Today's Top Stories:
Fallen Capitol Police officer's girlfriend publicly calls out Jared & Ivanka
Officer Brian Sicknick's girlfriend knew exactly where to place the blame: "They knew Trump intimately. They knew how dangerous he was. And nobody did anything to stop him."
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Bombshell update on Ginni Thomas testifying for House 1/6 committee
The wife of Justice Clarence Thomas could soon find herself testifying under oath about her blatantly treasonous efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Take Action: Tell Congress to pass the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act!
Watch DAY 3 of the House 1/6 committee's highly anticipated hearings right now!
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John Eastman sought Trump pardon for scheme to overturn 2020 election, email shows
When your lawyer starts worrying about going to prison you know you haven't just crossed the line, you've obliterated it.
Take Action: Tell Congress to break the school-to-prison pipeline!
2 people killed in church shooting near Birmingham, Alabama
At this point, is there anything more American than senseless gun deaths?
Republican walks out on US gun legislation talks, Democrats remains hopeful
Lead GOP negotiator John Cornyn, who represents the state where police failed to stop a shooter from murdering schoolchildren just last month, walked out over disagreements over "red flag" laws and the "boyfriend loophole," the two most important pieces of the deal.
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Mitt Romney and Rand Paul among 14 Republicans voting against healthcare for veterans suffering from burn pits
The GOP loves to say how much they support the troops — until it's time to actually support them.
Take Action: Tell Congress to end US support for Saudi Arabia's murderous war in Yemen!
While Republicans cower before the gun lobby, Veronica Escobar is a leader in the fight to pass commonsense gun reform
OD Action partner: Veronica Escobar isn't afraid to take on the NRA — but she's going to need your help to do it!
Trump intentionally attacked Mike Pence via Twitter after he learned the Capitol had been violently breached
It now appears increasingly likely that the disgraced ex-president was genuinely hoping his vice president would be physically confronted by his enraged MAGA mob.
Herschel Walker revealed to have two more secret children
The GOP's newly minted candidate for US Senate in Georgia — who has spent years decrying absent fathers in the Black community — acknowledged having two additional children, bringing his current known total to four.
Mitt Romney and Rand Paul among 14 Republicans voting against healthcare for veterans suffering from burn pits
The GOP loves to say how much they support the troops — until it's time to actually support them.
Ivanka Trump recalls father’s final Jan. 6 call with Mike Pence: "You are a wimp"
In a heated call to Pence on the morning of Jan. 6, Trump chastised his VP for not being "tough enough" to overturn the election, and called him a "wimp."
It's getting hot in here
Winners, losers, and very sore losers
Hope...
Today’s Action: Honor Juneteenth this weekend and every day!
On June 19th, 1865, the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas, and shared the long-overdue news of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had officially freed Black slaves two-and-a-half years prior. To the thousands still enslaved in Texas at the time, the proclamation had been deliberately withheld and ignored by white slaveholders.
One year ago today, President Biden signed into law "Juneteenth National Independence Day," designating June 19th as a federal holiday to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in the United States. As June 19th falls on a Sunday this year, Monday is the observed federal holiday — but we want to make sure that you have plenty of time to observe Juneteenth events this weekend.
In many communities across the country, Juneteenth has been celebrated for more than 150 years. The decades-long campaign to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday exploded in 2020 following nationwide protests over George Floyd’s brutal murder at the hands of Minneapolis law enforcement.
Our country still has a long, long way to go in achieving true equity and justice for Black people, and it’s going to take far more than a designated federal holiday to get there. From community-based safety initiatives to voting rights to ending the war on drugs, we have so much more work to do. Juneteenth’s designation as a federal holiday is just one step among many in the fight to fully expose the United States’ sordid history of systemic oppression.
We wish those celebrating Juneteenth a proud, safe, and joyful day!
We ask allies to commit to taking at least one action in support: respectfully attending Juneteenth events and/or continuing self-education on historic and current systemic racism against Black people in the United States.
Don’t know where to begin? Check out the New York Public Library’s Spotlight on Juneteenth for a little of everything: events, reading lists, music, educator resources, kids storytime, and cooking lessons!
PS — Please don't forget to sign the petition demanding the Justice Department indict Trump's election steal lawyer John Eastman, and be sure to follow OD Action on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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