April 3, 2025 - 2 Days to Hands Off
Trump tariffs/Trumpcession, rallying support for Medicaid, rising up against NIH cuts, and more!
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NEW TRUMP TARIFFS WILL MEAN A TRUMPCESSION
Trump announced a new round of import taxes yesterday that he claimed took effect immediately, including 10% across-the-board hikes to all imports by the United States, with even deeper taxes on the European Union and dozens of other countries, many of whom are critical trading partners (full list here). Trump has deemed this “Liberation Day,” but apparently his idea of “freedom” is us paying more for almost everything we buy - $3800 a year - and killing American jobs. (Senator Ed Markey has instead deemed it “Obliteration Day.”) Economists have suggested this could spark a recession and send the jobless rate skyrocketing.
Trump has the power to launch trade wars like this because Congress gave it to the president. They can step in – and in fact Senators Tim Kaine, Mark Warner and Amy Klobuchar forced a vote yesterday on the anti-Canada tariffs in the Senate and won 51-48, and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) has promised to force another on this new set of taxes. Trump is purposefully imploding our economy, and our representatives need to step in and stop him or accept responsibility for the damage he’s doing. Let’s call them and let them know we demand they act to stop the Trump tariffs – we can use scripts and language here or send this message via Resistbot by texting SIGN PBSFBM to 50409.
CALL-IN DAY, PHONEBANK TO PROTECT MEDICAID TODAY
With magic tricks to erase their exploding the deficit and a bulldozer to run over the parliamentarian, Senate Republicans are preparing to start procedural votes on a new version of their Elon Musk-friendly budget as soon as today. They’re operating at breakneck speed to gut Medicaid and food assistance to pay for tax cuts for billionaires, a massive wealth transfer from us to the already wealthy.
Advocates are making their mark and pushing back. Let’s support by them by:
Joining the Caring Across Generations coalition call-in day TODAY to protect Medicaid aimed at the Senate, using their click-to-call tool here
Joining the People’s Action Institute phonebank TONIGHT and next Thursday from 6PM-9PM Eastern to reach folks in key congressional districts and urge them to contact their elected officials, sign up here
Making the case to our networks for turning up the pressure with details on the impacts of the cuts in our area here, district-by-district info on how many people will be hit here, how many jobs near us they’ll kill here, a letter to the editor guide here and social media content here
DEMAND CONGRESS RETAIN BAN ON CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICAL TCE
In December 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency banned TCE, a chemical used for dry cleaning, manufacturing, and degreasing machines that can cause devastating and grave illnesses - including cancer, organ damage, Parkinson’s and heart defects in babies. ProPublica reports that the ban is “vulnerable to being overturned through the Congressional Review Act because it was issued shortly before the inauguration.” Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) and Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) have introduced resolutions to repeal the ban on TCE. Let’s tell our Members of Congress to oppose S.J.Res.19 and H.J.Res.34 and H.J.Res.27, and let’s tell them to file legislation that would uphold and instate the ban on TCE. We can work off this language from EarthJustice.
VIRTUAL SEMINAR ON SAVING THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TONIGHT
Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. But with so many agencies under attack, we’re going to going to have to make the case why folks should care about this one. TONIGHT at 6PM EASTERN, Sharon McMahon, known as "America's favorite government teacher," will join Red, Wine and Blue for a virtual deep dive into the Education Department, its role, what it means to our students, parents and communities and what’s at risk if we lose it. We’ll also learn more about meaningful action we can take to protect our educational resources! We can sign up to join the event here.
KILL THE CUTS DAY OF ACTION APRIL 8TH
This has been a devastating few months for education, health care, and science and research, as the Trump-Musk chainsaw has slashed away at the National Institutes of Health and our universities and laboratories with cuts and “freezes.” It’s bad for our health, bad for our economy, bad for our nation’s future – although it’s good news for billionaires who know the money “saved” is going to them. Scientists, teachers, and labor are coming together this Tuesday to shine the spotlight on the NIH cuts with a #KillTheCuts day of action including events across the country. Let’s find and attend an action near us, map here. If there isn’t one in our area, let’s connect with other organizers and launch one ourselves here. We can find social media content to promote the day of action here, and more information on how our area will be impacted here.
KEEPING AN EYE ON…
The continuing fallout from Signalgate… and pressuring the media to keep covering it as new reports reveal Waltz set up at least 20 different Signal chats
House votes on SAVE Act, predatory overdraft fees from big banks, attacks on the federal court CANCELED for this week after rules fiasco
Comment deadline on forced registration of undocumented immigrants April 11th
Detention Watch Network’s Communities Not Cages Day of Action April 17th
Target Fast boycott in effect through April 17th, Latino Freeze boycotts on resegregation supporters continuing
Resistance Rangers rallies at national parks for Earth Day April 22nd
Join the federal workers #SaveOurServices rapid response network here
And here is a master list of attorneys from a fellow Robert Hubbell reader ... a wall of pride and shame:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J_bcoMqt46L05As7GN4ZqH4j6XKeI-Dm4ytJPRFtrwo/edit?gid=287708862#gid=287708862
I was looking at a map of Hands Off! demonstrations and it occurred to me if all the people in cities would simultaneous converge peacefully, but prepared, to all the rural areas we could end all this right now.
Remember the Trump Train Caravans of 2016?
That, only in reverse. Bring the city to the country en masse to give my neighbors a lesson in population distribution and density.