With the Trump Administration sending armed thugs to knock on people’s doors in several states to ask about their immigration and voter registration status, we have plenty of reason to be concerned they’re laying the groundwork to claim fraud in November. While the public officials and the lawyers are preparing to push back, ultimately the best and strongest line of defense for democracy is mass nonviolent noncooperation, our refusal to let business as usual go on while our government is hijacked.

We need to be ready to shut it down, and that starts with thinking concretely about how to build and use power in this moment. Organized Power in Numbers and the May Day Strong movement have been holding solidarity schools around the country, teaching what organizing for mass direct action will take and offering a practical plan for what to do locally right now. and this weekend they’re bringing their classroom to our living rooms. They’ll be hosting a two-session virtual solidarity school this Saturday and Sunday at noon eastern. 🏫 If we want to learn more and get more deeply engaged in laying the groundwork for November, let’s sign up here.

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The stakes are about as high as they get in the Ohio Seventh Congressional District, where union ironworker and city councilor Brian Poindexter is challenging GOP incumbent Max Miller.

Miller’s ex-wife has accused him of throwing boiling hot water at her in front of their two-year-old child, holding a gun to her head after she angered him while changing their daughter’s diaper, possibly breaking their daughter’s collarbone as part of “a history of violence and misconduct going back more than a decade,” and withholding their daughter’s little blue sleep bunny from her. In an unsurprising development, this formal personal aide to Donald Trump has kept the loyal support of Speaker Mike Johnson, who's called him a "great member," and House Republicans are spending millions on Miller's behalf.

☎️ Poindexter has been running phonebanks on Mondays and Thursdays, and this week is adding shifts on Wednesdays at 7PM ET, Saturdays at 5PM ET and Sundays at 1PM ET. Let’s help him get this creep out of power by signing up to help.

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