This week’s Good News from the Resistance: 45 and his Tea Party cronies inspire progressive legislators to introduce anti-masturbation and Viagra acts; well-connected 45-Resister Jon Ossoff has a good shot at flipping Atlanta Congressional seat next month; insulting (yet true) tweet from McDonald’s to 45 causes a stir; paranoia running high in the White House, as staffers use secret apps to protect email accounts from one another; unexpected Voting Rights win in Texas is very good news for the Dems; pharmaceutical company introduces new drug to help us through 45’s reign; Action of the Week: Sign up for Rise Stronger.
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PROTEST LEGISLATION: THE VIAGRA ACT & A MAN’S RIGHT TO KNOW
Houston Democrat Jessica Farrar introduces legislation that considers all male masturbation not leading to procreation “an act against an unborn child.”
WEWHEN THE RESISTANCE WINS ELECTIONS
There’s a special election in Atlanta next month, and Jon Ossoff, John Lewis’s former staffer, has a good chance of flipping the Congressional seat vacated by Tom Price, who’s now busy in D.C. heading up/gutting Dept. of Health & Human Services.
WE McDONALD’S TWEET: ‘YOU ARE A DISGUSTING EXCUSE OF A PRESIDENT’
Rogue Tweet from McDonald’s corporate account goes viral in 20 minutes.
WERAMPANT PARANOIA IN WHITE HOUSE
White House staffers are leaving their phones at home, using secret apps, and monitoring each others’ social media. They’re just as afraid of each other as we are of them.
WE DEMOCRATS’ BIG (UNEXPECTED) WIN IN TEXAS REDISTRICTING CASE
Court rules that Republican-controlled legislature intentionally discriminated against black and Hispanic voters when it drew its voting map … opening up possibility of more Congressional seats for Dems in 2018.
WETHIS AD FOR NEW DRUG – IMPEACHARA
Save this video on your Desktop for a quick pick-me-up each time 45 gets you down.
WE THE ACTION OF THE WEEK: SIGN UP FOR RISE STRONGER
Meet the GOP members of Congress who could be open to reason — and will therefore decide the fate of health care in our country.
Thank you one more time Marla!
Avid reader awaiting the arrival of my Impeachara –
Keep it up – it helps!
You are keeping us sane with these updates and what IS going well. We need these. Many thanks, Benford.
I signed up for Rising Stronger updates and am already feeling the lift. Thanks for suggesting. Onward!
You have brightened my day and added laughter! Thank you.
wonderful Marla thank you for putting this all together. We’ve been waiting for a statement like the quote of the week this week – so glad to read it