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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:32 PM Sep 2020

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George Takei: Text RBG to 50409. Do it!

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George Takei
@GeorgeTakei
Text RBG to 50409. Do it!

(Texting “RBG” to 50409 engages Resistbot and generates a letter of support sent to a user’s political representatives. Not a scam. You can read more here https://www.scam-detector.com/text-rbg-to-50409/)

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George Takei: Text RBG to 50409. Do it! (Original Post) soothsayer Sep 2020 OP

From Resistbot... cayugafalls Sep 2020 #1

Yeah I did it with the USPS thing soothsayer Sep 2020 #3

Same here... cayugafalls Sep 2020 #6

I'm in line!! aeromanKC Sep 2020 #2

Done! jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #4

done! nt steve2470 Sep 2020 #5

Thank you! Done n/t Farmgirl1961 Sep 2020 #7

Signer 701,669, that is a lot of people...wow! cayugafalls Sep 2020 #8

Signer 704,531!! aeromanKC Sep 2020 #9

Wow that was a big jump! soothsayer Sep 2020 #10

Soon 1,000,000!!! aeromanKC Sep 2020 #12

Done! Dem2theMax Sep 2020 #11

707,478! Luciferous Sep 2020 #13

Sweet! soothsayer Sep 2020 #14

Done! NYFlip Sep 2020 #15

Signer 709,081 Green Line Sep 2020 #16

Done..#701,654 n/t asiliveandbreathe Sep 2020 #17

714,303 okaawhatever Sep 2020 #18

Nice! soothsayer Sep 2020 #19

716,270 Lisa0825 Sep 2020 #20

I just did it Deuxcents Sep 2020 #21

Yeah I read the snopes one from last time and everything soothsayer Sep 2020 #24

Signer 719,684 indigovalley Sep 2020 #22

You're signer number 721,939! Roland99 Sep 2020 #23

723,433 cry baby Sep 2020 #25

735,214 (text "signers ntfiez" to 50409 to get updated totals) aeromanKC Sep 2020 #26

sounds great orleans Sep 2020 #27

You rock! soothsayer Sep 2020 #32

I'm 749,878. IrishEyes Sep 2020 #28

I was signer #752, 686 yuiyoshida Sep 2020 #29

Number 753,955 notinkansas Sep 2020 #30

You're signer number 768,352 nt Sedona Sep 2020 #31

Wow! soothsayer Sep 2020 #33

signer #781,127 logosoco Sep 2020 #34

Well done! soothsayer Sep 2020 #35

857,498 progressoid Sep 2020 #36

Wow that jumped up nicely soothsayer Sep 2020 #37

748,796 Wawannabe Sep 2020 #38

867,775 here!! Delmette2.0 Sep 2020 #39

871,069..done! Maeve Sep 2020 #40

For some reason my number will only be sent as 504-09 Lars39 Sep 2020 #41

Yes soothsayer Sep 2020 #42

It worked! Lars39 Sep 2020 #43

No, I didn't from the USPS one (I don't think) soothsayer Sep 2020 #44

That's good! Lars39 Sep 2020 #45

Welcome! It's kind of a neat thing soothsayer Sep 2020 #46

902,925!! aeromanKC Sep 2020 #47

The bot must be overwhelmed. crickets Sep 2020 #48

Nice! soothsayer Sep 2020 #49

I'm now in line! ananda Sep 2020 #50

Me too. calimary Sep 2020 #58

I'm # 926,887 nt PunkinPi Sep 2020 #51

Climbing, climbing! soothsayer Sep 2020 #52

Did it! So far 933,439 have signed! Desert grandma Sep 2020 #53

937,640 nt Doremus Sep 2020 #54

Yes we did!! aeromanKC Sep 2020 #55

Woohoo! soothsayer Sep 2020 #56

It is up to 1,308,235 signers now. IrishEyes Sep 2020 #57

cayugafalls

(5,645 posts)

1. From Resistbot...

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:35 PM

Sep 2020

"This bot is on fire!

You're in line, please don't keep texting, I'll reply when I am ready to go!"

I've done Resistbot before, it is really a great idea.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

3. Yeah I did it with the USPS thing

Reply to cayugafalls (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:36 PM

Sep 2020

cayugafalls

(5,645 posts)

6. Same here...

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:39 PM

Sep 2020

aeromanKC

(3,328 posts)

2. I'm in line!!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:36 PM

Sep 2020

jorgevlorgan

(8,337 posts)

4. Done!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:37 PM

Sep 2020

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

5. done! nt

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:39 PM

Sep 2020

Farmgirl1961

(1,494 posts)

7. Thank you! Done n/t

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:40 PM

Sep 2020

cayugafalls

(5,645 posts)

8. Signer 701,669, that is a lot of people...wow!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:45 PM

Sep 2020

This is great!

aeromanKC

(3,328 posts)

9. Signer 704,531!!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:51 PM

Sep 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

10. Wow that was a big jump!

Reply to aeromanKC (Reply #9)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:52 PM

Sep 2020

aeromanKC

(3,328 posts)

12. Soon 1,000,000!!!

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #10)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:57 PM

Sep 2020

Dem2theMax

(9,655 posts)

11. Done!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:57 PM

Sep 2020

Luciferous

(6,086 posts)

13. 707,478!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 10:59 PM

Sep 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

14. Sweet!

Reply to Luciferous (Reply #13)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:00 PM

Sep 2020

NYFlip

(324 posts)

15. Done!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:01 PM

Sep 2020

Green Line

(1,123 posts)

16. Signer 709,081

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:04 PM

Sep 2020

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

17. Done..#701,654 n/t

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:10 PM

Sep 2020

okaawhatever

(9,468 posts)

18. 714,303

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:13 PM

Sep 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

19. Nice!

Reply to okaawhatever (Reply #18)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:15 PM

Sep 2020

Lisa0825

(14,487 posts)

20. 716,270

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:17 PM

Sep 2020

Deuxcents

(16,353 posts)

21. I just did it

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:20 PM

Sep 2020

716,180. Took me a couple of minutes as I re read n believe this is not a scam.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

24. Yeah I read the snopes one from last time and everything

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #21)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:32 PM

Sep 2020

indigovalley

(114 posts)

22. Signer 719,684

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:29 PM

Sep 2020

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

23. You're signer number 721,939!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:31 PM

Sep 2020

cry baby

(6,682 posts)

25. 723,433

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 11:36 PM

Sep 2020

aeromanKC

(3,328 posts)

26. 735,214 (text "signers ntfiez" to 50409 to get updated totals)

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 12:10 AM

Sep 2020

orleans

(34,079 posts)

27. sounds great

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 01:16 AM

Sep 2020

i retweeted and tweeted & fb'd the link

... i don't text but i did what i could

k&r

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

32. You rock!

Reply to orleans (Reply #27)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 07:29 AM

Sep 2020

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)

28. I'm 749,878.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 01:21 AM

Sep 2020

yuiyoshida

(41,867 posts)

29. I was signer #752, 686

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 01:44 AM

Sep 2020

Sent to FEINSTEIN AND HARRIS!

notinkansas

(1,096 posts)

30. Number 753,955

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 01:50 AM

Sep 2020

Sedona

(3,769 posts)

31. You're signer number 768,352 nt

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 06:35 AM

Sep 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

33. Wow!

Reply to Sedona (Reply #31)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 07:30 AM

Sep 2020

logosoco

(3,208 posts)

34. signer #781,127

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 08:00 AM

Sep 2020

let's keep this going!

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

35. Well done!

Reply to logosoco (Reply #34)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 10:02 AM

Sep 2020

progressoid

(49,999 posts)

36. 857,498

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:15 AM

Sep 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

37. Wow that jumped up nicely

Reply to progressoid (Reply #36)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:17 AM

Sep 2020

Wawannabe

(5,681 posts)

38. 748,796

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:27 AM

Sep 2020

That was last night.

Delmette2.0

(4,173 posts)

39. 867,775 here!!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:30 AM

Sep 2020

Maeve

(42,292 posts)

40. 871,069..done!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:43 AM

Sep 2020

Lars39

(26,117 posts)

41. For some reason my number will only be sent as 504-09

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:51 AM

Sep 2020

Will it work with the dash in it?

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

42. Yes

Reply to Lars39 (Reply #41)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:57 AM

Sep 2020

Lars39

(26,117 posts)

43. It worked!

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #42)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:58 AM

Sep 2020

Think we'll get a bunch of spam?

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

44. No, I didn't from the USPS one (I don't think)

Reply to Lars39 (Reply #43)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:59 AM

Sep 2020

Lars39

(26,117 posts)

45. That's good!

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #44)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 12:00 PM

Sep 2020

Thanks for posting the OP, soothsayer.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

46. Welcome! It's kind of a neat thing

Reply to Lars39 (Reply #45)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 12:02 PM

Sep 2020

aeromanKC

(3,328 posts)

47. 902,925!!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 12:45 PM

Sep 2020

Whose going to be 1,000,000!! It will be today!!

crickets

(25,986 posts)

48. The bot must be overwhelmed.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 01:13 PM

Sep 2020

I was in line for 9 minutes before receiving a 'try again' text. Done! #916370!

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

49. Nice!

Reply to crickets (Reply #48)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 01:15 PM

Sep 2020

ananda

(28,879 posts)

50. I'm now in line!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 01:17 PM

Sep 2020

!!!

calimary

(81,523 posts)

58. Me too.

Reply to ananda (Reply #50)

Tue Sep 22, 2020, 12:40 PM

Sep 2020

Bot comes back with a “send money to skip the queue”.

Whatever.

PunkinPi

(4,878 posts)

51. I'm # 926,887 nt

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 01:34 PM

Sep 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

52. Climbing, climbing!

Reply to PunkinPi (Reply #51)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 01:35 PM

Sep 2020

Desert grandma

(804 posts)

53. Did it! So far 933,439 have signed!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 01:49 PM

Sep 2020

Doremus

(7,261 posts)

54. 937,640 nt

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 01:56 PM

Sep 2020

aeromanKC

(3,328 posts)

55. Yes we did!!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 03:58 PM

Sep 2020

1,004,360!! Now let's go for 2,000,000!!!!

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

56. Woohoo!

Reply to aeromanKC (Reply #55)

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 04:07 PM

Sep 2020

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)

57. It is up to 1,308,235 signers now.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2020, 12:01 PM

Sep 2020

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