Sunday, June 15, 2025

What to do after yesterday

If you are in the Alabama Trump resistance, what will you do this week following yesterday's No Kings Day?

[to be continued]

6/16/25 continuation
On my post on 50501 Alabama | Facebook, Rick Lovelady answered the question saying, "registering voters at Pride Fest!", and I commented back, "Republicans are doing all they can to suppress the vote, and the Trump resistance should want all the voters that can be gotten for the 2026 elections (and earlier elections)."
I look for more answers to my above question.
I will set out my own suggestions.
I start by setting out paragraph 7 from Friday's blog entry Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: Trump's will to power, which says:
7. If you are not on the streets today
The goal of today's No Kings protests is to achieve powerful messaging against Trump that is heard loudly in the country. This will be achieved mainly through TV news coverage, and, for this, the greater the number of protests and the greater the numbers of protest participants, the louder will be the messaging that is heard in the country through TV news reporting.
If you are not on the streets today, what can you do to add to the messaging against Trump today?
Facebook posting usually has a limited reach, mainly being seen by persons who are like-minded persons.
Trying to engage on Facebook with other than like-minded persons could be tried, but there is a good chance will not be fruitful.
[Edit: An hour ago Katie Britt posted on her Facebook a Happy Birthday to Trump. Do you think the Alabama Trump resistance could help itself by posting comments on Trump supporter comments that are made on Katie Britt's post?]
I have done a lot of targeted emailing, but it is a tough slog and hard to know whether it has any effect. To judge for yourself, please take a look at the above email I sent today to Alabama TV stations and the email I sent yesterday to Alabama lawyers that is linked above.
Please tell me whether you think such emailing is worth the effort.
Thanks.

6/17/25 continuation
Marie Carraway Bolen answered the question on my above 50501 Alabama | Facebook  post saying, "Start work on the July 4th event in Gadsden hosted by Gadsden's new 50501 organizer Terri Lain-Smith!"
MY PLEA
The goal of the June 14th No Kings protests was to achieve potent messaging against Trump that would be heard loudly in the country. This was achieved mainly through the TV news coverage given to the protests, and, for that, the greater the numbers of protests and numbers of protest participants, the louder was the messaging that was heard through TV news reporting.
Apart from the protests, there is little messaging by the Trump resistance that reaches outside the eyes and ears of motivated Trump resisters.
I particularly mention Facebook posting and the limited reach it has, mainly being seen by persons who are like-minded persons.
I have made a lot of efforts, such as my emailing, trying to reach persons who are not in the like-minded category. Trying to reach beyond like-minded persons is a tough slog and hard to know whether it has any effect.
I get virtually no reply to the messaging I try to do, and, for me, the question is whether there is some registering of my messaging that in a miniscule way affects the thinking of recipients, which can cumulate with effects of, say, events that unfold.
I continue to wish to talk with anyone who is willing to give me the time.
Please, please, may I have a conversation with someone by phone or in person.  

6/18/25 continuation
1. Email to H.I.V.E. Alabama
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: hivealabama@gmail.com <hivealabama@gmail.com>
Cc: Indivisible Birmingham <indivisiblebirmingham@gmail.com>; shelbycountydems65@gmail.com <shelbycountydems65@gmail.com>; Laurie Beth Kesterson <lauriebethkesterson@gmail.com>; Barry Marks <barry@leaselawyer.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 01:58:11 PM CDT
Subject: The Great Postcard Avalanche, Monday, June 30th
Dear :
This email is prompted by the postcarding event you are holding on Monday, June 30th, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Cahaba Brewing Company, for writing and sending postcards to lawmakers while they are debating and voting on the Republican budget megabill. https://hivealabama.com/2025/06/16/the-great-postcard-avalanche-monday-june-30th/
I am a member of the Facebook private groups Blue Dots Alabama | Facebook, 50501 Alabama | Facebook, and 50501 Scottsboro, AL | Facebook.
Those groups are similarly advocates for calling and emailing lawmakers.
The three groups also do a lot of Facebook posting.
I believe Facebook posting has a limited reach to like-minded persons who don't need persuading, and I am urging the groups to do messaging that goes beyond the limitations of Facebook posting.
Trying to reach beyond the limits of Facebook posting is a tough slog and hard to know whether it has any effect.
I have made efforts, such as by emailing, to get beyond the limitations of Facebook posting.
To give an example, I am a retired lawyer, and I have been trying to budge Alabama lawyers to speak up about the rule of law. Most recently I did the emailing set out at Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 109.
I would like to get other lawyers, as well as laypersons, to join in messaging about Alabama lawyers and the rule of law in various ways to amplify the pushing on Alabama lawyers regarding the rule of law.
This targeting of Alabama lawyers is just one example. I think there is much targeting of other Alabama parties that can be usefully done.
If my emailing is worthwhile, it would be more effective if others joined in with me.
I would like to suggest to H.I.V.E. Alabama that it consider undertaking organized, target emailing activities.
Please let me know if this is something I could discuss with you.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
(for filing in Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: What to do after yesterday)
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From: Barry Marks <barry@leaselawyer.com>
To: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>; hivealabama@gmail.com <hivealabama@gmail.com>
Cc: Indivisible Birmingham <indivisiblebirmingham@gmail.com>; shelbycountydems65@gmail.com <shelbycountydems65@gmail.com>; Laurie Beth Kesterson <lauriebethkesterson@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 04:19:40 PM CDT
Subject: Re: The Great Postcard Avalanche, Monday, June 30th
I’ll be there!
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From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: hivealabama@gmail.com <hivealabama@gmail.com>; Barry Marks <barry@leaselawyer.com>
Cc: Indivisible Birmingham <indivisiblebirmingham@gmail.com>; shelbycountydems65@gmail.com <shelbycountydems65@gmail.com>; Laurie Beth Kesterson <lauriebethkesterson@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 06:08:09 PM CDT
Subject: Re: The Great Postcard Avalanche, Monday, June 30th
Barry,
Maybe you will talk up at H.I.V.E. Alabama's postcarding event on June 30th, the organized, targeted emailing idea I am pushing.
Thanks.
Rob
2. June 17 Facebook post by 50501 Scottsboro, AL | Facebook administrator
We are starting to get real media coverage -- FINALLY -- and I wanted to pass along something that one of the media people recently posted:
"When we run a positive story on protestors, we get a lot of right wing push back. If you really want us to cover you then please ask your people to call the station and say 'Good Job' or something similar. Our management cares A LOT about positive feedback and if you give it to us then we are more likely to be able to cover you more".
This week we have gotten stories on most local news stations, al.com, and MSNBC
Spread the word to call your local news stations, or fill out a feedback form on their website and give them some positive feedback. I'd really 
appreciate it.
[Note: Alabama TV stations are among the Alabama parties I seek to target with organized emailing.]
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Saturday, June 14, 2025

Trump's will to power

On this June 14th that is No Kings Day, the 79th birthday of the power-crazed, January 6th lawbreaker, 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and the 250th birthday of the United States Army, I am focused on Trump's will to power. I will collect or record from or about the day things I feel contribute to understanding and appreciation of Trump's will to power.

1. Sue Bell Cobb posted on her Facebook this:
Yesterday, a dear childhood friend wrote this insightful essay which perfectly captures our current predicament …..I am so proud of my friend who is not just talking the talk, but walking the walk. I pray that people who are defending our President will read this and dedicate themselves to a time of self-reflection. All of us need to look at ourselves and ask ourselves: Can I do more?
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There’s a line from the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer that I believe to be profound. In his “Letters and Papers from Prison” he wrote: “Willful ignorance is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by force. Evil always carries within itself the germ of its own subversion….Against willful ignorance we are defenseless”
It’s a jarring statement—especially from someone who lived under the Nazi regime, who was imprisoned, and eventually executed for his role in resisting Hitler. You would think he would point to evil as the greatest danger. But he didn’t. He pointed to something quieter. Something insidious. Something that doesn’t wear a uniform or announce itself.
Willful ignorance.
Now, Bonhoeffer didn’t mean people were dumb in terms of IQ. He wasn’t mocking anyone. He meant something deeper—something more frightening. He meant that when people give up their capacity for critical thought, when they surrender their judgment to a charismatic figure or a movement, they become blind to reality. Worse, they become proud of it. And at that point, reason doesn’t work. Facts don’t work. Conversation doesn’t work. You can’t argue with someone who no longer recognizes the value of truth. You can’t argue with someone who is not intellectually deficient so much as morally and socially disarmed, made susceptible to propaganda, to dogma, to charismatic manipulation. Once they’ve surrendered their agency reason no longer reaches them.
Today, in our own country, we’re living through the very crisis Bonhoeffer warned about.
The MAGA movement—fueled by Donald Trump and supported by a rising wave of far-right leaders—has created not just a political faction, but a psychological state. It thrives on emotional surrender. On grievance. On blind loyalty.
We’ve all seen it. People who once valued reason, decency, and noble institutions now repeat conspiracy theories without a second thought. They deny facts that are obvious, defend behavior that is indefensible, and treat democratic norms as optional or expendable if they get in the way of their preferred or desired outcomes. They don’t just disagree with their opponents—they dehumanize them.
And they accuse those of us on the left of being “sheep.”
It’s an accusation worth pausing over. The "left" and the "right" find ourselves in a loop argument. But they’re not entirely wrong about the phenomenon of blind allegiance. But they’ve got the mirror turned in the wrong direction. The dilemma becomes a mutual accusation of delusion and a breakdown of shared reality.
They accuse the left of mindless conformity, of blindly trusting government or science or the media. But many within the MAGA world have surrendered their critical faculties to a single albeit improbable man. A man who lies with ease. Who sows chaos with intention. Who now leads an effort—through Project 2025 which is sewn entirely into the lining of a cloak labeled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to remake the American government into a tool of authoritarian control. Who purges our government of experienced and expert civil servants. Who exacts political loyalty tests. Who is dismantling independent agencies which provide safeguards against all of this . Who is, by every means possible, gutting the safeguards of democracy.
It’s not a theory. It’s written down in black and white. Yet millions cheer for it—not because they’re evil, but because they’ve been conditioned to think anything done in the name of their movement must be good.
That’s what Bonhoeffer was trying to tell us. Evil CAN be resisted. It can be exposed. But willful ignorance—this willing blindness—is harder. It gives evil a mask. A platform. A crowd.
So how do we face this?
First, we must remember calling someone willfully ignorant doesn’t change their mind. It doesn’t wake them up. If anything, it drives them deeper into their bunker. You cannot reason someone out of a position they didn’t reason themselves into.
We need to ask: Why are so many people this vulnerable to manipulation? Why do they need enemies so badly? Why does rage feel safer to them than reason?
The answer is fear. Fear of losing control. Fear of change. Fear of being left behind by a world that feels unfamiliar and unfair. And fear—when manipulated—makes people do things they’d never imagine.
That’s why our first duty is not to win arguments. It’s to hold the line of truth. To keep the doors of democracy open. To model the kind of thinking and listening and acting that our society so desperately needs. Instead of focusing on what’s false (fact-checking every lie), focus on how manipulation works. “Who benefits from your fear?” “Why do they keep you angry?” “Why do they say democracy is broken unless they win?”
It means defending institutions even when they’re imperfect. It means voting like our future depends on it—because it does. It means talking to those who might still be reachable, not to shame them, but to remind them they can think for themselves. That they’re not powerless. That they don’t have to follow the mob. The battle isn’t just for hearts and minds, it’s for institutions, laws and norms. While persuasion is noble, protecting democratic structures such as voting rights, independent courts, and education standards is crucial even when persuasion fails. Just yesterday (Wednesday) the entire board of the prestigious Fulbright program that promotes international educational exchanges resigned because of what they said was political interference by the Trump administration in their operations. The Fulbright program was established in 1946 after legislation introduced by J. William Fulbright, a Democratic senator from Arkansas. The Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961 formalized legal statutes for the program. It says the selection of scholars, teachers and others falls under the authority of a 12-member board appointed by the president. The nearly 200 scholars who are receiving rejection letters are part of a group of about 900 American scholars approved by the board over the winter.
Democracy isn’t just a system of government. It’s a system of trust. And when we lose that—when people stop believing in shared reality—we don’t just face bad policies. We face collapse
In the end, Bonhoeffer was right. The greatest threat to our world isn’t the villain twirling his mustache in the shadows. It’s the everyday person who hands over their mind and soul, piece by piece, in the name of safety or certainty or pride.
But here’s the hope: if that surrender is a choice, then so is the reclaiming of thought. Of voice. Of courage.
We can still choose truth.
We can still choose community.
We can still choose each other.
And as long as we do, democracy still has a fighting chance.
Bonhoeffer ultimately gave his life resisting a regime built on the very manipulation and willful ignorance he warned against. His warning is not that such people are beyond redemption—it’s that they must be awakened, and that we must never grow so angry or cynical that we forget our duty to try.
So the resolution isn’t about “winning the argument.” It’s about preserving the conditions under which the truth can still be spoken—and heard.


3. Robert Reich video on Facebook
[I will embed here the above video if I can figure out how to.]
Reich's Facebook post on his video says: 
On June 14th, Give Trump an Unhappy Birthday.
Tomorrow on "No Kings Day," we'll be peacefully demonstrating against a wannabe king and his trampling of our constitutional rights.
And as we protest, we build solidarity.
From that solidarity, we feel less alone and build courage for the work ahead.


5. Email to Alabama lawyers who shy away from being in the streets today

6. Email to Alabama TV stations re gaining understanding of Trump's will to power
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: shannon.isbell@wbrc.com <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; Susana Schuler <susana.schuler@hearst.com>; brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com <brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; Mike Wright <mwright@waaytv.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; Baylor Long <blong@hearst.com>; dwingard@wsfa.com <dwingard@wsfa.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; randy.merrow@fox10tv.com <randy.merrow@fox10tv.com>; gmcdonald@waka.com <gmcdonald@waka.com>; comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; newstip@abc3340.com <newstip@abc3340.com>; wvtm13@wvtm.com <wvtm13@wvtm.com>; dlamb@cbs42.com <dlamb@cbs42.com>; sdiorio@wvua23.com <sdiorio@wvua23.com>
Cc: tstacy@aptv.org <tstacy@aptv.org>; rscott@aptv.org <rscott@aptv.org>; bbritt@alreporter.com <bbritt@alreporter.com>; jmoon@alreporter.com <jmoon@alreporter.com>; sbritt@alreporter.com <sbritt@alreporter.com>; Brian Lyman <blyman@alabamareflector.com>; jsharp@al.com <jsharp@al.com>; csmith@al.com <csmith@al.com>; saa0056@auburn.edu <saa0056@auburn.edu>; brunnbr@auburn.edu <brunnbr@auburn.edu>; all0093@auburn.edu <all0093@auburn.edu>; ney0002@auburn.edu <ney0002@auburn.edu>; bcd0039@auburn.edu <bcd0039@auburn.edu>; fairlln@auburn.edu <fairlln@auburn.edu>; fillise@auburn.edu <fillise@auburn.edu>; mnelson@ua.edu <mnelson@ua.edu>; alfranks@uab.edu <alfranks@uab.edu>; jzb0124@auburn.edu <jzb0124@auburn.edu>; mcarey@samford.edu <mcarey@samford.edu>; cofieldj@montevallo.edu <cofieldj@montevallo.edu>; jtbailey@ua.edu <jtbailey@ua.edu>; kbissell@ua.edu <kbissell@ua.edu>; mdbruce@ua.edu <mdbruce@ua.edu>; wevans@ua.edu <wevans@ua.edu>; sahartley1@ua.edu <sahartley1@ua.edu>; dmwaymer@ua.edu <dmwaymer@ua.edu>; laurie.wright@ua.edu <laurie.wright@ua.edu>; bsbutler@ua.edu <bsbutler@ua.edu>; ajbauer2@ua.edu <ajbauer2@ua.edu>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 08:19:30 AM CDT
Subject: May AL TV stations gain understanding today about Trump's will to power
To Alabama TV stations' news staffs:
In the course of your reporting on today, which is No Kings Day, and the 79th birthday of the power-crazed, January 6th lawbreaker, 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and the 250th birthday of the United States Army, I hope Alabama TV stations' news staffs will gain understanding about Trump's will to power. Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: Trump's will to power.
Thank you.

7. If you are not on the streets today
The goal of today's No Kings protests is to achieve powerful messaging against Trump that is heard loudly in the country. This will be achieved mainly through TV news coverage, and, for this, the greater the number of protests and the greater the numbers of protest participants, the louder will be the messaging that is heard in the country through TV news reporting.
If you are not on the streets today, what can you do to add to the messaging against Trump today?
Facebook posting usually has a limited reach, mainly being seen by persons who are like-minded persons.
Trying to engage on Facebook with other than like-minded persons could be tried, but there is a good chance will not be fruitful.
[Edit: An hour ago Katie Britt posted on her Facebook a Happy Birthday to Trump. Do you think the Alabama Trump resistance could help itself by posting comments on Trump supporter comments that are made on Katie Britt's post?]
I have done a lot of targeted emailing, but it is a tough slog and hard to know whether it has any effect. To judge for yourself, please take a look at the above email I sent today to Alabama TV stations and the email I sent yesterday to Alabama lawyers that is linked above.
Please tell me whether you think such emailing is worth the effort.
Thanks.

[to be continued throughout the day]
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Friday, June 13, 2025

The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 144

Notes of day 144 of the presidency of the power-crazed, January 6th lawbreaker, 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.

Email to Alabama lawyers James Mattis' "IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH" statement
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: Brannon Buck <bbuck@badhambuck.com>; Terri B. Lovell <terri.lovell@alabar.org>; mckinney@watsonmckinney.com <mckinney@watsonmckinney.com>; suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org <suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org>; flatta@burr.com <flatta@burr.com>; wbrewbak@law.ua.edu <wbrewbak@law.ua.edu>; sgarrett@bsol.com <sgarrett@bsol.com>; ccampbell@faulkner.edu <ccampbell@faulkner.edu>; blakehudson@samford.edu <blakehudson@samford.edu>; christy.crow@jinkscrow.com <christy.crow@jinkscrow.com>; richard.raleigh@wbd-us.com <richard.raleigh@wbd-us.com>; daoffice@baldwincountyal.gov <daoffice@baldwincountyal.gov>; baldwinDA@baldwincountyal.gov <baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov>; "baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov" <baldwinda@baldwincountyal.gov>; bob@schreiberadr.com <bob@schreiberadr.com>; jvance@law.ua.edu <jvance@law.ua.edu>; jws@willsellers.com <jws@willsellers.com>; cdobson@maynardnexsen.com <cdobson@maynardnexsen.com>; jwilson@birminghambar.org <jwilson@birminghambar.org>; Ross Cohen <rcohen@bakerdonelson.com>; spratling@wskllp.com <spratling@wskllp.com>; Mark Ezell <mee@ezell-law-llc.com>; John Steiner <john@steinerlawllc.com>; spoer@scottdukeslaw.com <spoer@scottdukeslaw.com>; ddowd@burr.com <ddowd@burr.com>; Chris Christie <chris.christie@dentons.com>; Gwen Windle <gwindle@charter.net>; hello@waterssullivan.com <hello@waterssullivan.com>; ryeilding@bradley.com <ryeilding@bradley.com>; glondon@burr.com <glondon@burr.com>; Celeste Grenier <furgren@gmail.com>; cpilcher@balch.com <cpilcher@balch.com>; info@fasking.law <info@fasking.law>; Edgar C. Gentle III <egentle@gtandslaw.com>; Barry Marks <barry@leaselawyer.com>; josh@joshoneallaw.com <josh@joshoneallaw.com>; receptionist@smithlawal.com <receptionist@smithlawal.com>; rfa@chlaw.com <rfa@chlaw.com>; ews@johnstoneadams.com <ews@johnstoneadams.com>; kelebash@rosenharwood.com <kelebash@rosenharwood.com>; bethanye@hiwaay.net <bethanye@hiwaay.net>; james@jpcolemanlaw.com <james@jpcolemanlaw.com>; David.Block@butlersnow.com <david.block@butlersnow.com>; "david.block@butlersnow.com" <david.block@butlersnow.com>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2025 at 05:14:20 AM CDT
Subject: Is James Mattis' 2020 statement re George Floyd protests relevant currently?
Dear Alabama lawyers:
In 2020, former Secretary of Defense James Mattis, a retired four-star Marine Corps general, issued an "IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH" statement (set forth below), in response to President Donald Trump's actions during the George Floyd protests. James Mattis' statement allegedly condemning Trump's actions during 2025 LA protests published 5 years earlier | Snopes.com
Untold numbers of Americans have been protesting in the streets in recent days related to Donald Trump's immigration raids, and tomorrow more untold numbers of Americans will be in the streets for No Kings Day rallies against Donald Trump.
Are there Alabama lawyers who, although they may shy away from being in the streets, are willing to publicly say they think James Mattis' 2020 statement is relevant currently?
Thanks.
(for filing in Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 144)
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH
I have watched this week's unfolding events, angry and appalled. The words "Equal Justice Under Law" are carved in the pediment of the United States Supreme Court. This is precisely what protesters are rightly demanding. It is a wholesome and unifying demand — one that all of us should be able to get behind. We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers. The protests are defined by tens of thousands of people of conscience who are insisting that we live up to our values — our values as people and our values as a nation.
When I joined the military, some 50 years ago, I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution. Never did I dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered under any circumstance to violate the Constitutional rights of their fellow citizens — much less to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander-in-chief, with military leadership standing alongside.
We must reject any thinking of our cities as a "battlespace" that our uniformed military is called upon to "dominate." At home, we should use our military only when requested to do so, on very rare occasions, by state governors. Militarizing our response, as we witnessed in Washington, D.C., sets up a conflict — a false conflict — between the military and civilian society. It erodes the moral ground that ensures a trusted bond between men and women in uniform and the society they are sworn to protect, and of which they themselves are a part. Keeping public order rests with civilian state and local leaders who best understand their communities and are answerable to them.
James Madison wrote in Federalist 14 that "America united with a handful of troops, or without a single soldier, exhibits a more forbidding posture to foreign ambition than America disunited, with a hundred thousand veterans ready for combat." We do not need to militarize our response to protests. We need to unite around a common purpose. And it starts by guaranteeing that all of us are equal before the law.
Instructions given by the military departments to our troops before the Normandy invasion reminded soldiers that "The Nazi slogan for destroying us ... was 'Divide and Conquer.' Our American answer is 'In Union there is Strength.'" We must summon that unity to surmount this crisis — confident that we are better than our politics.
Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us. We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy, as the past few days have shown, but we owe it to our fellow citizens; to past generations that bled to defend our promise; and to our children.
We can come through this trying time stronger, and with a renewed sense of purpose and respect for one another. The pandemic has shown us that it is not only our troops who are willing to offer the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of the community. Americans in hospitals, grocery stores, post offices, and elsewhere have put their lives on the line in order to serve their fellow citizens and their country. We know that we are better than the abuse of executive authority that we witnessed in Lafayette Square. We must reject and hold accountable those in office who would make a mockery of our Constitution. At the same time, we must remember Lincoln's "better angels," and listen to them, as we work to unite.
Only by adopting a new path — which means, in truth, returning to the original path of our founding ideals — will we again be a country admired and respected at home and abroad.


Email to Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations Committee
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: [Sent to 51 members of Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations Committee. Email addresses were obtained from Alabama State Bar website. It is believed the email address information is not available to general public, and email addresses are omitted here.]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2025 at 08:39:36 AM CDT
Subject: Is James Mattis' 2020 statement re George Floyd protests relevant currently?
Dear Alabama State Bar Bench & Bar Relations Committee:
In 2020, former Secretary of Defense James Mattis, a retired four-star Marine Corps general, issued an "IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH" statement (set forth below), in response to President Donald Trump's actions during the George Floyd protests. James Mattis' statement allegedly condemning Trump's actions during 2025 LA protests published 5 years earlier | Snopes.com
Untold numbers of Americans have been protesting in the streets in recent days related to Donald Trump's immigration raids, and tomorrow more untold numbers of Americans will be in the streets for No Kings Day rallies against Donald Trump.
Are there Bench & Bar Relations Committee members who, although they may shy away from being in the streets, are willing to publicly say they think James Mattis' 2020 statement is relevant currently?
Thanks.
(for filing in Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 144)
[IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH statement included in email is omitted here]

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 143

Notes of day 143 of the presidency of the power-crazed, January 6th lawbreaker, 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.

Email to Joyce Vance re Joe Scarborough and Sean Hannity
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: Joyce Vance <jvance@law.ua.edu>
Cc: shannon.isbell@wbrc.com <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; Susana Schuler <susana.schuler@hearst.com>; brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com <brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; Mike Wright <mwright@waaytv.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; Baylor Long <blong@hearst.com>; dwingard@wsfa.com <dwingard@wsfa.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; randy.merrow@fox10tv.com <randy.merrow@fox10tv.com>; gmcdonald@waka.com <gmcdonald@waka.com>; comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; newstip@abc3340.com <newstip@abc3340.com>; wvtm13@wvtm.com <wvtm13@wvtm.com>; dlamb@cbs42.com <dlamb@cbs42.com>; sdiorio@wvua23.com <sdiorio@wvua23.com>; tstacy@aptv.org <tstacy@aptv.org>; rscott@aptv.org <rscott@aptv.org>; bbritt@alreporter.com <bbritt@alreporter.com>; jmoon@alreporter.com <jmoon@alreporter.com>; sbritt@alreporter.com <sbritt@alreporter.com>; Brian Lyman <blyman@alabamareflector.com>; jsharp@al.com <jsharp@al.com>; csmith@al.com <csmith@al.com>; saa0056@auburn.edu <saa0056@auburn.edu>; brunnbr@auburn.edu <brunnbr@auburn.edu>; all0093@auburn.edu <all0093@auburn.edu>; ney0002@auburn.edu <ney0002@auburn.edu>; bcd0039@auburn.edu <bcd0039@auburn.edu>; fairlln@auburn.edu <fairlln@auburn.edu>; fillise@auburn.edu <fillise@auburn.edu>; mnelson@ua.edu <mnelson@ua.edu>; alfranks@uab.edu <alfranks@uab.edu>; jzb0124@auburn.edu <jzb0124@auburn.edu>; mcarey@samford.edu <mcarey@samford.edu>; cofieldj@montevallo.edu <cofieldj@montevallo.edu>; jtbailey@ua.edu <jtbailey@ua.edu>; kbissell@ua.edu <kbissell@ua.edu>; mdbruce@ua.edu <mdbruce@ua.edu>; wevans@ua.edu <wevans@ua.edu>; sahartley1@ua.edu <sahartley1@ua.edu>; dmwaymer@ua.edu <dmwaymer@ua.edu>; laurie.wright@ua.edu <laurie.wright@ua.edu>; bsbutler@ua.edu <bsbutler@ua.edu>; ajbauer2@ua.edu <ajbauer2@ua.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 02:41:16 PM CDT
Subject: Joe Scarborough should invite Sean Hannity to have discussion on their two shows
Dear Professor Vance,
I think Joe Scarborough should solicit Sean Hannity for the two of them to appear together on their shows and to have one or more on air, in person conversations between the two of them.
You personally know Joe Scarborough and I believe you are in a position to have him consider this idea. I hope you will raise this idea with him.
Thank you.
Rob Shattuck
(for filing in Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 143)

Email for Firing Line's Margaret Hoover
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: jpa@johnavlon.com <jpa@johnavlon.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 03:25:11 PM CDT
Subject: Margaret, Joyce Vance, Joe Scarborough, Sean Hannity
John,
I have sent Joyce Vance an email urging her to suggest to Joe Scarborough that he solicit Sean Hannity for the two of them to appear together on their shows and to have one or more on air, in person conversations between the two of them. My email can be found at Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 143
I think Margaret should consider inviting Joe Scarborough and Sean Hannity to appear together with her on Firing Line.
I can't find an email address for Margaret, so I am sending this email to you.
Thank you.
Rob Shattuck

Email to Dartmouth connected persons
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: Darrin.M.McMahon@dartmouth.edu <darrin.m.mcmahon@dartmouth.edu>; Leslie.A.Butler@dartmouth.edu <leslie.a.butler@dartmouth.edu>; Robert B. Coates <robert.b.coates@dartmouth.edu>; Linda L. Fowler <linda.l.fowler@dartmouth.edu>; Jeff Carton <jcarton@denleacarton.com>; cborton@maynardnexsen.com <cborton@maynardnexsen.com>; ddowd@burr.com <ddowd@burr.com>; President Sian Leah Beilock <president's.office@dartmouth.edu>; editor@dartreview.com <editor@dartreview.com>; editor@thedartmouth.com <editor@thedartmouth.com>
Cc: Joyce Vance <jvance@law.ua.edu>; jpa@johnavlon.com <jpa@johnavlon.com>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2025 at 06:48:39 PM CDT
Subject: Dartmouth, Alabama, Joe Scarborough and Sean Hannity
To Dartmouth connected addressees:
I am a Dartmouth graduate, class of 1969, who lives in Alabama.
University of Alabama School of Law Professor Joyce Vance is a contributor on MSNBC's Morning Joe show that is hosted by Joe Scarborough.
I have sent Professor Vance an email, urging her to suggest to Joe Scarborough that he solicit Sean Hannity for the two of them to appear together on their shows and to have one or more on air, in person conversations between the two of them. My email can be found at Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 143.
There are at least a few Dartmouth graduates (Sam Stein, Neal Katyal, Jake Tapper, Robert Reich) who have reach into MSNBC and could influence Joe Scarborough's seriously considering the foregoing idea.
At a minimum, please tell me if you think this idea is not meritorious or is ridiculous.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
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Thursday, May 29, 2025

The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 129

Notes of day 129 of the presidency of the power-crazed, January 6th lawbreaker, 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.

Alabama Trump resistance against Tuberville and Steve Marshall
How is the Alabama Trump resistance going to campaign against Tuberville and Steve Marshall?

Blue Dots Alabama; 50501Alabama; Northeast Alabamians Against Trump
I am a member of the Facebook groups Blue Dots Alabama, 50501 Alabama and Northeast Alabamians Against Trump, and I submitted the following post to them:
How will [Blue Dots Alabama] [50501Alabama] [Northeast Alabamians Against Trump ]campaign against Tuberville and Steve Marshall? Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 129

Northeast Alabamians Against Trump
Northeast Alabamians Against Trump, in response to the above question I posted on their group page, commented back, "We'll likely be working on that soon hopefully!"
To that comment I commented back to Northeast Alabamians Against Trump, saying "I suggest wrapping up Tuberville, Marshall and other Republican candidates in Alabama as enablers, supporters and would be partakers of Trump's monumental corruption." https://www.pbs.org/video/washington-week-with-the-atlantic-full-episode-53025-z2ae72/ 

Email to Alabama TV stations re Trump's corruption
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: shannon.isbell@wbrc.com <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; Susana Schuler <susana.schuler@hearst.com>; brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com <brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; Mike Wright <mwright@waaytv.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; Baylor Long <blong@hearst.com>; dwingard@wsfa.com <dwingard@wsfa.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; randy.merrow@fox10tv.com <randy.merrow@fox10tv.com>; gmcdonald@waka.com <gmcdonald@waka.com>; comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; newstip@abc3340.com <newstip@abc3340.com>; wvtm13@wvtm.com <wvtm13@wvtm.com>; dlamb@cbs42.com <dlamb@cbs42.com>; sdiorio@wvua23.com <sdiorio@wvua23.com>
Cc: tstacy@aptv.org <tstacy@aptv.org>; rscott@aptv.org <rscott@aptv.org>; bbritt@alreporter.com <bbritt@alreporter.com>; jmoon@alreporter.com <jmoon@alreporter.com>; sbritt@alreporter.com <sbritt@alreporter.com>; Brian Lyman <blyman@alabamareflector.com>; jsharp@al.com <jsharp@al.com>; csmith@al.com <csmith@al.com>; saa0056@auburn.edu <saa0056@auburn.edu>; brunnbr@auburn.edu <brunnbr@auburn.edu>; all0093@auburn.edu <all0093@auburn.edu>; ney0002@auburn.edu <ney0002@auburn.edu>; bcd0039@auburn.edu <bcd0039@auburn.edu>; fairlln@auburn.edu <fairlln@auburn.edu>; fillise@auburn.edu <fillise@auburn.edu>; mnelson@ua.edu <mnelson@ua.edu>; alfranks@uab.edu <alfranks@uab.edu>; jzb0124@auburn.edu <jzb0124@auburn.edu>; mcarey@samford.edu <mcarey@samford.edu>; cofieldj@montevallo.edu <cofieldj@montevallo.edu>; jtbailey@ua.edu <jtbailey@ua.edu>; kbissell@ua.edu <kbissell@ua.edu>; mdbruce@ua.edu <mdbruce@ua.edu>; wevans@ua.edu <wevans@ua.edu>; sahartley1@ua.edu <sahartley1@ua.edu>; dmwaymer@ua.edu <dmwaymer@ua.edu>; laurie.wright@ua.edu <laurie.wright@ua.edu>; bsbutler@ua.edu <bsbutler@ua.edu>; ajbauer2@ua.edu <ajbauer2@ua.edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 05:56:46 PM CDT
Subject: Alabama TV stations and Trump's corruption
Do Alabama TV stations have the capacity to adequately inform their viewers about Trump's monumental corruption? Washington Week with The Atlantic | Season 2025 | Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/30/25 | PBS
(for filing in Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 129)

My Facebook posts
1. I have posted on my Facebook and on the Northeast Alabamians Against Trump private group page and have submitted to Blue Dots Alabama | Facebook and 50501 Alabama | Facebook this:
I think the Alabama Trump resistance should yell and scream about Trump's monumental corruption, and the Alabama Trump resistance should wrap up Tuberville, Marshall and other Republican candidates in Alabama as enablers, supporters and would be partakers of Trump's corruption.
2. On the pubic Facebook group United against Trump 2025 | Facebook, I have posted this:
In Alabama, I am urging that the Trump resistance yell and scream about Trump's monumental corruption, and the Alabama Trump resistance should wrap up Tommy Tuberville, Steve Marshall and other Alabama Republican candidates as enablers, supporters and would be partakers of Trump's corruption.
For filing in Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 129
Washington Week with The Atlantic | Season 2025 | Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/30/25 | PBS

Email to Indivisible Birmingham
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: Indivisible Birmingham <indivisiblebirmingham@gmail.com>
Cc: Barry Marks <barry@leaselawyer.com>; Laurie Beth Kesterson <lauriebethkesterson@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, June 2, 2025 at 07:02:23 PM CDT
Subject: Indivisible Birmingham and Trump's corruption
I think the Alabama Trump resistance should yell and scream about Trump's monumental corruption, and the Alabama Trump resistance should wrap up Tuberville, Marshall and other Alabama Republican candidates as enablers, supporters and would be partakers of Trump's corruption. Washington Week with The Atlantic | Season 2025 | Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/30/25 | PBS   
For filing in Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 129

Email to Alabama chambers of commerce
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: kyle@westalabamachamber.com <kyle@westalabamachamber.com>; susan.wilhelm@finance.alabama.gov <susan.wilhelm@finance.alabama.gov>; djblakley@ua.edu <djblakley@ua.edu>; info@innovatealabama.org <info@innovatealabama.org>; justice.smyth@tcoeda.com <justice.smyth@tcoeda.com>; Steve Ammons <sammons@birminghambusinessalliance.com>; director@homewoodchamber.org <director@homewoodchamber.org>; chamber@vestaviahills.org <chamber@vestaviahills.org>; rfigh@montgomerychamber.com <rfigh@montgomerychamber.com>; chamberinfo@shelbychamber.net <chamberinfo@shelbychamber.net>; pelhamchamberofcommerce@gmail.com <pelhamchamberofcommerce@gmail.com>; sandra@leedsareachamber.com <sandra@leedsareachamber.com>; nhewston@mobilechamber.com <nhewston@mobilechamber.com>; cfranklin@bcatoday.org <cfranklin@bcatoday.org>; wnewman@bcatoday.org <wnewman@bcatoday.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 06:43:14 PM CDT
Subject: Alabama business community and AL Republicans' complicity in Trump's corruption
To Alabama chambers of commerce and others:
I believe Trump's corruption has become monumental and beyond the pale. Washington Week with The Atlantic | Season 2025 | Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode.
I am urging yelling and screaming at Alabama Republicans who are running for Congress (or high state office) in 2026 about how they are enablers, supporters and would be partakers of Trump's corruption. Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 129.
I hope the Alabama business community thinks Trump's corruption is ultimately bad for the economy and American business and the business community will impart those thoughts to Alabama Republican candidates in connection with the 2026 elections.
Thank you.
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook

Email to The V Team
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: bbritt@alreporter.com <bbritt@alreporter.com>; jmoon@alreporter.com <jmoon@alreporter.com>; sbritt@alreporter.com <sbritt@alreporter.com>
Cc: shannon.isbell@wbrc.com <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; Susana Schuler <susana.schuler@hearst.com>; brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com <brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; Mike Wright <mwright@waaytv.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; Baylor Long <blong@hearst.com>; dwingard@wsfa.com <dwingard@wsfa.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; randy.merrow@fox10tv.com <randy.merrow@fox10tv.com>; gmcdonald@waka.com <gmcdonald@waka.com>; comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; newstip@abc3340.com <newstip@abc3340.com>; wvtm13@wvtm.com <wvtm13@wvtm.com>; dlamb@cbs42.com <dlamb@cbs42.com>; sdiorio@wvua23.com <sdiorio@wvua23.com>; tstacy@aptv.org <tstacy@aptv.org>; rscott@aptv.org <rscott@aptv.org>; Brian Lyman <blyman@alabamareflector.com>; jsharp@al.com <jsharp@al.com>; csmith@al.com <csmith@al.com>; saa0056@auburn.edu <saa0056@auburn.edu>; brunnbr@auburn.edu <brunnbr@auburn.edu>; all0093@auburn.edu <all0093@auburn.edu>; ney0002@auburn.edu <ney0002@auburn.edu>; bcd0039@auburn.edu <bcd0039@auburn.edu>; fairlln@auburn.edu <fairlln@auburn.edu>; fillise@auburn.edu <fillise@auburn.edu>; mnelson@ua.edu <mnelson@ua.edu>; alfranks@uab.edu <alfranks@uab.edu>; jzb0124@auburn.edu <jzb0124@auburn.edu>; mcarey@samford.edu <mcarey@samford.edu>; cofieldj@montevallo.edu <cofieldj@montevallo.edu>; jtbailey@ua.edu <jtbailey@ua.edu>; kbissell@ua.edu <kbissell@ua.edu>; mdbruce@ua.edu <mdbruce@ua.edu>; wevans@ua.edu <wevans@ua.edu>; sahartley1@ua.edu <sahartley1@ua.edu>; dmwaymer@ua.edu <dmwaymer@ua.edu>; laurie.wright@ua.edu <laurie.wright@ua.edu>; bsbutler@ua.edu <bsbutler@ua.edu>; ajbauer2@ua.edu <ajbauer2@ua.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 06:07:00 PM CDT
Subject: The V Team and Trump's amassing of unchecked power and his corruption
Dear V Team:
I am writing this email in reaction to your June 1, 2025 - Legislative Dumpster Fire show, which discusses Tuberville's gubernatorial candidacy and separately asks "does the law matter?"
I urge for the 2026 elections in Alabama to be dominated by opposition to Trump's relentless amassing of unchecked power in himself to rule America, his monumental corruption, and the subservient Alabama Republicans who are enablers and supporters of Trump's power lust and his corruption and who are would-be partakers of Trump's corruption. Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 129.
I am not in the media and am not in a position to pose to the likes of Tuberville, Steve Marshall, and Gary Palmer (my representative) questions about Trump's relentless quest for unchecked power, his corruption and Alabama Republicans' subservience to Trump regarding the same.
Perhaps no one in Alabama print, TV or other media is in a position to pose such questions.
Josh Moon recently posted on Facebook this:
Democrats are getting smoked daily when it comes to media messaging. The party has refused to support and promote media outlets, podcasts and other platforms that do a better job relaying their messages and don't spend time degrading that message through this phony sense of "fairness" employed by traditional outlets that ends up granting the right an opportunity to simply spread lies unchecked.
I used the foregoing post by Josh Moon per Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 128.
I will likely keep this up.
Thank you.

Email to Shelby County Democrats re June19th meeting
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: shelbycountydems65@gmail.com <shelbycountydems65@gmail.com>
Cc: algop@algop.org <algop@algop.org>; blumber@hiwaay.net <blumber@hiwaay.net>; oshaw@knology.net <oshaw@knology.net>; jwezell2012@gmail.com <jwezell2012@gmail.com>; claycogop@gmail.com <claycogop@gmail.com>; cummingsresearch@hotmail.com <cummingsresearch@hotmail.com>; elmoregop@gmail.com <elmoregop@gmail.com>; Fayettecountyalabamagop@gmail.com <fayettecountyalabamagop@gmail.com>; "fayettecountyalabamagop@gmail.com" <fayettecountyalabamagop@gmail.com>; genevacountygop34@gmail.com <genevacountygop34@gmail.com>; jeffcogopal@gmail.com <jeffcogopal@gmail.com>; leecountyalabamagop@gmail.com <leecountyalabamagop@gmail.com>; lcrecsecy@gmail.com <lcrecsecy@gmail.com>; gopmobilecounty@gmail.com <gopmobilecounty@gmail.com>; monroecountyalgop@gmail.com <monroecountyalgop@gmail.com>; montgomerygop@mgmgop.com <montgomerygop@mgmgop.com>; garydhead@hotmail.com <garydhead@hotmail.com>; chairman@stclaircountyalabamagop.com <chairman@stclaircountyalabamagop.com>; TallaGOP@outlook.com <tallagop@outlook.com>; "tallagop@outlook.com" <tallagop@outlook.com>; tuscalgop@gmail.com <tuscalgop@gmail.com>; contact@aldemocrats.org <contact@aldemocrats.org>; houstoncountydems@gmail.com <houstoncountydems@gmail.com>; chair@limestonedemocrats.org <chair@limestonedemocrats.org>; chair.jeffersoncountydems@gmail.com <chair.jeffersoncountydems@gmail.com>; chair@mobiledems.org <chair@mobiledems.org>; cleburnealdemocrats@gmail.com <cleburnealdemocrats@gmail.com>; tuscaloosadems@gmail.com <tuscaloosadems@gmail.com>; mtnbrookdems@gmail.com <mtnbrookdems@gmail.com>; hooverdemocrats@gmail.com <hooverdemocrats@gmail.com>; montgomerycountydemocrats@gmail.com <montgomerycountydemocrats@gmail.com>; info@madisoncountydemocrats.com <info@madisoncountydemocrats.com>; RocketCityDems@gmail.com <rocketcitydems@gmail.com>; "rocketcitydems@gmail.com" <rocketcitydems@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 06:33:47 PM CDT
Subject: Shelby County Democrats June 19th monthly meeting
Dear Shelby County Democrats:
I am an Independent.
I urge for the 2026 elections in Alabama to be dominated by a citizens' uprising against Trump's relentless amassing of unchecked power in himself to rule America and against his monumental corruption that is part and parcel of his power lust, and that this citizen uprising translate into furied attacks against servile Alabama Republicans in the 2026 elections who are enablers and supporters of the power crazed Trump and who are would-be partakers of Trump's corruption.
I am strenuously acting in the foregoing vein, as extensively laid out in my blog Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency
I have read the vision of the Shelby County Democrats as set out at Our Vision | Shelby County Democrats.
I don't know whether you think there is compatibility between what Shelby County Democrats will try to do in the 2026 elections and what I am trying to do.
If you think there is compatibility, I would like to develop the same in discussions with you and, if you think it productive, I would be pleased to briefly address your group at the June 19th monthly meeting.
Please just let me know what you think.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
(for filing in Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 129)
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 128

Notes of day 128 of the presidency of the power-crazed, January 6th lawbreaker, 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.

Email to Alabama TV stations re is Josh Moon talking about them?
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: shannon.isbell@wbrc.com <shannon.isbell@wbrc.com>; Susana Schuler <susana.schuler@hearst.com>; brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com <brendan.kirby@fox10tv.com>; jama.killingsworth@waff.com <jama.killingsworth@waff.com>; Mike Wright <mwright@waaytv.com>; rmartin@cbs42.com <rmartin@cbs42.com>; Baylor Long <blong@hearst.com>; dwingard@wsfa.com <dwingard@wsfa.com>; news@mynbc15.com <news@mynbc15.com>; randy.merrow@fox10tv.com <randy.merrow@fox10tv.com>; gmcdonald@waka.com <gmcdonald@waka.com>; comments@abc3340.com <comments@abc3340.com>; newstip@abc3340.com <newstip@abc3340.com>; wvtm13@wvtm.com <wvtm13@wvtm.com>; dlamb@cbs42.com <dlamb@cbs42.com>; sdiorio@wvua23.com <sdiorio@wvua23.com>
Cc: tstacy@aptv.org <tstacy@aptv.org>; rscott@aptv.org <rscott@aptv.org>; bbritt@alreporter.com <bbritt@alreporter.com>; jmoon@alreporter.com <jmoon@alreporter.com>; sbritt@alreporter.com <sbritt@alreporter.com>; Brian Lyman <blyman@alabamareflector.com>; jsharp@al.com <jsharp@al.com>; csmith@al.com <csmith@al.com>; saa0056@auburn.edu <saa0056@auburn.edu>; brunnbr@auburn.edu <brunnbr@auburn.edu>; all0093@auburn.edu <all0093@auburn.edu>; ney0002@auburn.edu <ney0002@auburn.edu>; bcd0039@auburn.edu <bcd0039@auburn.edu>; fairlln@auburn.edu <fairlln@auburn.edu>; fillise@auburn.edu <fillise@auburn.edu>; mnelson@ua.edu <mnelson@ua.edu>; alfranks@uab.edu <alfranks@uab.edu>; jzb0124@auburn.edu <jzb0124@auburn.edu>; mcarey@samford.edu <mcarey@samford.edu>; cofieldj@montevallo.edu <cofieldj@montevallo.edu>; jtbailey@ua.edu <jtbailey@ua.edu>; kbissell@ua.edu <kbissell@ua.edu>; mdbruce@ua.edu <mdbruce@ua.edu>; wevans@ua.edu <wevans@ua.edu>; sahartley1@ua.edu <sahartley1@ua.edu>; dmwaymer@ua.edu <dmwaymer@ua.edu>; laurie.wright@ua.edu <laurie.wright@ua.edu>; bsbutler@ua.edu <bsbutler@ua.edu>; ajbauer2@ua.edu <ajbauer2@ua.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 05:52:50 PM CDT
Subject: Is Josh Moon talking about your TV station?
Last Wednesday, Josh Moon posted on his Facebook this:
Democrats are getting smoked daily when it comes to media messaging. The party has refused to support and promote media outlets, podcasts and other platforms that do a better job relaying their messages and don't spend time degrading that message through this phony sense of "fairness" employed by traditional outlets that ends up granting the right an opportunity to simply spread lies unchecked.
Does your TV station have a "phony" sense of "fairness" that ends up with your TV station granting the right an opportunity to simply spread lies unchecked?
Thanks for your consideration of this question.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
(for filing in Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 128)

Blue Dots Alabama; 50501Alabama; Northeast Alabamians Against Trump
I am a member of the Facebook groups Blue Dots Alabama, 50501 Alabama and Northeast Alabamians Against Trump, and I submitted the following post to them:
Last Wednesday, Josh Moon posted on his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/josh.p.moon this:
"Democrats are getting smoked daily when it comes to media messaging. The party has refused to support and promote media outlets, podcasts and other platforms that do a better job relaying their messages and don't spend time degrading that message through this phony sense of "fairness" employed by traditional outlets that ends up granting the right an opportunity to simply spread lies unchecked."
I have emailed Alabama TV stations asking whether Josh Moon is talking about them and specifically whether their TV station has a "phony" sense of "fairness" that ends up with their TV station granting the right an opportunity to simply spread lies unchecked.

Email to The V Team
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: bbritt@alreporter.com <bbritt@alreporter.com>; jmoon@alreporter.com <jmoon@alreporter.com>; sbritt@alreporter.com <sbritt@alreporter.com>
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Sent: Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 06:07:00 PM CDT
Subject: The V Team and Trump's amassing of unchecked power and his corruption
Dear V Team:
I am writing this email in reaction to your June 1, 2025 - Legislative Dumpster Fire show, which discusses Tuberville's gubernatorial candidacy and separately asks "does the law matter?"
I urge for the 2026 elections in Alabama to be dominated by opposition to Trump's relentless amassing of unchecked power in himself to rule America, his monumental corruption, and the subservient Alabama Republicans who are enablers and supporters of Trump's power lust and his corruption and who are would-be partakers of Trump's corruption. Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 129.
I am not in the media and am not in a position to pose to the likes of Tuberville, Steve Marshall, and Gary Palmer (my representative) questions about Trump's relentless quest for unchecked power, his corruption and Alabama Republicans' subservience to Trump regarding the same.
Perhaps no one in Alabama print, TV or other media is in a position to pose such questions.
Josh Moon recently posted on Facebook this:
Democrats are getting smoked daily when it comes to media messaging. The party has refused to support and promote media outlets, podcasts and other platforms that do a better job relaying their messages and don't spend time degrading that message through this phony sense of "fairness" employed by traditional outlets that ends up granting the right an opportunity to simply spread lies unchecked.
I used the foregoing post by Josh Moon per Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 128.
I will likely keep this up.
Thank you.
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Sunday, May 25, 2025

The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 125

Notes of day 125 of the presidency of the power-crazed, January 6th lawbreaker, 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.

Caroline Self on Facebook

Caroline Self 

Harvard continues to stand up to Trump. I have never been more proud to be an alum.
Go Crimson!
From Harvard President, published May 23rd.
Dear Members of the Harvard Community,
Yesterday, the federal government announced that it has revoked Harvard’s certification under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and stripped the University of its authority to sponsor F- and J- visas for international students and scholars for the 2025-26 academic year. The revocation continues a series of government actions to retaliate against Harvard for our refusal to surrender our academic independence and to submit to the federal government’s illegal assertion of control over our curriculum, our faculty, and our student body.
We condemn this unlawful and unwarranted action. It imperils the futures of thousands of students and scholars across Harvard and serves as a warning to countless others at colleges and universities throughout the country who have come to America to pursue their education and fulfill their dreams. We have just filed a complaint, and a motion for a temporary restraining order will follow. As we pursue legal remedies, we will do everything in our power to support our students and scholars. The Harvard International Office will provide periodic updates as new information becomes available.
The government has claimed that its destructive action is based on Harvard’s failure to comply with requests for information from the US Department of Homeland Security. In fact, Harvard did respond to the Department’s requests as required by law.
For those international students and scholars affected by yesterday’s action, know that you are vital members of our community. You are our classmates and friends, our colleagues and mentors, our partners in the work of this great institution. Thanks to you, we know more and understand more, and our country and our world are more enlightened and more resilient. We will support you as we do our utmost to ensure that Harvard remains open to the world.
Sincerely,
Alan M. Garber

Rob Shattuck
Caroline Self I have done a lot of anti-Trump emailing to Alabama universities. Could you or others in Blueprint Alabama and I work together on trying to get Alabama universities to speak up more and stand up more against Trump?

Blue Dots Alabama; 50501Alabama; Northeast Alabamians Against Trump
I am a member of the Facebook groups Blue Dots Alabama, 50501 Alabama and Northeast Alabamians Against Trump, and I submitted the following post to them:
On Friday, Caroline Self, who heads up Blueprint Alabama (https://www.facebook.com/blueprintalabama) and who is a Harvard graduate, posted on her Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/carolineself) the Harvard President's letter explaining Havard's lawsuit against the Trump administration about the ban of foreign students. Caroline said, "Harvard continues to stand up to Trump. I have never been more proud to be an alum."
I commented back to Caroline "I have done a lot of anti-Trump emailing to Alabama universities. Could you or others in Blueprint Alabama and I work together on trying to get Alabama universities to speak up more and stand up more against Trump?"
I make that same appeal to Blue Dots Alabama (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1775726016533564), 50501 Alabama (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1579343450121997) and Northeast Alabamians Against Trump |https://www.facebook.com/groups/1330024198253990 Facebook.

Email to Indivisible Birmingham
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: Indivisible Birmingham <indivisiblebirmingham@gmail.com>
Cc: Laurie Beth Kesterson <lauriebethkesterson@gmail.com>; Barry Marks <barry@leaselawyer.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 08:06:10 AM CDT
Subject: Blue Dots Alabama, 50501 Alabama and Northeast Alabamians Against Trump
I am a member of the Facebook groups Blue Dots Alabama, 50501 Alabama and Northeast Alabamians Against Trump, and I submitted the following post to them:
On Friday, Caroline Self, who heads up Blueprint Alabama (https://www.facebook.com/blueprintalabama) and who is a Harvard graduate, posted on her Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/carolineself) the Harvard President's letter explaining Havard's lawsuit against the Trump administration about the ban of foreign students. Caroline said, "Harvard continues to stand up to Trump. I have never been more proud to be an alum."
I commented back to Caroline "I have done a lot of anti-Trump emailing to Alabama universities. Could you or others in Blueprint Alabama and I work together on trying to get Alabama universities to speak up more and stand up more against Trump?"
I make that same appeal to Blue Dots Alabama (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1775726016533564), 50501 Alabama (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1579343450121997) and Northeast Alabamians Against Trump |https://www.facebook.com/groups/1330024198253990 Facebook.
Citizens Acting to End the Trump Presidency: The January 6th lawbreaker President, day 125
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