If the American people don't start aggressively pushing back on this clown...

[maxrandb]

Here is the script I am using when calling, emailing, or posting on my Retrumplican representative and senators websites, or social media pages. Yeah, like quite a few of us, I am NOT "represented" by a Democrat.

"I am a retired Naval Officer. I served this country for 30 years in the United States Navy, and served an additional 7 years as a Civil Servant.

I did not serve this country to see it turned over to a fascist.

I urge you to find the courage to stand up for Democracy, or resign so that someone courageous can do the job you were elected to do. That job is to "represent" ALL of the people in your district and state, NOT just the ones with Red Hats and bronzer.

At a minimum, please explain why an unelected South African Nazi has been given access to my retirement account and personal data? I am contacting my attorney to see if I have any legal options to stop this egregious violation.

You need to stand up for the millions of patriotic Americans that never authorized Elon Musk to have access to our most private and personal data.

I don't have much, but understand this...I have TIME. I will spend that time and the resources that I have to ensure you are held accountable.

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"

[Sun-Moon]

1. Excellent Post!

Everyone call the switchboard-
Your elected officials need to hear from you.

[phone]

[phone]

[COL Mustard]

18. Don't just call the DC offices

For your Senators, call the State offices closest to you.

For your Representative, call the District office closest to you.

You can find their pages at:

https://www.senate.gov

https://www.house.gov

Each chamber has a directory and will give you that information. Use it and flood the zone!

(Of course if you are a Government employee, do this on your own time, from your own device and preferably from your own home. Ethics rules still apply to us!)

[Think. Again.]

29. THAT is excellent advice!

[duhneece]

32. And I bought NM postcards because they are read faster than letters

I let them know I appreciate my Democratic Congressman Gabe Vasquez and my two great Senators.
Then I’m imploring them to fight and speak up for our democracy.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

52. NM?

What does that mean?

[duhneece]

53. New Mexico

One of our 50 states. 😝

[Vinca]

2. All my representatives in Congress are Democrats, but I plan to email them today to ask what the Congress

is doing - if anything - to stop the overthrow of the government and our democracy. I tossed and turned half the night I'm so worried about this. What's really bothering me is that I wonder what's going on beneath the surface. We're being treated to the sideshow with all the EOs, firings, appointee hearing spectacles, etc. What's really going on with the Project 2025 cabal??? I worry there is a coup taking place right under our noses.

[LiberalLoner]

3. I wrote Rep. Vindman and asked what WE could do to stop this. I would like to see our D politicians mobilize all

Of us and tell US what to do next.

[Think. Again.]

30. Yes! I'm stunned that our leadership seems to have gone silent...

We need some kind of reassurance from the top! (and I don't mean someone telling us that a god will take care of it all).

[samnsara]

10. same here in Wash State... Im so glad I live here!

[Wuddles440]

31. Although the coup was delayed...

by four years, it can now be deemed a resounding success. We're in the process of transitioning to absolute fascism at a such a record pace that it dramatically exceeds any such movement in world history.

[spanone]

4. K&R

[Timeflyer]

5. This is good. Inspires me to keep raising as much hell and good trouble as possible.

[Trust_Reality]

50. At some point in time a bunch of this may end up in the Supreme Court. I suggest planning ahead.

Any time one refers to the Supreme Court, call it the "Infamous John Roberts Court".

Make sure Roberts gets a good feel for what his legacy will look like.

[Wild blueberry]

6. May I use part of this?

Will be making my own contacts.
Thank you.
Excellent post!

[maxrandb]

8. DU is for sharing and fighting for Democracy

Use as you see fit. We are all in the same fight.

[Mossfern]

16. I plan to use a modified version of this - thanks for sharing!

I live in a Blue State, but that doesn't prevent me from contacting politicians in Red States.
Money and support do cross state lines. I will inform those who won by small margins that
they can be Primaried not only by Trump supporters, but by reasonable Republican candidates.....
if there are any.

[Humane human]

7. More posts such as this

The Nation's people have the power, collectively. They NEED TO CARE about their Democracy. I'm sure no one wants it to fall to fascism. How can people let a convicted felon and a non-elected, drug addled racist rule our Country??

[Alice B.]

9. Sent emails to all via Resistbot and am following up with phone calls but...

... even with a script, I get upset and just start babbling.

I called both senators. I did manage to lay it on thick with the R one, "Connecticut Dave," saying I know he was looking out for all of his constituents, so many of whom are terrified by this.

Going to take a few deep breaths and eat breakfast before moving on to the rep.

[kairos12]

11. Right on point. Thank you.

I am a Infantry Officer Airborne Ranger. I can't believe the country is being overrun by these dirtbag losers. People need to stand up now. We have time now. Not sure about later.

[Kid Berwyn]

12. We the People vs Me King Con

NAZI Gangsters need to be put out of our misery.

[mchill]

13. Musk, Vance inspired by the philosophy of

Curtis Yarvin - I just suggest people do their own research on this person rather than me trying to explain. Objective— a one person CEO type Authoritarian rule. This is what we are up against.

RAGE- “Retiring All Government Employees”

From The Guardian

‘Yarvin the “person who’s spent the most time gaming out how, exactly, the US government could be toppled and replaced”.

Yarvin suggests that a would-be American autocrat should campaign on and win an electoral mandate for an authoritarian program. They should purge the federal bureaucracy in a push Yarvin has anagrammatized as Rage (for “retire all government employees”).

They should simply ignore any court rulings that seek to constrain them. They should bring Congress to heel, in part by mobilizing their populist base against recalcitrant lawmakers. And liberal or mainstream media organizations and universities should be summarily closed.’

Musk, Vance, Thiel are Yarvin affectioniados.

*** I spoke with one of my former federal coworkers yesterday and he’s generally a very apolitical person, so keep that in mind. He himself is not taking this very seriously. That seems to be the general mood at my former office, but none of them are going to resign voluntarily under the threats delivered by Musk. Everyone believes these are illegal orders, which they are. The problem I see is that laws don’t matter to Trump or Musk and our Congress certainly has demonstrated no backbone. I’m very pessimistic.

[dchill]

22. Curtis Yarvin - corporate rep for Soylent Green.

[appalachiablue]

33. T-shirt slogan!

[slightlv]

47. Whatever happened to their

Utopian Ship on the sea? No constraints by country, land, or laws except their own. This sounds like the rules and laws they passed for this Utopia.

[MontanaMama]

14. I don't have any democratic teps

in the Congress or senate…BUT I have been responding to the emails from Dems asking for money to “help the fight”. My response is “unless and until I see you standing up and publicly speaking out and pushing back at this fascist, I will not donate. Going along to get along isn’t cutting it. Your alleged protecting our norms is a farce. There are no longer any norms”. I have yet to get a response from one of them.

[Diamond_Dog]

15. May I use your words to respond to the donation requests I keep getting, MM?

I am mad as hell that Dems aren’t fighting back hard enough on this lunacy. I have no Dem representatives either, being in Ohio. They just steamroller over us Dems here and it’s infuriating.

Dems need to call a press conference EVERY DAY, get their faces before the cameras, and TELL THE TRUTH about what’s happening! We’ll never hear any truth from Fox Noise or OANN!

[MontanaMama]

25. Of course!!

And I just noticed that I typed teps and not reps. I am officially in a place where I have no business near a keyboard without readers. Sheesh.

Yes!! That’s a great idea. Dem leaders should be holding a presser every day to call this BS out in real time. I’ll add THAT to my emails if you don’t mind. While I’m sure they’re just as shocked and dismayed as we are, they don’t get the luxury to not act. They are getting paid to represent us.

[yellow dahlia]

36. Write to your reps, especially i f they are Repuglicons.

They need to hear your voice more than the ones that are in the same choir as us.

They look at the way the numbers are tracking on the sentiment from their constituents.

[iluvtennis]

17. KnR. n/t

[kansasobama]

19. Wish a Democratic Leader emerge

Looks like it is not happening. It has to be people. A Dem leader would help. Otherwise, these fascists will be after people who speak against them . Dems are trying to not anger Fetterman like Dems. They need to fuck him. It does not matter when it is life or death for democracy

I support what you say.

[MontanaMama]

26. AOC has been doing a good job

of calling this fascist stuff out. I really wish Namy Pelosi hadn’t bypassed her for the oversight committee.

[Dem4life1234]

39. We have strong Dem women politicians fighting

AOC and Crockett to name a few.


As for Nancy, I wish she would step aside, a long with Schumer, and let the younger feisty Dems take over.

We need young fighters.

[Cirsium]

40. Leaders will emerge

Crockett and Ocasio-Cortez are fighters.

[ZDU]

20. Bravo Zulu!

Powerful statement. Thank you and thank you for honoring and serving our nation.
Fair winds and following seas!

[dchill]

24. Welcome to DU, Rendville!

[oberle]

43. Gov. Wes Moore

As a Marylander, I'm very disappointed by Wes Moore. I thought he had more balls, but evidently not. The only statement I've seen is that he wants to try to get along with the orange anus.

[CaptainTruth]

23. Yep, it's up to us. We're at war & we need to fight accordingly.

[SheltieLover]

27. Kicking!

[malaise]

28. K & R

Important

[Playingmantis]

34. Add my name USAF vet here

[yellow dahlia]

35. Hear! Hear!

I agree with your sentiment. We need plans to resist.

Most importantly we need our leaders, who were elected to represent us, to stand up and do everything in their power to protect our democracy and the citizenry of this country.

Musk is getting access to all the data, as we speak. Insanity!

[Baron2024]

37. Good Post

Following.

[PortTack]

38. Bookmarking..I can sure use part of this in my phone campaign ....thx!

[Evolve Dammit]

41. Great post! Thank you.

[iemanja]

42. I recommend you take out the terms fascist and Nazi

It makes it less likely for them to listen to you.

[pat_k]

45. FAX too. Not all accept faxes, but they get noticed.

Not many people Fax these days so the ones they receive stand out more.

Fax your rep for free.
https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php

[valleyrogue]

46. It WILL happen, mark my words.

NO way will this be allowed to continue. Yes, every single person in Congress regardless of party, and especially the GOP, needs to be contacted and be made aware that if THEY don't do things legally to REMOVE TRUMP AND ALL HIS HENCHPEOPLE, and DEPORT and seize the all the assets of Musk, Thiel, and any of the rest of them involved in this, then it WILL be done outside of the law.

This is literally a matter of life and death, and not just to the U.S.

[townie]

48. My next fart will be aimed at DC for Trump

[Justice matters.]

49. K&R

Flood their mailbox!

[Karasu]

51. Americans in general have been conditioned to be so fucking docile that it hurts. So many base their lives entirely

work, to the point that they don't care about much of anything else. Hence why the best single option--a general strike--is so unlikely to happen.

As hard as it is for me to see an uprising happening on the scale that we need it to, I really, really hope I'm wrong.