Today's Top Stories:
Trump attacks "weak" Mark Esper after "missiles into Mexico" memoir claim
The disgraced ex-president dubbed his ex-Pentagon chief "Yesper" in an extremely salty press release — which tells you all you need to know about the veracity of the allegations.
Take Action: Tell Collins and Murkowski: Losing Roe is YOUR fault — do something!
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Jen Psaki just schooled a Fox News reporter with a brilliant smackdown
The reporter tried to carry water for Republicans and their terrible tax plans, but ended up spilling it everywhere.
Take Action: Keep social media from poisoning our kids' brains!
Supreme Court's bombshell Roe decision set to BACKFIRE
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Wow.
World on track to breach catastrophic 1.5°C threshold in next 5 years
The increasingly frantic alarms from scientists are being largely ignored by the leaders of the world.
Take Action: Sign to support the EPA's emission regulations for heavy duty trucking!
Markets in free fall as frenzied sell-off continues into a third day
Despite the sunny job reports, the American economy is still deep in the throes of chaos.
Swastikas fly at Disney as neo-Nazis join deranged right-wing "groomer" protests
In Ron DeSantis' Republican Party, there's room for all manner of maniacal hate.
Take Action: Demand DeSantis condemn the Florida Nazi rallies or resign!
Russia's "Victory Day" parade rings hollow as Ukraine war progress grinds to a halt
The annual celebration of the USSR's historic victory over Nazi Germany in 1945 was turned into a grotesque mockery overshadowed by the carnage inflicted upon Ukraine — and how little Putin has to show for it.
Ron Johnson: Wisconsin doesn’t need jobs or child healthcare
OD Action partner: Wisconsin is waking up to the horrors of their Republican senator, but we all need to do our part to flip this Senate seat blue!
White House drops COVID funding from Ukraine aid bill
The Republican refusal to help the American people in any way shape or form squashed yet another priority of the Biden administration.
Over half of US in drought as wildfires burn, tornado activity surges
Things are going JUST FINE.
KKK-themed Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department gang exposed by reporters
An alleged leader of the "IPA" gang, Deputy Konrad Thieme, was arrested last week for two counts of felony assault on an unarmed woman experiencing a mental health crisis and one count of lying about the incident.
Senate races to pass bill boosting protection of Supreme Court family members
Wow, look how fast the Senate can act when they feel like it!
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News from abroad
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Today’s Action: Tell Congress to expand and balance the Supreme Court!
With the recently leaked draft of the SCOTUS majority opinion set to gut Roe v. Wade, the fate of women’s reproductive rights in the United States is hanging by a fraying thread. Not so fun facts: five of the six conservative justices currently sitting on the Supreme Court were a) appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote when they first took office and b) confirmed by some of the slimmest Senate margins in US history. And that’s arguably not even the worst part.
In 2016, Republicans stonewalled then-President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee for 293 days, refusing to hold hearings, and ultimately gifting the open seat to Trump in early 2017. Four years later, in the waning days of the 2020 election, Republicans jammed through a deeply unpopular Supreme Court justice in a historically short period of time. They succeeded by ignoring their own voters' opinions, their own precedent, and their own committee rules — to the detriment of all other legislative needs, including pandemic relief. A court that should be a 5-4 left-leaning majority is now one completely unrepresentative of America.
Call (202-224-3121) or write your members of Congress and demand they support the expansion of the Supreme Court!
Changing the number of justices has precedent, would allow for more accurate representation, and is more necessary than ever. It’s not just abortion rights at risk if Roe v. Wade is successfully overturned. Part of Justice Alito’s ridiculous argument against protecting the right to abortion is that the right to privacy is not explicitly stated in the Constitution. This myopic, originalist argument would clear the way for multiple other precedents to be unraveled — same-sex intimacy, same-sex marriage, access to contraceptive care, and more.
It doesn’t stop at the judicial level. Conservatives across the country, emboldened by a radically imbalanced court, are systematically disenfranchising millions of voters and criminalizing abortion seekers. Expanding the court means protecting the voices of marginalized communities across the country.
Call (202-224-3121) or write your members of Congress and demand they restore balance and representation to the Supreme Court by expanding its numbers!
PS — Please don't forget to sign the petition to demand the Louisiana legislature vote down the barbaric bill to make abortion a homicide, and be sure to follow OD Action on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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