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Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 08:18:53 JST Jonathan Kamens

Today's #Congress outreach:
I was so busy today I couldn't make phone calls before offices closed. I did write a letter to #Warren, #Markey, and #Pressley demanding that they do something about #HeadStart programs being denied access to funds. Maybe you'd like to join me in asking your electeds to act on this? If so, you can use my petition:
https://resist.bot/petitions/PKGLRW
Until we beat back the #coup, you, too, should be calling and writing your electeds in Congress daily!
#politics #USPol #MAPoli
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  Head Start needs help from Congress, urgently
  
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 08:18:50 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  Today's #Congress outreach:
  I sent https://resist.bot/petitions/PARLVP to #Warren #Markey and #Pressley via @resistbot, about how horrified I am to watch Trump and the GOP rolling back human rights, asking them to obstruct every step of the way and get the word out about what's happening and who's doing it to sway public opinion.
  Please write and call your reps daily (you can use my letter above!) until we've successfully beaten back the coup. We need to keep the pressure on so they do.
  #politics #USPol
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    Fight against rolling back human rights
    
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 08:18:51 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  I didn't have any trouble getting through to my Senators and Representative by phone today, so either they've added capacity to the Congressional telephone system to handle the increased load, or fewer people are calling.
  I hope it's not the latter, but just in case it is, please call, today and every day until the Trump coup is permanently beaten back!
  #politics #USPol
  
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Feb-2025 08:18:52 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  Today's #Congress outreach:
  I sent a letter to #Warren, #Markey, and #Pressley via @resistbot, https://resist.bot/petitions/PDWBPU, thanking the Democrats in the Senate for fillibustering #RussellVought and encouraging the caucus to continue to do everything they can to oppose #Trump.
  I also called and left messages for all three in which I said basically the same thing.
  You should be contacting your reps daily too! You can use the link above to do it if you'd like.
  #politics #USPol
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    More like last night's filibuster, please
    
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Feb-2025 10:55:14 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  Today's #WriteYourReps: https://resist.bot/petitions/PJQMLC
  I asked my Sens. and Rep. to address the reduction in NIH funding that went into effect over the weekend, which will have a catastrophically negative impact on medical research.
  Then I called them all and asked for the same thing. On the call I also complained that I'm on their email lists so why aren't I receiving daily updates about what's going on and what they're doing about it? They need to communicate with constituents more.
  #politics #USPol
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    Restore NIH research funding!
    
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Feb-2025 07:01:14 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  Today's #WriteYourReps:
  I didn't actually write to my reps today, I called them all to invite them, on behalf of Federal Workers Against DOGE, to speak at the rally we're organizing at HHS HQ this Friday. I hope at least one of them takes us to on the offer!
  Rally info: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/defend-hhs-from-a-doge-coup
  #politics #USPol #DOGE #coup
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    Defend Federal Workers Against DOGE!
    
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    Join us this Friday, February 14 at 8am to rally outside the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to show love to federal workers and tell them: We’ve got your back, and we’re counting on you to stand firm against DOGE as billionaires seek to tear our country down. This moment demands bravery, and to federal public servants: we know you have it in you. This event is kid-friendly; parents whose kids are out of school that day are more than welcome to join! Please take the Metro or walk to HHS -- closest Metro stations are Federal Center and L'Enfant.
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 07:15:24 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  Today's #WriteYourReps:
  I asked my U.S. Senators and Representative why the heck they aren't emailing me daily. I subscribed to their mailing lists nine days ago and haven't heard anything from them since. What the heck?
  #politics #USPol
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  1. Federal workers very much need to hear from our electeds that resisting DOGE overreach is the right thing to do, that you support us and that you, yourselves, are taking risks to resist the coup in progress. Why, then, are you not emailing me daily? I subscribed through your Congressional web site nine days ago, and since then I've received no emails from you. The GOP figured this out years ago. They send emails to their supporters constantly, activating them and keeping them riled up. Why the heck aren't you doing this? I'm not talking about fundraising emails. Money asks are toxic in this context and will make your supporters angry. We want to know what you are doing to resist the coup, and we want you to tell us what we can and should be doing. Please get it in gear. Thank you.
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Mar-2025 07:38:17 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  I've taken a break from #WriteYourReps for a while, because I was busy with all the interviews I've been doing, and because I just don't know what to say.
  In the 3+ weeks since sending them the above message, I haven't received a single constituent email from either of my senators or my representative.
  I am gobsmacked by their failure to keep their constituents informed about what's going on.
  I just wrote to them about it again, though it's clearly not going to do any good.
  #politics #USPol
  
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  Blaise Pabón - controlpl4n3 (blaise@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 07-Mar-2025 07:47:20 JST Blaise Pabón - controlpl4n3
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  @jik
  Right?
  Meidas touch network cranks out dozens of videos per day and I don't get anything from Markey, Warren or Auchincloss.
  I bet it's a technology issue. They might not realize how easy it is and they probably have enterprise IT people who don't know the Internet.
  
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Mar-2025 09:07:57 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  @blaise Then again, maybe you're right. This is the letter I sent to Markey through ResistBot today and the form letter response his office sent back to me. Fucking unbelievable.
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  1. Screenshot of ResistBot letter to Ed Markey. The full text of the letter is unimportant; the subject of the letter is, "Why aren't you communicating with your constituents?" and that's what the letter is about
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  2. Form letter response from Senator Markey's office which thanks me in the first paragraph for writing to him about "child care and early childhood education", which I most certainly did not do, and then the rest of the letter is pablum about that topic which, again, is totally not what I wrote to him about.
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Mar-2025 09:07:58 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  @blaise I don't think there's a technology issue preventing them from sending emails to their constituent email lists.
  
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  Blaise Pabón - controlpl4n3 (blaise@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 08-Mar-2025 06:46:40 JST Blaise Pabón - controlpl4n3
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  @jik
  Would it be ok if I used this (or similar) screenshot in communication with my reps (merkey, Warren, Auchincloss) ?
  
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  Timothy Jasionowski (timoj@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 09-Mar-2025 05:54:35 JST Timothy Jasionowski
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  @blaise @jik That is some atrocious staff work.
  
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 02:01:50 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  I couldn't figure out what to #WriteYourReps about today (I'm pretty down right now on the idea that any of them are going to do anything that makes a difference), so instead I sent this letter to President Obama via https://barackobama.com/:
  🧵1/8
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    The Office of Barack and Michelle Obama
    
    As President Obama has said, the change we seek will take longer than one term or one presidency. Real change—big change—takes many years and requires each generation to embrace the obligations and opportunities that come with the title of Citizen.
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 02:01:51 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  If your U.S. senator voted against cloture on the continuing resolution (https://federate.social/@jik/114169742753581683 lists the 9 who didn't), please send them this letter to thank them and ask them to work on replacing Schumer as minority leader. Text SIGN PWVQHF to 50409 or visit https://resist.bot/petitions/PWVQHF.
  If your senator is one of the 9, they're probably a lost cause, so figure out who is primarying them and go volunteer for their compaign, if we still have a democracy by then.
  #politics #USPol #WriteYourReps
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  1. ResistBot letter screenshot "Schumer needs to go!" Thank you for voting against cloture for the continuing resolution. I am deeply disappointed that nine of your colleagues in the Senate chose to give Trump and Musk free rein to rampage through the government for another six months. Chuck Schumer, in particular, has proven himself unfit to lead, both because of his vote on the CR and because of his subsequent New York Times interview in which he ludicrously spoke about reaching across the aisle to work with the GOP. Please work with your Democratic colleagues in the Senate to remove Schumer from his leadership position and replace him with someone who understands the gravity of the situation we are in, the foolishness of expecting the GOP to step up to defend democracy, and the importance of fighting Trump and Musk with every single tool at our disposal.
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    The #FecklessCoward Democratic senators who voted in favor of cloture on the continuing resolution: Cortez Masto (D-NV) Durbin (D-IL) Fetterman (D-PA) Gillibrand (D-NY) Hassan (D-NH) Peters (D-MI) Schatz (D-HI) Schumer (D-NY) Shaheen (D-NH) None of them should ever win another election. Ref: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00128.htm #politics #USPol
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    Schumer needs to go!
    
    Text SIGN PWVQHF to 50409 to send this to your officials.
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 02:01:52 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  If your U.S. rep is one of the 14 who signed the letter demanding that the government release #MahmoudKhalil (Tlaib, Pocan, Moore, Valasquez, Ramirez, Omar, Crockett, Green, Lee, Pressley, McGovern, Simon, Carson, Williams) <https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/mahmoud-khalil-house-democrats-letter/>, please send this letter to them to thank them for their support and ask them to keep up the fight. Text SIGN PWRYXS to 50409 or visit <https://resist.bot/petitions/PWRYXS>.
  If not, write or call your rep and ask them why not!
  #politics #USPol #WriteYourReps
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  1. ResistBot letter screenshot "I'm with you on Mahmoud Khalil" Thank you for advocating for the release of Mahmoud Khalil. His groundless arrest and the unconstitutional revocation of his permanent resident status are a horrifying escalation of the Trump administration's war on the rule of law in this country. By staunchly advocating for Khalil's civil rights, you are defending both him individually and the right of every person in America to exercise their First Amendment rights. I appreciate and agree with your position on this and encourage you to keep up the fight for as long as it takes.
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    14 House Dems Demanded Mahmoud Khalil’s Release. Where Are the Others?
    
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    All members of Congress swore oaths to defend the right to speak freely and assemble to petition for the redress of grievances. Why did so few of them sign this important letter?
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    I'm with you on Mahmoud Khalil
    
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 02:01:54 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  Today for #WriteYourReps, instead of writing I called Senator Ed Markey and Senator Elizabeth Warren and told them to filibuster the continuing resolution unless it contains written guarantees that the DOGE slash-and-burn march through the government will be halted and illegal agency cuts will be undone.
  I told Markey that I expected him to honor the commitment he made at his town hall this week to do everything possible in the Senate to block Trump. We'll see if he meant it.
  #politics #USPol
  
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 02:01:55 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  Today's #WriteYourReps. You can send this same letter to your senators and representatives at https://resist.bot/petitions/POGMPQ.
  #politics #USPol #resist
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  1. To: Sen. Warren, Sen. Markey and Rep. Pressley Subject: Please save Social Security, please communicate with your constituents I see that Leland Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration who is manifestly unqualified for that position, has backed down from the incredibly idiotic decision to end the Enumeration at Birth program in Maine, after well-deserved, widespread criticism of that absurdly stupid idea. Meanwhile, what are you doing about the fact that the Social Security Administration is currently being run by someone who can't do the job properly, who has admitted that he's just taking orders from DOGE, and who is either a person without values or a Trump loyalist, either of which spells doom for Social Security? Are you just going to wait until Social Security payments stop going out and senior citizens start dying because they can't afford their food or their medications? Maybe you might want to intervene before that happens? While I'm taking the time to write to you about Social Security, let me take this opportunity to ask yet again why I have not received a single email through your constituent email list in over a month. Are you aware of how ignorant most Americans are about what's going on in Washington? Don't you think it's your responsibility to keep your constituents informed about what's happening? Is there some super-secret way you're communicating with your other constituents that I'm not privy to?
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    Please save Social Security, please communicate with your constituents
    
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  Jonathan Kamens (jik@federate.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Mar-2025 02:03:47 JST Jonathan Kamens
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  Dear President Obama,
  After watching your breakout speech at the DNC, I told my wife that you'd run for president, and I'd support you.
  I took an unpaid leave of absence from my job to work on the grassroots "Jews for Obama" organization that I co-created with several other supporters. I would like to think that we made a difference.
  You stepped up to lead, and while I didn't agree with everything you did, I know that you wanted nothing but the best for America and the world.
  🧵2/8
  
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