Focused Read in 3 minutes
Final Reminder:
Progressive Democrats 3-day Virtual, Sustained #GetCovered Action begins at 6 a.m. EST – Monday the 27th (through Wednesday the 29th) because...
DECEMBER 15th is the Last Day to sign up for Affordable Health Care Insurance for 2018.
(The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, better known by some as ACA or “Obamacare,” was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010.)
Trump's GOP is cutting back on open enrollment advertising and the amount of days available to enroll in what appears to be an effort to stop people from getting covered so Progressive Democrats will be amplifying that enrollment message, reminding everyone to #GetCovered before it is too late to do so.
(I happen to be a Twitter kind of woman so my personal plan is to remind people to enroll for on Twitter from 6:30 a.m. To 6:30 p.m. throughout the 3 days.
As we speak, I have scheduled reminder Tweets every hour on the hour.)
You will find 3 examples of how you might join Progressive Democrats ACA action to help beat the Trump GOP apparent effort to stop people from getting covered below:
ONE
Retweeting reminder Tweets directly from Progressive Democrats Twitter feed @ProgressDems and at hashtags #ProgressDems and #GetCovered during the 3-day time frame.
TWO
Creating and Tweeting your own ACA reminder Tweets during the 3-day time frame (using the hashtags #GetCovered and #ProgressDems so we can all find each other and retweet each other!)
THREE
And, of course, my personal plan is merely an example, feel free to be creative and download favorite memes and adapt them and share them on your favorite social media platforms ...
Every little bit will help to amplify this critical message for all Americans who might be in need of affordable health care.
And please go to Progressive Democrats Event Post and RSVP to help amplify the message that time is running out for ACA enrollment!
THANK YOU!
Now,
just a couple of housekeeping things ~
If
you need to enroll, you can enroll online here
Or
you can enroll by phone here:
(800)
318-2596
TTY:
(855) 889-4325
ALSO
...
Twitter
is very user friendly so if you are not on Twitter and you'd like to
be,
you
can sign up here
( You
can also find Progressive Democrats, a group that uses Twitter, Google Plus and Facebook to work together to help get out the vote for Democrats on the local, state, and federal level and educates one another and the electorate on political issues, on Facebook )
Focused Thought in 30 seconds
Focused Action in 60-90 seconds
WAIT. WAIT. WAIT until Monday. Then RETWEET!
You can share MoveOn.Org's Tweet here
You can share the Senator's Tweet here
You can share the Representative's Tweet here
Focused Point of Interest 3-5 minutes
"Here's the FCC Plan to
Undo Net Neutrality
If approved next month,
Internet providers will gain more power over what you see and do
online
The Federal Communications
Commission has unveiled a sweeping plan that essentially dismantles
every aspect of the net neutrality rules put in place during the
Obama administration.
If the plan is approved at
the FCC's open meeting in mid-December, as expected, Internet service
providers...will be allowed to slow down
and possibly block some websites and online services, and charge
companies more for "fast lanes" that provide speedier
service.
The Obama-era FCC banned
these practices, putting in place "bright line" rules to
codify neutrality, or the principle that all Internet
traffic to consumers should be treated equally.
In a statement issued
yesterday FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the new plan's chief architect,
argued that the net neutrality rules had hindered investment and
deterred innovation.
"Under my proposal,
the federal government will stop micromanaging the Internet," he
said. "Instead, the FCC would simply require Internet service
providers to be transparent about their practices so that consumers
can buy the service plan that's best for them and entrepreneurs and
other small businesses can have the technical information they need
to innovate."
Consumers Union, the
policy and mobilization division of Consumer Reports and an outspoken
advocate for net neutrality, opposes the plan.
“If the FCC approves
this proposal, it would be an enormous loss for consumers,” says
Jonathan Schwantes, senior policy counsel for Consumers Union.
“Repealing the net neutrality rules would give Internet service
providers more power and control over the websites we can visit, and
it would make it harder for small businesses and innovators to
compete online. This move would likely lead to consumers paying
higher prices for the Internet access and speeds they have today.”
The new plan is expected
to be approved by the FCC along party lines, with the three
Republican commissioners in favor and the two Democratic
commissioners opposed. In a published statement, Commissioner Jessica
Rosenworcel, a Democrat, called Pai's plan "ridiculous and
offensive to the millions of Americans who use the Internet every
day."
Citing past precedent,
she's calling for public hearings before any change is made to the
rules. The plan, she says, "throttles access, stalls
opportunity, and censors content. It would be a big blunder for a
slim majority of the FCC to approve these rules and saddle every
Internet user with the cruel consequences." … “
You can read more here
The meme is courtesy of the following, informative article:
"FCC Scheduled to Eliminate
Net Neutrality Dec 14th. FCC Deregulated Media Ownership Limits
Today.
By FJA"
which, if you choose to, you can read here
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→ Direct sources for Democrats:
* ( Personal favored and most informative follows are shared here with the understanding that readers will always apply their own critical thinking to any information provided anywhere by anyone. #StrongerTogether does not share sources of information lightly but -- no one is perfect! -- so always #DistrustAndVerify I am using a star rating that is strictly based on my situational experience with the work of the media personality specifically in relation to issues of interest to me. )
The Democratic Party Website
Also
C-SPAN (a good place for speeches & hearings direct source (s))
→ Some of my favorite, most informative
follows on Twitter include:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ US Intelligence | Author | Navy Senior Chief | NBC/MSNBC
⭐⭐⭐ Federal Government Operations | Vanity Fair | Newsweek | MSNBC Contributor | Author
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Voting Rights/Voter Suppression | Author | Mother Jones
→ Some of the most credible media -- at the moment:
📰📰📰 Mother Jones
📰📰📰 The Washington Post
📰📰📰 The New York Times
💻💻💻 News And Guts on Facebook
→ Some of the most credible Talking Heads -- at the moment -- and their Twitter handles:
📺📺📺 Rachel Maddow on MSNBC
📺📺📺 The Beat With Ari on MSNBC
( ⬆⬆⬆ Wallace is new to the job but for right now
her work on Trump GOP has been credible, IMO)
...for Networking for Democrats today!
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(Linked) "...is our 2016 platform...a declaration of how we plan to move America forward. Democrats believe that cooperation is better than conflict, unity is better than division, empowerment is better than resentment, and bridges are better than walls.
It’s a simple but powerful idea: We are stronger together."
(Remember 2018...)
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Curated by Gail Mountain, with occasional personal commentary, Network For #StrongerTogether ! is not affiliated with The Democratic Party in any capacity. This is an independent blog and the hope is you will, at a glance, learn more about the Party and you will, with a click or two, also take action on its behalf as it is provided!
( You can also find me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GKMTNtwits )
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Thank you for focusing!
g., aka Focused Democrat
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