#writeyourrep

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

6 days ago

Headline and first portion of a Minnesota Star Tribune article. Complete article link: https://www.startribune.com/ice-crackdown-thomson-reuters-eagan-license-plate-data-westlaw-clear/601583754 “Thomson Reuters workers question contract with ICE Concerns raised over possible misuse of data. U.S. Immigration and Cus- toms Enforcement (ICE) has a contract with Thomson Reuters for its CLEAR investigative data- By MIKE HUGHLETT The Minnesota Star Tribune base, which includes cellphone numbers, addresses and much more. Thomson Reuters is facing CLEAR also allows law pressure from employees to be enforcement officers to tap into more transparent about how a vast collection of surveillance the federal government may data culled from license plate- be using a massive trove of per- reading cameras. sonal data sold by the company. "We are concerned ICE is Internal chat boards have misusing CLEAR," said one lit up with concerns the data is Eagan-based Thomson Reuters being used to detain immigrants employee. without criminal records and The Minnesota Star Tri- intimidate observers, employ- bune interviewed half a dozen ees say. SEE THOMSON ON A5 »”

Are conservatives & libertarians really ok with the surveillance state they voted for? I suppose as long as “those people” are being targeted.

#surveillance #SurveillanceState #privacy #GovernmentDataPractices #uspol #ice #dhs #ThomsonReuters #WriteYourRep […]

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Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

2 weeks ago

Tell Congress: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now Contact Congress today!

ActionNetwork.org has a handy webform to write your Members of Congress to: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now!

actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-de...

#WriteYourRep #TrumpEpsteinFiles #uspol #boost #epstein #trump

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

2 weeks ago

Tell Congress: No Unconstitutional War with Iran The president’s reckless decision to bomb Iran without bothering to ask for congressional approval is a clear constitutional violation that puts us all in danger. The time to act is now.

Have you written your Members of Congress yet? ACLU has a quick web form:

TELL CONGRESS: NO UNCONSTITUTIONAL WAR WITH IRAN

https://action.aclu.org/send-message/war-on-iran

#ACLU #IranWar #war #WriteYourRep #uspol #TrumpsWar #iran #WarOfChoice #unconstitutional #NoWar

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

2 weeks ago

Heather Cox Richardson on the importance of pushing back to your members of Congress…especially the Republican ones.

“If your grandfather were driving a car & repeatedly ran over toddlers, at some point it would be your responsibility to take those keys away.”

“GOP owns this now…The way for […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

3 weeks ago

Amtrak lags in maintenance & updates to its inventory. When a rail car needs service, it gets mothballed & trains get shorter. Not enough cars are in service to meet demand. They have funding but are moving slow.

High Speed Rail Alliance has an easy web form to write Transportation Secretary […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

3 weeks ago

As Congress ponders Federal EV & hybrid car fees, they need to hear from folks to make sure the fees aren't punitive (vis-à-vis gas taxes in comparably sized vehicles).

Fortunately, @cclusa.org has a nifty Tell Congress web form to make it easy to #WriteYourRep

Be sure to customize the message […]

Simply Rheumatoid

@simplyrheumatoid.bsky.social

1 month ago

#CallYourRep #WriteYourRep #Migente #Students

"I am writing as a [ ]voter deeply concerned about the Save Act and any proposal that would place ICE or DHS personnel at or near polling locations. These measures do not strengthen our democracy—they undermine it. I urge you to vote **NO** on both."

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

1 month ago

Representative Emmer,

Please work with your colleagues in Congress to pass the Freeze ICE Act. With ICE’s illegal, unconstitutional, and inhumane approach to “immigration enforcement,” Congress must take actions to rein them in and force compliance with laws of the land and the Constitution […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

1 month ago

@jennycohn.bsky.social ✅

I wrote both of mine, and I’m pretty sure they’re both already on the right side on this issue.

#WriteYourRep #CallYourRep #VotingRights #VoterSuppression #uspol

Simply Rheumatoid

@simplyrheumatoid.bsky.social

1 month ago

🤝🆘Friends, please watch these powerful testimonies. #CallYourReps #WriteYourRep #RegisterToVoTe #LiftOurVoices
“I just like being a person who’s being treated like a human being.” Fannie Lou Hamer, p. 172. Meacham. J. (2021). His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and The Power Of Hope. Random House.

Simply Rheumatoid

@simplyrheumatoid.bsky.social

1 month ago

🤝🆘Friends, please watch these powerful testimonies. #CallYourReps #WriteYourRep #RegisterToVoTe #LiftOurVoices
“I just like being a person who’s being treated like a human being.” Fannie Lou Hamer, p. 172. Meacham. J. (2021). His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and The Power Of Hope. Random House.

Simply Rheumatoid

@simplyrheumatoid.bsky.social

1 month ago

#Migente #Familia #Amigos #Amigas #KidsofImmigrants #WeFeedyou #SayTheirNames #WriteYourRep #CallYourRep
*I believe that there are probably many more names to add. List ⬇️ being shared by, @dashannestokes.com and was reported in @theguardian.com Jan 4, 2026
Ref: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

2 months ago

Tell Congress: Fully Fund Key Climate Programs 💰
Protect critical work at NCAR in the upcoming spending bill

Citizens’ Climate Lobby has a quick and easy webform to write your members of Congress:

citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-take-action/nca...

#ncar #ClimateAction #WriteYourRep […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

2 months ago

Tell Congress: Hold Zeldin Accountable for Corrupting EPA’s Mission EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has thoroughly corrupted his agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment. The impacts of the pollution he is unleashing will endanger people’s lives for years, including our children’s health. It’s time for him to go.

Tell Congress: Hold Zeldin Accountable for Corrupting EPA’s Mission actnow.momscleanairforce.org/a/zeldin-must-resign

Quick & easy #WriteYourRep form from Moms' Clean Air Force (I'm not affiliated; just respect the work they do)

#EPA #uspol #environment #CleanAir

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

2 months ago

Good! Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE and even Noem after Renee Macklin Good's killing #WriteYourRep #MNastodon #ReneeGood #ICE #iceKills #IceMurder #ImpeachNoem #ImpeachTrump #ImpeachConvictRemove #DomesticTerrorism […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

3 months ago

Question fer y’all.

If one or more of your members of Congress are trump sycophants, do you still write or call them on important issues?

I was told that gop Congresspersons tend to hear from gop constituents about 4 to 1, versus non-fascist constituents. And on any gun regs, the ratio is 11:1 […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

Have you written your Representative to urge him or her to support the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405)??? Do it now!

www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/hous...

#WriteYourRep #uspol #EpsteinFiles

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

@DemocracyMattersALot

Can you post some specific actions we can take? I post some letters with the hashtag #WriteYourRep here on the masto, but they don’t seem to gain much traction.

People need to speak up en masse. I’m not sure we’re doing that enough, and I’m not enough of an influencer to […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

10/28/2025
Representative Emmer,

I'm extremely concerned about the impact of the government shutdown on SNAP and WIC benefits for millions of Americans. I’m calling to ask that you immediately move to end this government shutdown by extending the ACA tax credits and blocking Trump’s illegal […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

Representative Emmer,

I’m writing to demand that you condemn the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to American cities. Using the military to police Americans is a costly abuse of power designed to scare communities and silence dissent. It must be immediately rejected […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

@nnwest @davetheresurrector @Puck @anarchic_teapot @uspolitics

Hey y'all, thanks for the boosts on my #WriteYourRep thread.

I was hoping that #WriteYourRep & #CallYourRep would go viral, but I am not good at making things go viral. But I do appreciate your efforts & support!

Important […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

Mark (@MarkBrigham@universeodon.com) Attached: 2 images I visited downtown Anoka, Minnesota today…a mostly red part of the Minneapolis - St. Paul metro area. I would have taken more pics, but I was busy holding my signs. Really like the Free Balls sign. I reused my DUE PROCESS IS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT and HATE SPEECH ≠ FREE SPEECH signs from June. I estimate between one and 2,000,000 peaceful protesters at this event. Good energy! #NoKings #TwiceImpeached

Did you go to a #NoKings demonstration? Good! I did too.

Please, don’t let up. Keep up the pressure. #WriteYourRep #CallYourRep

universeodon.com/@MarkBrigham/11539662046...

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

Representative Emmer,

I’m writing to express my outrage over the inhumane treatment and disappearance of detainees in ICE custody. Please note that this is not an immigration issue; this is a human rights and Constitutional rights issue. The illegal, unconstitutional abuses of power that ICE […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

I really like the 5calls.org resource.

My rep's obsequious fawning over all things trump gets a bit tiresome and demoralizing after a while. "How am I gonna write that piece of garbage when he's consistently on the wrong side of history?"

Nonetheless, it's an important part of citizenship to […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

Re. item 1: Call your reps. This sometimes sparks some debate on whether calling or writing is more effective. I prefer writing, particularly when the issue isn't being acted on by congress like today or in a few days. For very short timelines, calling may be better.

Important thing is don't […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

I've written "my" representative, Congressman Tom Emmer, probably 20 times this year. I've posted several of those letters here on the Masto, with the hashtag #WriteYourRep

I've been quiet lately due to some travel in September, and frankly just feeling demoralized and outraged every time I […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

Representative Emmer,

I’m writing to express my concern about the Trump administration's repeated military strikes on civilian boats in international waters. These attacks lack legal authority, are killing people without due process, and highlight this administration’s lawless use of military […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

Representative Emmer,

I'm writing to urge you to pressure Speaker Johnson to swear in duly elected Adelita Grijalva of Arizona to the House of Representatives. Johnson has sworn in other new members during pro forma sessions, his excuses are just blatant lies to protect Trump from the release […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 months ago

Representative Emmer,

I'm writing to urge you to pressure Speaker Johnson to swear in duly elected Adelita Grijalva of Arizona to the House of Representatives. Johnson has sworn in other new members during pro forma sessions, his excuses are just blatant lies to protect Trump from the release […]

Mark

@markbrigham.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

9 months ago

Rep Emmer,

I express deep concern & horror at a serious & escalating threat to homeland security.

That threat is the militarization of so-called immigration enforcement efforts by the Trump admin, militarized repression of peaceful protests, & militarized treatment of Members of Congress whom […]