"Saving democracy"

Per Harris For Alabama: Purpose; methods (al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com), this blog entry gives links to work I have previously done related to "saving democracy." My work is for consideration by other Alabamians possibly to do similarly in their campaigning for Kamala Harris, to make suggestions to me, and/or to come up with their own ideas for campaigning for Kamala Harris related to "saving democracy."  

My work related to "saving democracy" matter includes the following:

I have been trying to get history professors in Alabama to speak up about Hitler and Trump, per Be An Alabama Rootstriker* with Rob Shattuck: Similarities and differences between Hitler and Trump (al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com).

I have been trying to get the Alabama law profession to speak to Alabamians about the rule of law. See Be An Alabama Rootstriker* with Rob Shattuck: Interim Alabama report to ABA Task Force for American Democracy (al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com).

I have been trying to get Secretary of State Wes Allen to work with his fellow secretaries of state, Republican and Democratic, to engender a national political situation in which the results of the 2024 election will be accepted by the candidates and the voters. Be An Alabama Rootstriker* with Rob Shattuck: So, here we Alabamians are in the 2024 elections (al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com).

I have been trying to get Alabama TV stations to do a better in their coverage of the 2024 elections.  Be An Alabama Rootstriker* with Rob Shattuck: Getting AL TV stations to do better in 2024 elections (al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com). This would extend to the "saving democracy" matter.

Protest of Harris for Alabama FB removing my comments

A couple of days ago the administrators of the Harris for Alabama | Facebook removed three comments of mine. I requested a phone conversation to discuss the objections that the administrators had to my comments that were removed. The administrators declined to afford me a phone conversation to discuss the objections they had to my comments. I am drafting a protest, which I am posting here.

The "About" of Harris for Alabama | Facebook says:

Welcome to Harris for Alabama. We are an official group of the Joe Biden campaign whose purpose is to:
1. Bring together Kamala’s supporters in Alabama to create a community of supporters who can encourage activism and volunteer efforts in the campaign
2. Serve as a point of interaction between supporters and campaign staff
3. Be a source of information about the Vice President & her campaign that supporters can share to their wider networks.
As an official group of the campaign, it is crucial that we embody his vision of restoring dignity and respect. This begins with what we post and how we personally interact here. 

I created Harris For Alabama (al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com). I say at Harris For Alabama: Purpose; getting started (al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com) this:

The purpose of this is to be a tool for Alabamians to campaign for Kamala Harris.

There is currently a Facebook page Harris for Alabama | Facebook.
It seems reasonable for Alabamians campaigning for Kamala Harris to have additional social media platforms and tools for doing their campaigning.
This "blog" is amateurish as an additional social media tool for Alabamians to campaign for Kamala Harris.

On Harris for Alabama | Facebook I have been trying to solicit the views of other members of the group of what they thought about additional social media platforms and tools for campaigning for Kamala Harris. I did this by making individualized comments on posts made by other members of the group, which individualized comments included links to Harris For Alabama: Purpose; getting started (al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com).

I am attempting individualized interaction with other members of the group in the community of supporters as legitimately seeks to encourage activism and volunteer efforts in the campaign. Not all members of the group see individualized comments by me to another member of the group, and I don't think my efforts at individualized comments to members of the group should be disallowed.

7/28/2024
Yesterday I requested the Facebook administrators to read this protest. After making that request, I was removed from Harris for Alabama | Facebook by the administrators of the group. I wish to understand the objectionableness of what I have done.

[possibly to be continued]

Purpose; methods

The purpose of this is to be a tool for Alabamians to campaign for Kamala Harris.

There is a big national campaign for Kamala Harris, and Kamala Harris will set the tone, themes, and objectives of that campaign. 

No one thinks that Kamala Harris can win in Alabama, and that should affect the campaigning that Alabamians do for Kamala Harris or in tandem with Kamala Harris' campaigning.

Kamala Harris' campaign issues will bring enormous public attention to those issues and Alabamians can avail of that public attention to push on them in Alabama, such as regarding reproductive rights and guns.

Alabamians for Kamala Harris should also be for Shomari Figures and against Caroleene Dobson in the 2nd Congressional district, and Alabamians can beneficially do campaigning for Figures.

There is currently a Facebook page Harris for Alabama | Facebook which Alabamians can join and use to do campaigning for Kamala Harris.

This "blog" is intended to help provide additional social media platforms and tools for Alabamians campaigning for Kamala Harri

This "blog" is amateurish as an additional social media tool for Alabamians to campaign for Kamala Harris. (This "blog" was originally started in 2020 for Biden/Harris/Jones, and for the time being "blog" entries from 2020 remain.) Other Alabamians with website design knowledge and capability are solicited to create a professional looking Harris for Alabama website to be used, as will allow this "blog" to be discontinued.

A Harris for Alabama "X" account would seem desirable.

Other Alabamians may think there should be Instagram, TikTok and other social media platform accounts for Harris for Alabama to be created and used and might proceed to create those accounts.

#HarrisforAlabama seems an appropriate hashtag.

Campaigning regarding particular issues and matters

I have previously done a lot of work regarding issues and matters involved in the Presidential election and that can potentially built on by others or inspire others to come up with their own ideas about campaigning regarding the same.

I will make separate blog entries for these issues and matters, where I will link the work I have done and post any ideas or contributions that others wish to make.

For "saving democracy" matter, go to Harris For Alabama: "Saving democracy" (al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com).

For stricter gun laws matter, go to Harris For Alabama: Stricter gun laws (al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com).

For campaigning re battleground states, go to Harris For Alabama: Campaigning re battleground states (al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com).

For matter of Christian Nationalism, go to Harris For Alabama: Christian nationalism (al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com).

For economy and inflation, go to Harris For Alabama: Economy and inflation (al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com).

For COVID-19 pandemic response, go to Harris For Alabama: COVID-19 pandemic response (al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com).

Email to H.I.V.E. Alabama
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: HIVEAlabama@gmail.com <hivealabama@gmail.com>
Cc: Fiona Shattuck <fmshattuck@aol.com>; Conor Shattuck <conor.shattuck@gmail.com>; Thomas Shattuck <thomas.w.shattuck@vanderbilt.edu>; rudipa@yahoo.com <rudipa@yahoo.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 06:58:23 AM CDT
Subject: Re: What's next after Wednesday's postcarding event for Shomari Figures?
Dear H.I.V.E. Alabama,
I have reviewed all your posts at HIVE Alabama | Huddle. Inquire. Validate. Enact, going back to your March 2017 start.
I would say that, in the life of your organization, there has never been a more important 80 days for what your organization says and does than the remaining 80 days until the November 5, 2024, election day.
I would like to call to your attention the American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy and its August 2, 2024, report posted at Task Force for American Democracy (americanbar.org).
The report places a lot of emphasis on taking steps to ensure the democratic carrying out of our elections, and your “Trust the Vote” Zoom event on Tuesday, August 27th, seems excellently in this vein.
If you are willing, I would like to discuss with you other activities H.I.V.E. Alabama might undertake between now and election day. Please email me or call me at 205-967-5586 if we might meet or at least have a phone conversation.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
On Friday, August 16, 2024 at 04:22:34 AM CDT, Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com> wrote:
I believe H.I.V.E. Alabama had a postcarding event for Shomari Figures on Wednesday this week.
I would appreciate any suggestions or ideas H.I.V.E. Alabama has for melding campaigning for Harris-Walz with campaigning for Shomari Figures. In this regard, please read Harris For Alabama: 2nd Congressional district election (al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com)
Thank you.
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook

Trump and Dr. Fauci

DONALD TRUMP

SHOWS HIS EVIL COMPARED TO

DR. FAUCI

We who are tweeting to you think that recent days have shown that Donald Trump is an evil man, who thinks only of himself and staying in power.

Trump's calling Dr. Fauci a "disaster" and an "idiot" shows this.

With 14 days to go in the election, we say Biden/Harris/Jones/Dr.Fauci - YES.

And Trump/Pence/Tuberville -  NO. 

We want to do mass tweeting of this message to our fellow Alabamians.

Please join in with us by doing either or both of Steps One and Two below.

Step One

Click on the below "Tweet here" link  to send a tweet that says,

I think Donald Trump's attack on Dr. Fauci shows Trump is evil man. 

I say Biden/Harris/Jones/Dr.Fauci - YES 

and Trump/Pence/Tuberville - NO. 

Please join with me by clicking on 

https://al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com/2020/10/trump-and-dr-fauci.html

#DougJones #OneAlabama #alpolitics #BidenHarris2020 

(After you click on the below "Tweet here" link, you will see a preview of your tweet, and your tweet will not be sent until you click the "Tweet" button in the preview.)

Tweet here

Step Two
Send individual tweets to other Alabamians, which tweets have a link to this webpage. This will be to try to get recipients of tweets to come to this webpage, send their own tweet in Step One, and, after that, join in sending tweets to more Alabamans in this Step Two. The goal here to get a large number of "pyramiding" of tweets going to Alabama voters.

A suggested tweet message to send in this Step Two is:

I think Donald Trump's attack on Dr. Fauci shows Trump is evil man.

I say Biden/Harris/Jones/Dr.Fauci - YES

and Trump/Pence/Tuberville - NO.

Please join with me by clicking on 

https://al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com/2020/10/trump-and-dr-fauci.html

Then find follower lists of Twitter accounts in your geographic area that have a lot of followers. Below are examples of good Twitter follower lists to use for the Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Mobile areas:

https://twitter.com/ALcomHuntsville/followers
https://twitter.com/GreaterShelby/followers
https://twitter.com/OTMJ_Life/followers
https://twitter.com/HomewoodHigh/followers
https://twitter.com/TrussTribune/followers
https://twitter.com/ALcomMobile/followers
https://twitter.com/MGMAdvertiser/followers

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR TWEETING
A. General
This tweeting involves a non-standard use of Twitter, namely, the sending of large numbers of individually directed tweets to followers of other Twitter accounts (not your own followers).
A ground has been staked out with Twitter for this method of tweeting. See letter to Twitter @Support.
The object of this method of tweeting is to get a "pyramiding" of tweets going in Alabama.

B. How to send your tweets efficiently from laptops
In doing your tweeting, you are repetitively sending the same tweet message. This can be done very efficiently, at least on a laptop computer. Get the tweet message on your mouse clipboard, go to the follower list  you are using for your tweeting, start with the first person on the list you want to tweet to, and do this:
1. Right click on person's Twitter name.
2. Choose "open in new tab"
3. Go to the new tab.
4. Click on the "Tweet to" button.
5. Paste the tweet message in the box.
6. Hit the "Tweet" button.
7. Close the tab, which takes you back to the list
8. Go on to next person, and repeat above steps.
You should be able to send 35 to 70 tweets in a half hour. Send as many tweets as you are willing to. Don't worry about any duplication that you think may arise.

C. How to send your tweets efficiently on smartphones
[to be added]



REQUIRED NOTICE

DISCLAIMER
This communication is not authorized by Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Doug Jones or any other candidate, or authorized committee of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Doug Jones or other candidate, or an agent of any of the foregoing. The author of this blog Robert Shattuck is paying for this communication. His website address is www.https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com

Under Federal election law, an uncompensated individual or group of uncompensated individuals may engage in certain voluntary Internet activities for the purpose of influencing a federal election without restriction. These exempted Internet activities do not result in a contribution or an expenditure under the Federal election law and do not trigger any registration or reporting requirements with the FEC. This exemption applies to individuals acting with or without the knowledge or consent of a campaign or a political party committee. Exempted Internet activities include, but are not limited to, sending or forwarding electronic mail, providing a hyperlink to a website, creating, maintaining or hosting a website and paying a nominal fee for the use of a website. The author of this blog is not receiving any compensation.   

Suburban women

DONALD & LARA TRUMP

VERSUS

GRETCHEN WHITMER

We who are tweeting to you are appalled by the attack of Donald & Lara Trump on Gretchen Whitmer.

We think Alabama suburban women, in deciding their vote, should watch the below video.

Suburban BHM women should be pressed on choosing between the Trumps (Donald and Lara) and Gretchen Whitmer.#DougJones #OneAlabama #BidenHarris2020Landslide #BidenCoalition #alpolitics #BidenHarris2020 https://t.co/EJwN62UKmT

— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) October 19, 2020

We hope Alabama suburban women say Biden/Harris/Jones - YES.

And  Trump/Pence/Tuberville -  NO. 

We want to DO mass tweeting of the above video to Alabama suburban women and other Alabamians.

Please join in with us by doing either or both of Steps One and Two below.

Step One

Click on the below "Tweet here" link  to send a tweet that says,

I am appalled by the attack on Gretchen Whitmer by Donald and Lara Trump. 

I say Biden-Harris-Jones - YES 

and Trump/Pence/Tuberville - NO. 

Please join with me by clicking on https://al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com/2020/10/suburban-women.html 

#DougJones #OneAlabama #alpolitics #BidenHarris2020 

(After you click on the below "Tweet here" link, you will see a preview of your tweet, and your tweet will not be sent until you click the "Tweet" button in the preview.)

Tweet here

Step Two
Send individual tweets to other Alabamians, which tweets have a link to this webpage. This will be to try to get recipients of tweets to come to this webpage, send their own tweet in Step One, and, after that, join in sending tweets to more Alabamans in this Step Two. The goal here to get a large number of "pyramiding" of tweets going to Alabama voters.

A suggested tweet message to send in this Step Two is:

I am appalled by the attack on Gretchen Whitmer by Donald and Lara Trump.

I say Biden-Harris-Jones - YES

and Trump/Pence/Tuberville - NO.

Please join with me by clicking on https://al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com/2020/10/suburban-women.html 

Then find follower lists of Twitter accounts in your geographic area that have a lot of followers. Below are examples of good Twitter follower lists to use for the Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Mobile areas:

https://twitter.com/ALcomHuntsville/followers
https://twitter.com/GreaterShelby/followers
https://twitter.com/OTMJ_Life/followers
https://twitter.com/HomewoodHigh/followers
https://twitter.com/TrussTribune/followers
https://twitter.com/ALcomMobile/followers
https://twitter.com/MGMAdvertiser/followers

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR TWEETING
A. General
This tweeting involves a non-standard use of Twitter, namely, the sending of large numbers of individually directed tweets to followers of other Twitter accounts (not your own followers).
A ground has been staked out with Twitter for this method of tweeting. See letter to Twitter @Support.
The object of this method of tweeting is to get a "pyramiding" of tweets going in Alabama.

B. How to send your tweets efficiently from laptops
In doing your tweeting, you are repetitively sending the same tweet message. This can be done very efficiently, at least on a laptop computer. Get the tweet message on your mouse clipboard, go to the follower list  you are using for your tweeting, start with the first person on the list you want to tweet to, and do this:
1. Right click on person's Twitter name.
2. Choose "open in new tab"
3. Go to the new tab.
4. Click on the "Tweet to" button.
5. Paste the tweet message in the box.
6. Hit the "Tweet" button.
7. Close the tab, which takes you back to the list
8. Go on to next person, and repeat above steps.
You should be able to send 35 to 70 tweets in a half hour. Send as many tweets as you are willing to. Don't worry about any duplication that you think may arise.

C. How to send your tweets efficiently on smartphones
[to be added]



REQUIRED NOTICE

DISCLAIMER
This communication is not authorized by Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Doug Jones or any other candidate, or authorized committee of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Doug Jones or other candidate, or an agent of any of the foregoing. The author of this blog Robert Shattuck is paying for this communication. His website address is www.https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com

Under Federal election law, an uncompensated individual or group of uncompensated individuals may engage in certain voluntary Internet activities for the purpose of influencing a federal election without restriction. These exempted Internet activities do not result in a contribution or an expenditure under the Federal election law and do not trigger any registration or reporting requirements with the FEC. This exemption applies to individuals acting with or without the knowledge or consent of a campaign or a political party committee. Exempted Internet activities include, but are not limited to, sending or forwarding electronic mail, providing a hyperlink to a website, creating, maintaining or hosting a website and paying a nominal fee for the use of a website. The author of this blog is not receiving any compensation.  

Birmingham tweeters for Biden/Harris/Jones

Birmingham tweeters saying:

BIDEN/HARRIS/JONES -YES
TRUMP/PENCE/TUBERVILLE -NO

We who are tweeting to you want to end the Trump presidency and end the Trump Senate.

We want to do this by electing Joe Biden as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President, and reelecting Doug Jones as United States Senator from Alabama. 

We adamantly say Biden/Harris/Jones - YES.

We adamantly say Trump/Pence/Tuberville -  NO. 

We want to DO mass direct tweeting to fellow Alabamians in Birmingham and elsewhere of this message.

Please join with us by doing either or both of Steps One and Two below.

Step One

Click on the below "Tweet here" link  to send a tweet that says,

I am a Birmingham tweeter for Biden-Harris-Jones.
I say Biden-Harris-Jones - YES
and Trump/Pence/Tuberville - NO.
Please join with me by clicking on link.

#BidenCoalition #OneAlabama #alpolitics 
https://al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com/2020/09/birmingham-tweeters-for-bidenharrisjones.html

(After you click on the below "Tweet here" link, you will see a preview of your tweet, and your tweet will not be sent until you click the "Tweet" button in the preview.)

Tweet here

Step Two
Send individual tweets to other Alabamians, which tweets have a link to this webpage. This will be to try to get recipients of tweets to come to this webpage, send their own tweet in Step One, and, after that, join in sending tweets to more Alabamans in this Step Two. The goal here to get a large number of "pyramiding" of tweets going to Alabama voters.

A suggested tweet message to send in this Step Two is:

I am a Birmingham tweeter. 

I say Biden/Harris/Jones - YES 

and Trump/Pence/Tuberville - NO. 

Please join with me by clicking on https://al4bidenharrisjones.blogspot.com/2020/09/birmingham-tweeters-for-bidenharrisjones.html 

Then find follower lists of Twitter accounts in the Birmingham area that have a lot of followers. Below are examples of good Twitter follower lists for the Birmingham area: 

https://twitter.com/pamabc3340/followers
https://twitter.com/bhamAUclub/followers

https://twitter.com/BhamBarons/followers

https://twitter.com/bpl/followers

https://twitter.com/HooverHighBucs/followers

https://twitter.com/MAShow995/followers

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR TWEETING

A. General
This tweeting involves a non-standard use of Twitter, namely, the sending of large numbers of individually directed tweets to followers of other Twitter accounts (not your own followers).
A ground has been staked out with Twitter for this method of tweeting. See letter to Twitter @Support.
The object of this method of tweeting is to get a "pyramiding" of tweets going in Alabama.

B. How to send your tweets efficiently from laptops
In doing your tweeting, you are repetitively sending the same tweet message. This can be done very efficiently, at least on a laptop computer. Get the tweet message on your mouse clipboard, go to the follower list  you are using for your tweeting, start with the first person on the list you want to tweet to, and do this:
1. Right click on person's Twitter name.
2. Choose "open in new tab"
3. Go to the new tab.
4. Click on the "Tweet to" button.
5. Paste the tweet message in the box.
6. Hit the "Tweet" button.
7. Close the tab, which takes you back to the list
8. Go on to next person, and repeat above steps.
You should be able to send 35 to 70 tweets in a half hour. Send as many tweets as you are willing to. Don't worry about any duplication that you think may arise.

C. How to send your tweets efficiently on smartphones
[to be added]



REQUIRED NOTICE

DISCLAIMER
This communication is not authorized by Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Doug Jones or any other candidate, or authorized committee of Doug Jones or other candidate, or an agent of any of the foregoing. The author of this blog Robert Shattuck is paying for this communication. His website address is www.https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com.

Under Federal election law, an uncompensated individual or group of uncompensated individuals may engage in certain voluntary Internet activities for the purpose of influencing a federal election without restriction. These exempted Internet activities do not result in a contribution or an expenditure under the Federal election law and do not trigger any registration or reporting requirements with the FEC. This exemption applies to individuals acting with or without the knowledge or consent of a campaign or a political party committee. Exempted Internet activities include, but are not limited to, sending or forwarding electronic mail, providing a hyperlink to a website, creating, maintaining or hosting a website and paying a nominal fee for the use of a website. The author of this blog is not receiving any compensation. 

Twitter campaigning

[For reasons that will become clear, this blog entry appears identically in my two blogs Alabamians Tweeting for Biden-Harris-Jones and Alabamians Tweeting for Doug Jones.]

The digital/social media component of the Biden-Harris campaign is called the Biden Digital Coalition.

I have been selected as part of the Twitter (Hype) (Southeast) team in the Biden Digital Coalition.

I have posted on the Doug Jones for Senate facebook page this:

For what it is worth, I have been accepted as part of the Twitter (Hype) (Southeast) team for the Biden-Harris campaign.
I have done the Biden Digital Coalition onboarding course and am awaiting notification that I can go to Slack.
Whatever skills and learning I acquire in the foregoing capacity , I will be happy to apply the same to advance Doug's candidacy (subject to whatever constraints I am under as were outlined to me in the Biden Digital Coalition onboarding course).

I will be seeking guidance from the Biden Digital Coalition about how to carry out Twitter campaigning in Alabama for Biden-Harris. I seek similar guidance from the Doug Jones campaign about Twitter campaigning for him.

Subject to guidance I get from the campaigns about Twitter campaigning, I am getting to work on Twitter campaigning in Alabama

My opinion is that there should be much conjoining of the three names Biden-Harris-Jones in the Twitter campaigning in Alabama. The guidance from the campaigns may be that there should be less conjoining of Biden-Harris and Doug Jones names in Twitter campaigning in Alabama than I am envisioning. If I get such guidance, I will adjust accordingly.

For hashtags, the Biden Digital Coalition urges #TeamJoe plus a more special #BidenCoalition. For Doug Jones, I have been using #OneAlabama. I will solicit from the Biden Digital Coalition what they think about also having Alabama oriented hashtags of #TeamJoeAL and #BidenCoalitionAL.

How Twitter campaigners in Alabama can and should communicate with one another needs setting up. Pending setting up a mode of communication, feel free to communicate with me however you may choose.

I have little technical ability in the creation of webpages that might be utilized in Twitter campaigning in Alabama, and I will seek help if webpages are set up and used in the Twitter campaigning.

I will begin tweeting about Twitter campaigning in Alabama for Biden-Harris and Doug Jones.