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Striking Alabama coal miners are calling out the hedge funds backing Warrior Met Coal, and whose support allows the company "to pay their executives millions of dollars a year, while the miners … are struggling to get by," says labor reporter grimkim.

From Democracy Now (link)

There are hundreds of union families in rural Alabama holding the line and trying to survive as the strike nears its 5th month.

If you can chip in, or pass the word, it'd be a big help.

You can donate to either the Strike Pantry or the Strike Aid Fund:

Strike Pantry: "We provide grocery bags, meals at rallys, baby items, and hygiene products weekly.We are also doing back to school bags for the children." Donation link

Strike Aid Fund: This fund "provides financial assistance to striking miners. Donations help keep us fighting the unfair labor practices at Warrior Met One Day Longer." Donation link

tanaqui

This week saw another Democratic primary debate, while an Appeals Court reinstated an emoluments case against Trump, people were kicked off a ferry from the Bahamas to Florida over confusion between the ferry company and CBP about documentation and the administration is planning on screwing up the Amazon even further (to add to screwing up the Arctic). So a typical week, these days....

There was nothing new in the comm this week, but we've plenty of ongoing actions.

Please also tell us in the comments what you've been doing! It's great to hear about all the amazing things our members are involved in and a chance for you to inspire others to join in.

Ongoing Actions

Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)
Action: Comment Against Snap Rule Change
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

So, what have you all been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week?

Poll #22628 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7

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called my one senator
1 (14.3%)

called my other senator
0 (0.0%)

called my representative
1 (14.3%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
0 (0.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
2 (28.6%)

attended an in-person activist group
2 (28.6%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
1 (14.3%)

worked for a campaign
1 (14.3%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
1 (14.3%)

took care of myself
3 (42.9%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
2 (28.6%)

did something else
2 (28.6%)

committed to action in the coming week
1 (14.3%)

tassosss

Hi folks! I apologize for my long absence. Things are normalizing again in my life so I'll be back to posting regularly for check-ins. I want to thank

tanaqui for keeping everything running.

I hope everyone in the path of Hurricane Dorian weathered the storm okay. I also want to give a hug to all our UK friends dealing with Brexit fuckery this week. I don't know if or how we can help, but let us know.

We don't have many new posts this week so here are ongoing actions.

Ongoing Actions
Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)
Action: Comment Against Snap Rule Change
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

How's everyone doing out there? What do you plan to get involved in?

Poll #22601

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 2

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This week I...

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called my one senator
0 (0.0%)

called my other senator
0 (0.0%)

called my representative
0 (0.0%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
1 (100.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
1 (100.0%)

attended an in-person activist group
0 (0.0%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

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went to a protest
2 (100.0%)

signed up for alerts
0 (0.0%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
1 (50.0%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
0 (0.0%)

did something else
1 (50.0%)

ommitted to action in the coming week
0 (0.0%)

tanaqui

How is it September already? I hope you're all having a good Labor Day weekend and that anyone in the path of Hurricane Dorian stays safe.

We've had a few new actions in the past couple of weeks that are listed below. And with another mass shooting in Texas yesterday, our ongoing actions relating to gun control are still sadly relevant. As, of course, are our our actions relating to migrants and refugees, with reports of further ways people are being targeted and mistreated.

Please also tell us in the comments what you've been doing! It's great to hear about all the amazing things our members are involved in and a chance for you to inspire others to join in.

New Actions

Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)

Ongoing Actions

Action: Comment Against Snap Rule Change
Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

So, what have you all been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week?

Poll #22580 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 10

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This week, I...

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called my one senator
0 (0.0%)

called my other senator
0 (0.0%)

called my representative
1 (10.0%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
1 (10.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
3 (30.0%)

attended an in-person activist group
1 (10.0%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
2 (20.0%)

signed up for alerts
1 (10.0%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
4 (40.0%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
6 (60.0%)

did something else
1 (10.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
2 (20.0%)

tanaqui

Still pretty quiet in the comm, but one new action around SNAP, and plenty of ongoing actions related to migrants and gun-control.

Please also tell us in the comments what you've been doing! It's great to hear about all the amazing things our members are involved in and a chance for you to inspire others to join in.

New Actions

Action: Comment Against Snap Rule Change

Ongoing Actions

Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

So, what have you all been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week?

Poll #22538 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 6

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This week, I...

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called my one senator
1 (16.7%)

called my other senator
1 (16.7%)

called my representative
1 (16.7%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
2 (33.3%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
1 (16.7%)

attended an in-person activist group
0 (0.0%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
2 (33.3%)

signed up for alerts
0 (0.0%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
3 (50.0%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
1 (16.7%)

did something else
3 (50.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
2 (33.3%)

redbird

The USDA has published a proposed rule that would take food benefits away from a lot of people, and public comments are needed to protect those SNAP benefits by slowing it down and helping fight it in the courts. If this sounds familiar, yes we've been here before, and recently: The subject line on the email from Northwest Harvest is "Say it again--#HandsOffSNAP".

Taken from that email:

We need you and everyone you know to submit a public comment in opposition to this proposed rule by 8:59 PT on September 24. USDA must review every unique comment submitted on the rule, so more comments means a longer review period to delay implementation of a final rule, and comments from different perspectives can bring out issues that legal teams can explore to file a lawsuit to challenge or block a final rule.

Here are the tools and resources to use and share with your networks to write your comment and urge others to do the same:

Write your Comment

Review this FAQ about the Categorical Eligiblity Rule to understand the proposed change and how to comment.

Find templates that you will personalize in order to craft your comment here. There are templates you can use if you are an individual or submitting on behalf of an organization. (Hint- you can do both if you can speak on behalf of an organization!) ....

Submit your Comment

Once you've written you've written your comment, you can submit it through FRAC's comment portal or if you have attachments, you can submit your comment directly through the regulations.gov website.

redbird

The Trump administration wants to cut SNAP benefits to low-income women without children.

We can post opposing comments here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/23/2018-03752/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-requirements-and-services-for-able-bodied-adults-without#open-comment

It's best to write your own comment, but if you want talking points, feel free to paraphrase what I'm sending:

"I strongly oppose the proposed regulation change. ALL Americans should have enough to eat, including adults who don't have children, or whose children are grown.

"The SNAP program helps my neighbors, some of whom are working but still cannot afford enough to eat, because of low wages or high rents. The United States is a rich country, and no Americans should go to bed hungry at night."

(I heard about this through UltraViolet.)

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