Day of Action

On Monday, Feb. 17, Presidents Day, the 50501 group has called for another nationwide protest against Donny John and his intended ruination of the government. Although 50501 has partnered with the Political Revolution group, they remain decentralized and apparently without regional leadership. There is some information on Reddit, but it is difficult to separate the factual from the dubious.

More to the point for those of us in the hinterlands who are rather up a stump when it comes to joining an actual protest, 50501 has suggested making Presidents Day a day of action. If you cannot get to a march, rally, or other form of protest, or if weather threatens to make travel inadvisable, work from home. Grab your phone or sit down at your computer and call and/or email your congressional representatives as many times as possible. Flood their system, letting them know we are here and we mean business. 

I am cynical about contacting government, too, but even though your call or mail will likely be handled by AI, a tally is kept, and they do pay attention to which interests are getting the most attention. So fire up that autodialer or copy a few letters and turn on autofill and go to work.

We applaud 50501 for their initiative, and only wish they would provide some representatives here in the outback.

Contacts: U.S. House of Representatives phone: 202-224-3121 TTY: 202-225-1904. https://www.house.gov/representatives  or search on your representative's name.

Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121. https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm. Or search your senators by name.

Enjoy your day helping to preserve democracy.

--- Diogenes, 16 February 2025