out. Historically, protests and demonstrations GET RESULTS. Don’t listen to people who tell you that letter writing is better. Your reps can ignore letter writing and phone calls, as it’s been recently proven. (Yes, YOUR REPRESENTATIVES shut off their phones when the pressure’s too high.) Your reps don’t care what you think. They care what earns them money.  DISRUPTION is bad for business. Disruption means your reps have to act. Because too many disruptions mean they don’t get re-elected. That’s why strikes work. That’s why sit-ins work. Walk out, and hold your heads high.

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5Calls.org makes it easy to call your representatives in many branches of government about the most recent issues https://5calls.org/#

Find an Indivisible group near you https://www.indivisibleguide.com/act-locally/

350.org is fighting for renewable energy https://350.org/

The Center for Biological Diversity fights to save public lands, endangered species, and human health: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/

Natural Resources Defense Council has taken the Trump administration to court on a variety of issues, including defending shorelines from oil drilling: https://www.nrdc.org/

Planned Parenthood: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/

Naral Pro-Choice America is fighting for pro-choice rights and women’s health https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/

Center for Reproductive Rights takes anti-woman health regulations to court in the US and across the world https://www.reproductiverights.org/

The National Education Association fights for students of all ages as well as teachers http://www.nea.org/

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Tell the administration: Don’t make NAFTA the next TPP! https://www.addup.org/campaigns/tell-congress-nafta-must-benefit-people-and-our-climate-not-corporate-polluters/petition/trumps-trade-moves-threaten-to-make-nafta-even-worse-for-climate

Call your Senators – do NOT repeal the ACA. Do NOT remove insurance for over 20 million Americans https://act.credoaction.com/call/stop_trumpcare_rcalls

5Calls dot org makes calling your elected officials easy – they divide everything by topic, and provide phone numbers and phone scripts for you to use. Get started: https://5calls.org/#

The ACLU on the President’s recent announcement of banning trans people from the military https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/three-tweets-president-trump-cruelly-threatens-trans-service-members-rank

Call your Representative about HR 3219, which would fund building That Stupid Wall (you know the one I’m talking about) https://5calls.org/issue/recVG9dOBLdfC00PA

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Petition: Don’t turn NAFTA into the TPP: https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Replace_NAFTA

BCRA is being put to a vote tomorrow, but many Republicans are unsure which version is being voted on. Call your Senators about this issue.

DC Switchboard is 1-202-224-3121.

Busy signal? Send an email to tell your Senators your thoughts on the BCRA/repealing the ACA https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/letters/sign-and-send-a-petition-to-your-republican-senators-dont-repeal-obamacare

Tell Betsy DeVos to listen to campus sexual assault survivors and commit to enforcing Title IX on college campuses https://act.nwlc.org/onlineactions/jG8AIZJc6EW0Rq7JMR5drg2

Call your Representatives: Tell them to vote NO on HJ Res 111, and protect consumers from predatory big banks. https://5calls.org/issue/rectLxGWX61FOUh2k

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Mitch McConnell now wants to repeal the ACA WITHOUT a replacement plan.

Call your Senators: DC Switchboard is 1-202-224-3121.

Can’t connect on the phone? Email them. Daily Kos has a customizable form for you if you want to tell your Senator to NOT repeal the ACA. https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/letters/sign-and-send-a-petition-to-your-republican-senators-dont-repeal-obamacare

Call your Representatives: Tell them to not let churches give campaign funding to political candidates https://5calls.org/issue/recqt6iRWK3VyWkfH

Call your Senators to reject John Bush for 6th Circuit Judge – John Bush has no judicial experience and is against 1st Amendment protections from libel https://5calls.org/issue/rec3q0qDDoP4c7yrH

Can’t connect? Send an email message to tell Senators to reject John Bush https://act.nwlc.org/onlineactions/C_f86kKHZUuI--m1MeS_zw2

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Sign the petition: demand reform for Section 702 and protect your right to privacy from the NSA https://act.credoaction.com/sign/stop_warrantless_spying

If you can’t call your Senators about the BCRA, send them an email with the help of Daily Kos: https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/letters/urgent-give-your-republican-senator-a-piece-of-your-mind-about-trumpcare-2

Leave a public comment demanding enforcement of the fiduciary rule, which would save people millions of dollars from retirement financial advisor fraud: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/leave-a-comment-to-protect-retirement-security-for-working-people

Petition: Tell Senators to vote NO on S. 1460, which would give a massive break to the fracking industry at the expense of renewable resources. https://act.credoaction.com/sign/dirty_energy

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SAVE THE INTERNET:

Go to Dear FCC to submit a public comment to the FCC to keep net neutrality in place https://dearfcc.org/

Go to Battle for the Net to submit a comment AND contact your lawmakers about net neutrality: https://www.battleforthenet.com/

The new BCRA would remove birth control coverage from insurance and exempt Congressmen from the BCRA (if it passes). Call your Senators.

DC Switchboard is 1-202-224-3121 OR go to https://5calls.org/issue/rec2cBigI4Dl9vT4M

Can’t call about the BCRA? Send an email: https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/letters/tell-your-republican-senator-no-backroom-deals-on-trumpcare

Call your Representatives to defend funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a bureau that saved American consumers $12 billion and is in place to prevent another recession https://5calls.org/issue/recJzsr4n2G7shNoL

Tell the Senate to vote NO on John Bush and Damien Schiff for federal court seats https://act.nwlc.org/onlineactions/C_f86kKHZUuI--m1MeS_zw2

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DC Switchboard will connect you to your Senators and Representatives 1-202-224-3121

McConnell is using the recent Trump-Russia investigation discoveries as a distraction to ram the BCRA (or “Trumpcare”) to a vote – going so far as postponing Congress’s August recess. Can’t call your Senators about this issue? Send them an email: https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/letters/urgent-give-your-republican-senator-a-piece-of-your-mind-about-trumpcare

If you’ve got time on your hands, call the Senators on the Judiciary Committee: they’re holding a hearing to decide on Trump’s pick for FBI director even though he’s under investigation https://act.credoaction.com/call/SJC_FBI_director

Tell Betsy DeVos: Stand up for survivors of sexual assault on college campuses https://act.nwlc.org/onlineactions/jG8AIZJc6EW0Rq7JMR5drg2?emci=a5d09c5c-1467-e711-80c2-000d3a104b79&emdi=150bc113-1c67-e711-80c2-000d3a104b79

Call your Representatives: Demand Net Neutrality STAY IN PLACE: https://5calls.org/issue/recXJyxhZ8DWuJzFd OR https://act.credoaction.com/call/save_net_neutrality_2017

Petition to demand Net Neutrality stay in place https://www.battleforthenet.com/netroots/

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Submit a public comment – do NOT withdraw national park status for 27 monuments https://act.credoaction.com/sign/national_monuments

Sign the petition – NO on S. 1460, which would give a huge break to fracking companies at the expense of renewable energies https://act.credoaction.com/sign/dirty_energy

True story – D. Trump JR said there’s an incentive for the gun market to sell to children. That’s why the NRA is pushing hard to deregulate silencers (plus some bogus argument about silencers “protecting a hunter’s hearing.” Researchers have stated that even with silencers, gunmen should have other means to protect hearing because silencers are not that effective). More information available at https://www.thetrace.org/2017/06/gun-silencer-deregulation-congress/

Save the internet from big corporations who want to regulate what you see and do online – the day of action is July 12 https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/

Tell the EPA to keep the Clean Water Rule in place https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app330a?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=4289

18 states and DC are suing Betsy DeVos because she rescinded federal protections for student loan borrowers. Add your name if you approve of this action to protect students https://actionnetwork.org/forms/i-support-borrower-protections-and-the-lawsuit-to-uphold-them

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Join Battle for the Net in defending net neutrality on July 12th https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/

Call your Senators to demand they protect open and equal access online and reclassify net neutrality with Title II reclassification.. DC Switchboard 1-202-224-3121

Make a public comment to demand that protections for 27 national parks and monuments NOT be stripped for fossil fuels https://online.nwf.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2402

Greenpeace: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/

The Center for Biological Diversity: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/

The Natural Resource Defense Council: https://www.nrdc.org/

Call your Senators about the ACA repeal bill with these super simple steps from the Center for Reproductive Rights http://support.reproductiverights.org/site/PageNavigator/Stop_ACA_Repeal.html

If you can’t call, write a message to them with this handy form provided by Daily Kos: https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/letters/urgent-give-your-republican-senator-a-piece-of-your-mind-about-trumpcare-2

The Center for Reproductive Rights challenges laws that limit women’s health coverage in court. To learn more, go to https://www.reproductiverights.org/

Support SolarXL – the plan to stop Keystone XL Pipeline by building solar panels in its way. More details at https://350.org/solar-xl/

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CORRECTION: In the episode, the link to find Ohio Representatives is www.ohiohouse.gov.

Petition: Tell Governors and State Election Officials to protect the privacy of citizens and NOT comply with the Voter Integrity Commission https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Kobach_Data

Everytown for Gun Safety’s action: Ohio residents, call your Ohio Representative and tell them to vote NO on HB 201 and HB 233 – both would allow people to carry loaded handguns without permits or training, and allow those people on private property even with “no guns allowed” signs on them. http://act.everytown.org/call/help-stop-two-radical-gun-bills-ohio/

Sign up to participate in a sit-in to protest the BCRA, the Senate version of the AHCA, or Wealthcare https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-up-to-sit-in

Petition: Tell White House Press Corps to turn the cameras and mics back on: don’t hide press briefings from the public https://act.credoaction.com/sign/trump_media_bullying

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These states are not complying with the Voter Integrity Commissions’ demand to submit voters’ information (including social security numbers and addresses):

Arizona, California, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Whether or not your state is in this list, make a call to your Secretary of State and your Governor about this issue: https://5calls.org/

Join Amnesty International: No Muslim Ban! https://act.amnestyusa.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1839&ea.campaign.id=69726&ea.url.id=971795

Families USA has a phone script and facts about the BCRA, the Senate version of the health care repeal bill. http://familiesusa.org/sites/default/files/documents/Call_Script_Senate_Repeal_Bill.pdf

Call your Senators and Representatives by calling the DC Switchboard: 1-202-224-3121

Memphis, TN unpacks the reasons why its murder rate is so high – and it includes a law saying people could stash loaded guns in their cars without permits http://projects.commercialappeal.com/woundedcity/special-ca-investigation-exploring-memphis-gun-violence-problem.php

Petition: Pass the Disarm Hate Act – if passed, it would ban gun sales to people convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Disarm_Hate

The Saga of Detroit’s private schools – and why Betsy DeVos’s plan failed http://educationvotes.nea.org/2017/06/24/betsy-devos-charter-school-legacy-detroit-casts-long-shadow

Supreme Court Deals Setback to Education Voucher Supporters http://educationvotes.nea.org/2017/06/25/supreme-court-case-every-public-school-advocate-talking/

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Add your name to the letter with the Union of Concerned Scientists: The head of the USDA needs to be a scientist, not a radio show host https://secure.ucsusa.org/onlineactions/f3jR951AMU63k-dJ-FnFfQ2?emci=d8a34ee3-645b-e711-80c2-000d3a104b79&emdi=31484220-435c-e711-80c2-000d3a104b79

Donate to Fight for the Future to help them make an ad spot about the importance of net neutrality: https://www.fightforthefuture.org/

Share this video by CGP Grey explaining what net neutrality means: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtt2aSV8wdw

Call your Senators: Demand they NOT support Chairman Pai, and keep net neutrality in place: DC Switchboard 1-202-224-3121

Petition: No backroom deals on the health care repeal bill. https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/petitions/sign-the-petition-no-backroom-deals-on-trumpcare

Send a letter to your Senator: No back room deals on Trumpcare https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/letters/tell-your-republican-senator-no-backroom-deals-on-trumpcare

Town Hall Project: Find a town hall near you, or organize one yourself with their resources: https://townhallproject.com/

Petition: Demand Medicare for All https://act.credoaction.com/sign/dems_medicare

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National Women’s Law Center has a message you can send to Senators demanding they vote NO on the AHCA and BCRA https://act.nwlc.org/onlineactions/4QZFOGkWx0qzLN4LlynHvw2

Everytown for Gun Safety has not just stats, but actions you can take to keep guns out of criminals’ hands: https://everytown.org/

More information about the Disarm Hate Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1324

Amnesty International has a customizable message you can send to tell your Congressmen: Do NOT enforce the Muslim Ban https://act.amnestyusa.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1839&ea.campaign.id=69726&ea.url.id=965188&forwarded=true

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Americans for Responsible Solutions has more information on the SHARE Act: http://americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/?nosplash=true

5Calls dot org is keeping track of which Senators are pro-, against, or undecided on the AHCA, and has scripts for you to reference to help get your voice heard. They also have a lot of other issues and topics to call about. So get started at https://5calls.org/#

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Say NO to John Bush for Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, who compares a woman’s right to abortion to slavery (for some weird reason) https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/

Join Families USA in their thunderclap message on July 27th, to defend our care https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/58855-senate-save-health-care?locale=en

Support H. Con. Res. 63, which would bring infrastructure jobs and keep it funded by public money, instead of selling our roads, bridges, and other public works to Wall Street https://act.credoaction.com/sign/millionsofjobs_infrastructure

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Use Indivisible’s phone script if you want to call about the American Health Care Act, the law that would repeal the ACA if passed https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/stop-trumpcare-senate-call-script/

Leave a public comment: DO NOT open our national parks for drilling and coal mining https://engage.us.greenpeace.org/onlineactions/5iH4A8T51US9jnd9nFEEfQ2

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has information about net neutrality and what you can do to save it https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/06/eff-and-broad-coalition-call-day-action-defend-net-neutrality

Battle for the Net makes it easy to leave a public comment demanding net neutrality stay in place: https://www.battleforthenet.com/