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HEADLINES: Fight Trump & The Oligarchs | Stop Elon Musk | The Climate Fightback Begins | Making Democrats a True Opposition Party | New Endorsement! | & MORE! ★ ★ ★
NOBODY ELECTED ELON MUSK. The world’s richest man is illegally rifling through our government for ways to cut programs like Medicaid and Social Security — in order to pay for trillions in tax cuts for the ultra wealthy! It’s sick. Protests are popping up in D.C. and across the country. Our movement is mounting a massive opposition to this brazen corporate coup. Get your "Nobody Voted For Elon" sticker now and help fund our work! ★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★ Trump is unleashing vicious attacks on crucial social programs, vulnerable communities, our very democracy, and the planet. It can feel overwhelming, but we are not powerless — and we are not alone.
Our Revolution is building out our Citizen Action Team — our growing grassroots army with networks in Washington, D.C. and every congressional district in the country. The team met on Thursday for our first first strategy and training session, and we’re already planning actions and developing tools to fight back against Trump and the Oligarchs. There will be opportunities to leverage our movement in the upcoming budget and tax fights in Congress — as well as influence the Democratic Party to present a unified opposition. Now is the time we need every person of conscience to get involved — there’s something everyone can do to help, big or small. Sign up to be part of the Citizen Action Team, and we’ll loop you in on our next meeting! ★ ★ ★ Trump has forged an unholy alliance between Big Oil and Big Tech to ravage our planet — but we are not powerless.
This week, we kicked off actions with our LIVE Climate Town Hall Monday night — zeroing in on the legislative and budget fights ahead where we’ll have leverage to fight the worst of Trump and the Oil Oligarchs’ agenda. Our coalition is joining forces to block Trump’s money pipeline to Big Oil. Leading climate organizers joined the call like Aru Shiney-Ajay of Sunrise Movement, Erich Pica of Friends of the Earth, and Jaime Minden of Zero Hour. While we go on the offense, we’ll also stand with Greenpeace USA as they defend free speech and the right to dissent. Tim Donaghy said Greenpeace will share weekly videos of their trial, starting Feb. 24th, as they battle a lawsuit trying to silence activism and opposition. ★ ★ ★
The strategy: Target the budget reconciliation process in March with a demand to end fossil fuel subsidies. “We can’t keep drinking out of the firehose,” said Our Revolution leader Joseph Geevarghese. We have a chance to strike a blow against the oil and gas industry and also hit oil executives in a way that undermines Trump’s entire platform. But, we’ll need Democrats to hold the line. Read more in The New Republic.
On Wednesday, we Rallied on Capitol Hill with Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar and our Coalition to End Polluter Handouts to launch a fight to stop our tax dollars from funding climate destruction. People are experiencing the devastation of climate change right now. As Bernie said: “If we don’t cut carbon emissions and stop giving polluters huge tax breaks and corporate welfare, the planet we will be leaving future generations will be less and less habitable. Our event attracted a lot of press to get our message out and also featured powerful testimony by climate allies like Sens. Ed Markey and Chris Van Hollen, Robert Weissman of Public Citizen, Rev. Lennox Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus. Learn more and sign the petition at EndPolluterHandouts.org ★ ★ ★
As the Trump Administration attacks clean energy and environmental programs, community-owned clean energy projects are more important than ever. When we organize, we can fight to protect the good green jobs, cleaner air, and lower energy costs created by Direct Pay and other programs from Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. This week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center joined Organized Power in Numbers to release a new report — Building Equity with Direct Pay: Seizing the Moment for Racial Justice, Community Ownership, and Worker Power. This report shares success stories from the first two years of implementation and what has been learned — including the importance of investing in organizing, technical assistance, centering workers and racial justice, and filling the gap on financing. ★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★ BEATING BACK THE PARTY ELITE
To defeat Trump and the Oligarchs, we need a true Opposition Party that isn’t bought by the billionaires. That’s why Our Revolution organized to beat back the Political Establishment - and its billionaire backers - to help elect Ken Martin as the new chair of the Democratic National Committee. Ken - chair of the Minnesota state party - defeated his main rival who was backed by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, and bankrolled by billionaires like Reid Hoffman and ‘liberal’ dark money groups. We hosted the only grassroots DNC Candidate Forum of the race, flooded the voting members with calls, and rallied in-person at the DNC Election — and it worked. Our voices were heard, but we have more work to do to steer the Democratic Party away from corporate control and recenter the working class. ★ ★ ★
And, we have to keep up the pressure on elected Democrats to HOLD THE LINE. This week, Senate Dems voted in lockstep against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and other Trump nominees. But that hasn’t been the case in recent weeks! It was totally unacceptable that Democratic Senators like John Fetterman, Kirsten Gillibrand, and others voted YES on dangerous, far-right nominees like Marco Rubio for State Department, fracking CEO Chris Wright for Department of Energy, and more. We are organizing citizens across our Republic to stand up to Trump’s corrupt regime, and we’re demanding a unified opposition from the Democratic leaders. Collaboration is unacceptable. We must stand united to stop the slide into authoritarian capitalism. Add your name at the link below, we’ll deliver the message straight to Senate offices and keep up the temperature with a flood of calls into the Senate. TELL YOUR SENATORS TO REJECT TRUMP NOMINEES ★ ★ ★
With our impact on the direction of new DNC leadership, we now have a foothold to push for real change in the party. So far, more than 10,000 grassroots volunteers, donors and local leaders have signed on demanding these necessary reforms. It’s time for the Democratic Party to reject corporate money, increase transparency and rebuild a multiracial, working-class base. Let’s get to work! ★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★ NEW ENDORSEMENT!
Our first endorsement of 2025, Our Revolution is proud to support Aisha Braveboy in a special election March 4th for County Executive in Prince George's County, Maryland. This is a big year for down-ballot elections — and we need candidates like Aisha who will help make our communities more resilient under Trump and our state and local governments more responsive to We the People. Aisha has been a champion of raising the minimum wage, criminal justice reform, and preserving our environment. As State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County, Braveboy ended cash bail and created the state’s first conviction integrity review unit — which led to the release of seven people sentenced to life as juveniles. ★ ★ ★
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Oligarchy is no longer at the gate, it’s busting through the door — and we need our movement to be activated. Our Citizen Action Team is 30,000 strong and growing, and we’re organizing in every Congressional district in the country. This means getting in the streets, showing up in Senate offices, raising the pressure through media and targeted actions, and mounting a public show of force that cannot be ignored. ★ ★ ★
We’re mobilizing a Citizen Army of grassroots activists to fight back against Trump and the Oligarchs, seizing the reins of the Democratic Party, and electing the next generation in hundreds of down-ballot races across the country. We have a 3-point plan to Defeat Trump & the Oligarchs, Transform the Democratic Party, and Elect Progressives up and down the ballot in 2025. ★ ★ ★
NOBODY VOTED FOR ELON MUSK. The world’s richest man is illegally rifling through our government for ways to cut programs like Medicaid and Social Security — in order to pay for trillions in tax cuts for the ultra wealthy! It’s sick. Protests are popping up in D.C. and across the country. Our movement is mounting a massive opposition to this brazen corporate coup. Get your "Nobody Voted For Elon" sticker now and help fund our work! ★ ★ ★
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