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• (May 20 & 21) FW: Bone Marrow Donor Drive at A World A'Fair
• (May 23) FW: MVOC May Meeting
• FW: Ombudsman Office Weekly Update 5-19-2017
• FW: [wsu-all] WSU President's Announcement with related DDN Articles

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• FW: Asking for Help --- Ohio Drug Price Relief Act
• FW: NYT Today's Headlines: Trump, Citing 'a Witch Hunt,' Denies Any Collusion With Russia
              and Trump Told Russians That Firing 'Nut Job' Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation

• FW: Just spouting off....
• FW: Taking the Resistance to the next level
• FW: Escalating the Drug War & Back to Paper Ballots?
• FW: THANK Bernie (historic Medicare for All bill!)
• FW: Response to GOP selfish bastards

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From: Jhansi Koduri
Subject: Bone Marrow Donor Drive at A World A'Fair

Hello, we are looking forward to seeing you at A World A'Fair, 2017 organized by Dayton International Festival,Inc.

At the event, we will be conducting a bone marrow donor drive to try adding more people to the registry. Serious and deadly bone marrow diseases like Leukemia and other blood cancers are very common affecting people around you of all ages and ethinic groups. These affected individuals can live, but they need your support.  They need a match, who can donate bone marrow to them.

THIS IS USUALLY THEIR LAST OPTION TO LIVE.

Sadly, only 30% of people needing a transplant can find a compatible donor within their family or friends.  Most find a match among their own ethnic group and through the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry.

To help solve this problem, we are conducting bone marrow drives to add people onto the registry and be a potential match.

The procedure is very simple and takes only 10minutes of your time.

You are eligible to sign onsite if you are between ages 18-44yrs

All you would need to do is
    

• visit our booth at health fair,
• registry by filling an application and
• swab your cheek.

We are open on May 20^th Saturday 12noon-4:00pm, and May 21^st Sunday 12noon-3:00pm.

Help save a life. Take your first step to be someone's cure.

Thank you for your help, and we hope to see you!

 

 

From: Will, Bill, and Clay
Subject: MVOC May Meeting

Hello everyone! The next Miami Valley Organizing Collaborative monthly meeting will be on May 23 at 11 am. As usual, the meeting will be at Omega Baptist Church (1821 Emerson). Also, just as there was last month, there will also be an evening meeting for those that cannot attend in the morning. The evening meeting is at 6pm and will be at the MVOC office (1024 West Third Street). Let's bring our ideas, raise concerns and issues, and strategize together!

 

 

From: David K. Greer
Subject: FW: Ombudsman Office Weekly Update 5-19-2017

Dear Members of the Ombudsman Board of Directors, Elected Officials and Colleagues:
 
This week your Ombudsman opened cases on Medicaid, Food Stamps and the Social Security Administration for residents of Brookville, Dayton, Englewood, Germantown, Harrison Township, Kettering and Trotwood.
 
We were able to provide brief assistance or referrals to residents of Brookville, Dayton, Huber Heights, Kettering, Miamisburg, Riverside and Trotwood on matters concerning City of Dayton Inspection Services, Food Stamps, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Attorney Generals office, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Insurance.
 
We were pleased this week to assist a young family who was threatened with the loss of their housing.  Many of our low-income families are dependent upon others (employers, housing managers) to complete paperwork to continue their eligibility for participation in services.  This week a housing manager had not completed the housing statement, which meant the family would lose their housing.  We contacted the manager and got the form completed.

Our Long-Term Care Ombudsmen opened complaints in 10 area facilities on billing charges; unwanted discharges; lack of dignity and respect by staff; inadequate hydration; accidental injury; poor menu quality and lack of privacy.
We participated in 10 surveys with the Ohio Department of Health and visited twelve facilities to speak with residents about their care.
 
This week we won a discharge hearing, which will enable a resident to remain in their home where they have lived for two years.

Here is our weekly column:

Weekly Up-date: May 15, 2017-May 19, 2017

"Dog Problem Solved, Street Gets Mail Again"

Recently a woman contacted the Ombudsman Office concerning mail delivery on her street.  The woman reported that her mail, and the mail of her neighbors, had not been received for over a week.  One of her neighbors contacted the branch manager of the USPS, who reported that the mail was going out with the mail carrier.  The woman reported that the carrier had been seen in the neighborhood on nearby streets, but not on their street.

The Ombudsman contacted the USPS branch manager for that area about the neighbors' concern.  The manager explained that there had been a problem with loose dogs in the area. Postal regulations require that a letter carrier not attempt delivery of the mail to any address where an unrestrained dog is present. If the dog is roaming loose on a street the carrier can refuse delivery to the entire street. The manager worked with the Montgomery County Animal Resource Center and requested that they visit the neighborhood and catch the dogs.  The neighborhood was again made safe for the carrier to deliver the mail.  The Ombudsman called the woman to confirm that the mail was now being delivered to her and her neighbors.

The Postal Service continues its tradition of calling attention to one of the nation's most commonly reported public health problems:  dog bites.  It is reported that small children, the elderly, and Postal carriers are the most frequent victims of dog bites.  Last year, 6,755 Postal Service employees nationwide were victimized by dogs, which is an increase of over 200 from 2015.  In 2011, Dayton ranked 15th in the country in the number of dog attacks on Postal carriers.  Fortunately, in 2016 Dayton is not on the list of the top 30 cities of dog attacks on carriers.

The Ombudsman Column, a production of the Joint Office of Citizens' Complaints, summarizes selected problems that citizens have had with government services, schools and nursing homes in the Dayton area. Contact the Ombudsman by writing to the Beerman Building, 11 W. Monument Avenue, Suite 606, Dayton 45402, or telephone (937) 223-4613, or by electronic mail at ombudsman@daytonombudsman.org or like us on Face book at "Dayton Ombudsman Office."

 

 

From: Munsup @SISCOM Seoh
Subject: [wsu-all] FW: WSU President's Announcement with related DDN Articles

FYI to my former colleagues and students at WSU. Best, Munsup

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From: Curtis L. McCray; WSU Interim President
Subject: [OFFICIAL-L] Budget proposal will be released today

Dear Campus Community,

Since I came to Wright State University as the interim president in March, I have worked with many of you to prepare for our next fiscal year, which begins July 1. I was charged by the Board of Trustees with balancing the budget, reducing expenditures, and resolving a very large deficit from the fiscal year 2018 budget while adding a small reserve to the budget.

I want you to hear this news from me first. Today I will propose to the Board of Trustees Finance Committee a plan to balance the university's FY18 budget.

This plan includes significant cuts to personnel and operations.

Wright State employees impacted by personnel changes can expect to be notified starting the week of June 12.

You can read the proposal at: http://wright.edu/bot
       (Munsup's Note: Draft Budget Plan is attached!)

I propose the university eliminate about 71 currently filled positions, including about 24 classified staff members, approximately 43 unclassified staff members, and about four faculty members.

I also propose that the university eliminate close to 107 positions that are currently vacant or will be vacant by the end of June. Some vacancies will continue to be filled, and our process of emergency and strategic hiring continues.

Eliminating the currently held and vacant positions would save the university a total of $14.1 million in salary and benefits.

Sixty-five percent of the proposed eliminated positions are considered administrative positions by the Ohio Department of Education's administrative headcount ratio in its Efficiency and Advisory Committee Report.

The budget proposal also includes $8 million in savings through operational changes affecting every unit on campus. These changes include reductions in travel, professional services, student employment, repairs and maintenance, and some scholarships and fellowships. The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics plans to eliminate both the men's and the women's swimming and diving teams.

In addition, the university expects to save $6 million from last year's voluntary retirement incentive plan and $2 million through other attrition from the FY17 budget.

Mergers of colleges or divisions and centralization of certain services are not part of the proposed FY18 budget, but are being explored as the university seeks to increase efficiency and eliminate duplication of services.

Your feedback on this proposal is welcome and will help to shape the trustees' thinking on the budget. Responses from Wright State email addresses sent by university community members will be accepted until June 5. Comments will be made available on the Board of Trustees website by June 8. Please email your comments to: commentonbudget@wright.edu

At the annual budget workshop on June 8, the Board of Trustees will vote to approve the fiscal year 2018 budget.

Wright State will provide support and resources to employees affected by job eliminations. The university will continue the tuition remission benefit for displaced employees and their immediate dependents for two years following their separation date from the university. Human Resources will also provide counseling, resume reviews, interviewing critiques, and skills assessment to employees.

The university will host a career expo on June 27 for employees whose jobs are eliminated. The expo will match employees with local companies and higher education employers in need of their skill sets and experience.

The budget proposal will be presented today at the Board of Trustees Finance Committee meeting, beginning at 9 a.m. at 2455 Presidential Drive. We are meeting at this location since the Science Olympiad National Tournament has reserved most meeting rooms on campus.

Employees have asked that we stream board meetings online. You can watch the Finance Committee meeting on the university Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/WrightStateUniversity

Supervisors and managers are asked to provide employees with the time to attend or watch the meeting as business conditions allow.

I will provide more details on the cuts and changes in future email messages and at the board's budget workshop on June 8.

Our goal with balancing the budget was to do what was needed to put Wright State University in a stronger financial position and ensure the university can continue to provide an excellent and affordable education to students. The changes we must make are painful--and unfair to many--but are needed for the long-term good of the university, our students, and the region.

Eliminating someone's job is not an easy decision. Many of you who will be affected have performed excellently and may have not caused our budget problems. For these reasons I am very sorry and personally wish we had not come to this moment.

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DDN Articles:

·        WSU budget cuts: School of Medicine may lose most, athletics least

·        In WSU's fast changing budget crisis, clearer details could come today (Friday)

·        WSU hits its 'low point' with announcement of 71 layoffs, budget cuts

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http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/wsu-budget-cuts-school-medicine-may-lose-most-athletics-least/mZr38as6YKI4eyKmHvCRZK/
WSU budget cuts: School of Medicine may lose most, athletics least (actual gains)

Max Filby;  Staff Writer on Friday, May 19, 2017 News

Wright State University has announced it will likely layoff around 71 people while leaving around 107 jobs vacant, in order to save money.

The biggest cut in personnel will come from Wright State's Boonshoft School of Medicine, according to a budget proposal released today. The school of medicine will also suffer the largest overall cuts.

RELATED: Wright State will lay off 71 employees, leave 107 jobs vacant

While athletics will cut its two swimming teams, it will actually get an increase in budgeted funding.

The university detailed its budget cuts in a proposal today to the board of trustees finance committee. The proposal still needs approval from the board of trustees, who are expected to vote on it on June 8.

Below is a ranking of highest to lowest budget cuts per department. The list includes personnel and operational cuts combined.
   

1.        Boonshoft School of Medicine: $3 million

2.       College of Engineering and Computer Science: $2.9 million

3.       Facilities management services: $2.13 million

4.       Student Affairs: $1.76 million

5.       Provost's office: $1.69 million

6.       College of Liberal Arts: $1.38 million

1.        RELATED: WSU will help its laid off employees find a new jobs

7.       College of Education and Human Services: $1.28 million

8.       College of Science and Math: $1.06 million

9.       Raj Soin College of Business: $1.06 million

10.   Office of business and finance: $1.04 million

2.        HAVE A TIP? Contact this reporter at 937-225-7419, by email or on Facebook or Twitter.

11.     Library: $1.01 million

12.    Computing and Telecommunications services: $1.01 million

13.    Lake Campus: $1 million

14.    School of Professional Psychology: $876,000

3.        RELATED: Incoming Wright State students unfazed by school's recent troubles

15.    College of Nursing and Health: $795,000

16.    Research and Graduate Studies: $792,000

17.    Office of advancement: $540,000

18.    Office of the president: $291,000

19.    Human resources: $224,000

20.   Enrollment management: $87,000

21.    Athletics: $1.6 million increase

 

 

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/wsu-fast-changing-budget-crisis-clearer-details-could-come-today/vu2auw375DD8OXw8cTPooM/
In WSU's fast changing budget crisis, clearer details could come today (Friday)

Max Filby;  Staff Writer on Friday, May 19, 2017, News

Most faculty and staff at Wright State University aren't sure what to expect today when the school's leaders consider some of the largest job and operational cuts in the university's history, a faculty leader said.

Layoff and budget cut details will be made public this morning at a WSU board of trustees finance committee meeting. While the number of layoffs and the departments they'll come from could be announced, Martin Kich, WSU's faculty union president, said he is unsure of what else may happen.

RELATED: Wright State's budget crisis: What's really going on?

"We're not expecting large swaths of faculty cuts but honestly we don't really know what to expect," Kich said.

Most of the layoffs at Wright State will likely come from the administration and staff operations, administrators and trustees have said.

But, details have changed rapidly, Kich said, noting changes in when layoffs notices would go out and how many people were going to be laid off.

Wright State University Budget: 5 things to know

Last week, WSU's interim president said layoff notices would go out around May 19 but days later he said they wouldn't go out until the week of June 12. WSU at first was considering laying off up to 120 employees but that number may have shrunk as well due to a large number of vacant positions.

Either way, most of the layoffs will likely come from University Hall, the offices of the president and other high-ranking officials are located on campus, said Doug Fecher, trustee and chairman of the finance committee.

RELATED: WSU will help its laid off employees find new jobs

Layoffs and budget cuts will be voted on during a June 8 board meeting.

Wright State must slash $25 million from its fiscal year 2018 budget while boosting reserves by $5 million in order to balance the books. University officials have said they could lay off anywhere between 80 and 120 employees to save $6 million to $8 million.

The school's budget crisis is the result of years of overspending that was never fully corrected. Now, Fecher and other trustees have said it must be corrected all at once.

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"We kind of have no choice but to identify $30 million in savings," Fecher said on Wednesday. "We're just working our way through it. We just have to."

Wright State has implemented some minor operational changes already, such as banning overnight employee travel, catering and cell phone reimbursements. School officials have said they could trim $7 million to $10 million in operational costs, some of which could be identified Friday.

Another way WSU is looking to save money is by asking the Boonshoft School of Medicine and Lake Campus to give a combined $4 million back to the main university.

RELATED: Sinclair Community College hosts prison graduation ceremony

Draining the Lake Campus funds could be a mistake, Kich said, since it's often talked about as one of the few growing parts of Wright State. At the Lake Campus, nearly 85 miles north in Celina, Kich said most don't even realize the intensity of the turmoil the school is facing.

"They are kind of removed from the chaos of the Dayton campus," Kich said. "I try to explain to them that it's kind of like the house is coming down on people."

 

 

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WSU hits its 'low point' with announcement of 71 layoffs, budget cuts

Max Filby;  Staff Writer on Friday, May 19, 2017 News

Wright State University will trim around 178 jobs as part of sweeping budget reductions next month while increasing the athletics budget by $1.6 million, a decision one faculty leader called "egregious."

WSU's interim president on Friday proposed the school lay off 71 people, including about 24 classified staff members, 43 unclassified staff members and four faculty members.

The university could also leave around 107 positions vacant that along with layoffs would save the school $14.1 million in salaries and benefits, according to a proposal from interim president Curtis McCray.

FIRST REPORT: Wright State will lay off 71 employees, leave 107 jobs vacant

"Nobody likes this budget…As one member of the trustees, I apologize that we're here but we must fix it," said Doug Fecher, chairman of the board's finance committee. "I essentially believe that this is the low point for Wright State University here today and everything from here is forward and up."

Wright State University Budget: 5 things to know

Another 14 currently filled full-time positions will have their hours reduced and the proposal does not include any salary increases for 2018. Originally WSU officials were considering eliminating between 80 and 120 positions, meaning the number of layoffs will come in under previous estimates.

The announcement could bring the total number of WSU jobs eliminated since October to 201, as 23 employees were laid off last fall. The board of trustees is expected to vote on the budget proposal at a June 8 meeting and layoff notices will go out the week of June 12.

WSU must slash $25 million while boosting reserves by $5 million in order to regain its financial footing. The university's budget crisis was caused by years of overspending that is estimated to amount to more than $120 million.

RELATED: A ranking of where Wright State is looking to slash funding

While most departments and colleges at Wright State will have their budgets slashed, athletics will see its budgeted funding increase. The athletics budget increase was referred to as the "elephant in the room" by chief financial officer Jeff Ulliman.

Athletics received the smallest personnel spending reduction of any department, cutting just $191,000. Although the school will eliminate its two swimming and diving teams to save $500,000, the overall net budget for athletics could increase by $1.6 million, according to the proposal.

I'm glad to see that. Only with open and clear conversation can we reverse the errors of the past and emerge stronger.
https://twitter.com/amarshallWHIO/status/865563387647762434 …

— Cheryl B. Schrader (@WrightStatePrez) 9:52 AM - 19 May 2017

The idea that athletics would be "shielded" from budget cuts is "uncomfortable" at best and maybe even an "abomination," said Geoffrey Owens, vice president of the WSU chapter of American Association of University Professors.

"It's especially egregious we're putting money into a secondary, tertiary endeavor when…teaching, providing support services for students is subject to cuts," Owens said. "If there was plenty of money to go around then we should support athletics and grow it…but in this time of austerity it just seems uncomfortable."

RELATED: WSU will help its laid off employees find a new jobs

The athletics budget was boosted because it was never realistic to begin with, Fecher said. Despite the budget increase, Fecher said athletics will be held to spending less than in previous years because the proposal gives the department "a budget we can hold them accountable to."

The university hired McCray with the contract stipulation that he address the budget crisis without lowering WSU's Division I athletics status.

"You don't solve a short term budget crisis by cutting long term strategic issues," Fecher said of athletics. "We need to discuss it…but to do it as a knee jerk to this budget situation probably isn't appropriate."

'From here, there's hope'

Just five different areas of the university will absorb more than $11.4 million of the $30 million in cuts.

The Boonshoft School of Medicine could lose the most with $3 million in funding for operations and personnel on the chopping block, according to the proposal.

RELATED: Incoming Wright State students unfazed by school's recent troubles

The College of Engineering could lose $2.9 million, making it the second biggest loser in the proposal. Combined, the College of Liberal Arts, College of Education and Human Services, College of Science and Math and Raj Soin College of Business could lose $4.78 million, according to the proposal.

Russian, Italian and Japanese programs will all be eliminated, officials said.

Wright State's financial troubles have left some students on campus upset and let down, said student government president David Baugham. Until trustees vote on the budget proposal in June, the university will be accepting comments or recommendations and Baugham said he expects students take that opportunity to voice their concerns.

"From here, there's hope," said Baugham. "I don't have any angst in terms of how it's been handled in general."

RELATED: Moody's Investors Service downgrades WSU's credit rating

The budget proposal also slashes $8 million in savings through operational changes including reductions in travel, professional services, student employment, repairs and maintenance, and some scholarships and fellowships. Students likely won't notice the operational changes as much, McCray said.

"There may be occasionally a hallway not cleaned as well as it should be, paper towels may be missing from the restroom during various times," McCray said. "But, I think basically the students are going to see things as normal."

Reversing 'errors of the past'

Wright State won't escape its budget issues for a few years to come.

The school is almost certainly heading for state fiscal watch, Ulliman told the finance committee on Friday. To avoid fiscal watch, WSU would have had to add another $25 million to the school's reserves in 2018, Ulliman said.

The state measures every public college's fiscal health with something called a "Senate Bill 6 score," an annual rating of 0 to 5. Any school that falls below a 1.75 two years in a row is put on notice.

RELATED: Central State removed from fiscal watch as Wright State edges toward it

Once on fiscal watch, WSU will have three years to recoup its finances and boost its score back to a 2.4 for at least a year.

"We don't necessarily want to continue cutting, cutting, cutting. That's not what we're looking to do," Ulliman said "The challenge is upon us and we still are going to have to continually improve each year."

Leading Wright State out of fiscal watch will be left to incoming president Cheryl Schrader, who takes over on July 1. Schrader declined to comment through a WSU spokesman on Friday but posted a tweet about the budget announcement.

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"Only with open and clear conversation can we reverse the errors of the past and emerge stronger," Schrader posted on Twitter.

McCray was hired on to make cuts before Schrader takes over. Despite the fiscal watch prediction, McCrray praised the board on Friday for getting more aggressive with WSU's budget.

"I'm sorry we're in this position," McCray said. "But, I believe for the first time…this board is taking charge of the budget."

 

 

 

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From: David P. Little
Subject: Asking for Help --- Ohio Drug Price Relief Act

(Munsup's Note: Mr. David Little is soliciting personal and organizational endorsements. If you want to endorse the project, please email him at dplittle@fuse.net.)

There will be an important citizen driven initiative on the ballot this November and the campaign needs your public support. Clearly any effort to rein in skyrocketing drug prices will be aggressively fought by the major pharmaceutical companies and their business allies. They have historically been hostile to the ambitions and aspirations of working people and all progressive causes and candidates and this will be no exception.

Our team is comprised of many veterans of campaigns that you supported including the defeat of SB-5.

So we need your help. We won in the ballot board. We won in the Ohio Supreme Court. And with your help we can win in November.

Our website: www.ohio4lowerdrugprices.com

 

 

 

From:
Subject: NYT Today's Headlines

Trump, Citing 'a Witch Hunt,' Denies Any Collusion With Russia
By MARK LANDLER

The president's comments followed early-morning tweets that were sharply critical of former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.


Trump Told Russians That Firing 'Nut Job' Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation
By MATT APUZZO, MAGGIE HABERMAN and MATTHEW ROSENBERG

The conversation reinforces the notion that President Trump dismissed him primarily because of the bureau's investigation into possible collusion between his campaign and Russian operatives.

 

 

From: Eric Kramer [mailto:krameres@msn.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 9:25 PM
Subject: Just spouting off....
(I just posted the following to my Facebook page.  -  EK)

Why wouldn't the Trump campaign gladly collude with the Russians, if they thought it would play out to their advantage? Historical precedent has clearly given them every indication that they'd not only succeed, but that no one would ever be held to account, even if such collusion were ever discovered! Such collusion would simply be the latest in a long line of GOP/Conservative treasons that have always seemed to 'fly under the radar', while they were being committed, and which have rarely, if ever, been subjected to much in the way of investigative, public scrutiny, until years AFTER the fact of their occurrence.

Nixon's personal involvement in sabotaging the Vietnam peace negotiations, in order to undermine Hubert Humphrey's Presidential candidacy, in 1968, and Reagan's back alley dealings with Iran, in order to extend the captivity of the American Embassy hostages until after his 1980 election (the Iranian Republic announced their release a mere 20 minutes after ol' Ronnie had concluded his inaugural address), thereby helping him to defeat incumbent President Jimmy Carter, are two precursors that serve as tarnished examples of such nefarious dealing making.

Neither treachery involved the stealing of actually votes, or the manipulation of the physical machinery of vote tabulation, but both effectively 'stole' these elections, nonetheless, just as these Russian hacks, and subsequent release of them to Wikileaks, of top Democratic operative's personal emails, helped to seal Hillary's defeat.

The only reason that the latest such Machiavellian manipulations of our buffoonish SCROTUS and his administration have come to light so swiftly (come on, folks -- we're not yet even 120 DAYS into his 'supposed' term in office!) is because Trump's supporters, in their 'infinite wisdom', decided that they didn't want to elect an actual 'politician' -- someone who perhaps possessed the abilities necessary to craft political deals, and maybe get things done (for better or for worse...), but, instead, they elected a narcissistic, delusional demagogue, with NO political experience, and one who's surrounded himself with a team of advisers and cabinet members whose political experience and capabilities pretty much mirror his own.

Stop crying, whining, and screaming "Foul!", and "Fake News", you Conservative 'snowflakes'. You have no one to blame but yourselves.

Elect a clown. Expect a circus.....

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/08/12/george-will-confirms-nixons-vietnam-treason

http://sandiegofreepress.org/2017/04/ronald-reagan-colluded-with-a-foreign-government/

 

 

From: Vicki Kaplan, MoveOn.org Civic Action
Subject: Taking the Resistance to the next level

Resistance Summer is coming.

Every day brings new attacks on our democratic institutions—including the latest revelations Donald Trump may have obstructed justice, yet again, by asking James Comey, (formerly) the head of the FBI, to end an ongoing investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's ties to Russia.¹ This is on top of attacks on health care and voting rights, shutting out the free press—the list goes on.

The only way out of this disaster is to organize every community in the country. And that's what Resistance Summer is all about. By organizing this summer, we can force politicians to stand up to Trump this year, and build up to a progressive tsunami in 2018.

That's why we're looking for 1,000 volunteer MoveOn Mobilizers to join us for Resistance Summer. As one of these volunteer leaders, you would spend an average of 5 hours each week organizing your community, receive personalized coaching from a nationally-renowned trainer, build relationships with a cohort of 25 other Mobilizers in similar communities, and receive a small stipend ($150/month) to cover the costs of organizing.

Apply now to lead the Resistance in your local community this summer—or forward this email now to someone you know who'd be great for the position.

The damage President Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress have already done to our democracy will take years to unwind—and the urgency to reclaim our government is unprecedented. Consider: Donald Trump asked the nation's top law enforcement official to end an ongoing federal investigation, and when Trump didn't get what he wanted, he fired him. Meanwhile, the administration is dismantling key federal agencies like the EPA, voter suppression efforts are rampant, and hundreds of right-wing extremist judges are waiting to be appointed to life-long posts. Far from serving as a check or balance in the face of possible treason, Congress is acting as an accomplice.

Through it all, though, there is hope. Our Resistance movement has swept the nation, mobilizing millions of people who've never seen themselves as political before. We've successfully stopped the Muslim ban and have so far turned repeal of Obamacare into a toxic third rail that many Republicans fear.

The MoveOn Mobilizer's mission? Turning the heat up even further. This summer, we need town halls flooded with protesters, phones ringing off the hook, voters registering in unprecedented droves, and much, much more. You don't need political experience—all you need is commitment and the desire to put in the hard work to organize your community—plus 5-10 hours a week to dedicate to the Resistance from June 15 to September 15. In that time, Mobilizers will go through a structured training program and, with expert support, organize one event each month over the summer.

So stop for a moment right now and think: Who do you know would be a great MoveOn Mobilizer for Resistance Summer? Is it you? A friend, family member, or colleague?
   

• If it's you, apply before our May 22 deadline—the application is simple, and the first part will take just a few minutes to complete. 

• If you've got someone else in mind, just forward them this email! We're getting LOTS of great applicants who were recruited from MoveOn members' own personal networks.

• Or, you can click here to share the application link with your Facebook friends.

P.S. For more details on the structure of the program, check out the Resistance Summer About page.

P.P.S. This week's news about a special counsel to investigate Trump's Russia ties is an important step in our pursuit of the truth, and proof that our pressure is working. But it's not enough, as we keep up the fight for a full and immediate investigation including an independent commission and the public testimony of James Comey about Trump's obstruction of justice. Yet, this step forward is a reminder that grassroots organizing can work, and we'll keep up this and other fights throughout Resistance Summer. Apply now.

Sources:
1. "Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation," The New York Times, May 16, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/10143?t=24&akid=183245.1195276.aUvz9A

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From: Thomas Scott
Subject: Escalating the Drug War & Back to Paper Ballots?

Neuroscientist Carl Hart: We Need to Stop Jeff Sessions from Escalating the Racist War on Drugs

Global Hackers & the Russians Have Made Hand-Counted Paper Ballots an Issue of Urgent National Security

 

 

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From: Judy Burnette
Subject: Response to GOP selfish bastards

 

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