Resources for the Resistance
Make your voice heard! Check out the list of links and downloads below, and check back often, as this list is updated as we find more good stuff.
If you have a great resource to share, please let us know at admin@actiontogetherwest.org.
BE INVOLVED
Contact Links
Contact all members of Congress by phone: (202)224-3121
House Contact Info (House.gov)
The official government website including Contact Info for all US House Reps, leadership, committees, and Legislation and Records.
Senate Contact Info (Senate.gov)
The official government website including Contact Info for all US Senators, leadership, committees, legislation, and records.
Email Your Members of Congress
DEMOCRACY.IO allows you to enter your address and send an email directly to your Members of Congress in 3 easy steps without searching for contact forms, etc.
Federal Agencies
USA.gov’s A-Z index of U.S. government departments and agencies - Get contact information for U.S. federal government agencies, departments, corporations, instrumentalities, and government-sponsored enterprises. Find websites, email, phone numbers, addresses, and more.
District Addresses & Handles for Senators
All addresses for Senators including district offices, website, emails, Twitter and Facebook handles.
District Addresses & Handles for House
All addresses for U.S. House of Representatives including district offices, emails and Twitter handles.
Fax Senators
Use Fax Zero to send a Fax to Senators who accept them.
Fax House Representatives
Use Fax Zero to send a Fax to House Reps who accept them.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Handy Tools & Apps
Resistbot
Resistbot is a chatbot that turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes. It’s easy to get started and quick to make your voice heard.
5 Calls
Make your voice heard. 5 Calls is the easiest and most effective way for U.S. constituents to make a political impact. Calling your congressperson is the most effective way to influence policy, and 5 Calls makes it about as easy as it could possibly be.
GovTrack.us
Tracks the activities of the U.S. Congress and White House to create a more open and accountable government. Publishes the status of federal legislation, voting records, info and statistics.
Goods Unite Us
The Blue Handbook on how to fight back with your dollars. Get the app or use the site. Search For A Brand and See Its Politics! Super easy to use and clear, concise info.
TAKE ACTION
Grassroots Groups
STAY INFORMED
Great Follows & Subscriptions
Erin in the Morning
News and discussion on trans legislation and life by Erin Reed on Substack
Under the Desk News
The home for news that should matter to you, by V Spehar, an accomplished TikTokker who's been called "GenZ’s Walter Cronkite." Here you'll find a place for nuanced conversations and exclusive reporting that center your emotional safety on Substack.
The Contrarian
Not Owned by Anybody, Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy by Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen on Substack
Shift the Country
Energizing the Majority. Promoting widespread & creative civic engagement that can help us all drive public pressure, navigate disruption, manage problems, & build resilience by Vanessa Burnett on Substack
Abortion Every Day
All things abortion. Feminist commentary & community with Jessica Valenti on Substack
Letters From An American
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics by Heather Cox Richardson on Substack
The Bulwark
Analysis and reporting on politics and culture in America. Home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. No partisan loyalties. No tribal prejudices on Substack
The Weekly List
The “new normal” of American politics is not normal. The Weekly List reminds us of that. On a weekly basis, the List tracks specific news stories representing eroding norms under the Trump regime by Amy Siskind on Substack
Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.
Civil Discourse
Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism by Joyce Vance
Lucid
A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world by Ruth Ben-Ghiat
everyone is entitled to my own opinion
I read the news today, oh boy by Jeff Tiedrich
(Fair warning: edgy content with lots of foul language—not for the faint of heart)
STAY INFORMED
Media Bias & Fact Checking
A comprehensive media bias resource. There are currently 9100+ media sources, journalists, and politicians listed in their database and growing every day. Don’t be fooled by Questionable sources. Use the search feature to check the bias of any source using name or URL.
Nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. Monitoring the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases, the goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding. FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
By the Poynter Institute, PolitiFact focuses on looking at specific statements made by politicians and rating them for accuracy. PolitiFact is run by the editors and journalists who make up the PolitiFact team. who write and rate statements independently, using their news judgment.
VOTING RESOURCES
We recommend VOTE411.org
Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) in October of 2006, VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on various aspects of the election process including election ates, factual data on candidates, ballot measure information, early voting options, polling place locations, registration deadlines and more.
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