Today's Top Stories:
Madison Cawthorn loses re-election after unprecedented flurry of outrageous scandals
The GOP leadership has proved they CAN get rid of extremist Republicans if they want to...but apparently only if they talk about certain parties. BYE BYE!
VIDEO OF THE DAY: A Republican governor just got confronted with pro-choice polling to his face on Fox
Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma was not pleased with having to face the truth.
John Fetterman is our BEST chance to flip a Senate seat and protect our majority
John Fetterman for Senate: Can you chip in to support the most important Senate race in the country?
Billionaires pour $18 million into Super PACs, including AIPAC, to defeat working-class candidates
MUST READ!
The corrupting influence of dark money is a serious problem on both sides of the aisle as the megawealthy open their checkbooks to defeat progressive candidates in 7 races — most of whom are women of color.
DeSantis signs bill banning protests outside any residence
The Florauthoritarian crackdown on protest, which already includes legalizing hitting protestors with your car, continues at a terrifying pace.
Take Action: Tell Democrats: No donations from PACs and companies that support insurrectionists!
Arizona state Senate opens ethics investigation into white nationalist state senator
State Sen. Wendy Rogers is under heavy scrutiny for a tweet in which she blamed the Buffalo grocery store massacre on the federal government.
Pentagon doesn't hold anyone accountable for 2019 Syria strike that killed four confirmed civilians and 60 "unconfirmed" other people following review
Despite all their flowery words about "doing better," the Pentagon — notorious for covering up, burying, or straight-up lying about civilian deaths from our interminable bombing campaigns — still refuses to hold anyone accountable for slaughtering innocents.
Republicans' insidious abortion scheme gets EXPOSED
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Disgusting.
Judge pre-emptively suspends Michigan's dormant 1931 abortion ban in case Roe v. Wade is overturned
Better safe than sorry.
Data shows 75% of all political violence in America over the past decade was perpetrated by the far-right
White supremacists and other right-wing extremists pose a clear and present danger to the American public.
DOJ files suit against casino mogul Steve Wynn seeking order that he register as foreign agent of China for his actions during the Trump admin
The despicable right-wing millionaire has been accused of rape, assault, and now of working for a foriegn government.
Pentagon officials testify at first public UFO hearing in more than 50 years
We want to believe.
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Today’s Action: Pass the Equality Act and deliver real LGBTQ+ federal protections!
Despite the incessant wave of transphobic and homophobic legislation advancing through GOP-controlled state legislatures throughout the country, the Equality Act is unsurprisingly still at a standstill in the US Senate. Conservatives emboldened by Donald Trump’s normalization of brazen discrimination are waging relentless war on LGBTQ+ communities, attempting to undo decades of hard-fought progress.
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills ramrodded through state legislatures go against best practices defined by leading medical professionals and wage war on already marginalized, vulnerable youth. At least 238 bigoted bills have made the rounds in state legislatures this year alone. In Idaho, lawmakers even threatened to jail librarians who "let" minors check out "harmful" materials (the only content mentioned was LGBTQ+, of course.) A legislative package that the Human Rights Campaign called "the most anti-transgender legislative package ever passed" made it all the way to the signature of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey this year. We cannot allow our elected officials to continue normalizing and legalizing oppression and hate.
Call (202.224.3121) or email your senators and tell them to join 72% of Americans in supporting H.R. 5, the Equality Act! If they’ve already co-sponsored the bill, thank them — and urge them to stop at nothing to pass it!
This draconian legislation is not just simply designed to deny basic protections to LGBTQ+ people, it is openly encouraging power-hungry GOP ringleaders to wage war on their very existence. Enough is enough.
Every day that we delay, our LGBTQ+ communities will continue to face hostile living and work environments without proper legal recourse. Conservatives have been scapegoating and persecuting the oppressed for centuries under the guise of religious freedom. The ability to persecute others is not something that makes America "free." What is important is the ability for all, regardless of identity, to live an equitable life. We clearly have a long way to go to fulfill that promise.
Every day that we delay, our LGBTQ+ communities will continue to face hostile living and work environments without proper legal recourse. Conservatives have been scapegoating and persecuting the oppressed for centuries under the guise of religious freedom. The ability to persecute others is not something that makes America "free." What is important is the ability for all, regardless of identity, to live an equitable life. We clearly have a long way to go to fulfill that promise.
Email or call (202.224.3121) your senators and demand they pass the Equality Act!
PS — Please don't forget to sign the petition to demand businesses stop bankrolling the private school that teaches kids to discriminate, and be sure to follow OD Action on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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