Has Anyone Heard of This?

24 HOUR ECONOMIC BLACKOUT

This was posted by Jon Stewart but initiated by John Clemens: “The 24 hour Economic Blackout

 

WHEN:

Friday February 28th from

12:00 AM to 11:59 PM

WHAT TO DO:

Do not make any purchases

Do not shop online, or in-store

No Amazon, No Walmart, No Best Buy

Nowhere!

Do not spend money on:

Fast Food

Gas

Major Retailers

Do not use Credit or Debit Cards for non essential spending

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Only buy essentials of absolutely necessary

(Food, Medicine, Emergency Supplies)

If you must spend, ONLY support small, local businesses.

SPREAD THE MESSAGE

Talk about it, post about it, and document your actions that day!

WHY THIS MATTERS!

~ Corporations and banks only care about their bottom line.

~ If we disrupt the economy for just ONE day, it sends a powerful message.

~ If they don't listen (they won't) we make the next blackout longer (we will)

This is our first action.

This is how we make history.

February 28th

The 24 Hour Economic Black Out Begins.”

 

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Got this on Monday from Common Cause. 

The billionaire-owned Washington Post doesn’t want you to see this Fire Elon Musk ad.

Our ad was all set to run tomorrow morning, with a signed contract and all. But at the last minute, Jeff Bezos's newspaper rejected our ad from running in its White House edition with no explanation, even though they have run similar ads praising Trump. [1]

You read that right. The Washington Post – which has a responsibility to hold a magnifying glass up to powerful people like Elon Musk and Donald Trump – refused to run our ad calling them out.

The Post – whose tagline reminds us that “democracy dies in darkness” – won’t tell us its reasoning (believe us, we asked!) But when you look at our ad for yourself, I bet you’ll put two and two together:

I’m writing to you because this isn’t just about one ad or even one billionaire – it’s about who our democracy is for: all of the people or just the ultra-rich?

Let’s back up a bit: Common Cause has spent the past few weeks going all out on D.C. decision-makers to keep Elon Musk’s greedy hands off our schools, our hospitals, our personal information, and our Social Security.

After hundreds of thousands of petition signatures – plus over 5,000 Common Cause members like you stepping up financially to back our Fire Elon Musk campaign – we decided to send a message they couldn’t ignore: a newspaper ad delivered straight to the White House and congressional offices.

So, when the Washington Post abruptly pulled out and refused to explain why, we had some questions:

• Did our ad get censored because it criticizes Elon Musk and Donald Trump, the two most powerful men in the country?
• Will the Washington Post only publish things they think the president will like?
• And… is Jeff Bezos more worried about an angry phone call from the White House than his paper’s journalistic integrity?

Just a few weeks ago, Bezos had a front-row seat with Musk at Trump’s inauguration – not to mention Mark Zuckerberg, whose cowardly and profit-driven decision to end fact-checking on Facebook Bezos appears to be mirroring. 

Marcia, it seems like wherever you look, from “independent” media outlets to our elected leaders in Congress, institutions we used to rely on to defend our democracy are dropping the ball. They’re choosing profit, comfort, or political convenience over their duty to the American people.

That means it’s up to us – and Common Cause is ready to do whatever it takes.

We won’t let billionaires like Musk and Bezos silence the truth. If legacy media refuses to hold the powerful accountable, then we’ll do it ourselves with your help. Together, we can succeed where others have failed, answer the call, and do what’s right – no matter who tries to stop us.

Thanks for all you do,

Virginia Kase Solomón, President and CEO 
and the team at Common Cause

Let's Laugh

 

Arrive home from Florida last night in the snow.  Thankfully the plane was not delayed and had no trouble landing in the snow.  We had a slower than normal drive home as the interstate was mostly one lane as we headed north from Manchester, NH.

It was a nice break from the routine and winter temperatures but it's good to be home despite the snow and now sleet we are having.  It's piling up.

Sun is Setting on …

       Democracy!

The PINO (tRump) and unelected President Musk have their modus operandi fine tuned: tell lies about a government program or department and then fire employees and shut it down by cutting off funds. Look what has happened to USAID, FEMA employees and others. 

Only the courts are standing up to that pair of wannabe dictators but what power will they have to enforce the laws if the Justice Dept does not act? 

The Congress and Republicans there are being made fools out of fear they will lose reelection.  They’ve given up their oversight responsibilities and the power to deny tRump political appointees who lack qualifications. 

I watched the sunset last night and was up before the sunrise this morning because sleep was fitful with worries of what has happened and what new travesty will come today.