{"id":41237,"date":"2025-05-13T11:46:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T18:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=41237"},"modified":"2025-05-13T11:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T18:46:30","slug":"trumps-flying-palace-the-birthday-parade-and-how-to-stop-a-would-be-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/trumps-flying-palace-the-birthday-parade-and-how-to-stop-a-would-be-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s flying palace, the birthday parade, and how to stop a would-be king"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Your weekly to-dos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Register for a No Kings protest to defy Trump\u2019s tyranny — and ruin his self-serving birthday parade — on June 14.<\/strong><\/a> As Trump hosts his un-American military parade in DC, we\u2019re rising up everywhere else to show him and our fellow Americans what real power looks like. Don\u2019t see a protest near you yet? More events are added every day, so please check our map<\/a> again soon or use our toolkit to host your own event!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. If you have a GOP representative, send an email to get them on the record about plans to defund SNAP and Medicaid.<\/strong><\/a> DC Republicans are finally rolling out specifics of their plans to decimate beloved social safety net programs — all to fund tax breaks for billionaires. We need to get them on the record and hold them accountable. You can also click here to CALL their office.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Volunteer to call North Carolina voters this Thursday, May 15, about stopping the GOP reconciliation plan.<\/strong><\/a> Senator Thom Tillis will be one of America\u2019s most vulnerable Republicans in the 2026 election, so we\u2019re urging NC voters to turn the temperature up on Tillis<\/em> as we fight Trump\u2019s Tax Scam. Our phone bank is open to activists nationwide and begins with a virtual training for all who need it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Join the mass call this Thursday, May 15, at 8pm ET \/ 5pm PT to launch the next phase in our fight against Medicaid cuts.<\/strong><\/a> DC Republicans are finally unveiling new details of their plan to gut Medicaid to pay for billionaires\u2019 tax breaks, so we\u2019re joining a call with Working Families Power and allies nationwide to lay out our next steps to stop them — with actions and takeaways you can put to use right away.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    P.S. No Kings Day could be our biggest, loudest, and most widespread mass protests yet, and grassroots donations make that possible by funding the tools, recruitment efforts, signage, and logistical details (like speakers and portapotties) that great events need! If you\u2019re able, chip in today to support our nationwide organizing and help make the No Kings protests massive.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    This week’s update on the Republican tax scam<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    After squabbling behind closed doors for months, Republican-led House Committees are scheduled to publicly unveil key elements of their reconciliation plan* this week, and GOP leaders could compile draft bill text by next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But getting enough buy-in to draft a bill is still miles and miles away from earning enough votes to pass it in both chambers. Even if this week goes smoothly for them, GOP leaders will still need to unite virtually every Republican lawmaker around their plan\u2019s most politically toxic cuts. We expect those to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n