Did DOGE let Russian Trolls hack our Union Leaders?
Freedom Writers 4/23/25
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In Today’s Post:
Did DOGE let Russian Trolls hack our Union Leaders?
Today’s Actions >> CAD Dispatch - Please do these first so we can all row in the same direction!
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Did DOGE let Russian Trolls hack our Union Leaders?
In this NPR article, A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data, we learn that a whistleblower and other federal overseers have evidence that Elon Musk’s DOGE accessed sensitive personal information about our nation’s labor organizers at the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board).
The employees grew concerned that the NLRB's confidential data could be exposed, particularly after they started detecting suspicious log-in attempts from an IP address in Russia …
So, let’s break this down:
First, this article is a great example of why we need NPR and all the paywall-free sources of fair news. Take the CAD Action below to help us protect NPR from being ‘disappeared’ by the Trump regime.
Second, remember: These actions by the Trump Regime are not random. They are all spelled out in their roadmap to tyranny called Project 2025. We need to counteract their roadmap with our own:
Keep the pressure on Congress. Every. Day. (See the CAD actions below)
Protest in the streets as often as you can. (Go to https://www.mobilize.us/ » Click ‘Filters’ » Set ‘Type’ = Visibility Events » Set ‘Near’ = [Your Zip Code] » Click ‘Apply Filters’)
This is our new mantra … share it, amplify it, talk about it with everyone you know:
We only have a small window of time to stop the Trump Regime from ‘disappearing’ people before we get ‘disappeared’ ourselves.
We ARE all in this together. Union leaders, immigrants, trans people, women, people of color, disabled people, scientists, environmentalists … the list is long.
And they ARE coming for us.
So please, make time in your day, every day, to stop scrolling and help us save our beautiful democracy.
In solidarity, hope and action,
EBFreed
Today’s Actions >> CAD Dispatch - Please do these first so we can all row in the same direction!
CAD Team Weekly Action Dispatch - April 23, 2025
Each week, the CAD receives suggested actions from a wide range of activists through the CAD Team Action Submission Form, and works with legislative experts, including the ACLU, Common Cause, and MIRA (Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition) to vet and prioritize a short list of actions for the week.
Please consider doing these priority CAD actions before you do other actions this week, so we can multiply our power and increase our impact!
All actions can be done either by individuals or groups.
We are most powerful when we protest in the streets AND put pressure on our elected officials, not just one or the other.
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Today’s CAD Priority Actions:
Protect Public Media - What kind of President defunds Sesame Street? A President who’s determined to crush our free press, and lock us in his propaganda machine. Hands off NPR and PBS!
Protect Our Courts - Stop the ‘NORRA 2025’ because it would allow the abduction of immigrants without due process, a day in court, or meaningful oversight. Not on our watch!
Defend Scientific Progress And Protect the NIH - Protect the cancer research and other critical work of the National Institutes of Health!
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INFO SHEETS - For Your Information
If you’re new to the Freedom Writers, WELCOME! Check out these INFO SHEETS with lots of great background information:
INFO SHEET: Get Started - Taking Action with Indivisible - Get the most up-to-date information about what is happening in your area through a local Indivisible group!
INFO SHEET: Keeping Your Cool Under the Trump Regime - Access reliable, free news when it counts the most!
INFO SHEET: How to Contact Your Elected Officials - Find out why we act the way we act.
Three AOC Videos About the Importance of Phone Calls Now - Don’t let the MAGAts win the calling our elected officials game.
5 Calls App - Set Up Instructions - This beautiful instruction sheet was written by 3 people who are all over 70 years old. If they can do it, you can do it.
I believe so!