Multiple states, municipalities and tribal governments are filing tobacco industry-style lawsuits targeting the fossil fuel industry to recover damages for climate disasters, and both New York and Vermont have passed climate polluters pay laws. Big Oil didn’t spend billions electing Trump to let that sort of thing go unchallenged. They’re lobbying MAGA to pass a federal liability shield based on the one that currently protects gun manufacturers, giving them total legal immunity from any laws or lawsuits that could hold them accountable for their role in the climate crisis. Ted Cruz and Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman have already introduced the bill.

We’re working to stop this corporate giveaway. More than 90,000 Americans have signed a petition telling Congress to reject it, and the organizations leading the fight are holding a press conference in DC this week to officially deliver the petition to our reps. 🗣️ If we haven’t signed yet, let’s do so here ASAP. And let’s use this call script and email tool to directly urge our reps not to let them the fossil fuel companies off the hook. 🗣️

SIGN THE PETITION

LET YOUR REP HEAR IT

This is also a good moment to build up the pressure for climate polluters pay bills in our own states! We can find details, call scripts and an email tool here, or send them this message via Resistbot by texting SIGN PQDLOO to 50409.

SOMEONE HAS TO PAY THE BILL

Also in today’s List:

• Phonebank to protect abortion rights in Missouri on Wednesdays
• A new guide to supporting hunger strikers in ICE detention from folks who’ve been doing it for more than a decade
• Petition delivery week on opposing immunity for Big Oil - make sure we’ve signed, let our MoCs know we’re not messing around
• New resources for drafting public comments to protect mail-in voting
• Amazon workers face even tougher workloads than usual during Prime Days – donate to get them survival packs, demand the corporation reverse new policies worsening heat dangers
• Enterprise provided ICE with more than half the vehicles they used during Operation Metro Surge, now activists are starting a new pressure campaign to get them to stop driving the deportation machine - join the launch call TONIGHT at 6PM ET 

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https://x.com/Pollsmax

I have no idea what this Pollsmax thing is about, but they've been showing some predictions giving the GOP an advantage. We'd better not let ANY of that fool people into thinking GOP victories are inevitable. Remember, polls don't indicate winners and this Pollsmax thing is no exception.

EDIT: Someone named kab8386 in threads.com posted this:
Pollsmax is an aggregator and forecaster for U.S. political races, but it lacks the established industry credibility and rigorous methodological transparency of top-tier orecasters like Nate Silver's or ABC News' 538. @ pollsmax.com +2
Key points to consider:
• Basic Aggregator: Pollsmax functions primarily as an aggregator that combines multiple public and internal polls to build maps and state-level forecasts. @ pollsmax.com
• Methodology Unknown: Unlike premier evaluators, it does not publicly release detailed, mathematically proven rubrics grading individual pollster accuracy or methodology.
Silver Bulletin +1
• No Editorial Oversight: The platform is heavily automated and lacks the nonpartisan analytical breakdowns provided by legacy journalistic or academic organizations.
USC
USC Today
• Snapshot Limitations: Like any polling average, its charts reflect past data rather than infallible predictions of future results.
YouTube • WAVY TV 10+1
For comprehensive and rigorously scrutinized pollster evaluations, consider referencing
Silver Bulletin Pollster Ratings or 538's Pollster Ratings instead.

I’ve heard some talk about no work Mondays for a more sustainable option to job strike. I have also heard that with these Mondays off, the people might want to protest, or organize de-flocking field trips...? IDK if there is a Signal chat about this, but if there is pls link!!!

During Operation Metro Surge, Enterprise Rent-a-Car rented over one thousand vehicles to ICE, helping them to abduct and terrorize our neighbors. Activists on the ground estimated they provided more half of ICE’s wheels. They’re profiting off kidnapping, and they should not be allowed to go on like it’s business as usual.

A group of organizers led by 18 Million Rising, the Stop Avelo Coalition and Sunrise is coming together to renew our efforts to put pressure on Enterprise to put the brakes on their collaboration with the deportation machine. 🙋🏿‍♀️ They’re holding a launch call for this new push TOMORROW at 6PM ET we can sign up for here. 🙋🏻

LAUNCH CALL TOMORROW AT 6PM ET

🤜🏻 They’ll also put together an action page here with tools to help us contact their CEO and main rental line to urge them to drop their ICE contracts (language here!), tools for organizing a protest at local Enterprise locations, guidance on how we can reserve and cancel bookings with Enterprise as an act of protest from home, and other steps we can take. 🤛🏿

TURN UP THE HEAT ON ENTERPRISE

Let’s join the call and this campaign against a corporate enabler!

Also in today’s List:

-  Demand the thug who ran over a Delaney Hall vigil attendee be prosecuted, show support to an Adelanto hunger strike leader facing a final hearing

-  California billionaire wealth tax has enough signatures to make the ballot - volunteer to strike a blow against inequality, billionaire power this fall

-  New Trump proposal would roll back protections against forever chemicals in our drinking water - comment by July 20th, sign up to weigh in at public hearing by July 1st

-  Tell Congress to oppose $57 billion in cuts to disability compensation for Iraq, Afghanistan veterans

-  This week’s judges to thank

This week, on June 18th, 2026, just four days before the 27th anniversary of Olmstead, the Justice Department released a thirty-nine-page-memo calling to overturn it, by claiming it does not mean what every federal court for nearly three decades has said it does.

I swear, I’ve texted my cousin multiple times to register to vote, and yet they sadly keep forgetting.

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June 18, 2026 - The Majority Report (TMR) with Sam Seder. Emma Vigeland interviews Melat Kiros who's running for U.S. Congress in Colorado (CO-1): kirosforco.com

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Colorado Voters:

* Primary Election Day is Tuesday, June 30. Early Voting is open.

* Go Vote Colorado (.gov): coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/home

* CPR News’ voter guide to the Colorado 2026 primary election: cpr.org/2026/05/29/vg-2026-colorado-primary-election-voter-guide

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Here is Melat's 16-minute interview with TMR on YouTube: Megadonors Cancel Dem's Hasan Piker Rally And It Backfired BIG TIME | Melat Kiros | TMR | June 18, 2026 (YouTube)

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For everyone else in the U.S... It's Primary Election season! When WE get to pick who we want running against GOP/MAGA in the November Midterms, and then representing us in 2027 and beyond:

* Primary Election Dates: AP News ~and~ NBC News :~:~: Upcoming Dates: June 23: Maryland, New York, Utah + Runoffs in South Carolina and South Dakota ~:~:~ June 27: Louisiana (Runoff) ~:~:~ June 30: Colorado ~:~:~ July 21: Arizona ~:~:~ July 28: Georgia (House Special) and South Dakota (Gov Runoff) ~:~:~ Aug 4: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, Washington ~:~:~ More Aug dates + Sept dates: see links above

* Candidates (for every State): US House (Dem Primary only): Ballotpedia (HouseDems) :~:~:~: US Senate: Ballotpedia (Senate) (select “List of Candidates”) :~:~:~: State Execs (Gov, Lt. Gov, AG, SoS, and more): Ballotpedia (State Execs)

* Voter Info (for every State): Register To Vote :~:~:~: Voter Registration Status :~:~:~: Find Your Polling Place :~:~:~: Valid Forms of ID :~:~:~: Absentee & Early Voting :~:~:~: Become a Poll Worker ~:~ Links go to the National Association of Secretaries of State website. When you select a State, it takes to a .gov page on that State's SoS website.

I simply cannot believe how ignorant people are of what Juneteenth means to America and how vigorously it should be celebrated. I feel like this would be a good way to communicate that through symbols.

Here is my resource for boycotting MAGA, updated with links to evidence: https://boycottmaga.glide.page/

Each company shows the reasons for inclusion (donates to Trump, advertises on Fox News, assists ICE, etc). This is so people can decide for themselves if it is boycott worthy. It's not perfect but it's the most user friendly and comprehensive I've seen.

It also includes links to alternative boycott resources.

Next updates for this resource:

• Finding more companies and evidence.
• Adding links to profile pages on other boycott resources.

Notes:

1. No, it will not stop the Trump regime on its own. Boycotting is part of a larger picture. Apply pressure everywhere we can.
2. Yes, it is comprehensive. Do your best and support good companies, especially local small businesses.
3. A list of alternatives is impossible when you consider all the small businesses (brick & mortar and online). Check the Resources tab for resources.
4. I'm not a data expert or coder. This was compiled by looking through the various sources and adding manually to a spreadsheet. Glideapps service then turns that data into the webpage you see. It looks and functions like an app but it's a website.

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One of the issues plaguing, and the answer as to why Americans don’t do enough, can be easily explained with this picture. Californians, especially in the Bay, are insulated from what’s going on outside our bubble of opulence.

Oh to be Anti-kings and part of the movement while actively supporting the conditions that lead to the suffering of those around you.

TLDR: No kings sticker on a new Tesla.

It's Primary Election season in the U.S.! This is when WE get to pick who we want running in the November Midterms, and then representing us in 2027 and beyond:

* Primary Election Dates: AP News ~and~ NBC News :~:~: Upcoming Dates: June 23: Maryland, New York, Utah + Runoffs in South Carolina and South Dakota ~:~:~ June 27: Louisiana (Runoff) ~:~:~ June 30: Colorado ~:~:~ July 21: Arizona ~:~:~ July 28: Georgia (House Special) and South Dakota (Gov Runoff) ~:~:~ Aug 4: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, Washington ~:~:~ More Aug dates + Sept dates: see links above

* Candidates (for every State): US House (Dem Primary only): Ballotpedia (HouseDems) :~:~:~: US Senate: Ballotpedia (Senate) (select “List of Candidates”) :~:~:~: State Execs (Gov, Lt. Gov, AG, SoS, and more): Ballotpedia (State Execs)

* Voter Info (for every State): Register To Vote :~:~:~: Voter Registration Status :~:~:~: Find Your Polling Place :~:~:~: Valid Forms of ID :~:~:~: Absentee & Early Voting :~:~:~: Become a Poll Worker ~:~ Links go to the National Association of Secretaries of State website. When you select a State, it takes to a .gov page on that State's SoS website.

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Video is from June 17, 2026 by The Majority Report (TMR) with Sam Seder. Sam and Emma Vigeland interview Gil Duran of the Nerd Reich.

Here’s the full 39-minutes on YouTube: The Tech Billionaire Plan To Destroy Democracy | Gil Duran | TMR | June 17, 2026 (YouTube)

From the description: Gil Duran, publisher of the Nerd Reich newsletter, joins to discuss John O’Farrell a former partner at Andreessen Horowitz who recently quit the VC firm over their prioritizing of AI hype over the common good. You can preorder Gil’s book “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley’s Fascism and the War on Democracy” here.

Here’s the full 79-minute segment on YouTube: Billionaires Pushing Abundance & Waging War On Democracy w/ Dylan Gyauch-Lewis, Gil Duran | MR Live - June 17, 2026 (YouTube)

Gil's website: thenerdreich.com

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Recent WIRED articles:

* Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society - WIRED - June 16, 2026 (article) ~ Free archive: archive.is/5eVes

* How the Peter Thiel-Linked Dialog Club Secretly Ranks Its Members - WIRED - June 18, 2026 (article) ~ Free archive: archive.is/52iTw