actionable items & resources

nobody has to do everything, but everyone has to do something

Yall. This shit has been wild. I know it’s so easy to freak out, but right now I’m going to ask you to pause. Take a deep breath with me.

Go ahead.

Count to six as you inhale. Hold it in for three seconds. Count to six as you exhale.

Breathe.

Ok, I’m going to start here a list of actionable items and resources. My goal is to update this post as new things come along, so bookmark it, share it, and subscribe to this newsletter to support this work.

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Before we start, I want to be clear about one thing: this will require work on your end. I am not spoonfeeding you your daily civic action. I cannot decide for you what matters most to you and what you have the capacity to do. This is the beginning of a long fight and I need you well-rested, ready to go, and prepared with a game plan.

I have developed the Political Shit Storm Zoom Series to help you come up with a game plan that is WITHIN YOUR CAPACITY and won’t burn you out. We are meeting monthly to help you get your political lives in order IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY and create real community outside of the tech bro fuck boi social media circle jerk complex. Read more below and become a paid subscriber to access the monthly zooms (I very rarely put anything behind a paywall, but these trolls are trolling and I have to protect myself and this community).

I highly suggest you audit your political life before you dive into trying to do every single action that comes across your desk/phone. Take this one step at a time.

right now actionable items

1. Vote. If you live in East Baton Rouge or Lafayette, you have a special election on February 15. Everyone else, we have an election on March 29th. Put it in your calendar. Make a plan to vote.

2. File a Civil Liberties Complaint against Elon Must accessing all our sensitive information. Send to privacy@treasury.gov. Get the script here.

3. Call your Democratic reps and tell them no business as usual while this power grab persists. Specifically, tell them (read more here):

   1. deny a quorum

   2. block unanimous consent and slow debate

   3. refuse to confirm Trump’s nominees. Every single one.

   4. sink the confirmation of Project 2025’s Russell Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

4. Check out 5calls.org for scripts for 14 total actions right now, including:

   1. Condemn a US Takeover of Gaza

   2. Fight Against Elon Musk’s Government Takeover

   3. Stop the Dismantling of USAID

   4. Protect the Department of Education

   5. Demand Congress Restore CDC Guidance for Sexual, Reproductive, and LGTBQ+ Health

   6. Oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services

   7. Oppose Efforts to Dehumanize Transgender and LGBTQ+ People

   8. Stop H.R. 722: A National Abortion Ban

   9. Oppose Trump's Unfit Cabinet Nominees

   10. Oppose Project 2025 Author Russell Vought for OMB Director

   11. Express Disapproval of Trump's Tariffs

   12. Oppose Kash Patel for FBI Director

   13. Oppose Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence

5. Fight back against Trump’s unconstitutional executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship.

6. Boycott companies who have discontinued or rolled back their DEI policies, including: Target, Walmart, McDonalds, Meta, Amazon, Lowe’s, John Deere, Harley-Davidson, Boeing, and Disney.

7. Support companies who have doubled down on DEI policies, including: Apple, Costco, Microsoft, Ben & Jerry’s, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Delta, Ancestry, Cisco, and e.l.f Beauty.

8. Call Elon President Musk every chance you get. Things like that matter to small men, and it will most certainly hurt Trump’s feelings if he thinks Elon is perceived as more powerful than him. Let’s get this whisper campaign going and wedge a divide between Trump and Musk.

evergreen actionable items

1. Participate in the monthly Nah Brah Zoom series to secure your political house and engage with community.

2. Check out 5calls.org for daily calls to action with scripts, phone numbers, and petitions.

3. Check out rotating action items from Indivisible.

4. Know your rights. Engage with groups like ACLU Louisiana to make sure you know your rights and the rights of vulnerable communities around you.

resources

1. Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink. This is a great breakdown of the political climate and strategic moves you can take—EVEN if you are in a red state (Helloooo Louisiana)

2. Emily in Your Phone newsletter: former senate counsel who gives excellent insight and action-oriented analysis. Read here for her run down on the legal coup that is currently happening. Read here for her tips on calling your reps.

If I missed anything (I’m sure I did), please add in comments below. And remember, nobody has to everything, but everyone has to do something.