08/31/2026
CLEAN UP ON AISLE 47
Election Day is 9 weeks away!
Monday, August 31, 2026
Election Countdown Calendar
64 days to Midterm Elections, Nov. 3, 2026
873 days to Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2029
MALLIOTAKIS MONDAY
Monday August 31, 5pm - 6pm
1698 Victory Boulevard
On Monday the 31st the House goes back to “work” (whatever that means). Celebrate the end of summer and Nic’s first day of work in a very long time by rallying across from her office, and protest like your country depends on it! Because it does! Organized by Staten Island for the People coalition of organizations
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STATEN ISLAND ACTION COALITION IS HAVING A COMMUNITY MEETING: “IT'S ALL ABOUT NOVEMBER!”
Our second community meeting on Thursday, September 17. It is an interactive event, and we need you to come and work with us. The venue will be announced! Mobilize with us and Restore American Democracy
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THINGS TO DO, PLACES TO GO, AND PEOPLE TO SEE
REMOTE PHONE BANK FOR DeCILLIS FOR CONGRESS
Tuesday, September 1 at 6pm (Virtual)
(Recurring Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm - Virtual)
Join a virtual phone bank for DeCillis for Congress! An experienced field lead will provide training before you begin. You will be talking to voters and reminding them to vote in this important election. You will need either a computer, iPad, or tablet, and a cellphone or landline phone. A Zoom link will be provided 24 hours before the phone bank. www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1015178/. Organized by DeCillis for Congress
NEW YORK CITY LABOR DAY RALLY & MARCH
Tuesday, September 8 from 4:30pm to 7:00pm
1 Liberty Street, Between Church & Broadway, Manhattan
Join Our City, Our Fight, Our Future, a rally and march beginning on Liberty Street in Lower Manhattan. As we mark 25 years since September 11th, this event will honor the workers who ran toward danger, helped our city recover and rebuild, and paid an enormous price in the years that followed. www.mobilize.us/aflcio/event/990246/. Hosted by New York State AFL-CIO
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SIAC’s aim is to Educate, Activate and Mobilize and in that spirit, we provide some links for learning about various government initiatives … you might agree or not … but it is important to know.
Here are essays and articles related to this week’s Mail Voting ruling by SCOTUS
Mail-in Voting - a lot of us felt our stomach drop when we learned of the SCOTUS ruling on mail in voting, but knowledgeable people tell us it’s too early to hit the panic button.
• Read this Robert Hubbell essay https://tinyurl.com/2x9tfjzb on his Substack page in which he lays out these arguments in favor of remaining calm (for the time being):
o The Supreme Court ruled only that the lawsuit was premature because the US Postal Service had not yet issued a rule that could be challenged.
o The Supreme Court did not express any view on the merits of the executive order.
o Moreover, a second national injunction remains in effect as of Monday; the administration has not yet appealed that injunction, and the government says it will not implement the executive order unless and until the second injunction is lifted.
o Finally, the procedural objection on which the Supreme Court based its ruling has now evaporated, and the two lawsuits challenging the ruling can now proceed.
• Quoting from Democracy Docket: the legal battle will turn to the fundamental inquiry at hand: Whether Trump’s order and the steps taken by DHS and USPS to enact it are constitutional. Read Democracy Docket’s complete essay https://tinyurl.com/3w3adkcp. "What’s next in the legal battles over Trump’s attack on mail voting”.
• From NPR: Judge issues a new order blocking Postal Service’s plan for Trump’s mail voting order https://tinyurl.com/2t6ecjht. “Trump's order is expected to face more legal hurdles as this lawsuit and other related cases filed by Democrats, voting rights groups and two dozen mainly Democratic-led states proceed. Those challengers are asking Talwani, as well as another federal judge in Washington, D.C., to issue new rulings that would block USPS from carrying out its finalized plan and likely be appealed to the Supreme Court.”
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SPEAKING OF MOBILIZING IN THE STREETS . . .
We had a busy week last week. Some pix from last Monday’s rally across from Nic’s office and Friday’s VB. Corruption and stealing … two hallmarks of the Trump administration and Nicole is complicit!!! Do you think Nic would like our signs better if they were 100% real genuine plastic gold?
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MAYBE SHE’LL DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN APPEAR ON TV
The House returns from recess on Monday the 31st and it’s important to remember these 3 facts:
• Nicole serves in the least functioning Congress ever, due to excessive recess and low legislative accomplishments
• Nicole has rubber-stamped Trump’s most destructive bills to Staten Island and aligns her votes with him 95% of the time
• Nicole has never held an in-person community town hall for all her constituents in her 6 years
Why not welcome her back to work with a flood of calls to convey your upset? Call her in SI (718) 568-2870, DC (202) 225-3371, BK 718) 306-1620
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STATEN ISLAND HAPPY HOURS
• Nicole’s Poll: Back in April Nicole’s campaign paid $44,438 to 1892 LLC, a political consulting firm based in Gallatin TX which specializes in “campaign management, polling, and direct mail.” The receipt says it was for a poll! What were the results? If they were good for Nicole, we’d have heard about it. But since we haven’t, can we conclude that the poll results were less than favorable for Nicole?
We believe that Mike DeCillis is making a real dent in her support, and that Staten Islanders and Brooklynites are sufficiently fed up with Trump and his cohort of conniving cronies and are ready to make the switch to Blue
• From SILive: Court rejects GOP challenge to Staten Island judge candidate. “New York Supreme Court Justice Peter P. Sweeney ruled that John Vitucci’s nomination was valid and ordered the New York City Board of Elections to place his name back on the general election ballot for the newly created Civil Court judgeship in Richmond County’s 1st Municipal Court District.” https://tinyurl.com/2e7m5t5f
• From SILive: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand tours RUMC NICU: Provides $2 million in federal support for unit expansion. Staten Island’s newest and tiniest U.S. citizens will have improved care for babies requiring advanced care at birth. https://tinyurl.com/bdxcsd9c
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IMMIGRATION
The New York City ICE Hotline Number is 1-229-304-8720
A new tool to record ICE encounters? Witness: Record Beyond Reach - So far it’s only available for iPhones (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/witness-record-beyond-reach/id6800375426). No one at SIAC has tested this new app but it may worth your time to investigate it for yourself, especially because of the ICE surge on Staten Island.
ICE surge on Staten Island - ICE has continued their surge on Staten Island. Since Saturday, August 22nd they have taken over 6 people a day, mostly grabbing them off the street. We expect even more today (Thursday 08/27) as there is a report of 8 ICE vehicles staging this morning, and usually they look to fill each vehicle with 3 people. The immigrant community is living in fear. Many people stopped going to work this week, are cancelling medical appointments, are afraid to take public transportation (bus stops have been a target) and are afraid to go out to get groceries and essentials.
Left in the Forgotten Borough - Standing Up for Our Neighbors - Episode 127 of the podcast Left in the Forgotten Borough - Community Activist, Mary Hernandez, joined hosts Andrew Savage and Nanci Richards to discuss ICE which is present every day and appears to have a growing presence. Hear the details Mary Hernandez presents about this. Watch https://tinyurl.com/msjs4uyy
Staten Island Adopt a Corner - Adopt a Corner groups are community volunteer networks that regularly visit local street corners, parking lots, and hiring sites where day laborers gather. Inspired by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), these allies act as witnesses, neighbors, and protective presences to deter harassment, monitor for immigration enforcement actions, and support vulnerable immigrant workers. Our local Adopt a Corner effort in Staten Island (Juntos Seguros) needs support and volunteers. Learn more https://ndlon.org/adopt-a-day-labor-corner/ and click to register on the interest form for more information about Staten Island efforts.
No more Money for ICE - Sign an online letter to Congress that they must reject any funding to ICE and Border Control for Fiscal 2027. In June, Congress passed the S.2 reconciliation bill that provides ICE and Border Patrol another $70,000,000,000 (that’s 70 billion dollars). Now Congress is debating whether to give these same agencies an additional $30,000,000,000 through the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations process. Read more / sign at https://tinyurl.com/5339yxzw. Sponsored by Detention Watch Network
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REMEMBER: IT’S ALL ABOUT THE TRUMP EPSTEIN PEDO-FILES
NOTHING is happening from this administration to actually bring closure, if not justice, to the girls and young women wronged by Epstein and his enablers.
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DEMOCRATS NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH THEIR CAMPAIGNS
These Democrats are running to unseat Republicans:
• Mike DeCillis, US Congress NY-11 www.decillisforcongress.com
• Alexis Rodriguez, State Senate District 24 www.alexisfornewyork.com
• Matthew Mobilia, State Assembly 63rd District https://mattmobiliafornewyork.com/
• Tim Qorraj, State Assembly District 64 www.timforassembly.com
• Judge Tashanna Golden, Civil Court Judge www.goldenforcivilcourt.com
• John Vitucci, Civil Court Judge www.vitucciforcivilcourt.com
• Kelvin Richards, Supreme Court Judge
These incumbent Democrats are running for reelection:
• Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, NYS Senate District 23 www.jessicafornewyork.com
• Charles Fall, NYS Assembly District 61 www.charlesfallforny.com
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CONTACTING OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS
Most of our elected officials have an easier summer calendar and may be found at their local offices. Bookmark this page at the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce which lists the address, phone and website for every elected official representing Staten Island at the borough, city, state, and federal level. www.sichamber.com/elected-officials. Consult www.5calls.org for a menu of dozens of topics and scripts to use when calling.
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RECURRING EVENTS
For a list of recurring events, in person and online, visit www.siactioncoalition.org
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MORE RESOURCES / OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Indivisible (http://indivisible.org)
Rise and Resist (http://www.riseandresist.org)
MoveOn (https://front.moveon.org)
No Kings (www.nokings.org)
Swing Left (http://swingleft.org)
Ground Truth (https://ourgroundtruth.org)
50501 New York (http://linktr.ee/50501NY)
Events are subject to change. We send updates as we can, but double check the links before heading out.
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As always, Stay Strong. Stay Safe.
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