322
submitted 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

Summary

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski revealed the U.S. Senate is receiving an unprecedented 1,600 calls per minute, overwhelming its phone system.

The surge follows Trump’s aggressive policy moves, including dismantling DEI initiatives and enlisting Elon Musk in government operations.

Many calls demand Democrats "fight harder" despite their limited power in a Republican-controlled Congress.

Lawmakers compare the volume to past crises like the Oct. 7 attack, Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, and Trump’s impeachments.

top 16 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 26 minutes ago

past crises like the Oct. 7 attack, Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, and Trump’s impeachments.

This is far, far worse.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 37 minutes ago

All the goofs that were making absurd blanket statements about how "Congress so old" and "Biden so old" and wishing baby boomers all just retire and/or die off? I wonder where they are now that we have idiotic 19 year olds being given the keys to the kingdom and told to just go nuts.

Maybe, just maybe - it's possible that being old is not an unqualified bad thing in of itself? Same thing for being young? Maybe not an unqualified good, either?

At least the baby boomers have some competency and quite a few have some wisdom...Bernie is even older than the baby boomers and knows the score and is still very sharp. I'd sure listen to him over a fucking young dipshit like "big balls" or his cohorts.

[-] pixelswarm@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 hours ago

Yes a little known part of WW2 history was when Hitler was defeated by angry phone calls, which drove him into despair and suicide.

[-] pjwestin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 hours ago

Calling is the best way to be heard by your members of Congress. I've heard staffers say they assume that, for every one phone call they get, there are at least 1,000 voters who share that viewpoint. It's certainly not a magic solution, but you should absolutely be calling your Senators and Congressman every day and telling them you want them to do everything they can to resist this attempt at state capture.

[-] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 6 hours ago

do they answer all of them

[-] tiefling 12 points 6 hours ago

Just the ones on the private investor line

[-] VicVinegar@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago

From here on, Elon should only be referred to as "self described nazi, Elon Musk"

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 48 points 10 hours ago

Send them more.

Android

App Store

I suggest picking 1-3 topics, contacting each representative and senator one at a time, and communicating your stance for one issue. Call back and do the next issue, and so on. This process will help ensure your concerns are tallied.

[-] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Wow I never knew about this utility! I downloaded one for my smartphone and it’s extremely straightforward. You can even set up reminders so that it’ll notify you when you should spend 5 minutes calling your reps.

I’ll have to verify the scripts that I see, but it looks like it’s as simple as giving you the name of the rep, a script to read, a phone number to click so you can call them, and a logging utility so that you can just click the Next button and move on to the next rep. Makes it stupid easy to let your reps hear your voice and stance. Definitely going to try this out as I’ve been feeling so powerless and overwhelmed by the onslaught of these racists in power.

Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea it was this easy to track everything and make it simpler for me to try to fight back.

Edit: on mobile so fixed some typos

[-] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago

Might want to look into resistbot as well. You can even nefariously FAX your representative for maximum annoyance!

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

This is also great but I don't believe faxes or emails are logged. Phone calls are and count for more.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 hours ago

If you don't like calling, send an email. Or a letter. Although with snail mail there's a risk Trump's blitzkrieg will leave your issues behind before it arrives. But you can always update with another.

[-] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 18 points 11 hours ago

Getting 1600 calla, or are they SLAMMED with calls? Well I guess we'll know whether calls matter after this.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Whining like this makes me fervently wish that all headlines include the word "slammed" until the end of time.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 45 points 13 hours ago

Lawmakers compare the volume to past crises like the Oct. 7 attack, Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, and Trump’s impeachments.

And those all turned out so well, too. /s

this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2025
322 points (100.0% liked)

politics

19885 readers
2754 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
  3. No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
  4. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

Register To Vote

Citizenship Resource Center

Congressional Awards Program

Federal Government Agencies

Library of Congress Legislative Resources

The White House

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

News

World News

Business News

Political Discussion

Ask Politics

Military News

Global Politics

Moderate Politics

Progressive Politics

UK Politics

Canadian Politics

Australian Politics

New Zealand Politics

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS