November 13, 2024

Nov 13, 2024

DEMAND NO RECESS APPOINTMENTS
Donald Trump has demanded that the three frontrunners to lead the Senate allow him to appoint officials to his new administration without confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill, as a future Republican government began to take shape the week after his election victory. In a demonstration of his political muscle, the US president-elect urged support for “recess appointments”, which allow the president to make appointments while the Senate is temporarily paused, and can be used to circumvent the confirmation process, which can result in appointments being delayed or blocked. We cannot allow this. Let’s contact our senators today to let them know this is not acceptable: 1) call 202-224-3121 and ask to speak with your Senator, 2) find your Senator's email address at www.senate.gov. or 3) use Resistbot if it's easier: https://bit.ly/4epEaPF
TONIGHT: JOIN INDIVISIBLE CONFERENCE CALL LAUNCHING NEW GUIDE AND STRATEGIC PLAN
Yes, our Democracy is in danger, but it is not done. There is much we can do to save it and Indivisible is holding a conference call tonight, Wednesday 11/13 at 8:30 pm ET to discuss how we can begin to fight back. When we join in, we’ll learn about their new guide and strategic plan for what comes next. Let’s sign up here.

JON STEWART AND HEATHER COX RICHARDSON DISCUSS ELECTION
We weren’t the only ones surprised by the election results. In the election post-mortem with historian Heather Cox Richardson, Stewart revealed that Trump winning the popular vote was not a possibility he had considered before Tuesday night. Let’s listen to their thoughtful conversation for some insight.

FACEBOOK SOCIAL STORMING TRAINING WITH FIELD TEAM 6
On Thursday, November 14 at 11a PST/2p EST, Field Team 6 is hosting social storming (coordinated amplification of actions and messages on social media) training for Facebook users. Let’s join to learn more: https://www.mobilize.us/ft6/event/552813

MAGA’S NEED FOR A “STRICT DADDY” FIGURE
Last month, pundit Carlson described American voters as misbehaving children in need of strong punishment from an angry father. “Strict father morality – and the importance of understanding the family metaphor in order to understand political morality – was a key point of Dr. [George] Lakoff's 1996 book Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think.” So we can understand Trump and his followers better, let’s read what else Dr. Lakoff had to say about this phenomenon.

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