chrismurphyct.bsky.social
U.S. Senator from Connecticut.
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9/ You have a network. Sure maybe you're not going to convert a hardened MAGA friend. But many people are feeling impotent and need a push to get involved.
So organize a small group of friends into an "action circle". Make a plan of small actions. Hold each other accountable.
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8/ savethechildren.org
mercycorps.org
care-international.org
rescue.org
ndi.org
crs.org
halotrust.org
ifes.org
solidaritycenter.org
ifes.org
internews.org
sams-usa.net
internews.org
wvi.org
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7/ There are also many domestic and international aid organizations that are suffering because of the Trump spending seizure. They could use a donation.
Some worth international aid orgs that are hurting:
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6/ Or you could focus on organizing or volunteering around a specific issue. For instance, in CT if you want to stand up for immigrants in your community, check out:
ctlegal.org
ctunitedway.org
nilc.org
irisct.org
cirict.org
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5/ So...what to do.
If you feel ready to join the political fight, reach out to your state’s Democratic party - like @ctdems.bsky.social - and plug in to your local party committee. Or connect with other national advocacy orgs that organize actions:
ACLU
Indivisible
MoveOn
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4/ And listen, I know it's a scary time. But remember, their tactics of shock, awe and constant chaos are DESIGNED to get you to check out. They want you to feel overwhelmed, despondent, and powerless.
But you aren't. Like @aoc.bsky.social says, we have more people than they do.
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3/ I'm working behind the scenes to move Republicans to action. I'm speaking out publicly - on TV, social media, at rallies - every day to try to rally opposition to this power seizure. I'm working 24/7 to lead this effort.
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2/ First, I know that I have a unique responsibility, as your Senator, to lead this fight. That's why I'm using every tool I have. I'm not supporting any Trump nominees until this crisis ends. I'm helping support the legal fight.
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7/ The point of all this is to destroy U.S. power in the world. That primarily helps China, who is INCREASING its aid programs as we disappear.
China - the place where all of Trump's billionaires make their products and want deals to open markets.
Think there's a connection?
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6/ Aid programs were told to apply for "waivers". But it's a joke - there is no waiver program, no one to review the waivers. It's just cruel busy work to further overwhelm and punish aid agencies. Because cruelty is also the point.
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5/ Trump is deporting millions of people while making conditions worse in the countries he’s sending people back to – defunding schools, clinics, and refugee camps. The people he deports will just end up returning here.
But that's also the point - more immigration chaos.
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4/ The terrorists will benefit. In Lebanon, our programs help fight against Hezbollah influence. In Syria, our money keeps the ISIS prison camps operating. If there is no winter fuel in those camps, there could be a riot that leads to a break out from the camp.
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3/ Tons of kids are just going to die needlessly. Famine has struck in Sudan, but because of the freeze, our most important life savings programs shut down. Within weeks or maybe days, malnourished babies who rely on our food and care will die.
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2/ First, this isn't a funding pause. It's a STOP WORK ORDER to almost all aid. Unprecedented.
So today we just stopped feeding babies and housing refugees and mediating conflicts all around the world. Aid orgs are laying off staff and many programs will not restart.