Today’s Action: Make plans to take action during congressional recess!
Today's Top Stories:
MUST READ!
Defeated GOP extremist Laura Loomer: 'I'm not conceding, because I'm a winner!'
Reap what you sow. Professional racist Laura Loomer refused to concede following her primary loss in Florida's 11th district, claiming the "Republican Party is broken to the core." Well, she's right about that last party anyway.
Take Action: Tell Facebook to crack down on dangerous Republican lies about the IRS!
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Republican sinks himself with dumbest answer possible to incriminating question
Foot, meet mouth!
MY NOTE:
MANDELA BARNES is running to replace RON JOHNSON.
PLEASE SUPPORT HIM!
Take Action: Expel Ron Johnson for trying to overturn the election with fake Trump electors!
STUNNING new midterm polls signal good news for Democrats
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Whoa.
Court upholds Mississippi’s 1890 Jim Crow voting law
A law that one of its drafters explicitly said was designed to "eliminate the n****r from politics" has been upheld by an appeals court. It permanently disenfranchises those found guilty of a slew of minor property crimes.
Take Action: Tell Congress to force political groups to disclose their wealthy backers!
Florida pair plead guilty to stealing Ashley Biden's diary, selling it to Project Veritas
That's MAGA for you: stealing a diary full of intimate thoughts, and then selling it to the highest bidder to be exploited for delusional political conspiracies. Aimee Harris stole the Biden diary from a mutual friend's house and then sold it to scumbag fake news organization Project Veritas, who paid $40,000 for it. Their bumbling attempts to verify the contents of the diary led to the whole scam being exposed.
Take Action: Tell the Justice Department to hold Trump accountable for his crimes!
Missouri school district adopts opt-in corporal punishment policy
Child beating will resume "only in reasonable form" and when "all other alternative means of discipline have failed," and only with the approval of the parents, but still, it's beyond parody for those proclaiming they care so much about fetuses that they'll beat them once they are born and begin growing up.
US deploys helicopters, gunships, and airstrikes against militias in Syria
In response to rocket attacks against US defensive positions around the oilfields (of course) of Deir-ez-Zor in northeast Syria, the US made a show of force against the Iranian-backed Liwa Fatemiyoun militia, a group of Afghan Shia warriors who fought on behalf of Bashar al-Assad's Syrian government to clear the region of ISIS forces in 2017.
If young people vote in November, Democrats keep Congress. It's that simple!
NextGen: The youngest generation of adults is the largest and most progressive in US history, but they also vote in low numbers. That’s the only thing giving Trump Republicans a chance at taking back Congress this year. NextGen is doing the work to make sure that doesn’t happen, creating the largest youth mobilization effort in US history. But they can’t do it alone! Can you chip in to protect our Congressional majority?
Justice Department ordered to release redacted Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit
The Justice Department must release a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit by noon on Friday, a federal judge ruled. The affidavit lays out why investigators believe there was probable cause that crimes had been committed. The government has been fighting to redact the order to ensure that information pertinent to its grand jury investigation of Donald Trump is not compromised.
Top staffer for major anti-abortion group arrested for soliciting a minor
Lucas Bowen, the former political director of the Texas Right to Life group, is the latest to follow the time-honored tradition of right-wing "family values" zealot turning out to be a sexual predator who preys on the young. He was charged with a second-degree felony for soliciting sex from a minor.
The NLRB accuses Starbucks of withholding pay raises, promotions from workers at unionized stores
This is just the latest outrage that the coffee giant has perpetrated on its employees. NLRB offices have filed at least 20 complaints against Starbucks as it continues bullying its workers out of unionizing — proving just why they need that union in the first place.
$386M veteran retraining program only gave jobs to 397 vets
In yet another colossal waste of taxpayer money, an investigation found that a pandemic-era veteran retraining program was simply used as an opportunity by for profit "training schools" to scam money out of the government, which they will almost certainly never see consequence for.
Get a load of these jabronis
That's a lot of bad apples
Hope...
Today’s Action: Make plans to take action during congressional recess!
We’re nearing the end of another congressional recess, but just because there’s a break in the legislative action doesn’t mean there’s not a way to make our voices heard!
Various members of Congress are holding town halls, taking meetings, and attending local events — which gives us plenty of opportunities to make our demands face to face. Make a commitment during this recess to get personal with at least one of your congressional reps, in whichever manner you feel most comfortable.
Ask for a one-on-one meeting. Contact your rep’s local office to make your meeting request, and follow up after a few days if you haven’t heard back! Arrive with your three biggest requests prepared, and ask for clear action on each (e.g., cosponsor a bill, make a public statement, join a caucus). Type up your requests in a letter to deliver to your rep at the end of the meeting, just in case they don’t take notes!
Attend a town hall. If your reps are offering a public forum, this is a great opportunity to make your demands with witnesses. Contact their office and ask if any town halls have been scheduled (and if not, why not?). Visit Town Hall Project to search for events near you.
Organize a protest visit. Is your rep refusing to hold a town hall and declining private meetings? No problem. Ask their offices if they’ll be attending ANY public events during recess, and join them there to ask your questions. Be sure to film it and broadcast it on social media! No events? Make the signal loud and clear: you cannot hide from your constituents. Gather your friends, family, and community to protest at their offices.
And the topics? There are so many, but here are a few to get you started:
- Demand they abolish the filibuster so meaningful legislation can be passed
- Call for them to champion strong, progressive climate action
- Fight for crucial voting rights legislation to protect the most marginalized constituents’ right to vote
- Raise the national minimum wage to $15/hour – cosponsor and pass the Raise the Wage Act
- Pass the transgender bill of rights
- Secure equal rights protections with the Equal Rights Amendment for women and the Equality Act for the LGBTQ+ community
- Pass the PRO Act in support of striking workers across the country
A congressional recess isn’t time off — it’s your opportunity to remind our leaders who elected them and what our communities’ needs are!
PS — Please consider a small monthly contribution of as little as $5 to help us elect Democrats and fight back against the Trump-Republican agenda. We can't do it without you. Keep fighting the good fight!
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