The Black Hills Progressive Alliance

05/02/2017

Here's a great opportunity for you to learn about local candidates and support them in a really conservative venue.

04/11/2017

02/23/2017

Attend a Resistance Recess Event! A town hall meeting is being held for Mike Rounds on Tuesday at 6pm in the Pierre Senior Citizen Center.

The week of February 18–26 is the first recess of the 115th Congress—time specifically set aside for members of Congress to meet with constituents and get the pulse of the communities they represent.  This is the perfect time to raise our voices. We will show up at our elected offic...

02/19/2017

South Dakota Senator Phil Jensen of District 33 sparked controversy Saturday morning during a legislative crackerbarrel session at the Outdoor Campus West in Rapid City. Area lawmakers took questio...

02/18/2017

Holy buckets. For a good laugh, help by balancing out this survey.

02/04/2017

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security is taking calls about Bannon's appointment to the NSC. You can call: 202-224-4751. Leave a voicemail. Be kind. Please spread the word by cutting and pasting.

Activists and lawmakers say a phone call can have more weight and be harder to ignore than an email or social media post.

01/30/2017

This may sound a little doomsday, but we're putting it out anyway. If you're concerned about the Trump administration NSA spying on your conversations, you might check out Signal.

Signal is an app that can be used for private instant messaging and phone calls. It's secure, encrypted, and free for both IOS and Android.

https://whispersystems.org/

https://theintercept.com/2016/07/02/security-tips-every-signal-user-should-know/

01/26/2017

It's no secret, I'm not a fan:

The Betsy DeVos confirmation vote was delayed due to the congressional ethics review revealing that she has 102 major conflicts of interest, including financial stake in for-profit education that she has declined to disentangle herself from.
IF JUST THREE REPUBLICAN SENATORS VOTE NO for DeVos, she won't be confirmed. You can call your senator wherever you live. But apparently these folks are of primary interest to contact:
Susan Collins (ME) 207.622.8414..&..202.224.2523
Lamar Alexander (TN) 615.736.5129..&..202.224.4944
Lisa Murkowski (AK) 907.586.7277..&..202.224.6665
Johnny Isakson (GA) 770.661.0999..&..202.224.3643
Orrin Hatch (UT) 801.524.4380..&..202.224.5251
Richard Burr (NC) 336.631.5125..&..202.224.3154..&.. 910.251.1058..&..828.350.2437
Michael Enzi (WY) 202.224.3424
Dr. Bill Cassidy (LA) 202.224.5824
Pat Roberts (KS) 202.224.4774
Tim Scott (SC) 202.224.6121
Rand Paul (KY) 202.224.4343
(If you'd like to share this, please copy and paste. Sharing limits to your and my common friends instead of your whole list.) Thanks to Keith Ecker.

01/22/2017

Teachers across the country will be wearing red Wednesday to stand up for public education and against Betsy Devos. She's President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet pick for the Secretary of Education.

01/17/2017

Got this off of a friend's page:
For those worried about the imminent repeal of the ACA -- I called Senator Warren's office. The woman I spoke to said they are being flooded with calls, as are the offices of Speakers Ryan and McConnell.
Senator Warren's staff member told me what would help the most would be to call the five Republican senators who have broken away from the GOP to demand a slow down of the repeal. Tell them how much you appreciate their efforts to stop the train wreck and share your story.
COPY AND PASTE to put on your timeline.
They need to hear from us...
IMPORTANT: Please copy and paste. Please DO NOT just share. Most of my settings are set to private. If you just hit "share" others will not be able to see the post (aside from mutual friends).
They are:
Senator Bob Corker - (202) 224-3344
Senator Lisa Murkowski - (202) 224-6665
Senator Rob Portman - (202) 224-3353
Senator Susan Collins - (202) 224-2523
Senator Bill Cassidy - (202) 224-5824

01/07/2017