Topic: Center For Wise Democracy with Jim Rough

Fix Democracy First hosts a weekly Democracy Happy Hour on Wednesdays @ 5-6:30pm PT. Grab a drink and join us and learn about the latest democracy efforts, challenges, solutions, as well upcoming events and actions.

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Democracy Happy Hour, November 13, 2024

Center for Wise Democracy

With Jim Rough, jim@wisedemocracy.org
Author, Society’s Breakthrough! Releasing Essential Wisdom and Virtue in All the People @  https://www.amazon.com/Societys-Breakthrough-Releasing-Essential-Wisdom/dp/0759691681

• Speaker View Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/OL6RJyR9yhQ_llrLB27M7Ow0cMbZT4H-k3awbuUM_M-rxMqJ-mypW3DRdAKjGd72c3g7iIn8ZERL1Fz9.toefYBIF0q_uX_Qi

• Gallery View Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/Y7KUv1S1DUQOG-ZrOE5hJF31024PSNpmgJiewTH75J80JnM3uSa6cR-wcMlq4xdAOzJrrkDFo2jnwMc.3XUOJbrCBbBAOQan

• Chat file (will download directly to your computer):  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/sdownload/4xIdca2v3iZn5oHr_zMIEfnwwl1YZ2gL_2DMGxpkMScAG29wTZjad0E8IHZSojvTmTodCdQgxxro-_8M.X9wDESIex1gwVvoO

• Closed Caption file (will download directly to your computer):  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/sdownload/LOgYPux4dJMoGCm3THhR9RZsqNBwfM2Xj12I6k6FlxIQ6auf2Enle0R0r2Eq6Ov4DvkR_6w8b2KiaAg3.yY-kVQAjIcTP4hXl

FDF Links

• Fix Democracy First - https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/
• Donate to Fix Democracy First here: https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/donate

Democracy Happy Hour Upcoming Topics/Schedule

• Nov 13 - Center For Wise Democracy with Jim Rough
• Nov 20 - Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality with author Renee DiResta
• Nov 27 - NO Democracy Happy Hour this week - CANCELED for Thanksgiving
• Dec 4 - Democracy for a Sustainable Future with Democracy in a Box, a program of the Rotary and Rotaract Global Service Clubs, with Zachary Weaver & Don Bender
• Dec 11 - Stay Engaged, Be the Guardrails of Democracy with Sam Daley-Harris, author of Reclaiming Our Democracy

Actions and events

1. SPECIAL EVENT: Fix Democracy First’s Get Together for Democracy in Seattle at Magnuson Park Officers Club on Saturday, December 7^th @ 4-7 pm PT - https://bit.ly/get-together-for-democracy
2. "Worth Fighting For" Community Gatherings - Please fill out this form if you're interested in hosting a gathering in your community. - https://www.mobilize.us/electionresponsecenter/event/741848/

Democracy in the News

Resources

• Seven things Trump says he will do as president - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cev90d7wkk0o
• Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/trump-administration-appointees
• Voters Across the Country Amend Their Constitutions - https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/voters-across-country-amend-their-constitutions

November

November 4

• 10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won - https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-things-to-do-if-trump-wins/

November 5

• Alaska voters appear split on ranked choice voting - https://www.adn.com/politics/2024/11/05/alaska-voters-appear-split-on-ranked-choice-voting/
• Ohio voters reject replacing troubled mapmaking system with citizen-led redistricting commission - https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-redistricting-ballot-measure-ohio-af8ae51957bfb3086250f6ed7e2b0646
• Outside spending on 2024 elections shatters records, fueled by billion-dollar ‘dark money’ infusion - https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/11/outside-spending-on-2024-elections-shatters-records-fueled-by-billion-dollar-dark-money-infusion/
• Why not select members of Congress by lottery? - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/05/congress-lottocracy-lottery-house-elections

November 6

• Big money, big stakes: 5 things everyone should know about money in 2024 elections - https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/11/big-money-big-stakes-5-things-everyone-should-know-about-money-in-2024-election
• Bloomington residents decide to keep ranked-choice voting - https://www.startribune.com/bloomington-ranked-choice-voting-rcv-ballot-election/601176724
• Four states reject ranked-choice voting, approved in District - https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/11/06/ranked-choice-voting/
• Here are the winners, losers among Arizona ballot measures - https://tucson.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/elections/arizona-election-2024-propositions-tipped-workers-nonpartisan-primaries-homelessness-tax-breaks/article_aca0b8c2-9c68-11ef-add9-ab207d424f61.html
• Mainers vote to reform campaign finance, open path for Supreme Court to weigh in - https://mainemorningstar.com/2024/11/06/mainers-vote-to-reform-campaign-finance-open-path-for-supreme-court-to-weigh-in/
• Post-election emotions? Here are expert tips and resources to manage your mental health - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/post-election-emotions-expert-tips-resources-mental-health/
• Roughly 160 ballot initiatives were voted on this election. Here's what voters decided - https://www.npr.org/2024/11/06/g-s1-33107/ballot-results-abortion-marijuana-psychedelics-immigration
• The Crypto Industry Spent Over $130 Million on the Election. It Paid Off. - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/technology/crypto-industry-spending-election.html
• Trump’s election could assure a conservative Supreme Court majority for decades - https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-election-clarence-thomas-85e204e6e71ad870a520954cc9e5f558
• Trump’s Victory Is a Major Win for Elon Musk and Big-Money Politics - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/us/elections/trump-musk-america-pac.html
• Will a Woman Ever Be President? - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/us/politics/harris-woman-president.html

November 7

• Bernie Sanders blames ‘big money interests’ for Trump’s victory, calls for radical reorientation in Democratic Party - https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/11/07/bernie-sanders-blames-big-money-interests-for-trumps-victory-calls-for-radical-reorientation-in-democratic-party/
• Federal workers prepare for cuts, forced relocations in Trump’s second term - https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/11/07/trump-dc-federal-workforce-cuts
• Half of All Federal Judges Could Be Trump Appointees by End of His Next Term - https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-federal-judges-appointments-judiciary-1982390
• For Trump and Republicans in Congress, ‘everything is in play’ on tax cuts - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/07/trump-taxes-republican-congress
• Leaders in Democratic States Begin Planning to Fight Trump Policies - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/us/newsom-trump-california.html
• Pentagon anticipates major upheaval with Trump’s return to White House - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/11/07/trump-military-pentagon

November 8

• 5 Takeaways From This Year’s State Supreme Court Races - https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/5-takeaways-from-this-years-state-supreme-court-races/
• Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win - https://apnews.com/article/trump-capitol-riot-jan-6-jack-smith-ba86145e7b59de08607edd6f0c027b75
• Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump - https://apnews.com/article/iran-fbi-justice-department-iran-83cff84a7d65901a058ad6f41a564bdb

November 9

• 5 key things to know about the 2024 Oregon elections - https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/09/key-things-to-know-oregon-elections/
• An Overlooked — and Increasingly Important — Clue to How People Vote - https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/09/social-media-traditional-news-elections-00188548

November 10

• How to Fix America’s Broken Electoral System - https://time.com/7174356/us-election-reform/

November 11

• A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte - https://apnews.com/article/record-number-female-governors-d88408e319da18177a63648aee46f313
• Why Was There a Broad Drop-Off in Democratic Turnout in 2024? - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/us/politics/democrats-trump-harris-turnout.html

November 12

• Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/us/louisiana-ten-commandments-ruling.html
• No immunity decision in Trump’s hush money case as prosecutors weigh how to proceed - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/11/12/trump-immunity-ruling-delay-hush-money-case/
• Texas Attorney General Seeks Order to Preserve Jack Smith’s Trump Records - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/us/politics/jack-smith-trump-ken-paxton.html
• Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish - https://apnews.com/article/trump-day-1-priorities-deportations-drilling-ukraine-6747c6e64b0440978f59450b928f61d1
• US Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes office - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-democrats-rush-confirm-judges-before-trump-takes-office-2024-11-12/

November 13

• Democratic Governors Form a Group to Oppose the Trump Administration - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/democratic-governors-trump.html
• Jack Smith Plans to Step Down as Special Counsel Before Trump Takes Office - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/jack-smith-special-counsel.html
• Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader - https://apnews.com/article/senate-leader-thune-cornyn-scott-mcconnell-trump-c3c1c451a420729136ae641a14d9d5d6
• What happens to Donald Trump’s criminal conviction? Here are a few ways it could go - https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-conviction-what-happens-3cd52218c39ebc70a8514688ce33fcef

November 14

• These 9 House seats are still undecided, with 2024 results outstanding a week after Election Day - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-results-2024-seats-undecided/

Good News Websites

• ABC Good News - https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/good-news
• Daily Good - https://www.dailygood.org/
• Good News Network - https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
• Politics & Government Good News - https://www.goodgoodgood.co/impact/democracy
• Sunny Skyz - https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news
• The Happy News - https://thehappynewspaper.com/

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