This, along with the attack on DEI and the quick removal of those policies by huge companies just shows that companies only care enough to get your dollars and not enough to actually make a stand.

Costco, you're an exception rather than the rule. Keep being awesome.

If you hate being on the phone & feel awkward (which is a lot of people) don't worry about it — there are a bunch of scripts (Indivisible has some, there are lots of others floating around these day). After a few days of calling, it starts to feel a lot more natural.

Be clear on what you want — "I'm disappointed that the Senator..." or "I want to thank the Senator for their vote on... " or "I want the Senator to know that voting in _ way is the wrong decision for our state because... " Don't leave any ambiguity.

If you can make it personal, make it personal. "I voted for you in the last election and I'm worried/happy/whatever" or "I'm a teacher, and I am appalled by Elon Musk," or "as a single mother" or "as a white, middle class woman," or whatever.

Give them your zip code. They won't always ask for it, but make sure you give it to them, so they can mark it down. Extra points if you live in a zip code that traditionally votes for them, since they'll want to make sure they get/keep your vote.

Don't leave a message (unless the office doesn't pick up at all — then you can — but it's better to talk to the staffer who first answered than leave a message for the specific staffer in charge of your topic).

Ask for the Staff member in charge of whatever you're calling about — local offices won't always have specific ones, but they might. If you get transferred to that person, awesome. If you don't, that's ok — ask for that person's name, and then just keep talking to whoever answered the phone.

Calls are what all the congresspeople pay attention to. Every single day, the Senior Staff and the Senator get a report of the 3 most-called-about topics for that day at each of their offices, and exactly how many people said what about those topics. They're also sorted by zip code and area code.

And here it is, even more obstruction. This really struck a nerve apparently. No one is to know who is looting the treasury apparently reviewdiv.com/elon-musk-an...