BREAKING: Myanmar junta executes 4 democracy activists
Today's Top Stories:
Trump complains that he couldn't give himself the Congressional Medal of Honor
The draft-dodging ex-president was very put out that his staff wouldn't let him steal valor after never doing literally anything courageous in his entire life.
Take Action: Tell Biden to take executive action to get dark money out of politics!
Neo-Nazi leader arrested after leading his goons to protest Boston drag queen story hour
For the second time in less than a month, Boston neo-Nazis have targeted LGBTQ events to harass and terrorize as the fervor of right-wing homophobia reaches a fever pitch.
Take Action: Demand social media CEOs STOP the spread of anti-LGBTQ+ hate on their platforms!
Kamala Harris SLAMS Republicans in MUST-SEE takedown
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Wow.
Liz Cheney announces that the 1/6 committee is ready to consider the possibility of subpoenaing Ginni Thomas
What do we want? JUSTICE! When do we want it? Sometime in the next couple years if it’s convenient to the perpetrators and not too much of a deviation from the norms for those suffering from terminal Beltway brain!
Take Action: Demand Congress reform the extremist Supreme Court!
ACLU accuses Department of Homeland Security and ICE of violating the Fourth Amendment with data buy
The ACLU said the records show Homeland Security agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, are "sidestepping our Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable government searches and seizures by buying access to, and using, huge volumes of people’s cell phone location information quietly extracted from smartphone apps.”
Take Action: Tell Big Tech companies to keep abortion data away from the cops!
Monkeypox officially becomes a global emergency
The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that qualifies as a global emergency, said the World Health Organization chief.
Family of three forced to live at highway rest stop for three months due to outrageous rents
In a grim snapshot of the housing crisis crushing millions of Americans, two full-time working adults are still unable to earn enough money to pay for rent in New England and are forced to live out of their van.
The census is over but the battle for fair districts rages on
NDRC: President Obama and Eric Holder are leading the charge to shatter the GOP’s firewall of gerrymandered districts. Can you chip in to help their fight?
Adam Kinzinger to Republicans: Your leaders "have been lying to you"
The outspoken anti-Trump Republican tore into his own party on Sunday, telling his fellow Republicans that "They know stuff that's very different than what they're telling you. They know the election wasn't stolen, but they're going to send out fundraising requests, they're going to take your money from you and they're going to use you to stay in power. You're being abused."
Two oil billionaires are fueling the dark money machine turning Texas into a bastion of right-wing extremism
Over the past decade, Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks have funneled nearly $30 million dollars into the war chests of radical right-wing candidates, who would go on to author some of the most extreme laws on the books in the Lone Star state.
Lawyer probing Brett Favre, ex-Gov Phil Bryant in $94M Mississippi welfare fraud scandal fired by state
The lawyer in charge of probing an enormous welfare fraud scandal was abruptly fired by the state in an outrageous show of corruption. “All I did and I believe all that caused me to be terminated from representing the department or having anything to do with the litigation was to try to get the truth about all of that," said the furious Brad Pigott.
The world's largest spice corporation is raising prices in America — but not in China
In China, McCormick actually has to compete against other companies, but in America, it has overwhelming market dominance — meaning there's no alternative for people who don't like eating bland food.
It's called climate change, sweaty
Yikes
Hope...
Today’s Action: Tell the Senate to pass the Respect for Marriage Act!
The House has just passed the Respect for Marriage Act with the goal of codifying the right to marriage for ALL into law — but a staggering 72% of House Republicans voted against the legislation. Now it falls to the Senate to make sure that this critical bill becomes law.
Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, it became shockingly clear that abortion isn't our only right at stake. This isn't something they're hiding anymore — Justice Clarence Thomas said point blank that he believes the Supreme Court should reconsider the gay marriage decision, some seven years after same-sex marriage was finally legalized through the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges case. It seems almost unbelievable that our legislators would have to codify the right to equal marriage, but it's a step that we've been forced to take due to extremism in Trump's radical judges.
Call (202.224.3121) or email your Senators and demand they vote to pass the Respect for Marriage Act!
This is not legislation powered by some "fit of hysteria" as anti-LGBTQ+ conservatives like insurrectionist Matt Gaetz want to believe — this is a necessary safeguard from a tangible threat to our right to love.
While some members of Congress have attempted to cloak their homophobia by deeming the bill unnecessary, like Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, others weren't shy at all. Trump disciple Marjorie Taylor Greene proudly broadcast her bigotry, saying "marriage is between a man and a woman and that's how God created it" before casting her vote. It’s unacceptable. Vicious and cruel legislators like this are exactly why we need to enshrine LGBTQ+ rights into law as quickly as possible.
Call (202.224.3121) or email your Senators and call for them to secure the right to marriage without delay!
PS — Please don't forget to sign the petition to charge Trump for defrauding his own donors, and be sure to follow OD Action on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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