Senator says they are getting ‘1,600 calls a minute’ amid Trump-Musk chaos
Senator says they are getting ‘1,600 calls a minute’ amid Trump-Musk chaos
Many of the calls are urging Congress Democrats to “fight harder.”
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.
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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
Might want to look into resistbot as well. You can even nefariously FAX your representative for maximum annoyance!
This is also great but I don't believe faxes or emails are logged. Phone calls are and count for more.