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We’re turning the massive energy from the Hands Off! protests towards one of our biggest fights yet: Stopping the GOP reconciliation plan that guts Medicaid, crushes SNAP, and shovels trillions of dollars to billionaires. To win, we need to be louder and more organized than ever before.

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Read Garry Kasparov’s article-The Atlantic. We need to get the weakest link Republican senators and representatives on board to take back congressional power. That may mean promising to help them fund raise if Musk threatens to primary them, or promising to raise millions against them if they don’t.

150 Alaskans rallied in Mat-Su to defend the Constitution and protest authoritarian threats. One speaker—a former Trump voter—spoke out in regret. Support from passing cars outnumbered Trump backers 20 to 1. The message was clear: Alaskans are ready to stand up for democracy. #ProtectTheConstitution

Yes! Can you help organize calls to voters in House districts or states with senators who can be pressured to resist these cuts? e.g., some of those on House E&C in states that have expanded Medicaid?

Who organized your protest? Did you have pro-Palestinian speakers? We had a good turnout in chicago, but there were at least three Pro-Palestinian speakers (I stopped listening) and it turned off some of the crowd. I’m worried about this.

Did it make you uncomfortable to be reminded we are supporting a genocide? This is so far beyond retaliation, Israel’s government has become worse than the terrorists. Oppressed becoming oppressors is a common theme in history.

The protests here are not about the Palestinians, and it was clear that people in the crowd did not like what happened. I think our sole purpose with these protests has to be ousting the fascist regime. We need everyone we can get and cannot afford to lose people by offending them.

We’ve stood with folks in these protests. The signs are handmade, but the stakes couldn’t be bigger. This isn’t just a budget fight, it’s a survival fight. They’re trying to starve our people and reward billionaires. We’re not letting that happen quietly.

Congress/GOP have proven to be cowards and do not care what they are putting the people who voted for them through, let alone anyone else! I hope that they are remembered and voted out!

The Maryland senator was smart and mentioned in the press conference that when talking to the embassy in El Salvador, they have received zero direction from the administration. That was deliberately stated as evidence they are not obeying the order to facilitate his release.