#contact your senator

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BILL HR 21: BORN-ALIVE ABORTION SURVIVORS PROTECTION ACT

BILL HR 21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act is a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 3rd, 2025 that's primary objective is to ensure that any infant born alive following an attempted abortion receives the same level of medical care as any other newborn at the same gestational age.

Provisions Include:

Standard of Care: Healthcare practitioners present during birth are required to exercise the same degree of care as they would for any other child born at the same gestational age. This includes immediate admission to a hospital.

Mandatory Reporting: A healthcare practitioner or employee that is aware of a failure to provide required care must report this to law enforcement authorities promptly.

Penalties for Non-Compliance: Those who do not provide the mandated care or do not report failure of care, can face criminal penalties including fines and up to five years in prison. Additionally, intentionally ending the life of a born-alive infant is classified as murder.

Legal Protections For Mothers: The bill explicitly states that mothers of infants born alive will not face prosecution. they will also be granted the right to pursue civil action against the healthcare practitioners who violate the provisions.

The problem is that there are already laws in place to protect newborns, like Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002. As well as other federal and state statutes already in place to protect infants. Regardless of the circumstance of their birth.

This bill also perpetuates the misconception that abortions frequently result in live births. These cases are exceedingly rare and usually occur in the context of severe medical complications or non-viable pregnancies. Medical experts explained that these decisions made in these rare cases are made with compassion and involve the family.

The requirements for immediate hospitalization as well as mandatory reporting will interfere with medical judgement. Especially in cases where an infant is born alive but with no chance of survival. There is concern that healthcare providers may feel obligated to perform invasive and/or painful procedures on non-viable infants, which will only prolong suffering of the infant rather than providing it humane care.

The criminalization of medical decisions is an extreme concern as well. These could deter those wishing to go into reproductive healthcare from doing so, simply out of fear of legal repercussions. And for those in reproductive healthcare, it may even discourage them from making complex decisions.

This bill is less about protecting infants, and more about advancing a broader anti-abortion agenda. It has the ability to be used as a means to vilify abortion providers and undermine reproductive rights. This is made clear by the bills lack of emphasis on prenatal care, healthcare for children, or support for families that are facing complex medical decisions.

CONTACT YOUR SENATOR: If you do not know who your senators are, you can place your address here and find out. Call them, email them, AND write them. If you are not sure what to say, here is a script you may consider following:

"Hello, my name is ___Your Name___, and I am a constituent from ___Your City, State___. I'm calling to urge Senator ___Last Name___ to vote against the Born-Alive Abortions Protection Act H.R. 21.

I oppose this bill because:

It is unnecessary - infants born alive are already protected under existing laws, such as the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002.

It Misrepresents the realities of abortion care and could create undue burdens on healthcare providers, interfering with their medical judgement. These decisions being made too late could result in mistake making that could result in the end of life for the mother and the child.

It criminalizes complex medical decisions, which could discourage healthcare professionals from providing compassionate, patient-centered care.

It politicizes reproductive healthcare rather than addressing broader systemic issues like access to prenatal and pediatric care."

___IF YOUR SENATOR IS UP FOR RE-ELECTION___

"I want to emphasize that Senator ___Last Name's___ vote on this bill will be a determining factor for me in the next election. Supporting this legislation could jeopardize my support and the support of others in our community who value reproductive rights and evidence-based healthcare policies."

___CLOSING___

"I urge the Senator to stand with constituents like me who believe in protecting reproductive healthcare access and medical autonomy. Thank you for your time, and I hope Senator ___Last Name___ will do the right thing by voting against this bill."

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Write to Congress: Block $8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel

It only takes 2 minutes to demand that Congress block this reckless deal.

Another call to contact your representatives

Please share and reblog this post and spread the word about this catastrophic deal.

I also encourage donating to the adalah justice project if you can

[wemlygust]

If you cannot bear to use a phone, but you want to have more impact than an email: Send postcards or letters instead. Physical snailmail. You can buy a sheet of stamps at any post office, and probably at the register of your local grocery store too.

Bury those mofos in letters. Letters go through security checks, and they are unusual, and they stand out.

“But my senator is a Republican”

Gamergate was like 200 people. And now look where we are. “A lot of emails” on a topic to congressional staffers is like, 20. Are politicians spineless idiots? Yes. Use that to your advantage! Is this the only thing you can be doing? No! But it can be the first.

The internet has completely short circuited our sense of scale. The number of people required to move almost any needle is remarkably low. Your involvement in local causes, political pressure WILL have an impact.

Ok, get out there.

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Here's your daily reminder to click for Palestine!!!

U.S. residents, take 5 minutes and use this link to pressure your members of Congress to stop sending weapons to the Israeli military!!

(Letter variants you can copy/paste under the cut!!)

Original letter written by Jewish Voice for Peace:

I am writing as your constituent to ask that you do everything in your power to press the Biden administration to suspend all weapons shipments to the Israeli military, and oppose all future military funding to Israel. The Israeli government has vowed to push forward with a large-scale military operation in Rafah, even though President Biden has repeatedly said such an operation would be a "red line." On May 7, the Israeli military seized the Rafah border crossing, a crucial passage for humanitarian aid, and ordered 100,000 Palestinians in eastern Rafah to evacuate. The 1.3 million displaced Palestinians sheltering in Rafah will have nowhere to flee should a full invasion commence. Millions of Palestinian lives now hang in the balance. I urge you to do everything in your power to stop this unfolding catastrophe before it's too late. Thank you.

Slight variations I created (so that emails don't get marked as spam for being identical to each other)

Variation 1:

I'm writing to you as your constituent to ask you to do everything you can to pressure the Biden administration into suspending all weapons shipments to the Israeli military and opposing any and all future military funding to Israel! The Israeli government is pushing forward with a large-scale military operation in Rafah. President Biden has repeatedly said such an operation would be a "red line," yet his administration is still supporting this operation. On May 7th 2024, the Israeli military seized the Rafah border crossing, a crucial passage for humanitarian aid, and forced 100,000 Palestinians in eastern Rafah to abandon their homes. 1.3 million Palestinians have been displaced. Those sheltering in Rafah have nowhere to flee during a full invasion. Millions of Palestinian lives now hang in the balance. Their fate lies in the hands on Congress, in your hands. I urge you to do everything in your power to stop this unfolding catastrophe before it's too late. Thank you.

Variation 2:

I'm writing you today to ask that you do everything in your power to convince the Biden administration to stop funding Israel. We have to telk them to stop all shipments of weapons to the Israeli military and oppose all future military funding to Israel. The Israeli government has vowed to push forward with a large-scale military operation in Rafah... President Biden made it clear that such an operation would be a "red line," and yet he continues to fund them. On May 7th of this year, the Israeli military seized the Rafah border crossing, a crucial passage for humanitarian aid, and forced 100,000 Palestinians to flee their own home of Eastern Rafah. Should a full invasion commence, 1.3 million displaced Palestinians sheltering in Rafah will have nowhere safe to go. Millions of Palestinian lives now hang in the balance. I am begging you now, as your constituent, to do everything in your power to stop this unfolding catastrophe before it's too late... Thank you

[pintadorartist]

ADVOCATES IN CONGRESS HAVE THREATENED TO NOT VOTE FOR ANY SPENDING BILLS UNLESS KOSA IS INCLUDED

While the Continuing Resolutions does not include KOSA, advocates for the bill are still pushing VERY HARD to add it to the package of bills, even going as far as to not vote for disaster relief bills if KOSA is not added to the package of bills.

WE HAVE TO CALL AND MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD. Below are the posts for contact info and call tools to call, email, and fax both representatives and senators to tell them to say NO to KOSA, it's important to keep up the pressure.

STOP KOSA (SENATE VERSION)

STOP KOSA (HOUSE VERSION)

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HEADS UP! HR 9495 HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN SENATE!

Reminder on how to find your Senators!

If you have a GOP/MAGA Senator, use this advice from Reddit in trying to convince them to oppose it:

Do not stop fighting!

[shefightsforall]

Cory Booker just beat the floor speech record! Which was previously 24 hours and 18 minutes. Let's go, Mr. Booker. Good trouble 👏🏻👏🏻

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[cynicalclassicist]

AOC knows how we should put it. Make sure that people know who is to blame for all of this chaos going on.

The utter fiasco of the last 48 hours is just a taste of the chaos Russ Vought would unleash.

It is clear that no responsible Senator of any party should vote to confirm Vought to OMB.

☎️ Contact your Senator and tell them to vote NO on his confirmation: senate.gov/senators/senat…

[trumpsfinalcountdown]

There Are 1,449 Days Left Of The Trump Regime

Hello again friend, today starts the new posts. The full of information posts. Today, you are going to look yourself in the mirror and say the following:

Each day, I am growing stronger and more resilient.

You alone are capable of great things. But that does not mean you have to, should, or will only ever do those great things alone.

YOUR DAILY RESOURCE: Mexico launched an app called ConsultApp that allows the user to alert their emergency contacts and their nearest consulate if they are being detained. Thank you to user mujeresxpsych on TikTok for sharing this information.

YOUR DAILY QUOTE: "When I was a kid I thought there must be some way I could perform being good. Perform being ladylike to the point of being safe from sexism, racism, and other violence. After all, my grandmother was so determined to make it stick, it had to mean something. What I discovered was that it offered me absolutely no protection. That people took it as a sign of weakness, and that if I wanted to do more than survive I had to be able to fight back." - Hood Feminism: Notes From The Women That A Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

ALABAMA UPCOMING ELECTION: State Senate District 5 Special Primary Election. Primaries take place MARCH 11TH for Democratic nominees Ryan Cagle and Sarah Watkins. District 5 includes all of Fayette, Lamar and Walker counties as well as a portion of Tuscaloosa County. Please ensure you are registered to vote in Alabama if you live in these counties and share this to remind others as well!

BILL HR 21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act is a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 3rd, 2025 that's primary objective is to ensure that any infant born alive following an attempted abortion receives the same level of medical care as any other newborn at the same gestational age.

Provisions Include:

Standard of Care: Healthcare practitioners present during birth are required to exercise the same degree of care as they would for any other child born at the same gestational age. This includes immediate admission to a hospital.

Mandatory Reporting: A healthcare practitioner or employee that is aware of a failure to provide required care must report this to law enforcement authorities promptly.

Penalties for Non-Compliance: Those who do not provide the mandated care or do not report failure of care, can face criminal penalties including fines and up to five years in prison. Additionally, intentionally ending the life of a born-alive infant is classified as murder.

Legal Protections For Mothers: The bill explicitly states that mothers of infants born alive will not face prosecution. they will also be granted the right to pursue civil action against the healthcare practitioners who violate the provisions.

The problem is that there are already laws in place to protect newborns, like Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002. As well as other federal and state statutes already in place to protect infants. Regardless of the circumstance of their birth.

This bill also perpetuates the misconception that abortions frequently result in live births. These cases are exceedingly rare and usually occur in the context of severe medical complications or non-viable pregnancies. Medical experts explained that these decisions made in these rare cases are made with compassion and involve the family.

The requirements for immediate hospitalization as well as mandatory reporting will interfere with medical judgement. Especially in cases where an infant is born alive but with no chance of survival. There is concern that healthcare providers may feel obligated to perform invasive and/or painful procedures on non-viable infants, which will only prolong suffering of the infant rather than providing it humane care.

The criminalization of medical decisions is an extreme concern as well. These could deter those wishing to go into reproductive healthcare from doing so, simply out of fear of legal repercussions. And for those in reproductive healthcare, it may even discourage them from making complex decisions.

This bill is less about protecting infants, and more about advancing a broader anti-abortion agenda. It has the ability to be used as a means to vilify abortion providers and undermine reproductive rights. This is made clear by the bills lack of emphasis on prenatal care, healthcare for children, or support for families that are facing complex medical decisions.

*** CONTACT YOUR SENATOR:*** If you do not know who your senators are, you can place your address here and find out. Call them, email them, AND write them. If you are not sure what to say, here is a script you may consider following:

"Hello, my name is ___Your Name___, and I am a constituent from ___Your City, State___. I'm calling to urge Senator ___Last Name___ to vote against the Born-Alive Abortions Protection Act H.R. 21.

I oppose this bill because:

It is unnecessary - infants born alive are already protected under existing laws, such as the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002.

It Misrepresents the realities of abortion care and could create undue burdens on healthcare providers, interfering with their medical judgement.

It criminalizes complex medical decisions, which could discourage healthcare professionals fro providing compassionate, patient-centered care.

It politicizes reproductive healthcare rather than addressing broader systemic issues like access to prenatal and pediatric care."

___IF YOUR SENATOR IS UP FOR RE-ELECTION___

"I want to emphasize that Senator ___Last Name's___ vote on this bill will be a determining factor for me in the next election. Supporting this legislation could jeopardize my support and the support of others in our community who value reproductive rights and evidence-based healthcare policies."

___CLOSING___

"I urge the Senator to stand with constituents like me who believe in protecting reproductive healthcare access and medical autonomy. Thank you for your time, and I hope Senator ___Last Name___ will do the right thing by voting against this bill."

Thank you to those that have read through this entire post. Please consider reblogging, sharing with friends/family. I will break down each portion into it's own post as well to push to those that do not want to read this post in its entirety.

This is important.

You are important.

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Taken from u/Visual_Industry_ on Reddit

First, know that *they* are silencing news about protests. We are not laying down. You can find community, resources, and protest events against Donald J Trump, Elon Musk, and their administration on the 50501 subreddit.

Next, if you are, for any reason, unable to make a demonstration, please call your representatives. Call your senators, congresspeople, and anyone in the White House. Contact your governor's office as well. Use this resource sheet for more information.

Finally, send the following letter template aand share the above links around at the very least. I copied and edited this one from u/Die_of_beaties. Hell, you can copy/paste this entire blog onto yours. Get word out. Do demonstration, call, and even email if you can.

But share links and send emails at the very least. Here is the template. Change and edit information as needed.

Congressman/Congresswoman/Senator/Governor _______,

I write to you as a citizen of your district/state/precinct.

I and my community have grave concerns that President Donald J. Trump's excessive abuse of power within only two weeks holding this prestigious office demonstrates nothing less than an overwhelming and blatant disregard for our Government, our Democracy, and the democratic process. It is a budding display of despotism with a tyrant's actions and words, not an American president's. He and his administration, including 'special government employee' Elon Musk, show zero honor for the Constitution upon which this great country was built.

Yet, we are to trust that he and his administration will faithfully uphold the Constitution? I'd like to outline a few specific instances of particular concern:

1. The memo freezing federal grants and loans:

He overreached and abused his power via this unconstitutional act. Federal spending power belongs to Congress, not the president.

2. Birthright citizenship removal:

This attempt violates both The Bill of Rights and The Constitution, two documents upon which this nation was founded, built, and grown. This attempt shows that he disrespcts each and that he cares nothing about his presidential duty to uphold and defend these documents, what they stand for, and who they protect. He, therefore, shows no regard for the United States of America. And I fear this disrespect and disregard can and will go further.

3. Emoluments Clause violations:

He launched a crypto currency which directly violates the Emoluments Clause. This president Donald J. Trump (and potentially his family or beneficiaries) profit directly from his position and crypto currency to the tune of a few billion (at least). I, personally, have no issues with crypto in itself. I do take issue with an already proven shady public figure profiting via difficult-to-track means by which he could easily send and receive funds or bribes from potentially dangerous foreign entities. He also stated he would do so to varying degrees during his campaign. These actions require a thorough and unbiased investigation from those who are not tied to or purchased by him.

4. Public comments about "rigging" or "stealing the election":

He and his associate Elon Musk publicly made comments suggesting that they may rig the election against the voters leading up to Election Tuesday on November 5th 2024. This point should have already been acted upon via a federal investigation of all parties involved, Elon Musk in particular. The time-sensitive data of voting records demanded and continues demanding such urgent attention.

5. Repeated discussion surrounding the use of political violence:

Donald J. Trump and some of his associates repeatedly spoke of using political violence and/or blood shed so that he may forgo American political procedures and have his way once he got in office for this particular term. He used such verbiage against former NIAID director Anthony Fauci, former national security adviser John Bolton, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Pompeo's top aide Brian Hook. These individuals received death threats against their persons and families once President Donald J Trump stripped them of their security and protections. Donald J Trump also threatened them about social media posts (specifically in the same manner and to the same audience as the January 6th insurrection, including the violent criminals he personally pardoned in said insurection). If another president or government official made similar statements, let alone carried them out, they would certainly face almost immediate criminal charges reaching levels akin or equal to domestic terrorism. President Donald J Trump should not be exempt from such swift action either.

6. Threats against long-standing American allies:

Donald J Trump also threatened long-standing allies, like Mexico, Canada, and Denmark, with either conquest or seizure of land via military action. Our allies did not provoke these statements. He is currently transforming our peaceful borders into hostile territory and beloved allies into potential enemies. I can only think that he does this purely for bombast and ego. No logical human being of sound mind who cares about other citizens would act in such a way.

7. Undermining the First Amendment on The Bill of Rights:

Donald J Trump took bribes from, sued, and threatened with violence opposing journalists, news organizations, social media platforms, and average individuals for speaking up about or reporting on things that don't shine him in a flattering light, including all of the above. He proves time and time he doesn't care to uphold nor honor the Bill of Rights.

Not one of the listed actions come from a true American president but a rising Dictator and Tyrant. Congress has explicitly defined three forms of misconduct as grounds for impeachment;

• “Improperly exceeding or abusing the powers of the office” (First, Second, and Seventh instance above)

• “Behavior incompatible with the function and purpose of the office” (Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth instance above)

• “Misusing the office for an improper purpose or for personal gain.” (Third instance above)

In the instances listed, Donald J Trump explicitly violated each and every one of these definitions.

We hold you and your cohorts as our elected representatives to stand in defense of our democracy, our government, and the United States of America. Push for the proper investigations, trials, and impeachment of Donald J Trump and his party. The inaction we have seen over the last 4 years regarding this man has been unacceptable. Unprecedented happenings require unprecedented and urgent actions before it is too late.

Respectfully,

_______

[themuskrater]

Undocumented immigration is the very definition of a victimless crime. They are not taking your tax dollars. They are not eligible for social security. They are not responsible for the jobs crisis, greed and automation is. They pay millions of dollars into social programs they don't benefit from. They are nothing more than the rich and elites scapegoat for all the problems they caused us.

Yet despite this, my home state of Missouri has introduced bill SB72. This bill does a number of things, for starters it changes undocumented immigration from a civil crime to a felony. This prohibits undocumented immigrants from EVER applying for citizenship or a visa.

Additionally, making the crime a felony now means it's punishable by jail time rather than deportation. So, how much jail time does this bill recommend for the crime of undocumented immigration? LIFE IMPRISIONMENT WITH NO CHANCE FOR PAROLE, PROBATION, OR EARLY RELEASE. They don't want these people out of the country, they want them enslaved in Missouri's labor camps.

And if that wasn't bad enough, this bill allows for what they're calling "Missouri Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunters". They are proposing paying citizens $1,000 per person they report to the government as undocumented.

Below, I've attached the official bill summary from the Missouri State Senate website. The sick sack of shit sponsoring this bill is Missouri Senator David Gregory

If you'd like to contact Mr. Gregory, his office is 201 W. Capitol Ave., Rm. 331

Jefferson City, Missouri 65101

His phone number is 573-751-5568

He can also be emailed through this page on senate.mo.gov

[remindertoclick]

Here's your daily reminder to click for Palestine!!!

U.S. residents, take 5 minutes and use this link to pressure your members of Congress to stop sending weapons to the Israeli military!!

(Letter variants you can copy/paste under the cut!!)

Original letter written by Jewish Voice for Peace:

I am writing as your constituent to ask that you do everything in your power to press the Biden administration to suspend all weapons shipments to the Israeli military, and oppose all future military funding to Israel. The Israeli government has vowed to push forward with a large-scale military operation in Rafah, even though President Biden has repeatedly said such an operation would be a "red line." On May 7, the Israeli military seized the Rafah border crossing, a crucial passage for humanitarian aid, and ordered 100,000 Palestinians in eastern Rafah to evacuate. The 1.3 million displaced Palestinians sheltering in Rafah will have nowhere to flee should a full invasion commence. Millions of Palestinian lives now hang in the balance. I urge you to do everything in your power to stop this unfolding catastrophe before it's too late. Thank you.

Slight variations I created (so that emails don't get marked as spam for being identical to each other)

Variation 1:

I'm writing to you today as your constituent to ask you to do everything you can to pressure the Biden administration into suspending all weapons shipments to the Israeli military and opposing any and all future military funding to Israel! The Israeli government is pushing forward with a large-scale military operation in Rafah. President Biden has repeatedly said such an operation would be a "red line," yet his administration is still supporting this operation. On May 7th, the Israeli military seized the Rafah border crossing, a crucial passage for humanitarian aid, and forced 100,000 Palestinians in eastern Rafah to abandon their homes. 1.3 million Palestinians have been displaced. Those sheltering in Rafah have nowhere to flee during a full invasion. Millions of Palestinian lives now hang in the balance. Their fate lies in the hands on Congress, in your hands. I urge you to do everything in your power to stop this unfolding catastrophe before it's too late. Thank you.

Variation 2:

I'm writing you today to ask that you do everything in your power to convince the Biden administration to stop funding Israel. We have to telk them to stop all shipments of weapons to the Israeli military and oppose all future military funding to Israel. The Israeli government has vowed to push forward with a large-scale military operation in Rafah... President Biden made it clear that such an operation would be a "red line," and yet he continues to fund them. On May 7th, the Israeli military seized the Rafah border crossing, a crucial passage for humanitarian aid, and forced 100,000 Palestinians to flee their own home of Eastern Rafah. Should a full invasion commence, 1.3 million displaced Palestinians sheltering in Rafah will have nowhere safe to go. Millions of Palestinian lives now hang in the balance. I am begging you now, as your constituent, to do everything in your power to stop this unfolding catastrophe before it's too late.... Thank you.

[freedomrobot]

Ensuring Swift Confirmation of President Trump’s Cabinet: A Call to Action from We, the People

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 430Am EST

Members of the United States Congress and the Senate,

[martyr-mayhem]

Oh no, Democratic politicians cursed in public?!

That reminds me of someone else reaching new heights with his cursing...

And someone else...

And someone else...

And someone else...

Anyway, Jasmine Crockett and Ken Martin have our full support. These potty mouths speak facts 👑

[1randomweirdo]

KOSA IS A BAD BILL AND IS LIKELY TO PASS

CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND TELL THEM TO VOTE "NO"!

THIS BILL WILL NOT PROTECT CHILDREN ONLINE, WILL BE A PRIVACY NIGHTMARE, AND WILL ACTIVELY HARM TRANS/QUEER YOUTH

www.senate.gov to find your Senators (remember: you have *two*!)