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Change.org user "elijah berg" of [[North Carolina]] started a [https://www.change.org/p/electoral-college-electors-electoral-college-make-hillary-clinton-president-on-december-19 petition] to ask members of the [[Electoral College]] who normally would have placed their vote for Trump to instead vote for Clinton, in accordance with the popular vote. It had reached almost 3.8 million signatures by the morning of November 13 (metadata on the page suggests that the petition was created at "2016-11-09T23:35:41Z", the day after the election). While many have objected to this idea as a form of cheating, it is in fact directly in accord with the intentions of the Founding Fathers in setting up the Electoral College in the first place (while the fact of the College awarding victory to Trump ''despite'' the popular vote clearly was not).  
 
Change.org user "elijah berg" of [[North Carolina]] started a [https://www.change.org/p/electoral-college-electors-electoral-college-make-hillary-clinton-president-on-december-19 petition] to ask members of the [[Electoral College]] who normally would have placed their vote for Trump to instead vote for Clinton, in accordance with the popular vote. It had reached almost 3.8 million signatures by the morning of November 13 (metadata on the page suggests that the petition was created at "2016-11-09T23:35:41Z", the day after the election). While many have objected to this idea as a form of cheating, it is in fact directly in accord with the intentions of the Founding Fathers in setting up the Electoral College in the first place (while the fact of the College awarding victory to Trump ''despite'' the popular vote clearly was not).  
 
===Sanctuary===
 
===Sanctuary===
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[[Boston]], [[Chicago]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Minneapolis]], [[New York City]], [[San Francisco]], and [[Seattle]] have all pledged to be or remain sanctuary cities, and the government of [[California]] has also expressed opposition to any deportation plan that doesn't respect Constitutional protections.
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[[Boston]], [[Chicago]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Minneapolis]], [[New York City]], [[San Francisco]], and [[Seattle]] have all pledged to be or remain sanctuary cities, and the government of [[California]] has also expressed opposition to any deportation plan that doesn't respect Constitutional protections. Prior to the election. hurches in Philadelphia had organized a movement to prevent undocumented immigrants from being deported<ref name=nsmphilly />; these efforts intensified after the election.
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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{{links/smw}}
 
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* '''2017-04-26''' [https://medium.com/@robin.chancer/how-to-stay-sane-if-trump-is-driving-you-insane-advice-from-a-therapist-42e982195e22 How to Stay Sane if Trump is Driving You Insane: Advice From a Therapist] ([https://plus.google.com/+CindyBrown/posts/edsLmgyUNXo via])
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* '''2017-01-09''' [https://www.wired.com/2017/01/rogue-scientists-race-save-climate-data-trump/ Rogue Scientists Race to Save Climate Data from Trump] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CraigStellmacher/posts/ZNhTAzMcPqM via])
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* '''2017-01-08'''
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** [http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/01/meryl-streep-donald-trump-golden-globes-speech Meryl Streep’s Powerful, Anti-Trump Golden Globes Speech: Read the Whole Thing Here] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/XxxJYUnAbei via])
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** [http://www.salon.com/2017/01/09/robert-reich-12-ways-to-disrupt-donald-trumps-first-100-days-as-president_partner/ Robert Reich: 12 ways to disrupt Donald Trump's first 100 days as president] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/CFotFcWaFih via])
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* '''2016-12-30''' [http://www.vulture.com/2016/12/mormon-tabernacle-choir-member-quits-over-trump.html Mormon Tabernacle Choir Member Quits Over Trump Inauguration Performance: 'I Could Never Throw Roses to Hitler'] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/100478415990529056386/posts/MqiSkDPmjJY via])
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* '''2016-12-29'''
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** [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/29/donald-trump-first-year-in-office-different-america The US could be vastly different a year from now. Here's how.]
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** [https://www.democracynow.org/2016/12/29/facing_possible_threats_under_trump_internet Facing Possible Threats Under Trump, Internet Archive to Build Server in Canada] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/2vh8Qa7Nzdf via])
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* '''2016-12-28'''
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** [http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/450-churches-prepare-to-act-as-trump-era-underground-railroad-for-undocumented-immigrants/ 450 churches prepare to act as Trump-era 'underground railroad' for undocumented immigrants] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AlisonMarlowe/posts/iat74Dd4MMD via])
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** [http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/youve-been-warned-1790553942 You've Been Warned]
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* '''2016-12-21'''
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** [http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/12/21/climate-scientists-just-launched-anonymous-hotline-report-trump-hostility/ Climate Scientists Just Launched Anonymous Hotline To Report Trump Hostility] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PaulaRizzuto/posts/6oGgZtVsUZU via])
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** [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/21/oracle-executive-resigns-ceo-safra-catz-donald-trump Oracle executive publicly resigns after CEO joins Trump's transition team]
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* '''2016-12-20''' [https://www.salon.com/2016/12/20/14-signs-show-trumps-political-persona-aligns-with-that-of-a-fascist-leader_partner/ Donald Trump’s political persona aligns with that of a fascist leader, according to 14 key signs] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AlisonMarlowe/posts/2yHHrUebrbS via])
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* '''2016-12-13''' [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/12/fight-like-hell-trump-racism-fake-news Time to Fight Like Hell] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JeffBrown42/posts/SFC3UqCPSce via])
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* '''2016-12-01'''
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** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/01/california-attorney-general-xavier-becerra-donald-trump New California attorney general Xavier Becerra to lead state's Trump pushback] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/DMZbBJoZ9ED via])
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** [http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/308220-warren-wants-democrats-to-take-page-out-of-mcconnell-playbook Warren pushes Dems to get tough with Trump] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/AFKBNiNUQse via])
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** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/12/01/bernie-sanders-carrier-just-showed-corporations-how-to-beat-donald-trump/ Carrier just showed corporations how to beat Donald Trump] by [[Bernie Sanders]] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/JV7qmmXUbMP via])
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* '''2016-11-30'''
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** [http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Penn-Sanctuary-Campus-403831786.html Penn, Trump's Alma Mater, Gives Sanctuary to Undocumented Students] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/chFuVTVSgzv via])
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** [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/30/donald-trump-george-monbiot-misinformation  Frightened by Donald Trump? You don’t know the half of it] by [[George Monbiot]] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+TecnoTecnonaut/posts/C9HTKiphZka via])
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* '''2016-11-25''' [http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/why-are-mainstream-media-reporters-still-letting-trump-play-them-for-suckers/ Why are mainstream media reporters still letting Trump play them for suckers?] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/5x8MRAkGTkw via])
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* '''2016-11-23'''
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** [http://archive.is/JKVuO Trump Make America Great Again Red Cap Collectible Ornament] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KeeHinckley/posts/gRS2oXgqEX4 via]) ([https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N67D8HO/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_api_KlXnybZYK5Q6V original]): satirical reviews
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** [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/23/donald-trump-climate-change-war  Trump’s climate denial is just one of the forces that point towards war] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+SusanStone/posts/QBAvvZNZgrH via]) by [[George Monbiot]]
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** [https://www.propublica.org/podcast/item/how-journalists-need-to-begin-imagining-the-unimaginable How Journalists Need to Begin Imagining the Unimaginable]: Trump ran for autocrat, and won. We need to study other countries where this is happened, so we know what to expect.
 
* '''2016-11-21''' [https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/11/21/why-jews-have-a-special-obligation-to-resist-trump/ Why Jews have a special obligation to resist Trump] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/jAh2sXCr8oW via]) "American Jewish organizations can't pretend this is business as usual."
 
* '''2016-11-21''' [https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/11/21/why-jews-have-a-special-obligation-to-resist-trump/ Why Jews have a special obligation to resist Trump] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/jAh2sXCr8oW via]) "American Jewish organizations can't pretend this is business as usual."
 
* '''2016-11-19''' [http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/john-mccain-i-dont-give-a-damn-what-trump-says-us-will-not-resume-waterboarding/ John McCain: 'I don't give a damn' what Trump says, US will not resume waterboarding]
 
* '''2016-11-19''' [http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/john-mccain-i-dont-give-a-damn-what-trump-says-us-will-not-resume-waterboarding/ John McCain: 'I don't give a damn' what Trump says, US will not resume waterboarding]
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** [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/military-leaders-urge-trump-to-see-climate-as-a-security-threat/ Military Leaders Urge Trump to See Climate as a Security Threat] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/KKCXo8nKL5j via])
 
** [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/military-leaders-urge-trump-to-see-climate-as-a-security-threat/ Military Leaders Urge Trump to See Climate as a Security Threat] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/KKCXo8nKL5j via])
 
** [https://www.laprogressive.com/trump-first-year/ Trump’s First Year: The Nation in Peril] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/cVBieVTZhqD via])
 
** [https://www.laprogressive.com/trump-first-year/ Trump’s First Year: The Nation in Peril] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/cVBieVTZhqD via])
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** [https://www.thestranger.com/features/2016/11/15/24694214/the-resistance-how-to-defeat-donald-trumps-plot-against-america The Resistance: How to Defeat Donald Trump's Plot Against America] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/fkHcUi4GGpc via])
 
* '''2016-11-14'''
 
* '''2016-11-14'''
 
** [http://wonkette.com/608569/california-not-down-with-trumps-plan-of-first-ill-come-for-the-immigrants California Not Down With Trump's Plan Of 'First I'll Come For The Immigrants'] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/2W1WiQyRahC via])
 
** [http://wonkette.com/608569/california-not-down-with-trumps-plan-of-first-ill-come-for-the-immigrants California Not Down With Trump's Plan Of 'First I'll Come For The Immigrants'] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/2W1WiQyRahC via])
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** [http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/qa-whats-it-mean-for-seattle-to-be-a-sanctuary-city-for-immigrants/ What does it mean for Seattle to be a sanctuary city for immigrants?] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/5xu5K71adrL via])
 
** [http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/qa-whats-it-mean-for-seattle-to-be-a-sanctuary-city-for-immigrants/ What does it mean for Seattle to be a sanctuary city for immigrants?] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/5xu5K71adrL via])
 
** [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/11/trump-wants-to-let-wall-street-scam-customers-again.html Trump Wants to Let Wall Street Scam Customers Again Because of Course He Does] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/83xjyx3WfsC via])
 
** [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/11/trump-wants-to-let-wall-street-scam-customers-again.html Trump Wants to Let Wall Street Scam Customers Again Because of Course He Does] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/83xjyx3WfsC via])
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** [https://medium.com/@alexyoung_59363/the-pendulum-swings-both-ways-61d50f6608d9#.xldrr78c5 The Pendulum Swings Both Ways]
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* '''2016-11-09'''
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** [http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2016/11/09/24680935/channel-your-trump-despair-into-helping-people-whose-access-to-abortion-is-about-to-get-a-lot-worse Channel Your Trump Despair into Helping People Whose Access to Abortion Is About to Get a Lot Worse]
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** [http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-election-aftermath-updates-trail-california-s-legislative-leaders-feel-1478722845-htmlstory.html California's legislative leaders on Trump's win: 'We woke up feeling like strangers in a foreign land']
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Sources to mine: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/QGjBJcGc6WV
  
 
===Projects===
 
===Projects===
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* [https://www.indivisibleguide.com/ Indivisible: a practical guide to resisting the Trump agenda]
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* [[Donald Trump/boycott|boycott of Trump business partners]]
 
* safety-pin project
 
* safety-pin project
 
** '''2016-11-11''' [http://www.vox.com/presidential-election/2016/11/10/13586322/trump-brexit-safety-pin A small way to show solidarity after Donald Trump’s presidential win, inspired by Brexit]
 
** '''2016-11-11''' [http://www.vox.com/presidential-election/2016/11/10/13586322/trump-brexit-safety-pin A small way to show solidarity after Donald Trump’s presidential win, inspired by Brexit]
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* [http://paperclipcampaign.com The Paperclip Campaign]
 
* [http://paperclipcampaign.com The Paperclip Campaign]
 
* [http://www.holyfucktheelection.com/ HOLYFUCK. NOW WHAT?]: a step-by-step guide to dealing
 
* [http://www.holyfucktheelection.com/ HOLYFUCK. NOW WHAT?]: a step-by-step guide to dealing
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
 
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<ref name=woozle1>One friend reports that a friend of hers committed suicide over the news, and two people I know didn't eat for at least a day afterwards due to lack of motivation. My therapist reports receiving considerably more calls for help, and this is confirmed by things I've heard from other people. --~~~~</ref>
 
<ref name=woozle1>One friend reports that a friend of hers committed suicide over the news, and two people I know didn't eat for at least a day afterwards due to lack of motivation. My therapist reports receiving considerably more calls for help, and this is confirmed by things I've heard from other people. --~~~~</ref>
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<ref name=nsmphilly>'''2016-05-25''' [http://sanctuaryphiladelphia.org/1962-2/ “Sanctuary in the Streets” Raid Response!]
 
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Latest revision as of 14:06, 23 May 2022

About

The election of Donald Trump was a massive shock to much of America, causing widespread fear, outrage, and depression[1] Reasons for this include:

  • fears that the Trump administration will:
    • weaken LGBT rights
    • weaken abortion rights
    • engage in massive deportation of undocumented aliens
    • end Social Security
    • end Medicare
    • cancel Obamacare (campaign promise)
    • abolish the EPA
    • abolish the Department of Education
    • take steps which will reverse all progress towards carbon abatement and accelerate global warming
      • withdraw from the Paris treaty and Kyoto accord (campaign promise)
    • eliminate all incentives and regulations designed to encourage a transition from fossil to sustainable energy
    • remove equal-rights protections for women and minorities
    • do nothing at all to discourage, and probably encourage, police abuse of minorities
    • withdraw from NATO, possibly destabilizing Europe and damaging our international relations
    • stop providing pushback against Russian imperialism (invasions of Ukraine, Baltic states, etc.)
    • start a trade and/or economic war with China
    • significantly cut taxes for the rich, leading to more trickle-down poverty (and probably a major recession) as budgets are cut to compensate
    • start a shooting war
      • possibly with a nuclear first strike
  • the fact that a near-majority of Americans apparently found Trump suitable for the highest office, despite his:
    • blatant misogyny
    • tacit approval of racism
    • encouragement of violence against dissenters
    • demonstrated lack of business sense and integrity
  • deep disappointments:
    • that a woman didn't finally become President, after it had looked almost certain that she would
    • in the reversal of social progress which these results seem to indicate

Most of these reasons are solidly grounded in evidence, though a few are not.

Change.org user "elijah berg" of North Carolina started a petition to ask members of the Electoral College who normally would have placed their vote for Trump to instead vote for Clinton, in accordance with the popular vote. It had reached almost 3.8 million signatures by the morning of November 13 (metadata on the page suggests that the petition was created at "2016-11-09T23:35:41Z", the day after the election). While many have objected to this idea as a form of cheating, it is in fact directly in accord with the intentions of the Founding Fathers in setting up the Electoral College in the first place (while the fact of the College awarding victory to Trump despite the popular vote clearly was not).

Sanctuary

Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle have all pledged to be or remain sanctuary cities, and the government of California has also expressed opposition to any deportation plan that doesn't respect Constitutional protections. Prior to the election. hurches in Philadelphia had organized a movement to prevent undocumented immigrants from being deported[2]; these efforts intensified after the election.

Links

to file

Sources to mine: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyBrown/posts/QGjBJcGc6WV

Projects

Footnotes

  1. ↑ One friend reports that a friend of hers committed suicide over the news, and two people I know didn't eat for at least a day afterwards due to lack of motivation. My therapist reports receiving considerably more calls for help, and this is confirmed by things I've heard from other people. --~~~~
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named nsmphilly
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