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From the Visibility Brigade, Paramus, NJ Hi, all, and happy Thursday, We’ve almost made it through another week! Last night Senator Tina Smith of MN held the floor for hours in an admirable and valiant attempt to stop a bill that could allow mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) in her state. Because that vote is coming up any minute now, and because Smith is working so hard to stop it, I am going to make this opening short. She’s working so hard to try to protect the natural resources in her state. Let’s call and lend her all the support we can. Before I go, however, I wanted to tell you that Mike Johnson didn’t have the votes to pass a clean reauthorization of FISA yesterday so he had to delay the vote again. This is huge! While our chances of stopping it completely until reforms are made are still slim, we have to keep trying. Something we’re doing is working. So today please call your reps about it, whether Democratic or Republican. And, of course, let’s keep calling about ICE and military funding. The reconciliation package containing such funding is another bill that will likely pass on a party-line vote, and I’m told there may be little we can do to stop it, but you never know. At the very least we should let Republican lawmakers know that their willingness to keep throwing money at ICE, CBP, and the Pentagon while cutting programs we rely on has been noticed, that it will be remembered, and that we will be voting them out over it in November. It’s all a lot right now, but steadily, slowly, we’re moving the needle in our direction. After every new Republican outrage please remind yourself: “this is awful, but it will help us beat them in November. I must keep going. The only way out is through.” Just ask the citizens of Hungary. Tyrants can be beaten. But only if we don’t give up. So let’s get to work. Call Your Senators (find yours here) 📲 Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______. First, I want the Senator to oppose Joint Resolution 140. Protect the Boundary Waters! This area is America’s most visited wilderness and a place I value. I want to see it, and all of our public lands in the headwaters, adequately protected from toxic copper mining. Please do NOT vote for this Resolution. [h/T] Second, I oppose any more funding for ICE, the Pentagon, or CBP. They all have an obscene amount of money—meanwhile Americans are losing all the services and programs they rely on to survive. No more! Put that money towards healthcare instead! Call Your House Rep (find yours here) 📲 Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is _______. First, I understand that House Democrats introduced six articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth yesterday accusing him of abuse of power, war crimes and other serious wrongdoing. He’s obviously guilty of all of it. I want the Congressmember to support his impeachment. Second, I strongly oppose a “clean” reauthorization of FISA. Congress should pass a two week stopgap bill and use that time to pass actual reforms that protect Americans’ data. No more “data broker loophole” and no more back-door, warrantless searches. I’ll be watching this vote closely. Thanks. Finally, may I ask how the Congressmember voted on the War Powers Resolution yesterday? [If they supported it thank them. If they opposed it add:] I am really disappointed to hear that. The Congressmember is supporting an illegal war and ignoring the wishes of their constituents. We will not forget it in November. Extra Credit ✅ It’s S.O.S. time on the CA governor’s race. I believe we need a nationwide campaign to get the lowest-polling candidates to drop out. I know some of you will disagree—I’m torn myself, as Betty Yee is my preferred candidate—but polling still shows the two Republicans at the top. We have limited time. Action is needed. California’s electoral college votes could be at risk with a MAGA in charge. This affects all of us. That’s why I’m asking all of us to take aciton. Fortunately the good folks at Indivisible Alameda have put together a website with lots of ways we can help. The CA S.O.S. Campaign shifts emphasis from individual Democratic gubernatorial candidates to the unintended outcome of only Republican representation on the November ballot. From them: There are 10 candidates—two Republicans, both aligned with Trump, and seven Democrats—on California’s June 2 primary ballot. In the California primary, only the top two vote-getters, regardless of political party, will be on the November 3 ballot for governor. The ballot is printed, and long. The weakening of votes spread thin among many Democratic candidates is still a real problem. The structure of the “top-two” primary sets the stage for disaster, leaving ~70% of the voting populace potentially un-represented. Without solid evidence that a Democratic candidate will be in the “top-two”, and recognizing that Republicans are not sitting on the sidelines, we need to prioritize the safety of California’s gubernatorial seat. Redirecting votes and support from low-polling candidates—whose legacies and good work would be undone with a Republican governor—is how we protect California. On the CA SOS Campaign website, we clarify how tenuous the situation is, and offer you powerful individual actions to ensure at least one Democratic candidate is an option on November’s ballot. Your actions will apply pressure in three key places: By urging the lower-polling candidates to withdraw, by pushing Governor Newsom to negotiate the consolidation of candidates, and by pressing the California Democratic Party to continue to push the low-polling candidates to drop out. You’ll find forms and images to share on social media, scripts to use your voice and your network to press the low polling candidates to step down and throw their votes in with a leading candidate—and keep Californians safe. CA S.O.S. Campaign Give 💰! Democrats are winning special elections by big margins. But they still suffer from poor polls and low voter enthusiasm. LET’S FIX IT! What new tactics are out there that get attention and elicit action at the ballot box? And is it too late to start using them? You’ll get to ask Jessica Craven (me) these and other questions in an online fundraiser for Blue CD2 NM on Wednesday, April 22, 6-7 PM MDT. Your donations will help them buy postcards they mail to reluctant voters, billboards throughout their rural district, social media, programmatic ads and texting to engage the reluctant voters who can make a difference. Register here. No donation required to attend. Get in the Streets! 🪧 Friendly reminder: On May 1, 2026, workers, students, and families will rally, march, and take action across the country to demand a nation that puts workers over billionaires, with many refusing business as usual through No School. No Work. No Shopping. Find your local event—or plan your own—here! Win Races! 🗳 I’m going to attend a GOTV phonebank with the Environmental Voter Project on Monday, April 20, at 3PM PT / 6PM ET. These are my favorite kinds of phonebanks—so easy, so pleasant, and you NEVER have to talk politics—they’re nonpartisan! Join me? Remember, 4 seats are at stake in this election. It’s vitally important. Register here. Chop Wood, Save the Planet 🔥 Here’s an easy action for climate folks: Join Carbon CREW’s free monthly call and build your own Personal Climate Action Plan. No commitment. No cost. Just show up whenever it works for you, learn real ways to take climate action in your household and community, and become part of a growing community of people who care about the climate and want to learn from each other. One call a month, open to everyone. Next call: Thursday, April 23 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT Register here (this link stays current so you can sign up for any upcoming call): Resistbot Letter (new to Resistbot? Go here! And then here.) 💻 [To: all 3 reps] [H/T] [Text SIGN PGQZIR to 50409, or to @Resistbot on Apple Messages, Messenger, Instagram, or Telegram] (Note that for the most effective RESISTBOT it’s best to personalize this text. More about how to do this here. But if you’re short on time just send it as is using the above code.) I understand that the Department of Justice has requested that a federal appeals judge vacate convictions for members of two far-right groups, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, who were found guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the violent January 6 Capitol attack. I find this absolutely appalling. This is the Trump administration’s latest move to absolve the January 6 rioters, who stormed the Capitol in 2021 in an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power after Joe Biden’s election victory. What they did was shameful and illegal. They were tried and convicted. To overturn those convictions now is abhorrent. The overt politicization of the DOJ, and their willingness to ignore or pardon real crimes while prosecuting Trump’s enemies, is dangerous, unconscionable, and frightening. Congress must push it to reassert its independence and focus on actually prosecuting criminals. Also, please make a statement opposing the vacation of these convictions. Thanks. OK, you did it again! You’re helping to save democracy! You’re amazing. Talk soon. Jess Chop Wood, Carry Water is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Share Leave a comment

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Hi, all, and happy Tuesday. Hope you’re all hanging in there. I wanted to give you an update on what’s coming next with the budget fight. I’m going to do so by first sharing some information from an organization called Caring Across Generations. They advocate for Medicaid, and once again that program is in Republicans’ crosshairs, so they’re paying close attention. From them: Congress is considering the possibility of another reconciliation bill, following the massive reconciliation bill last year, H.R. 1, that gutted more than $1 trillion from Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA in order to pay for tax breaks for the wealthiest and big corporations and to fund the Administration’s mass deportation and detention agenda. Some members of Congress are moving very fast, hoping to draft a proposal for a reconciliation bill by the week of April 20. This time, some members of Congress are considering going through reconciliation to provide even more mandatory funding to ICE and CBP, continuing to pour billions of dollars into immigration enforcement that inflicts violence and harm in our communities, or to further fund the war in Iran instead of investing in human needs. At this point, details on exact amounts that Congress could be looking to fund are up in the air, but some members of Congress, like the chair of the House Budget Committee, have voiced interest in paying for war and ICE by making even further cuts to Medicaid and other critical needs programs… On timing, the House and Senate Budget Committees are negotiating right now to determine what they will include in their potential reconciliation. Everything is very fluid, so this timing could change. The anticipated timing is below: —The Senate wants to introduce and pass a budget resolution, the first procedural step to moving forward a reconciliation bill, the week of April 20th. —The House would take up the resolution the following week, the week of April 27th. —Congress will recess the week of May 4th. —The Senate is aiming to pass a reconciliation bill the week of May 11th. —The House would aim to pass the reconciliation bill the week of May 18th. —June 1st: The President’s self-imposed goal to have a bill on his desk. So that’s the basic situation. Republicans can’t force Democrats to vote to fund DHS the old-fashioned way (through appropriations) because Democrats are demanding changes to ICE in exchange for those votes. So Republicans will try to get that funding via reconciliation. Once they feel confident of success, they claim, they’ll pass a bill to fund the rest of DHS through regular order. It’s not the way things are supposed to work—at all—but it’s how they’re doing it because, well, they don’t care about anything but pleasing Trump. That’s why we’re going to vote so many of them out in November, friends. In the meantime, our next big job is in front of us: to try to make these ICE and DOD expenditures—and their coincident cuts—so costly electorally that Republicans won’t pass them. We’re going to have to make a huge amount of noise to achieve this, though, as it’s difficult to get Republicans to split from Trump. As his approval ratings continue to tank, however, and the economy continues to go with them, we may stand a chance. Either way, I wanted you to have a brief synopsis of what’s likely to happen over the next few weeks, and when. It’s going to be a scramble, as well as an uphill climb, but we’ve got a real chance of stopping them if we organize and work together. So let’s do that! Starting by making our calls right now! Oh, also, the FISA reauthorization vote is TOMORROW in the House. Please make those calls, too! We really could prevail, but it’s going to be close! More on that below. Call Your Senators (find yours here) 📲 Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______. First, I know that Congress is starting to put together a new reconciliation bill, to pass more funding for ICE, CBP, and Trump’s illegal war. The plan seems to be to pay for this by cutting Medicaid further. This is an absolutely terrible idea and a complete non-starter for me. I expect the Senator to oppose any more funding for ICE, CBP, or the Pentagon, and any more cuts to Medicaid. I’ll be watching this vote closely. Thanks. Second, please ask the Senator to support S. 4115, the BETS OFF Act, to regulate prediction markets and block insider trading. Political wagering on prediction market platforms can be easily abused, and restrictions need to be enacted to stop government insiders from manipulating political events for personal profit. Thanks. [H/T] Call Your House Rep (find yours here) 📲 Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is _______. First, please ask the Congressmember to oppose a clean reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA. Section 702’s numerous loopholes allow for unwarranted government surveillance and can be easily manipulated at the expense of Americans’ civil liberties. The Congressmember should only support its extension with significant reforms. [H/T] Second, I know that Congress is starting to put together a new reconciliation bill, to pass more funding for ICE, CBP, and Trump’s illegal war. The plan seems to be to pay for this by cutting Medicaid further. This is an absolutely terrible idea and a complete non-starter for me. I expect the Senator to oppose any more funding for ICE, CBP, or the Pentagon, and any more cuts to Medicaid. I’ll be watching this vote closely. Thanks. Extra Credit ✅ DoorDash inserted themselves into politics yesterday by participating in a PR stunt involving Trump and a DoorDash driver (who may or may not have been a paid plant) in a photo op. I personally deleted the app this morning. They had a choice about participating in anything havong to do woth this adminstration. They chose wrong. If you feel like contacting them to tell them how you feel about it it seems like Threads or Instagram is the best place (they’re not on Bluesky and on FB they have no messaging enabled). You can also do it through the app before you delete it. Say something simple like: Allowing DoorDash drivers to take part in government propaganda is wrong. Participating in any kind of PR for an administration that is lawless, vicious, and dangerous is disgusting. I will spend my dollars where my values are respected. I won’t be using DoorDash again. Get Smart! 📚 I did an interview with Drop Site News yesterday about tomorrow’s FISA vote and the dangers of passing a “clean” bill. It’s not long, and there are two super smart privacy advocates on the panel with me. Please watch and/or share! We MUST stop this re-authorization until FISA has been fixed! Messaging! Messaging! Messaging! 📣 Americans For Tax Fairness has put together a great social media toolkit for tax day (tomorrow). There are a ton of well composed posts, and a lot of good graphics below those that you can download and share (one is at the top of this newsletter). Please use this toolkit liberally to remind people of how rigged our system is right now. Win Races! 🗳 Activate America is hosting two final phone banks into VA, both focused on reaching registered Black women voters and ensuring they have accurate information and a clear plan to vote ahead of the April 21 special election. Both also feature very special guests. You can join them: Friday, April 17 at 3:00–4:30 PM ET / Noon-1:30 PM PT featuring Rep. Jennifer McClellan. RSVP HERE. Monday, April 20 at 3:00–4:30 PM ET / Noon-1:30 PM PT featuring Rep. Lauren Underwood. RSVP HERE. This could be a very close election, and as they so often are in American politics, polls indicate that Black women might be the margin of victory. They’re also among the demographics most likely to be shared misinformation by nefarious actors. Please help if you can. Resistbot Letter (new to Resistbot? Go here! And then here.) 💻 [To: all 3 reps] [H/T Mary on Resistbot] [Text SIGN PMDFZG to 50409, or to @Resistbot on Apple Messages, Messenger, Instagram, or Telegram] (Note that for the most effective RESISTBOT it’s best to personalize this text. More about how to do this here. But if you’re short on time just send it as is using the above code.) Senator Mark Kelly's PEACE ACT: S4278—please sponsor it, please vote for it. Trump's ongoing usurpation of congressional powers is an abomination. Congress needs to reassert those powers, item by item and issue by issue if necessary. "Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Prohibiting Expenditures for an Accountability-Circumventing Entity (PEACE) Act to prohibit federal funding for the Board of Peace—an unaccountable international organization with President Trump as chairman that he is using to funnel over a billion dollars in American taxpayer money with no congressional oversight, treaty, or guardrails. The Trump administration designated the Board of Peace as a public international organization in January 2026 and has since transferred $1.25 billion in federal funds meant for international disaster relief and peacekeeping operations—without congressional authorization or appropriation. Unlike every other international organization the United States funds, U.S. participation in the Board of Peace was established by neither treaty nor act of Congress, meaning that it is not accountable to the American people." This bill helps to rein in illegal executive expenditure. It should not be be necessary to legislate to defend the constitution, but it is: this legislation is necessary, appropriate, and aligned with your sworn oath to defend the constitution. Please declare your support and vote for it. A vote against it would be a betrayal of your oath and duty. OK, you did it again! You’re helping to save democracy! You’re amazing. Talk soon. Jess Chop Wood, Carry Water is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Leave a comment Share

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