Houthi-Gate Hearing Today: Lying to Congress Is a Felony

 

Missed Social Security checks no big deal to Trump’s billionaire commerce secretary

Did I mention that Lutnick’s mother-in-law, Geri Lambert, lives in a Manhattan Upper East Side townhouse once owned by Jeffrey Epstein?  

Unlike millions of Americans who paid into the System for decades, I guess she probably doesn’t use her Social Security check to buy groceries and pay the light bill.

It is time to be speak up, rise up, be counted.  If you are doing nothing but doom-scrolling on your antisocial media platform, you are part of the problem.  

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We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Stop Oz

 

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ALA Responds to Cut in Library Funding

 

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The Plan to Replace Education with Christian Nationalist Propaganda

 by Rachel Laser:

Americans United for Separation of Church and State’s President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to credible reports that President Donald Trump will sign an executive order declaring an end to the U.S. Department of Education later today:

Ending Dept. of Education is part of Christian Nationalist agenda set out in Project 2025

“The Trump Administration’s attempt to end the Department of Education is part of the Christian Nationalist agenda set out in Project 2025 to destroy public education that benefits all communities in favor of private, religious education. Every public school district and most colleges and universities in the country rely on the Department of Education as do the students and communities served by those schools.

“Among its many important functions, the Department of Education ensures that millions of American students receive financial aid for higher education and that public schools respect students’ civil rights. The stroke of a magic marker cannot take away those important functions and rights from American students.

“Public education is one of the great promises of America – our pledge to our children that they have the power to brighten our collective future. This order signals that Trump wants to betray that promise and indoctrinate a new generation of Americans into Christian Nationalism. Americans United will continue to fight for public schools and against the Christian Nationalist assault on public education.”

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If You Are So Fortunate . . .

If you are so fortunate as to have a U.S. Senator who is not a Republican, please call and remind her of this before the budget vote later today.  

Reject House Republicans’ Power Grab Funding Bill

Thank you.  Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

Andy Ogles Offers Another Example of GOP Town Hall to Avoid Constituents

Andy Ogles posted an announcemnt on Instagram, nonetheless, for a telephone town hall.  The announcement was posted the same day of the event, March 5.

Here is one response from a constituent, which was published as a Letter to the Editor of The Tennessean:

In a recent telephone town hall hosted by Congressman Andy Ogles, R-District 5 (Middle Tennessee), I found myself grappling with a profound sense of disappointment.

The format, hastily arranged and, perhaps, prompted by David Huebner's letter to the editor in The Tennessean, stifled genuine dialogue.

Constituents were unable to directly address questions, and my own submission was heavily redacted, stripping it of its meaning and allowing Ogles to deflect.

This experience raises a critical question: Are we witnessing the erosion of democratic engagement?

Ogles' unwavering allegiance to Trump and MAGA, coupled with his unresponsiveness to the needs of the 5th District, suggests a troubling trend. He appears more committed to party directives than to the voices of his constituents.

The parallels to Orwell's "1984" are striking. The elimination of facts, censorship of free thinking, and suppression of criticism of our elected officials are no longer confined to fiction.

In "1984," the Party exercises absolute control over every aspect of life, from history to thoughts, through constant surveillance, propaganda, and the suppression of dissent.

Similarly, the MAGA movement often employs slogans and rhetoric that simplify complex issues and create a polarized narrative. The redaction of my question and the deflection by Ogles can be seen as a form of propaganda, where the truth is manipulated to fit a particular narrative.

Is this the new normal? Are we content with a future where our voices are silenced and our concerns dismissed? I urge my fellow constituents to reflect on these questions and to hold our elected officials accountable. We deserve better.

Peter McDermott, Franklin 37067

My Phone Script Today for Don and Elon’s Enablers in Congress

To the Staff of Congressman Ogles, Senator Blackburn, and Senator Hagerty:

I have called many times to express my outrage at your inaction to, support for, and enabling of the takeover and demolition of our federal government and the valuable institutions that it supports.

Reliable news outlets are reporting that Trump’s criminal delinquents (DOGE) are inside Social Security and Medicaid doing god knows what.  Stealing data, setting time bombs, eliminating beneficiaries, or some other sociopathic crime? 

So here’s what I want you to know today and every day until  President Felon and his criminal gang are politically eliminated:

If Medicaid is cut so that its operations are hindered and/or services are cut, you are going to lose your job.

If Medicare is cut so that its operations are hindered and/or services are cut, you are going to lose much more than your job.  

Here is the number of the Capitol Hill switchboard, which will connect you with your Representative or Senator: 202-224-3121