Let’s get this Contact Congress campaign into overdrive, and get serious with this flaccid group of fearful folks….enough hand-wringing…let’s get some action going!
It's the Watchdog Coalition pages -- after one sends the letters, a page comes up asking to share the petition. it's "actionnetwork.org". I don't think it's Substack.
Hey Scott. This is the first time I have written a letter to my congress members. Your form starts out with a letter to my House Representative. I wanted to make it more personal, so I deleted all the parts that had to do with the Senate. I thought that I could do the same personalizing with my senators. But your form sends the same letter I wrote to my representative to my senators. I guess that was why there was so much information about the Senate. I realize you want to make it quick and easy for people, but isn’t it more powerful for letters to be personalized?
Elizabeth, I agree with personalized letters. I look at Scott's letter for points I want to cover, then write my own. I was an aide to 2 (state) reps and I guarantee you that the reps do NOT read the letters. Aides read them and tally the opinions for or against and relay to the reps. I firmly believe brief but more frequent communications are most effective. Politicians are 'flooding our zones' - let's flood THEIR zones on a daily basis!
Well - let me preface my answer by saying ANY communication that people make to their elected representatives is GOOD. If nothing else, it is a reminder to them that we are paying attention. And I greatly appreciate Scott putting links and suggestions at the top of his daily posts. But I remember getting 100 letters about an issue that were exactly the same. Clearly someone photocopied the letter and distributed to a hundred different people to sign. As an aide reading it, it didn't seem to have the same impact as an individualized letter. Honestly, I think if people called/emailed several times a week with a short message like "Get out of Venezuela!" "Restore health care subsidies!" "Release the Ep files!" it is more effective. Then they know that we haven't forgotten about the Ep files (as an example). Plus it doesn't take as much time as a long letter which they probably will skim over at best. I have 2 MAGA senators. I know they don't care about my opinion, but I sure am going to tell them anyway. I will NOT be silent.
Is there a better/worse to letters vs. phone calls? Does leaving a voice mail count as much as speaking with someone?
What about postcards to keep it short and sweet, if they can tell they are hand-written? Will they pay attention to those? The aides, I mean, obviously the people who allegedly represent us don't.
They count about the same. The important thing is to MAKE CONTACT somehow. I often call, leave a message, then follow up with an email. A phone call is the quickest way to register your opinion. Email takes a bit longer. Postcards are good, too. I have my MAGA senators on speed dial. Since their staff never answers in person, I call them ALL times of day and night. I find it cathartic to call and politely express my opposition to their stupid policies and actions. I usually end my call with "and release the EP files, you have not distracted me". I want their phone lines burning up and their mailboxes filling up over capacity. I want to be like that mosquito who keeps buzzing you and never leaves you alone.
I have been told that phone calls have more weight than emails and voicemails are listened to and tallied but I think a direct phone call still is better. Try the five calls app if you have an iPhone.
I write all 3 of my Congress Critters every week. It gets a lot easier over time. My problem is that they are all 3 Dems. We need frustrated people writing to their rethug critters. Those guys need to be scared and angry - it'll make them make more mistakes.
This is essentially my problem...when I write my Reps, it's like preaching to the choir. At work, I stress to every patient that crosses my path how essential it is to contact their congressperson and Senators, and make sure they are registered to vote in the state where they live.
I call all my reps regularly, they are all Democrats too. I thank them for standing up to the regime, and encourage them to continue their efforts on our behalf.
I write my three repugnant members of Congress regularly, and it's not pretty. It also feels pointless, as I get canned responses only, if any response at all, and they all toe the line.
Members of Congress get lots of mail. They keep track of both those in agreement with them, and those opposed. Keep up the good work, the more opposition they receive the less likely they are to continue to stick to the regime. There is always one straw that breaks the camel’s back. That may be your letter.
I go to my Congress member’s web page. They usually have a “Contact Me” option. You can fill in your personal info and write your own message. Sometimes I copy a pre-written message (to a Word document) without sending it, edit, then copy and paste into their form. It takes a bit more time because it must be done 3 times.
I do the same thing on a weekly basis. I even received a call from my reps office and was able to again, verbally, address my concerns. When I write I always request a response, and the response is ALWAYS the same form letter of a non-answer and more pats on their own backs. Doesn't matter, I will continue to be that thorn in their sides for as long as the snake and his evil gang of satanic demons remain in office.
The five calls app is very helpful, especially if you have an iPhone and enables you to very easily communicate by phone with your representatives and congress people
I posted exactly that early this morning, "Captain Mark Kelly, we have your back, and remember, anything these anti-American idiots do to you, WILL BE UNDONE ASAP. "
Why do you think Trump and Hegseth are trying so hard to attack Sen. Mark Kelly?
Because Sen. Kelly is highly respected and if he can convince military members to refuse illegal orders, then Trump and Hegseth have nothing to use to force their agendas. Also, narcs hate boundaries and challenges and the honorable Sen. Kelly won't back down.
Do you think Trump actually believes his 9/11 lie?
No. In fact, Trump, on 9/11/01 BRAGGED that he now had the tallest building in NYC. What an absolutely disgusting and reprehensible thing to say in the midst of such horror. We should keep reminding MAGA that he said this.
Mark Kelly has a loud and powerful voice. He’s an honest and honorable man. This is all about overriding his voice and punishing him for speaking out for our country!
Senator Mark Kelly is a hero. Trump and Hegseth are using our Armed Forces to perform illegal activities.They do not want Senator Kelly exposing their action. We are very grateful for Senator Kelly’s courage. I don’t think Trump is mentally capable or morally astute enough to think rationally. He is a selfish and narcissistic individual that thinks he is entitled to whatever he wants.
You're documenting the playbook in real time: rewrite 9/11, pardon the rioters, strip decorated veterans' ranks, count lies as truth. Same machinery keeping dead conservation sites on active ledgers and claiming Mission Accomplished over twitching corpses in a country where we have no business playing around in.
Our MAGA Rep sent a flyer yesterday stating he supported law enforcement…so today I called his office and said if so,I expected him to 1) condemn 😡’s pardon of the J6 criminals and 2)support displaying the plaque commemorating the sacrifice of law enforcement on J6…as required by law!
Join me and support Senator Mark Kelly ! I printed out 8/10 ➡️Senator Mark Kelly /American Hero and taped to inside of my back car window with a small flag.
Impeach AND CONVICT him and JD and Mikey and the whole Cabinet. He's already got a record number of impeachments; he'd consider another a badge of honor, especially without a conviction and removal.
Trump and Hegseth are afraid of Sen. Mark Kelly. He speaks the truth every. single. time. Both of those idiots want everyone to live in their la la land and We the People refuse to do so. I will always believe Sen. Mark Kelly over those two dimwits every day of the week and twice on Sunday! How dare Hegseth try to take away what Sen. Kelly earned! Between the two of them, they don't hold a candle to the likes of Sen. Kelly! What a stain and a disgrace they are! I do not believe the orange POS knows what he believes or says half the time! The man is absolutely, certifiably nuts! If I have said it once, I have said it a million times to maga and this regime, spin your lies about January 6 all you want to. Those of us who saw it with our own eyes, heard it with our own ears in real time know exactly what happened on that day and we will ensure that our children know the truth about it. We will always point out the lies that this corrupt regime and maga sickos tell about that day and explain why it is a lie and what really happened. Nothing they say will take away the insurrectionists stain that has attached itself to every single one of them!
I think both Trump and Hegseth are jealous of and/or feel inferior to Mark Kelly. He's the real deal - a military hero, an astronaut, a loving husband, and a truth teller! There is so much to admire about him.
As for Trump believing his own lies about 911? Who knows! He’s so accustomed to his lies, he may actually believe himself now. How can anyone keep up with it all? I’ll be 75 in a few days.. and even I can see his cognitive decline!
Sen. Kelly is a hero; Trump and Hegseth are the traitors of our country. I don’t think the convicted felonist believes his 9/11 lie, he is, however, a pathological liar and an embarrassment to the United States.
NEW: Demand Congress stop Trump’s illegal Venezuela military action: https://tinyurl.com/e4jar8y3
And these four other actions:
Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now: https://tinyurl.com/yzm32ams
Demand Congress vote on ACA subsidies: https://tinyurl.com/sv7ddnm3
Pass bill on unmasking ICE and displaying clear ID: https://tinyurl.com/bp8cau82
Demand answers about Trump’s visibly deteriorating health: https://tinyurl.com/sk9xm38v
Sign up to volunteer for our Watchdog Coalition: https://tinyurl.com/4afyy2bs
Let’s get this Contact Congress campaign into overdrive, and get serious with this flaccid group of fearful folks….enough hand-wringing…let’s get some action going!
PLEASE add Bluesky to the sharing options -- I've cancelled Xitter ages ago.
I don't control those sharing options on Substack but I will ask them again. We share far and wide on BlueSky though
It's the Watchdog Coalition pages -- after one sends the letters, a page comes up asking to share the petition. it's "actionnetwork.org". I don't think it's Substack.
I refuse to ever look at X again.
Hey Scott. This is the first time I have written a letter to my congress members. Your form starts out with a letter to my House Representative. I wanted to make it more personal, so I deleted all the parts that had to do with the Senate. I thought that I could do the same personalizing with my senators. But your form sends the same letter I wrote to my representative to my senators. I guess that was why there was so much information about the Senate. I realize you want to make it quick and easy for people, but isn’t it more powerful for letters to be personalized?
Elizabeth, I agree with personalized letters. I look at Scott's letter for points I want to cover, then write my own. I was an aide to 2 (state) reps and I guarantee you that the reps do NOT read the letters. Aides read them and tally the opinions for or against and relay to the reps. I firmly believe brief but more frequent communications are most effective. Politicians are 'flooding our zones' - let's flood THEIR zones on a daily basis!
great advice! Thanks.
Do you think aides give equal value to emails that are generated automatically versus personally written emails?
Well - let me preface my answer by saying ANY communication that people make to their elected representatives is GOOD. If nothing else, it is a reminder to them that we are paying attention. And I greatly appreciate Scott putting links and suggestions at the top of his daily posts. But I remember getting 100 letters about an issue that were exactly the same. Clearly someone photocopied the letter and distributed to a hundred different people to sign. As an aide reading it, it didn't seem to have the same impact as an individualized letter. Honestly, I think if people called/emailed several times a week with a short message like "Get out of Venezuela!" "Restore health care subsidies!" "Release the Ep files!" it is more effective. Then they know that we haven't forgotten about the Ep files (as an example). Plus it doesn't take as much time as a long letter which they probably will skim over at best. I have 2 MAGA senators. I know they don't care about my opinion, but I sure am going to tell them anyway. I will NOT be silent.
Is there a better/worse to letters vs. phone calls? Does leaving a voice mail count as much as speaking with someone?
What about postcards to keep it short and sweet, if they can tell they are hand-written? Will they pay attention to those? The aides, I mean, obviously the people who allegedly represent us don't.
They count about the same. The important thing is to MAKE CONTACT somehow. I often call, leave a message, then follow up with an email. A phone call is the quickest way to register your opinion. Email takes a bit longer. Postcards are good, too. I have my MAGA senators on speed dial. Since their staff never answers in person, I call them ALL times of day and night. I find it cathartic to call and politely express my opposition to their stupid policies and actions. I usually end my call with "and release the EP files, you have not distracted me". I want their phone lines burning up and their mailboxes filling up over capacity. I want to be like that mosquito who keeps buzzing you and never leaves you alone.
I have been told that phone calls have more weight than emails and voicemails are listened to and tallied but I think a direct phone call still is better. Try the five calls app if you have an iPhone.
I agree. Ive called my reps about the War Powers bill weeks ago, and will call again tomorrow.
Thanks for the tips!
I agree, i signed the war powers letter tonight and found it exceedingly long & detailed, so I deleted some paragraphs.
It is worth sending though, because it will be counted as a demand for Congress to act.
I write all 3 of my Congress Critters every week. It gets a lot easier over time. My problem is that they are all 3 Dems. We need frustrated people writing to their rethug critters. Those guys need to be scared and angry - it'll make them make more mistakes.
This is essentially my problem...when I write my Reps, it's like preaching to the choir. At work, I stress to every patient that crosses my path how essential it is to contact their congressperson and Senators, and make sure they are registered to vote in the state where they live.
I call all my reps regularly, they are all Democrats too. I thank them for standing up to the regime, and encourage them to continue their efforts on our behalf.
Good. I do that too, and still voice my opinion, which they do appreciate hearing.
I write my three repugnant members of Congress regularly, and it's not pretty. It also feels pointless, as I get canned responses only, if any response at all, and they all toe the line.
Members of Congress get lots of mail. They keep track of both those in agreement with them, and those opposed. Keep up the good work, the more opposition they receive the less likely they are to continue to stick to the regime. There is always one straw that breaks the camel’s back. That may be your letter.
I go to my Congress member’s web page. They usually have a “Contact Me” option. You can fill in your personal info and write your own message. Sometimes I copy a pre-written message (to a Word document) without sending it, edit, then copy and paste into their form. It takes a bit more time because it must be done 3 times.
I do the same thing on a weekly basis. I even received a call from my reps office and was able to again, verbally, address my concerns. When I write I always request a response, and the response is ALWAYS the same form letter of a non-answer and more pats on their own backs. Doesn't matter, I will continue to be that thorn in their sides for as long as the snake and his evil gang of satanic demons remain in office.
Find their email on line and send that way with your personal message
I will see if we can update that Betsy thank you!
The five calls app is very helpful, especially if you have an iPhone and enables you to very easily communicate by phone with your representatives and congress people
I’ve got Mark Kelly’s back. What about you?
I posted exactly that early this morning, "Captain Mark Kelly, we have your back, and remember, anything these anti-American idiots do to you, WILL BE UNDONE ASAP. "
Boom!
100%, Sam!
Boom!
💯
Boom!
I've got his back also!
Boom!
💯
Booyah!
He and Gallego are the best. AZ is lucky to have both
For sure Patti!
100% you betcha!
Boom Karlee!
150%
agreed!
Trump and Hegseth are both rotten to the core. I’m so glad Mark Kelly is standing up to them!
Same here Carol!
Applause and respect for Sen. Gallego and Sen Kelly! Don't back Down, Mark!
Agreed Lily!
Hi Scott,
Why do you think Trump and Hegseth are trying so hard to attack Sen. Mark Kelly?
Because Sen. Kelly is highly respected and if he can convince military members to refuse illegal orders, then Trump and Hegseth have nothing to use to force their agendas. Also, narcs hate boundaries and challenges and the honorable Sen. Kelly won't back down.
Do you think Trump actually believes his 9/11 lie?
No. In fact, Trump, on 9/11/01 BRAGGED that he now had the tallest building in NYC. What an absolutely disgusting and reprehensible thing to say in the midst of such horror. We should keep reminding MAGA that he said this.
Yeah I remember that gross comment Julie and it was off the cuff on 9/11 so disgusting
Yes. Unforgivable!
Maybe Sen. Kelly can remind the military of those who obey the 🍊💩’s orders what happened to (The Nuremberg Trials) those who followed Hitler’s orders.
Good point, Jedi!
Thank you Scott!
I’m with Senator Mark Kelly he is an American hero and deserves his VA benefits
Thanks Stacey!
Mark Kelly has a loud and powerful voice. He’s an honest and honorable man. This is all about overriding his voice and punishing him for speaking out for our country!
For sure Eva!
Senator Mark Kelly is a hero. Trump and Hegseth are using our Armed Forces to perform illegal activities.They do not want Senator Kelly exposing their action. We are very grateful for Senator Kelly’s courage. I don’t think Trump is mentally capable or morally astute enough to think rationally. He is a selfish and narcissistic individual that thinks he is entitled to whatever he wants.
Who needs coffee when you have the dworkin report?
Ok just kidding I still need ☕️ but this fantastic post will surely sustain me longer than the caffeine will! 🤪
It is more energizing than coffee, Ms. Jonington. But coffee gives me that warm and comforting feeling that is also needed right now :)
LOL ME :)
Go sue the arse off of ‘em, especially low life Hegseth! Any decent court would grant big damages plus costs!
Yes, I'd love to see Heggie get his come-up-ins.
https://thistleandmoss.com/p/the-daily-gathering-the-week-really-continues-to-suck-january-6th-2026
Honestly, Scott,
You're documenting the playbook in real time: rewrite 9/11, pardon the rioters, strip decorated veterans' ranks, count lies as truth. Same machinery keeping dead conservation sites on active ledgers and claiming Mission Accomplished over twitching corpses in a country where we have no business playing around in.
Our MAGA Rep sent a flyer yesterday stating he supported law enforcement…so today I called his office and said if so,I expected him to 1) condemn 😡’s pardon of the J6 criminals and 2)support displaying the plaque commemorating the sacrifice of law enforcement on J6…as required by law!
Join me and support Senator Mark Kelly ! I printed out 8/10 ➡️Senator Mark Kelly /American Hero and taped to inside of my back car window with a small flag.
🇺🇸
Sen Kelly on Jon Stewart last night.💪💙
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsI9ml9oF_s
Thank you for the link!!! ❤️ I had only seen part of it.
Thank you Kathy!!!
Impeach Trump!!!
And Hegseth
Impeach AND CONVICT him and JD and Mikey and the whole Cabinet. He's already got a record number of impeachments; he'd consider another a badge of honor, especially without a conviction and removal.
Trump and Hegseth are afraid of Sen. Mark Kelly. He speaks the truth every. single. time. Both of those idiots want everyone to live in their la la land and We the People refuse to do so. I will always believe Sen. Mark Kelly over those two dimwits every day of the week and twice on Sunday! How dare Hegseth try to take away what Sen. Kelly earned! Between the two of them, they don't hold a candle to the likes of Sen. Kelly! What a stain and a disgrace they are! I do not believe the orange POS knows what he believes or says half the time! The man is absolutely, certifiably nuts! If I have said it once, I have said it a million times to maga and this regime, spin your lies about January 6 all you want to. Those of us who saw it with our own eyes, heard it with our own ears in real time know exactly what happened on that day and we will ensure that our children know the truth about it. We will always point out the lies that this corrupt regime and maga sickos tell about that day and explain why it is a lie and what really happened. Nothing they say will take away the insurrectionists stain that has attached itself to every single one of them!
You hit it. They cannot handle honor and honesty.
Absolutely, Suel!
I think both Trump and Hegseth are jealous of and/or feel inferior to Mark Kelly. He's the real deal - a military hero, an astronaut, a loving husband, and a truth teller! There is so much to admire about him.
Yes, Cheryl, they are extremely jealous because Mark Kelly is absolutely the real deal!
As for Trump believing his own lies about 911? Who knows! He’s so accustomed to his lies, he may actually believe himself now. How can anyone keep up with it all? I’ll be 75 in a few days.. and even I can see his cognitive decline!
He's stretched himself so thin that even some of his fans are seeing right through him now. I hope you have an enjoyable birthday, Eva.
Thank you!
I am 82 and it is Very Easy to see his mental decline!
I'm almost 82 and I think that we are way ahead of the orange menace! Age doesn't mean much, condition counts!
Sen. Kelly is a hero; Trump and Hegseth are the traitors of our country. I don’t think the convicted felonist believes his 9/11 lie, he is, however, a pathological liar and an embarrassment to the United States.